ladies , gentlemen, gastropods , former french emperors, autocratic anthropomorphic simians , genetically engineered sentient root vegetables, come today question on setting dually booted laptop. model hp dm1z has copy of windows 7 , partition hard drive may use ubuntu 11.04 main os. however, have read there can 1 highlan -- err, 4 partitions on hard drive, there are. these are, according gparted: sda1-"boot", sda2-main hard drive, sda3-"recovery", , sda4-"hp tools" or that. planning on deleting hp tools drive, have learned elsewhere not absolutely essential , more recoverable recovery drive (seeing have no way of making external recovery media currently). shrink sda2 , create new partition ubuntu in empty space. have been trying use this post guide tad bit confusing , wanted counsel on planned course of action. also, deal on swap partition? many thanks.
did click on solved before got answers? solved not many help.
welcome forums.
should able hp tools data partition small.
advice on how handle 4 primary partitions used. - srs5694
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1686440
besure create recovery dvd(s) first.
hp tools partition discussion:
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/noteboo...on/td-p/228360
shrinking windows 7 partition best done in windows.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...windows-vista/
hedge show graphically how delete & create partitions:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1713649
ubuntu install steps - choose guide, close want.
http://members.iinet.net/~herman546/index.html
installs screenshots/examples:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~herman546/p22.html
install separate /home aysiu
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/installseparatehome
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/swapfaq
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