[HLUG] Herefordshire Digest, Vol 1275, Issue 1

[Rodney]

Sorry, can't make it this evening but will be there early on 26th to help set up.

Rod

On 16/03/2011 12:00, herefordshire-request at mailman.lug.org.uk wrote:
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>     1. Re: Partition problem with multiple distros
>        (tom_poole at tiscali.co.uk)
>     2. Re: Partition problem with multiple distros (Julian Robbins)
>     3. Open Source Day final meeting (Sarah Chard)
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> Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:55:48 +0000 (GMT)
> From: "tom_poole at tiscali.co.uk"<tom_poole at tiscali.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [HLUG] Partition problem with multiple distros
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> Hi Paul,
> I don't know if it will help, but have you seen the April 2011
> issue of LinuxFormat (LX143)? There's an article on installing two
> distros. Admittedly they installed on a virtual drive using virtualbox,
> butr I assume that the principle would be same for a real hard disk.
>
> I've had trouble installing Ubuntu onto a drive that had FAT32 and ext3
> partitions. I found the answer was to remove the ext3 partition so that
> there was only FAT and unassigned space. Ubuntu installer ignored the
> FAT partition and created a new ext3 partition in the unused area.
>
> Needless to say, back-up the HDD before trying it, just in case it
> doesn't work.
> Hope this helps.
>
> One day I will get to a meeting.
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> Regards
> Tom Poole
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>> ----Original Message----
>> From: paul at sp-tech.co.uk
>
>> Date: 13/03/2011 23:52
>> To: "Herefordshire Linux Users Group."
> <herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>> Subj: [HLUG] Partition problem with
> multiple distros
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I am trying to install several different
> distros on one PC for our
>> document freedom day event at the end of
> the month and have encountered
>> a serious problem.
>>
>> So far I have
> installed OpenSUSE, Fedora and PCLinuxOS, giving each a
>> 10GB ext4
> partition as well as having a shared 2GB swap partition.  All
>> works
> fine and the initial PCLinuxOS GRUB menu shows the three available
>
>> distros, and they all run OK.
>>
>> However if I try to install Mint or
> Ubuntu the partitioner thinks the
>> hard disk is all unallocated and
> does not show any of the existing
>> partitions.  Gparted in both
> distros is the same.
>>
>> What has gone wrong and what can I do to make
> the partitions visible to
>> Mint and Ubuntu installers without breaking
> what I already have?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Paul
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:31:27 +0000
> From: Julian Robbins<joolsr1 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [HLUG] Partition problem with multiple distros
> To: "Herefordshire Linux Users Group."
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> On 13 March 2011 23:52, Paul Stenning<paul at sp-tech.co.uk>  wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I am trying to install several different distros on one PC for our document
>> freedom day event at the end of the month and have encountered a serious
>> problem.
>>
>> So far I have installed OpenSUSE, Fedora and PCLinuxOS, giving each a 10GB
>> ext4 partition as well as having a shared 2GB swap partition.  All works
>> fine and the initial PCLinuxOS GRUB menu shows the three available distros,
>> and they all run OK.
>>
>> However if I try to install Mint or Ubuntu the partitioner thinks the hard
>> disk is all unallocated and does not show any of the existing partitions.
>>   Gparted in both distros is the same.
>
>
>> What has gone wrong and what can I do to make the partitions visible to
>> Mint and Ubuntu installers without breaking what I already have?
>>
>
> Hmm, not sure of the problem. Have you set any primary partitions? Linux
> doesnt need to see aprimary partition, you can install in a logical one, but
> it could be related.
>
> You may have to use another boot tool to allow mint/ubuntu to see the other
> partitions. I think theres a distro tool, that allows you to do things with
> the boot menu, and make changes.
>
> What version of Ubuntu/Mint is it? If it was a really old one it would
> recognise ext4, but i doubt youd be using a version that old.
>
> You could try the beat of Ubuntu 11.04, which is a touch risky, but may see
> the previous partitions - try it with a live cd, and then you can get an
> idea of whether it could work ...
>
> Julian
>
>
>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Paul
>>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:47:52 +0000
> From: Sarah Chard<sarah at streetentertainers.co.uk>
> Subject: [HLUG] Open Source Day final meeting
> To: herefordshire<herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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> Just a quick reminder to everyone that our final organising meeting  is
> tonight at the Point4, 7:30pm -
> If you are intending to help out on the day please do try to make the
> meeting as we will be sorting out the final practical details