Fr David Ousley composed on 2016-11-04 15:55 (UTC-0400):
I'm trying to install Leap 42.1 on a new Windows 7 laptop. The Yast installer (from verified DVD) will only give me the option of wiping the hard drive and installing Linux without Windows. I'm wondering if there is any way to keep Windows, and dual boot with Linux. Previous installations have always given me that option.
Win 7, UEFI, 500 Gig hard drive. Original partitions: System_drv 200 mb, ntfs Windows7_OS, 428.18 gb ntfs Lenovo_D, 25gb ntfs (unlabelled OEM partition) 12.38 Gb
When the initial installation attempt failed to give me the option of keeping Windows, I shrank the Windows 7 partition using the Windows disk partioner, so that the Win 7 partition is 214.64 gb, and 213.54 gb is unallocated. The linux installer will not use the unallocated space.
Start installation once more. When you reach the license agreement screen, type in Ctrl-Alt-F2. At the prompt, type: fdisk -l If the output includes: Disklabel type: dos and the listed devices are /dev/sda1, /dev/sda2/, /dev/sda3 and /dev/sda4 and the string: Extended is nowhere to be seen, then no more partitions can be created without deleting an existing partition, because the disk is using legacy BIOS partition tables, and the number of partitions limited to 4 unless one of them is Extended.
I get the same result trying to install 13.2.
Installation proceeds normally, until the partition proposal, where I abort.
Machine is Lenovo, dualcore i3, 1.7 ghz, 4 gb memory.
Is it possible to install a dual boot on this machine?
Only by deleting an existing partition, which the YaST partitioner can do if you switch back to YaST with Ctrl-Alt-F7 or just Alt-F7. Before deleting the "unlabelled OEM partition" you may wish to make an image backup of it for future use. If it was mine and I was trying to do what you propose, I'd get another HD same size or larger, clone the existing to the other, then replace the original with the other before proceeding to install openSUSE. That permits you do deal with Lenovo warranty problem(s) more easily should any arise. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org