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Thread: Ubuntu is correctly installed on an external drive, but my computer cannot access it

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the title pretty says it. have hp pavilion dv6 runs windows 7 on primary hard drive , want ubuntu installed alongside it. wanted install ubuntu on partition within primary drive, neither windows nor ubuntu installer letting me that. free space listed "unusable space" , error says cannot have more 4 partitions, in use factory settings. think they're using dynamic partitions, partition size extended when needs larger.

after didn't work, went out , got seagate hard drive , installed ubuntu on there. didn't think success @ first because either got "grub rescue>>" prompt or black screen blinking cursor @ top. tried reinstall , repair grub many ways made no difference. tried seagate on dad's work labtop (which sort of hp elitebook believe), see if miraculously happen , did. booted ubuntu, asking login , everything, it's supposed to, machine still can't handle it. can this?

hp's use 4 primary partitions. , if use windows create more, converts basic dynamic not work linux , windows repair tools.

boot issue related video drivers, bios settings (laptops have few) or other boot parameters.

advice on how handle 4 primary partitions used. - srs5694
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1686440
besure create recovery dvd(s) first. , windows repair cd.
hp tools partition discussion - similar other vendor partitions:
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/noteboo...on/td-p/228360
shrinking windows 7 partition best done in windows. not create new partitions windows.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...windows-vista/

http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/docum...parameters.txt
noapic nolapic noapci noirqpoll nosmp irqpoll
http://www.kernel.org/doc/documentat...parameters.txt
check bios settings:
try boot acpi=off or nomodeset=0 on boot line
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/binarydriverhowto


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