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Mr Macro
28-01-2008, 12:23 PM
When i try installing Linux from the LiveCD it gets tot he point where it has to make a partition then fails.
Hitman
28-01-2008, 12:32 PM
What does error it give? It was very straight forward when I did it.
Jamesy
29-01-2008, 08:07 AM
what Distro and did you make a swap partition?
Tawmu
29-01-2008, 08:21 AM
you don't NEED a swap partition.
Jamesy
29-01-2008, 03:58 PM
you don't NEED a swap partition.

When I installed Ubuntu it wouldn't work past the partition bit o nthe final install without it.
Prick
29-01-2008, 06:57 PM
When I tried to install ubuntu again off of alt cd it just froze on the partition bit and wouldn't partition or anything
Mr Macro
30-01-2008, 09:19 AM
Its working now, ubuntu is now my primary OS =]
Robbie!
31-01-2008, 06:43 PM
Enjoy it. If you have any probs, just PM me :)
Mentor
02-02-2008, 02:54 PM
Are you installing on a previously vista pc? since some changes to vistas ntfs cause a few problems with linux's partioning tools. best to repartion in vista and install in to the free space if thats the case.
Jamesy
02-02-2008, 03:01 PM
Are you installing on a previously vista pc? since some changes to vistas ntfs cause a few problems with linux's partioning tools. best to repartion in vista and install in to the free space if thats the case.

He fixed it a while ago ;)