Marv, I don't have option to do what you say. Yesterday I tried to install Ubuntu 5.10 as you indicated. The fist time appears "Welcome to Ubuntu" with different options, F1, F2, etc ... F10. It starts to load the programmes, and, at last, it appeared... root@ubuntu: # .. It seemed a line with command, but I did not know to put. I had to put out the machine and, again , to install Ubuntu 5.10 but, at last, it appears in the screen: Kernel panic - not syncing fatal exception in interrupt Or Kernel panic not syncing attempted to kill unit. On the other hand, I have Partition Magic in a CD but I don't have option to use it. Do you have any solution? Thanks. Miguel -----Mensaje original----- De: Marvin Stodolsky [mailto:marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx] Enviado el: martes, 07 de octubre de 2008 3:05 Para: Miguel Perez CC: discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Asunto: Re: Very Important Miguel, Use the Ubuntu 5.10 install disk to setup a partition 1, 10 Gig partition at the start of the disk, a 10 Gig partition 2 at the end of the disk, a partition 3 of 10 Gig next from the end. Set partition I as bootable. Just abort the install at this point, while preserving the partitons. You may have to simply turn off the power to do this Install Windows in partition 1 During or afterward, have Windows setup the remaining 10 Gigs as a VFAT extended partition, which will be READ/WRITE from either Win of Linux. Use whatever Ubuntu install disk will work to install to partition 2. Report back. MarvS On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 4:48 AM, Miguel Perez <Miguel.Perez@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Marv, > > The last version was Ubuntu 5.10. > > My hard disk has 40 gigabytes. > > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: Marvin Stodolsky [mailto:marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx] > Enviado el: sábado, 04 de octubre de 2008 23:17 > Para: Miguel Perez > CC: discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Asunto: Re: Very Important > > Miguel, > > THis can be worked out likely. > What is the size of your hard disk? > What was the last funtional version of Ubuntu installed. > > MarvS > > On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Miguel Perez <Miguel.Perez@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Formerly, I installed a version of Ubuntu, today expired. I had not done >> partition. >> >> Some days ago, I tried to install Windows XP, so, afterwards to install > the >> last version the Ubuntu 8.04. But the W did not work. >> >> I did not know to do. I got the last version of Ubuntu, the Ubuntu >> 8.o4.1desktop-i386iso and tried to install with a CD, but the machine was >> blocked. Both hardwares were mixed. The version of Ubuntu was not >> recognized, and, with W, only worked the first steps, because was detected >> other hardware. >> >> I think that there is not solution. Only when I start the machine, if I >> click in ESC, it appears in the screen a menu with three options, the > third >> is Memtest86+v1.60. I think the programme is checking and it appears the >> characteristic of the machine: >> >> Athlon XP (018) 166 Mhz >> L1 caché 128K 9058 MB/s >> l2 caché 256K 351 MB/s >> Memory 256 M 359 MB/s >> chipset VIA kt266/ kt333 >> >> I don't know if the machine is checking and the length of time. >> >> Any solution? Thanks. >> >> >> -----Mensaje original----- >> De: Marvin Stodolsky [mailto:marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx] >> Enviado el: martes, 30 de septiembre de 2008 17:52 >> Para: Miguel Perez >> Asunto: Re: Very Important >> >>> Is necessary to do a partition before Ubuntu's installation >> It is advisable to do a complete defragmentation, and a few times >> until there is no further improvement. >> If there is enough space to shorten the Win partition and make room >> during the Linux partition, this can be done during the Ubuntu >> install. >> >> If your PC is a box rather than a laptop, it is probably simplest to >> install a second drive for the Ubuntu install. For a cost of some >> 20-40 EU , this simplifies many potential problems. >> >> MarvS >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 8:38 AM, Miguel Perez <Miguel.Perez@xxxxxxxx> > wrote: >>> Is necessary to do a partition before Ubuntu's installation if one wants >> to >>> have two operating systems? >>> Thanks. >>> >>> >> >> > >
