Dual boot. XP & U7.1

[peter baker]

hey dan

I can send you a copy of 7.10 via post if you like.

whats your address?

peter

On 12/31/07, Daniel Mons <daniel.mons at iinet.net.au> wrote:
>
> The Wassermans wrote:
> > I have downloaded Ubuntu 7.1 (Desktop).  I burned it to a CD.
> >
>
> Just for the record, there is no "7.1" release.  Ubuntu names it's
> releases by YEAR.MONTH.  7.10 is the year 7 (i.e.: 2007), and the month
> 10 (i.e.: October).  Despite looking like a floating point number, it is
> actually a different notation.
>
> > I want to install it on a PC running Win XP.  The Xp installation was
> > partitioned 50/50
> >
> > Problems:
> > 1.  The 7.1 CD does not boot.
>
> a) Does it boot on another PC?
>
> if not...
>
> b) When you burned the CD, did you merely drag and drop the ISO file
> onto the disk and burn it?  Or did you tell it to "burn an image".
>
> ISO files contain within them a file system of their own.  You need to
> select "burn image" when creating the CD, otherwise the bootable
> information inside the CD will not be in the right place for the CD to
> boot.
>
> > 2. I don't know how to install a dual boot.  Are there some easy
> > instructions somewhere?
>
> During the install process you are asked how you want to install Ubuntu.
> You have the choice of wiping the disk clean and installing it, or
> using empty space on the disk.  Choose the latter, and it will
> automatically set up dual booting for you.
>
> > 3.Should I use FAT32 or NFTS?
>
> Neither.  Install it to a normal Linux ext3 file system.  Ubuntu 7.10
> will read and write both NTFS and FAT partitions, so you can still
> access your Windows data partition.  Installing Linux on a FAT or NTFS
> partition will not work, as those file systems do not have the
> capabilities to understand Linux file permission systems.
>
> > Anyone able to point me in the right direction please.
>
> It is strongly recommended you spend some time reading the Ubuntu online
> documentation:
> https://help.ubuntu.com/
>
> Many of the answers to the questions you have are already answered there.
>
> -Dan
>
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