dual boot Ubuntu and vista

I downloaded gutsy tribe 5 and I wanted to dual boot Vista and Gutsy.
However, my vista seems to be gone now.
I typed sudo fdisk -l in terminal
and have the follow respond:
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 709 5360008+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda2 * 710 4585 29296875 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 4586 9105 34171200 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 9106 15505 48384000 83 Linux

It is kind of weird, because I have install vista and ubuntu many times. this is my first experience Ubuntu covers Vista. Any1 kind enough to tell me ways to enable my vista? thank you

 

I did this successfully about a month ago (with tribe 5). Bought a new hard drive and tried again...this time I got the same result as you. Normally ubuntu will find the windows partition and include it in the grub bootloader. This time it does not and when the windows MBR gets written over, Windows is no longer accessible. I don't know the solution yet.

 

Re-write the MBR. Pop in your XP disc, boot from it, enter the Recovery Console, and enter the command "fixmbr". You're done!

 

Yea myne did that last night when I was installing Ubuntu. I decieded to reinstall Ubuntu just cus I didnt want to uninstall a bunch of trash and Vista poped back into the list. Also when that first happened I did pop my vista disk in and try to repair the bootloader without any luck Windows was oblivious that it was there anywhere. Though I didn't edit my HDD partitioning as I left space. Though it looks like your's is still good. If you looking to do it without losing your Ubuntu without a 100% it'll be back I wouldent try it.

 

I installed Ubuntu Linux through downloading this thing called Wubi. It was so easy. It allows you to choose which distribution too, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, etc....it will then install the OS through downloaded files off the internet and it takes about 45 minutes on a dsl speed internet connection. Upon reboot, you will see GRUB to select your OS....Vista is first and default, and right below it is Ubuntu Linux. On first selection of Ubuntu, you'll go through another 5-10 minute wait for the actual installation, then you'll see the log-in screen.

This process is so much easier than installing Ubuntu straight from the LiveCD, although it takes a little bit longer...but its worth saving the hassle.

 

okay, got it working. (this is for thinkpad owners)

1) used rescue and recovery cds/dvds to reinstall windows.
2) resized the windows c partition using gparted live cd.
3) downloaded and installed the lasted ubuntu gutsy daily build

worked!!

 

thats pretty much what i did. I used recovery dvds and copy C/drive and did a clean install. Well, I am going to wait for the final release.. i really dont want to experience this again...

 

null84,

the key is to use the latest daily build of ubuntu. I have a t61p and originally had to use the alternate cd and do a text install. Now I can use the live cd and everything works very smoothly. That being said it is only 3 weeks to the release, so happy computing.

 

? so long as grub is installed the fix is very, very trivial. go to your terminal and type in - sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

in the list, scroll all the way to the bottom and make a note of what hd partition your linux is on - for instance, (hd0,2) or (hd0,1).

of the two numbers, the first stands for the actual hard drive, the second for the partition. so long as you installed linux on the same hard drive, but different partition, you only need to change the second number.

for instance, this is my grub listing -

the second entry is my Windows Vista link. (hd0,0) means that Windows is on the first hard drive, first partition. yeah, for some reason grub likes to make the first instance start at zero.

just copy this -

and test it till you get the right partition of your windows installation. for instance (hd0,0), (hd0,1), etc.

 

that was the first thing i tried elscorcho. When I booted into windows I got nothing more the a flashing curser. problem is solved nonetheless.