Hi there, I am pretty new to Linux. I spent the last 5 or so hours attempting to install gOS onto a hard disk with an existing WinXP installation. I was using the gOS 3.1 Gadgets LiveCD. The system is a typical Dell cheapo system, with 1 GB of RAM, and a 160 GB hard drive partitioned loosely as follows: C:/116GB, E:/40GB, F:/3GB.
I am trying to achieve a dual-boot system. I choose "Manual" as Therefore, I do not choose "Guided - Use Entire Disk." I do not have a "Guided - resize" option as shown in this image I found online: http://f.hatena.ne.jp/elsal/20071102172802 . Instead, I have these options only (image also just found online): http://beginlinux.com/images/gos/install/g33.png . So I choose "Manual." My problem is that I cannot get past the part where you choose a partition to install it. I get this screen (my actual system screenshot): http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ysZod8lO__M/SYTpkxapWXI/AAAAAAAAClI/MPHw2RwCvWs/s1600-h/gOS+partition.png >From that screen, I cannot choose to create any new partitions. The existing partitions have data on them, though TONS of unused space. However, if I attempt to edit existing partititons and reduce the partition size in order to create "free" or usable "unallocated" space with which to create a new partition, I end up with completely unusable and inaccessible "unallocated" space. I have tried creating new partitions this way through the LiveCD gOS Installer as pictured, using GParted separately within gOS, and using a free partition program within WinXP. None of those methods creates usable free space. I then attempted to move all of my data from the E: (40GB) drive and format it using both the installer, and then GParted after that didn't work, to Ext3 format. I then designated it as the boot drive within the installer. If I do that, I get a "no root file system is defined" error and cannot continue. After some googling, I figured that was because I needed two partitions--a boot and a swap partition. However. since no partition program will let me reallocate unallocated space I can't create any new partitions, so I can't come up with the necessary partitions. What would I love? If there was a "Guided - resize" option like in the first screenshot above. But there is no option, and I'm too much of a Linux newbie to overcome these Manual installation problems. Can someone point me in the right direction? I'm open even to using a different Linux distro if need be. But it's important for me to end up with a dual boot system, and right now every attempt at installing gOS without doing a full disk format seems to fail. Any help would be appreciated... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
