insatalling ubuntu

[piojo7]

hello,

if I install ubuntu on a different hard disk (on the other there's windows) ,
can I do a boot loader when the computer starts? and if I do, how?

thanks

[Pumalite]

Boot your Live CD and post:
sudo fdisk -l
Probably there are no problems.

[piojo7]

Boot your Live CD and post:
sudo fdisk -l
Probably there are no problems.

do you mean to boot before installation?

[Pumalite]

You will need to boot the Live CD to post that command from the Terminal. It will not install.

[piojo7]

You will need to boot the Live CD to post that command from the Terminal. It will not install.
ok. what do I do afterwards?
install normally?

[Pumalite]

Post the output of the command first.

[piojo7]

Post the output of the command first.

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80060424192 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9733 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x06fd06fd

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 3602 28933033+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 3603 9733 49247257+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5 3603 9733 49247226 7 HPFS/NTFS

Disk /dev/sdb: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xa285a285

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 6374 51199123+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdb2 6375 30400 192988845 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sdb5 6375 30400 192988813+ 7 HPFS/NTFS

[piojo7]

I'm sorry 4 the big delay. I had some trouble with the hard disk..

[Pumalite]

You have a limit of 4 primary partitions per drive. Are you using Vista or XP?

[piojo7]

xp.
is that a problem?

[Pumalite]

Vista would have been more of a problem. With XP< you can use Gparted and shrink XP. Allocate at least 20 GB to Ubuntu. You can further partition that space into 3 -New- partitions. You have to create an extended partition and within that make 2 -New- partitions:
19 GB for -/- and 1 GB for /swap (/swap equals RAM in laptops)
Adjust as neccessary.

[piojo7]

i dont understand.

why i need to do all this? I want to install on a different hard disk (i dont need 2 partitions on that one)

[Pumalite]

You can chose the drive, but if you want to be sure of what you are doing; at least go Manual during the installation and choose where to plant your Ubuntu.

[piojo7]

ok. but the dual boot will work?
is there something special i need to do for it?

[Pumalite]

Ubuntu installs Grub to the MBR by default and that gives you a menu with dual boot. I hope you have both IDE or both SATA.