On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 12:07:41 -0600, you wrote:
>you are ofcourse assuming I can even get to a Linux '/' prompt. I cant do
>anything with 'cause when it comes back up (the system) it has Win98
>instead. I have my disk divided as follows,
>
> 1 = Win98 - fat32 6gigs
> 2 = fat32 2gigs
> 3 = Linux native 5gigs
> 4 = Linux Swap 2gigs
First question....why do you have 2gigs set aside as your swap
partition. That is excessive...to put it mildly. For what you would
prob need, 100-200 megs would be maximum size needed for your swap
partition.
>When I go thru druid I point out these (3 & 4) and have them used as my
>Linux partitions. It accepts it and we move on when I get to the point of
>the LILO, it seems to work just as well, however I do remember the '*' being
>on the Linux partitions and it not letting me select the fat32 partition,
>but it still completes with out incident, and it just does not work the way
>I am doing it. So you see I cant even get to the directories that you are
>reffering to cause I cant get the dual boot option.
LILO is not a directory......and when he described you being able to
make a boot floppy, using that boot floppy will put u into linux which
WILL allow you to setup LILO properly and WILL allow you access your
linux drive. I do recommend you use a much smaller swap partition.
>
>glenn
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: hugahog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 11:49 AM
>Subject: Re: [newbie] Install woes
>
>
>> Here is one way. Boot with the installation CD-Rom and select "upgrade".
>> A little later you will have the opportunity of editing its selections of
>,
>> say yes
>> but don't change anything, just indicate your are done. You should then be
>> given the opportunity to make a boot disk and maybe even have lilo
>installed
>> on your boot mbr ( I forget exactly about that) either way you're all set
>> then.
>> If all you get is the boot disk you can go into linux and edit your
>> /ect/lilo.conf
>> file to show dos/linux and the priority of booting.If you do edit
>lilo.conf
>> (as
>> root) you will then need to run /sbin/lilo to have it go into effect.
>> Larry
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Glenn White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Date: Thursday, December 16, 1999 11:27 AM
>> Subject: [newbie] Install woes
>>
>>
>> >I have recently purchased the retail version on Mandrake ver 6.5, I tried
>> installing
>> >several different ways, I have Win98 on my primary partition, with
>> SysytemCommander
>> >booting up. First I tried by going thru the System Commander, however it
>> does not
>> >recogniges the floppy as an install disk for the OS, so next I remove
>> SystemCommander
>> >and I was going to use LILO to do the switch between the two. However
>> after it said
>> >install was complete ( and I always try the defaults first) I rebooted
>the
>> system only
>> >to have Win98 come up on its own, I am aparently doing something wrong
>but
>> the
>> >Documents dont stipulate anything that I may be doing wrong, and I bought
>> just for the
>> >documents, other wise I just would have used the copy I got from the
>> COMDEX99 in
>> >Vagas!
>> >
>> >Any help at all would be greatly appreciated, Ive pretty much gave up
>until
>> I can get
>> >such help. I tried to sign up for support for the version I bought thru
>> the
>> >Macmillian Pub. but they make it too damn difficult to do so.
>> >
>> >So he I sit in my dark corner looking for a way into the light!
>> >
>> >glenn
>> >
>>
