I tried to install OpenSusse 13.1 KDE alongside Kubuntu 13.10 but during install I got the following message: No automatic proposal possible specify mount points manually in the “partitioner” dialog. Have no idea what this means, so had to abort install. Can someone help me resolve this issue?
Thanks,
Bruce
How did you try the install, partitions, boot manager, etc.? Did you set up the partitions before you installed?
No I did not set up partitions prior. It’s been my experience with other distros that when I install them they allocate drive space automatically. Typically like 55/45 or 60/40 with current installed distro getting the majority of the drive space.
I always prefer to set up the partitions myself. It’s worth a shot. I set as a minimum, / and /home. All you should need.
On 2013-12-15 00:26, eipapp wrote:
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> I tried to install OpenSusse 13.1 KDE alongside Kubuntu 13.10 but during
> install I got the following message: No automatic proposal possible
> specify mount points manually in the “partitioner” dialog. Have no idea
> what this means, so had to abort install. Can someone help me resolve
> this issue?
We need to see your current partition layout. Paste here the output of
“fdisk -l”. Please paste it complete, from initial prompt to final
prompt, using code tags (the ‘#’ button).
Posting in
Code Tags - A Guide
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.3 x86_64 “Dartmouth” at Telcontar)
Usage:
fdisk [options] <disk> change partition table
fdisk [options] -l <disk> list partition table(s)
fdisk -s <partition> give partition size(s) in blocks
Options:
-b <size> sector size (512, 1024, 2048 or 4096)
-c=<mode>] compatible mode: ‘dos’ or ‘nondos’ (default)
-h print this help text
-u=<unit>] display units: ‘cylinders’ or ‘sectors’ (default)
-v print program version
-C <number> specify the number of cylinders
-H <number> specify the number of heads
-S <number> specify the number of sectors per track
Trust this is what you asked for … Bruce
NO!!!
fdisk -l
that is a lower case L not a one
Did you leave space to install? Are you replacing kubuntu??
If you don’t have free space you have to resize existing partitions to have the free space needed.An installer can not guess what you want to do so you have to supply that info by creating you own partitioning scheme
On 2013-12-15 01:46, eipapp wrote:
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> Usage:
> fdisk [options] <disk> change partition table
> fdisk [options] -l <disk> list partition table(s)
> fdisk -s <partition> give partition size(s) in blocks
>
> Options:
> -b <size> sector size (512, 1024, 2048 or 4096)
> -c=<mode>] compatible mode: ‘dos’ or ‘nondos’ (default)
> -h print this help text
> -u=<unit>] display units: ‘cylinders’ or ‘sectors’ (default)
> -v print program version
> -C <number> specify the number of cylinders
> -H <number> specify the number of heads
> -S <number> specify the number of sectors per track
>
> Trust this is what you asked for … Bruce
That was an ‘el’, not a ‘one’. You did not paste. And you did not paste
the result in code tags as requested. That is very important here. Nor
did you paste the command, only the result.
Details are important.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.3 x86_64 “Dartmouth” at Telcontar)
Maybe I should just bag the whole thing. I don’t know what you are talking about with code tags + when I entered fdisk -l as you said it returned nothing. Thanks anyway. sorry I couldn’t be of more help.
You have to run as root
You shouldnt give up so easily, we are here to help. fdisk must be run as root and to use code tags on the forum enclose the part you want to be in code tags like so: “CODE]stuff you want in code tags[/CODE”], just get rid of the "
So for example when I do fdisk -l I get this:
gum:~> su -
Password:
linux-n5jp:~ # fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk label type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x0000bf57
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 2048 1953523711 976760832 83 Linux
Disk /dev/sdb: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes, 234441648 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk label type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x000dd864
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 2048 976895 487424 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 976896 1953791 488448 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdb3 1953792 177735679 87890944 83 Linux
/dev/sdb4 177735680 234440703 28352512 83 Linux
On 2013-12-15 03:16, eipapp wrote:
> Maybe I should just bag the whole thing. I don’t know what you are
> talking about with code tags + when I entered fdisk -l as you said it
> returned nothing. Thanks anyway. sorry I couldn’t be of more help.
I posted you a link to a video with instructions, it is not that
difficult. Just use the ‘#’ button in your editor. If you don’t, the
format of the command pasted is broken and nearly unreadable.
And I said “fdisk -l”, lower case ‘L’, not the digit “one”.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.3 x86_64 “Dartmouth” at Telcontar)
One last try:
Does this help?
Disk /dev/sda: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24321 cylinders, total 390721968 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00035364
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 384700415 192349184 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 384702462 390721535 3009537 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 384702464 390721535 3009536 82 Linux swap / Solaris
You have no free space available so you have to either reduce the size of the sda1 partition or replace Kubuntu
Also I note you do not have a separate home partition which is normal default for the Ubuntu family but makes it harder to keep your personal data and settings. openSUSE defaults to a separate home. Because you do not have a separate home you will need to backup any important files before replacing Kubuntu.
If you plan on resizing remember that is dangerous so you should back up anything that is important incase of a power failure or other problem in the middle of the operation
Also please use code tags for computer output
On 2013-12-15 21:06, eipapp wrote:
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> One last try:
> Does this help?
Yes, it does. But as you do not use code tags, you are making difficult
for people to help you.
Please use the ‘#’ button in the editor to create them, and paste inside
all computer printed text. Like below:
> Disk /dev/sda: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24321 cylinders, total 390721968 sectors
> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> Disk identifier: 0x00035364
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/sda1 * 2048 384700415 192349184 83 Linux
> /dev/sda2 384702462 390721535 3009537 5 Extended
> /dev/sda5 384702464 390721535 3009536 82 Linux swap / Solaris
The problem is that there is no free space. You have 192349184 blocks on
Ubuntu, about 187 GB. You have to reduce that to make space for others.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.3 x86_64 “Dartmouth” at Telcontar)
OK, got it. Looks like I’ve got some decisions to make as to how I want to approach this issue. Go full out with OpenSusse or partition and keep Kubuntu alongside OpenSusse. Either way you folks have been a “big” help and I really appreciate it. Also looks like I’ve got some things to learn re: home partitions and code tags. This is part of the fun with Linux their’s always new things to tackle and learn. Thanks again, guys.
cer@Eleanor4:~> ls
bin dificultcharsinvmware.txt Downloads Pictures public_html Templates
Desktop Documents Music Public sample Videos
cer@Eleanor4:~>
Just click in the ‘#’ and fill the interior of the resulting tags with the command output we ask you. See photo:
On 2013-12-16 00:26, robin listas wrote:
See photo:
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> [image: http://susepaste.org/15093674]
Image insert did not work. Another attempt
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.3 x86_64 “Dartmouth” at Telcontar)
Disk /dev/sda: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24321 cylinders, total 390721968 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00035364
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 384700415 192349184 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 384702462 390721535 3009537 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 384702464 390721535 3009536 82 Linux swap / Solaris
On 2013-12-16 03:06, eipapp wrote:
Well, you got closer, good 
But the text from the computer has to be inside the tags. You placed it
outside, between two code tag sections.
(CODE)
Here, inside.
(/CODE)
Instead you did:
(CODE)
(/CODE)
You pasted here, outside.
(CODE)
(/CODE)
(square brackets replaced with parenthesis so that you see them in the
post).
As you can see in your own post above, the columns of that command
output are distorted, spaces are joined. You do not need to do it now
and here if you don’t want to. Just next time we ask you to paste some
output, put it inside the code tags section.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.3 x86_64 “Dartmouth” at Telcontar)