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Topic: USB-install partitioning problematic [SOLVED (sort of)]

This is probably an unusual way to post, but here (last 3 posts by catch22) http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/topic … de/page/4/ no one reacted.
So I'm hoping that this way, in a Help-section instead of Tips&Tricks-section, someone will have a clue and respond.

BTW I absolutely intend to install #! as the only OS on the netbook eventually next week or so, but really want to know first what's happening here with the dual boot.

Last edited by catch22 (2010-08-30 17:40:56)

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Re: USB-install partitioning problematic [SOLVED (sort of)]

Assuming that being in Belgium you might be speaking French (but of course you could be in the Dutch speaking part!), you might have a look there:
http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/tutoriel/comme … ec_bootmgr
http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/cohabitation_ubuntu_windows?s[]=windows7

Otherwise, in English: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot

Instead of using Unetbootin, you could use dd in a live session of any other Linux distribution.
As you're having a working Ubuntu Netbook USB stick, boot this stick, download Statler while in the live session, and install Statler on another USB key with dd.
Then you will have an installable Statler media, and following the advice about dual boot, you will be able to install Statler side by side with your Windows 7.

About dd:
http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/dd
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Insta … omImgFiles

Statler iso is an hybrid one, so it can be used as an .iso file file (to put on a CD or using Unetbootin), but also as an .img file (to put directly on USB with dd).

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Re: USB-install partitioning problematic [SOLVED (sort of)]

oupsemma wrote:

Assuming that being in Belgium you might be speaking French (but of course you could be in the Dutch speaking part!), you might have a look there:
(snipped)
Otherwise, in English: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot

Instead of using Unetbootin, you could use dd in a live session of any other Linux distribution.
As you're having a working Ubuntu Netbook USB stick, boot this stick, download Statler while in the live session, and install Statler on another USB key with dd.
Then you will have an installable Statler media, and following the advice about dual boot, you will be able to install Statler side by side with your Windows 7.
(snipped)

Thanks for your response!
My French is not good enough to understand technical stuff - English is closer as a 2nd language to me.

I started with the part of resizing windows and managed to free 33GB smile

The dd-stuff is way over my head, so I simply tried the "old" way again, after the resizing.
There's still recognition of the 160GB and windows OS when the partitioner is on "use entire disk", but as soon as I choose "manual" or "side by side" it jumps back to the size of the 8GB, which is the USB.

I tried accessing the web to get the Statler iso, but Crunchbang (which is live on the usb now) can't access the www. Of course apt-get install for the usb-imagewriter didn't work either.

With a bit of luck I'm getting some hands-on help tomorrow evening.
If not, I'll just do a "use entire disk" install soon, because I don't want to keep windows anyway. It was just for some scanning stuff I needed windows.
I'm still intrigued as to why the partitioning acts so strange.

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Re: USB-install partitioning problematic [SOLVED (sort of)]

Have you tried running GParted when using one of your Live Linux keys?
Does GParted tells you that there's a partition with Windows7 on it? Are you able to resize that W7 partition and to create a Linux partition on the remaining space on the drive?
Afterwards you would have to run the Statler installer, the newly created Linux partition should be seen and usable for an installation.

(Some Dutch help about dual boot: http://wiki.ubuntu-nl.org/Installatie)
Veel Geluck !

Last edited by oupsemma (2010-08-28 07:15:06)

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Re: USB-install partitioning problematic [SOLVED (sort of)]

oupsemma wrote:

Have you tried running GParted when using one of your Live Linux keys?
Does GParted tells you that there's a partition with Windows7 on it? Are you able to resize that W7 partition and to create a Linux partition on the remaining space on the drive?
Afterwards you would have to run the Statler installer, the newly created Linux partition should be seen and usable for an installation.

(Some Dutch help about dual boot: http://wiki.ubuntu-nl.org/Installatie)
Veel Geluck !

Luckily I had some hands on help with this last night.
My friend did all of the work that's above my head smile

From what I recall, this is what he did:
Used GParted to move the windows partition next to its boot partition.
One of the problems apparently why my way of trying to install didn't work, is that there were already 4 partitions that windows claimed!
It was explained to me I needed to merge the EFI and FAT32 partitions so as I could make another boot plus extended partitions for Linux systems.
He backed up the EFI and windows boot and then deleted them.

I'm not sure I'm reporting all the above correctly, but this morning I was able to finally install Crunchbang (I don't feel experienced enough to dive into Statler).

Now I don't see a working internet connection yet, so I can't update/upgrade, but at least I've got the install behind me (btw Windows can't boot anymore now, but my friend can probably fix that - too bad I only see him once every couple of months; I could learn so much)
Thanks again for your willingness to help out Oupsemma! smile

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