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samsom

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Registered: 2009-07-17

Posts: 88

Installation advice

Hi,
I have a laptop with Windows XP on which I have dual booted Ubuntu. I have not booted into XP for months now and was wanting to try out Arch in the space that Windows has been using up.
My current setup for partitions is : sda1 ( 30 GB) is Win XP. sda2 is the extended partition for Ubuntu and sda5 is the Ubuntu partition with a swap partition as well.
I have reformatted my XP partition ( sda1) to an ext3 format. Can I install Arch onto the reformatted partition straightaway or do I need to make any other changes?
Thanks
Samsom

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lifeafter2am

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From: 127.0.0.1

Registered: 2009-06-10

Posts: 1,332

Re: Installation advice

Nope, you can go for it.  When it asks for the swap partition, obviously, just select the same one that you are using for Ubuntu.

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samsom

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Registered: 2009-07-17

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Re: Installation advice

Thanks.
After installation, will Arch automatically appear on the boot menu? Or do I need to change it in the grub menu file?

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schuay

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From: Austria

Registered: 2008-08-19

Posts: 564

Re: Installation advice

you will need to add something like the following to your grub config:

# (0) Arch Linux
title  Arch Linux
root   (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda2 ro quiet
initrd /kernel26.img

of course replacing your partition setup in the appropriate places.

lifeafter2am

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Re: Installation advice

Well, you have 2 options, let Arch install grub during the install and then add a line for Ubuntu ... or skip that step of the installation during the Arch install and then go back into Ubuntu and add the line for Arch.

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samsom

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Registered: 2009-07-17

Posts: 88

Re: Installation advice

Cool. Thanks a lot.

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samsom

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Registered: 2009-07-17

Posts: 88

Re: Installation advice

HI,
Just tried out all of that. Arch OS is present in the boot menu. However, trying to boot produces the message " Error 15: File not found". Apart from adding on Arch OS details after Ubuntus on the grub menu, I have not done anything else. What am I doing wrong?
This is what I have added on the Grub menu file.

title        Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-24-generic
root        (hd0,4)
kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-24-generic root=UUID=81d2c9f6-6002-4628-b2d4-baeeea17d638 ro quiet splash
initrd        /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-24-generic
quiet

title        Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-24-generic (recovery mode)
root        (hd0,4)
kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-24-generic root=UUID=81d2c9f6-6002-4628-b2d4-baeeea17d638 ro single
initrd        /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-24-generic

title        Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-23-generic
root        (hd0,4)
kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-23-generic root=UUID=81d2c9f6-6002-4628-b2d4-baeeea17d638 ro quiet splash
initrd        /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-23-generic
quiet

title        Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-23-generic (recovery mode)
root        (hd0,4)
kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-23-generic root=UUID=81d2c9f6-6002-4628-b2d4-baeeea17d638 ro single
initrd        /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-23-generic

title        Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic
root        (hd0,4)
kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=81d2c9f6-6002-4628-b2d4-baeeea17d638 ro quiet splash
initrd        /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic
quiet

title        Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic (recovery mode)
root        (hd0,4)
kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=81d2c9f6-6002-4628-b2d4-baeeea17d638 ro single
initrd        /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic

title        Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS, memtest86+
root        (hd0,4)
kernel        /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet

title        Arch Linux
root        (hd0,0)
kernel        /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda1 ro quiet
#kernel        /vmlinuz26 root=8591af99-617a-42d5-bd1b-f642fee16d9c ro quiet
initrd        /kernel26.img

Thanks
Samsom

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Samsom

Garns

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Registered: 2008-05-28

Posts: 239

Re: Installation advice

Try

kernel /boot/vmlinuz26 [...]

unless you have a seperate boot partition.

samsom

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Registered: 2009-07-17

Posts: 88

Re: Installation advice

Thanks. That was the problem. Typing /boot in front of both the kernel and initrd sorted it out.
Cheers
Samsom

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