replacing ubutu with mint

teleaddict

Sorted now folks. It's amazing how much easier it is with a bit of advice and a clear head after a weekend of late shifts. Thanks to all for your quick responses.
I just need to get my head fully round linux and I'll be a full convert...

teleaddict

I'm starting to get annoyed with my pc now. Since I updated to dual boot mint/xp my computer completely freezes without warning.

I initially did this in mint xfec, but it has also occurred in Win XP.
I can't work out why. Has anybody else suffered with this?
(I've had a look at various linux forums, but have confused myself more)

Linbox

Cant imagine why you'd ask for help here and not the Mint forum but anyhoo -

http://youtu.be/kBrRL6iG0NM using the installer (ubiquity) after setting up your partitions. Or installing over an existing install partitions.

You may want to look at these as well


Safe dualbooting Windows 7 Part 1 http://youtu.be/1KM0TPFZg2Y
FULL Install Linux Mint beside Windows 7 without altering the MBR. For safe dualboot and easy removal. Part 1 Preinstall and install of Mint.

Safe dualbooting Windows 7 Part 2 http://youtu.be/V23DzYI3iTI

debitcardmayhem

I would do a fsck or a chkdsk in windows, but first look at your dmesg output or event viewer in windows

Edited: also see my next post

NiftyDigits

Linbox wrote: »

Cant imagine why you'd ask for help here and not the Mint forum but anyhoo -

http://youtu.be/kBrRL6iG0NM using the installer (ubiquity) after setting up your partitions. Or installing over an existing install partitions.

You may want to look at these as well


Safe dualbooting Windows 7 Part 1 http://youtu.be/1KM0TPFZg2Y
FULL Install Linux Mint beside Windows 7 without altering the MBR. For safe dualboot and easy removal. Part 1 Preinstall and install of Mint.

Safe dualbooting Windows 7 Part 2 http://youtu.be/V23DzYI3iTI

It's Windows XP.

debitcardmayhem

debitcardmayhem wrote: »

I would do a fsck or a chkdsk in windows, but first look at your dmesg output or event viewer in windows

Another thought I hope you don't hibernate the Windows system, since that can mess about with the "clean unmount" bit on the Windows disk especially if you mount it on Linux.

Linbox

NiftyDigits wrote: »

It's Windows XP.

HoHum, you saw the first link? It showed how to do this...

Cycrow wrote: »

assuming your dual boot and windows currently work. Then just install mint to the ubuntu partition.
it should recognise it and give you the option to install over the top, if not then you can do it manually. Its just a matter of selecting the proper partition to install to

How to dualboot Windows and Linux using a manual install This is manual install. http://youtu.be/GlEVQqFtcuM I know it makes no difference but this is for XP.

AGAIN look at my first link.

NiftyDigits

Linbox wrote: »

HoHum, you saw the first link? It showed how to do this...


How to dualboot Windows and Linux using a manual install This is manual install. http://youtu.be/GlEVQqFtcuM I know it makes no difference but this is for XP.

AGAIN look at my first link.

I don't care either way. Just pointing out that it was XP in case you didn't notice.

bod1467

Hasn't the "install Mint" question already been resolved anyway? So the advice (whilst not necessarily wrong) is now redundant?

The question now is about intermittent freezing. As suggested above, do a chkdsk or similar ... it could be your HDD is on the way out.

And make sure you have a BACKUP OF ANY IMPORTANT DATA!

fwor

Just to add another suggestion, based on the content of another thread:

One possible reason for freezing and shutdowns without warning, with current ambient temps, is overheating.

Have you checked your CPU temperature? You can do this within Linux using lmsensors, though I confess I've never found it particularly easy to set up...

Otherwise there are non-Linux based utilities such as Speedfan, and your BIOS may also show CPU temperature in real time.