[03:30] <woli> hi
[03:30] <woli> look, this is the thing
[03:30] <Jack_Sparrow> Hey
[03:30] <woli> i want to install ubuntu in my brand new vista system
[03:30] <woli> but it comes with a lot of small partitions
[03:31] <woli> well 3, but thats still too much for a brand new system
[03:31] <woli> and i want to know which partitions could I wipe out.
[03:31] <woli> do you have vista?
[03:31] <Jack_Sparrow> so the first problem is the 4 primary partition limit.
[03:31] <woli> is there one actually?
[03:31] <Jack_Sparrow> you will need to create an extended partition and create logicals inside that
[03:32] <woli> oh i want that
[03:32] <Jack_Sparrow> no I dont use vista.. and I wont let my frineds do vista
[03:32] <woli> but there goes my other problem, the os partition, which occupies the 90% of the hdd is not inside the extended...
[03:32] <woli> if i want to resize it, i need to turn off the 'round to cylinders option
[03:32] <Jack_Sparrow> how big is the extennnded and what is on it now
[03:32] <woli> i dont know what that is, and if its evil or if its not
[03:33] <Jack_Sparrow> woli, best to break partitions on cylinder boundaries
[03:33] <woli> the extended is 2,50GB big and only a fat partition called MEDIA DIRECT is on it...
[03:33] <Jack_Sparrow> how big is the extended and what is on it now
[03:33] <woli> that
[03:34] <Jack_Sparrow> 2.5 gig   extended only
[03:34] <woli> yes...
[03:34] <woli> my hdd is 500 gb big..
[03:34] <woli> is it a big problem?
[03:34] <Jack_Sparrow> 2.5 gig extended is worthless
[03:35] <woli> it is
[03:35] <woli> i can resize it, can't i?
[03:35] <Jack_Sparrow> make sure it has nothing you need.. and delete it   and the extended, then resize your vista partition
[03:35] <woli> what happens if i turn the 'round to cylinders option' off?
[03:35] <Jack_Sparrow> then crerate a new extended with two ext3 and one swap
[03:36] <Jack_Sparrow> woli, why are you needing to do that
[03:36] <woli> i am an order freak..
[03:37] <Jack_Sparrow> not a good idea.. you will waste space
[03:37] <woli> will i?
[03:37] <woli> well, i managed to do it rounding cylinders... i just unchecked it and checked it again... it worked...
[03:37] <Jack_Sparrow> defrag vista, twice... before you resize
[03:37] <woli> the problem is now i have 3 unallocated separate partitions
[03:37] <woli> ok i will...
[03:38] <woli> do i still need to, even when being able to do it rounding to cylinders?
[03:39] <Jack_Sparrow> use gparted .. the gparted livecd would be my choice but you can run it from ubuntu livecd, there are occasionally issues whickh is why I use the standalone gparted
[03:39] <Jack_Sparrow> woli, on a new system I doubt you need to defrag, but safer to do it.. twice
[03:39] <woli> well, i am in the live session, with gpa7rted
[03:40] <woli> but ok, i will return with defraing done...
[03:40] <Jack_Sparrow> Ok, so you have the basics of what you need
[03:40] <woli> i will just erase the recovery partition, or should i leave it for now?
[03:40] <Jack_Sparrow> I will NOT be here
[03:40] <woli> you will not?
[03:40] <Jack_Sparrow> leave the recovery partition
[03:40] <woli> Jack_Sparrow: why?
[03:41] <Jack_Sparrow> I told You I was leaving and could only give you a couple minutes
[03:41] <woli> look, i will only use vista for games and other software
[03:41] <woli> ok, ill look for somebody else then
[03:41] <Jack_Sparrow> leave the recovery partition..
[03:41] <Jack_Sparrow> goodnight
[09:06] <somaunn> hello guys
[17:08] <daredevilthere> Hey all