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    Dell XPS 15 and Windows 7- Ubuntu Dual-boot system

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Leica01, Dec 13, 2010.

  1. Leica01

    Leica01 Notebook Guru

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    I would like to make the XPS 15 a dual-boot system - running Windows 7 and Ubuntu.

    I have used Acronis Disk Director 11 to create the partitions and formatting.

    But now the main problem: in the given MBR system, Acronis DD allows 3 Primary and an unlimited number of Logical drives.

    The Dell XPS came pre-installed with "Local volume" (FAT16) [containing Dell Utility], "Recovery" (NTFS) drives, along with C: [OS] drive (NTFS) - these 3 drives are all Primary.

    Therefore, I can no longer convert the drive reserved for installing Ubuntu from Logical into a Primary one, and an OS can only be installed on a Primary drive.

    How does one solve this problem?
     
    Leica01, Dec 13, 2010
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  2. theZoid

    theZoid Notebook Savant

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    My entire Sabayon install is onto extended partitions. Do it :)
     
    theZoid, Dec 15, 2010
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  3. debguy

    debguy rip dmr

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    As theZoid pointed out, Linux and nearly every other OS I know has no problems residing on a logical volume.
    It's only MS systems that are limited to primary partitions. And somehow everybody today thinks this is valid for all other systems too.
     
    debguy, Dec 16, 2010
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    Yep....MS wants windows to "own" the harddrive. I wouldn't be surprised if MS had their hand in the 4 primary partition limit behind the scenes.
     
    theZoid, Dec 17, 2010
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