Trying to install windows XP64 bit on top of Ubuntu.

[RyanMcD86]

Hi. i just got done reading this post here
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=350090

After attempting to install windows.. i get a message in the windows install saying...

"To install Windows on the partition you selected setup must write some startup files to the following disk:
XXXXXX MB disk 0 at ID 1 on bus 0 on atapi [MBR]
However, this disk does not contain a windows compatible partition"

I went into the recovery console and did the FIXMBR, but windows still won't install. Any ideas on what i can do to install windows with out removing Ubuntu?

[Bucky Ball]

You need some free space or if you want to install Windows inside Ubuntu you will need to use something like Virtualbox. ;)

Windows will NOT natively recognise EXT file system (Linux partitions). That is why you're getting a message about "this disk does not contain a windows compatible partition..."

[presence1960]

Hi. i just got done reading this post here
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=350090

After attempting to install windows.. i get a message in the windows install saying...

"To install Windows on the partition you selected setup must write some startup files to the following disk:
XXXXXX MB disk 0 at ID 1 on bus 0 on atapi [MBR]
However, this disk does not contain a windows compatible partition"

I went into the recovery console and did the FIXMBR, but windows still won't install. Any ideas on what i can do to install windows with out removing Ubuntu?

Do you have multiple hard disks? If so, you need to go into BIOS and set the hard disk you are installing windows onto as first to boot in the hard disk boot order. Windows ALWAYS writes it's bootloader to MBR of first disk to boot. That is probably why you are getting that message/warning.

If you are not sure :

Let's get a better look at your setup & boot process. Boot into Ubuntu. Come back here and do the following:

1. Download the boot info script. There is a link in my signature.
2. Move the boot info script to the desktop.
3. Open a terminal and run the command
sudo bash ~/Desktop/boot_info_script*.sh

This will create a RESULTS.txt file on the desktop. Paste the entire contents of that file back here. Once pasted highlight all text and click the # sign on the toolbar to place code tags around the text.

See here (http://bootinfoscript.sourceforge.net/) for more info on the boot info script.

It may also be what buckyball says. I have seen the first part of that message in the scenario I explained.

[RyanMcD86]

okay. thanks :)


Boot Info Script 0.55 dated February 15th, 2010

============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================

=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda

sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ext4
Boot sector type: Grub 2
Boot sector info: Grub 2 is installed in the boot sector of sda1 and
looks at sector 38072672 of the same hard drive for
core.img, but core.img can not be found at this
location.
Operating System: Ubuntu 10.10
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img

sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: Unknown
Boot sector info:

sda5: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:

sda6: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:

sda7: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sda7 starts
at sector 63.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:

=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================

Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start End Size Id System

/dev/sda1 * 2,048 104,194,047 104,192,000 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 104,196,094 312,580,095 208,384,002 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 104,196,096 117,268,479 13,072,384 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 117,270,528 214,926,777 97,656,250 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 214,930,863 312,545,519 97,614,657 7 HPFS/NTFS


blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________

Device UUID TYPE LABEL

/dev/sda1 ab6dd3aa-6800-4ef2-8177-93fb1e08a2c0 ext4
/dev/sda2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sda5 24e55012-8bde-42cf-a0c3-7649c4b4a902 swap
/dev/sda6 48617547-fd32-4da6-b84d-81ae2c14bd48 ext4
/dev/sda7 80E0B76BE0B76656 ntfs
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"

============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================

Device Mount_Point Type Options

/dev/sda1 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0)
/dev/sda6 /usr/local ext4 (rw,commit=0)


=========================== sda1/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ===========================

#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
set have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
}

function recordfail {
set recordfail=1
if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}

function load_video {
insmod vbe
insmod vga
}

insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ab6dd3aa-6800-4ef2-8177-93fb1e08a2c0
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=1280x1024
load_video
insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ab6dd3aa-6800-4ef2-8177-93fb1e08a2c0
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-24-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ab6dd3aa-6800-4ef2-8177-93fb1e08a2c0
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic root=UUID=ab6dd3aa-6800-4ef2-8177-93fb1e08a2c0 ro splash quiet vga=795 quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-24-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-24-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ab6dd3aa-6800-4ef2-8177-93fb1e08a2c0
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-24-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic root=UUID=ab6dd3aa-6800-4ef2-8177-93fb1e08a2c0 ro single splash quiet vga=795
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-24-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-22-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ab6dd3aa-6800-4ef2-8177-93fb1e08a2c0
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=ab6dd3aa-6800-4ef2-8177-93fb1e08a2c0 ro splash quiet vga=795 quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-22-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ab6dd3aa-6800-4ef2-8177-93fb1e08a2c0
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-22-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=ab6dd3aa-6800-4ef2-8177-93fb1e08a2c0 ro single splash quiet vga=795
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ab6dd3aa-6800-4ef2-8177-93fb1e08a2c0
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ab6dd3aa-6800-4ef2-8177-93fb1e08a2c0
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
if [ "x${timeout}" != "x-1" ]; then
if keystatus; then
if keystatus --shift; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=0
fi
else
if sleep --interruptible 3 ; then
set timeout=0
fi
fi
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###

