> ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:15:46 +1100 > From: Roger <arelem@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: F18 Installation problem > Message-ID: <5133D9A2.6080507@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > On 03/04/2013 01:58 AM, Vinny Onelli wrote: > > Hello, > > I am try to install F18 on Dell Dimension 8300 containing 2 HD 120 GB > > for windows XP and 350 GB containing F17. I first tried to install F18 > > from a downloaded iso file, it shows an error when select the 350 GB HD > > apparently it thing that there is not enough space, I intended to > > replace the existing F17 but there is not such choice. I also tried to > > install using the live dvd, but it shows the same problem. > > Help would be greatly appreciate, Thank you in advance. Vinny > > > Yes that's what is happening, there is not enough space. > Because fedora 17 is installed, the installer cannot find any space for > fedora 18 even though there may well be lots of space. > And unfortunately it won't overwrite another fedora and won't write to > an empty formatted partition. > The only way I could get fedora 18 installed in a partition was to use > my other hard drive which has fedora 16 and delete the empty partition > on the other hard drive on which I wanted to install fedora 18. > I'm guessing you have LVM and it uses all available space. If so, the > other option is to go thru the boring, convoluted and dangerous option > of shrinking LVM partition. I never got game enough to tackle that. > Roger > I used fdisk to unpartition the drive that had F17, then tried to install F18. The installation wend thru without hitch, but now I can't boot windows or F18 these are the message on bootup: Error:no such device: 62a84f10-a778-47c1-bd21-17ce241f40aa Entering rescue mode .... grub rescue> Can any one Help? -- 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 Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
