I've been wanting to install Ubuntu and have some questions. I'll be using the text based installer, because the desktop version takes me forever to load up. It'll be on a dual boot with Windows XP.
1) How do I resize my partition and create a new one?
2) How do I uninstall Ubuntu (Just in case I don't like it) and have it boot into Windows?
Sorry for the nooby questions.
1. Ubuntu Installer gives you options to do that...
2. Boot up using Windows installer CD, go to recovery console and
use the following command
fdisk /fixmbr
which should remove the grub boot loader and install Windows boot loader... now you can delete the Linux partition(s)
Another question: Whats the difference between a primary and logical partition, and which should I use?
//EDIT: Never mind, I found out.
Now, did you like it or not?
Yup, a lot faster than Windows. But I couldn't get Compiz Fusion working and Wine doesn't support Photoshop.
And the command line was kinda confusing.
But it's still installed 
Ertai88, theres a very nice way to install Ubuntu on Windows, there a program called Wubi, you can get it from Download.com, install it on windows, and the let the magic start, I have tryed Wubi yesterday and now I am running Ubuntu while writing this post, Wubi allows Ubuntu to use the Windows HD, so no data gets erased! and if you dont want Ubuntu, then boot to windows and uninstall Wubi and Ubuntu will no longer be there.
[[Edit]]
oh wait... you already installed Ubuntu? never mind...
Yup, a lot faster than Windows. But I couldn't get Compiz Fusion working and Wine doesn't support Photoshop.
Sure it does, just not in recent versions, thanks to the copy protection. But, be honest: Do you really need Photoshop or are you just not in the mood to lear GIMP? 
The Ubuntu installer, Ubiquity, includes GParted, which will allow you to partition your hard drive prior to actual installation. And you can remove your Ubuntu partition in several ways, the easiest probably just using GParted to delete the partition, and then adding the free space back into your Windows setup.
Sorry for the bump, but I really didn't think I needed to start a new thread.
I just noticed that my USB ports don't work. I've got 2 on my computer, and 4 added on through a hub for a total of 6.
Now, Ubuntu won't detect anything I plug in; USB drives, wireless adapters, a mouse...
Help?
Strange; my USB mouse seems to be working fine now.
Heres the lsusb output if I boot with the mouse plugged in:
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c00c Logitech, Inc. Optical Wheel Mouse
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
But the funny thing is that if I plug in my wireless USB adapter (D-link DWL-G122 rev. A2), it seems to just "kill" my USB ports:
(Mouse still plugged in, wireless adapter plugged in and then unplugged)
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
FYI: The wireless adapter doesn't have any drivers yet; I plan to install them using Ndiswrapper right now.
That is not uncommon. Although even the most skilled Linux developers still do not know the reason why. Basically is a sort of unmounting action that is taking place because the kernal cannot handle the device in question.
Try using the devices without the USB hub, perhaps that will help. Are you using a 2.0 Hub on a 1.1 port? That has caused many problems in the past, for many problems not far from the ones you are experiencing.
Sorry, I forgot to mention. Those lsusb outputs I posted above were done without the hub. But yes, the hub is 2.0 on a 1.1.
Now that I think about it, the wireless adapter is in fact 2.0 and plugged in on a 1.1 port. Could that be the problem, and is there a way to fix it?
PS: Why are there 4 things listed for the first lsusb when I only have 2 ports?
Yes, that very well is a big possibility to being the problem.
basically any device that is 2.0 plugged into 1.1 might or very likely will have some errors or problems associated with it.
Are there any 2.0 ports on your machine at all? If not, I suggest getting a 4 port USB PCI card. That way you have 2.0 for all your 2.0 hardware. a 4 Port one at Staples is around $19. I got mine a few days ago for an outdated system I was bringing back to life. It is manufactured by Linksys.
Then, if all goes well with that, then try the hub again. Since the hub is 2.0, you shouldn't have problems with it anymore.
Also; is the hub powered by an external source to emulate 2.0? or is it just flat out USB connection to the 1.1 ports?
Purchasing something atm is somewhat of a last resort for me. Plus my local Best Buy, Future Shop and Staples don't seem to carry USB 2.0 PC Cards (for a laptop). Perhaps there is a way to change the settings so 2.0 devices will work as 1.1 or something?
Also; is the hub powered by an external source to emulate 2.0? or is it just flat out USB connection to the 1.1 ports?
Don't quite understand what you mean by that. It's plugged into a 1.1 port, and it's powered by a seperate power adapter.
I'll keep experimenting with it tommorrow, and I'll check the dmesg for something.
Don't quite understand what you mean by that. It's plugged into a 1.1 port, and it's powered by a seperate power adapter.
Thats exactly what I meant by that .
And okay, I thought you had a desktop.
Btw, this does not only happen to linuxes:
My father had a 2002 model laptop with XP and USB 1.1 only.
I got him an USB 2.0 wlan adapter that did only work occasionally.
Solution was to get him a PCMCIA card instead; maybe there are also USB 2.0 hubs as PC cards...
perhaps a PCI-e alternative?
Solution was to get him a PCMCIA card instead; maybe there are also USB 2.0 hubs as PC cards...
I was actually looking for those on Best Buy, Staples and Future Shop, but no avail.
Is there a fix to allow 2.0 to work properly on 1.1? Because this USB problem is what's truly holding me back from completely switching over.
All right, heres an update:
I tried to plug in a USB 2.0 drive, and it worked perfectly and didn't kill the ports. So I guess it's not a USB 2.0 in a 1.1 port problem then; but a wireless adapter problem.
Now, I've just installed the driver for it using ndiswrapper, but it won't cooperate. It still kills all the ports.
//EDIT: I've got it to stop killing the ports: just had to blacklist prism54usb.
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