Triple Boot - 7, OSXML, Pangolin -

[fat-chunk]

Hi,

I have a 120GB SSD with Windows 7 installed on it. What I want to do is be able to boot Mountain Lion and Ubuntu from the same drive. Would I be able to install ML and Ubuntu without uninstalling 7? I really do want to avoid doing this as it has taken me a while to get it all configured and have all my favourite programs installed.

If not, could I buy a second SSD, and have Windows 7 boot from 1 SSD, and have OS X and Ubuntu boot from the other? I might actually have to resort to this as 7 is slowly taking up more and more space (nearly 60GB) and it might seem a tight squeeze to fit all three OSs on there.

I have read through the guide to triple booting but unfortunately this particular issue is not mentioned (apart from having to back up windows and do a clean install).

Thank you very much for your help, I am sorry if I have asked anything stupid or missed out some obvious info as I am new here. Looking forward to being part of the community and to eventually be able to help others like myself in the future!

 

[fat-chunk]

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Has no-one encountered this issue before?

thanks

 

[Going Bald]

Your best bet if you don't want to mees with re-installing Windows is to leave the Win7 drive alone and install OS X and Ubuntu on another drive - even better, give each OS its own drive. If space or financial reasons makes it necessary to install on a single drive, it is fairly easy. The main thing to remember is not to install grub to the drive root but to the Ubuntu root. Basic steps are:
Format drive GUID partition tables, split how you want, first partition Mac OS Extended (Journaled) for OS X and the amount of the drive for Ubuntu leave free space.
Install OS X, run MultiBeast, install your apps, migrate files/apps from old drive, etc.
Install Ubuntu - here is where you have to be careful- decide now whether you want a /boot partition to put grub;
create your root and swap partitions, etc like normal. When the installer asks where you want to install grub choose the /boot or the / partition.
Finish install, reboot. Done

Hit a key at the Chimera boot screen to select an OS or install Instant Menu with MultiBeast to have the boot process stop and allow you to choose.

 

[fat-chunk]

Thanks very much for the help! I will try that sometime soon and will follow up on this thread with my results!

 

[fat-chunk]

Hi again!

Sorry to bother everyone with this issue again, but I want to make sure I get this right! Here is my current situation.

I have a PC running Windows 7 on a 120GB ssd (With a 1TB storage hdd). I want to install Mountain Lion onto a separate 60GB SSD.
I have access to a Macbook running Leopard 10.5.8. but I understand that I will need access to Snow Leopard 10.6 or later. I also wish to install Ubuntu to the 120GB SSD with windows 7 later down the line.

- What would be the best way of getting hold of Mountain Lion? Do I need Snow Leopard installed to my PC first, or can I simply install Mountain Lion if it is on the USB drive? Also, would anyone advise whether I should buy a snow leopard dvd (they're pretty expensive in the UK) or if I should upgrade this Macbook to snow leopard or higher?

-Is there a comprehensive guide for my particular situation? I understand using chameleon and multi-booting is pretty simple if Windows and OS X are on seperate drives but how about when Ubuntu and 7 are on the same drive? Does that create any added problems? I have looked through Going Bald's multi-booting guide which seems pretty good, but are there any others that I should look at?

Thank you again! I love this website and its members and hope to be able to contribute in the future!