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    T61 and Ubuntu

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by objectref, Apr 19, 2008.

  1. hyperq

    hyperq Notebook Consultant

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    Welcome to the club, objectref.
     
    hyperq, Apr 26, 2008
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  2. aiiee

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    Here's a question for you Ubuntuers: I've read a lot that installing ubuntu in a dual boot configuration will mess with the mbr enough that you cannot access the restore partition without some repair. I notice that you can install Ubuntu as an 'application' within windows. Has anyone tried this? Is this method of installation avoid problems accessing the mbr or will this still cause problem accessing the restore partition?

    Thanks
     
    aiiee, Apr 27, 2008
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  3. alacrityathome

    alacrityathome Notebook Consultant

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    aiiee,

    Welcome to the Ubuntu thread. On your items,

    ...yes, a dual boot changes the mbr which affects the restore process (it doesn't remove the restore partition).

    ...yes, you can install Ubuntu or any other o/s via vmware and it will work fairly well. It will only use a usb wireless though....not the Lenovo internal wireless or any pcmcia wireless card. And, this method does not change the restore process via mbr.

    ...If you go to a dual boot process, one better recovery method is to us image software like Acronis True Image 11. Restoring the original software and re-installing any added software is a lengthy process (hours) while re-applying a hard drive image for either o/s is a 10-15 minute process.



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    alacrityathome, Apr 27, 2008
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  4. objectref

    objectref Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks you all for the welcome and help.

    I donwloaded mscore true type fonts and now i will change firefox and thunderbird fonts so i see what they looks like.

    Is there a program that allows us (Thinkpad users) to control the Fn-F5 combination (WiFi and Bluetooth) ?? Like the one of Thinkvantage in Vista. It seems that pres-by-press it enable/disable WiFi and bluetooth but there are times that you may go wrong and switch off WiFi accidentally and when you are in a middle of a download....

    Is there something for it ??
     
    objectref, Apr 27, 2008
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  5. aiiee

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    Thanks for the warm welcome. So, as I understand it, dual boot does not destroy any data, and acess to the recovery partition is repairable. Good!

    When I referred to running Ubuntu, Kubuntu really, as an application from within Windows, I was referring to the second option in the install screen as pictured here:

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    This sounds like an option to install Kubuntu, and yet not have to repair the restore partition. Has anyone tried it?
     
    aiiee, Apr 27, 2008
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