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Retrofan · 23 July 2011, 03:04

Hi:
I am trying it. I've made a 20Gb partition formatted with fat32 in my new Windows 7 64 bits Ultimate, but when using the Amiga Forever Cd and the instructions to install Knoppix in my "C64x"; http://www.amigaforever.com/kxlight/installation/, I found the "bad primary partition 2" message to install it there. I was needing to format the partition to use Linux Ext4 (I'm new with all this, so sorry if I say some nonsense). I watched this video of how to install Ubuntu with Windows 7 [ Show youtube player ], and I've already got a Ubuntu 11.4 cd http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download.

I tried to find a way to format the partition to be used with Linux, but it seems it's difficult to find one that works with Windows 7 with 64 bits.

What did I think? Just to install Ubuntu using the youtube tutorial, change the partition with Ubuntu to use ext4 and later install there the knoppix Amiga Forever deleting Ubuntu.

I've just done it. It works right as I thought. It says that it will delete the contents of that partition (great) and it installs it there.

I changed even the "boot selector" that Ubuntu has for the one of the Knoppix, but... I've booted it twenty minutes ago and it still doesn't boot (it was showing progress, but now I don't see any).

The questions:
Is this a way to make it?
I think later I won't be able to see that partition in Windows 7, is it true?
And if instead of making it as a linux partition I leave it and just copy the contents of the Amiga Forever cd? Will it take longer to boot or will it be the same? If I make it (easiest way) can I copy things then between Windows and the Amiga Forever partition...? (Edit: No, you can't. Even to install a copy of the Cd you need to make it as an ext4 partition. About if you can see the contents in Windows 7 it seems that you can with this: http://www.soluvas.com/read-browse-e...rom-windows-7/ , but I haven't tried it.)

How must I do it?

EDIT: It stays there without progress even if I boot it again. Must I wait for some update or isn't it working right?

And... I don't like a booting menu to select between OS's. I preffer to change the booting partition with the Bios, as I won't be using it so often. Edit: It seems I can't do it as it seems an ext4 partition is invisible at least for the Bios.

EDIT: It seems my idea is good (to install Ubuntu to prepare the partition and install A Forever there later). The thing is that I've tried booting from the cd like I do in my laptop, and here it doesn't boot from there; it behaves exactly like the installation I did in my partition.
EDIT: It boots from an AForever 2006 version, but I don't have the wireless mouse working.

Edit: To delete Ubuntu, I've used this [ Show youtube player ]. If you only try to format the partition, it won't work and you'll have to install it again so you can get access to Windows 7 with the grub program that Ubuntu installs.

Final edit: My conclusion: Amiga Forever has to improve his knoppix installation so I can use it, or I could try with a ps2 mouse.
And now... I think I will try with Icaros.

EDIT: I'm leaving this as far as I don't like launchers while booting and I can't get into the Bios but connecting another keyboard, as I can't change F8, del or F12 (which I don't have in my Commodore keyboard) to work at booting (later they work). So I won't install anything else by now.
EDIT: It seems I can try with VirtualBox.

23 July 2011, 03:04	#1
Retrofan Ruler of the Universe Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lanzarote/Spain Posts: 6,188	Hi: I am trying it. I've made a 20Gb partition formatted with fat32 in my new Windows 7 64 bits Ultimate, but when using the Amiga Forever Cd and the instructions to install Knoppix in my "C64x"; http://www.amigaforever.com/kxlight/installation/, I found the "bad primary partition 2" message to install it there. I was needing to format the partition to use Linux Ext4 (I'm new with all this, so sorry if I say some nonsense). I watched this video of how to install Ubuntu with Windows 7 [ Show youtube player ], and I've already got a Ubuntu 11.4 cd http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download. I tried to find a way to format the partition to be used with Linux, but it seems it's difficult to find one that works with Windows 7 with 64 bits. What did I think? Just to install Ubuntu using the youtube tutorial, change the partition with Ubuntu to use ext4 and later install there the knoppix Amiga Forever deleting Ubuntu. I've just done it. It works right as I thought. It says that it will delete the contents of that partition (great) and it installs it there. I changed even the "boot selector" that Ubuntu has for the one of the Knoppix, but... I've booted it twenty minutes ago and it still doesn't boot (it was showing progress, but now I don't see any). The questions: Is this a way to make it? I think later I won't be able to see that partition in Windows 7, is it true? And if instead of making it as a linux partition I leave it and just copy the contents of the Amiga Forever cd? Will it take longer to boot or will it be the same? If I make it (easiest way) can I copy things then between Windows and the Amiga Forever partition...? (Edit: No, you can't. Even to install a copy of the Cd you need to make it as an ext4 partition. About if you can see the contents in Windows 7 it seems that you can with this: http://www.soluvas.com/read-browse-e...rom-windows-7/ , but I haven't tried it.) How must I do it? EDIT: It stays there without progress even if I boot it again. Must I wait for some update or isn't it working right? And... I don't like a booting menu to select between OS's. I preffer to change the booting partition with the Bios, as I won't be using it so often. Edit: It seems I can't do it as it seems an ext4 partition is invisible at least for the Bios. EDIT: It seems my idea is good (to install Ubuntu to prepare the partition and install A Forever there later). The thing is that I've tried booting from the cd like I do in my laptop, and here it doesn't boot from there; it behaves exactly like the installation I did in my partition. EDIT: It boots from an AForever 2006 version, but I don't have the wireless mouse working. Edit: To delete Ubuntu, I've used this [ Show youtube player ]. If you only try to format the partition, it won't work and you'll have to install it again so you can get access to Windows 7 with the grub program that Ubuntu installs. Final edit: My conclusion: Amiga Forever has to improve his knoppix installation so I can use it, or I could try with a ps2 mouse. And now... I think I will try with Icaros. EDIT: I'm leaving this as far as I don't like launchers while booting and I can't get into the Bios but connecting another keyboard, as I can't change F8, del or F12 (which I don't have in my Commodore keyboard) to work at booting (later they work). So I won't install anything else by now. EDIT: It seems I can try with VirtualBox. Last edited by Retrofan; 15 August 2011 at 13:07.