[ubuntu-uk] Dual boot 12.10 64bit

[alan c]

On 03/04/13 07:01, andres wrote:
> My question is: how do i get the installer to ask us to install ubuntu side
> by side as it used to?

Confirm that there are only 3 partitions (or less) existing - you need 
two new partitions for Ubuntu (system and swap). You would maybe 
expect to create an extended partition as a fourth primary partition, 
and add the two ubuntu partitions inside that as logical partitions, 
of suitable size. If ther aer already 4 primary partitions you cannot 
add more partitions (for Ubuntu for example).
A few occasions I found  when the installer did not proceed  included 
when  there were errors in the windows file system which were 
previously not noticed. From windows, I did a chkdsk.

As a routine:
- a good backup first, and one you can be confident in (you may have 
to use it!!)
- With ubuntu live session confirm that the various aspects work in 
the hardware - display, audio, camera, wireless, etc
- with Ubuntu live session, check the hard drive is ok use 'disk 
utility', there should be no errors at all

good luck

-- 
alan cocks