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Topic: [SOLVED]Problem in doing partition...

hi all, i'm using ubuntu gusty on my notebook but it's occured that i have (unluckly wink) to go back on windows because of a program that i need,,, of course i don't want to renounce linux, so i've decided to do a partition on my only hard disk.... using the ubuntu live cd i've started Gparted  and started creating a partition reducing the existing (and the only-) one...once i got the "unallocated space rettangle" i pressed "new fyle system" and selcted "ntfs" and "0 (zero) Mib" in space following and preeciding  the partition...apply....and he reported me and error, which is "check the file system and try find error and (if possible) fix it"  [these are NOT the exact words but this is the error]

i'm a total noob in doing partition (this supposed to be my first one XD) and dont even know what's the "following and preeciding space" of the partition tongue,  so i was wondering if any of you knows a solution or can say where i do wrong... many thanks


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ps: if there are, sorry for the gramatical errors wink

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Re: [SOLVED]Problem in doing partition...

You can use Gparted from Ubuntu 7.10 but not from 7.04, because 7.04 contains a very old version. You can run it from a cd, not the installed version because you can't resize already mounted partitions.

I understand that you have Ubuntu on the hard drive and you want to make a new partition for mswindows. One partition only? no swap?
Anyway, first you have to make the unallocated space and go back to Ubuntu, to see if it is as expected.
Next, you can make a new partition for mswindows, or even no partition at all, because the windows installer could make it for you (of course, take care not to choose any fully automatic installation that would delete the entire disk).

Anyway, some people think that we must leave a small space before an ntfs partition, something like some 10s KiB. Others tell that it isn't necessary. You can try it. Following and preceding space are unallocated space parts before and after the partition.

*** It is highly recommended to backup any important files before doing resize/move operations. ***

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Re: [SOLVED]Problem in doing partition...

class413 wrote:

You can use Gparted from Ubuntu 7.10 but not from 7.04, because 7.04 contains a very old version. You can run it from a cd, not the installed version because you can't resize already mounted partitions.

I understand that you have Ubuntu on the hard drive and you want to make a new partition for mswindows. One partition only? no swap?
Anyway, first you have to make the unallocated space and go back to Ubuntu, to see if it is as expected.
Next, you can make a new partition for mswindows, or even no partition at all, because the windows installer could make it for you (of course, take care not to choose any fully automatic installation that would delete the entire disk).

Anyway, some people think that we must leave a small space before an ntfs partition, something like some 10s KiB. Others tell that it isn't necessary. You can try it. Following and preceding space are unallocated space parts before and after the partition.

ok so i have to use the 7.10 live insted of 7.04, ok smile then:
yes i have the ubuntu on my primary and only harddrive and i need space for windowXP,yes make only one new partition(so i have 2 of them, one for linux and one for windows)
i don't know what is the swap sad (but i believe that is the  "little rettangle" and i let it be wink)

the problem that i have is thati can't create a new file system, but  i see the "unallocated space rettangle" ..so the unallocad space is created anyway? and if is so, i can install windows without changing the type of filesystem? i mean, i believe that when i create the unallocated space it is ext3 (like the primary partition) and not ntfs, will windows change it automatically?

tnx for the fast answer smile

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Re: [SOLVED]Problem in doing partition...

Unallocated space means: disk space out of any partition, where operating systems don't have access usually, where you can't store files, with no filesystem at all.
To use this space, you need to create a partition (either yourself using a tool, or the installer or the operating system using its own tools). You could even create a partition with no filesystem. In this case, of course, you can't use it to store anything.
A (primary) partition is just a few bytes written in the partition table of the hard disk.

*** It is highly recommended to backup any important files before doing resize/move operations. ***

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Re: [SOLVED]Problem in doing partition...

tnx smile