Hey guys, ubuntu newbie here. I have an ASUS X54C with 2 internal hard drives - OS (C:) 186GB and what i named FreeSpace (D:) 254GB (its empty btw, formatted it to delete the 4GB i had on it earlier in preparation)
My problem is installing ubuntu 12.04 at all, I am installing from a USB drive and the issues begin when selecting Installation Type. The "install alongside" option does not even show up, and considering i plan to install ubuntu on (D) (and dedicate that harddrive or most of it to ubuntu) anyways that doesnt matter to me, so i select "something else", and i end up with something like this on the next step.
/dev/sda
/dev/sda1 ntfs ................... dont remember values exactly
/dev/sda2 ntfs ................... and one of these is actually
/dev/sda3 ntfs ................... the usb drive
<- but no /dev/sdb at all in the list.
however underneath this table of values and other things i dont quite understand, in a drop down menu titled "Device for boot loader installation:", i can select /dev/sdb but there is no name for it, like /dev/sdb WDCasdlfasdkfh (300.45GB) <-lame example. I have noooo idea what to do about this, and i dont want to risk messing with /dev/sda or i will be screwed out of my windows os.
Ive been reading everything i can find, but no one elses problems seem to mirror mine, as far as i can tell anyways, and im getting frustrated so im back here on my windows 7 os looking for help before jumping back into it lol, had ubuntu on my toshiba but it had only 1 hard drive and had no problems.
if anyone has any advice id be more than happy to hear it, thank you very much in advance
My problem is installing ubuntu 12.04 at all, I am installing from a USB drive and the issues begin when selecting Installation Type. The "install alongside" option does not even show up, and considering i plan to install ubuntu on (D) (and dedicate that harddrive or most of it to ubuntu) anyways that doesnt matter to me, so i select "something else", and i end up with something like this on the next step.
/dev/sda
/dev/sda1 ntfs ................... dont remember values exactly
/dev/sda2 ntfs ................... and one of these is actually
/dev/sda3 ntfs ................... the usb drive
<- but no /dev/sdb at all in the list.
however underneath this table of values and other things i dont quite understand, in a drop down menu titled "Device for boot loader installation:", i can select /dev/sdb but there is no name for it, like /dev/sdb WDCasdlfasdkfh (300.45GB) <-lame example. I have noooo idea what to do about this, and i dont want to risk messing with /dev/sda or i will be screwed out of my windows os.
Ive been reading everything i can find, but no one elses problems seem to mirror mine, as far as i can tell anyways, and im getting frustrated so im back here on my windows 7 os looking for help before jumping back into it lol, had ubuntu on my toshiba but it had only 1 hard drive and had no problems.
if anyone has any advice id be more than happy to hear it, thank you very much in advance