WHAT I HAVE GOT:
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I have an old PC with a 60GB disk. This has:
- one 30GB partion containing Windows XP that I want to keep
- remaining 30gb is free/unallocated
Pretty simple, eh?
WHAT I WANT:
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- one 30GB partion containing Windows XP that I want to keep
- remaining 30gb used by Kubuntu
- dual boot between XP and Kubuntu
Also pretty simple?
WHAT I AM OFFERED DURING INSTALLATION:
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The Kubuntu installation options displayed are:
Installation Type
Where would you like to install Kubuntu?
* Guided - use entire disk
. Guided - use entire disk and LVM
...etc
[But I dont want to use the entire disk, and I don't want LVM, so..., none of the above apllies to me]
. Manual
Then a dropdown box showing my single disk
Before:
[blank]
After:
Shows blue bar implying that the whole disk is used by Kubuntu.
If I click "Manual" and "Continue", the only real option I am offered in the "Prepare Partitions" window is to Format the entire disk (/dev/sda), which I am reluctant to do, obviously!
The setup appears not to recognise my existing partition containing XP, that I want to keep exactly as it is.
I do not want to trash my XP partition!
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I have an old PC with a 60GB disk. This has:
- one 30GB partion containing Windows XP that I want to keep
- remaining 30gb is free/unallocated
Pretty simple, eh?
WHAT I WANT:
--------------------
- one 30GB partion containing Windows XP that I want to keep
- remaining 30gb used by Kubuntu
- dual boot between XP and Kubuntu
Also pretty simple?
WHAT I AM OFFERED DURING INSTALLATION:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
The Kubuntu installation options displayed are:
Installation Type
Where would you like to install Kubuntu?
* Guided - use entire disk
. Guided - use entire disk and LVM
...etc
[But I dont want to use the entire disk, and I don't want LVM, so..., none of the above apllies to me]
. Manual
Then a dropdown box showing my single disk
Before:
[blank]
After:
Shows blue bar implying that the whole disk is used by Kubuntu.
If I click "Manual" and "Continue", the only real option I am offered in the "Prepare Partitions" window is to Format the entire disk (/dev/sda), which I am reluctant to do, obviously!
The setup appears not to recognise my existing partition containing XP, that I want to keep exactly as it is.
I do not want to trash my XP partition!
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