Hi Erik,

I came across the following "How-to" from Ubuntu support site. FYI. See if
it can be of help?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/343268/how-to-use-manual-partitioning-during-installation

Regards,
Wen
On Mar 4, 2015 9:22 PM, "Erik Christiansen" <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 04.03.15 10:19, Michele Bert wrote:
> > 2015-03-04 10:12 GMT+01:00 Erik Christiansen <[email protected]>:
> > >
> > > To install on a new hard-drive, selected "Something Else" at the first
> > > "Installation type" dialogue.
> >
> >
> > If I get the point right, "Something else" in that context means that
> > you want to create the necessary partitions by hand. The simplest
> > choice in that menu should e something like "Use full disk", or
> > something like that.
>
> There's nothing remotely like that, unfortunately. The dialogue given by
> "Something else" simply offers a selection of all the disk devices
> present, including the new drive. The "Partitioning ..." button does not
> do anything to either propose default partitioning or offer manual
> options. It does not even plonk a minimalist root partition, which would
> at least allow progression via the "Install now" button. (With the hope
> of further partitioning choices on the next dialogue.)
>
> At the first "Installation type" dialogue, the alternatives to
> "Something else" are to install over or beside the ubuntu distros found
> on the two old drives. That dialogue does _not_ recognise the presence
> of the new drive. If it did, I might not be forced down the only other
> path.
>
> One old drive is observably approaching end of life, and the other is
> also a decade old, so the new drive is very necessary.
>
> > I do not have a 14.04 iso at hand to try right now, thus I'm just
> guessing.
>
> I have it, and I'm just as lost. GUIs and I don't get along terribly
> well, but 10.04 was much better. (Or was that 7.10 or 5.10 that was the
> best one? There were proper choices back then.)
>
> Erik
>
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