Re: Did It! Now To Do It Again...

[Samuel Jackson]

Restoring grub after an install of Windows isn't hard at all. All you
need is a liveCD.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows

No reason to have to reinstall Ubuntu after Windows wipes out the MBR.

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Re: Did It! Now To Do It Again...

[Cary Bielenberg]

Tim Neill wrote:
You can install a non-legit copy and register it later with the legit 
cd-key

Or as Morgan said, run D1 and D2 using Wine

2009/6/20 Rob Farquhar >


ubuntu-au-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com
 wrote:
> From:
> Cary Bielenberg mailto:c...@bielenberg.id.au>>
> Date:
> Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:57:05 +1000
> Rob,
> It is advisable to have windows installed 1st as Ubuntu will write a
> boot manager in the master boot record for all operating systems.
> Windows will blow it away & only allow access to Windows &
nothing else.
> You can recreate the grub menu but it is a long winded process .

Hmm. Thanks, Cary. Prob is that the earliest we're likely to get a
copy
of XP is next weekend, and I don't want to leave David without for
that
long.

Still, if it comes to it I can back any Ubuntu files up,
repartition and
reformat the HDD, put XP on and then reinstall Ubuntu.

Another issue that's come up with my PC, though, is that my sound card
doesn't seem to be working under Ubuntu. 9.04 recognises my Audigy 4
card; I can see it as an option in the drop-down boxes under System >
Preferences > Sound. Still, I have no system sounds and pressing the
"Test" box comes up empty. And yes, the speakers are on and connected.

Any suggestions, folks?

Thanks in advance,

Rob

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Rob,
   I'm a level 3 network administrator & I support both Windows & 
Linux servers in my job. My preference is to run Windows in a session 
within Linux, the Windows actually runs better as it only uses generic 
drivers to run I.E. Graphics, network etc I use Virtualbox by SUN it is 
in the repo's & is a dream to use. If you want USB support in Windows 
you will have to install it from the SUN site but that is easy too.


Cary

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Re: Did It! Now To Do It Again...

[Tim Neill]

You can install a non-legit copy and register it later with the legit cd-keyOr
as Morgan said, run D1 and D2 using Wine

2009/6/20 Rob Farquhar 

> ubuntu-au-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com wrote:
> > From:
> > Cary Bielenberg 
> > Date:
> > Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:57:05 +1000
> > Rob,
> > It is advisable to have windows installed 1st as Ubuntu will write a
> > boot manager in the master boot record for all operating systems.
> > Windows will blow it away & only allow access to Windows & nothing else.
> > You can recreate the grub menu but it is a long winded process .
>
> Hmm. Thanks, Cary. Prob is that the earliest we're likely to get a copy
> of XP is next weekend, and I don't want to leave David without for that
> long.
>
> Still, if it comes to it I can back any Ubuntu files up, repartition and
> reformat the HDD, put XP on and then reinstall Ubuntu.
>
> Another issue that's come up with my PC, though, is that my sound card
> doesn't seem to be working under Ubuntu. 9.04 recognises my Audigy 4
> card; I can see it as an option in the drop-down boxes under System >
> Preferences > Sound. Still, I have no system sounds and pressing the
> "Test" box comes up empty. And yes, the speakers are on and connected.
>
> Any suggestions, folks?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Rob
>
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Re: Did It! Now To Do It Again...

[Rob Farquhar]

ubuntu-au-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com wrote:
> From:
> Cary Bielenberg 
> Date:
> Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:57:05 +1000
> Rob,
> It is advisable to have windows installed 1st as Ubuntu will write a 
> boot manager in the master boot record for all operating systems. 
> Windows will blow it away & only allow access to Windows & nothing else. 
> You can recreate the grub menu but it is a long winded process .

Hmm. Thanks, Cary. Prob is that the earliest we're likely to get a copy 
of XP is next weekend, and I don't want to leave David without for that 
long.

Still, if it comes to it I can back any Ubuntu files up, repartition and 
reformat the HDD, put XP on and then reinstall Ubuntu.

Another issue that's come up with my PC, though, is that my sound card 
doesn't seem to be working under Ubuntu. 9.04 recognises my Audigy 4 
card; I can see it as an option in the drop-down boxes under System > 
Preferences > Sound. Still, I have no system sounds and pressing the 
"Test" box comes up empty. And yes, the speakers are on and connected.

Any suggestions, folks?

Thanks in advance,

Rob

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Re: Did It! Now To Do It Again...

[Morgan Storey]

It needs to be installed before because Windows simply deletes everything in
the master boot record, including ubuntu's loader (lilo or grub). Ubuntu is
a bit more forgiving and leaves the NTLDR alone and drops grub/lilo in front
of it in the sequence.

Onto diablo, last I checked wine played 1 and 2 fine, correct me if I am
wrong, but maybe he could ditch windows altogether.


On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 7:27 PM, Rob Farquhar wrote:

> Hi all! Just a quick message to let you know that I successfully
> reformatted my root partition and installed 9.04. So far it seems to
> have recognised my home folders without any trouble. Thanks everyone for
> your help and suggestions!
>
> As for my friend Dave's PC, it looks as though his XP installation has
> finally given up the ghost. It was already riddled with quite a few
> viruses, including Koobface; I've backed his vital data up to an
> external hard drive and am planning to reformat his internal HDD and
> install Ubuntu Studio 9.04.
>
> One question, though: We've discussed him buying a legit version of XP
> Home so he can still run Windows apps and play games like Diablo. Would
> there be any issues with installing XP after Ubuntu instead of before?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rob Farquhar
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Re: Did It! Now To Do It Again...

[Cary Bielenberg]

Rob Farquhar wrote:
> Hi all! Just a quick message to let you know that I successfully 
> reformatted my root partition and installed 9.04. So far it seems to 
> have recognised my home folders without any trouble. Thanks everyone for 
> your help and suggestions!
>
> As for my friend Dave's PC, it looks as though his XP installation has 
> finally given up the ghost. It was already riddled with quite a few 
> viruses, including Koobface; I've backed his vital data up to an 
> external hard drive and am planning to reformat his internal HDD and 
> install Ubuntu Studio 9.04.
>
> One question, though: We've discussed him buying a legit version of XP 
> Home so he can still run Windows apps and play games like Diablo. Would 
> there be any issues with installing XP after Ubuntu instead of before?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rob Farquhar
>
>   
Rob,
It is advisable to have windows installed 1st as Ubuntu will write a 
boot manager in the master boot record for all operating systems. 
Windows will blow it away & only allow access to Windows & nothing else. 
You can recreate the grub menu but it is a long winded process .


Cheers Cary


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Did It! Now To Do It Again...

[Rob Farquhar]

Hi all! Just a quick message to let you know that I successfully 
reformatted my root partition and installed 9.04. So far it seems to 
have recognised my home folders without any trouble. Thanks everyone for 
your help and suggestions!

As for my friend Dave's PC, it looks as though his XP installation has 
finally given up the ghost. It was already riddled with quite a few 
viruses, including Koobface; I've backed his vital data up to an 
external hard drive and am planning to reformat his internal HDD and 
install Ubuntu Studio 9.04.

One question, though: We've discussed him buying a legit version of XP 
Home so he can still run Windows apps and play games like Diablo. Would 
there be any issues with installing XP after Ubuntu instead of before?

Cheers,

Rob Farquhar

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