Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 15:19:18
From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Preferred version of Linux on 110?
Ed (?)
A couple (for large values of 'couple') of questions first:
(1) how big is your disk
(2) do you want to dual boot windows/linux
(3) do you have a cdrom
(4) do you want the floppy to work afterwards
(5) are you willing to risk your existing data, or will you be re-installing
windows later?
(6) where are you based - it may be simpler to meet :)
For the record, my system has 6G, 4G for windows and 2G for linux, and runs
mandrake 7.1.
I don't have a cdrom so I had to get an image onto the hard drive first, and
for that I used an adaptor and loaded my first linux from a desktop. But
I've also downloaded iso images and unpacked them direct to memory and
loaded that way...
I haven't loaded the floppy disk drive module - I believe Christian Gennerat
in France (who knows a damn sight more about linux than I ever will!) has
the procedure for that - because I don't use it more than once or twice a
year, and I can always get it from windows.
Cheers,
Neil
>From: "E. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: Preferred version of Linux on 110?
>Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 06:55:14 -0700
>
>Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 09:45:16 -0400
>From: "E. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: Preferred version of Linux on 110?
>
>Neil,
>
>I'm dying to get Linux on my L50. Can you point me to instructions on
>setting up the disk image and partitioning so I can get it onto my Lib? One
>thing I don't have is a 2.5"->3.5" adapter to put the drive in a big box.
>If
>that's necessary, I'll have to get one before I continue (but I'd still
>like
>the instructions).
>
>TIA for any help,
>
>-e.
>
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