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From: noalternative 
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Subject: Re: I would like to dual boot ubunt with feather.
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 00:59:27 -0600
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On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:08:32 +1100, Oksana Gutteridge wrote:
> 
> You should be able to do better than that. You could have more than two OSs 
> by including Windows. Windows 98 would be fine. What are you really trying 
> to do?

The compaq restore disk is programmed to only install on the oem hard-disk
drive, and I have upgraded the hard-disk.   The oem hard-disk had a code
on it and the restore disk will only install on a hard-disk with that code.

> 
> If you just want to dual boot Ubuntu and Feather, I'd suggest that you
> partition your drive first to set up the partitions for them, and a
> partition for the swap file. Having done that, install Feather first,
> and the Ubuntu. Ubuntu will handle the grub dual boot better. Or get a
> simple boot manager eg GAG. 

I don't want to lose my present xubuntu install.


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