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Tried to install OpenSUSE 10.1 x64 on my WinXP home machine today.

After setting partition size and having started the install, I noticed that the installer had ignored the sizes I had specified and had taken bigger (default sizes). I clicked the abort button. After a while I got an error message that the install had failed. I rebooted, and the WinXP partition I had told the Linux installer to resize was missing about 40 GB. A partition manager told me however that the partition still had close to 100 GB, but Windows could use only 60 GB.

What do I have to do to recover the 'vanished' partition space?

God, how I hate this f*cking joke of an operating system. LinSux still is a compliment.

There have been many posts on this, here on the DBB and on most linux forums. Do not install linux to the same drive as your windows installation. Use a seperate drive for the installation of linux.
Don't blame linux because you went against the grain.

EDIT: I hope you backed up your info. If not get a live CD and back it up now. I personally would not waste time trying to undo this. I would wipe out the drive and rebuild it.

Diedel, if you would like people to stop insulting D2x-xl and still expect help from you, perhaps you should lead by example.

[Edit: I am not listening to this, if you want to flame him do it somewhere else. -Krom]

Dear Jeff,

I think there is a big difference between a legacy game maintained more or less by a single person failing, or a software claiming to be a serious alternative to MS Windows or Mac OS messing up your computer during installation!

Next, don't mix why people cursed at me (for putting in features they didn't like!), and why I curse - getting my main OS messed up!

The guys who did/tested the installer should be kicked in the arse till they bleed for this, imho.

Problem solved, btw., at the expensive of 2 hours and almost 70 bucks for a partition manager (agreed, blame MS for not being able to provide a useful one).

Cuda,

I used my second (expendable data) partition for Linux. And the partition hadn't been resized - somehow Linux had taken away HD space inside it. As you can see, could recover from Linux' goofing up.

Linux offers me to resize an existing partition to install, so don't blame me if it doesn't work.

Yay, I get an OS for free that requires me to purchase another HD to be able to install it w/o having to fear to get into trouble. What a recommendation.

I needed serious help, not smart-assery.

[Edit: Then start by setting and keeping the example yourself please. Resist the need to bite back at every little comment. -Krom]

Your right about kicking them in the arse till they bleed, and both MS and Linux will lead you to belive they will run on the same drive and in fact they will. But they both fail to mention the problems involved clearly enough. You already found the partion problem people run into. The next one will be who's boot loader will dominate the two, and the last is when one or the other crashes there is a good chance both OS's will suffer from the crash.

I can't stress enough that you go buy a secondary drive and give each OS there own drive.

Heck, I wouldn't even know where to place another HD in my comp. It's full with watercooling gear, even for the HD.

Diedel - check you PM's for another possable solution.

spinrite works well.