i would suggest to do the partitioning with windows partitiioning tool 1. install win 7 to a 80 GB partition(suggested), do not create partitions for rest of the unallocated space at this point
2. after windows is installed and fully configured(drivers etc) right click My Computer > Manage > Storage > Disk Management at this point u will get a graphical map of you HDD, typically it should have 2 partitions an 100MB one and your windows installation partition not the Disk no on the left side of HDD you have installed typically it should be 'Disk 0' 3. close disk management tool. In the Start Menu search box area, type *cmd *and press *CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER*, this will open up an elevated command prompt 4. at this prompt type 'diskpart' you will now be in the console variant of windows partitioning tool 5. type 'list disk' it will physical disk drives installed 6. assuming u have installed windows to disk 0 enter 'select disk 0' . substitute 0 with appropriate number if you have installed windows any other drive. 7. type 'create partition extended' this will create an extended partition out of whole unallocated space. close diskpart 6. again go back to My Computer (Right Click) > Manage > Storage > Disk Management now you will see the extended partition as a light Blue block assuming you have like 380 GB of extended partition(for a 500GB HDD after installing win 7) lets create following logical partitions 200 GB ntfs 100 GB ntfs *4 GB swap * * 76 GB ext4* to do so first select light blue block right click and select create simple volume from the context menu in the ensuing dialog box enter the size of partition for 200GB (200x1024MB), press next select drive letter and file system type. do the same for 100 GB as well * take care while create the following next two linux specific partitions* follow the above step upto entering the partition size but instead selecting drive letter select the third option "*Do not assign drive letter or path*" and press next in the next dialog box select option "*do not format this volume" *and finish the wizard close and restart windows. now you try to install ubuntu, while installing ubuntu at the partitioning stage select custom partition layout and format and mount the 4gb and 76gb partitions as swap and "*/*" and procced with installation hopefully this will successful. PS: instead of installing from graphical installer disk try installing form text only alternative installer disk of ubuntu from http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/oneiric/ http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/oneiric/ubuntu-11.10-alternate-i386.iso for 32bit http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/oneiric/ubuntu-11.10-alternate-amd64.iso for 64bit i have better experience with alternative installer(esp in cases where graphical installer failed to initialize due unsupported graphical chipset etc) in past but your mileage may vary -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To control your subscription visit http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For details visit the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en