[olug] Dual-Boot Install problems

[Christopher R. White]

I've had similar issues with factory installs of 64 bit Vista, here's
a trick I've used successfully in the past.  Try using the Windows
tools to resize the main partition, they should be included with a
standard install.  Once free space is made open, install your os and
boot loader to the new *nix partition and use the Windows bootloader
to daisychain to grub and boot away!

Hope this helps,
Chris from Kearney

On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 5:55 AM, DYNATRON tech <dynatron at gmail.com> wrote:
> if the ubuntu installer cant read the the partition table, you may want to
> run some tests on the drive.
>
> you could also boot into linux (without installing) and run gparted. this
> may give you better partitioning results.
>
> as another option, you could install a spare HD for linux partitions
> (ext/swp) and leave the windows drive as is. if it's a laptop, you can get a
> decent thumb drive and run persistence mode.
> On Jul 12, 2011 8:56 PM, "ned mcnally" <ned.mcnally at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I want to dual-boot ubuntu 11.04 with Windows 7, but when I go to install,
>> it says my main windows partition has an "unknown" drive usage, so I
>> can't re-size the partition without deleting it or completely formatting
> it.
>>
>> What can I do to fix it?
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