[ubuntu] Re: Dual Installs Linux/Vista

[Steve!]

Windows Vista will install on any (primary?) partition, I'm not sure, and I 
doubt if it will go on an extended partition)

I currently have:

partition 0 - MSDOS complete with GHOST etc
partition 1 - Windows Vista
partition 2 - Windows XP
partition 3 - FAT32 Formatted 40gb for storage of files
partition 5 - Ubuntu 7.10 32bit
partition 6- /home
partition 7- /misc
partition 8 - no file system
partition 8 /swap

I did also try the same but partition 0 was Ubuntu 32, and partition 6 was 
Ubuntu 64

All worked seamlessly, except Vista couldn't find 'winloader.exe' after a 
reboot (unless I installed Vista last). This can be fixed by simply sticking 
the Windows Vista disc in the drive and choosing Repair from the options 
(right after you set locale and keyboard settings etc). This fixed it, and 
left Grub on the drive as it was :)

Oh yeah, I'm using Grub to boot the OS's, just the plain grub from Ubuntu 
standard repositories.

Here's My /boot/grub/menu.lst extract, you'll know where to add what you 
need when you start editing :)

To add 64 bit Ubuntu into the mix (or whatever else you like, simply 
duplicate what we have here with your own parameters)

If you're using it to boot from a second drive: root (hdD,0) where D is the 
drive number (Remember drives start at 0 as to partitions)

----
title  Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic
root  (hd0,0)
kernel  /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic 
root=UUID=3ce4b707-41e0-4929-9999-b80475713ff0 ro quiet
initrd  /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic


title  Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic (recovery mode)
root  (hd0,0)
kernel  /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic 
root=UUID=3ce4b707-41e0-4929-9999-b80475713ff0 ro single
initrd  /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic

title  !Ubuntu 7.10, memtest86+
root  (hd0,0)
kernel  /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet

title           Windows Vista
unhide  (hd0,1)
hide  (hd0,2)
root  (hd0,1)
makeactive
chainloader +1

title           Windows XP
unhide  (hd0,2)
hide  (hd0,1)
root  (hd0,2)
makeactive
chainloader     +1

---

As mentioned I also had 64 bit Ubuntu, and (by accident!) another Windows 
Vista install on the same drive too, and all worked great :)

I also installed Mac OSX on here, but it did manage to screw up grub!

Worth making a copy of your grub files, installed onto a USB pen (using an 
SD card here), that way if you mess up grub, you can VERY easily boot back 
up.
After installing grub to the sdcard, copy the menu.lst across, but edit it 
for each option adding at the top:
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)

This is because it'll take hd0 as being the boot drive, which would be the 
sdcard (or usb pen)

Enjoy :)

Steve!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard" <cms0009 at gmail.com>
To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" 
<ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 6:47 PM
Subject: [ubuntu] Re: Dual Installs Linux/Vista


> Oh, Man...
> I knew it... this stinks.
>
> Thanks-
> Richard
>
> On Tuesday 29 January 2008 11:32:21 am Karl Larsen wrote:
>> Richard wrote:
>> > Have linux install on drive one,
>> > but I would like to install my Windows Vista restore disk,
>> > on drive two.
>> >
>> > Everytime, I got to install windows, it grabs the first drive,
>> > and wipes out Linux., is there a way around this,
>> > or do I have to purchase, a full retail copy of Vista,
>> > to install on what hard drive I want?
>> >
>> > Thanks-
>> > Richard
>>
>>     Windows MUST have the first partition on the first hard drive,
>> period. Do not know why. You need to let windows load where it wants.
>> And then load Ubuntu whereever you want to but not on top of windows :-)
>>
>> Karl
>
>
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