Installation

[Matthew Clarke]

There are plenty of howtos out there on how to install ubuntu as a
dual-boot with XP.

Here's the ubuntu one, and it references others:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot

I recently worked out a new setup for my dual boot Vista/Ubuntu
system.  I hit a gotcha that you (OP) may as well seeing as I
installed ubuntu on a second separate drive from the first (Vista).  I
have 2 SATA drives in my box.

I usually haven't used a separate /boot partition for ubuntu, but this
time I needed to create a separate /boot partition on the first vista
system drive (hd(0)) otherwise the whole grub bootloader would fail --
no VIsta OR Ubuntu.  Apparently this is a BIOS quirk that doesn't
allow bootloading from secondary drives...  (methinks there should be
some warnings/logic about this possibility during the installation!!!)

I think the separate boot partition might be conventional wisdom for
experienced linux users but for noobs like me -- I had to learn the
hard way.

Also, if this is a setup that you foresee maintaining for awhile I
recommend reading some howtos on manual partitioning for dual-boot
systems (just google it).  There are a few solid caveats that helped
me a lot and because you can't generally move partitions, planning can
be important.

Anywho, good luck with your install!

Cheers,
MC



On 7/13/07, Jared Kimber <zipycomputers at yahoo.com> wrote:
> so now I know that you are trying to install it with windows xp. Heres's how
> I always do it. I go to BIOS set my cd drive as master, exit BIOS and reboot
> my computer with the ubuntu live cd in the disc drive. I let it boot from
> the cd. I would the click on install on the desktop select "E" have it
> delete all of the contents on that disc (if you have a bunch of crapp on "E"
> then  transfer it to a disc or to "C" once you've done all of that crapp
> then install ubuntu on you're "E" disc. Once it installs reboot your
> computer, go into BIOS and set your master drive as disc "E" that should
> work but who knows.
>
>
>
>
> johnamamoo at comcast.net wrote:
>
> Let me confess that I'm a Linux newbie. Ubuntu would be my introduction to
> the much-talked-about Linux. I have a PC that runs on Windows XP
> Professional. On this PC, there's a primary hard drice (C:) and a secondary
> hard drive (E:) My problem is: how to install the Ubuntu 7.04 software on E.
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: linuxguy <linuxguy123 at gmail.com>
>
> > On Fri, 2007-07-13 at 16:05 +0000, johnamamoo at comcast.net wrote:
> > > I have Ubuntu 7.04 and tried several times and failed to install the
> > > software. Can somebody he;p me, please?
> > >
> > > John
> >
> > What happens when you do the installation ? What steps are you taking
> > to install it ?
> >
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