Using Vista and XP with Unbutu - Page 3

Rome5 · 01-11-2009, 04:54 PM

By the way, done_fishin and bartender were both correct as ext2 or ext3 would have been fine. Same file system, actually, just ext3 enables journaling. If you get into manually installing linux and creating your own partitions; you'll want a mix of ext2 and ext3.

**ukbsktbll** · 01-23-2009, 11:24 AM

Ok i currently have XP and Vista now installed - moving to Unbuntu.
I have a partition for linux and one for the swap. I burned the 8.10 edition, and started installing it and got this error at the end?

**Done_Fishin** · 01-23-2009, 01:40 PM

I too had problems with 8.10 although not that one you are showing .. I went with 8.04 since it seems to work better. I checked my burn too using the CD verification option.

**ukbsktbll** · 01-23-2009, 02:24 PM

ok maybe it didnt download all the way? Can I boot from a flash drive so i dont keep wasting CDs if it doesnt work?

**Done_Fishin** · 01-24-2009, 02:38 AM

I don't know if it's possible to place the download on a flash drive to boot .. I haven't thought of that or tried .. I have only heard of creating a USB boot once Ubuntu is installed, but I may well be wrong ..

Perhaps someone else, better informed, could to reply about that .. if not I will check it out later when I have a bit more time
take note though that booting from a flash to try to install will be extremely slow, much slower than using a CD

**wmorri** · 01-24-2009, 09:59 AM

Hi,

Take a look at booting from a flash drive, for more help with that.

Cheers!

**ukbsktbll** · 01-24-2009, 10:30 AM

Thanks, I found a way to verify my iso image so i think i am all set.

**Done_Fishin** · 01-24-2009, 10:49 AM

Good luck & keep us posted

**ukbsktbll** · 01-24-2009, 11:58 AM

Ok I got 8.10 installed and all set. Few questions. On the load in screen for the Unbuntu options

I think there was Unbuntu / Unbuntu kernell something, then recovery

Also if there an easy way to get into windows from Unbuntu or a website that has instructions on a lot of the stuff you can do within it. There is a lot and I don't even know where to start.

**wmorri** · 01-24-2009, 12:53 PM

Hi,

Do you mean like mount the windows drive in ubuntu, so that you can see your information?

If you need a website that can help you with ubuntu problems just go to help.ubuntu.com/community. Then you can do searching for whatever you are having problems with. Another good website is lifehacker.com, and last but not least is google.com.

Cheers!

**ukbsktbll** · 01-24-2009, 10:23 PM

No more like a website to help with ubuntu. like i see all the programs and all and just have no idea what anything is for, but it all looks very interesting

**wmorri** · 01-24-2009, 10:44 PM

Hi,

Here is what I recommend, fiddle around with stuff for a while. Just try some stuff out. Another thing is what do you want to do? I am sure that there is a program for just about anything that you can think of.

Cheers!

**Done_Fishin** · 01-25-2009, 04:10 AM

Firefox for web browsing .. but there are many more

Gimp for photo's, again there are many more and may even be a lot better

Take a look a this page
The table of equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows software in Linux

a lot of software listed on this page

**ukbsktbll** · 07-02-2009, 03:00 PM

When I load my computer up I get these options

Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic
Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic (recovery mode)
Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic
Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode)
Ubuntu 8.10, memtest86+

then Windows Vista/Longhorn (loader)

Well when I first used Ubuntu I had the orange version from the previous pictures, but now I got a light blue one and in the right corner it says Gnome. Whats up?

**Done_Fishin** · 07-02-2009, 03:50 PM

behind the Linux system there are two types of package and manager

one is Gnome the other is Debian

some update has changed the way you see your distro.

**ukbsktbll** · 07-02-2009, 03:56 PM

how do i switch between them? when I am in what I believe is gnome it seems there is nothing i can do.

**Done_Fishin** · 07-02-2009, 04:02 PM

normally you don't .. you either have one or the other .. have you been experimenting or perhaps left another Live CD ROM in the drive

Gnome is correct for Ubuntu .. so something else must be happening

**ukbsktbll** · 07-02-2009, 04:05 PM

so what is the best way to erase what I got now, and redo unbuntu?

Rome5 · 07-02-2009, 10:50 PM

Hang on before you go erasing anything. Could you explain (to me, anyway) what the problem is exactly? Your screen has changed?

Also, Gnome and Debian are not the same thing - at all. Gnome is a desktop environment; which is default for Ubuntu and probably what you've been using this whole time. Debian is a linux distro and shouldn't be an issue.

Which kernel are you choosing to boot?

Quote:

Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic
Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic (recovery mode)
Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic
Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode)
Ubuntu 8.10, memtest86+

**ukbsktbll** · 07-03-2009, 04:49 AM

I tried all. They all brought me to the same desktop eventually except the memtest which is obvious. I was trying to get back to the view of what I saw in post 42's picture. That was much easier to use. What I see now I can't figure out what to do. Its probably I am not sure what to do though. Though I do wonder why it changed too.

01-11-2009, 04:54 PM	#41 (permalink)
Rome5 Alternative Computing Team Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Denver.CO Posts: 311 OS: Arch linux	Re: Using Vista and XP with Unbutu By the way, done_fishin and bartender were both correct as ext2 or ext3 would have been fine. Same file system, actually, just ext3 enables journaling. If you get into manually installing linux and creating your own partitions; you'll want a mix of ext2 and ext3.

