How to install ubuntu9.04 dual boot with Windows XP
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Ubuntu 9.04 was released on April 23,and many new features increased that make it more convenient and friendly for user.
This tutorial will show you how to install it in winXP,you just need to download ubuntu 9.04 image file from the following link:
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download
and then download Grub4dos :
http://download.gna.org/grub4dos/
1.Extract Grub4dos to C:\,then open boot\grub\menu.lst by notebook, add following at the end of the file
title Install Ubuntu
root (hd0,0)
kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz boot=casper iso-scan/filename=/ubuntu-9.04-desktop-amd64.iso ro quiet
splash locale=zh_CN.UTF-8
initrd (hd0,0)/initrd.gz
where ubuntu-9.04-desktop-amd64.iso is the ubuntu9.04 image filename you download above.
Then open boot.ini(it is a hidden file,go to tools–>folder options,untick hide protected operating system file at view tab)and add following at the end:
C:\grldr="GRUB"
2.Now copy the image file (ubuntu9.04-desktop-amd64.iso)to C:\, then open it and extract .disk to C:\,do the same to casper\initrd.gz,casper\vmlinuz,make sure initrd.gz,vmlinuz is extracted to C:\.
3.Restart your computer and select Grub and go to Install Ubuntu,open a terminal and type following command when going into ubuntu:
sudo umount -l /isodevice
4.Click install on the desktop,then do what you do when booting up from a CD for ubuntu install in CD-ROM.
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Reader Comments
I install Ubuntu 9.04 on my computer after I had Windows XP installed Each on its own drives. In the gruber I can only enter Ubuntu and not Windows XP. What should I do to get Windows XP also on gruber.
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admin Reply:
July 4th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
In your ubuntu,open up terminal and run following:
And add following above the last line which says:”### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST”
Then,save and close the file.next you restart,Press ESC to load grub menu,Windows will be in the grub menu.
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i had dual boot system . windows vista and ubuntu 9.04 .
i installed the ubuntu inside windows vista . (i’ve live cd . i get it from ubuntu shippit) .
i want ask about : i want to repair my windows but i won,t loss my ubuntu coz i usually update it .
how to do it ???
send the solution to my email:
dwi.petrus@gmail.com
tengz .
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