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    Unable to find device. PLEASE HELP!

    I just downloaded kubuntu 9.10 and right now I am on the live CD. It looks and works great but when I actually try to install it thats where I have problems. I boot from the CD and choose install. Then it does its thing and formats the hard drive and installs. It then says remove the CD, close the tray, and press enter. So I do that and it restarts like it should and then it says unable to find device press any key to continue. so i press a key and it says the same thing. Every time I turn on my computer it does this. Now the only way I can use my computer is if I use the live CD.
    BTW: My computer is actually a notebook and is an IBM Thinkpad G40. Thanks! Please help me I really want to use Kubuntu it looks and works great.

    ok heres what you said..

    ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -1
    fdisk: invalid option -- '1'

    Usage: fdisk [-b SSZ] [-u] DISK Change partition table
    fdisk -l [-b SSZ] [-u] DISK List partition table(s)
    fdisk -s PARTITION Give partition size(s) in blocks
    fdisk -v Give fdisk version
    Here DISK is something like /dev/hdb or /dev/sda
    and PARTITION is something like /dev/hda7
    -u: give Start and End in sector (instead of cylinder) units
    -b 2048: (for certain MO disks) use 2048-byte sectors
    ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo blkid
    /dev/loop0: TYPE="squashfs"
    /dev/sda1: UUID="a8611fc0-aca8-464a-8191-de610f93cf5c" TYPE="ext4"
    /dev/sda5: TYPE="swap"
    /dev/ramzswap0: TYPE="swap"
    /dev/sdb: LABEL="TATE M" UUID="C057-C0E4" TYPE="vfat"
    ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

    #2
    Re: Unable to find device. PLEASE HELP!

    From the LiveCD open a terminal and output the following:

    Code:
    sudo fdisk -l
    
    sudo blkid
    After we see the output then we can give more information.

    If you know for sure where your boot.cfg is output it as well.
    You should be able to find your '/boot/grub/grub.cfg' file on the installed HD
    Boot Info Script

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      #3
      Re: Unable to find device. PLEASE HELP!

      it looks as though you entered : sudo fdisk -1 (as in the number one), rather than : sudo fdisk -l (as in the letter "l" for list)...

      you might want to try again...

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