Thomas, you're on

I dual booted without knowing what sudo was

I would use 8.04, it breaks and fixes stuff, but is updated at the very least.

Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu Edgy, now, each release of Ubuntu is based off the last, now, your saying there going back to Ubuntu for the base of Mint 5? That'd be cool, but it would involve a lot of work.

de.1337, I have the same system, similar specs, and the same HDD.
My Partitions were set like this when I dual booted:
40GB Windows
15GB Linux
256MB Swap, now I would use more then this just in case, so 512MB or 1GB would be good.
I know you have IM, and I can walk you through the process there. The only thing you will need to do is get the firmware for the wireless card, it's small so dial up will be OK, more on that when you install it.
I'm sure with me and pixelot you'll be OK.

 

Excuse my wrong terminology, it's based on Daryna but uses Hardy packages. In fact, i think they should base it off Hardy, we're basically using Edgy with updated programs. O_O

 

Ahh, I see now.

 

Of course, as I already stated, there are a lot more barriers in moving from Windows to Linux than there are in moving from one Linux distro to another.

 

Ooooh, yeah. Totally pegged. Anyway, I'm doing straight Ubuntu, okay? Totally a matter of preference. No argument, please. Thank you very much.

 

LOL, when?

 

Sometime. I don't have my HD yet, but I do have a modem driver, so I'm pretty stoked!

 

Awesome, I'll be on IM for ya!

 

Me too. Lawlzy.

 

I can install Ubuntu with my eyes closed.
Quite literally.
lol

 

Erm sorry to but in on the partitioning but...
Ive just downloaded, about a week ago, both the heron and the Mint RC1 beta. I haven't duel booted on any system yet, Ive just used a old-comp so far. But going through the installation on my XP machine, but not installing, there's a slider which seems to allow you to allocate the Linux Os a certain amount of space on the HDD, creating a windows partition, allowing the installation to automatically do the partitioning business whilst keeping windows/ another Linux distro. I think that the slider is a new feature of the new 8.10 Ubuntu spin-offs.

attached are two screen shots of this slider, taken inside a virtual machine that was running Ubuntu with a 20GB Virtual drive. These show how the linux partition could be changed.

 

Its been there for a few releases, I believe, I use the manual way, gives you more control.

 

What barriers? Are you advocating Windows in the Linux forum? Wow, that's quite a something. If you get good hardware and know your way around using Linux is as easy as breathing.

Linux Mint 5 has an RC2 already.

 

Sorry, I was just trying to help . When I get round to duel booting my windows machine, I will use the slider- adjusting the partitions post-install. Until then my old-comp with linux will do me. I also have RCII, i'm currently in the distro jumping stage, trying everything out ect. It seems like ive got more linux distro's downloaded onto my machine than there are virus for windows.

 

Yeah, I noticed that slider sort of thingy, I guess you could say (though I didn't try it) when I was trying to install Xubuntu 8.04 on my old desktop today. It seemed to detect my Windows install and suggest partition sizes for Windows and Xubuntu.

Thanks everyone so far. I might be installing tomorrow or Thursday. It depends on when my HD and enclosure come, so I can do backup. Woot!

 

Sweet. Let me know when, if I'm not at work.

 

Likely enough I'll be starting tomorrow in the afternoon.

 

Right on. I'll be home maybe a bit after four...

 

That should work to at least get started. I want to test my hard drive with HDTune and do a backup.

 

I'll be on in the afternoon too if you need my help lawl. You're going for Ubuntu right?

 

He's just torn between Hardy and Gutsy.

 

He should use hardy for sure, but if he finds he doesn't like it then he can use LinuxMint (also a great start) or PCLinuxOS (even though he seems like a gnome guy). You better download and burn them both for him right now. :tongue:

 

Lol, Ok, I guess I'll go with Hardy. If... I can get a modem driver.

Edit: downloading a modem driver now. If it works on the 8.04 LiveCD (which I have yet to burn ), I will use 8.04. If not... 7.10.

 

I would mail you my LiveCD's but i dunno how much that costs or how long it would take.

 

Well, I have an .iso and blank CD's, so not to worry! I will post some updates tomorrow. For now, good night.

 

Sleep well young one, for your life begins tomorrow.

 

Nice.

 

Unfortunately, it doesn't. I got my HD and enclosure today, installed the HD in the enclosure, plugged it in, and it didn't work. It turns on, and the drive spins, but neither Windows or Ubuntu could access it as a drive. It doesn't mount. Nothing new in my computer. No auto-mount in Ubuntu. Interestingly enough, HD Tune can access it and scan it for errors. The quick scan came up clean, and I'm running a full scan now.

This is the hard drive I bought.

 

Is it formatted?

 

Thomas is helping with it right now. It wasn't formatted, I'm formatting it to NTFS right now. Why didn't I think of this? Rep for Thomas!

 

I told him how to do that, Calvin.
Formatting now it seems.

 

Wow... Are you two neighbors or something?

Linux party over at Pixelot's house! *drives 10000 miles northwest*

 

No, hes in the west, I'm in the east.
lol.

 

Actually, Thomas is doing it over chat. Pixelot does live in the same county as me, but Thomas is much farther away.

 

Yee, I'm in south georgia.....
lol
Long way.

 

I used to live in GA.

 

Alright, I hope this works. I think I'm going to put off installing Ubuntu until tomorrow. I have to scan the drive for errors completely, back up my data, verify it, and then I shall proceed with the destruction and renewal. Meaning, deleting stuff from my laptop HD and installing OS's, and that sort of thing. For now... I have some Ubuntu stuff to investigate and partitioning to figure out. Thanks, people.

 

Yeah, I was actually talking about Pixelot.

 

Let us know if you need anything, we have nothing better to do so we'll help whenever you need it.

 

Nothing better to do... you people are funny.

Edit: I'm going to go see if I can get info on getting my modem working nicely in Hardy Heron.

 

LOL, me and pixel are reinstalling at the same time

 

Oooohhh yeah. :yes:

 

LOL, this is gonna be fun.

 

I'll update when the final version of LinuxMint comes out, which might be Monday. I thank myself for using a separate /home partition.

 

Geekgasm, Geekgasm!

 

To the max!

 

Lol, the Linux forum is always fun. It's like OT, but with no mods and actual post counts.

 

*cuts loose with rebel yell*

 

MOD radar!

 

Lol...........