[NTLUG:Discuss] Assistance with Dual boot Win2000 and Ubuntu, external wifi card

[terry]

On 6/5/07, Russ <russ.barrows at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi to all.  I need help with this since I've never done a dual boot
> and I'm relatively new to the Linux world.
>
> I have inherited my wife's laptop with Win2K.  The company she worked
> for insisted that the OS be setup on a small C partition (NTFS) with
> the user accounts/data on the larger D partition (NTFS).  I had hopes
> of using some of the space currently in the D partition.  With regard
> to available tools... We are in the process of moving so I don't have
> access to my USB floppy drive.  The laptop does have a CD-RW/DVD.  I
> do have Knoppix 5.10 and STD CDs
>
> I tried to load Ubuntu 6.10 desktop to the laptop last night and it
> got to the third step in the Install process and locked up.  I was
> expecting that Ubuntu might have some partition software on board
> (like Mandriva) so that I could create another partition(s) for the
> Ubuntu load.  If Ubuntu does provide those tools, I didn't get that
> far.  What advice do you have in this regard?
>
> Perhaps this would have been best as a separate email.  The laptop is
> a ThinkBook T21 without built-in wifi capability.  Since it's likely
> easier to just plug in a Wifi card, I'm asking advice on which brand
> and model is best with Linux.
>


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