The error window has the title "Failed to create a file system" and the text is "The ext3 file system creation in partition #1 of IDE1 master (hda) failed." (or something similar depending on partition and drive, obviously)
-- feisty installation does not umount mounted partitions before their creation https://launchpad.net/bugs/81687 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs