(K)ubuntu @ Asus Eee PC 1001HA - request for advise.

[Steve]

On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:03:38 -0000, lanzen <lanzenesi at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sunday 14 February 2010 20:37:13 Bas Roufs wrote:
>
>
>> > System Recovery 10GB
>>
>> The number, 10 GB, is right. The idea of a 'system recovery' at that
>> place sounds logic, but I am not sure about it.  Will this 'system
>> recovery' also function for the Kubuntu partition, in case of need?
>
> I do not know win7, but I suppose you should get a menu item in grub2  
> from
> where you can run a win7 recovery routine in the same way it would do  
> for xp.
> So, not from Kubuntu, but in grub, soon after boot and provided you have
> disabled the fast boot option.
>
Grub does pick up the recovery partition so you do get two windows boot  
options in the grub menu.

>> "Logical partitions" are you aiming at the so-called "logical volume
>> management",
>>  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_Volume_Management   ?
>
> Wow, it really looks geeky!  LOL!
> How about going the simple way...
> http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/file/structPartitions-c.html
>
>
>> You mean the 'unallocated' partition, to be partitioned in / , /home and
>> swap?
>
> Yes. Indeed you can run gparted (or maybe kde partition manager) and I'm  
> sure
> it will be clear how to proceed once you are in there.
>
> Ciao,
>


-- 
Steve