Dual Boot Linux / Windows XP
Well, this is based on my personal experience. I first installed Kubuntu and later Windows XP (after I formatted the NTFS partition once again). I didn't know how to let GRUB notice this change so I did some research on google and this is the result of my "investigations" (based on my findings at ubuntuforums.net).
First I needed to open the menu.lst file and edit it so I entered this on konsole:
sudo kwrite /boot/grub/menu.lst
Once Kwrite was opened I edited the last part of the file where all my Linux kernels were listed.
Code:
title Kubuntu 8.10, memtest86+ root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin title Kubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.24-21-generic root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-generic root=UUID=c4cc5e9c-5fed-41ca-a34e-2784dbdc4c9b ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-21-generic title Kubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.24-21-generic (recovery mode) root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-generic root=UUID=c4cc5e9c-5fed-41ca-a34e-2784dbdc4c9b ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-21-generic title Kubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-11-generic root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-11-generic root=UUID=c4cc5e9c-5fed-41ca-a34e-2784dbdc4c9b ro splash initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-11-generic title Kubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-11-generic (recovery mode) root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-11-generic root=UUID=c4cc5e9c-5fed-41ca-a34e-2784dbdc4c9b ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-11-generic ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST title Other operating systems: root title Windows XP SP2 root (hd1,0) map (hd0) (hd1) map (hd1) (hd0) chainloader +1 savedefault makeactive
Code:
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST title Other operating systems: root title Windows XP SP2 root (hd1,0) map (hd0) (hd1) map (hd1) (hd0) chainloader +1 savedefault makeactive
Some values may change depending on how many partitions or hard disk you have. In this specific case Windows is installed on my second hard disk and there's only a single NTFS partition.
Accesing your NTFS partition (Konqueror/Dolphin)
If you need to access your NTFS partition and you're running *buntu, then you'll need ntfs-config or NTFS Configuration Tool in order to mount that partition and open any folders or files on it. Just open Konsole and enter...
sudo apt-get install ntfs-config
Once you installed it you can find it in K > Applications > System > NTFS Configuration Tool.
It will ask you if you want to mount any internal and external device. If there's any unmounted partition then it'll show you which one it is and it will ask you to type a name, just a name for this "new" partition. Later it will mounted as /media/nameofyourpartition.
If it fails, it will show you the exact command line you should enter on Konsole, so just copy and paste there and happily press Enter.
Your "new" partition should be listed in Dolphin (if you're using it of course).
Any comments, critics, advices?
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