gje975
June 24th, 2016, 02:01 AM
I'm trying to install 16.04 on my computer which has Win XP SP3 and all my data on a 2TB disk 1 (sda), I have a 1TB disk 2 (sdb) with a 330 GB free space and then 2 NTFS partitions which are now empty.
At the start I selected install updates during the install and to install 3rd party software for MP3, flash, etc, but the install hung and would't proceed, so I quit, unchecked the 3rd party stuff and it then went ahead
The questions in the 16.04 install are confusing. When I got to the install selection window I was certian I did NOT want to reformat my sda disk with Win XP and all my data on it, so I selected "something else". But then a window comes up to select partitions, It is unclear how you select a partition in the sdb 330 GB free space. Clicking on the "free space" line does nothing. I found clicking on the "+" at the left of the partition line brings up another window and allowed me to create a linux partition in the free space, but then when I click continue a window comes up saying I need to create a swap space but has no instructions on how to do that. I have 12 GB RAM so I should have a 24 GB swap file, but how do I create it??? Also it is not clear what mount point I should select for any partition, I selected "/" for the linux partition I created, but that is probably not correct.
Also, at the bottom of the main window is a selection of where the boot file should go. Two drop down choices, but no hint of whether it shold be on sda (disk1) or sdb (disk 2). I know the Linux boot program destroys the Win boot loader, and I think it goes on disk1, but that's not clear.
Is there a detailed tutorial or instructions on how to answer all these questions that come up in the install? I never got past failing to specify the partitions, but I.m sure there are more choices without explanations of how to select them. Thanks in advance for any help.
At the start I selected install updates during the install and to install 3rd party software for MP3, flash, etc, but the install hung and would't proceed, so I quit, unchecked the 3rd party stuff and it then went ahead
The questions in the 16.04 install are confusing. When I got to the install selection window I was certian I did NOT want to reformat my sda disk with Win XP and all my data on it, so I selected "something else". But then a window comes up to select partitions, It is unclear how you select a partition in the sdb 330 GB free space. Clicking on the "free space" line does nothing. I found clicking on the "+" at the left of the partition line brings up another window and allowed me to create a linux partition in the free space, but then when I click continue a window comes up saying I need to create a swap space but has no instructions on how to do that. I have 12 GB RAM so I should have a 24 GB swap file, but how do I create it??? Also it is not clear what mount point I should select for any partition, I selected "/" for the linux partition I created, but that is probably not correct.
Also, at the bottom of the main window is a selection of where the boot file should go. Two drop down choices, but no hint of whether it shold be on sda (disk1) or sdb (disk 2). I know the Linux boot program destroys the Win boot loader, and I think it goes on disk1, but that's not clear.
Is there a detailed tutorial or instructions on how to answer all these questions that come up in the install? I never got past failing to specify the partitions, but I.m sure there are more choices without explanations of how to select them. Thanks in advance for any help.