Gregory Hosler <ghosler@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >Sent: Jul 31, 2010 4:37 AM >To: Community support for Fedora users <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: how not to initialize HD > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >On 07/31/2010 06:38 PM, Paul Cartwright wrote: >> I don't know why, but I keep trying to install Fedora on my laptop. The last >> time I did it , it told me it had to initialize my HD, and I stupidly said >> YES. And it did. Wiped out my XP/Ubuntu setup. I reinstalled XP , and I tried >> AGAIN, and it still wants to initialize my HD. >> This is a Dell 100Gb HD laptop that has always been dual-boot, with lots of >> Linux distros EXCEPT Fedora.. >> If I say ignore, it tells me there are no partitions to install onto. >> > >What is the output of fdisk -l > There is and always has been a limit of 4 physical partitions. Fedora, for some strange reason, wants to put a /boot in the mix if you try to boot off of a LVM. I had both as physical partitions (all of the space in the logical is taken). When I tried to reinstall, I forgot about the /boot and tried to create ANOTHER physical partition. No space. Maybe that is what Paul is encountering. Yes, what is the output of fdisk -l You might find that there is no space left. James McKenzie -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
