I screwed up :-(

[black_magiic]

So if I do that it wont let me boot Ubuntu anymore will it. From there should I install Acronis OS selector to use to boot between the two?

[zarquon]

So if I do that it wont let me boot Ubuntu anymore will it. From there should I install Acronis OS selector to use to boot between the two?

You can use the Xp bootloader to dual boot linux, heres how.

• Boot Ubuntu.
• Open root terminal
• type in this command (without the" #")
  # dd if=/dev/hdaXX bs-512 count=1 of=/Home/bootsect.lin
  
• hdaXX is your /boot partition.
  
  # dd if=/dev/hda10 bs-512 count=1 of=/Home/bootsect.lin
  
• bootsect.lin is the boot sector file
  
• the command above is copying the 1st sector of /boot partition and turn it into a file which then you store it . (NOTE: you can copy it into floppy disk or any other location where windows can access it)
• If possible mount your os partiton and do a cp bootssect.lin ..............
  
• Restart you Operating System into Windows.
• Copy the file bootsect.lin from the floppy disk to you C:\
• Then click Start\run and keyin this line
  c:\boot.ini
• Add thisline c:\bootsect.lin="Ubuntu Linux" in boot.ini
  THIS IS HOW IT WILL LOOK LIKE IN BOOT.INI AFTER ADDING IT
  [boot loader]
  timeout=30
  default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
  [operating systems]
  multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
  c:\bootsect.lin="Ubuntu Linux"
  
• After that save the file and you can now boot into Linux using Xp Bootloader
• You can now do anything you like to Linux and still be able to boot in Windows like normal

[black_magiic]

Well the copying files off the xp disk doesnt seem to want to work. Its convinced the os is installed to D:\ which is my dvd burner where I put the windows disk. I tried to copy the files from D:\ to C;\ but I just get access denied. Im not quite sure what Im doing wrong.

[zarquon]

Well the copying files off the xp disk doesnt seem to want to work. Its convinced the os is installed to D:\ which is my dvd burner where I put the windows disk. I tried to copy the files from D:\ to C;\ but I just get access denied. Im not quite sure what Im doing wrong.

In that case just do
>bootcfg /rebuild
>fixboot.

And then install another bootloader.

[black_magiic]

:D SHE LIVES Thanks for all your help. Im going to try this Acronis thing now to see if that is what I need. Thanks again for your patience and help.

[Dark Messenger]

In that case just do
>bootcfg /rebuild
>fixboot.

was it this that worked for you, black_magic?

[Auggie2k]

:D SHE LIVES Thanks for all your help. Im going to try this Acronis thing now to see if that is what I need. Thanks again for your patience and help.

How did Acronis work out for you? It's a nice little program.