not recognize windows 7

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hello im trying to install ubuntu 11.10 64 bit on my pc system
motherboard p67a-gd55
and when booting from the cd and clicking install it does not recognize the windows 7 so to be able to have both of them
it shows my entire hard disc (2 tb) and the only option gives me is to delete the whole hard disc
how can i make it recognize it?
i have also created new partition 260 gb ext3 from my windows system but still nothing
i did also shrink my c partition which gave me 114 mb (don't know what this doing ) from disk management from windows
i know i can install it inside the windows but i still want to install it in alongside windows 7
i would like to hear your recommendations , thanks

[ajgreeny]

You should try using the "Something Else" option at disk preparation stage of the installation. That will give youy a list of all partitions currently on your disk or disks and let you choose exactly which partitions to use for ubuntu.

If that does not help, run gparted from the live CD/USB and copy back here a screenshot of the gparted window, which may help give you further recommendations.

How many partitions have you got on the disk at the moment? Only 4 primary partitions, or 3 primary plus one extended partition are possible on a standard format system.

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hello i have booted to ubuntu as i was not able to find any partition i have opened gparted and there was not any parittion avaible
then i made one i have installed the ubuntu on that partition and now i have no idea how can i boot on windows

[darkod]

Run the boot info script from the link in my signature and post the results as explained there. That will show more details.

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Boot Info Script 0.60 from 17 May 2011


============================= Boot Info Summary: ===============================

=> Grub2 (v1.99) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks at sector
352641480 of the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this
location and looks for on this drive.

sda1: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 11.10
Boot files: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img

sda2: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:

============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================

Drive: sda __________________________________________________ ___________________

Disk /dev/sda: 2000.4 GB, 2000398934016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders, total 3907029168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System

/dev/sda1 1 3,907,029,167 3,907,029,167 ee GPT


GUID Partition Table detected.

Partition Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors System
/dev/sda1 4,096 419,434,495 419,430,400 Data partition (Windows/Linux)
/dev/sda2 34 3,940 3,907 Swap partition (Linux)

"blkid" output: __________________________________________________ ______________

Device UUID TYPE LABEL

/dev/sda1 bab75c28-79e7-4f61-919a-dca574131e0c ext4
/dev/sda2 02c4bd87-7afd-48b1-aff9-af5e665a6d60 swap

================================ Mount points: =================================

Device Mount_Point Type Options

/dev/sda1 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0)


=========================== sda1/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ===========================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
set have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
}

function recordfail {
set recordfail=1
if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}

function load_video {
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
}

insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,gpt1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root bab75c28-79e7-4f61-919a-dca574131e0c
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,gpt1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root bab75c28-79e7-4f61-919a-dca574131e0c
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en_US
insmod gettext
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
if background_color 44,0,30; then
clear
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
if [ ${recordfail} != 1 ]; then
if [ -e ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt ]; then
if hwmatch ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt 3; then
if [ ${match} = 0 ]; then
set linux_gfx_mode=keep
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=keep
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
export linux_gfx_mode
if [ "$linux_gfx_mode" != "text" ]; then load_video; fi
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.0.0-14-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,gpt1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root bab75c28-79e7-4f61-919a-dca574131e0c
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-14-generic root=UUID=bab75c28-79e7-4f61-919a-dca574131e0c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-14-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.0.0-14-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,gpt1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root bab75c28-79e7-4f61-919a-dca574131e0c
echo 'Loading Linux 3.0.0-14-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-14-generic root=UUID=bab75c28-79e7-4f61-919a-dca574131e0c ro recovery nomodeset
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-14-generic
}
submenu "Previous Linux versions" {
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.0.0-12-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,gpt1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root bab75c28-79e7-4f61-919a-dca574131e0c
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=bab75c28-79e7-4f61-919a-dca574131e0c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-12-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.0.0-12-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,gpt1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root bab75c28-79e7-4f61-919a-dca574131e0c
echo 'Loading Linux 3.0.0-12-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=bab75c28-79e7-4f61-919a-dca574131e0c ro recovery nomodeset
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-12-generic
}
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,gpt1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root bab75c28-79e7-4f61-919a-dca574131e0c
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,gpt1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root bab75c28-79e7-4f61-919a-dca574131e0c
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
if [ "x${timeout}" != "x-1" ]; then
if keystatus; then
if keystatus --shift; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=0
fi
else
if sleep --interruptible 3 ; then
set timeout=0
fi
fi
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=============================== sda1/etc/fstab: ================================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=bab75c28-79e7-4f61-919a-dca574131e0c / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda2 during installation
UUID=02c4bd87-7afd-48b1-aff9-af5e665a6d60 none swap sw 0 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=================== sda1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================

GiB - GB File Fragment(s)

= boot/grub/core.img 1
= boot/grub/grub.cfg 1
= boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-12-generic 2
= boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-14-generic 2
= boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic 1
= boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-14-generic 1
= initrd.img 2
= initrd.img.old 2
= vmlinuz 1
= vmlinuz.old 1

=============================== StdErr Messages: ===============================

unlzma: Decoder error
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in

[darkod]

There doesn't seem to be ntfs partition reported:



Disk /dev/sda: 2000.4 GB, 2000398934016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders, total 3907029168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System

/dev/sda1 1 3,907,029,167 3,907,029,167 ee GPT


GUID Partition Table detected.

Partition Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors System
/dev/sda1 4,096 419,434,495 419,430,400 Data partition (Windows/Linux)
/dev/sda2 34 3,940 3,907 Swap partition (Linux)

"blkid" output: __________________________________________________ ______________

Device UUID TYPE LABEL

/dev/sda1 bab75c28-79e7-4f61-919a-dca574131e0c ext4
/dev/sda2 02c4bd87-7afd-48b1-aff9-af5e665a6d60 swap


I don't use GPT disks so I don't know of any good partitioning tool to recommend, because fdisk shouldn't be used for GPT disks. There is gdisk as one option, you can read more about it here:
http://www.rodsbooks.com/gdisk/

If the windows partitions are really missing, you might try recover them with testdisk:
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk

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ok thanks
i have just realized that all my windows data without an exception have been completely destroyed

[darkod]

Testdisk can bring back deleted partitions but you need to stop booting from the HDD immediately and run ubuntu from the cd in live mode (Try Ubuntu). You can use testdisk in live mode.

When Gparted didn't show any partitions, you should have not created any new ones on the disk. By creating new ones you did it over the windows partitions. Gparted can often not show partitions when there is some error or corruption in the partition table. That need to be fixed first.

[Mark Phelps]

In my experience, Windows filesystem utilities have been best at recovering data from former Windows partitions; Linux filesystem utilities have been best at recovering data from former Linux partitions.

Since your data was on a Windows partition, my suggestions are the following (based on my experience at doing this successfully):
1) Find someone with a working Windows PC
2) Remove your drive from this PC.
3) On the Windows PC, download and install the trial version of GetDataBack for NTFS from Runtime Software.
4) Connect your old drive to this Windows PC.
5) Run GetDataBack in deepest discovery mode -- probably best to let it run overnight.
6) In the morning, check the recovery logs and see if GetDataBack was able to find your lost files.
7) If it was, you will have to purchase it to do the actual recovery. You won't have to reinstall it; instead, they will email you an activation code which you can use to turn on the recovery feature.

And, BTW, it is not HUNDREDS of dollars for this product. Last time I checked, GetDataBack for NTFS was $80, USD.

Your data ... your money ... your choice.