Installing Ubuntu

[Mike McMullin]

On November 5, 2010 02:41:49 am Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 05/11/2010 17:30, Stephen wrote:
> > On 04/11/2010 11:48 PM, Mark wrote:
> >> On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 9:41 PM, Stephen<stephen_o at rogers.com>   wrote:
> >>> I want to install Ubuntu so it boots from a floppy drive so Windows
> >>> will boot unless the floppy is in the drive.
> >>> 
> >>> When I have installed Ubuntu in the past it doesn't give me the option.
> >>> Is there some way I can set that option before I start the install
> >> 
> >> If you can find a boot partition collection that fits on a floppy
> >> drive, I'm sure you MIGHT be able to do this.
> >> 
> >> You do realize that there are many ways to accomplish this approximate
> >> task without resorting to such arcane methods, right?
> >> 
> >> Mark
> > 
> > I didn't express myself clearly. I want the boot loader to be on the
> > floppy disk, so with out the floppy it will go straight to windows.
> > 
> > Thanks again.
> > Stephen Oulton
> 
> All you need to do is to do a small adjustment to grub (the boot loader
> in Ubuntu) to boot into Windows first - unless, at boot time you select,
> from the menu, that you want to boot into Ubuntu.
> 
> Nothing magical about it - only a simple configuration exercise.

  And much easier to deal with should the floppy become damaged or lost.