[clue] Requesting more installation help

[Charles Burton]

http://askubuntu.com/questions/136035/can-i-install-ubuntu-on-a-logical-partition-what-will-be-the-advantage-or-disa


On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 4:57 PM, M Paul Webb <hsechmvt at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Charles,
> Thanks for the response. Keep in mind that my total computer training is
> one hour of html at the local library.
>
> OK, but for now there is no extended partition. So... are you saying that
> I have to change another partition, like C:, into an extended partition,
> and then move HP Tools to the extended as a logical partition. I don't
> think GParted does that -- I mean converts an existing partition to
> extended.
> Paul
>
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> *From:* Charles Burton <charles.d.burton at gmail.com>
> *To:* CLUE's mailing list <clue at cluedenver.org>
> *Sent:* Monday, October 15, 2012 4:48 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [clue] Requesting more installation help
>
> So you have to move one of the primary portions into an extended, I
> recommend the hp tools one. Then create a new primary partition in the un
> allocated space to install Linux on.
>  On Oct 15, 2012 2:58 PM, "David L. Anselmi" <anselmi at anselmi.us> wrote:
>
> M Paul Webb wrote:
> > Using Easeus Partition Master, I made a block of space on the hard drive
> unallocated for the
> > Linux partition. However, on trying to install, the unallocated space
> came up designated as
> > unusable. Going then to GParted -- it was noted only four partitions can
> be used, and that I had
> > to make an extended partition to put other partitions inside of.
>  >
> > At any rate, can someone tell me what to do with my friends computer, in
> order to have a
> > Windows/Ubuntu dual boot. Here is how the hard drive looks now.
>  >
> > *: System NTFS 199 MB
> > C:        NTFS 94.39 GB
> > * unallocated
> > D: Recovery NFTS 17.35 GB
> > F: HP_Toos  Fat32 103.34MB
>
> It's a pity the hard drive is so complicated.  I wonder what the 199MB
> NTFS is for?
>
> It would help if you'd use Linux partition tools to show the drive layout.
>  Your list doesn't tell
> us the partition order or where the free blocks are so you may run into
> issues that we can't anticipate.
>
> You can Google for DOS partition table and you'll find an explanation of
> how the extended partition
> works.
>
> Assuming that your 4 partitions are (in order) System, C:, D:, and F:
> you'll want to make D: and F:
> into logical partitions inside an extended partition that also contains
> your unallocated space.
>
> I think gparted can do that.  It ought to be able to move D: and F:
> without copying their data.  But
> I don't have a test handy that I can confirm that.
>
> Dave
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