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| 770897 | 2009-05-04 07:23:00 | Im really new to ubuntu! Ive dualbooted ubuntu and xp on a 60gig laptop drive (xp40gig, ubuntu 20gig) Ive decided to make more of a full switch to ubuntu so want to change the partitions around. Ive taken 20gig of the xp install and created that as a new partition but i cant figure out how to merge the current ubuntu partition and the new one. I'm using gparted, apparently I shoud be able to mount the new partition under the ubuntu one but I can't do anything with it except format, resize and delete. Any ideas how? Ive read a few linux forums about it but being new to linux it confuses me :rolleyes: |
hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 770898 | 2009-05-04 07:38:00 | Did you install it using wubi or the old way in a separate partition as they are different? | gary67 (56) | ||
| 770899 | 2009-05-04 07:50:00 | ah i just installed it from the cd burnt and it asked i selected install as dualboot is that what you meant? latest version of ubuntu |
hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 770900 | 2009-05-04 08:17:00 | Well wubi installs inside windows sort of a bit like a VM, so have a look in C drive for a ubuntu folder | gary67 (56) | ||
| 770901 | 2009-05-04 08:28:00 | i did a full search of c drive and nothing showed... | hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 770902 | 2009-05-04 08:57:00 | H'm maybe you will need to delete the ubuntu partition and try again as it will ask you what size partition you want on installation, or you could try this (http://www.partition-tool.com/) | gary67 (56) | ||
| 770903 | 2009-05-04 09:03:00 | He obviously did not use Wubi as he has a seperate partition for Ubuntu... You can't merge the partitions within ubuntu-you'd need to unmount the partition with ubuntu on it. Try doing it with gparted live CD. Edit:Install Gary's program in Windows and try that too, would probs work Blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 770904 | 2009-05-04 09:10:00 | alright il give it a shot, if i dont reply with loads of thanks within half hour something went wrong :( | hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 770905 | 2009-05-04 11:37:00 | right well i gave it a go but got grub error 17 i think il just have to reinstall, not that thats an issue, ubuntu installs are easy! |
hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 770906 | 2009-05-04 11:39:00 | Grub error 17 doesn't need a full reinstall - you need to redo the MBR. It's just got a bit confused about what you did to the disk layout and it's not sure where to find the rest of its files. Use grub-install to fix it. |
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