The following link says that the newer HP pavilions use dynamic partitions. The guy says to create a basic partition (as opposed to dynamic) and it should work

The following link says that the newer HP pavilions use dynamic partitions. The guy says to create a basic partition (as opposed to dynamic) and it should work. I guess your problem is finding a partitioning tool to do this. Good luck! http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Other-Notebook-PC-Questions/Unable-to-Install-any-of-the-linux-version-HP-Pavilion-G4-G4/td-p/2533177 http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Other-Notebook-PC-Questions/Una...