Re: Ubuntu & Partitions - Confused !!

On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 20:55:33 +0000, The Ossifer wrote:

Greetings fellow Linux Lovers,

I'm having a spot of bother with conflicting advice & opinions as to
how one should set up a Linux (Ubuntu) partition on a Win XP Pro
machine.

Here's my scenario:
1 Hard Drive, 150Gb. Prmary Partition C: with extended Partition
containing 4 Logical Drives E:,G:,H:,I:

I:\ is the smallest drive at 15Gb and I want to sacrifice this to use
for Ubuntu.

Do I delete the partition in Partion Magic 7.0, leaving Grub find it and
install the OS & Loader ?.

I guess that is one way. The standard Windows tool (shown below) can also
be used. Ubuntu will offer to install a loader, probably grub.


I don't want my C: partition touching in any respect - I've already
suffered three XP crashes this year.... and don't want another :)

Always make proper backups.

Any help, thoughts, ideas greatly appreciated.
This thread seems relevent to your situation also. I posted some
information there last week:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.misc/browse_frm/thread/fd0ed14fc09d3db4/8adf35e7357ebe9d?#8adf35e7357ebe9d

TIA
The Ossifer.

Note: comments inline.

Here are the basic rules for disc partitioning (in the PC world):
1. There can be a maximum of 4 primary partitions.
2. Windows likes to be on partition 1
3. A primary partition can be assigned to be an "extended partition."
4. An extended partiton can contain more partition entries (not limited
to 4).
4.A. Partitions within the extended partition are referred
to as "logical partitions."
4.B. The first logical partition is always the number 5
because the first 4 numbers are reserved for primary partitions.

Keep the above facts in mind when making any changes to your system's
disks.

One of the first things to change when moving away from DOS/Windows is the
drive names. Unix-like OSs use names like hda, hdb, etc. The partitions
on those drives are hda1,hda2, etc. You will be responsible for knowing
how your drive letters map to the unix names. It's pretty easy to
figure out, but _it's your data, so it's your job_! So, the first step in
dual booting linux is to delete the partition (I:) using the Windows tool.
I navigated on a W2k system as follows (XP similar?):
"Settings" -> "Control Panel" -> "Administrative Tools" -> "Computer
Management" -> "Storage" -> "Disk Management"

Delete the partition where I: is located. (Obviously, backup your data
before doing this.)

Once you have some free space, shutdown windows and start the install
process for Ubuntu. Use the free space for two partitios: ubuntu's root
and ubuntu's swap. The installer will likely do this automatically for
you when it sees the free space on your drive.

--
Douglas Mayne
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