[GRLUG] partitioning help

[Topher]

> A side point, did you make awindoz backup?

No, I don't have anything NEARLY the right size to hold what's on there.

I do have a disc and license for win7 pro though.  If I really really 
hosed it, I could install that.

Topher

> 
> Just asking. You're permitted one...
> 
>     -- Bob
> 
> 
> On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 2:46 PM, Topher <topher at codeventure.net> wrote:
>       Ok, you know that HP box I said I decided not to get?  I got it
>       anyway.
>
>       It came with Win7 Home Premium on it.  I almost always dual boot
>       my machines, and if they come with windows I like to leave the
>       original install on it.  If nothing else then when it break I
>       can have the repair guy see what he expects.
>
>       I'm starting to put LMDE on it, and I'm a bit stumped on the
>       partitioning.
>
>       It's a 1T drive, and it comes with three partitions already on
>       it.  In gparted it says the first is SYSTEM, and 100MiB.  The
>       second is OS and 918.17 GiB, and the third is HP_RECOVERY,
>       13.25GiB.
>
>       So I resized thhe big one down to 250G, leaving the rest to be
>       chopped up for Linux.
>
>       Except you can't have more than 4 primary partitions.  AND
>       gparted has "logical" greyed out as a partition type.
>
>       What to do?  Is the lack of a logical option LMDE's fault?  If I
>       booted from that gparted live distro would it let me do it?  Do
>       I need to bite the bullet and wipe out the HP_RECOVERY
>       partition?
>
>       Save me GRLUG....kenobe.... you're my only hope!
>
>       Topher
>
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