[ubuntu-in] Linux not boot

[Ramnarayan.K]

Hi

On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 3:18 PM, Amarendra Kumar <er.amar at gmail.com> wrote:
> Your Vista will be there. Just choose not to use entire disk or maximum free
> space options available. Choose here:
>
> http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3630/3363131932_cac22ca5a7.jpg
>
> "Specify partitions manually (advanced)"
>
> Now you have to remember which partition you had created for "Linux
> installation". Select that one from a list like below. Size should be the
> clue. Do not select Vista partition. :
>
> http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3621/3363131936_e0e265a10a.jpg
>
> Create only one partition as mount point "/". I hope your RAM is more than
> 2GB or even if it's 1GB it's fine. I will suggest not to create separate
> /swap or /home partition. Keep it simple.
>
> While selecting disk for grub install. select your hard disk. should be hd0
> if there's only one hard disk connected. You will get an option for that in
> advanced :
>
> http://news.softpedia.com/images/extra/LINUX/large/ubuntu910installation-large_010.jpg
>
> It will detect your Windows installation and next time you reboot, you will
> get a boot menu with both the OSs. If you are able to boot into Ubuntu then
> open a "Terminal" and run this command (only if it didn't detect Windows") :
> (Ignore this step if Windows was in the boot menu)
>
> "sudo update-grub"
>
> I hope you should be good to go now.
>
> PS. that's exactly what did when installing it on a friend's system
> recently.

wanted to say + 1 to what Amarendra says.

ram