Use all space on hard drive

[Neb18043]

This is my first attempt at something like this but it worked for me and should work for everyone. First of all, this does not resize your system partition, it creates a new one right after it.

This method seems to be simpler to me than others:

 

1. First you need to download a Linux Live CD/DVD (I recommend Ubuntu)

 

2. Boot your computer and insert the Live CD. (Make sure your BIOS is set to boot CD's first)

 

3. Once Linux loads, find out the name of your x86 harddrive (ex. hda, sda)

In Ubuntu, go to the "System" menu then Administration and click on the disk utility. Then click the harddrive icon that corrosponds to the size of you OS X drive. Then look to the right at the device label.

 

4. Next open a terminal window (Applications, Utilities, Terminal) and enter this code, remember to replace "hda" with your drives label:

 

cd /dev
sudo cfdisk hda

 

5.Then highlight the free space after your system partition and hit "new" at the bottom of the window.

 

6. Enter the desired size for the partition

 

7. When it asks you for your file system type "AF" without quotes and choose "End" when it asks for the location of the new partition.

 

8. Finally, choose "write" at the bottom of the window and accept all the warnings.

 

Now, when you boot OS X, Mount the partition and you have a complete(if not near complete) hard drive.

 

If you run into any problems, make sure you used the correct drive label. As of now, I haven't mounted my partition in OS X but I will tonight and update the result.

 

!!!EDIT:Make sure that when you create the partition you make it primary not logical. OS X will not recognize it correctly

[dodo]

This is my first attempt at something like this but it worked for me and should work for everyone. First of all, this does not resize your system partition, it creates a new one right after it.

This method seems to be simpler to me than others:

 

1. First you need to download a Linux Live CD/DVD (I recommend Ubuntu)

 

2. Boot your computer and insert the Live CD. (Make sure your BIOS is set to boot CD's first)

 

3. Once Linux loads, find out the name of your x86 harddrive (ex. hda, sda)

In Ubuntu, go to the "System" menu then Administration and click on the disk utility. Then click the harddrive icon that corrosponds to the size of you OS X drive. Then look to the right at the device label.

 

4. Next open a terminal window (Applications, Utilities, Terminal) and enter this code, remember to replace "hda" with your drives label:

 

cd /dev
sudo cfdisk hda

 

5.Then highlight the free space after your system partition and hit "new" at the bottom of the window.

 

6. Enter the desired size for the partition

 

7. When it asks you for your file system type "AF" without quotes and choose "End" when it asks for the location of the new partition.

 

8. Finally, choose "write" at the bottom of the window and accept all the warnings.

 

Now, when you boot OS X, Mount the partition and you have a complete(if not near complete) hard drive.

 

If you run into any problems, make sure you used the correct drive label. As of now, I haven't mounted my partition in OS X but I will tonight and update the result.

 

!!!EDIT:Make sure that when you create the partition you make it primary not logical. OS X will not recognize it correctly

 

 

Ok this will give you anothere hard drive rite icon on the desktop rite?

 

i did that but my problame is when i try to install Final cut studio it want let me install on the other hd.