Roving Sign
March 10th, 2009, 02:32 AM
Hi - I've been using Ubuntu 8.10 for a few months now...feeling like I've overcome my hardware issues. Running smoothly...
I have a new harddrive - and a few options for an overhaul...
I do have a legal XPpro license that I'd like to use - I still sort of need Dreamweaver from time to time - so I have to keep that.
This is an older system...Duron 1300/2GB RAM/ATI Radeon 9550
IDE drives:
120GB HD - Currently 50/70 With Ubuntu on the 50GB partition, no OS on the 70 - just FLAC audio.
250GB HD - New, unused
Im tending toward cleaning off the 70GB partition on the 120GB and using that for the XP install...and just going Ubuntu/Linux on the 250.
My current Ubuntu on the 120GB will be just fine as a backup system.
How should I partition the 250GB drive? I want to use 8.10 as my main OS in this drive...any other partitions might just have other Linuxes just to satisfy my curiosity - or just storage.
Questions:
Any good partition strategies for the 250 GB drive? Format? ext3?
What format for the XP install on the 120GB drive? I usually use NFTS
What settings for the HD jumpers?
Any issues getting GRUB to recognize the drives/OS'es?
I have the Gparted Live CD
Thanks for any pointers...advice...shame...;)
Looking forward to being "settled"...
I have a new harddrive - and a few options for an overhaul...
I do have a legal XPpro license that I'd like to use - I still sort of need Dreamweaver from time to time - so I have to keep that.
This is an older system...Duron 1300/2GB RAM/ATI Radeon 9550
IDE drives:
120GB HD - Currently 50/70 With Ubuntu on the 50GB partition, no OS on the 70 - just FLAC audio.
250GB HD - New, unused
Im tending toward cleaning off the 70GB partition on the 120GB and using that for the XP install...and just going Ubuntu/Linux on the 250.
My current Ubuntu on the 120GB will be just fine as a backup system.
How should I partition the 250GB drive? I want to use 8.10 as my main OS in this drive...any other partitions might just have other Linuxes just to satisfy my curiosity - or just storage.
Questions:
Any good partition strategies for the 250 GB drive? Format? ext3?
What format for the XP install on the 120GB drive? I usually use NFTS
What settings for the HD jumpers?
Any issues getting GRUB to recognize the drives/OS'es?
I have the Gparted Live CD
Thanks for any pointers...advice...shame...;)
Looking forward to being "settled"...