On 2011/08/29 19:30 (GMT+0800) George OLson composed:
Here is the setup that the Yast analysis suggested while I am installing SUSE linux from the installation disk. You can see that the extra 167gb is used entirely for Linux:
/dev/sda 465.76 GB TOSHIBA-MK5065GS 0 60800 /dev/sda1 39.06 GB HPFS/NTFS NTFS /windows/C 0 5099 /dev/sda2 259.03 GB HPFS/NTFS NTFS kep /windows/D 5099 38912 /dev/sda3 167.67 GB Extended 38913 68000 /dev/sda5 2.01 GB Linux swap swap swap 38913 39176 /dev/sda6 20.00 GB Linux native Ext4 / 39176 41786 /dev/sda7 145.65 GB Linux native Ext4 /home 41787 60800
Instead of making it dual boot (exactly two operating systems), make it multiboot (more than one installed operating system). Start in Windows. Use Windows' partition resizer to shrink D:. You can also use the Windows partitioner to create new partitions for use by Linux, and without an arbitrary location for the start of the extended (which is nothing but a partition table entry used to identify the location of a logical partition, not a real partition). The Linux installer can use these existing new partitions by resetting to the proper types and formatting as Linux native types. Instead of creating one 20G for /, I suggest you consider making two 20G. Then when upgrade (or before, like for a devel beta release) time comes you can test the waters without disturbing your existing installation, installing the new on the extra /. -- "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 For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org