install / dual boot question
hello,
i have 7.10 installed on my laptop. i would like to install ubuntu on a real system though. I have a windows pc that i build and I woulnt mind installing ubuntu on it. it has two hard drives that are both partitioned. i would create a partition of say 50gb for the ubuntu install. my qustion is once i install ubuntu will i get a choice as to which OS to boot from when i turn the pc on?? |
Yes. But if you don't get one for some reason, you can edit the /boot/grub/menu.lst file to add Windows to the boot menu.
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The extreme is you can install Grub in a data-only partition, write the menu.lst to boot up to 28 operating systems in the two disks. That is before you even install any of them!
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I used one of these methods.
http://apcmag.com/node/5162/ |
ohh.. thank you for this..
one question. I use partition magic on my system. I built my pc myself here are my specs. AMD +6000 X2 CPU 8800 gt gfx card Asus M2N-E Mobo Antec PSU 2 300GB 7400 16mb cach hard drives. 2gb ddr2 800 ram corsair I have windows xp pro installed on hard drive #1 on a 20mb partition. i have a partition for games and software. on hard drive #2 I have a partition for my documents and a partition for itunes... I will create a partition for ubuntu on the 2nd hard drive but i dont know what file format to make it or maybe i dont need to worry about that?? will ubuntu just fill in free space with a partition? partition magic does have a few options for linux but i dont know which to use.. fat, fat 32, ntfs, linux ext2, linux ext3, linux swap |
If you install a Linux why not let Linux Live CD to create the partition for you. The installer will do the formatting normally.
Do you really trust a MS Windows software to create a Linux partition for you? You can use Ubuntu CD to create a Linux partition (Type 83) and its installer will seize it for installation, leaving your existing partitions untouched. |
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