xiainx
January 15th, 2010, 06:26 AM
The story: I've tried to install Ubuntu / Kubuntu several times now (at least 10), and everytime I've had a problem. Here's the situation, I have Windows 7 installed on my machine right now, and I don't want to remove it for a couple of reasons: I play games sometimes, there are still some things in Windows that I do need (yes, NEED). That said, I want to use a linux distro on my machine (I'm a software engineering student, so I kind of need it...). Ubuntu seems like a good distro, and I might also try Fedora or something in the future.
The problem: When I try to install Ubuntu/Kubuntu, I arrive at the partition screen (after shrinking my Windows partition by a generous amount), and the installer does not see that I have Windows 7 installed. It gives me the choice to either: install on the entire disk, or specify my partitions manually. So, I said alright, not a problem, I'll just use Wubi. Well, I got it to install alright, and was really excited to start using it. I rebooted my machine into Ubuntu. The screen showed black with the lights blinking (to indicate it was powered on). I waited a while, still black. I tried restarting it, I tried waiting 2 hours, it wouldn't move past this black screen. Looks like Wubi doesn't work either. What could possibly be the problem???
The machine: Dell XPS M1730, Intel T9300 (I've been trying to get 64 bit thus far, as it works fine for Windows), NVidia GFX card, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB drive.
The potential problem: I bought a RAID drive with the computer, it was 160 GB. When I upgraded from Windows Vista to 7 a few months ago, I decided to decouple it, and make it one 320 GB drive (I think this is called RAID 0, correct?). I'm wondering if, when I run the installer, the windows 7 partition is on the other physical disc, and the installer cannot see it. Could this be a problem? Right now, I'm thinking the only solution is to re-install 7 on a RAID 1, with 160 GB, and then try to squeeze another OS onto that (it would be much more comfortable with 320 GB, as I have about 100 GB of personal stuff...).
Please, please, please help me! I will do anything (within reason), if you will help me! Thank you.
Iain
The problem: When I try to install Ubuntu/Kubuntu, I arrive at the partition screen (after shrinking my Windows partition by a generous amount), and the installer does not see that I have Windows 7 installed. It gives me the choice to either: install on the entire disk, or specify my partitions manually. So, I said alright, not a problem, I'll just use Wubi. Well, I got it to install alright, and was really excited to start using it. I rebooted my machine into Ubuntu. The screen showed black with the lights blinking (to indicate it was powered on). I waited a while, still black. I tried restarting it, I tried waiting 2 hours, it wouldn't move past this black screen. Looks like Wubi doesn't work either. What could possibly be the problem???
The machine: Dell XPS M1730, Intel T9300 (I've been trying to get 64 bit thus far, as it works fine for Windows), NVidia GFX card, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB drive.
The potential problem: I bought a RAID drive with the computer, it was 160 GB. When I upgraded from Windows Vista to 7 a few months ago, I decided to decouple it, and make it one 320 GB drive (I think this is called RAID 0, correct?). I'm wondering if, when I run the installer, the windows 7 partition is on the other physical disc, and the installer cannot see it. Could this be a problem? Right now, I'm thinking the only solution is to re-install 7 on a RAID 1, with 160 GB, and then try to squeeze another OS onto that (it would be much more comfortable with 320 GB, as I have about 100 GB of personal stuff...).
Please, please, please help me! I will do anything (within reason), if you will help me! Thank you.
Iain