I have 3 drives
C - windows 10 boot
D - Logical drive
E - Primary partition
I have Legacy bios
I tried shrinking from E primary partition and got unallocated space where I wanted to install Manjaro KDE Plasma. But when i started installation it gave me error that “cannot create partition”
is it related to shrinking space from drive other than C??
Im stuck here dont know what to do
can you boot on USB iso manjaro
open a terminal (kconsole) and a browser on this topic
and report
inxi -Fza
sudo parted -l
sudo efibootmgr -vCan you please ask in layman terms?
I am trying to install from bootable usb if that helps
didnt get the terminal and browser part
[manjaro@manjaro ~]$ inxi -Fza
System:
Kernel: 5.9.16-1-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-x86_64 lang=en_US keytable=us
tz=UTC misobasedir=manjaro misolabel=MANJARO_KDE_2021 quiet
systemd.show_status=1 apparmor=1 security=apparmor driver=free
nouveau.modeset=1 i915.modeset=1 radeon.modeset=1
Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.20.4 tk: Qt 5.15.2 wm: kwin_x11 dm: SDDM
Distro: Manjaro Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Dell product: Latitude E5520 v: 01
serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 9 serial: <filter>
Mobo: Dell model: 0KCT5J v: A02 serial: <filter> BIOS: Dell v: A14
date: 12/26/2013
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 65.1 Wh condition: 65.1/86.6 Wh (75%)
volts: 12.6/11.1 model: Sanyo DELL FKYCH33 type: Li-ion
serial: <filter> status: Full
CPU:
Info: Dual Core model: Intel Core i3-2330M bits: 64 type: MT MCP
arch: Sandy Bridge family: 6 model-id: 2A (42) stepping: 7
microcode: 2F L2 cache: 3 MiB
flags: avx lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
bogomips: 17564
Speed: 2185 MHz min/max: 800/2200 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 2185
2: 2195 3: 2094 4: 2180
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes,
SMT vulnerable
Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
Type: spec_store_bypass
mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl and seccomp
Type: spectre_v1
mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full generic retpoline, IBPB:
conditional, IBRS_FW, STIBP: conditional, RSB filling
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated
Graphics
vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:0116
Device-2: Sunplus Innovation Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_FHD type: USB
driver: uvcvideo bus ID: 1-1.4:3 chip ID: 1bcf:280b
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.10 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: intel
unloaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa display ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 2390x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 631x203mm (24.8x8.0")
s-diag: 663mm (26.1")
Monitor-1: LVDS1 res: 1366x768 hz: 60 dpi: 102
size: 340x190mm (13.4x7.5") diag: 389mm (15.3")
Monitor-2: VGA1 res: 1024x768 hz: 60
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 3000 (SNB GT2)
v: 3.3 Mesa 20.3.1 compat-v: 3.0 direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio
vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0
chip ID: 8086:1c20
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.9.16-1-MANJARO
Network:
Device-1: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] driver: iwlwifi
v: kernel port: 8040 bus ID: 02:00.0 chip ID: 8086:0082
IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Device-2: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5761 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe
vendor: Dell driver: tg3 v: kernel port: 8040 bus ID: 0a:00.0
chip ID: 14e4:1681
IF: enp10s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 328.17 GiB used: 205.7 MiB (0.1%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Seagate model: ST320LT020-9YG142
size: 298.09 GiB block size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B
speed: 3.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: DEM1
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 type: USB vendor: Generic
model: Flash Disk size: 30.08 GiB block size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B serial: <filter> rev: 8.07
SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
Partition:
ID-1: / raw size: N/A size: 2.8 GiB used: 205.7 MiB (7.2%) fs: overlay
source: ERR-102
Swap:
Alert: No Swap data was found.
