Change XP+Ubuntu dual boot to XP+Leopard

[rsperberg]

When we bought a second computer for our kids to use, I set up a dual-boot system with Ubuntu so that I would have a chance to use and learn Linux.

 

Now I'm replacing my own computer and will have Linux on it, and I want to replace the unused Ubuntu on that system with Leopard. Some of their schoolwork involves Mac-only software, and this will give us a way to follow up on their school lessons.

 

I used GRUB to set things up initially, and a GRUB menu comes up on power-on; it defaults to Ubuntu, so Windows XP Home is always selected manually.

 

In general, I can see that I want to uninstall Ubuntu in that partition and install Leopard there. But GRUB was pretty recalcitrant when I set things up -- I was never able to change it so that Windows was the default option for bootup -- and I'm not clear on when and how to change GRUB to accommodate the change.

 

All the information I've found involves removing the Linux partition completely so you're back to a single partition drive or -- from the other side -- starting with a single partition and setting up a dual-boot system.

 

I can stitch together the "remove Linux" instructions from one guide to the "install Leopard" instructions in the other guide, but I need guidance on the piece that's not covered, dealing with GRUB.

 

Any help and any pointers to relevant information would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks,

 

Roger

 

PS: On my new (refurbished) computer, I'll be setting up a triple-boot WinXP-Pro+Ubuntu+Leopard. That's the system in the sig. I'm not at the kids' system so I don't have its specifics -- it's a two-year-old Dell (B20? B200? something like that) with 80 GB drive. WinXP Home came pre-installed, and of course there's no Windows XP install disk.

 

Added later: It dawned on me that the second partition is probably not Mac-style. And if I reformat that, then I'm going to lose GRUB, right? So what's the least amount of churn I'm in for?