Installing Ubuntu

[NoOp]

On 11/11/2010 01:09 PM, Stephen wrote:
> On 05/11/2010 5:15 PM, NoOp wrote:
...
>> Provide as much detail as you can. Also, be sure to review:
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community
>>    https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GrubHowto/BootFloppy
>>
>>
> I am installing Ubuntu to a different drive. The reason I had to install 
> windows three because the "recoverUbuntuAfterWindows" didn't let windows 
> boot. Then after rebooting it wouldn't even let the system boot at all.
> 
> So I had to install windows again. I though I might have made a mistake 
> so I used the above instructions again and had the same results. My 
> system wouldn't boot at all. So I had to install windows the third time.

With Windows installed on the first drive (assume this to be sda?),
install Ubuntu (10.04 - I wouldn't recommend 10.10 for another few
months) to the second drive (sdb). Allow the installer to use the entire
2nd drive if possible - you can always repartion the second drive later
with gparted if necessary. When completed the grub boot loader
should/will recognize both drives and OS's and allow you to select
either OS.

See:
http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download
click on 4 Install it!

> 
> I tried to use VM ware and installed window in it. It didn't work!!! The 
> windows drivers for the graphics card and other hardware wouldn't work, 
> and the Ubuntu drivers which were patch to work with the VM ware didn't 
> work properly. Especially the graphics acceleration.

I think you are confusing VirtualBox with VMWare - there are no
particular drivers for Ubuntu in VMWare. Both work just fine if
installed properly and have the guest additions installed correctly.