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   Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:51:17 +0000   
   From: Cushie    
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   Subject: Re: Problems after installing Ubuntu (fairly long)   
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   > Cushie, excuse my asking but why are you trying to boot a new   
   > (unknown) system from USB rather than CD ?   
   > (I'm a great believer in 'KISS')   
   >    
   > -- jjj   
      
   Josiah, I symathise with your comments too!   
      
    > Choosing the 'manual' partition option takes you to the   
    > next screen which shows your current drive partitions.   
    > (including the Windows one).   
    > Set one as 'swap', the other as '/', tick the re-format box   
    > for both the Linux partitions and that was it.   
      
   Yes fine when you have those options, I did not have any tabs that wee    
   not 'greyed out' and GpartEd kept telling me there was no '/' partition    
   when I had one selected. Just no go!  Anyway deleting the partitions    
   (P/magic) got it going   
      
      
      
    >   
    > Cushie, excuse my asking but why are you trying to boot a new   
    > (unknown) system from USB rather than CD ?   
      
   Well thats easy, I have a spare external drive for my laptop.  I think    
   an installed system allows a much more flexible and faster setup,    
   updates and additional programs etc, all my info stored is on the HDD.    
   If I want to boot Linux I just plug the USB in and it should boot first.    
   Well, thats the theory if I ever get it working.  ( I chose that route    
   as I have been constantly modifying and editing the Bootloader on my    
   Desk PC and still it won't boot on the default)   
   Good luck with your Wifi, that's my next project if I ever get that far.   
   Cheers,   
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