How to Create Separate Partition For Windows

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#1

Hey y’all! :wink: This is my first time using Opensuse 11.3, I have used Ubuntu 9.10 in the past and have had a blast with Linux. I have to rehash some of my old skills that I have forgotten in the past several years…Anyways here is my question.

Q: I installed 11.3, everything is working fine. However, I just releazed that after I installed it, I used my whole partition (Not Windows 7, or I would’ve been in hell). My Windows 7 is in Raid 0. My second HDD is 1 TB and 11.3 is on there. So, how can I trim down let’s say 100 GB and just give the rest to Windows (800gbs). I need that much because I do editing for videos, etc. So, once again, how can I trim my partition and use it for Windows 7.

Thanks!

#2

You would need to post the fdisk output from this as su -

fdisk -l
#3 
Home@linux-po2q:~> su
Password: 
linux-po2q:/home/Home # fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Disk /dev/sda doesn't contain a valid partition table

Disk /dev/sdb: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x3e9b47b9

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1   *           1          13      102400    7  HPFS/NTFS
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sdb2              13       77811   624906240    7  HPFS/NTFS

Disk /dev/sdc: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0ae5f65a

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdc1               1         262     2103296   82  Linux swap / Solaris
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sdc2             262        2873    20972544   83  Linux
/dev/sdc3            2873      121602   953684992   83  Linux

Disk /dev/sdd: 4004 MB, 4004511744 bytes
116 heads, 51 sectors/track, 1322 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 5916 * 512 = 3028992 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdd1   *           1        1323     3910640    b  W95 FAT32

Disk /dev/dm-0: 640.0 GB, 640011599872 bytes
16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1240101 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 65536 bytes / 131072 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x3e9b47b9

     Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/dm-0p1   *           3         206      102400    7  HPFS/NTFS
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/dm-0p2             206     1240099   624906240    7  HPFS/NTFS
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary.

Disk /dev/dm-1: 104 MB, 104857600 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 65536 bytes / 131072 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x6e697373

This doesn't look like a partition table
Probably you selected the wrong device.

     Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/dm-1p1   ?      120528      234814   918008208   4f  QNX4.x 3rd part
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition 1 does not start on physical sector boundary.
/dev/dm-1p2   ?      119381      153271   272218546+  73  Unknown
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition 2 does not start on physical sector boundary.
/dev/dm-1p3   ?      113202      147075   272087568   2b  Unknown
Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition 3 does not start on physical sector boundary.
/dev/dm-1p4   ?      177064      177067       27487   61  SpeedStor
Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition 4 does not start on physical sector boundary.

Partition table entries are not in disk order

Disk /dev/dm-2: 639.9 GB, 639903989760 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 77797 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 65536 bytes / 131072 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x6e697373

This doesn't look like a partition table
Probably you selected the wrong device.

     Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/dm-2p1   ?      120528      234814   918008208   4f  QNX4.x 3rd part
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition 1 does not start on physical sector boundary.
/dev/dm-2p2   ?      119381      153271   272218546+  73  Unknown
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition 2 does not start on physical sector boundary.
/dev/dm-2p3   ?      113202      147075   272087568   2b  Unknown
Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition 3 does not start on physical sector boundary.
/dev/dm-2p4   ?      177064      177067       27487   61  SpeedStor
Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition 4 does not start on physical sector boundary.

Partition table entries are not in disk order
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#4

I have written a guide about partition in my Forum
Translate it Dual Boot Windows με Linux

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#5

You could shrink:
/dev/sdc3 2873 121602 953684992 83 Linux

But you would need to make an extended in the space you grab - then a ntfs in there

#6

IMHO, you should burn a copy of Gparted LiveCD and use it to resize your /dev/sdc drive, freeing up 800Gb for NTFS.
GPARTED DOCUMENTATION - RESIZING

#7

Sorry to jump in on this thread. In order to create a dual boot machine with Windows 7 and SuSE, is it better to install Windows first, or Linux first and then Windows?

#8

Windows first