Compaq Pesario CQ50-139WM

[Karl Larsen]

Wade Smart wrote:
> Karl Larsen wrote:
>   
>> Wade Smart wrote:
>>     
>>> Karl Larsen wrote:
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>>>       
>>>> Karl Larsen wrote:
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>>>>         
>>>>>     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
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>>>>>       
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>>>>     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
>>>>
>>>>
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>>> 20081108 1249 GMT-5
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>>> What is the error?
>>>
>>> Wade
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>>     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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> 20081108 1309 GMT-6
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> 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
>
>   
    I didn't think there was such a thing but when I can I will load it 
back up and look for that. But I figured it was always unmounted when 
using a LiveCD. But who knows?

Karl


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