01-23-2009, 11:24 AM	#42 (permalink)
ukbsktbll TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 752 OS: XP Professional My System	Re: Using Vista and XP with Unbutu Ok i currently have XP and Vista now installed - moving to Unbuntu. I have a partition for linux and one for the swap. I burned the 8.10 edition, and started installing it and got this error at the end?

01-23-2009, 01:40 PM	#43 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,252 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	Re: Using Vista and XP with Unbutu I too had problems with 8.10 although not that one you are showing .. I went with 8.04 since it seems to work better. I checked my burn too using the CD verification option. __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner

01-23-2009, 02:24 PM	#44 (permalink)
ukbsktbll TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 752 OS: XP Professional My System	Re: Using Vista and XP with Unbutu ok maybe it didnt download all the way? Can I boot from a flash drive so i dont keep wasting CDs if it doesnt work?

01-24-2009, 02:38 AM	#45 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,252 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	Re: Using Vista and XP with Unbutu I don't know if it's possible to place the download on a flash drive to boot .. I haven't thought of that or tried .. I have only heard of creating a USB boot once Ubuntu is installed, but I may well be wrong .. Perhaps someone else, better informed, could to reply about that .. if not I will check it out later when I have a bit more time take note though that booting from a flash to try to install will be extremely slow, much slower than using a CD __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner Last edited by Done_Fishin; 01-24-2009 at 02:40 AM.

01-24-2009, 09:59 AM	#46 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,707 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: Using Vista and XP with Unbutu Hi, Take a look at booting from a flash drive, for more help with that. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

01-24-2009, 10:30 AM	#47 (permalink)
ukbsktbll TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 752 OS: XP Professional My System	Re: Using Vista and XP with Unbutu Thanks, I found a way to verify my iso image so i think i am all set.

01-24-2009, 10:49 AM	#48 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,252 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	Re: Using Vista and XP with Unbutu Good luck & keep us posted __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner

01-24-2009, 11:58 AM	#49 (permalink)
ukbsktbll TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 752 OS: XP Professional My System	Re: Using Vista and XP with Unbutu Ok I got 8.10 installed and all set. Few questions. On the load in screen for the Unbuntu options I think there was Unbuntu / Unbuntu kernell something, then recovery Also if there an easy way to get into windows from Unbuntu or a website that has instructions on a lot of the stuff you can do within it. There is a lot and I don't even know where to start.

01-24-2009, 12:53 PM	#50 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,707 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: Using Vista and XP with Unbutu Hi, Do you mean like mount the windows drive in ubuntu, so that you can see your information? If you need a website that can help you with ubuntu problems just go to help.ubuntu.com/community. Then you can do searching for whatever you are having problems with. Another good website is lifehacker.com, and last but not least is google.com. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

01-24-2009, 10:23 PM	#51 (permalink)
ukbsktbll TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 752 OS: XP Professional My System	Re: Using Vista and XP with Unbutu No more like a website to help with ubuntu. like i see all the programs and all and just have no idea what anything is for, but it all looks very interesting

01-24-2009, 10:44 PM	#52 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,707 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: Using Vista and XP with Unbutu Hi, Here is what I recommend, fiddle around with stuff for a while. Just try some stuff out. Another thing is what do you want to do? I am sure that there is a program for just about anything that you can think of. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

01-25-2009, 04:10 AM	#53 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,252 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	Re: Using Vista and XP with Unbutu Firefox for web browsing .. but there are many more Gimp for photo's, again there are many more and may even be a lot better Take a look a this page The table of equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows software in Linux a lot of software listed on this page __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner

07-02-2009, 03:00 PM	#54 (permalink)
ukbsktbll TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 752 OS: XP Professional My System	Re: Using Vista and XP with Unbutu When I load my computer up I get these options Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic (recovery mode) Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode) Ubuntu 8.10, memtest86+ then Windows Vista/Longhorn (loader) Well when I first used Ubuntu I had the orange version from the previous pictures, but now I got a light blue one and in the right corner it says Gnome. Whats up?

07-02-2009, 03:50 PM	#55 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,252 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	Re: Using Vista and XP with Unbutu behind the Linux system there are two types of package and manager one is Gnome the other is Debian some update has changed the way you see your distro. __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner

07-02-2009, 03:56 PM	#56 (permalink)
ukbsktbll TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 752 OS: XP Professional My System	Re: Using Vista and XP with Unbutu how do i switch between them? when I am in what I believe is gnome it seems there is nothing i can do.

07-02-2009, 04:02 PM	#57 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,252 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	Re: Using Vista and XP with Unbutu normally you don't .. you either have one or the other .. have you been experimenting or perhaps left another Live CD ROM in the drive Gnome is correct for Ubuntu .. so something else must be happening __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner

07-02-2009, 04:05 PM	#58 (permalink)
ukbsktbll TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 752 OS: XP Professional My System	Re: Using Vista and XP with Unbutu so what is the best way to erase what I got now, and redo unbuntu?

07-03-2009, 04:49 AM	#60 (permalink)
ukbsktbll TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 752 OS: XP Professional My System	Re: Using Vista and XP with Unbutu I tried all. They all brought me to the same desktop eventually except the memtest which is obvious. I was trying to get back to the view of what I saw in post 42's picture. That was much easier to use. What I see now I can't figure out what to do. Its probably I am not sure what to do though. Though I do wonder why it changed too.