(K)ubuntu @ Asus Eee PC 1001HA - request for advise.

Bas Roufs basroufs at gmail.com
Sun Feb 14 16:19:19 UTC 2010


Hello everybody

Earlier this weekend, I did buy the "Asus 1001HA" - the netbook
specified in the very beginning of this thread. Now, I am starting to
prepare it for the installation of Kubuntu Netbook Remix 9.10 - the
distro I have chosen for that machine after carefully evaluating all
the different advises in this thread and elsewere.

Now I am at this stage:


> > ....  to minimise the size of the Windows 7 partition as much as possible.

Taking into account your words of caution, Kaj, I am following up now
your suggestions from about one week ago:

> With Windows 7, you *must* use the Windows partioner to shrink the NTFS
> partion. It's located  somewhere in what they call the "Control Panel" - or some such. When
> doing so, Windows7 will announce a minimal size. So let it do its thing,
> then defragment the partition once again (You did that in the first
> place, right?). After that you will have an "unallocated partition".
> Install whatever (K)ununtu there.
After carrying out these suggestions, an "unallocated partition"  of
172,38 GB does show up - at a HD of in total 250 GB. So far, so good.
However, there are a few nasty details I would like to check at this
forum before I start installing Kubuntu.

The "disk administration" inside WIN7 shows now a schedule apparently
meant to show how the HD looks like now.

The schedule starts left with the remaining NFTS partition with the
Windows system  - now shrunk till it's apparently minimal size 50,49%.
>From this partition, 70% is still free. However, I do not manage to
shrink it more.

The second partition from the left is already the so-called
'unallocated' partition, now 172,38 GB.

The third partition from the left is a so-called 'primary partition'
of 10 GB. When clicking at it, one option is being mentioned:
'removing' it. When clicking for more information, the following is
being mentioned: "this partition can contain data that can be
recognised by other operating systems". That's why, I am wondering
whether this partition can be used also somehow usefully at, with and
for the Kubuntu system. In other words - what is the best thing to do
with this partition:
* maintaining it as it is now?
* maintaining it, but somehow putting it next to the NFTS partition?
* "removing" it with a view to adding it to the 'unallocated' partition?

The 4th and last partition seen from the left is a tiny 16 MB
"EFI-system partition", whatever that may be. When clicking at it, no
possibility is being mentioned. It seems to be impossible to expand,
shrink or remove it. Will this partition also have some function after
installing Kubuntu?

This is it for now. Thank you very much for any feedback that might come in.

Respectfully yours,

Bas.




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