On Sat, 28 Jul 2012 16:41:57 +0100, Gary wrote: > I have a system with a Windows 7 installation (NTFS) which I'd like to > keep and use "alongside" Debian. During the installation process I > reduced the size of the main partition which left a "hole" that the > installer labelled "unusable". I wasn't sure what to do with that, but > tried to use LVM to get it to use that as the place where it should > create a "group" (whatever that is).When I selected it and pressed > > Return, the system complained. With a bunch of question marks. There was > no recognisable text at all. After that, the installer can't do anything > with the partitions - it fails to recognise them, I think, and just > springs back to the main menu when I try to select that option again. > > What have I done wrong? How do I fix it? Why is the installer giving me > sh1t? :-(
First thing to do when resizing NTFS partitions is performing a scan disk and defragmentation over the partition, better from Windows itself. Then, from Gparted LiveCD do whatever you need (resizing and creating new partitions...) and finally, run Debian installer. I never do these (delicate) operations from the installer itself to avoid complications. Also, an LVM partitioning scheme can be rather complicated, I would not select it unless I fully understand why is for and how it is used. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/jv144i$108$2...@dough.gmane.org
