[ubuntu-uk] Adding a second hard drive
Hello All, I have been quite happy using Ubuntu so that I decided to get rid of XP . This was precipitated by the fact that I was also running out of disk space. Now I have been given some work to do using Sage and Microsaft Office. So I will have to put XP back. I have bought another hard drive and propose to move the current drive with Ubuntu on to the subsiduary bay so that I can install Windows where it will be happiest on the first hard drive. What I want to know is how I can get Ubuntu to put a new GRUB on the first hard drive without having to re install Ubuntu. Will I need to get rid of the old GRUB MBR? I suppose there is info somewhere on this, but you may be able to give me the griff straight away! Thanks, Howard Berry -- Supporting Open Source Software. http://www.fsf.org/ And Open Standards http://www.oasis-open.org/who/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Adding a second hard drive
Have you considered using Virtualbox or similar? Virtulization is a great way of running an XP install for thing likes Sage and Word and you won't have to muck about with Grub. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Adding a second hard drive
You can use the livecd to reinstall grub, or supergrub - easily accomplished either way. If you are though just using xp to run sage will running it in a virtual machine be sufficient - if that was the case you could run xp inside ubuntu and not need to worry - just a thought Kev Howard Berry wrote: Hello All, I have been quite happy using Ubuntu so that I decided to get rid of XP . This was precipitated by the fact that I was also running out of disk space. Now I have been given some work to do using Sage and Microsaft Office. So I will have to put XP back. I have bought another hard drive and propose to move the current drive with Ubuntu on to the subsiduary bay so that I can install Windows where it will be happiest on the first hard drive. What I want to know is how I can get Ubuntu to put a new GRUB on the first hard drive without having to re install Ubuntu. Will I need to get rid of the old GRUB MBR? I suppose there is info somewhere on this, but you may be able to give me the griff straight away! Thanks, Howard Berry -- Supporting Open Source Software. http://www.fsf.org/ And Open Standards http://www.oasis-open.org/who/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Adding a second hard drive
Howard Berry wrote: Hello All, I have been quite happy using Ubuntu so that I decided to get rid of XP . This was precipitated by the fact that I was also running out of disk space. Now I have been given some work to do using Sage and Microsaft Office. So I will have to put XP back. I have bought another hard drive and propose to move the current drive with Ubuntu on to the subsiduary bay so that I can install Windows where it will be happiest on the first hard drive. What I want to know is how I can get Ubuntu to put a new GRUB on the first hard drive without having to re install Ubuntu. Will I need to get rid of the old GRUB MBR? I suppose there is info somewhere on this, but you may be able to give me the griff straight away! Thanks, Howard Berry -- Supporting Open Source Software. http://www.fsf.org/ And Open Standards http://www.oasis-open.org/who/ As neither sage nor office require 3d acceleration you could run windows in a virtual machine using virtualbox. This would prevent any problems with grub being overwritten and you wouldn't have to reboot to do the windows work. The only caveat is that you need a fair bit of ram (enough for both ubuntu and the windows vm) but that's pretty cheap these days. Adam. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Adding a second hard drive
2009/3/11 danattwood danattw...@googlemail.com Have you considered using Virtualbox or similar? Virtulization is a great way of running an XP install for thing likes Sage and Word and you won't have to muck about with Grub. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ Also, have you considered Wine of Crossover Office? I run MS Office through Crossover (for work) without any problems. Steve Garton sheepeatingtaz.co.uk -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Adding a second hard drive
2009/3/11 Adam Bagnall bagna...@googlemail.com: As neither sage nor office require 3d acceleration you could run windows in a virtual machine using virtualbox. This would prevent any problems with grub being overwritten and you wouldn't have to reboot to do the windows work. The only caveat is that you need a fair bit of ram (enough for both ubuntu and the windows vm) but that's pretty cheap these days. I was reading the other day that with a windows client inside virtualbox, 3d support is available. Not sure how complete it is, but worth checking out if that's important. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Adding a second hard drive
On 11/03/2009 11:00, Philip Stubbs wrote: 2009/3/11 Adam Bagnallbagna...@googlemail.com: As neither sage nor office require 3d acceleration you could run windows in a virtual machine using virtualbox. This would prevent any problems with grub being overwritten and you wouldn't have to reboot to do the windows work. The only caveat is that you need a fair bit of ram (enough for both ubuntu and the windows vm) but that's pretty cheap these days. I was reading the other day that with a windows client inside virtualbox, 3d support is available. Not sure how complete it is, but worth checking out if that's important. From what I gather it's available in the Free for Personal Use version of Virtualbox rather than the one in the repositories but saying that there are still DEB packages available on the website at www.virtualbox.org so it should be fairly easy to install that version if 3D support is required. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
