[opensuse] Dual Boot Vista on Laptop - Not Solved!
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 Darn! I really wanted to play Chromium and Planet Penguin Racer on my 17" screen... -- kai ponte www.perfectreign.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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
On Mon, 21 May 2007 12:58:12 -0700 Kai Ponte <kai@perfectreign.com> wrote: than the SuSE or Fedora partitioners. -- Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org> 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
Quoting Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org>:
On Mon, 21 May 2007 12:58:12 -0700 Kai Ponte <kai@perfectreign.com> 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.
Ahh, so it does! The disk management tool now does partition shrinking. I just tried it out and was successful. -- kai ponte www.perfectreign.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
* Kai Ponte <kai@perfectreign.com> [05-21-07 16:00]:
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."
Well, one thing about it. You will not be "messing" anything up. No loss for windoz to disappear. -- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 OpenSUSE Linux http://en.opensuse.org/ Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
I never tried Vista, but ! Well, there is a complex way: 1. install Win XP 2. install openSUSE 3. upgrade XP to Vista. This will work for sure. -- -Alexey Eremenko "Technologov" -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
If you want sefety through, stick with VMware/VirtualBox/VirtualPC -- -Alexey Eremenko "Technologov" -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Quoting Patrick Shanahan <ptilopteri@gmail.com>:
* Kai Ponte <kai@perfectreign.com> [05-21-07 16:00]:
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."
Well, one thing about it. You will not be "messing" anything up. No loss for windoz to disappear.
LOL! Unfortunately, I probably need it. It IS a work laptop, after all... Can XEN run Vista? -- kai ponte www.perfectreign.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Kai Ponte schrieb:
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." I guess that you did not shutdown Vista, but have put it in an s2disk-like mode. This is default when pressing the switch off button. In this case, boot into Vista and perform a clean shutdown (iirc there's a little arrow next to the pseudo-shutdown button). If this does'n work, run "chkdsk C: /f" and reboot (at least this worked in XP).
Robin -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Mon, 21 May 2007 12:58:12 -0700 Kai Ponte <kai@perfectreign.com> wrote:
Maybe I can run VMWare instaead
Darn! I really wanted to play Chromium and Planet Penguin Racer on my 17" screen...
Sorry I can't help with the resize issue, but check out something called EasyBCD. http://neosmart.net/software.php It's a program that is able to manipulate Vista's boot manager so it can accept a Linux O.S. Actually I could never get it to work with linux, so I ended up setting up my system with grub, which allows me to select either opensuse or windows. If I select windows, it then boots into Vista's boot manager and I can then select either Vista or XP at that point. This might at least get it to the point where you can play those games. Steve -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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