Ubuntu without GRUB ?

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metalheart

Disciple
Is there a possibility of installing Ubuntu on a machine which already has XP (sp3) installed without the GRUB bootloader ?

See , all I want is Xp to be my default OS , which would be loaded on boot. Is it possible that I make Ubuntu my secondary choice ??:huh:

Also , what are the options I have ? Last time when I had installed Ubuntu..I managed to screw it up really badly eventually landing up in a mess where I wasn't able to access either operating systems.

Can we use NeoLite bootloader ?

Also, is there a way of Installing Ubuntu through an external hdd or a pen-drive ?
 
theres a much simpler way to do this..in ubuntu open the terminal,

type

Code: 
sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

and find the keyword : default

its value by default is 0,which is the first of the boot options..if u have only xp as a dual boot then the value instead of 0 to be entered is 4(not sure but am 90% sure)...

try 3 if 4 doesn't work,but it would work AFAIK.
 
nfsfan said:
theres a much simpler way to do this..in ubuntu open the terminal,

type

Code: 
sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
and find the keyword : default

its value by default is 0,which is the first of the boot options..if u have only xp as a dual boot then the value instead of 0 to be entered is 4(not sure but am 90% sure)...

try 3 if 4 doesn't work,but it would work AFAIK.
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the OS's listed below are numbered 0,1,2,3..

0 generally being the linux OS

see where xp is and accordingly give it the corresponding no.
 
if you add a new line with below word and save it in /boot/grub/menu.lst ,you will see windows booting default without even grub showing up.

Code: 
hiddenmenu

and ,ofcourse use windows as default.then ,if you want to boot into ubuntu once in a while ,just press ESC key and grub menu will show up.else windows will be booting.no pain :D
 
spynic said:
u can use grub to set ur default OS to xp..

and yes u can boot ubuntu via an external drive..
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I have ubuntu in a .iso file. I extracted the files on a folder in my external hdd.

Now , what should I do after extraction in order to use my external HDD as a boot device ? I tried adjusting the BIOS settings (the "USB boot" option) but It just doesn't work.
 
There's a much simpler way to get Ubuntu on your system, dual booting with a Windows OS. It's called Wubi. Do a Google search on it. Straightforward stuff. No command lines, editing files, blah blah...
 
Yes... you can boot Linux from the Windows boot menu, but it's a little tricky. You have to go into Linux and save out a Linux boot image, copy it to your windows boot partition and then edit your boot.ini. If you are interested in doing this pm me for proper instructions.. it involves some Terminal commands in Linux 1st.

Personally I would keep grub and do as suggested above, it will be a whole lot easier.
 
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