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 72.0 C mobo: 45.0 C sodimm: SODIMM C
Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 3788
Info:
Processes: 228 Uptime: 4m wakeups: 2 Memory: 3.74 GiB
used: 1.73 GiB (46.2%) Init: systemd v: 247 Compilers: gcc: N/A
Packages: pacman: 1264 lib: 375 flatpak: 0 Shell: Bash v: 5.1.0
running in: konsole inxi: 3.2.01
[manjaro@manjaro ~]$ sudo parted -l
Model: ATA ST320LT020-9YG14 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 320GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 368MB 77.3GB 76.9GB primary ntfs boot
2 77.3GB 77.8GB 553MB primary ntfs msftres
3 77.8GB 162GB 83.9GB extended lba
5 77.8GB 162GB 83.9GB logical ntfs
4 162GB 289GB 127GB primary ntfs
Model: Generic Flash Disk (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 32.3GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
2 3226MB 3230MB 4194kB primary esp
[manjaro@manjaro ~]$ sudo efibootmgr -v
EFI variables are not supported on this system.He wanted you to provide information so that we can assess the situation.
Boot from the USB that you want to use to install Manjaro.
Open a Browser - log into this forum, so that you can post the needed feedback.
Open a terminal and run the commands, one after the other, Highlight the output and copy/paste it here as a response.
Please format the output with the “preformatted text” button (</>) in the menu
by highlighting it again and then “pushing” that button.
check now
When you are referring to drives - are you referring to the number of disk devices or to the number of partitions on the only disk device?
When you are using BIOS/MBR you can only have 4 primary partitions or 3 primary partitions and one extended partition which can hold several smaller partitions.
I vaguely remember how the Legacy MBR partition table has pestered my life and MBR will continue pestering computers for years to come.
I have one hard disk and it has 3 partitions
C - windows boot
D - Logical
E - Primary
Hi @abdullahdurrani ,
I’ll try to explain this better, but I’m afraid I won’t be able to do more than that, almost time for lunch here so I might be back later.
This you get, since you booted up, into Manjaro.
(This is the Live ISO that you use to install Manjaro.)
- Open the launcher, or Start menu as it’s called in Windoze.)
- Type in
konsoleand open konsole. Konsole is the KDE Teerminal applivation that allows you to run commands directly on the computer and provides text only feedback. It’s text only. - Open the browser, Firefox IIRC, and browse to this topic.
- Run each of those lines in the previously opened konsole (terminal). Select the (text) output and copy it.
- Return to the browser and the opened page here. Reply to this topic.
- In the reply, provide the command and the output for the command (Paste the text copied text above.) But don’t submit it in plain text, wrap the pasted output in 3 backticks (```) for better display formatting.
- Submit the reply.
Tip:
You might want to get familiar with concepts such as “copy” and “paste”, the “terminal”, a “command” and the “output” before going further, as this will save you much hair pulling, frustration and tears.
Hope this helps.
You cannot create more partitions than you have which is your problem.
The only place you can add a partition would be your third extended partition - this is the only one which hold extra partitions.
This is by design and the limit of MBR.
If it is possible - you can move data from partition on your extended partition (5. partition). Move data to the fourth partition - then you remove partition 5 - then partition 3.
When this is done you can use the now released space to create a 4. primary partition and install Manjaro onto the new partition.
Remember to install the bootloader to the device (/dev/sda) not the partition(dev/sdaX).
so you meant to say I should delete the logical partition?
5 77.8GB 162GB 83.9GB logical ntfs
this one?
Yes - both the logical partition and the extended partition holding the logical partition.
BUT REMEMBER TO MAKE BACKUPS FIRST!!
Deleting a partition also deletes ALL data on it.
(You guys seem to have it all in hand, so I’ll keep my yap shut and stay out from here on.)
2 77.3GB 77.8GB 553MB primary ntfs msftres
what is this partition?
It has only 500mb size.
I don’t know - msftres is short for Microsoft reserved - so a guess would be a system rescue partition holding tools or something like it - don’t remove it.
okay thanks
Ah thanks I just got confused there for a sec with the report thing xD
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okay i deleted the logical drive and it is showing free space but now when i tried installing Manjaro.
I get error when i make partition for linuxswap that i cannot create new partition because i have 4 primary partitions 
Then don’t make a swap partition - instead you make a swap file inside your new primary partition.
Read more on swap on the wiki → Swap - Manjaro
installed it finally Thanks for help