ok so I'm trying to install Ubuntu 10.04 (used it a while back and really liked it, but I'm having terrible trouble installing it
I've wiped the drive using Gparted (btw 500 gig samsung laptop drive)
I can run the install but when I get to selecting a partition to install to I get this

now granted I am somewhat of a Linux noob so I tried to format it to different types...ntfs (being the windows guy I am) ext4, ext2, XFS
everything gives me this blank screen on the "prepare partitions step"
I can see the drive in disk utility
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but if I try and do anything in disk utility I get errors like this:

it says that daemon is inhibited...I have NO CLUE what this means
any help is greatly appreciated
I've wiped the drive using Gparted (btw 500 gig samsung laptop drive)
I can run the install but when I get to selecting a partition to install to I get this
now granted I am somewhat of a Linux noob so I tried to format it to different types...ntfs (being the windows guy I am) ext4, ext2, XFS
everything gives me this blank screen on the "prepare partitions step"
I can see the drive in disk utility
URL=http://www.overclock.net/image/id/2344762/width/600/height/337]
but if I try and do anything in disk utility I get errors like this:
it says that daemon is inhibited...I have NO CLUE what this means
any help is greatly appreciated