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Post by poor1 on Oct 19, 2008 16:31:59 GMT
Overnight I download the Ubuntu programme and burnt it onto a DVD with the intention of seeing what it was like on my XP Computer. Despite the DVD being the first BIOS choice would not run, but it did on my Vista computer. All worked very smoothly. Not sure whether I could actually install it without compromising the existing Vista installation. What surprised me was the amount of space it would require. Choices were ideu/sb1 31% & 72GB OR ub8.4 69% & 160GB.
Neither of my hard drives have that much free space left.
Any observations please.
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Post by laolitan on Oct 19, 2008 17:34:28 GMT
That's very odd ! Once everything is unpacked and installed, Ubuntu should be less than 4GB in size !! After the download....What did you do next ?.............Did you just copy the file to DVD or did you burn an ISO image with the likes of Nero ? What type of disk was used, R, -R etc ? When you have downloaded the file, which is less than 700MB in size, burned an image on disk ( I use CD-R for files of this size ) Your next task is to set boot order in the BIOS. ( I believe you did this ) The PC needs to be started with the disk in the CD/DVD drive. After the POST test, the Ubuntu logo should appear, and when the loading bar fills up... The first thing you see is the language options, followed by the main menu ie Try Ubuntu Install ETC. Select the first option, and you will be running direct from the CD. Once it has finished booting, you will see a desktop ( In POO Brown ) with an "Install" icon. If you are unsure of anything, I will search out some links and post them for you .
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Post by poor1 on Oct 19, 2008 20:37:33 GMT
Don't go to any trouble. I downloaded and saved the file, then burnt it to DVD. Opened exactly as you described in Vista but not XP. Quite interesting to see what it would like if it was installed. Size of the download was 694MB from the Web Site. Many thanks for your encouragement. DVD + R. Just done it again and got to the point where I have the Ubuntu destop (complete with Stork) in front of me. Options are "Examples"with padlock showing or "install". Both are active. Click on install, choose country, starting up partitioner. The three more options Guide, Guided use entire disk and Manual. Under guided New Partition More Options Size /dev/sdb1 31% (72.5GB) OR Ubuntu 8.04 69% (160.4GB). Press forward then get message "Before you can select a new partition size, any previous changes have to be written to disk. You cannot undo this operation. Please note that the resize operation may take a long time". I stopped at this point and closed it down.,
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Post by laolitan on Oct 20, 2008 11:45:20 GMT
Can't for the life of me understand why, it would work on one machine and not the other BTW Try going on the CA Linux forum, and call the Heron a Stork :oMost likely they will have a fit
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Post by laolitan on Oct 20, 2008 13:36:40 GMT
Just had a brainwave if you create a 10GB chunk of free space (not a formatted partition) You will then be offered another install option with Ubuntu " Use largest continuous free space " this will avoid the problems you have at the moment, which I now understand to be a case of, the Ubuntu installer offering to resize your partition and using the stated %. You can of course click and drag the orange section in order to leave Windows a larger share, and force Ubuntu to only take over a less greedy amount. WARNING !! If you do go ahead and dualboot, and then change your mind. you will find that because Linux uses a different bootloader (GRUB ) Windows will no longer boot if Linux is removed !!! If you find yourself in this position, you will have to use a Windows disk to rebuild the MBR....Not hard, just a pain ! If you have more than one harddrive.......... I find that the best thing to do , is disconnect the one with windows on when Linux is installed, and then select which drive to boot off by pressing F12 at startup ! if you need any further help...just ask, and if need be, i will talk you through the install !
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Post by poor1 on Oct 20, 2008 20:24:56 GMT
Thanks. Give me a couple of days and I will get back to you.
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