> but I don't have any $ to get ahold of 9.1. I've never done an install > except off CDs so could someone explain to me exactly what I'm doing or RTFM > me to the appropriate howto? I've gotten myself as far as this page -
Isaac - I guess I could help walk you through the process. Right now I'm "running" (still a few minor issues) with the latest cooker, and I didn't use a CD. After nuking an install of 9.1 (from 9.0) I had to revert to my "care package" 9.0 CD. Still, I don't have the other (at least not physically) CDs in the set, and I lack a burner. (My birthday was 6/13; if anyone wants to wish me a happy birthday and send a cast-off, write back) :) However, I do have a DSL connection, so I opt for either FTP or HD installs, and that's how I've been doing things. I can and have downloaded the other ISO CDs. I don't burn them; rather, I leave them in a convenient place on the HD, and then "loop back" mount the CDs - for instance # mount /tmp/mandrakecd1.iso /mnt/loop1 -o loop=/dev/loop1 (Ditto for other CDs) Then I just point urpmi in the direction of the mounted "CD's" and presto the thing thinks there are 3 CDs in the drive :). I can then elect to install additional packages via rpmdrake or urpmi. I keep updated by urpmi for the most part. Tonight I elected to bring down nearly all of Cooker via fmirror. Once it was obtained, I went into the images/ subdirectory and selected 'hd.img' and wrote it (dd if=hd.img of=/dev/fd0) to a blank floppy. Apart from a few permission glitches and the recurring sound issue, it went pretty much without a hitch. Very easy to install. I just pointed the hd install to the directory where cooker was stored. > http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/ftp.php3 - now I just need to figure out what > I need to DL and what I need to do with it once I've got it. Any help would The trick is getting the files - you can opt for the ISOs or you can just download everything under i586/ . Everything of course is relative so the path is important. Pick a mirror that's close to you. I would use a stand alone client (ncftp) rather than downloading through mozilla or what- ever you use. > Isaac
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