Not sure where to post this - I still consider myself a newbie after 12 months with Kubuntu - sorry for the length of this post - so here goes.
I installed Kubuntu64 Fiesty Fawn 12 months ago and have been using it as my daily OS on my main machine (AMD X2/4600) with no problems - Youtube, MP3, DVD play, word processing, spreadsheets, email, internet etc - everything just works. Having been a M$ user since dos 3.3, I find Kubuntu Linux fantastic and very refreshing to be able to use the computer instead of spending most of my time maintaining it under Windows. WIndows XP crashed 6 months ago and I could not get it to restart - not really bothered to fix it - haven't needed it - would like to have it for gaming on the new machine.
I am pulling down one of my Q6600 quads and going to rebuild it as my main machine. It will have 2gb DDR2 800 ram and 2x 320GB IDE Western Digital HDDs plus other DVDs etc.
Having experimented with several other distros etc my drives are a mess with unknown partitons etc everywhere. I have looked at many many threads for the information I need and have gotten confused over the various recommendations for setups, grub, and partitoning. Many are for older versions and are out of date?
This is what I want to do with the new machine when Hardy Heron Kubuntu is finally released in a few weeks:
1. 2 hard drives (320gb IDE) from existing machine - both will be blanked of all partitions etc - it will be a clean start.
2. Windows XPHome on one & Kubuntu64 8.04 on the second one.
3. The setup is to allow either drive to be removed and the system will still boot from the remaining drive without having to change bios boot options or editing grub each time.
4. A 3rd drive (200gb IDE NTFS) will also be plugged in as a media and data storage drive shared with Win and Kubuntu. It will not have /home on it.
5. I don't want anything to mess with the Windows (Game) drive - Grub in MBR etc. This drive will be ghosted monthly to keep a windows backup - Ghost doesn't like grub.
My question is:
1. What would be the best install options to allow the above to happen without having to change the bios boot options to have one or the other OS start at bootup each time.
2. Item 3 above is vital that it be allowed for.
I can muddle through partitioning from QpartedLive or PartedMagic live CD's, so I'm not completely in the dark about this process.
Would one of the Kubuntu Gurus on this forum kindly outline the install positions of grub and partition sizes etc for me to accomplish this difficult (for me anyway) task.
I have been lurking in this forum for the last year and it is awesome.
Thank you very much for your anticipated help.
I installed Kubuntu64 Fiesty Fawn 12 months ago and have been using it as my daily OS on my main machine (AMD X2/4600) with no problems - Youtube, MP3, DVD play, word processing, spreadsheets, email, internet etc - everything just works. Having been a M$ user since dos 3.3, I find Kubuntu Linux fantastic and very refreshing to be able to use the computer instead of spending most of my time maintaining it under Windows. WIndows XP crashed 6 months ago and I could not get it to restart - not really bothered to fix it - haven't needed it - would like to have it for gaming on the new machine.
I am pulling down one of my Q6600 quads and going to rebuild it as my main machine. It will have 2gb DDR2 800 ram and 2x 320GB IDE Western Digital HDDs plus other DVDs etc.
Having experimented with several other distros etc my drives are a mess with unknown partitons etc everywhere. I have looked at many many threads for the information I need and have gotten confused over the various recommendations for setups, grub, and partitoning. Many are for older versions and are out of date?
This is what I want to do with the new machine when Hardy Heron Kubuntu is finally released in a few weeks:
1. 2 hard drives (320gb IDE) from existing machine - both will be blanked of all partitions etc - it will be a clean start.
2. Windows XPHome on one & Kubuntu64 8.04 on the second one.
3. The setup is to allow either drive to be removed and the system will still boot from the remaining drive without having to change bios boot options or editing grub each time.
4. A 3rd drive (200gb IDE NTFS) will also be plugged in as a media and data storage drive shared with Win and Kubuntu. It will not have /home on it.
5. I don't want anything to mess with the Windows (Game) drive - Grub in MBR etc. This drive will be ghosted monthly to keep a windows backup - Ghost doesn't like grub.
My question is:
1. What would be the best install options to allow the above to happen without having to change the bios boot options to have one or the other OS start at bootup each time.
2. Item 3 above is vital that it be allowed for.
I can muddle through partitioning from QpartedLive or PartedMagic live CD's, so I'm not completely in the dark about this process.
Would one of the Kubuntu Gurus on this forum kindly outline the install positions of grub and partition sizes etc for me to accomplish this difficult (for me anyway) task.
I have been lurking in this forum for the last year and it is awesome.
Thank you very much for your anticipated help.
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