Ubuntu Linux

[Velenoso]

So I tried to install Ubuntu 7.04 on my old desktop, I couldn't get my refresh rate right. So I just dragged a brand new box here from the states, changed the power supply in the hope of finally trying out linux.

The box came with Vista Home Premium, the drive was partitioned into a main partition and a recovery partition. I repartitioned because I wanted to load Vista Business. I did this successfully.

I then tried to load linux Ubuntu 7.10 which I'd downloaded, I wanted to dual boot it with Vista. The linux installation completed fine, but when I rebooted all I got was "Missing Operating System" I then had to reinstall Vista, which is now running fine, but still no linux.

This method of dual booting worked fine with my old desktop and XP.

Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Baron Hohenzollern]

So I tried to install Ubuntu 7.04 on my old desktop, I couldn't get my refresh rate right. So I just dragged a brand new box here from the states, changed the power supply in the hope of finally trying out linux.

The box came with Vista Home Premium, the drive was partitioned into a main partition and a recovery partition. I repartitioned because I wanted to load Vista Business. I did this successfully.

I then tried to load linux Ubuntu 7.10 which I'd downloaded, I wanted to dual boot it with Vista. The linux installation completed fine, but when I rebooted all I got was "Missing Operating System" I then had to reinstall Vista, which is now running fine, but still no linux.

This method of dual booting worked fine with my old desktop and XP.

Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

You need to write the Grub Boot Loader to include the Vista Partition. If you do not write the bootloader to the Master Boot Record you'll either 1, have a problem loading vista or 2, will not see your Ubuntu operating system.

I do not know precisely how to go about it on Ubuntu, since I am not a fan of the Ubuntu system, I much prefer Freespire 2.0.0.6, Which is a much more improved and stable system based on Ubuntu yes, but it's vastly different than Ubuntu all of it's inconsistencies and errors had been fixed, and that gosh ugly theme had been removed...lol.

On Freespire booting the LIVE CD, you go terminal, type Grub, then find /grub/stage 1.5 then root (hd0,x) X being whatever pops up on find. Then setup (hd0) and then quit and exit and reboot.

 

[PostmanPot]

I suggest www.ubuntuforums.org for a quick reply if you're left stranded here