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From: Josiah Jenkins 
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Whilst perusing Usenet on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:40:54 -0500, I read
these words from Joe Zien  :

>I just purchased a new Toshiba Satellite A135-4437 and want to install
>ubuntu
>
>  # fdisk -l   gives the error:
>
>"partition does not end on cylinder boundary"
>
>Does this mean I can't partition the drive and install ubuntu?
>
>Please help

I assume you still have Windoze on your Tosh ?

Don't use fdisk !!!

Download SystemRescueCd (it's a 'live CD' )
http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page
and have a look at your disk with GParted
which is on there *before* you trash the drive. 

Better still, set up dual boot . . .

-- jjj
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