--- Craig White wrote: > On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 16:54 -0700, Josef Lowder > wrote: > > I'm trying to install Mandriva into a dual boot > setup on a new HP laptop > > on which win-xp has taken the entire 60-gig drive > and won't allow resizing. > > Is there some way around this? > > > > I see: > > ntfs resize failed > > ntfs resize v1.11.2 > > NTFS volume version 3.1 > > current volume size 60,003,381760 bytes - 60004 MB > > > followed by a long list of incremental > percentages. > > > > If possible, I'd like to avoid reformatting the > entire hard drive > > and deleting XP entirely. > ---- > you might want to defragment the partition first to > make sure that there > isn't data spread out all over and try again. > > Craig > Definitely defrag and backup. I have a pavilion zv5000 with a 60 gig that I'm dual booting. (Mostly avoid windows though) Anyway, I ended up wiping it and installing windows on about 20 gig, a FAT partition on 20 gig that I mount in both win and fedora, and the rest (about 16 gig) for fedora. works well. I'd actually ditch windows if I could and just boot fedora with a 10 gig root partition and the rest for /home and /swap. Oh, and let me know if you need help with your wifi (I'm guessing its broadcom like mine). -j Shin zen ni rei -j Registered Linux user number 403109 http://counter.li.org/ __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss