out of the box HD with Ubuntu AND win2k

al451f · 03-17-2006, 04:14 PM

I have a new HD. I want my current OS (ubuntu 5.10) and all my stuff to reside there. I would also like to make a small NTFS partition for my old MS O$ to reside with my games. (this is on a seperate HD that's on the table next to my desk) Any ideas on where I should start?

pljvaldez · 03-17-2006, 04:37 PM

So currently, you have Ubuntu installed on one hard drive and nothing on the other two, is that right?

syg00 · 03-17-2006, 04:55 PM

I don't like dicking around with any Windoze variant - too much grief. I usually just leave it on the disk it's on, and work around it. If you want to try, I'd be inclined to create a new primary partition on the new disk and "dd" the Win2k over. Then boot up the CD and fixboot and fixmbr it.
If you can get it running you should find the rest a doddle. Just copy over the Ubuntu setup, toss in a swap, and re-install grub.
You could "dd" the Ubuntu, but I prefer "cp -a ..." - less post cleanup if the partition size changes.

al451f · 03-17-2006, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by pljvaldez

So currently, you have Ubuntu installed on one hard drive and nothing on the other two, is that right?

I have a new unformated HD. One HD with ubuntu and one with windoz2k.
I want to ghost the windoz over to an NTFS partition on the new HD and do something similar with the ubuntu install AND be able to duel boot via GRUB or LILO...I'm mostly new to linux so I'm not sure which one would work.