=== Gary_ is now known as Guest40327 === Guest40327 is now known as A4_322 [01:04] hi, I seem to be having a problem with disk partitioning [01:05] I installed Ubuntu Studio, but when I booted Windows 7, it said it couldn't use the empty disk space because the partion was in the wrong style... GPT I think it was [01:05] so I did it over again, and put Windows on first [01:06] but... linux couldn't find the windows partition, it treated it like an unpartitioned disk [01:06] Any advice? [01:08] ey A4_322 [01:08] ? [01:08] hey* [01:08] hi, can you help me with this? [01:09] * holstein looking [01:09] SO... [01:09] you had win 7 installed [01:09] you installed buntu [01:09] and what? [01:09] ubuntu didn't find the windows partition [01:09] when? [01:09] during the install? [01:09] when I was telling it where to install it to, yeah [01:10] is that a problem? [01:10] ubuntu didnt give you a grub entry for win? [01:10] well... yeah. If I re-write the partition table, windows (and my other partitions dissapear) [01:10] and no, it didn't [01:10] oh, be right back [01:11] A4_322: i would boot a live CD [01:11] and look at the partitions in gparted [01:12] maybe use that live installer [01:12] seems to be a little more friendly [01:12] you can make that install ubuntustudio [01:12] !vanilla [01:12] To install Ubuntu Studio on top of a vanilla Ubuntu install, read https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/Installation [01:12] ubuntu = ubuntustudio [01:12] hmm.. does ubuntu studio have a live install? [01:13] no [01:13] oh... sorry [01:13] I didn't realize what "vanilla" meant [01:13] only the alternate style installer [01:13] yeah, you can just add whatever you want to the normal vanilla one [01:13] okay [01:13] *assuming* this help you get your issue resovled [01:14] i would make sure i have all my data in place [01:14] ok, thanks for your help, I'll try it [01:14] and images made if needed [01:14] maybe with clonezilla or something [01:14] this is a brand new PC [01:14] ive never been all that worried about losing a windows partition though ;) [01:14] I literally have nothing to lose [01:14] AH [01:14] good [01:14] did it come with a CD ? [01:15] a restore disc? [01:15] no, it's a custom build [01:15] cool [01:15] so you just have a win 7 disc then [01:15] I'd like to install Windows XP, Windows 7, and Ubuntu studio on it [01:15] I have a disc of each [01:15] you'll sort it out then [01:15] I hope so =) [01:15] it gets hairy when you need to preserve a backup partition [01:15] from a vendor [01:15] nah [01:16] you can totally bork that [01:16] bork? [01:16] and your just out the time you spent [01:16] bork = screw it all up [01:16] yeah... I already screwed it up twice [01:16] you want to do the win installs first [01:16] but no harm done... reformat the hard drive and start again [01:16] and i would leave the space for ubuntu [01:17] I already installed ubuntu studio, should I take it off (for the third time argh) [01:17] however, buntu will resize [01:17] A4_322: i would get a plain old ubuntu live CD [01:17] or a gparted live disc [01:17] ok [01:17] so... start over [01:17] alright [01:17] i like http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ [01:18] sounds like a good idea... the best I have anyway [01:18] and just get a look at whats going on first [01:18] you might not have to start over [01:18] depends [01:18] A4_322: what are the formatting options with the win7 install? [01:18] is there something different or newer than ntfs going on? [01:18] that im unaware of [01:19] I'm pretty sure it's NTFS [01:19] yeah [01:19] it's NTFS [01:19] hmmm [01:19] buntu should be seeing it... [01:19] it doesn't [01:19] well, the live CD should mount it [01:19] so, it's not exfat? [01:19] that would be a good trouble-shooting step i suppose [01:19] I'll try the live cd, if it doesn't work, I'll come back... [01:19] time to eat for now [01:19] thanks for your help! [01:20] bye for now [01:20] well, come back and thanks us when your rockin and rollin :) [01:20] sure :) [01:20] good luck [01:20] thanks, all's gone well so far [01:20] except the OS [01:20] bye then [01:22] Don't know much about windows 7, but from what I've understood it supports exFAT [01:23] ailo: can we mount that? [01:23] According to wikipedia, leopard only just added support for it, but linux hasn't yet [01:24] :/ [01:24] that could be the deal [01:24] if its the default setting in the installer [01:24] maybe what we just talked about will make A4_322 aware [01:25] and choose NTFS [01:25] Well, maybe he will figure it out next time around.. === ubott2 is now known as ubottu [01:31] holstein: about testing ubuntustudio, any tips? [01:32] i recently got lucid, maverick and natty on a laptop with firewire [01:32] so i can test my firewire card [01:33] i use the PPA purge function in ubuntu tweak [01:33] i really havent even had a chance to add abogani's kernel PPA's for natty though [01:33] ailo: what are you interested in testing? [01:34] I'm about to install natty on 32 bits and 64 bits. So far only on Virtualbox [01:34] I use pci and built in cards with nvidia graphics [01:35] i think you can learn alot from virtual installs [01:35] i wanted the bare metal for the kernels and the firewire [01:36] might be nice to test those newer kernels with your nvidia hardware [01:36] not a deal breaker though [01:36] do what you feel comfortalbe with [01:36] I just used Virtualbox to get the feel for it. Can't do any 3d or low latency sound. [01:36] i have a somewhat spare machine [01:36] 64bit lappy [01:37] But what about some sort of test suites? [01:38] I've been trying to find out what is out there, but it seems there's not much out there [01:38] you mean like a package? [01:38] or a script [01:38] like ubuntu-studio-test-blah [01:38] hmmm [01:39] i dont know of a script or a package [01:39] i think so much of the performance depends on the hardware too [01:39] its challenging, but not impossible to have such a thing [01:40] I suppose a lot has to do with the kernel itself, how well it works with your hardware [01:42] i know abogani would appreciate testing his natty kernels [01:42] I think it would be interesting to compare results from different hardware. [01:42] even in VM i suppose [01:42] ailo: it would have to be a stupid simple script [01:43] and we'd have to have somewhere to collect it [01:43] ailo: are you on the mailing list? [01:43] yes [01:43] if you think about it, mail that around [01:43] and mention maybe a way to add the results easily [01:44] somewhere on the new site [01:44] OR a link from the site to a wiki page that we could easily set up [01:44] I did mail something about kernel testing on both ubuntustudio-dev and lau. Seems like it is not an easy task to test a kernel [01:44] wiki's can be a pain though [01:45] wiki's seem to get easily bloated and disorganized === JesusFreak316_ is now known as JesusFreak316 [08:08] hello hello, anyone got eyes on the room?