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    Big Ubunutu Problem

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by K1LL4J0L0K14, Oct 9, 2008.

  1. K1LL4J0L0K14

    K1LL4J0L0K14 Notebook Consultant

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    Hey,
    I installed the newest version of ubunutu for fun the other day. I was unable to get it to work on the internet and was tired of my dv5t not booting straight into windows. So this morning i went and put a windows vista installation disc in and tryed to format the ubunutu partition. It got an error. So i went ahead and deleted the partition. Now i am getting this error.

    GRUB Loading Stage1.5.

    GRUB Loading, Please Wait...
    Error 22

    What do i do to get rid of this and be able to boot back into windows?
    Thanks in adv.
     
    K1LL4J0L0K14, Oct 9, 2008
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  2. K1LL4J0L0K14

    K1LL4J0L0K14 Notebook Consultant

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    Never mind, I solved the booting problem but now i just gotta figure out how to get the 10 GB from the partition back into my main partition. Anyone know how?
     
    K1LL4J0L0K14, Oct 9, 2008
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  3. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Didja try Google? Or even searching the forums?

    For your second problem, you're going to probably have to look at gparted or qtparted on a liveCD and using ntfsresize. Or just create a 10GB drive for Windows.
     
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  4. Ethyriel

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    Nah, Vista can resize partitions, both from the installer and from the disk management snap-in I believe. Once you delete the partition you don't want, you just have to resize your other partition to use it. If you have multiple partitions you don't want, I don't know that Vista will automatically move partitions that are in the way (you can only resize a partition into contiguous space), so you may have to do that manually.

    If Vista's tools do struggle, then I'd look at gparted, which has it's own live CD, or has an entry in the administration menu of Ubuntu's live CDs.
     
    Ethyriel, Oct 9, 2008
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  5. The Fire Snake

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    Another point. The Ubuntu CD is a Live CD, meaning you can run Ubuntu from it without installing it on your harddrive. You could just do this to try it out next time, if you feel your won't be staying with it long.
     
    The Fire Snake, Oct 9, 2008
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  6. K1LL4J0L0K14

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    Looks like the vista tool would work, if it only saw the partition which i deleted. So there is 10GB of unused space just floating around in there. I dont need it at the moment so im thinking i should just forget about it...

    Edit: I was able to make a new partition with the space. Thanks for the responses.
     
    K1LL4J0L0K14, Oct 9, 2008
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  7. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I don't know what linux-based tools are available, though I've heard gparted is good; however, from a Win-based perspective, Acronis True Image 11 Home is very good at mixing and matching partitions - it is a for-pay app, though.
     
    Shyster1, Oct 9, 2008
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  8. Charr

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    I use gparted a lot, and like it. qtparted is the same thing, just with a different front end.

    K1ll, If you want to mess around with Linux, have you ever thought of dual-booting? That way you can have time to get Linux to work and you won't have to take your computer offline.
     
    Charr, Oct 10, 2008
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