Dual Boot

Alright so i figured it out and ive dual booted Mandriva 2008 and Ubuntu 7.10
I was wondering if there is a way to access the files from my Mandriva partition
I can see the folder but its locked and wont let me access it any ideas?

 

Hmm, that's odd. screeney?
EDIT: If we can't help you you can make a shared partition.
Also, what are the specs of your laptop?

 

im actually not running a laptop
=p
just joined to look for one!

 

I see, same with me. I don't think you can, try a shared partition.

 

haha hmm
well how would i manage that?
is that installing 2 Os's on the same partition?

 

No, start from the Ubuntu Live CD again & go to gParted & shrink one or both of the partitions to free up 10GBs of space(or more). Format it to ext3, ext2, NTFS, or Fat32.

 

well ive already installed ubuntu are u saying to deinstall it then run the live cd?
sorry im no good at the partition things

 

No, keep it installed but boot from the live cd.

 

What? You've got two distros successfully installed. You're at least as good as I. I've hosed everything on my hdd several times trying to install a third distro. LOL

What Thomas is suggesting, is that you use GParted and shrink your current partition sizes, not that you delete anything - to make room for a shared partition.

Haven't a clue if you can share a partition, but shrinking and formatting with GParted is very easy. Good luck.

 

haha hmm
so what your saying is
ill ahve the os's on 2 diff partitions
but i should put my files on partition shared by BOTH os's so i can access them from both
hmm sounds like a good idea im not sure if im gonna keep ubuntu though
i like the gnome interface
but man mandriva is REALLY good at keeping a wireless connection
when using windows i had frequent dc's no matter what and with mandriva i havent dced once but now with ubuntu im getting the dc's again
but i dunno ill figure it out and try to install the gnome desktop on mandriva

 

Ubuntu is Gnome, also you may want to install Compiz & your wireless driver. what are the specs of this computer?

 

well the wireless card is an ancient linksys instant wireless pci card model no wmp 11
and my comp is an emachines t3256
the drivers installed on mandriva seem to work better than the actual wireless drivers they are intersil corporation prism 2.5 wirelan chipset

 

Whats the GPU?

 

amd athlon xp 3200+

and im getting that 3 minute black screen of boringness when i try to boot mandriva you said you knew a fix for this

 

That's the CPU
OK, in a terminal type

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/usplash.conf

Make the first number & second number match your screen resolution(EX. Mine is 1280x800 so my first number is 1280)
Then we have to make that stick so type

Code:

sudo update-usplash-theme usplash-theme-ubuntu

Your all set, note this has only been tested under ubuntu.

 

Alright so if i do that in ubuntu itll fix the 3 minute lag of death when loading mandriva?
and my bad i didnt see the G thought it was a C dont my have glasses on
im running a geforce 4
really crappy haah

 

You may not be able to run compiz
To be honest, I suggest a new computer if you want to run anything modern.
& No, do that in Mandriva.

 

doesnt work in mandriva sudo and gedit arnt commands lol
and i can run compiz =]
dont know how to make the desktop show up from the aerial ish view but everything else works
cant figure out the rain though
cause that would be really sweet

 

You have to set a delay in the screenshot.

 

oh so its just when they are switching workspaces haha
i thought theirs always looked like that i was always wondering how they didnt get sick