Hi... After much searching, can't find info on how to transfer without losing LL setup.
... need to know how to move LL setup from laptop.
sudo update-grubSo I decided to put LL on the desktop (side by side with Win 7) by using the ' live LL install disk' and do all the set-up broo-ha-ha that I did on the laptop ONLY TO DISCOVER that for some reason this lenovo M58 desktop with pre-configured Win 7 SP1 will not show the Win 7 OS when I run the INSTALL program. I get a blank 'Install - Installation Type' screen.
I know what it's like to train a newbee and I want you fellas to know that I really admire your patience. I consider myself a quick study, BUT I'm also very cautious when treading in unknown territory.
Tried the Fixparts first after backup...got error message "ERROR: WRONG ARCHITECTURE 'AMD64'(I know my system is 64)
Rob the live GPartEd is a little different from the 'install'. I didn't know whether to click the 'Device tab' or the 'Partition tab' to get to the part where I can move the partition for resizing.
I aborted.... I remember reading about not creating a partition when resizing... and I wasn't sure where we were headed with this
Tried the Fixparts first after backup...got error message "ERROR: WRONG ARCHITECTURE 'AMD64'(I know my system is 64)
Computer may be 64-bit capable, but you need to use version of FixParts that corresponds to the version of LL on the live DVD/USB you're using. Sounds like you've got 32-bit version of LL and tried to install 64-bit Fixparts to it.
So I had a BFO (Brilliant Flash Of the Obvious)
>The LL live boot disk I made was for the laptop 32 bit.
> Made LL live boot disk in 64 bit.
> Tried Fixparts again. It ran this time - it didn't ask me anything - it closed. I'm thinking that since the desktop only has a stand-alone /sda is the reason for this behavior. ?
So I had a BFO (Brilliant Flash Of the Obvious)
>Still see /sda with System GPartEd - nada, nitch, nil with Install GPartEd.
I tried out redo for curiosity and failed!
I backed up a 20 GB Lite partition on my internal 1 TB drive(sdb1) and tried to install it on a 20GB partition on a 250GB external drive(sdb2)
When it asked for a drive to reinstall to and I pointed at sdb2 it threw an error that the drive is smaller than the original.
I would expect an error if the partition was smaller but not the drive.
I thought that SalineOS was discontinued !Correct, when fragadelic(Remastersys) packed up he moved over to Manjaro.
didn't know fragadelic was with Manjaro afterwardSorry to mislead you, me and my words.
How many posts before I can submit images ?
I have some great screenshots on this ...
@ gold_finger
> resized C: drive on 80GB desktop
> rebooted in Win 7 - ok
> rebooted with 64 bit LL disk live
> ran >system>Gparted from Menu
shows: /dev/sda1 System size: 3.75 GB used: 3.15 GB unused:618.40 MB Boot/Diag
/dev/sda2 Win 7 SP 1 size: 39.41 GB used: 27.70 GB unused 11.71 GB
unallocated size: 31.37 GB (where I want LL to be located)
> ran Install
> selected 'something else'
> ...... b l a n k on the install screen ( blank blanked de blank)
> While pondering.... this desktop was a recent refurbished purchace with Win 7 SP1 preinstalled... only reason to keep Win is to read the KINDLE app. I could wipe it, but would rather not.... takes away the challenge.
Thanks
tripple aught,
Do confirm the md5sum of the ISO file you used to create the live LL disk as N4RPS suggested.
| linux@linux:~$ sudo parted -l Model: ATA WDC WD800JD-60LS (scsi) Disk /dev/sda: 80.0GB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: msdos Number Start End Size Type File system Flags 1 1049kB 4030MB 4029MB primary ntfs boot, diag 2 4030MB 46.3GB 42.3GB primary ntfs Warning: Unable to open /dev/sr0 read-write (Read-only file system). /dev/sr0 has been opened read-only. Error: Invalid partition table - recursive partition on /dev/sr0. Ignore/Cancel? i Model: TSSTcorp DVD-ROM TS-H353C (scsi) Disk /dev/sr0: 774MB Sector size (logical/physical): 2048B/2048B Partition Table: msdos Number Start End Size Type File system Flags linux@linux:~$ sudo sfdisk -d /dev/sda > $HOME/Desktop/parts.txt linux@linux:~$ sudo fixparts /dev/sda sudo: fixparts: command not found linux@linux:~$ sudo fixparts /dev/sda sudo: fixparts: command not found linux@linux:~$ |
sudo parted /dev/sda printsudo parted /dev/sda print
linux@linux:~$ sudo parted /dev/sda print
Model: ATA WDC WD800JD-60LS (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 80.0GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 4030MB 4029MB primary ntfs boot, diag
2 4030MB 46.3GB 42.3GB primary ntfs
linux@linux:~$BEFORE you proceed, make a backup copy of the partition table on the HDD with this command (substitute YOUR device name letter for the 'X'):
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sudo sfdisk -d /dev/sdX > $HOME/Desktop/parts.txt
* Copy the 'parts.txt' file that appears on your Desktop to a USB stick (or some other external source) for safe keeping because it will be lost when you exit the live environment.
* If you have to restore the partition table for some reason, you can use that "parts.txt" file by doing the following:
* Boot computer with 'live' DVD
* Copy 'parts.txt' file from your source to the Desktop of the 'live' DVD
* Then run this command in a terminal (substitute YOUR device name letter for the 'X'):
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sudo sfdisk -f /dev/sdX < $HOME/Desktop/parts.txt
linux@linux:~$ sudo sfdisk -d /dev/sda > $HOME/Desktop/parts.txt
linux@linux:~$ sudo sfdisk -f /dev/sda < $HOME/Desktop/parts.txt
Checking that no-one is using this disk right now ...
