How to partition for ubuntu?

Question

I would like to partition my 64 GB flashdrive for Ubuntu installation.
One part would be about 10 Gb or so for ubuntu linux, and the other would be the rest of my flashdrive for access from the ubuntu installation and be able to be read from other computers to use it as a normal flashdrive. I installed ubuntu and then partitioned it to 10gb (ubuntu was ntfs) and the other part I put as FAT32.
When I booted linux it had its 10gb of space and in the devices was the rest of the flashdrives storage (about 50 gb). When I opened my usb in windows 7 it showed me only the 10 gb for ubuntu and I had to restore it to be able to use it. The linux was in the beggining sequence of the flashdrive and the rest of my freespace followed it. Any ideas on how I can get my pc to read what I want it to see?(FAT32 portion)

Answer 1

Windows should be able to read any NTFS or FAT file system. It can't read anything else though.

You can't install linux on a windows file system (ie use the installer to create partitions, a user account etc.).

If you are putting linux on a windows file system then what you are doing is copying the 'live' image of a system onto the flashdrive, and every time you reboot, any changes you made will be gone.

If you go to disk maintenance (or whatever that partition viewing tool in windows is) what do you see?

Answer 2

The Windows fat32 partition has to be the first partition on the flash drive. If you put Linux first, Other computers that are not Linux will not see the drive space.

Answer 3

once the flash drive is converted to a boot drive all the options for using the drive for storage are gone. My suggestion buy a 16gb usb flash and use that for your ubuntu they are very cheap and fairly dependable and alot easier than a custom configuration of ubuntu. You may be able to do this thing is it worth the headache.

Answer 4

You should put ubuntu CD into CD ROM and attach flash drive to your system and do the necessary configuration of setup of your motherboard and reboot to boot from CD. I hope the ubuntu setup can split the disk space and format it. I don't remember.





Thanks!