On Thu, 31 Jan 2008, Carl Denk wrote:

> I have been trying to get Kubuntu Linux up and running as dual boot with 
> XP home and PRO for the last month or so. It's been one problem after 
> another, first it wouldn't accept any password, then couldn't change the 
> video refresh and resolution, and goes on and on. Stuck at the moment to 
> getting the network to share with the XP PRO. I keep hearing it's more 
> stable, If I could get to the point of using it, maybe I could express 
> an opinion.
> 
> There are no good manuals, or how to do it out there. Good example is 
> the network problem, search the forums, ask question on the forums, 
> google to wherever. Lots of well meaning people out there, but their 
> configuration is a little different with files in a different path, etc, 
> try to mesh the nomenclature together, and you hit a dead end, go try 
> someone elses ideas, still doesn't work. One would think as popular as 
> Linux dual boot with XP seems to be, there would be a utility that does 
> the grunt work, instead of laboring with command line for hours. The 
> Windows seems more friendly with less command line, but I have spent 
> lots of time with command prompt and regedit.

Have you tried OpenSuSE 10.2 ?

Having used slackware, debian, redhat, mandrake and suse over many years, 
I am now a fan of suse.

I have a duel boot machine which uses grub to boot between linux and xp. 
The only real problem I had was that I installed linux before xp, but I 
wanted to do it this way around so that I could re-install xp whenever I 
wanted. The docs on how to do this were non-existant at the time so I 
tinkered with it myself until I got it working. Things maybe different now 
and you may find a good doc if you look for duel booting with grub. Anyway 
basically what I did was:

partition your HD

install linux

make copy of boot sector into /boot/linux.xyz

install xp

boot into linux using install CD (boot into rescue mode)

make copy of boot sector into /boot/xp.xyz

copy /boot/linux.xyz back to boot sector

edit grub script to see /boot/xp.xyz

reboot machine and grub will give you choice of linux or xp

If you need more details let me know

Regards
Sergio Masci
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