BLKRRPART: Device or resource busy
This disk is currently in use - repartitioning is probably a bad idea.
Umount all file systems, and swapoff all swap partitions on this disk.
Use the --no-reread flag to suppress this check.
Disk /dev/sda: 9729 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track
Old situation:
Units = cylinders of 8225280 bytes, blocks of 1024 bytes, counting from 0
Device Boot Start End #cyls #blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 0+ 489- 490- 3934208 27 Hidden NTFS WinRE
/dev/sda2 489+ 5634- 5145- 41325568 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda3 0 - 0 0 0 Empty
/dev/sda4 0 - 0 0 0 Empty
New situation:
Units = sectors of 512 bytes, counting from 0
Device Boot Start End #sectors Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 7870463 7868416 27 Hidden NTFS WinRE
/dev/sda2 7870464 90521599 82651136 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda3 0 - 0 0 Empty
/dev/sda4 0 - 0 0 Empty
Warning: partition 1 does not end at a cylinder boundary
Warning: partition 2 does not start at a cylinder boundary
Warning: partition 2 does not end at a cylinder boundary
Successfully wrote the new partition table
Re-reading the partition table ...
BLKRRPART: Device or resource busy
The command to re-read the partition table failed.
Run partprobe(8), kpartx(8) or reboot your system now,
before using mkfs
If you created or changed a DOS partition, /dev/foo7, say, then use dd(1)
to zero the first 512 bytes: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/foo7 bs=512 count=1
(See fdisk(8).)
linux@linux:~$linux@linux:~$ df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/cow 929M 45M 884M 5% /
udev 915M 4.0K 915M 1% /dev
tmpfs 186M 1.4M 185M 1% /run
/dev/sr0 738M 738M 0 100% /cdrom
/dev/loop0 706M 706M 0 100% /rofs
none 4.0K 0 4.0K 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
tmpfs 929M 16K 929M 1% /tmp
none 5.0M 0 5.0M 0% /run/lock
none 929M 80K 929M 1% /run/shm
none 100M 24K 100M 1% /run/user
linux@linux:~$
linux@linux:~$ sudo blkid
/dev/loop0: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/sda1: LABEL="System" UUID="08C2894BC2893E46" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda2: LABEL="WIN 7 SP 1" UUID="889C8B189C8B0044" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sr0: LABEL="Linux Lite 2.2 64-bit" TYPE="iso9660"
/dev/sdb1: LABEL="USB20FD" UUID="2A72-97E1" TYPE="vfat"
linux@linux:~$
linux@linux:~$ sudo parted -l
Model: ATA WDC WD800JD-60LS (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 80.0GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 4030MB 4029MB primary ntfs boot, diag
2 4030MB 46.3GB 42.3GB primary ntfs
Model: PNY USB 2.0 FD (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 8167MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 28.7kB 8167MB 8167MB primary fat32 lba
Warning: Unable to open /dev/sr0 read-write (Read-only file system). /dev/sr0
has been opened read-only.
Error: Invalid partition table - recursive partition on /dev/sr0.
Ignore/Cancel? I
Model: TSSTcorp DVD-ROM TS-H353C (scsi)
Disk /dev/sr0: 774MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 2048B/2048B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
linux@linux:~$ linux@linux:~$ sudo fixparts /dev/sda
sudo: fixparts: command not found
linux@linux:~$
You were absolutely correct.... The first time I ran just the install for fixparts without the commands. (ooops)
Latest times to run have been with commands.
Here are the 'prep' screens (df -h) (sudo blkid) (sudo parted -l) I did this just to see the different information provided.
> I re-downloaded the Fixparts App and ran it again from Live LL disk on desktop.
> There is a message on the 'install screen' : "same version is already installed"
> Pull up the command terminal and...Code: [Select]linux@linux:~$ sudo fixparts /dev/sda
sudo: fixparts: command not found
linux@linux:~$
man fixpartsBesides, you have a reputation to uphold - everything you touch is supposed to turn to gold. Touch this project ! :-)
I'm wondering if there's really something screwy about the aftermarket install of Win7 on the desktop.... Other people with Win7 don't have to jump through these hoops - do they?
I was curious about the WARNING in the command response to Fixparts....
Redo Backup, qt4-fsarchiver and Macrium Reflect all copy the MBR, does Clonzilla?
Maybe clone the windows partitions to the USB drive with gparted, sort out the MBR for the bad drive and then clone back again and run the Win 7 install/restore disk.?
Do you happen to know if the Redo Backup is just a complete clone of the drive?I've never used it but my understanding is that it is and would make a good fall back
Don't know why Windows wouldn't bootI think it error because of the backup file whichI'd copied from my data partitio to a USB
I'm a slow methodical guy so don't rush me.
If original install was OEM version, maybe it will only boot from an internal disk due to restricted MS license built-in to it? (Just a guess.)
QuoteIf original install was OEM version, maybe it will only boot from an internal disk due to restricted MS license built-in to it? (Just a guess.)
This may be the issue . and if that's the case - it means that every preinstalled software machine from a refurbished supplier may have this same issue with installing LL ?
Sorry!
So I have a confession: I said that LL WOULD be installed on this desktop along with Windows... to do that I would have to purchase a OEM copy of Windows and wipe the desktop HDD and then do the LL install. I AM NOT going to pay three times what I paid for this desktop to do that.I know jack sh*t about UEFI friend, so I ask you if it's possible to zap the drive and install LL and then install windows into virtualbox or am I being naive?