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marpiacas
August 28th, 2009, 10:27 PM
hi, so i had originally posted in a reply to a thread that didn't have much to do with my problem, but i installed ubuntu recently and when i want to do the upgrade manager installs, it says there's no room. so i'm trying to figure out (very passively thanks to this forum) why that is. i was advised to do this:
Re: install problems, partition issues
yess!! thanks! i haven't finished, but just telling me what to type has already made me so happy!:KS
here's what happened first:
marpiacas@marpiacas-laptop:~$ df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda5 2.3G 2.2G 152K 100% /
tmpfs 497M 0 497M 0% /lib/init/rw
varrun 497M 108K 497M 1% /var/run
varlock 497M 0 497M 0% /var/lock
udev 497M 148K 497M 1% /dev
tmpfs 497M 76K 497M 1% /dev/shm
lrm 497M 2.4M 495M 1% /lib/modules/2.6.28-11-generic/volatile
/dev/sda1 7.6G 6.7G 855M 89% /media/Recovery
the second thing:
marpiacas@marpiacas-laptop:~$ df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda5 2.3G 2.2G 152K 100% /
tmpfs 497M 0 497M 0% /lib/init/rw
varrun 497M 108K 497M 1% /var/run
varlock 497M 0 497M 0% /var/lock
udev 497M 148K 497M 1% /dev
tmpfs 497M 76K 497M 1% /dev/shm
lrm 497M 2.4M 495M 1% /lib/modules/2.6.28-11-generic/volatile
/dev/sda1 7.6G 6.7G 855M 89% /media/Recovery
lastly, the third thing
Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x5cdc7628
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 981 7873536 27 Unknown
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda2 * 981 14268 106726872 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 14269 14593 2610562+ 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 14269 14571 2433816 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 14572 14593 176683+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
marpiacas@marpiacas-laptop:~$
unfortunately, this all means nothing to me, i just want to be able to install the upgrades and learn a little hopefully.
thanks a bunch!!
oldos2er
August 28th, 2009, 11:27 PM
You installed Ubuntu on a 2.3GB partition, which is far too small to really do anything with (such as installing more software, or upgrades). It also appears there may be a problem with the sda1 partition.
Since you just installed Ubuntu, I suggest you reinstall it, this time giving it more space.
marpiacas
August 29th, 2009, 12:05 AM
ok, so, but i'm a little concerned about partitioning stuff myself. you kind of have to know what you're doing, no? why doesn't it just allocate more space for itself on its own? argh. how much space do i have? how much should i give it? dude i'm a mess.
thanks!
oldos2er
August 29th, 2009, 12:10 AM
Can you run this command in a terminal, and post the output here?
sudo fdisk -l
raymondh
August 30th, 2009, 06:46 PM
ok, so, but i'm a little concerned about partitioning stuff myself. you kind of have to know what you're doing, no? why doesn't it just allocate more space for itself on its own? argh. how much space do i have? how much should i give it? dude i'm a mess.
thanks!
Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x5cdc7628
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 981 7873536 27 Unknown
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda2 * 981 14268 106726872 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 14269 14593 2610562+ 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 14269 14571 2433816 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 14572 14593 176683+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
marpiacas@marpiacas-laptop:~$
Marpiacas ..... there is the 2.5GB install error that happens when the operator chooses "side-by-side" but forgets to use the slider to allocate partition sizes. Attached is a picture of what I meant.
We have a couple of options:
1. Re-do the installation which means that you'll have to take the time to (Using gparted) :
- Delete Ubuntu root (/)
- Delete Swap
- Delete the extended partition
- Extend windows so that there are no unallocated spaces
and then, boot into the liveCD and re-install ... this time making sure you use the slider to give Ubuntu about 20GB (or more, depending on how you plan to use the OS)
2. Maintain the current install and take space from windows to give to Ubuntu. This entails:
- Shrinking windows by about 20GB (again, I use this number as an example)
- Enlarging the extended partition to take up the space given by windows
- Enlarging the root (/) partition
Decision is yours. Post back if you need a how-to. Back-up your files. Defrag Windows (2x if you have the time) as either way, you're getting space from windows and prefer to have a defragged area ;)
If you ask me, I would start all over. This time, I would also separate my /home (where config files, settings, etc) reside so that if I have to re-install in the future, I only reinstall over root and still keep my original configurations, etc.
As for your other question about how much:
I would give Ubuntu root (/) between 8-10. Of course, a separate /home will depend on how much you want to give depending on your needs. I suggest that if you intend to give ubuntu only 30GB or less, better not to separate /home. More than 30GB, we can separate /home. I would give Swap about 2GB. You can always increase swap (or make a swap file) if needed.
Back-up pls. There are no guarantees when working with partitions and HD's.
http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=121997&d=1248267874
Drs305 wrote some tutorials ... good reference/reading in understanding what went wrong:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7658271#post7658271
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1219270
marpiacas
August 30th, 2009, 08:48 PM
hmm i guess i should go with option 1 then...if it's better.
but i will have to back up everything i have on windows? shoot that might take a while...worth i guess.
here's what happened when i did sudo fdisk -l
marpiacas@marpiacas-laptop:~$ sudo fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x5cdc7628
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 981 7873536 27 Unknown
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda2 * 981 14268 106726872 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 14269 14593 2610562+ 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 14269 14571 2433816 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 14572 14593 176683+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
so....reinstallation's still my best option, right?
raymondh
August 30th, 2009, 11:28 PM
Marpiacas,
Yes, do back-up. There are no gurantees when working within the HD.
1. What is your windows install, XP or Vista? Do you have, by chance, the original install disc or a recovery disc (supplied by the OEM)?
I ask because if you have Vista, it is suggested to use Vista's disk management tool to shrink the Vista partition. If not Vista, we will have to use gparted unless you want to download (for XP) diskpart.exe (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0FD9788A-5D64-4F57-949F-EF62DE7AB1AE&displaylang=en) and use that to shrink windows ..... note, diskpart is command line based.
I also ask about the install/recovery disc because should you run into problems resizing, you may want to boot into windows. As it is, GRUB (from Ubuntu) now controls the bootloader as it has overwritten already in the MBR when you installed Ubuntu. Once you delete Ubuntu and, for some reason require to use windows, you may need to fix the MBR or at the least, use supergrubdisk (http://www.supergrubdisk.org/index.php?pid=5) for a temporary windows boot.
Here's a read/reference on what you are about to do.
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/larry/resize/resizing.htm
Some decisions to make:
1. How much space are you giving Ubuntu this time around?
2. Do you want a automated install (remembering to use the slider) or a manual install wherein you create partition beforehand and install into it?
3. If manual, do you want to create a separate /home?
4. How much swap do you want to allocate?
General idea of what we'll do based on what you want to do:
1. Delete swap, ubuntu and extended in that order
2. Enlarge windows to take up the unallocated space or ..... proceed and shrink windows to provide a total unallocated space based on your sizing preference
3. Install ... which will depend on #2.
Back-up and defrag.
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