root file

[ubermensch]

yo junk needs to look something like the attached image.

Note, /home is superfluous, but swap is recommended. Notice the /. That is your root partition. It is absolutely required.

[Salmon Trout]

fixed that for you unter ubermensch

note, OP, that / means "root" (which is what you were lacking).

[ubermensch]

did I do something wrong...? Directly linking to an image on a non-image hosting site? my bad. just something I saw on a google image search for "ubuntu manual partitioning"

[Salmon Trout]

did I do something wrong...? Directly linking to an image on a non-image hosting site? my bad. just something I saw on a google image search for "ubuntu manual partitioning"

No, you didn't do anything wrong, it's just that I thought it would be more useful to see the image you intended, rather than Serenux's "Don't hotlink!" png

[ubermensch]

oh haha, I had the original cached and didn't realize what was happening.

P.S. Salmon, I'm still not a Nazi, just an existentialist and an objectivist. Would it make you feel better if I created a new account, Mr Trout? I will, sir. Just for you, man. Cuz yer my buddy.