Installer doesn't display partition I want to install to

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Published on 2011-02-16T12:53:51Z Indexed on 2011/02/16 15:33 UTC
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While performing a Ubuntu 10.10 installation on my laptop, it doesn't show partitions pertaining to the PC.

My PC configuration is as follows :

  • HP Pavilion dv6 - 2020AX
  • AMD Turion II Dual Core Mobile Processor M500
  • 4 GB RAM
  • OS Installed : Windows 7
  • 500 GB Hard drive partitioned as follows :
    • C : 227 GB (Free : 142 GB)
    • D : 11.9 GB (Free : 1.98 GB) - Recovery
    • F : 174 GB (Free : 18 GB)
    • G : 50.5 GB (Free : 50.4 GB)

So, I want to perform a Dual-boot installation on my PC, so that Ubuntu resides in the free disk space G:. Therefore, I started the Ubuntu 10.10 installation and select the manual partitioning feature in the installation.

However, in the 'Allocate Drive Space' section of the installation, following partitions information is displayed:

  • Partition Type Size Used

  • /dev/sda

    • /dev/sda1      1 MB    unknown
    • /dev/sda2    ntfs    208 MB   unknown
    • /dev/sda3   ntfs    244813 MB    168540 MB
    • /dev/sda4    ntfs    255083 MB   3221 MB

where /dev/sda - 500 GB

So, what exactly is the problem? What is it should I do to install Ubuntu 10.10 in the G: disk space? Why are the partitions not being shown as the way they should be?

Any Suggestions. Thank you for the help.

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