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you never did say, how can i uninstall my disk installation as it isn't done the same as wubi so using wubi doesn't work, do i boot onto the disk and there's and option or what? and thanks for the help so far, running update now.
 
boot into windows. Download easyBCD (free and required!). then open your start menu, type in partition and hit enter. there will be several partitions listed. Just look for the one that isnt in NTFS or FAT. that will be your 10.04.2 install. format it and your install is gone DO NOT RESTART YET!
then start up easyBCD and go down to bootloader setup and make sure it says "7/vista MBR" and hit "write MBR". now you will be able to restart without issue.
 
you'd really think they'd include an uninstaller with the cd so you can run it live and do it instead of something that sound like you could kill you computer, well hdd setup or whatever you'd call it,
 
it would be easier if Ubuntu didnt just blindly erase the windows MBR. The only way to erase it without damage is to replace the MBR, which is what easyBCD does. Without a MBR, your HDD wont tell your computer there is info to boot from. Basically your computer would think that your HDD only has DATA, not an OS.
 
FYI, if you install Gnome 3 on 11.04, it will kill your unity session. (not that you can use it)

You can also always use your install disk to re install the mbr as well.
 
jonnyp11 said:
you never did say, how can i uninstall my disk installation as it isn't done the same as wubi so using wubi doesn't work, do i boot onto the disk and there's and option or what? and thanks for the help so far, running update now.
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It's a live disc; you're expected to "try it before you buy it." If you had, you probably would have realized that Unity would not work for you.
 
Did you try to install the ralink rt2870 drivers first?
Installing Linux to Ralink RT2870 driver


1. Downloading the latest drivers http://www.ralinktech.com/support.php?s=2
(As of this writing, while http://www.ralinktech.com.tw/data/dr....4.0.0.tar.bz2

2. Extract the archive you downloaded.

3. Open a terminal.

4. Go into the folder you extracted (For me 2008_0925_RT2870_Linux_STA_v1.4.0.0 cd)

5. Use gedit or nano (the text you like) and open Make File.

6. Watch where the MODE is set to STA (MODE = STA) TARGET is set to LINUX (TARGET = LINUX) save and close.

7. Visit the os / linux (cd os / linux)

8. Open config.mk (with the text you like)

9. Changing these from
Quote
# Support wpa_supplicant
HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT = n

# Support for Native WpaSupplicant Network Maganger
HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT = n
to
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# Support wpa_supplicant
HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT = y

# Support for Native WpaSupplicant Network Maganger
HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT = y

10. Save and Close.

11. Return to 2008_0925_RT2870_Linux_STA_v1.4.0.0.
12. Run make. (Can you mail error messages back).
13. Run make install as root (sudo make install, send feedback here also love)
14. Visit the os / linux (cd os/linux)
15. Run insmod rt2870sta.ko
16. When will all work after my experience, if not follow the next step.
17. Open /etc/network/interfaces (gedit /etc/network/interfaces).
18. Please enter the first sentence
auto ra0
, Also the other

iface ra0 inet dhcp
(dhcp is standard, you need only change to what suits you love.
19. Then all the work, use encryption, you can configure it with the System> Administration> Network, or network-admin in the terminal.
20. Almost forgot that you must install build-essential (apt-get install build-essential).
21. build-essential to be on CD you installed ubuntu with.
22. How to install build-essential CD.
23. Open the Terminal (Applications> Accessories> Terminal)
24. Run apt-cdrom add-d / cdrom (replace / cdrom with the path cdrom is mounted with you)
25. Run apt-get update.
26. And run apt-get install build-essential.
 
ok, wolf, it's installing the gnome shell now, what exactly are the benefits of this, like what will it let me do and stuff, i'm gunna google it too but thought you might be able to explain it better probably. and i've noticed my internet seems alot slower on here than on windows, like less than 1/10th the speed when ubuntu is downloading stuff in the terminal, but that may be their servers being slow so thought i'd ask that.
 
