After having some trouble with Ubuntu installation, I think I've finally figured out what needs to be done. My system's current partition setup is like this: SYSTEM 200MB primary, C: 670GB primary, 28GB unallocated (for Ubuntu), and HP_TOOLS 100MB primary. So here's what I'm going to try to do. In Ubuntu installation with the "something else" option I will create a primary ext4(or 3?) partition out of the 28GB of free space. Then, since I now have four primary partitions, I will create a logical 4GB SWAP area inside the ext4(or 3?) area. So the end result should be that along with the SYSTEM, C:, etc. I will have a 24GB partition for Ubuntu and inside that a 4GB logical SWAP partition.
Will this work?
Best Answer
Make that 28GB as extended(logical) partition you can't have 4 primary partitions. You already have System,C,HP tools as primary partitions so if you create 24GB primary you cannot create a swap partition. So make 28GB unallocated to extended partition and split it into 24 and 4 GB partitions and install ubuntu.
You cannot create a partition inside a primary partition, the partition should be converted into extended(logical) then split into partitions and all the split partitions will be logical partitions.
Also you can create swap partition anywhere you like.
I hope this helps