Dual HDD, Dual Boot, XP & Ubuntu

[Elecmn]

Newbie here. I have already install Ubuntu via Wubi on my XP systems second HD, but would like to install Ubuntu on the second HD as a dual boot OS on the entire second disk. My question is do I need to uninstall Ubuntu (Wubi) before attempting a reinstall from a live disk? Also do I need to do any pre-formatting the second disk?

[raymondh]

Newbie here. I have already install Ubuntu via Wubi on my XP systems second HD, but would like to install Ubuntu on the second HD as a dual boot OS on the entire second disk. My question is do I need to uninstall Ubuntu (Wubi) before attempting a reinstall from a live disk? Also do I need to do any pre-formatting the second disk?

I would (if wubi-ubuntu is on the same HD you plan to put the new ubuuntu):

- Uninstall the wubi-ubuntu
- Delete JUST the wubi-related line in the boot.ini file
- Check if XP boots fine
- Decide whether to have a separate /home or not
- If not .... proceed with the install, choosing the appropriate HD during the install.
- If so, create the partitions beforehand and install manually.

Back-up your files.

Wubi has the option to transfer current installation to a real partition (using LVM, I think) but I have not experimented on that. Sorry. Best to check the wubiguide (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WubiGuide) if you decide to do LVM.

Good luck.

[presence1960]

to edit boot.ini from windows to remove wubi reference see post # 3 here (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1234516&highlight=wubi+boot.ini)

[darthnerd]

you can refer to this (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=179902) for your future setup..

[raymondh]

to edit boot.ini from windows to remove wubi reference see post # 3 here (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1234516&highlight=wubi+boot.ini)

thanks Presence :)

[Elecmn]

Thanks to all who responded to this post. I will post again to let you know how it turns out. BUDDING COMPUTER GURU

[Elecmn]

Everything turned out good. My other half won't go to Ubuntu for fear of not being able to do all the things she likes about Windows XP. For a short while I thought I would need more help, but I have learned if at first you don't suceed then ....... I couldn't get the boot menu to come up but after reading the second post by "Confused57", I went into bios and changed the boot order. That solved everything. I'm up and running. Thanks "Darthnerd", "Raymondhenson", and "Presence1960". Linux people are the best.

[presence1960]

Everything turned out good. My other half won't go to Ubuntu for fear of not being able to do all the things she likes about Windows XP. For a short while I thought I would need more help, but I have learned if at first you don't suceed then ....... I couldn't get the boot menu to come up but after reading the second post by "Confused57", I went into bios and changed the boot order. That solved everything. I'm up and running. Thanks "Darthnerd", "Raymondhenson", and "Presence1960". Linux people are the best.


Glad everything worked out. Enjoy Ubuntu!

[raymondh]

as well, congratulations and happy ubuntu-ing.

[Elecmn]

Since this last post a new problem has occured. Now when switching back to Windows the clock has the incorrect time. I can double click and re-sync to time.nist.gov time and it sync's fine. But I would like it to sync on re-start. Is there any batch file or other ways to accomplish this?

[presence1960]

Since this last post a new problem has occured. Now when switching back to Windows the clock has the incorrect time. I can double click and re-sync to time.nist.gov time and it sync's fine. But I would like it to sync on re-start. Is there any batch file or other ways to accomplish this?
That I do not know, sorry.

[raymondh]

Hope this can help

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuTime

I think windows sets time in sync with your BIOS whilst Ubuntu sets per UTC/GMT.