Dual boot Lucid LTS server install w/Win XP

[JKH Designs]

Hello,

I have a 320gb single hard drive running Win XP with only 35 GB being used by XP. Before installation I ran defrag on this drive. I installed Lucid 10.04 LTS server LAMP by using the Guided partition LVM option at 25% space allotment. The Lucid install was successful. I then proceded to install Kubuntu desktop which also was successful on boot up by holding shift the GRUB menu comes up, XP is not showing up in the menu have I lost my Win XP? Is it possible to find XP and add it as an option to the GRUB menu?

All help on this will be very much appreciated.

James

[oshunluvr]

Re: Dual boot Lucid LTS server install w/Win XP

What is the output of sudo fdisk -l in a terminal window?

I believe the correct option for retaining data on a current partition is "Manual" partitioning, not "Guided" - unless the guided option asks you if you want to only use free space.

As long as you have not over-written the XP partition, the data will be recoverable (most likely).

[JKH Designs]

Re: Dual boot Lucid LTS server install w/Win XP

Hello oshunluvr, by the looks of your pic you are very lucky, how did u do that? lol

Thanks for the response.
I tried the update grub it did not find the Win XP OS and here is the results of the fdisk -l command

> sudo fdsik -l
sudo: fdsik: command not found
> sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000aaa53

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 32 248832 83 Linux
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda2 32 38914 312320001 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 32 38914 312320000 8e Linux LVM

I guess this means that the 25% partition format did not work on the install and it wiped the entire hard drive. Is that the way you interpret this? I also tried a Super Grub2 Disk that I read about it did not detect a WinXP OS either. So I guess I am down to a Kubuntu only system.

Thanks again for your help.

James

[oshunluvr]

Re: Dual boot Lucid LTS server install w/Win XP

Yeah - looks like every sector is in use. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

re the pic: I married waaayyy above my station!