Ubuntu, XP and Vista dual boot.

Whats the possibility, would put each on its own +-20gig drive, any order
they should be set via IDE cables?

DefecTalisman wrote:
> Whats the possibility, would put each on its own +-20gig drive, any
> order they should be set via IDE cables?

Install Vista first (it insists) and then install Ubuntu on the other
drive. When you're done, when you boot up you will be given the choice
of Vista or Ubuntu.

Alias

DefecTalisman wrote:
> Whats the possibility, would put each on its own +-20gig drive, any
> order they should be set via IDE cables?

Install Vista first and then Ubuntu. Use the Grub bootloader. For ease
of installation, install Vista on the master drive (Drive 0) and Ubuntu
on the slave drive (Drive 1). Note: 20GB is too small for Vista; don't
install on anything less than 40GB and that's pushing it.


Malke
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Sorry maybe the question wasn't clear.

I would like to put Vista, Windows XP and Ubuntu on each drive and be able
to boot from each without having to unplug power cable.


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> DefecTalisman wrote:
>> Whats the possibility, would put each on its own +-20gig drive, any order
>> they should be set via IDE cables?
>
> Install Vista first and then Ubuntu. Use the Grub bootloader. For ease of
> installation, install Vista on the master drive (Drive 0) and Ubuntu on
> the slave drive (Drive 1). Note: 20GB is too small for Vista; don't
> install on anything less than 40GB and that's pushing it.
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Malke wrote:
> DefecTalisman wrote:
>
>> Whats the possibility, would put each on its own +-20gig drive, any
>> order they should be set via IDE cables?
>
>
> Install Vista first and then Ubuntu. Use the Grub bootloader. For ease
> of installation, install Vista on the master drive (Drive 0) and Ubuntu
> on the slave drive (Drive 1). Note: 20GB is too small for Vista; don't
> install on anything less than 40GB and that's pushing it.
>
>
> Malke
Uhhh...that simply not true.
I have Vista Ultimate X64, with all updates downloaded and installed on
a 29.4GB partition with 18.5GB of free space.
You do the math.
Frank

GO wrote:

> Malke wrote:
>
>>DefecTalisman wrote:
>>
>>>Whats the possibility, would put each on its own +-20gig drive, any
>>>order they should be set via IDE cables?
>>
>>Install Vista first and then Ubuntu. Use the Grub bootloader. For ease
>>of installation, install Vista on the master drive (Drive 0) and
>>Ubuntu on the slave drive (Drive 1). Note: 20GB is too small for
>>Vista; don't install on anything less than 40GB and that's pushing it.
>>
>>
>>Malke
>
>
> Man, Vista is bloated (never really though about it until I saw your post)!
> Win2k was about 1GB, XP was about 2GB, Vista.....12GB!
>
> 20GB could be sufficient though couldn't it? Provided he's installing apps
> and data on another partition. But I guess with a 20GB *drive* it would
> eliminate any extra space for paritions
>
>
>
You would have around 10.9GB's of free space left if using a 20GB HDD.
Frank

Malke wrote:
> DefecTalisman wrote:
>> Whats the possibility, would put each on its own +-20gig drive, any
>> order they should be set via IDE cables?
>
> Install Vista first and then Ubuntu. Use the Grub bootloader. For ease
> of installation, install Vista on the master drive (Drive 0) and
> Ubuntu on the slave drive (Drive 1). Note: 20GB is too small for
> Vista; don't install on anything less than 40GB and that's pushing it.
>
>
> Malke

Man, Vista is bloated (never really though about it until I saw your post)!
Win2k was about 1GB, XP was about 2GB, Vista.....12GB!

20GB could be sufficient though couldn't it? Provided he's installing apps
and data on another partition. But I guess with a 20GB *drive* it would
eliminate any extra space for paritions

On 6/21/2007 9:18 PM On a whim, Frank pounded out on the keyboard

> Malke wrote:
>> DefecTalisman wrote:
>>
>>> Whats the possibility, would put each on its own +-20gig drive, any
>>> order they should be set via IDE cables?
>>
>> Install Vista first and then Ubuntu. Use the Grub bootloader. For ease
>> of installation, install Vista on the master drive (Drive 0) and Ubuntu
>> on the slave drive (Drive 1). Note: 20GB is too small for Vista; don't
>> install on anything less than 40GB and that's pushing it.
>>
>>
>> Malke
> Uhhh...that simply not true.
> I have Vista Ultimate X64, with all updates downloaded and installed on
> a 29.4GB partition with 18.5GB of free space.
> You do the math.
> Frank

Yes, but do you have all apps installed to the same drive? I have my XP
partition at 6 gig, but have all my apps on a separate drive and data on
another drive.

It all depends on how a user sets up his system. If you're installing
all apps to the same OS partition, 40 gig isn't unreasonable.

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Terry R. wrote:

> On 6/21/2007 9:18 PM On a whim, Frank pounded out on the keyboard
>
>> Malke wrote:
>>
>>> DefecTalisman wrote:
>>>
>>>> Whats the possibility, would put each on its own +-20gig drive, any
>>>> order they should be set via IDE cables?
>>>
>>>
>>> Install Vista first and then Ubuntu. Use the Grub bootloader. For
>>> ease of installation, install Vista on the master drive (Drive 0) and
>>> Ubuntu on the slave drive (Drive 1). Note: 20GB is too small for
>>> Vista; don't install on anything less than 40GB and that's pushing it.
>>>
>>>
>>> Malke
>>
>> Uhhh...that simply not true.
>> I have Vista Ultimate X64, with all updates downloaded and installed
>> on a 29.4GB partition with 18.5GB of free space.
>> You do the math.
>> Frank
>
>
> Yes, but do you have all apps installed to the same drive? I have my XP
> partition at 6 gig, but have all my apps on a separate drive and data on
> another drive.
>
> It all depends on how a user sets up his system. If you're installing
> all apps to the same OS partition, 40 gig isn't unreasonable.
>
No apps. Just Vista X64. This is a test mule. I'll install and remove apps.
All data is on the server.
Frank

On 6/21/2007 11:22 PM On a whim, Frank pounded out on the keyboard

> Terry R. wrote:
>
>> On 6/21/2007 9:18 PM On a whim, Frank pounded out on the keyboard
>>
>>> Malke wrote:
>>>
>>>> DefecTalisman wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Whats the possibility, would put each on its own +-20gig drive, any
>>>>> order they should be set via IDE cables?
>>>>
>>>> Install Vista first and then Ubuntu. Use the Grub bootloader. For
>>>> ease of installation, install Vista on the master drive (Drive 0) and
>>>> Ubuntu on the slave drive (Drive 1). Note: 20GB is too small for
>>>> Vista; don't install on anything less than 40GB and that's pushing it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Malke
>>> Uhhh...that simply not true.
>>> I have Vista Ultimate X64, with all updates downloaded and installed
>>> on a 29.4GB partition with 18.5GB of free space.
>>> You do the math.
>>> Frank
>>
>> Yes, but do you have all apps installed to the same drive? I have my XP
>> partition at 6 gig, but have all my apps on a separate drive and data on
>> another drive.
>>
>> It all depends on how a user sets up his system. If you're installing
>> all apps to the same OS partition, 40 gig isn't unreasonable.
>>
> No apps. Just Vista X64. This is a test mule. I'll install and remove apps.
> All data is on the server.
> Frank

Then I agree with you. For the OS only, 40 gig would be overkill. 15
to 20 would be plenty if apps are installed to another partition, and
data to another partition (or server).

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