Installation problem on notebook Dell Inspiron E1505/6400, Can not create partition and not able to boor through bootable DVD

[Aubrey Barnard]

> On 6/17/06, mylar <micros50 at computer.net> wrote:
> > On Sat, 2006-06-17 at 03:55, Sadashiv Kulthe wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I want to install Linux on my laptop and I am facing following
> problem
> > > while installing.
> > >
> > > Aftet refering to other side and by experince of others experince I
> > > have downloaded Linux to install.
> > >
> > > I have Dell Inspiron E1505/6400 laptop.
> > >
> > > Problems are -
> > > 1. How can I new partition / Resize partition/ or create free
> spance.
> > > It have single C: Partition by Dell. 70 GB HD space is available to
> > > use. It uses one hidden partition so I can create new partition
> using
> > > Partition magic. I downloaded Evaluation verstion of Partition magic
> > > which allow me to create partition but not resize parition.
> > >
> >
> > I am about to fact this same situation. I am going to be installing
> > Fedora on a Dell Inspiron notebook as well and I want to repartition
> the
> > drive and make it a dual boot. Anyone know if there are any free open
> > source alternatives to "partition magic" ?
> >
> > mylar
> >
> 
> I used the knoppix cd which includes the program qtparted. I booted
> off the knoppix cd ran the qtparted program, resized the windows
> partition. qtparted is a nice front end program.
> 
> -- 
> Ted Potter
> tpotter at techmarin.com

You could try something like a Linux live CD with GParted. AFAIK, it is a
bootable CD with a Linux distro on it geared towards editing partitions.
Go here for more information: http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=03517#0

Cheers,
     Aubrey

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