=============================== sda1/etc/fstab: ===============================

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier
# for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name
# devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=ab6dd3aa-6800-4ef2-8177-93fb1e08a2c0 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /usr/local was on /dev/sda6 during installation
UUID=48617547-fd32-4da6-b84d-81ae2c14bd48 /usr/local ext4 defaults 0 2
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=24e55012-8bde-42cf-a0c3-7649c4b4a902 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0

=================== sda1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================


19.4GB: boot/grub/core.img
32.7GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
.9GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
19.7GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-24-generic
19.5GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic
19.5GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic
19.7GB: initrd.img
.9GB: initrd.img.old
19.5GB: vmlinuz
19.5GB: vmlinuz.old
=========================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc =======================

Unknown BootLoader on sda2

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[presence1960]

Are you trying to get rid of Ubuntu and have a windows machine or do you want to dual boot?

If you want to get rid of ubuntu you can boot the Ubuntu Live CD and choose try ubuntu. When the desktop loads go System > Administration > Gparted partition Editor. What you want to do is delete all partitions one by one. When delete one partition click Apply (green check mark) before deleting the next one.

Once they are all gone you have two choices: you can leave the entire disk as unallocated space or you can create an NTFS partition to install windows onto. Once you complete this boot the windows install media and install.

If you want to dual boot you post back.

[Bluesan]

A good set of instructions to follow for dual booting is here:

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Maverick#Dual-Booting_Windows_and_Ubuntu

[kansasnoob]

Somewhat guessing here, but looking at this:


Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ __

Partition Boot Start End Size Id System

/dev/sda1 * 2,048 104,194,047 104,192,000 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 104,196,094 312,580,095 208,384,002 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 104,196,096 117,268,479 13,072,384 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 117,270,528 214,926,777 97,656,250 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 214,930,863 312,545,519 97,614,657 7 HPFS/NTFS


Are you trying to install XP to sda7 (the NTFS partition)?

If so that won't work because it's a logical partition, you need to create room for a primary partition. (I then prefer leaving that space unallocated).

Look at these instructions I typed for someone else:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10356856&postcount=3

If you need more personalized/detailed help please post a screenshot of Gparted.

Just out of curiosity why the separate /usr/local:


# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=ab6dd3aa-6800-4ef2-8177-93fb1e08a2c0 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /usr/local was on /dev/sda6 during installation
UUID=48617547-fd32-4da6-b84d-81ae2c14bd48 /usr/local ext4 defaults 0 2
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=24e55012-8bde-42cf-a0c3-7649c4b4a902 none swap sw 0 0

I've just never seen that before :)

[RyanMcD86]

oh... the extra partition was in case i wanted to install windows or to backup extra files.

[kansasnoob]

oh... the extra partition was in case i wanted to install windows or to backup extra files.

Which partition? The one that's now /usr/local or the one that's now NTFS?

If you want help we need to know what you have now, what your intent was when you created that, and what your intent is now :D

My previous question about a separate /usr/local still stands. Why?

We're not mind readers.

[adrinkrahene]

It is as presence1960 has said with the partition table you have Linux is 1st
and windows has to write to that space. And that space can not be formated for Linux.
Which is why windows is loaded on the disk 1st (other than virtual box).

Notice the star under boot
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System

/dev/sda1 * 2,048 104,194,047 104,192,000 83 Linux


IF YOU FIND A WORK AROUND THIS PLEASE POST IT!

[RyanMcD86]

oh.. i didn't try to partition the "/usr/local". instead i was trying to partition the boot which is "/dev/sda1" ext4 mount point "/" as for why i added the extra partition. i just thought it would be good to have another partition that was unmounted. do you think its okay to have that one?

[kansasnoob]

I found your PM in my spam this morning:


I was following your post on how to install windows with ubuntu. I got stuck when i tired to resize the partition. it wont let me.

says
"An error occurred while applying the operations
See the details for more information.

IMPORTANT
If you want support, you need to provide the saved details!
See http://gparted.sourceforge.net/larry/tips/save_details.htm for more information."

do you know why I cant resize it?

Which partition were you trying to resize?

What did the "details" show?

As I said previously we really need to see a screenshot of Gparted to offer detailed help because it will show the actual partition layout including how much free space each partition has.

An alternative to a screenshot would be the output of the following two commands wrapped in code tags:


sudo parted -l


df -H

NOTE: That's a lower case L at the end of the first command, and intentionally a CAP H in the second.

BTW you can't just delete /usr/local, it's part of your Ubuntu install! I just wondered why you'd created a separate one.