Install Xp and Ubuntu on dell 1537

i have been searching the internet for the past few weeks but have not been sucessful, i am having a dell 1537 studio notebook which has a pre installed windows vista on it. I want to install win xp and ubuntu on my machine which would make it a system with 3 OS. Now the problem that i am facing is that when i insert the windows xp cd, it stops with a blue death screen. after having searched for its reason, i found out that windows vista has been installed on the achi mode and win xp dosent support ACHI mode by defualt and i would need to slipstream the drivers for it using the f6 key. the big problem is that i am unable to find how to slipstream and what drivers do i need to slipstream.

i am using the gm45 cantiga chipset by intel.

now there is another option i thought about but i didnt want to take a risk as i am not sure about it. i have 3 drivers (c -250 gb d-10 gb recovery by dell and f -40 gb) i thought of putting all the important data in one drive(drive f) and then format the main drive (drive c) and convert the main drive into 2 sepate drives one for xp and one for vista(leaving ubuntu for now, can use wubi) and then change the sata mode to ide and then install xp first and then continue installing vista.

please help?

 

Google "nlite" if you want to slipstream AHCI drivers to your XP installation.

 

I wouldn't bother with AHCI as it isn't worth it. Backup all your data, and redo your partitions something along the lines of 120GB+ for Vista, 120GB+/- for XP, 40GB+/- for Ubuntu, and 10GB recovery (if you can find a way to keep it alive...I manage to erase mine when I was messing with partitions, but it's no biggy since you have a Vista disc.)

If you really want to tripple boot Vista, XP, and Ubuntu, I suggest you backup your data to something external, split your 250GB C:\ drive like you said and use the 40GB F:\ drive for Ubuntu. Don't bother using AHCI because the "benefits" of it are next to impossible to tell in real life and in benchmarks.

If you have more questions on how to tripple boot, ask away...I did exactly this almost a year ago when I got my Studio 1535.

 

I am trying to install Ubuntu and Hackintosh on my Dell 1537. I tried to partition the hard disk but none of the well known disc partitioning software would let me partition the disk. I have no idea why but that freaked me out to an extent that I just gave up on thought.

Now, is it possible that you could make a detailed working guide on how you did it? It will be really really good.

Seriously Vista sucks a big time, I will get windows 7 on student pricing once its out, till then I would like to give a try on Hackintosh and Ubuntu..

 

I don't really know about Hackintosh as I've never tried it. Besides, installing Mac OS X on a PC violates its EULA, is considered piracy, and is against forum rules; thus we shall not further discuss the matter (See next post.) Not to mention, all those mac users consider a PC running Hackintosh a sin.

As for partitioning, I've used the one that comes with the Vista install disc. It works fine as long as you're willing to reformat and lose everything. Another good partition program is GParted which is included with Ubuntu and is on the Ubuntu Live CD. GParted lets you shrink current partitions, move things around, and create new partitions. Although GParted is pretty reliable, I would still back up everything important before messing with partitions in general...you never know what can happen, and once things go bad, it's hard to recover without losing stuff.

You can download GParted from its homepage and use their instructions on how to use it, or you could boot into the Ubuntu Live CD and use GParted there. I've always used the Live CD version as I have a Ubuntu disc. To launch GParted, just boot into the Live CD Ubuntu, open up terminal, and type "sudo gparted".

Here is the GParted home page if you need more help, and remember, when dealing with Ubuntu, Google is your best friend.
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/

 

Currently, Apple's EULA(End User License Agreement) prohibits installing MAC OS X on any non-apple labeled hardware, and because of this, NBR does not allow discussion of OS X on PC(aka Hackintosh) for any reason. Please do not point to any resources that violate Apple's EULA and/or the forum rules.

 

^ Correct. Edited my previous post: replaced "probably against EULA" with "against EULA."