[SOLVED] partition problem

Hello,
I try to install Arch linux on a dualboot with Windows7 on one disk.
I have 100G avaible for Arch Linux.
So I went on with the installation.
Came into the cfdisk screen and make one big partition of 100G.
Click on write and on quit.
But then I came to the screen where the disk must be partioned.
What did I do wrong ?
Roelof
Last edited by roelof (2012-07-17 13:51:27)

I don't exactly know for certain that cfdisk was ended correctly.
But as you said I made one partition of linux-83 but I saw a message that the partition was not made bootable.
And that's correct otherwise I have to bootable partitions my windows partition and the arch partition.
I think if the windows parition is not bootable I cannot boot anymore in Windows.
Roelof
Last edited by roelof (2012-07-16 19:47:09)

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