javanoob
June 4th, 2012, 09:21 PM
Hi guys,
I am new to Ubuntu and this is my 1st time.
Appreciate if you guys can guide me along and thank you for the kind patience in reading through my problem.
1) I have a 100TB harddisk which is currently install with Window 7.
2) I went to disk management to shrink the volume giving me about 480G of freespace.
3) With this freespace available, i went on to put in the Ubuntu installation CD , restart my laptop and boot from the CD
4) in the installation portion, i saw the unformatted free space, that was make available earlier during the shrink operation at 2).
5) so i went on to click on the free space and choose the "Add"
Type -> Logical
New partition size -> 16000mb
Location -> Beginning
Use as : Swap
OK
6) The above is done and now i need to create a /boot partition
So again i click on NEW
Q1) why cant i choose the partition type anymore (there is no option for me to choose between Primary or Logical)
Size -> 100MB
Use as -> Ext4
Mount Point -> /boot
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You can see that i am creating the partitions in the following order
1) swap (logical) -> /boot (not choosable) -> / (not choosable)
However, if i turn the order around and create the / partition 1st
Add
Type for new partition -> Primary
New parition size -> 450000 (i have about 20000 left for swap and /boot)
Location for new partition -> Beginning
Use as -> Ext4
Mount Point -> /
Q2) After creating this, the remaining 20000MB become unusable , why ?!
Q3) What is the difference between choosing beginning and end for the parameter -> Location of new partition
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Hope to hear advices from the great guys in the ubuntu forum
Thanks!:(
I am new to Ubuntu and this is my 1st time.
Appreciate if you guys can guide me along and thank you for the kind patience in reading through my problem.
1) I have a 100TB harddisk which is currently install with Window 7.
2) I went to disk management to shrink the volume giving me about 480G of freespace.
3) With this freespace available, i went on to put in the Ubuntu installation CD , restart my laptop and boot from the CD
4) in the installation portion, i saw the unformatted free space, that was make available earlier during the shrink operation at 2).
5) so i went on to click on the free space and choose the "Add"
Type -> Logical
New partition size -> 16000mb
Location -> Beginning
Use as : Swap
OK
6) The above is done and now i need to create a /boot partition
So again i click on NEW
Q1) why cant i choose the partition type anymore (there is no option for me to choose between Primary or Logical)
Size -> 100MB
Use as -> Ext4
Mount Point -> /boot
-------------------------------------------------------
You can see that i am creating the partitions in the following order
1) swap (logical) -> /boot (not choosable) -> / (not choosable)
However, if i turn the order around and create the / partition 1st
Add
Type for new partition -> Primary
New parition size -> 450000 (i have about 20000 left for swap and /boot)
Location for new partition -> Beginning
Use as -> Ext4
Mount Point -> /
Q2) After creating this, the remaining 20000MB become unusable , why ?!
Q3) What is the difference between choosing beginning and end for the parameter -> Location of new partition
-----------
Hope to hear advices from the great guys in the ubuntu forum
Thanks!:(