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@nanoprobe- I tried using that flavor of linux I found it in Sek's FAQs and both ISO's once burned to disc would not boot correctly. So I went an alternate route which was fairly easy

@hypernova- The alternate route I went was like this:
1. Go to ubuntu website and download the latest version (I think it's 10.04)
2. Burn the iso to a disc. I use Nero but I think any flavor of CD burning software can do this.
3. re-insert the disc into your Windows operating system and double click the disc in Windows Explorer. I believe this is what I did. It should start an auto run program on the Ubuntu disc.
4. There is an option to install the ubuntu program onto your current windows partition. No re-partitioning or setting up a dual boot is necessary.
5. Run the option to install to your windows partition. It will prompt you asking how much space to reserve to ubuntu. I believe I gave it 20GB.
6. When prompted you will need to reboot the machine to finish the installation. Just follow the prompts and you should be ok.
7. After the installation of the files is complete, you should be able to restart your machine and have a boot menu. By default it will select Windows (my version is XP) but it gives you 30 sec to choose. Choose ubuntu and boot up. My install of ubuntu already had my wireless driver installed as well as ethernet. I'm not sure how you would go about installing these drivers if you do not have them. My wifi connection is the little signal at the top right I just clicked, found my wifi network, entered my password, and was online just like that.
8. Once in the ubuntu GUI, select "Applications" (top left of the screen) and select the Ubuntu Software Center at the bottom of the list.
9. At the search on the top right (little magnifying glass is there) I typed "boinc" which pointed me to the boinc manager.
10. Download and install the boinc manager package.
11. Now click on the Applications tab at the top left. You'll notice under the sub menu "System Tools" there is the boinc manager.
12. Load the boinc manager and attach to WCG. Select a profile with CEP2 only and crunch away

This is how I was able to get a linux operating system to run on a machine without doing clean install and losing my windows OS. I am sure there are thousands of ways to go about this and probably other easier ways, but my way is working just fine ATM and I've got three days of run time credited toward CEP2 right now with more on the way. I'm actually in ubuntu right now typing this very rough "how to" up. I hope this helps you. Just don't take all the WU's away from me
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Yeah I downloaded from the dotsch website which redirected me to the boinc website IIRC to download and neither the x64 or the i386 version worked for me. Probably I overlooked something but it would boot and then hang. Maybe my computer didn't like the boot disc. I was attempting to make the diskless USB boot flash drive. I probably should have tried booting on another computer to check.

Plz, guys, break this Linux stuff out into a separate thread, in the Chat forum and do visit prior Linux focused threads. This is C4CW Badges and tribulations to get them.

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