| UberMusik | hi, so, i "thought" i just successfully created a dual boot winxp/ubuntuStudio configuration on two separate IDE drives, but things haven't gone as well as planned .. i installed xp first on my master 80 gig HD, then i used the latest Ubuntu build DVD to install 12.04 on my 500gig HD .. on the first reboot, i got the menu to select an OS (ubuntu or winxp) .. and i started ubuntu . .then i rebooted and started xp .. all good so far .. now, all my reboot | 02:53 |
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| sambagirl | super music | 02:55 |
| ailo | UberMusik: A part of your message was missing | 03:02 |
| ailo | sambagirl: How's your selection of desktop system coming along? | 03:03 |
| UberMusik | ailo: oh .. thanks .. i'm using adium, which i guess let's me type past the irc character limit . .what were the last 2 words? | 03:03 |
| ailo | UberMusik: ".. now, all my reboot" | 03:03 |
| UberMusik | now, all my reboots go direct to XP with no menu to choose an OS .. strange, no? any ideas on what i missed? | 03:04 |
| UberMusik | once i booted XP for the first time, that's all it sees .. even though i did get the OS menu the first time after installing ubuntu .. | 03:04 |
| UberMusik | (i chose the "install beside windows" option ) | 03:04 |
| ailo | UberMusik: Did you install grub? | 03:05 |
| UberMusik | no .. is that a linux util or windows? | 03:05 |
| ailo | I've never tried "install beside windows", so I don't know how that works | 03:05 |
| ailo | UberMusik: Grub is the default bootloader for Ubuntu | 03:05 |
| UberMusik | i thought it was supposed to "just work" (™) | 03:06 |
| ailo | UberMusik: The boot menu. Did it look Windows, or Linux to you | 03:06 |
| ailo | If it's Grub, you can press shift while booting, to see the menu | 03:06 |
| UberMusik | linux .. white text on black background .. i've definitely seen it as a linux boot menu before | 03:06 |
| ailo | But, Windows should not be default | 03:06 |
| UberMusik | again, this is two separate IDE drives .. not two partitions on the same drive .. | 03:07 |
| ailo | UberMusik: May be that you installed boot loaders on both disks | 03:07 |
| UberMusik | windows is on the master | 03:07 |
| ailo | UberMusik: Set your bios to boot from the Linux disk. | 03:07 |
| UberMusik | ailo: my bios isn't seeing my second drive .. that must be the issue .. hmm .. maybe a jumper setting? how should i have jumpers set for this scenario? i have no jumper on the master, and the secondary IDE drive has a Slave jumper ... | 03:08 |
| ailo | UberMusik: Set the second to cable select | 03:09 |
| UberMusik | ailo: hmm .. i think i tried that, and it just got suck on the Dell splash screen | 03:09 |
| ailo | With cable select it will work it out on its own | 03:10 |
| UberMusik | i should mention this is a very old machine .. | 03:10 |
| UberMusik | no jumper on the master? | 03:10 |
| ailo | UberMusik: If the disk is damaged, bios might get stuck, trying to id the disk | 03:10 |
| ailo | UberMusik: try one disk at the time, to make sure both work | 03:11 |
| ailo | Though, I guess they should, since you already installed on both | 03:11 |
| ailo | But, could be it's unpredictable between boots | 03:11 |
| UberMusik | ailo: ah .. that's also a possibility .. i have a spare .. so i'll try that … it's just strange that i have been able to boot into both OSs .. but, yes, it's possible one of them is failing .. ok .. thanks | 03:11 |
| ailo | UberMusik: You can set both to cable select | 03:12 |
| ailo | np | 03:12 |
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| heribertorodrigu | hi, does someone can help me to solve the installation of blender 2.64 pls? | 22:30 |
| heribertorodrigu | am trying to install the package via tarball | 22:31 |
| heribertorodrigu | I installed the repositories too but it doesn't run the program | 22:32 |
| heribertorodrigu | well tnx | 22:42 |
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