Ubuntu dual boot Windows Vista Question

[garvinrick4]

Since WUBI does not work for my machine I am currently downloading the 32 bit.. I will burn it and go try ubuntu, then run the command and post the results..

Ok, I will be here when you are done, you are my afternoon project lets make this a nice clean install.

[hyperAura]

On the last screenshot "Device for bootloader installation" I can't find any explanations as where about should the boot loader be installed.. I do not have any problems with the rest of the process, apart from this last step.. Thanks

[hyperAura]

Hey garvinrick4 thanks for willing to help me but you should take a long break as the results will be a little late.. I am currently downloading the iso file and there is still 1 hour and 20 minutes to download.. I don't know why is so slow, guessing is either my connection or that it might be downloaded from a server in outer space.. Average download speed is 120 kb/s..

[garvinrick4]

##Kansasnoob has written an install thread that is nice;
I was going to suggest you make the 50 gig partition an extended partition.
Inside of that partition:
10 gig logical partition for / (your file sytem) in ext4
30 gig logical partition for /home in ext4 (all your personals)
10 gig logical partition would be ntfs for data (so gives a letter in windows like G: and a sda# in
linux. So both linux and windows can use that partition for data)

#No real need for swap you have 2 gigs of RAM
when asks about Ram just ignore and go to next.

#Your boot will go into sda not sda1 or sda3 but sda that will put it into your mbr (master boot record) and you can then boot all 3 of your installs from grub2. Make sure you put
in sda

#Seperate /home so if need to reinstall need to just install / and not mess with /home
or if more linux installs can share /home

#If you need any personal help making these partitions in gparted or installing just ask.( I will look in on this thread to see how you are progressing)

[hyperAura]

hey I have now booted into Ubuntu live through a CD and I am trying to understand how to create the partitions you have told me..

I have attached two images, one from the gparted and one from the output of running the command sudo fdisk -l

Thanks

[garvinrick4]

Your whole Ubuntu labeled partition is in a extended already so
sda6 is the logical partition for ubuntu so.
In gparted: (nothing is to be mounted)
#right click on sda6 and make a new partition as logical and ext4 of 10 gig
and hit green apply arrow.
#right click on 40 gig left over and make a 30 gig partition as ext4 hit green apply arrow
#right click on left over of about 10 gig and format ntfs (is ntfs but do it again) green apply arrow, right click on again and Label data(green arrow)
#Now write down the sda#'s assigned to / to /home and to ntfs. (10 to /, 30 to /home and 10 to ntfs data.) ( data is done now.)
#Go to your install and choose manual and use these partitions for what they were made for. (screen shots in kansasnoobs thread) just 2 to use. 10 gig / and 30 gig /home both ext4
## grub go's in sda
## Do not need to make an Extended partition already have one to house the logical partitions (I have never used one first in line, seems to work)
## I notice you have a external named data so change one of them to what ever you want in Label.

[hyperAura]

where it says device for boot loader installation should I leave it as it is? Sorry for asking so many times but I just want to be sure. Thanks

[oldfred]

The sda is the drive and that is where you want grub2's boot loader.

[hyperAura]

yeah but if I leave it as it is wouldn't it overwrite the MBR?

[garvinrick4]

You want to install grub2 in sda and it will overwrite the windows boot manager
so you can boot all 3 installs so sda is right.