How do I convert a single hard drive to GPT without losing data
How do I convert a single hard drive to GPT without losing data and without re-installing.
Current systems Windows 7 Partition /dev/sda1 (Primary) xubuntu 14.10 /dev/sda5 (Logical) (maybe upgraded to 15.04 when released) Swap /dev/sda6 (Logical) I read some guides they were not clear. They also said it is better to do a clean install of each system. None of the guides give a step by step, they always leave something out. I am not turning on secure boot but I am turning on uefi. I have a Mini-partition wizard boot cd that can help out but wouldn't covert a system partition. I have a way to make an iso for xubuntu 14.10 When do you turn on UEFI in the bios before or after converting drive? Mod, please move to correct forum if needed |
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Thank you.
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It is not as simple as "turning on EFI" -- an EFI system requires an EFI system partition and the boot loaders/managers need to be located there so you will need to create that partition and copy over the files (and mount /boot/efi to the ESP for your Xubuntu system before you update GRUB-EFI).
You will have to re-install Windows. It would prebably be simpler to re-install Xubuntu as well (after you have re-installed Windows). |
What I did install windows first but I partition my hard disk as many as you can....then reinstall Linux in every partition. But not in partition wherein you install windows. :-)
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I actually did find a way to do what I wanting, but you might as well do a clean install, to go to that much work. I think it would take the same amount of time at least for me. If you didn't have a windows system partition. You would have to create one. However, there is more to that then just creating the windows system partition. I will go ahead and consider this thread solved.
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