[02:53] <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
[02:55] <sambagirl> super music
[03:02] <ailo> UberMusik: A part of your message was missing
[03:03] <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"
[03:04] <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 )
[03:05] <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
[03:06] <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
[03:07] <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.
[03:08] <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 ...
[03:09] <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
[03:10] <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
[03:11] <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
[03:12] <ailo> UberMusik: You can set both to cable select
[03:12] <ailo> np
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[22:30] <heribertorodrigu> hi, does someone can help me to solve the installation of blender 2.64 pls?
[22:31] <heribertorodrigu> am trying to install the package via tarball
[22:32] <heribertorodrigu> I installed the repositories too but it doesn't run the program
[22:42] <heribertorodrigu> well tnx