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So I have been trying to install openSUSE 11.3 off a live cd (amd64) on to a lenovo v460, with 200GB of unallocated space, which is where I wanted to ...
  1. 06-15-2011 #1
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    Partitioning problem

    So I have been trying to install openSUSE 11.3 off a live cd (amd64) on to a lenovo v460, with 200GB of unallocated space, which is where I wanted to install the suse. The problem is, I already have 4 windows partitions (3 primary partitions and one logical drive), which I do not want to remove, and therefore cannot create linux partitions. Is there anyway around this?
    In case it is needed, here is a table of my partitions (as shown from the suse installer):

    Device | Size | Type | FS Type | Start | End
    /dev/sda1 | 200 MB | HPFS/NTFS | NTFS | 0 | 25
    /dev/sda2 | 54.14 GB | HPFS/NTFS | NTFS | 25 | 7093
    /dev/sda3 | 29.01 GB | Extended | | 33201| 36987
    /dev/sda4 |14.76 GB | Vendor Diag | NTFS | 36987 | 38912
    /dev/sda5 |29 GB | HPFS/NTFS | NTFS | 33202 | 36987

    Cylinder 7093 to 33201 is unused, but I can't put another partition there (I think because I already have the max number of partitions on my hard drive). Any way to circumnavigate this?
    Thanks in advance!
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    If you do not want to touch the existing partitions, then that´s it.
    There is a maximum of 4 primary partitions,
    a extended partition counts as primary.


    One *could* try to
    - create a image of the current mbr and sda4,
    - also create either a partimage or file copy of sda5,
    - then delete sda3, sda4, sda5
    - recreate them, but this time let the extended partition include the unallocated space, thus making it available for additional logical partitions.

    This is a heavy operation, and chances are, that this Vendor Diag partition (containing probably a prestine image of the pre-installed windows) might not work or not work as expected after that.

    If you try this, backup
    You must always face the curtain with a bow.
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    Quote Originally Posted by superfish View Post
    The problem is, I already have 4 windows partitions (3 primary partitions and one logical drive), which I do not want to remove, and therefore cannot create linux partitions. Is there anyway around this?
    In case it is needed, here is a table of my partitions (as shown from the suse installer):

    Code:
    Device      |   Size      |  Type         | FS Type | Start  | End  
/dev/sda1 | 200 MB    | HPFS/NTFS  | NTFS     | 0       | 25
/dev/sda2 | 54.14 GB  | HPFS/NTFS  | NTFS     | 25     | 7093 
free space you should be able to expand the extended partition to use 
/dev/sda3 | 29.01 GB  | Extended     |             | 33201| 36987
/dev/sda5 |29 GB       | HPFS/NTFS  | NTFS     | 33202 | 36987
/dev/sda4 |14.76 GB   | Vendor Diag | NTFS     | 36987 | 38912
    Cylinder 7093 to 33201 is unused, but I can't put another partition there (I think because I already have the max number of partitions on my hard drive). Any way to circumnavigate this?
    Thanks in advance!
    Expand the extended partition to use the free space then create logical partitions in the extended partition to do the install. I think gparted will let you do that from a live CD ...
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  4. 06-16-2011 #4
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    Thanks a lot guys!!
    The gparted think worked BEAUTIFULLY (after I burned it onto a separate cd)
    By the way, this is being written from my newly installed SUSE...
    So again, THANKS
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    +1 Jonathan183
    Your way is much easier
    You must always face the curtain with a bow.
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  6. 06-16-2011 #6
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    Glad your sorted
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