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shahbaz200
2016-03-02, 17:11
When I try to install. It doesn't show me partition that I have newly created. It wants to partition whole disk and remove all data.

I am trying to fix it since 2 days but I simply can't. Things are too confusing. I have Windows that runs good, but I can't install any Linux. GParted shows an error, that overlapping of partitions is not allowed.

Below is the output of: sudo fdisk -l -u /dev/sda



Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000001

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 63 135848514 67924226 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda2 135852032 219426815 41787392 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda3 219426814 270635007 25604097 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda4 270635008 312578047 20971520 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda5 219426816 238880767 9726976 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda6 238882816 270635007 15876096 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
duxim
2016-03-02, 18:21
use dban (http://www.dban.org/) to wipe whole hdd
and then install Kali w/o making any partition.
you can do it during installation
shahbaz200
2016-03-03, 08:37
use dban (http://www.dban.org/) to wipe whole hdd
and then install Kali w/o making any partition.
you can do it during installation

Actually I dont want to remove my data :(
duxim
2016-03-03, 09:53
then make just one free (unpartion) space on hdd and install it
shahbaz200
2016-03-03, 10:56
then make just one free (unpartion) space on hdd and install it

You mean deleting a partition and making free space? I have did this by Mini Partition Tool but free space doesn't appears while installing kali. only shows hard disk as whole
duxim
2016-03-04, 09:23
:confused: just press graphic install and install it. Kali will find those free space during installation
if you make it right
http://docs.kali.org/installation/dual-boot-kali-with-windows
shahbaz200
2016-03-04, 11:50
:confused: just press graphic install and install it. Kali will find those free space during installation
if you make it right
http://docs.kali.org/installation/dual-boot-kali-with-windows

Yes I followed that guide. In GParted it shows my whole hard disk unallocated.