Compaq Pesario CQ50-139WM

[Wade Smart]

Karl Larsen wrote:
> 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
> 
> 

20081108 1309 GMT-6

When you use gparted on the livecd, I think you have to unmount sda1 
before you can make any changes to it.

Up in the top tool bar there is a option to unmount.

Wade

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