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Re: [opensuse] Dual Boot Vista on Laptop - Not Solved!
- From: Jerry Feldman <gaf@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 16:07:30 -0400
- Message-id: <20070521160730.29ca1b13@xxxxxxxxxxx>
On Mon, 21 May 2007 12:58:12 -0700
Kai Ponte <kai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Figuring I would just "go for it" and install SUSE on my laptop, I
> booted the DVD. Unfortunately, when I got to the partition menu, I
> got the following choice:
>
> "Delete Windows partition /dev/sda1 (85.1 GB). Resize impossible due
> to inconsistent fs. Try checking fs under Windows."
>
> The same went for my 6.4 and 1.5 GB partitions.
>
> I'll have to wait for *nix to catch up with the filesystem.
>
> Maybe I can run VMWare instaead
I understand that Vista comes with a built-in partitioner. I've also
found that running QTParted from a Knoppix boot tends to work better
than the SuSE or Fedora partitioners.
--
Jerry Feldman <gaf@xxxxxxx>
Boston Linux and Unix user group
http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9
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Kai Ponte <kai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Figuring I would just "go for it" and install SUSE on my laptop, I
> booted the DVD. Unfortunately, when I got to the partition menu, I
> got the following choice:
>
> "Delete Windows partition /dev/sda1 (85.1 GB). Resize impossible due
> to inconsistent fs. Try checking fs under Windows."
>
> The same went for my 6.4 and 1.5 GB partitions.
>
> I'll have to wait for *nix to catch up with the filesystem.
>
> Maybe I can run VMWare instaead
I understand that Vista comes with a built-in partitioner. I've also
found that running QTParted from a Knoppix boot tends to work better
than the SuSE or Fedora partitioners.
--
Jerry Feldman <gaf@xxxxxxx>
Boston Linux and Unix user group
http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9
PGP Key fingerprint:053C 73EC 3AC1 5C44 3E14 9245 FB00 3ED5 C506 1EA9
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