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Re: Transfer LL from dedicated LL laptop to desktop w/ win7 sp1 (side-by-side) help - tripple aught - 01-29-2015
@ gold_finger
> resized C: drive on 80GB desktop
> rebooted in Win 7 - ok
> rebooted with 64 bit LL disk live
> ran >system>Gparted from Menu
shows: /dev/sda1 System size: 3.75 GB used: 3.15 GB unused:618.40 MB Boot/Diag
/dev/sda2 Win 7 SP 1 size: 39.41 GB used: 27.70 GB unused 11.71 GB
unallocated size: 31.37 GB (where I want LL to be located)
> ran Install
> selected 'something else'
> ...... b l a n k on the install screen ( blank blanked de blank)
> While pondering.... this desktop was a recent refurbished purchace with Win 7 SP1 preinstalled... only reason to keep Win is to read the KINDLE app. I could wipe it, but would rather not.... takes away the challenge.
Thanks
Re: Transfer LL from dedicated LL laptop to desktop w/ win7 sp1 (side-by-side) help - tripple aught - 01-29-2015
By-the-by
How many posts before I can submit images ?
I have some great screenshots on this ...
Re: Transfer LL from dedicated LL laptop to desktop w/ win7 sp1 (side-by-side) help - gold_finger - 01-29-2015
(01-29-2015, 08:23 PM)tripple aught link Wrote: How many posts before I can submit images ?
I have some great screenshots on this ...
As far as I know you should be able to do so now. (Didn't know there was any kind of waiting period.) Follow instructions on this page to post your screenshots: https://www.freecinema2022.gq/forums/index.php?topic=487.msg2469#msg2469
(01-29-2015, 08:18 PM)tripple aught link Wrote: @ gold_finger
> resized C: drive on 80GB desktop
> rebooted in Win 7 - ok
> rebooted with 64 bit LL disk live
> ran >system>Gparted from Menu
shows: /dev/sda1 System size: 3.75 GB used: 3.15 GB unused:618.40 MB Boot/Diag
/dev/sda2 Win 7 SP 1 size: 39.41 GB used: 27.70 GB unused 11.71 GB
unallocated size: 31.37 GB (where I want LL to be located)
> ran Install
> selected 'something else'
> ...... b l a n k on the install screen ( blank blanked de blank)
> While pondering.... this desktop was a recent refurbished purchace with Win 7 SP1 preinstalled... only reason to keep Win is to read the KINDLE app. I could wipe it, but would rather not.... takes away the challenge.
Thanks
Very strange! Sure sounds to me like it's a drive with stray GPT data on it that FixParts should work on. Can you try FixParts again just to be sure?
From your live LL, open a terminal and enter:
sudo parted -l
(last character is a lowercase letter "L".)
Copy/Paste the output back here for us to see.
Post a screenshot of GParted window and one of the installer's partitioning window also.
P.s. You should not need to wipe out Windows to get LL installed, so hold off on that drastic measure.
Re: Transfer LL from dedicated LL laptop to desktop w/ win7 sp1 (side-by-side) help - tripple aught - 01-29-2015
@ gold_finger
This is the terminal command - should it be run again with 'Ignore' ?
Re: Transfer LL from dedicated LL laptop to desktop w/ win7 sp1 (side-by-side) help - tripple aught - 01-29-2015
ooops....
screenshots not appearing .... ?
wait.... this is a copy/paste... standby.....
linux@linux:~$ sudo parted -l
Model: ATA WDC WD800JD-60LS (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 80.0GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 4030MB 4029MB primary ntfs boot, diag
2 4030MB 46.3GB 42.3GB primary ntfs
Warning: Unable to open /dev/sr0 read-write (Read-only file system). /dev/sr0
has been opened read-only.
Error: Invalid partition table - recursive partition on /dev/sr0.
Ignore/Cancel? c
linux@linux:~$
Re: Transfer LL from dedicated LL laptop to desktop w/ win7 sp1 (side-by-side) help - tripple aught - 01-29-2015
This is through >system>GParted from Menu
Grrrrr ... not working
![[Image: JbCS71Q.png]](http://i.imgur.com/JbCS71Q.png)
This is through the 'Install' app
![[Image: O9qDlv3.png]](http://i.imgur.com/O9qDlv3.png)
Re: Transfer LL from dedicated LL laptop to desktop w/ win7 sp1 (side-by-side) help - N4RPS - 01-30-2015
Hello!
You should pretty much see what you see in GPartEd. Are you sure you're working with a good Live CD, as in verifying the MD5 checksum to insure that it downloaded correctly?
73 DE N4RPS
Rob
Re: Transfer LL from dedicated LL laptop to desktop w/ win7 sp1 (side-by-side) help - ukbrian - 01-30-2015
Maybe take a snapshot of your existing windows partitions with http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.aspx so you have a reverse gear?
Don't forget to create the Linux rescue CD
Re: Transfer LL from dedicated LL laptop to desktop w/ win7 sp1 (side-by-side) help - gold_finger - 01-30-2015
tripple aught,
Did you try FixParts again or not? Definitely looks like what is seen with stray GPT data on disk. If FixParts still doesn't report that as the problem, then I'm stumped.
Do confirm the md5sum of the ISO file you used to create the live LL disk as N4RPS suggested. Who knows, maybe there's something wrong with it. If ISO checks out good, then as last resort make another live DVD/USB and see if same thing happens.
Re: Transfer LL from dedicated LL laptop to desktop w/ win7 sp1 (side-by-side) help - tripple aught - 01-30-2015
gold_finger,
I'm having an issue with 'Fixparts'
> boot live LL 64 bit disc
> download the md64.deb
> installed the package
> did the backup into parts.txt and copied it elsewhere
> used sudo fixparts /dev/sda
response from terminal: sudo: fixparts: command not found
How can I fix this ?