F18 Installation problem

[Vinny Onelli]

Hello,
I am try to install F18 on Dell Dimension 8300 containing 2 HD 120 GB
for windows XP and 350 GB containing F17. I first tried to install F18
from a downloaded iso file, it shows an error when select the 350 GB HD
apparently it thing that there is not enough space, I intended to
replace the existing F17 but there is not such choice. I also tried to
install using the live dvd, but it shows the same problem. 
Help would be greatly appreciate, Thank you in advance. Vinny

[EGO-II.1]

On 03/03/2013 09:58 AM, Vinny Onelli wrote:
> Hello,
> I am try to install F18 on Dell Dimension 8300 containing 2 HD 120 GB
> for windows XP and 350 GB containing F17. I first tried to install F18
> from a downloaded iso file, it shows an error when select the 350 GB HD
> apparently it thing that there is not enough space, I intended to
> replace the existing F17 but there is not such choice. I also tried to
> install using the live dvd, but it shows the same problem.
> Help would be greatly appreciate, Thank you in advance. Vinny

If it were me, I would transfer the data from the F17 drive to somewhere 
safe, then format the drive i want F18 on. I cannot think what could be 
causing it but that's the route I would take, only because my life is 
busy enough with my job, my 13 year old son.....and all the other 
miniscule things that occupy my time. And the most direct route to 
getting it done (for me anyway!) would be this. but I'm sure there are 
people who are more qualified than I am who could offer you advice that 
might not be so extreme....

EGO II

[Richard Vickery]

On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 7:57 AM, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr.
wrote:
> On 03/03/2013 09:58 AM, Vinny Onelli wrote:
> > Hello,
> > I am try to install F18 on Dell Dimension 8300 containing 2 HD 120 GB
> > for windows XP and 350 GB containing F17. I first tried to install F18
> > from a downloaded iso file, it shows an error when select the 350 GB HD
> > apparently it thing that there is not enough space, I intended to
> > replace the existing F17 but there is not such choice. I also tried to
> > install using the live dvd, but it shows the same problem.
> > Help would be greatly appreciate, Thank you in advance. Vinny
> >
> > If it were me, I would transfer the data from the F17 drive to somewhere
>
> safe, then format the drive i want F18 on. I cannot think what could be
> causing it but that's the route I would take, only because my life is busy
> enough with my job, my 13 year old son.....and all the other miniscule
> things that occupy my time. And the most direct route to getting it done
> (for me anyway!) would be this. but I'm sure there are people who are more
> qualified than I am who could offer you advice that might not be so
> extreme....
>
> EGO II
>
> I think I have encountered this, though I don't lit Microsoft's products

touch my system: On the second install, I had to make sure that I took over
the entire partition, else it went in beside F17.

Hope this helps,

Rchard

[Roger]

On 03/04/2013 01:58 AM, Vinny Onelli wrote:
> Hello,
> I am try to install F18 on Dell Dimension 8300 containing 2 HD 120 GB
> for windows XP and 350 GB containing F17. I first tried to install F18
> from a downloaded iso file, it shows an error when select the 350 GB HD
> apparently it thing that there is not enough space, I intended to
> replace the existing F17 but there is not such choice. I also tried to
> install using the live dvd, but it shows the same problem.
> Help would be greatly appreciate, Thank you in advance. Vinny

Yes that's what is happening, there is not enough space.
Because fedora 17 is installed, the installer cannot find any space for 
fedora 18 even though there may well be lots of space.
And unfortunately it won't overwrite another fedora and won't write to 
an empty formatted partition.
The only way I could get fedora 18 installed in a partition was to use 
my other hard drive which has fedora 16  and delete the empty partition 
on the other hard drive on which I wanted to install fedora 18.
I'm guessing you have LVM and it uses all available space. If so, the 
other option is to go thru the boring, convoluted and dangerous option 
of shrinking LVM partition. I never got game enough to tackle that.
Roger

[Roger]

On 03/04/2013 01:58 AM, Vinny Onelli wrote:
> Hello,
> I am try to install F18 on Dell Dimension 8300 containing 2 HD 120 GB
> for windows XP and 350 GB containing F17. I first tried to install F18
> from a downloaded iso file, it shows an error when select the 350 GB HD
> apparently it thing that there is not enough space, I intended to
> replace the existing F17 but there is not such choice. I also tried to
> install using the live dvd, but it shows the same problem.
> Help would be greatly appreciate, Thank you in advance. Vinny

Yes that's what is happening, Because fedora 17 is installed the 
installer cannot find any space for fedora 18 even though there may well 
be lots of space.
Unfortunately it won't overwrite another fedora and won't write to an 
empty formatted partition.
The only way I could get fedora 18 installed in a partition was to use 
my other hard drive which has fedora 16  and delete the empty partition 
on the other hard drive on which I wanted to install fedora 18.
I'm guessing you have LVM and it uses all available space. If so, the 
other option is to go thru the boring, convoluted and dangerous option 
of shrinking LVM partition. I never got game enough to tackle th