Compaq Pesario CQ50-139WM

Karl Larsen k5di at zianet.com
Sat Nov 8 19:05:33 UTC 2008


Wade Smart wrote:
> Karl Larsen wrote:
>   
>> Karl Larsen wrote:
>>     
>>>     I bought the subject lap top this morning and of course it has Vista 
>>> Basic on it. At any Wal Mart they are on sale for $298.00 plus tax. I am 
>>> letting Vista get updated and then will load Hardy.
>>>
>>>     It's a real good looking lap top.
>>>
>>>
>>> Karl
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>>     I am having trouble loading any Linux on the subject lap top. I 
>> tried 2 LiveCD of Hardy and they error out to Busybox always. I tried 
>> the 8.10 LiveCD and it comes up fine but I'm having a problem. Here is 
>> what it looks like to GParted:
>>
>> /dev/sda1    ntfs          139.71 GB  using 20.54 GB UNused 119.17
>> /dev/sda2    ntfs    label PRESARIO_RP 9.34 GB using 7.64
>> Unallocated   1.34 MB
>>
>>     Need to get some of /dev/sda1, like 100 GB moved to Unallocated but 
>> it has an error every time I try to Resize/Move /dev/sda1. What am I 
>> doing wrong?
>>
>> Karl
>>
>>
>>     
>
> 20081108 1249 GMT-5
>
> What is the error?
>
> Wade
>
>   
    I can't find any error data. This is of course on the LiveCD and 
things are not the same as with a real computer. I have no idea where to 
look :-)

Karl


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