M1530 and Ubuntu - Partitions

How do you usually do it? I mean, there is a guide to install Ubuntu in order to be able to boot it using the Media Direct button, but I'm not sure if I will screw something up touching MD's partition.

What do you usually do when you install Ubuntu (if you want to keep Vista, with double boot?).

Do you just install it using default settings (partitions and so, with the installation wizard on ubuntu?) and then use plain grub or do you do anything special?

Thanks!

 

I did it by just popping in the Ubuntu (HH 8.04) disk in and following the directings...now, I had done a straight-up clean install and didn't have media direct any longer.

It is possible to use the Media Direct Button to boot Linux, I haven't done it YET. But I'm not sure how you'd go about it with MediaDirect installed.

 

I am not aware of MD, never used it. Do you have one or two HDs?
Setting up a dual boot machine is fairly straight forward. I am assuming your are a Linux Newbie. Recommend you join ..buntu.org and LinuxQuestions.org (Follow the LQ laptop forum)
Since you have a laptop I would recommend Kubuntu 8.04 which is Ubuntu tailored for LTs, a little bit of extra tweaking! KDE maybe easier for a M$ migrator than Gnome for the desktop.

Go into Vista, 1. TURN OFF page file (Virtual Memory), 2 restart then 3 use Comp Mgt. Shrink the volume as much as possible (try at least 2 x), do not format the free space!

4. Boot from the GNU/Linux CD (Play around w/ Live first!). Follow steps of installer, Use Free Space for the 3 required partitions. Decide which OS will be default boot in GRUB & set it. May have some work to get wireless working w/ KnetnorkManager (Works on install w/ openSuSE & Fedora).

Next time you boot into vista, after the volume has been shrunk, turn page file back on!

 

Im kinda interest in that MD button boot up Linux Distros.

What's the config or command line to add and where?

I will be installing ubuntu 6.06 for school.

Peace

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=182495

 

Well, actually this isn't the first time I'll be using GNU/Linux (or Ubuntu, I started using it with... Warty Warthog? 2004). But I don't want to screw my partitions in my shiny new laptop

I'll probably be using Ubuntu (not Kubuntu). I don't really like KDE. What do you mean by "Since you have a laptop I would recommend Kubuntu 8.04 which is Ubuntu tailored for LTs" ? What's LTs?

And why do I need to turn off Virtual Memory and so?

 

Not only do some recommend turning off the pagefile, but also they recommend doing a full defrag before you install Linux on a dual-boot, my guess is to avoid problems when the partition is resized.

I believe LT = laptops...

Why is Kubuntu supposed to run better on Laptops? I likes Ubuntu so far...a few quircks but not bad.

 

Hmm I'll try that then.

Thanks!

Any other suggestions?

 

Anyone? I still didn't try it

 

I messed up my recovery partition and media direct partition by using vista shrink and it only gave me a limited success it was no where near where I wanted my partitions to be.

If you still want to do it then follow this tutorial:

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/working-around-windows-vistas-shrink-volume-inadequacy-problems/

I have now removed all partitions and feel this is best, remember you only have four partitions to work with and you need two extra partitions to run ubuntu at its best (one for the OS and one for the swap).
My xps shipped with four partitions so had to get rid of two any way.