Problem when I try to install ubuntu

Question

When I try to install Ubuntu I got this error:

The ext4 file system creation in partition #1 of SCSI3 (0,0,0) (sda) failed

I boot from USB. Can anyone tell me how to fix this? :D

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 05 '13 at 07:33

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Boot from a live CD. When presented with the desktop, just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the commands below:

sudo apt-get install gparted

When the installation is done, just type:

sudo gparted

And Delete the Ubuntu install partition, and then restart the installation.

answered May 05 '13 at 07:33

Mitch

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Does not work :( – EmanuelCepoi May 05 '13 at 08:45
Well, Can you at least run Gparted? If yes, can you upload an image somewhere, and I'll add it for you? – Mitch May 05 '13 at 09:05
Yes i can run Gparted but i don't know what to do. – EmanuelCepoi May 05 '13 at 09:06
Once you run it, just do a print screen, save the image and upload. – Mitch May 05 '13 at 09:09
Photo: http://i43.tinypic.com/4t1vzp.png
Yea i know, that's backtrack..
– EmanuelCepoi May 05 '13 at 09:14
Well go ahead and delete /dev/sda2and /dev/sda5, and then restart the installation. – Mitch May 05 '13 at 09:29
Ok, i tried and the error is keep showing...What should i do ? :| – EmanuelCepoi May 05 '13 at 10:21

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 05 '13 at 13:00

That error often results from a hardware fault on your hard disk. I recommend you run a SMART test. In Linux, tools like the text-mode smartctl and the GUI GSmartControl can do this; or most disk manufacturers have tools to do these tests from Windows, if you've got a Windows installation on another disk. The SMART test will tell you if your disk is failing, although the results can be difficult to interpret, so you may need to ask for help. If the disk is going bad, replace it; DO NOT install to a disk that fails its SMART test!

Problem when I try to install ubuntu

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