From: "Julian Thomas" <ecs-t6x@2rosenthals.com>
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Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:44:42 -0400 (EDT)
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Subject: Re: [eCS T60/T61] multibooting eCS and Ubuntu on a T6x

On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:26:48 -0500 Lothar Frommhold wrote:
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>
>How does one actually set up a T61p so that one can boot to either 
>eCS2.0 RC6a or Ubuntu 9.04=3F (I don't care about other OSs at this 
>point). For example, suppose I installed the IBM boot manager first with=
 
>eCS using half or so of the hard disk, leaving the other half blank. How=
 
>would I proceed to install Grubb (the linux boot manager, which I think =

>one needs) and then Ubuntu=3F Is there a step-by-step instruction 
>somewhere available that might help me=3F Any help you may be able to gi=
ve 
>is appreciated!

You need to get the advanced install CD image for Ubuntu - don't try to i=
nstall from the Live CD. Partition the drive 
with whatever Linux partitions you want, and include a /boot partition of=
 about 100meg; add it to the boot manager 
menu. When you get to the stuff about installing grub, don't install it t=
o the MBR, but navigate through the settings 
(I've not done this with Ubuntu, so can't be more precise) and install it=
 in /boot.
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