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Linux Partition

by phil66 Jul 23, 2006 2:59AM PDT

Running Windows XP sp2 Home edition
I have a 250 gb Sata harddrive that uses 39mb for diagnostic and the rest 232 gb for windows.

I want to create a 60gb partition for Ubuntu 6.06 using the Ubuntu partition software.

Will the free space left over still be in the windows partition?

Thanks
Ray

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"the rest of the 232G is for windows"...
by Art Jul 26, 2006 1:38AM PDT

is the 232G space been partitioned and formated or is it free space? If it has been partitioned then is it in the same partition as the XP or is it separate?

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Partition
by phil66 Jul 26, 2006 7:05AM PDT

The XP disc management shows it to be under the c:\ partition all 232gb's. It does not show any unallocated free space.
Thanks
Ray

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In that case...
by Art Jul 26, 2006 4:41PM PDT

You will need a utility that will resize the partition non-destructively; I don't know if ubuntu can do that or not.

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Partition
by phil66 Jul 26, 2006 7:08PM PDT

Linux has qparted and qtparted but the reviews from Linux users have not been very favorable.

Partition Magic and Acronis Partition Manager it depends on where you look as to what kind of comments. Acronis seems to have the more favorable.

Have you had any experience with any of these. What are your thoughts.

Thanks
Ray

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Acronis I am not familiar with.
by Art Jul 27, 2006 4:44PM PDT

I have use partition magic which is ok but I don't know if I want to go and buy the program just to resize a partition.

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A cheaper way might be...
by Art Jul 27, 2006 5:01PM PDT

to repartition and reinstall windows. It's your choice.

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another angle
by linkit Jul 27, 2006 5:15PM PDT

I have Windows XP on a hard disk and I leave its partitions alone. Since all partitioning tools have the capability of damaging the XP installation and forcing a reinstall, I just avoid that hassle.

For less than the price of Partition Magic or other utilities, I can get a beefy secondary HD and partition away with any tool I want. I like to use the GParted boot disc and the partitioning tools on Linux installation CD's. Ubuntu CD's (among others) allow you to create multiple partitions.

Of course this will not help if you have a notebook with one HD installed.

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The added advantage...
by linkit Jul 27, 2006 6:14PM PDT

...to the "one HD for XP" method is that if you have a problem with a Linux boot loader (Grub, Lilo) on the Linux drive, you still have an intact Windows installation with its own boot loader. Just tell the system BIOS that the Windows HD is the primary boot drive if you encounter this problem

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2nd Harddrive
by phil66 Jul 28, 2006 4:57AM PDT

Can a eide harddrive Seagate barricuda ultra ata/100 operate in the same XP system as sata drive which is western digital.

The seagate is 80gb and has been used as d: drive and non dos partition for Ubuntu 5.10

Thanks
Ray

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very common
by linkit Jul 28, 2006 7:07PM PDT

If your motherboard supports both types, then the computer can have both drives simultaneously.

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Non-destructively
by 3rdalbum Aug 5, 2006 4:10PM PDT

The Ubuntu installers can partition non-destructively, but make sure you defragment your Windows partition a couple of times beforehand.

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