how can i get my laptop to dual boot either ubuntu or xp ?

[foulmouth]

any clever ideas

 

[graviti]

Dual boot with what?

If you got an OS installed, and you want to dual boot with it, just install Ubuntu, assuming you have an extra hard drive, or a free partition. Ubuntu handles the original OS easily for dual boot.

 

[newklear]

any clever ideas

Yes read and go over: WindowsDualBoot , very straight forward like graviti mentions.

 

[Logicklz]

Read this website link...
http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_windows_xp_and_linux_xp_installed_first.htm

 

[koffiejunkie]

Have you actually tried installing Ubuntu? Or is putting the CD in the drive too technical?

 

[jargon7]

any clever ideas

Uhm, put the CD in and read the instructions?

 

[kingrob]

Just put the CD in your CD/DVD drive when you switch on your pc, go into your BIOS and make sure the first boot device is your CD/DVD drive - then simply follow the instructions.

I think it's seven clicks till you have Ubuntu installed and next time when you boot, you'll be given a boot menu where you can select which OS you want to boot.

 

[ponder]

If this was ubuntuforums you would have all received warnings and infractions by now

 

[kingrob]

If this was ubuntuforums you would have all received warnings and infractions by now

Yes, but this is not ubuntuforums....we must help the damsel in distress, cos we are : My Broadband.

High-Ho, Silver!

 

[milomak]

what i am more interested in is the use of the word either. should we take the op literally and assume that he has some other OS and wants to add either XP or Ubuntu?

at which point we would need to find out what this other OS is to see how it behaves with Grub or LILO?

[/grammar nazi]

 

[foulmouth]

what i am more interested in is the use of the word either. should we take the op literally and assume that he has some other OS and wants to add either XP or Ubuntu?

at which point we would need to find out what this other OS is to see how it behaves with Grub or LILO?

[/grammar nazi]

exactly what i was talking about

 

[koffiejunkie]

exactly what i was talking about

Then maybe you should have started with proper sentences so that it's clear what you're trying to do and what you've tried.

 

[ChristopherB]

any clever ideas

Install a Grub, when your pc starts up, you'll be asked what OS would you like to use 1st.

Normally when you install ubuntu, Grub would be installed along with ubuntu, but if you don't get asked at the start up
which OS you would like to use and the PC starts up directly into ubuntu, open up the Terminal and do the following.

1. Grub will be installed
$ sudo grub

2. Grub Terminal will appear. Type in the following.

find /boot/grub/stage1

3. Whatever locations the find command found. Choose the one you want and type that number in where the ?'s are. ex. (hd0,1)
root (hd?,?)

4.
setup (hd0)

5.
quit

Then you are done.

 

[Ockie]

Yes, but this is not ubuntuforums....we must help the damsel in distress, cos we are : My Broadband.

High-Ho, Silver!

Koning to the rescue!

 

[warwickw]

Koning to the rescue!

Go Tonto!