Linux expert?

I need some help. Okay, I have read alot about this and still need just a small amount of help. I found this HOWTO: Dual booting Ubuntu Linux and Windows XP on a Toshiba Laptop using a google search. LINK I also have a Toshiba Satelite m45. I followed the instructions very carefully; however, I still have a problem. In the howto, I too experienced the problem of "Missing operating system" so I kept going after step 5 under installation. I finished and when I reboot, I am presented with the option to boot into windows or linux. I made a change to the windows boot file to include ubuntu into the boot menu. However, when I choose linux, my screen is blank with a flashing cursor and nothing happens. Do you have any idea what could cause this. I am tired of using windows and eager to start using Ubuntu but I still must keep Windows around for the crazy **** that needs doing. Please help if you can.

"More datas required to complete operation" !
Did you install the linux bootloader & where ?
Did you save the linux bootloader ? (guess no)
Is you win Fat32 or ntfs ?
Did you copy this line to your boot.ini : C:/bootsect.lnx="Linux" ?
Please give the link of your howto tkx

You will need to make your windows partition 'active'.

This is how I dual boot XP and Linux on one IDE HDD. I've probably done this at least 50 times.

Step 1.

Defrag your WinXP partition.

(You'll be resizing it and probably don't want files broken or scattered)

Step 2.

Resize your WinXP partition.

Use whatever program you want and are comfortable to shrink your partition

You will need at least 500MB for a linux swapspace partition and about 10GB for the distro

Step 3.

Lets's slice up your hard drive now

1. Create an 'extended' partition to hold your linux partitions.

2. Create a logical Linux Swap partition of at least 500MB at the beginning of free space.

3. Create a logical Linux(ext3,reiserfs,xfs) partition at the beginning of free space.

If all went smoothly your drive should be sliced up and looking like this.

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/7836/partirk9pr2.png

Most linux distros will now recognize your drives as:

wind@wsXP = /dev/hda1

Linux Swap = /dev/hda5

Linux = /dev/hda6

Step 4.

Install your distro to /dev/hda6.
Install either GRUB or Lilo in the MBR.

Remember: Never delete your linux partition without first restoring the MBR to its original state.

I do not know what was going on earlier and sorry about the link. I deleted all partitions and then remade them. I got it going and I am dual booting. I love it already. Got a question for all you dual booters out there, how do you keep all of your FF stuff in sync between the two systems. I will use linux the majority of the time, but will be forced to use windows from time to time so I want FF to be the same on both.

Thanks all for the help.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=281411&highlight=firefox+profile+xp

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=187548&highlight=firefox+profile+xp

Thanks for the help. I finally got it but it took quite a bit of time. I had to delete all partitions and start over. Oh well, I am there now. Now I have another issue. I am planning on using Linux for most all of my computing needs. However, while at work I am going to be forced to use Windows a little. I would like to share my Firefox profile between both operating systems. I have my computer set up with 4 primary partitions. First is Windows, then Linux, then linuxswap. The remainder is a fat32 partition so I can share files back and forth between the two systems. I have read alot about setting firefox profile default to the fat32 drive and let each OS write to it. This way you will always have the most recent stuff with no time spent of transfers and such. I am having some problems with it. I can get windows to use a profile on the fat32 drive, however, I am unable to get FF on Linux to start the profilemanager. Any ideas?

I need to know one, how to start a new profile in linux's version of Firefox. I also need to know, how firefox tells the program where the profile data is in both operating systems. I am figuring I can copy the files from my current profile and put it on the fat32 drive and then point both OS's to that spot.

Use Windows Faggot!

I like to remember the times we shared on Brokeback Mountain. "Fishing" and what not. I wish I could quit you, but at least I quit the debacle called Windows.

New avatar just for you ;)

i vaguely remember something about 'firefox -p' being disabled somewhere around FF1.0.

though, you should be able to change your profile folder about:config.


type in addressbar

about:config

now type in the filter bar

browser.cache.disk.parent_directory

doubleclick the result and edit


good luck