ok, well i installed gnome shell and all that stuff, even ran them a second time to be sure, and on reboot, now it goes to a black screen with a blinking underscore like normal but never goes further, before it goes to that it does sit on a screen with that, then 3 lines of text appear and instantly go away, then goes to that, i think that screwed it up and i might have to reinstall linux.

i reinstalled linux 11.04 now, but i did the easybcd thing and got 2.1, and it didn't have the option you said and on the main screen it showed what i think is the 2 options after i select windows 7 on the first screen which is the one with the linux i need to get rid of, so does that mean when i deleted its partition it went to the normal boot and those will be my options the next time i start up, i'm scared to turn it off now because of this.

and is there any form of wubi for opensuse or fedora, cuz they both have newer distos that have gnome 3 already in them, and i don't want to have to get another disk and do another partitioned install, i like the wubi style install more.
 
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i deleted my 10.04 ubuntu partition, but when i went to use easybcd to fix the mbr, it shows info that looks like the wubi installation, not the disk installation, so i can't verify it is correct so i can't tell if it is safe to reboot so i can use ubuntu again.
 
What do you want as far as OS's right now? Just windows, windows and ubuntu?
All your post have me a little confused.
Can you get me a map of your partition table at all? If you can still get to a linux terminal, type sudo sfdisk -l
If you cant, download and burn gparted, and right down all the info for me.
Your also probably want to grab super grub disk and burn that to a disk too.

Also, wubi is a HORRIBLE way to go. If you want to experiment with linux, install it to a virtual machine or a old PC. Otherwise your going to have disastrous things likes this happen until your know exactly what your doing. Sorry, but it's the truth.
 
well i wanted 1 of each (win7 and ubuntu 11.04), but right now i have win7 normally installed, then a disk install of 10.04.3lts, and a wubi of 11.04, i wanted to just have windows and 11.04 so i deleted the 10.04.3lts partition, and because it was a disk install and messed with my mbr, i was told to use easybcd to make sure that it was set to boot onto windows before restarting, but when i used it i think i have a newer version so the button he told me to hit or whatever isn't there so i can't check, and the screen it shows is showing the stuff for my wubi install, not my disk install, so idk if it is safe to restart, and i have a disk of 10.04lts, but want to use 110.04, but my disk isn't rewrittable and i don't want to ask for another cuz my dad uses them alot.
 
Get supergrubdisk (now known as Rescatux)from here:
http://www.supergrubdisk.org/

and burn it, so it's ready to go. If you cant boot, that can get you back in. There's options to just load any install OS, fix boot problems, etc. Read the wiki before you reboot.
 
I think part of the problem is he doesn't have a bunch of blank CDs.

Jonny, can't you go down to the local store and pick up a 3-pack for a couple bucks?
 
no, i was saying that my dad has a ton, but i don't want to get any if i don't HAVE to, cuz he's a photographer so he goes threw them fast, and needs all he can get, so wasn't going to get a ton, and for going to the store and grabbing some, i llive in georgia, and if you aren't in atlanta, i'm not, then you're most likely in basically the country, closest thing that'd sell computer stuff i know of is walmart and it's a 10+ minute drive on the highway, and i'm 15 so that's a no on going and grabbing some at the store.

but can i put the thing on a usb drive, that i can do, we've got plenty, i'll check the site and see so yeah. downloading now, and does support usb's so prob. gunna use that, and might put 11.04 on there too so i can download it that way instead of wubi

and should i get the 32 or 64 bit, it says the 32 is recommended, and i don't have over 4gb's ram or anything cuz i know windows needs 64 for over 4, so will there be a difference.
 
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A cd or two is not that big of a deal. And you do know you could always install Ubuntu to a flashdrive if you didnt want do anything permanent to your computer.
 
i'm guessing you can't put both ubuntu and the other thingy on the same flashdrive at once, i'd have to put the grub thingy on first and make sure i can boot then put ubuntu on it after and do that wouldn't i?
 
Dude, just burn supergrubdisc to a disc. I'm sorry but you will use that thing so much in situations like these. It has saved my butt countless times. It's a single disc.
 
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this all sounds a great deal harder than windows 7 which takes 15 minutes to install on my machine.
 
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