On Thu, Nov 06, 2003 at 05:25:24PM -0700, David Millet wrote: > ok so i've been doing this linux desktop thing for about a year now, > started with redhat, then went to mandrake, now i want to move on to > debian, i'm still a noob so i've been reading up on the install > instructions on http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/install but > before i got started i wanted to ask you all a few questions: > > 1) are these instructions > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/install the best for a noob > like me or are there some better ones out there somewhere? > 2) i have 2 harddrives, hda and hdb, hda has win2000 on it, its divided > into 3 fat32 partitions, hdb has an old install of mandrake on it, i > want to put debian on hdb, is the filesystem manager on the install cds > comprehensible enough to where i'll be able to format the partitions on > hdb without messing up hda? all my important data is on hda, so if > something happens to hda i'm screwed
It has already been suggested that you back up /dev/hda , but if you don't have a means for doing that, you can keep your Windoze stuf safe by opening your computer box and disconnecting the power cable from the /dev/hda drive before you attempt the install on /deb/hdb (do this with the power OFF). In fact, I would recommend disconnecting the hda drive whenever you are doing major surgery on /dev/hdb . During the surgery, access to Windoze is not needed, so put that stuff in a condition where spilt blood won't damage it. After the patient recovers from the operation, you can give it access to the Windoze stuf. -- Paul E Condon [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
