Thread: Switching to Linux

one other thing. when I ran the defrag, i went to sleep and let it run overnight, but when I checked on my computer it was just back to where i could set it to start defragging again, there was no confirmation that it did anything. is that normal?

I don't know if that's normal or not,
but if the Ubuntu installer options have changed since you did it, then chances are it did something

ok.
after it came across an error resizing the partition, i went back and was going to try it again but the option to resize and use remaining space was gone.

have you run chkdsk in windows?

it really sounds like you have minor errors (bad sectors, etc.) on your disk

yeah I ran it and it didn't find any problems.

booted in the Ubuntu LiveCD,
go Applications > Accessories > Terminal

and can you post the output of this command

Code:

sudo fdisk -l

thats, sudo <space> fdisk <space> dash little L

select the output and use the edit menu to copy the text and post it here

ok. regrettably i wont have time to do it tonight, as i'm supposed to be in bed in a few minutes and the disk whirring in the disc drive is going to make too much noise as my stepmom often sleeps in the living room.

I'll do it first thing tomorrow and get back to you with the info.