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I have two OSes (Windows 10 and Ubuntu 14.04).

Yesterday I had an error:

Boot menu Sata CD :tsstcorp cddvdw sn-208bb

So I can no longer boot.

I decided to install Ubuntu from scratch again. I have it in a bootable USB.

When I was configuring the installation I had a new error:

Please ensure that your computer has at least 6 GB free space for ubuntu

I tried to use GParted to make space - but all it found was the USB.

How can I use GParted to make space?

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  • Your scsi-dirve is bricked. you may need to by a new disk. Oct 19, 2015 at 14:33
  • @Tim bad experience om my side :( . if libparted above 2.x does not list a drive it is bricked. you can build a house out of it. :) Oct 19, 2015 at 14:44
  • @Tim this error means, that the bios was not able to find one as bootable marked hard drives. (try this: go to your bios menu and disable your disk with the bootloader) Oct 19, 2015 at 14:47
  • @LittleByBlue I'm on an active web server atm, so really don't want to restart... Will check later, thanks!
    – Tim
    Oct 19, 2015 at 14:51

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Are you sure you clicked the drop down?

By default GParted will show the current drive - which would have been USB in your case. I expect that your HDD will be in that dropdown.

If it isn't, open "Disks" and check that the disk is there, and is mounted.

Click it and ensure the icon is a Square (not a triangle)

If it is a triangle, click it and go back to GParted.

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    Ok I did not thought of this Oct 19, 2015 at 14:45
  • @LittleByBlue Common mistake I find - I've done it myself a few times (and gone as far as the other computer to fix a "missing" USB)!
    – Tim
    Oct 19, 2015 at 14:46
  • :) nice! +1 for being close to real problems ;) Oct 19, 2015 at 14:48
  • my hard disk doesn't didected
    – abdel
    Oct 19, 2015 at 21:12
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you can use fdisk command manually for partition editing... may be its a boot loader problem to find partition name,use: cat /proc/partitions OR cat /etc/fstab install GRUB again using live cd

grub-install /dev/sdx (what ever ur drive is) grub-install --recheck /dev/sdX update-grub

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  • now i m using just the trying version
    – abdel
    Oct 19, 2015 at 14:42
  • fdisk is same as gparted,just not graphical...
    – pranav
    Oct 19, 2015 at 14:51
  • i think the problem is in my hard disk, i think i must replace it
    – abdel
    Oct 19, 2015 at 16:40

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