Mavericks Install stuck?

So I tried to install the free version of Mavericks and it downloaded, but when I restarted to install it told me it couldn't be installed and that the disk is damaged and can't be repaired. Help!

i have the same outcome from a related problem.
i have a macbook late 2009 (6.1). i just upgraded with a new 240gb SSD, which I installed myself. I used my old harddrive to boot from, using CMND+R. i formatted the new SSD and installed a clean version of Mavericks to the newly formatted SSD. all was well. unfortunately, i used migration assistant and it brought over user preferences i did not want. so, i want to reformat my new SSD drive, again, and reinstall Mavericks, again.
however, taking the same steps as i described above produced very different results the second time. this time, i am unable to reformat the SSD, and it returns an error saying that it cannot unmount the disk because it is locked. i tried following other posts, which are not definitive and extremely unhelpful, and the advice of repairing or verifying the disk does not work. the error message returned when i try this is that "live repair" of the disks is not supported.
so, to re-cap... the problem here is definitely not an old harddrive. and the CMND+R recovery has not helped me yet. i cannot revert to an older OS like mountain lion because on both the new internal SSD and the old external drives have Mavericks on them.
i can start the computer and work in the new SSD 100%. but like i said, i want a clean install this is not negotiable. i want the old user preferences off, and i want to build my new harddrive from the ground up with only fresh downloads, apps, etc. so how can i accomplish this?

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Last Modified: Oct 22, 2013

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Hardware Information:
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Problem solved.....
Apple support on phone could not work it out.
Apt at genius bar saw many expected thoughts- First assumption was hard drive was gone, tested this, all ok. Next was the disk needed a full repair, this would fix it. No good either. Final call- erase the entire system. Re-install the OS, and then manually trasnfer back my files from the time machine back ups, NO restore.
this has solved it.
Clearly my computer could not handle the Maverick install without a full erase prior. Be warned, it can absorb a **** of a lot of your time, and if like myself your computer is your day-to-day work horse... it could cause you some serious down time.
Levi

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