On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 18:17, Eben King <eben01@verizon.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Dec 2009, Chuck Hast wrote:
>
>> OK, got the grub thing fixed, thanks again guys.
>>
>> Now looking back at that hd layout:
>>
>> sda1 = 9G boot for Unbuntu 9.10
>> sda2 = extended
>> sda5 = swap
>> sda6 = 86.6G Holds Ubuntu home/user_directories
>> sda7 = 83.2G Want to install Win7 here
>>
>> I have always put Linux on a machine that already had windows on it, now
>> I am going to do the reverse, any guidance?/ I am sure it is going to want
>> to blow the MBR away and who knows what else...
>> I am probably going to shrink that 83G to something smaller, I only need
>> this windows part to run the scope software, I tried it in Wine but it
>> wants
>> .net 3.5 and that does not fly.
>
> Can you run Windows in VMware instead? That's compatible with purt-near
> everything. vmplayer is free, and there are instructions on the net on how
> to make your own virtual disk file. I run XP and another distro through
> vmplayer.
>
> But if you really, really want a dual boot box (I've done it that way too),
> then have the partition already made for W* to install onto, so you don't
> have to mess with their partitioner and risk wiping out your Linux
> installation. And yeah, W* wipes your MBR without asking, so have an
> alternate way of booting your machine to reinstall grub. And add W* to
> grub's menu.
>
I fear that the horsepower of the netbook is not quite enough for a vmware
VM. I plan to install it in the last partition, I am going to go in and change
the FS to NTFS so I can install it on there. That should work I guess I will
use my Ubuntu on a stick and recover the MBR and set it up to aim where
it does now.
sda1 = 9G boot for Unbuntu 9.10
sda2 = extended
sda5 = swap
sda6 = 86.6G Holds Ubuntu home/user_directories
sda7 = 83.2G Want to install Win7 here
I want to put the FS on sda7, the last one on the list.
-- Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- To paraphrase my flight instructor; "the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn and twisted metal."----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided as an unmoderated internet service by Networked Knowledge Systems (NKS). Views and opinions expressed in messages posted are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of NKS or any of its employees.
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