Here is my process for getting a successful dual boot. It
is time
consuming, but results are good every time on my Thinkpad.
Please read
this entirely before starting and do the suggested downloads
first or
from another computer.
1. First download the manufacturers "drive fitness
test" from here:
(http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm#DFT
). It is free,
and you have the choice of making a bootable floppy or
bootable cd.
2. Use this disk to test your drive to verify that it is a
good drive.
3. If it tests good, using this same test disk, do a
complete erase
(factory format, this is what I do). Note, this step takes a
long time,
as in hours.
4. You now have a blank hard drive as when new (if there are
any bad
spots on the drive, they will permanently written out of
use).
5. Next install Win XP. During the install XP will give you
the
opportunity to select partition size. This is the time to
save room for
Edubuntu. I save about half of a 40gig drive. If this is
your process,
you are now ready for installing Edubuntu and may skip ahead
to step 8.
6. If you are installing XP from the Thinkpads recovery CD
you may have
a hidden partition area (HPA or prescreen area) as I do and
want to save
that area. If so, finish the XP installation without concern
for
partition size.
7. Then use qtparted downloaded to bootable cd from here:
(http://www.sysresc
cd.org/Main_Page). It is also free. Qtparted will
allow you to adjust your windows partition size after
installation to
free up space for your fresh Edubuntu install (defrag
windows first).
8. Now install Edubuntu to the free space. The Edubuntu
installer will
allow you to select the free space for installation saving
your windows
partition and will install Grub for you. This will give you
the dual
boot choice on startup, and it works.
Bob
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> Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:15:54 -0600
> From: "Michael Steigerwald"
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> Subject: Dual boot (XP) best practice?
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> I'm trying to set up my ThinkPad to boot into edubuntu
or XP. I created an
> NTFS partition after I installed edubuntu, but got a
new error when I tried
> to install Windows.
>
> I booted from the XP Pro CD, and it claims that it can
find any hard drives
> to install to. I wouldn't be too disappointed if I had
to reformat the whole
> disk, but I'm surprised that the install CD can't even
see the NTFS
> partition.
>
> I know that edubuntu uses the GRUB loader, but I can
get into the vanilla
> (ThinkPad) BIOS just fine. Did I corrupt something I
need to use, e.g,
> Norton, for?
>
> TIA for any ideas.
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> Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:24:27 -0500
> From: "Simon Ruiz" <sruizmccsc.edu>
> Subject: RE: Dual boot (XP) best practice?
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> Windows assumes it will be the only Operating System on
the disk, and so if the partition you intend to install it
to ISN'T the first partition on the first hard disk, this
may be why it won't accept it as an valid install partition.
I'm sure there is a way to coax it to work when installing
it second, but there are quite a few extra little
complications to deal with.
>
> I'd suggest starting over and installing Windows first.
This is the only way I've ever done it, myself.
>
> Best of luck!
>
> Sim?n
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: edubuntu-users-bounceslists.ubuntu.com on behalf
of Michael Steigerwald
> Sent: Mon 2/26/2007 12:15 PM
> To: edubuntu-userslists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Dual boot (XP) best practice?
>
>
> I'm trying to set up my ThinkPad to boot into edubuntu
or XP. I created an NTFS partition after I installed
edubuntu, but got a new error when I tried to install
Windows.
>
> I booted from the XP Pro CD, and it claims that it can
find any hard drives to install to. I wouldn't be too
disappointed if I had to reformat the whole disk, but I'm
surprised that the install CD can't even see the NTFS
partition.
>
> I know that edubuntu uses the GRUB loader, but I can
get into the vanilla (ThinkPad) BIOS just fine. Did I
corrupt something I need to use, e.g, Norton, for?
>
> TIA for any ideas.
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 13:07:43 -0500
> From: "Simon Ruiz" <sruizmccsc.edu>
> Subject: RE: Dual boot (XP) best practice?
> To: <SteigerUMich.edu>, <edubuntu-userslists.ubuntu.com>
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> You could probably boot to the Live CD, run "sudo
gparted" from the commandline to bring up the partition
editor and delete all the partitions. Or perhaps you could
"dd if=/dev/null of=/dev/hda" to zero out the
entire hard disk. *shrug* However, if Windows can't see a
hard disk right now, I'm not sure what would make it do so,
if you're certain the hard disk is plugged into the primary
master position.
>
> Best of luck!
>
> Sim?n
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Michael Steigerwald [mailto:mikesteigerwaldgmail.com]
> Sent: Mon 2/26/2007 12:52 PM
> To: Simon Ruiz
> Subject: Re: Dual boot (XP) best practice?
>
>
> I'm pretty sure it must be. I can boot into edubuntu
just fine.
>
> Is there some way from edubuntu or the CD that I can
somehow reformat or wipe the CD to make the Windows CD happy
again?
>
> TIA
>
>
> On 2/26/07, Simon Ruiz <sruizmccsc.edu> wrote:
>
> Are you sure the hard disk is plugged into the hda
(hd0) position on the motherboard? That's all I can think
of.
>
> There is nothing I am aware of that any Linux
distribution could do to keep the Windows Installation CD
from thinking there isn't a hard disk.
>
> Best of luck!
>
> Sim?n
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Michael Steigerwald [mailto:mikesteigerwaldgmail.com]
> Sent: Mon 2/26/2007 12:36 PM
> To: Simon Ruiz
> Subject: Re: Dual boot (XP) best practice?
>
>
> Actually, that's the conclusion I came to, but I can't
even start over until I can figure out why the XP CD thinks
there are no hard drives to install to. Is there something
in edubuntu I can 'undo' or completely reformat the drive?
>
>
> On 2/26/07, Simon Ruiz <sruizmccsc.edu> wrote:
>
> Windows assumes it will be the only Operating
System on the disk, and so if the partition you intend to
install it to ISN'T the first partition on the first hard
disk, this may be why it won't accept it as an valid install
partition. I'm sure there is a way to coax it to work when
installing it second, but there are quite a few extra little
complications to deal with.
>
> I'd suggest starting over and installing
Windows first. This is the only way I've ever done it,
myself.
>
> Best of luck!
>
> Sim?n
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: edubuntu-users-bounceslists.ubuntu.com on behalf of Michael Steigerwald
> Sent: Mon 2/26/2007 12:15 PM
> To: edubuntu-userslists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Dual boot (XP) best practice?
>
>
> I'm trying to set up my ThinkPad to boot into
edubuntu or XP. I created an NTFS partition after I
installed edubuntu, but got a new error when I tried to
install Windows.
>
> I booted from the XP Pro CD, and it claims that
it can find any hard drives to install to. I wouldn't be too
disappointed if I had to reformat the whole disk, but I'm
surprised that the install CD can't even see the NTFS
partition.
>
> I know that edubuntu uses the GRUB loader, but
I can get into the vanilla (ThinkPad) BIOS just fine. Did I
corrupt something I need to use, e.g, Norton, for?
>
> TIA for any ideas.
>
>
>
>
>
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