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Installing dual-boot Linux on Inspiron 6400
Hello,
I have a new Inspiron 6400 with Windows Vista and I would like to install Ubuntu Linux 7.04 in a dual-booting configuration. I know the procedure, I have already done it on other computers. However I read that in this way I might make the Dell MediaDirect partition unusable (the installation rewrites the MBR which is used to launch MediaDirect). I found on the web some people suggesting how to do it, but they have a much older laptop with an older version of MediaDirect, so I am not sure if it will work. I really like MediaDirect, it offers a quick way to watch DVDs without launching Windows, and I would like to keep it.
Does anybody have any suggestions?
Thank you!
Alfredo
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May 19th, 2007 20:00
My MediaDirect worked for awhile after installing Linux, but doesn't anymore. When I try it now, it shows the logo and then freezes. I have heard that MD uses unpartitioned space and Linux may have finally over wrote that space. However, using unpartitioned space makes little sense to me.
Peter
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May 21st, 2007 22:00
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May 26th, 2007 01:00
PETER345
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May 26th, 2007 02:00
Peter