Partition Question Upgrading To 10.04

[Aflack]

should i do this if i have windows partitions?

http://img405.imageshack.us/content_...reenshotei.png

[GSF1200S]

should i do this if i have windows partitions?

http://img405.imageshack.us/content_...reenshotei.png

Should be fine, but post the results of:

sudo fdisk -l

here so we can have a look.

[Aflack]

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 62151 499227876 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 62152 83436 170971762+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 89711 91201 11976457+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda4 83437 89710 50395905 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 83437 87318 31182133+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 87319 87490 1381558+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris

[dino99]

/dev/sda is where windoz is installed and its bootloader too !!!!

if you install grub on it, it will overwrite it and you'll not be able to boot windoz anymore

you have to know where ubuntu is installed and install grub on that mbr partition (ie if ubuntu is on /dev/sdc1, then put grub on /dev/sdc)

as it seems you have installed ubuntu on the same hdd as windoz and is installed on /dev/sda5, as you cant put grub on /dev/sda (because of windows), install grub on /dev/sda5.

note: its better to create a /home partition for your data instead of mixing them with the system files

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1467891&page=2 post 14

[Aflack]

/dev/sda is where windoz is installed and its bootloader too !!!!

if you install grub on it, it will overwrite it and you'll not be able to boot windoz anymore

you have to know where ubuntu is installed and install grub on that mbr partition (ie if ubuntu is on /dev/sdc1, then put grub on /dev/sdc)

tell me what to do lol.

right now the first thing i see is grub and i choose ubuntu or windows

then if i choose windows it takes me to windows 7 or vista and i choose. i want to keep this.

please answer its 4 am and i cant sleep with my computer on its too loud and i dont want to interrupt this

[john newbuntu]

Yes, please install grub to the MBR of /dev/sda just like how you have indicated in the screenshot.

[dino99]

i've giving you an explication in post 4, if things have not changed since your screenshot there is no trouble at time, just follow post 4

[Aflack]

Yes, please install grub to the MBR of /dev/sda just like how you have indicated in the screenshot.

are you completely sure this will allow me to still boot into windows 7 and windows vista?

edit: sorry to the poster above me i dont understand what your saying

[dino99]

Yes, please install grub to the MBR of /dev/sda just like how you have indicated in the screenshot.

/dev/sda1 * 1 62151 499227876 7 HPFS/NTFS

what are you trying to do ? look my post, you dont help that way , learn yourself

[Aflack]

/dev/sda1 * 1 62151 499227876 7 HPFS/NTFS

what are you trying to do ? look my post

i said what i was trying to do and i see your post, but im extremely tired and i cant think too much right now and cant figure this out so well.

waiting for comfirmation on whether or not my screenshot is how i should do this to keep my triple boot..