If you want to run both you could use a method like this, which would make your performance just slightly faster then the other option which is to put the CD in while running windows and if a menu comes up click install inside windows, or if the menu doesn't come up run wubi.exe from the CD. It will run a wizard in windows, then boot into Ubuntu an finish the install. This option is simpler to install then the method this video shows.
No, it probably won't say it is reformatting two partitions on the average windows computer. It would only show that if you had a Linux swap partition. It is reformatting my swap partition which only needs to store info when a Linux install is running. It's perfectly fine if it gets erased when you are using the live CD.
Whoa, your computer has my record install time beat hands down. What are your specs?
(By the way, nice howto. A good tutorial explaining how to partition safely would be nice; probably would've saved me a lot of stress if I'd seen such a video the first time I installed.)
I cut out the parts where it just did nothing and sped up the part after the settings are entered and there is a progress bar. Though I wish I had a computer that fast. I have P4 2.40 GHz CPU (No HT), 512 MB ram, and 7200 rpm drive.
You are right about the partitioning. I should make a video about using wubi.
Chinese computers already come with partitions done, so their conversion should be very easy here. I installed it for a friend here, and it was even easier than what is shown in this nice video.
Ubuntu takes about a bare minimum of about 4 GB I believe so thats is what the problem is. If you get it to install on a flash device I want to know: Is it faster? (Though if you didn't install it on you hard drive, how would you compare. Though I'm still curious!)
I would ask at ubuntuforums[dot]org
Its a little over my head to know what happend and how to fix it.
SoftwareExplorer 3 years ago
can i install this off the live cd then have windows and linus at the same time?
bob1921o 3 years ago
If you want to run both you could use a method like this, which would make your performance just slightly faster then the other option which is to put the CD in while running windows and if a menu comes up click install inside windows, or if the menu doesn't come up run wubi.exe from the CD. It will run a wizard in windows, then boot into Ubuntu an finish the install. This option is simpler to install then the method this video shows.
SoftwareExplorer 3 years ago
thx
bob1921o 3 years ago
in step 7 of 7.
u r formatting 2 partitions
partition #4 of SCSi 1 (0.0.0)(sda) as ext3
partition #5 of SCSi 1 (0.0.0)(sda) as swap
but u select only one partition
will it happen to me too???
colombomostwanted 3 years ago
No, it probably won't say it is reformatting two partitions on the average windows computer. It would only show that if you had a Linux swap partition. It is reformatting my swap partition which only needs to store info when a Linux install is running. It's perfectly fine if it gets erased when you are using the live CD.
SoftwareExplorer 3 years ago
Whoa, your computer has my record install time beat hands down. What are your specs?
(By the way, nice howto. A good tutorial explaining how to partition safely would be nice; probably would've saved me a lot of stress if I'd seen such a video the first time I installed.)
DavidTheCatMedia 3 years ago
I cut out the parts where it just did nothing and sped up the part after the settings are entered and there is a progress bar. Though I wish I had a computer that fast. I have P4 2.40 GHz CPU (No HT), 512 MB ram, and 7200 rpm drive.
You are right about the partitioning. I should make a video about using wubi.
SoftwareExplorer 3 years ago
I dunno about wubi, it doesn't exactly require a howto.
DavidTheCatMedia 3 years ago
Chinese computers already come with partitions done, so their conversion should be very easy here. I installed it for a friend here, and it was even easier than what is shown in this nice video.
heituzi 3 years ago
can u show me how u install it in 2gb flash..i use teh second choice where it uses entire disk.but then stops in teh middle and says i have no room..
mpa324 3 years ago
I think you have to cut it to a disk to do it that way. Puppy Linux can be done off a U-disk.
heituzi 3 years ago
Ubuntu takes about a bare minimum of about 4 GB I believe so thats is what the problem is. If you get it to install on a flash device I want to know: Is it faster? (Though if you didn't install it on you hard drive, how would you compare. Though I'm still curious!)
SoftwareExplorer 3 years ago