Spent hours backing up data into 13 CD-Rs (this is the time when i wish for a DVD burner drive or a nice spacious external hard disk). Inserted the Ubuntu Live CD, repartitioned hard drive using its GNOME Gparted:
Old
Drive A: 25GB (NTFS) - Windows XP Home Edition
Drive B: 15GB (NTFS) - My Documents
New
Drive A: 25GB (NTFS) - Windows XP Home Edition
Drive B: 9GB (FAT32) - My Documents, shared space with Ubuntu
Drive C: 1GB (swap) - Linux swap memory, not visible
Drive D: 5GB (ext3) - Ubuntu
If you have noticed, i now run a dual boot system, getting to choose between XP or Ubuntu at boot up. Ubuntu install went fine, with one exception. I could not access the internet with Ubuntu. My network chipsets are rather 'rare' and unsupported. That is what i get from buying 'special deal' laptop, only to figure out later that it is a model they stopped manufacturing, they were trying to clean it off the shelf.
Anyway, i could not have made it with Ubuntu alone. There is no Linux driver for Creative PC-MIDI keys i own. So i am stuck with Windows for that. Sigh...
Well, will use Ubuntu for doing work only (minus the internet) since it is so much smoother and faster (and i think it is prettier and more ergonomic as well). It is still useful anyway :)
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