Ok.. after reading about Linux from you after all of these years.. I finally tried it out again (last time was about 2000.. Red Hat).. didn’t like it then.
This time is went VERY smoothly on install.. and was connected to the net in less than 5 min. The BIG prob I have now is that when the system boots, I don’t see the duel boot option (Win7 was installed first).. It boots directly to Windows.
I have been researching the net for 4 days now, have seen the same problem mentioned many times.. the few that spent time answering the questions, most helped many people with the problem.
None of them worked for me.. am thinking about reinstalling again to see if that works (fingers crossed), but not expecting it to.
The only way to run Ubuntu now, is to boot from the USB Flash drive.. use the ‘try it out’ boot :/
Anyway, I can see things have come a LONG ways since I have last tried it out :)
Read this:
http://www.electrictoolbox.com/linux-grub-boot-loader-options/
It might be something as simple as removing hiddenmenu from your grub.conf. And pressing any key (not the any key :) ) in a short time window to get to the boot menu.
Search for
dual boot
not, as you posted “duel” boot. Microsoft operating systems like to take first place in the startup, but with a verion of it already installed many linux distributions can be installed second. Try linux Mint. It should detect that you have a Microsoft product installed already and then give you a dual boot option on start up. Works plenty nice on my XP / Mint Thinkpad (R52). See if a search for “dual boot Mint” gets you to a happy and blessed place.
I installed PCLinuxOS on an older desktop about one month ago. My first experience with a Linux system, and it’s been fantastic. The *only* time I’ve needed my Windows machine in the past month has been for streaming NetFlix. And, from what I understand, Linux users will soon be able to stream NetFlix as well.
Are you sure you installed correctly? Did you create a partition on your hard drive for the Linux OS?