[SOLVED] How to partition when dual boot with Windows 10

bscho · 11-27-2017, 05:18 AM

The dual boot option is not available with Windows 10. Is it possible to click on something else radio button as I have never been able to partition this way. If someone has done it can you let me know how to do it please?

pan64 · 11-27-2017, 06:42 AM

I don't really understand your question.
The usual way is to install windows first, using its partition manager and leave an empty partition for linux. Install linux and use its boot loader to recognize all the available (bootable) systems and configure boot loader accordingly.

If you cannot construct partitions from within windows boot a live cd and use parted (or similar) to create your partitions - and tell windows which one to use.

bscho · 11-27-2017, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by pan64

I don't really understand your question.
The usual way is to install windows first, using its partition manager and leave an empty partition for linux. Install linux and use its boot loader to recognize all the available (bootable) systems and configure boot loader accordingly.

If you cannot construct partitions from within windows boot a live cd and use parted (or similar) to create your partitions - and tell windows which one to use.

Not the usual way at all. If you mean gparted it does not work. The only one I can find is EaseUS within windows has windows a partition manager?

Need an answer to the question can you partition with the Linux installation on clicking something else. Thanks anyway.

pan64 · 11-27-2017, 07:15 AM

I still do not understand your question. You need to specify your problem better. Usually gparted (or similar) works.
During the install of windows there is a partition manager or chooser.
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...6-19be5eb751bb

bscho · 11-27-2017, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by pan64

I still do not understand your question. You need to specify your problem better. Usually gparted (or similar) works.
During the install of windows there is a partition manager or chooser.
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...6-19be5eb751bb

Can't understand you not understanding? On installing Linux it gets to the Partition Manager and the option when not recognizing Windoze 10 is either install the whole or choose something else. I fear the something else is useless.

Gparted does not work either, it does no allow resizing on an active partition.

The choice of partition manager on installation of Windoze 10 is just that it does not partition. On a Fresh install only one partition is shown and it must be NTFS refuses if Fat or Ext4.

yancek · 11-27-2017, 07:48 AM

I'm guessing that you have windows 10 installed and want to install Mint. In windows, you can use Disk Management to shrink the windows partition to give you unallocated space on which to install Mint. When you shut down windows to boot the Mint installer, make sure hibernation is off in windows. When you boot Mint, you should select the Something Else manual install method. You should verify that windows is EFI (or not) and then must install Mint EFI or booting will be a problem after install.

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Gparted does not work either, it does no allow resizing on an active partition.

If you are installing Mint from a DVD/flash drive, why is that a problem? The active partition would be the one you are using and you would not want to resize the flash drive. Or do you have Mint already installed and are trying to install windows? Windows has a custom install option which allows you to select a specific partition to install to.

Your question isn't clear because you have not indicated your current situation.
Do you have windows installed or are you trying to install it?
Do you have Mint installed or are you trying to install it? If so, do you have unallocated space on which to install?
With regard to the "Something Else" option in Mint, that is just their name for a Manual install where the user makes all the selections.

petelq · 11-27-2017, 07:53 AM

All distro installs that I've tried have a partitioner built in. You can shrink the windows partition and create further partitioning in the spare space. Follow the instructions of the installer.
If you use gparted then laoding that means the ms windows partition is not active.

bscho · 11-27-2017, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by yancek

I'm guessing that you have windows 10 installed and want to install Mint. In windows, you can use Disk Management to shrink the windows partition to give you unallocated space on which to install Mint. When you shut down windows to boot the Mint installer, make sure hibernation is off in windows. When you boot Mint, you should select the Something Else manual install method. You should verify that windows is EFI (or not) and then must install Mint EFI or booting will be a problem after install

The point is installing from the installation disk or dvd the option is not available

If you are installing Mint from a DVD/flash drive, why is that a problem? The active partition would be the one you are using and you would not want to resize the flash drive. Or do you have Mint already installed and are trying to install windows? Windows has a custom install option which allows you to select a specific partition to install to.

I am talking about everybody on every occasion.

Your question isn't clear because you have not indicated your current situation.
It isn't my current situation it is everybody who tries the installation.

Every situation when Windoze is on the disc.

Do you have windows installed or are you trying to install it?

Not Me everybody using the installation disk it should have a partitioner built in for Windoze 10.

Do you have Mint installed or are you trying to install it? If so, do you have unallocated space on which to install?
With regard to the "Something Else" option in Mint, that is just their name for a Manual install where the user makes all the selections.

The point is you cannot manually install with the Something else option. Any one succeeded as it does not allow for resizing.

I have to write the installation procedure for others and it will not install with Windows 10 on the disc. I thinks the installation should omit the Something else and suggest to abandon if you want dual boot and partition with EasyUS.

pan64 · 11-27-2017, 09:50 AM

can you please explain - in details - what did you really try to do? Step by step.
You can use a live cd to boot and construct partitions.
You can boot windows install and select and existing partition to use.
you can install a linux distro into the other partition.

You do not need to resize anything.

- or -

Do you have an existing Windows and you need to shrink it?
or what?

bscho · 11-27-2017, 09:51 AM

Looked everywhere in Windoze 10 for the Partitioner talked about. Where is it?

What partitioner are used usually that are free?

bscho · 11-27-2017, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by pan64

can you please explain - in details - what did you really try to do? Step by step.
You can use a live cd to boot and construct partitions.
You can boot windows install and select and existing partition to use.
you can install a linux distro into the other partition.

You do not need to resize anything.

- or -

Do you have an existing Windows and you need to shrink it?
or what?

What live cd?

No you cannot use Windoze 10 to create partitions they have to be there in the first place and if they are Linux will find Windoze on the system and allow dual booting.

It is the most common case I am talking about. Windoze 10 on the drive and only one partition this is when Linux does not find Windoze on the disk and hence no boot alongside windows.

pan64 · 11-27-2017, 10:03 AM

what you are talking about is a problem, not the most common case.
You can download a live cd and boot from a pendrive, almost all linux distros have that live cd which works without installation - and allows to partition your hdd.
https://livecdlist.com/

bscho · 11-27-2017, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by pan64

what you are talking about is a problem, not the most common case.
You can download a live cd and boot from a pendrive, almost all linux distros have that live cd which works without installation - and allows to partition your hdd.
https://livecdlist.com/

No, it is the most common case you download the distro on a dvd and has started due to Windoze 10 other windoze are found and you do not need to partition the installer does it for you.

I am not sure what live cd you are talking about and in any case this means shipping pendrives and if you do that you might as well as ship with the partitioner on.

Your URL does not include Linux Mint.

Please let me know where do you get the live cd with a partitioner on?

pan64 · 11-27-2017, 10:19 AM

I posted a link, you can choose your preferred distro. If you are unsure, try this: https://livecdlist.com/media/usb-flash-drive/ and pick the debian for example. All have partition editor.

bscho · 11-27-2017, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by pan64

I posted a link, you can choose your preferred distro. If you are unsure, try this: https://livecdlist.com/media/usb-flash-drive/ and pick the debian for example. All have partition editor.

Your Link does not include Linux Mint and even if it did a new version 18.3 has just been released.