On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 6:24 AM, Doug <dmcgarr...@optonline.net> wrote: > On 11/11/2012 12:56 AM, Charles Blair wrote: >> >> I have just tried to use the netinst installer for wheezy >> beta 3 to create a dual boot of debian and windows 7. >> >> The problem arises at the partitioning stage. The >> installer begins by showing me windows 7 using 3 primary >> partitions, one of which is bootable. I resized (this >> worked) to get free space. However, I do not see how >> to get a bootable /, swap, and the recommended /home etc >> using the 1 primary partition I am allowed to create. >> >> I would have thought a lot of other users must have >> encountered this problem, and that there would be something >> in the installer instructions or a howto about it. >> >> Please let me know if I have overlooked something. >> >> > You need to turn that partition into an extended partition, and then you can > make secondary partitions on it: / /home swap--even another os besides > debian, if you have room. I think you can put 16 secondary partitions, but > I'm not sure of that number. Get a copy of Parted Magic (free) which is an > iso > that you burn to a CD, and it's bootable, and then you can deal with the > partition problem. It will also format your partitions, so you can choose > your > file system. It won't mess with your Windows partition, unless you tell it > to. > > --doug >
Alternatively he can create LVM2 group on that partition and put everything inside that LVM2 group (though I never tried putting /boot directly on LVM). -- darkestkhan ------------------------------------------ Feel free to CC me. jid: darkestk...@gmail.com May The Source be with You. -- 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/cacrpbmg9ooqjgy-xu_mqlkqxxp4pd231uw8b7apip4tfbk0...@mail.gmail.com
