Dual boot with Ubuntu
Well, I did it - I finally set up Ubuntu as a viable dual-boot desktop system. I wanted to document some of what I did to make the thing work. Dual boot setup I have two hard drives, XP on one, and installed Ubuntu on the other. Note: During the Grub config step (near the end of the preinstall), I specified *not* to install to the MBR but to install on the boot drive for the linux install. Then, using Bootpart in XP I generated the boot.ini entry that allows me to boot to Linux from the Windows boot manager. At this point, I can hibernate, but can't suspend. Video I have an NVidia card, so I used the Restricted Drivers Manager to install the nv driver. Sound I have two soundcards - onboard Realtek and an add-in Audigy. My goal is to have a media player use the Audigy, and have the line out connected to a stereo. I selected AmaroK because it's the only app I've found that has rich playlist capability and also allows specifying which output device to use. Note: I had to insta...