Hello guys!
i am using dell vostro 2520 and i have a windows 7 installed in my laptop.
Now when iam trying to install open suse 13.2 dvd 64 bit(since it says that kde live is’nt stable) iam stuck at the partition part
open suse is not showing my unpartitioned 180 gb
since i wanted to install open suse in that partiotion iam done
can anyone out there help…
Thanks in advance
If you know what you are doing, then boot live media or boot the installer in rescue mode, and use “fdisk” to create the partitions that you want to use.
Then, in the installer, select the option “create partitioning”. On the next screen, select “Expert mode”.
That should list the existing partitions, including the one that you have just created. You can right-click on any line, and select edit. Under edit, you can choose to format the partition, which file system to use, and where to mount it.
If you don’t know what you are doing and need more help, then we need more information. If you can run
fdisk -l
from running live media, and save the output to a USB. Then post that output here with code tags.
hello nrickert…
thanks for the reply…
but i am actually a newbie in opensuse and i don’t know what actually this “fdisk” means can you explain me the steps so that i can post the output in no time…
Thank u in advance…
“fdisk” is a command for the root user.
If you are booting live media, then open a terminal session.
In that terminal session, use the commands:
su
fdisk -l
If you know how, then mount a USB somewhere and save a copy of the output for pasting into a post in this thread. Alternatively, take a picture of the output with a digital camera or cellphone.
The command will tell us about the partitions currently on your disk(s). It is always helpful to see that when trying to provide help.
ok
i will do so then…
Before that i will tell you one more thing(dunno whether its useful or not)
I tried ubuntu 14.04 live and tried to install it .
Even though i was having windows 7 it didn’t detect it.
it says there is only one 500gb partition(my hdd is 500gb)
KDE Live is stable enough. Use it to run the command that nrickert asked you to.
But first, in the KDE Graphical User Interface (GUI), launch the file manager Dolphin, then plug in a USB key. It should appear in the left panel of Dolphin. Click on it to mount it.
Launch Firefox and log into the forum, open this thread.
Now, from the KDE menu=>Applications=>System=>Terminal choose Terminal -Super User Mode
You will be prompted for the root password.
After your password is accepted, do:
fdisk -l
… that is the small letter L, not the numeral “1”
Copy the output (select it with your mouse, press Ctrl-Shift-C), then paste it into a message here. Note that before you paste it into your message, look at the icons at the top of the forum message editor window. Middle row, to the right, is the “#” symbol. Click on it (this pops Code tags into your message around your cursor), then paste the output with Ctrl-V.
Also run :
parted -l
Copy and paste that output in your message, also in Code tags.
Close the Super User Terminal by typing exit
thanks guys…
I got it fixed…but in a different way around…
I first inserted the win xp cd and manually partitioned every drive
like…
1)first i gave 100gb for my windows 8 partition
2)then i gave 200gb for my data
3)then a 200mb for my boot
4)a 50gb for home
5)2gb for swap
6)remaining for my root
Then i installed windows 8 to 100gb partition
Then after installing it i run opensuse
I installed it to the above boot partition
it works fine now…
Thanks to all who responded…