Vista - Ubuntu

Has anyone installed Ubuntu 7.04 as a dual boot system with Vista Premium?
On a ACER laptop, I'm impressed with this release, as a Live CD it
recognized both my external wireless mouse and the wireless internet router.
I know previous Ubuntu releases had laptop problems with wireless. I also
like the new look of Ubuntu and will consider setting it up dual boot on one
of my XP computers. Just go to Ubuntu website, they'll send you a free CD.

Ed wrote:

> Has anyone installed Ubuntu 7.04 as a dual boot system with Vista
> Premium? On a ACER laptop, I'm impressed with this release, as a Live CD
> it recognized both my external wireless mouse and the wireless internet
> router. I know previous Ubuntu releases had laptop problems with
> wireless. I also like the new look of Ubuntu and will consider setting
> it up dual boot on one of my XP computers. Just go to Ubuntu website,
> they'll send you a free CD.
>

Ed...this is a Vista ng...we glad you're really stoked about
urbuttoo...frank-ly (pun intended) we don't care.
But thanks anyway.
Frank-ly

I have it set up as a dual boot with Vista Business on an Acer laptop as
well. The wireless took about half a day of tweaking to get to work. That
was easier than most versions of Linux. It is the first version of Ubuntu
that I may leave on my computer. I'm more of a Fedora fan normally.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


"Ed" <ebailey@mts.net> wrote in message
news:F4E74B10-FC9C-4921-B5C4-BD9AAEB37FB8@microsoft.com...
> Has anyone installed Ubuntu 7.04 as a dual boot system with Vista Premium?
> On a ACER laptop, I'm impressed with this release, as a Live CD it
> recognized both my external wireless mouse and the wireless internet
> router. I know previous Ubuntu releases had laptop problems with wireless.
> I also like the new look of Ubuntu and will consider setting it up dual
> boot on one of my XP computers. Just go to Ubuntu website, they'll send
> you a free CD.
>

Frank wrote:
> Ed wrote:
>
>> Has anyone installed Ubuntu 7.04 as a dual boot system with Vista
>> Premium? On a ACER laptop, I'm impressed with this release, as a Live
>> CD it recognized both my external wireless mouse and the wireless
>> internet router. I know previous Ubuntu releases had laptop problems
>> with wireless. I also like the new look of Ubuntu and will consider
>> setting it up dual boot on one of my XP computers. Just go to Ubuntu
>> website, they'll send you a free CD.
>>
>
> Ed...this is a Vista ng...we glad you're really stoked about
> urbuttoo...frank-ly (pun intended) we don't care.
> But thanks anyway.
> Frank-ly

Um, it was a Sight (aka, Vista) question. Reading comprehension problems
again?

Alias

I gave up trying to get Ubuntu 7.04 installed from Live CD due to wireless
problems. However I do now have it installed in VirtualBox on Vista and it
works fine... (sees my network as wired through Vista which handles it as
wireless).

http://www.virtualbox.org/

I have a tread here which explains where I am at...

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=473965

"Ed" <ebailey@mts.net> wrote in message
news:F4E74B10-FC9C-4921-B5C4-BD9AAEB37FB8@microsoft.com...
> Has anyone installed Ubuntu 7.04 as a dual boot system with Vista Premium?
> On a ACER laptop, I'm impressed with this release, as a Live CD it
> recognized both my external wireless mouse and the wireless internet
> router. I know previous Ubuntu releases had laptop problems with wireless.
> I also like the new look of Ubuntu and will consider setting it up dual
> boot on one of my XP computers. Just go to Ubuntu website, they'll send
> you a free CD.
>

I should add, I do intend to set it up as dual boot once I am more familiar
with it as an OS. My main objective was to try it out and the VB approach
suits me for now..

"Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:9F9B9381-AF53-455B-A90C-C1AA39EB469D@microsoft.com...
>I gave up trying to get Ubuntu 7.04 installed from Live CD due to wireless
>problems. However I do now have it installed in VirtualBox on Vista and it
>works fine... (sees my network as wired through Vista which handles it as
>wireless).
>
> http://www.virtualbox.org/
>
> I have a tread here which explains where I am at...
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=473965
>
> "Ed" <ebailey@mts.net> wrote in message
> news:F4E74B10-FC9C-4921-B5C4-BD9AAEB37FB8@microsoft.com...
>> Has anyone installed Ubuntu 7.04 as a dual boot system with Vista
>> Premium? On a ACER laptop, I'm impressed with this release, as a Live CD
>> it recognized both my external wireless mouse and the wireless internet
>> router. I know previous Ubuntu releases had laptop problems with
>> wireless. I also like the new look of Ubuntu and will consider setting it
>> up dual boot on one of my XP computers. Just go to Ubuntu website,
>> they'll send you a free CD.
>>

Thank you for the courteous reply, I've registered at your vista site. My
major complaint with Vista is Messenger, video works, no sound or audio,
along with 100's of others, nothing ACER or on the newsgroups works. I've
tried about every version of Linux there is, well to me it seems like every
version, everyone except Ubuntu has given me real headaches. I'll have to
work out details of creating a partition for it on the laptop, any
recommendations on doing that? I've a 160 gig set as C: & D:, using D: for
data.
Nice to see a fellow Canadian so involved in helping others.
Take care.

"Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
news:83C6CA85-94A1-4881-9075-434F6CE534A0@microsoft.com...
>I have it set up as a dual boot with Vista Business on an Acer laptop as
>well. The wireless took about half a day of tweaking to get to work. That
>was easier than most versions of Linux. It is the first version of Ubuntu
>that I may leave on my computer. I'm more of a Fedora fan normally.
>
> --
> Kerry Brown
> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
> http://www.vistahelp.ca
>
>
> "Ed" <ebailey@mts.net> wrote in message
> news:F4E74B10-FC9C-4921-B5C4-BD9AAEB37FB8@microsoft.com...
>> Has anyone installed Ubuntu 7.04 as a dual boot system with Vista
>> Premium? On a ACER laptop, I'm impressed with this release, as a Live CD
>> it recognized both my external wireless mouse and the wireless internet
>> router. I know previous Ubuntu releases had laptop problems with
>> wireless. I also like the new look of Ubuntu and will consider setting it
>> up dual boot on one of my XP computers. Just go to Ubuntu website,
>> they'll send you a free CD.
>>
>

Ed wrote:
> Thank you for the courteous reply, I've registered at your vista site.
> My major complaint with Vista is Messenger, video works, no sound or
> audio, along with 100's of others, nothing ACER or on the newsgroups
> works. I've tried about every version of Linux there is, well to me it
> seems like every version, everyone except Ubuntu has given me real
> headaches. I'll have to work out details of creating a partition for it
> on the laptop, any recommendations on doing that? I've a 160 gig set as
> C: & D:, using D: for data.
> Nice to see a fellow Canadian so involved in helping others.
> Take care.

All you need to do is set the BIOS so that your CDROM boots first, slip
in the Ubuntu CD and Ubuntu will push Windows aside and create it's own
space.

Easy as pie.

Once you have it installed and updated, open Firefox and you will see
links for help and support.

When you boot again, you will get a choice to boot into Windows or Ubuntu.

Alias
>
> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
> news:83C6CA85-94A1-4881-9075-434F6CE534A0@microsoft.com...
>> I have it set up as a dual boot with Vista Business on an Acer laptop
>> as well. The wireless took about half a day of tweaking to get to
>> work. That was easier than most versions of Linux. It is the first
>> version of Ubuntu that I may leave on my computer. I'm more of a
>> Fedora fan normally.
>>
>> --
>> Kerry Brown
>> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
>> http://www.vistahelp.ca
>>
>>
>> "Ed" <ebailey@mts.net> wrote in message
>> news:F4E74B10-FC9C-4921-B5C4-BD9AAEB37FB8@microsoft.com...
>>> Has anyone installed Ubuntu 7.04 as a dual boot system with Vista
>>> Premium? On a ACER laptop, I'm impressed with this release, as a Live
>>> CD it recognized both my external wireless mouse and the wireless
>>> internet router. I know previous Ubuntu releases had laptop problems
>>> with wireless. I also like the new look of Ubuntu and will consider
>>> setting it up dual boot on one of my XP computers. Just go to Ubuntu
>>> website, they'll send you a free CD.
>>>
>>
>

Thanks for the information, I've only did installs on bare Hard drives
before.
Take care.

"Alias" <alsofound@masked&anonymous.eu> wrote in message
news:u3uPym1rHHA.4932@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Ed wrote:
>> Thank you for the courteous reply, I've registered at your vista site. My
>> major complaint with Vista is Messenger, video works, no sound or audio,
>> along with 100's of others, nothing ACER or on the newsgroups works. I've
>> tried about every version of Linux there is, well to me it seems like
>> every version, everyone except Ubuntu has given me real headaches. I'll
>> have to work out details of creating a partition for it on the laptop,
>> any recommendations on doing that? I've a 160 gig set as C: & D:, using
>> D: for data.
>> Nice to see a fellow Canadian so involved in helping others.
>> Take care.
>
> All you need to do is set the BIOS so that your CDROM boots first, slip in
> the Ubuntu CD and Ubuntu will push Windows aside and create it's own
> space.
>
> Easy as pie.
>
> Once you have it installed and updated, open Firefox and you will see
> links for help and support.
>
> When you boot again, you will get a choice to boot into Windows or Ubuntu.
>
> Alias
>>
>> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
>> news:83C6CA85-94A1-4881-9075-434F6CE534A0@microsoft.com...
>>> I have it set up as a dual boot with Vista Business on an Acer laptop as
>>> well. The wireless took about half a day of tweaking to get to work.
>>> That was easier than most versions of Linux. It is the first version of
>>> Ubuntu that I may leave on my computer. I'm more of a Fedora fan
>>> normally.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Kerry Brown
>>> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
>>> http://www.vistahelp.ca
>>>
>>>
>>> "Ed" <ebailey@mts.net> wrote in message
>>> news:F4E74B10-FC9C-4921-B5C4-BD9AAEB37FB8@microsoft.com...
>>>> Has anyone installed Ubuntu 7.04 as a dual boot system with Vista
>>>> Premium? On a ACER laptop, I'm impressed with this release, as a Live
>>>> CD it recognized both my external wireless mouse and the wireless
>>>> internet router. I know previous Ubuntu releases had laptop problems
>>>> with wireless. I also like the new look of Ubuntu and will consider
>>>> setting it up dual boot on one of my XP computers. Just go to Ubuntu
>>>> website, they'll send you a free CD.
>>>>
>>>
>>

Alias wrote:
> All you need to do is set the BIOS so that your CDROM boots first, slip
> in the Ubuntu CD and Ubuntu will push Windows aside and create it's own
> space.
>
> Easy as pie.
>
> Once you have it installed and updated, open Firefox and you will see
> links for help and support.
>
> When you boot again, you will get a choice to boot into Windows or Ubuntu.
>
> Alias


WOW!
Is it really that easy? Suppose I have problems with Ubuntu --
is the process reversible, or at least can Ubuntu be removed
without lasting damage to Vista?

This looks worth trying...