I unserstand, I think.... And yes I do not have anyspace avalible in the
first 1024 sectors, which is why when I try to load up botloader, it fails
every time, and even if I use the boot floppy made during installation, I
get an error: 0X10
whats that error all about, and thanx abunch for the help
----- Original Message -----
From: hugahog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 9:01 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Install woes
> OK, Glenn,
> We'll get you through this. First go back and read everything you
> received in this thread.
> From reading just what you have said it seems strange linux set
> up dos to be the default because usually its the other way around.
> But let's assume that is true. You may still have lilo set up you just
> need to intervene. Are you saying you don't see the word LILO
> just before you boot into dos? If you DO see LILO then hit tab
> and you will see your options. If you don't see LILO then you
> need to do what I said in the first place.
> But you don't need to go into Disk Druid because you only need
> to fake an UPGRADE not do an install.
> You will be allowed to edit the area where you saw the * by dos.
> You won't be able to change that at this point but you can tell
> it what your root partition is on your linux setup and give it a
> name (label) which will show up when you hit tab key when you
> see the word LILO during boot-up. You have about 10 seconds
> to type in linux ( or what ever you used as label). If you just
> look at it it will boot the default.
> Your other option is to make a linux boot disk directly from the
> cdrom. You can do this be letting dos boot to the dos prompt,
> not windows. Then access your cd-rom to make the boot disk.
> Actually, I haven't needed to do that. I just make 'm like I
> explained before.
> This is the easy part. Wait til you get in a little deeper. I'll be
> a newbie for months to come :-)
> **This is important** almost slipped by me. Check how many
> cylinders your hard drive is set up with in your bios if you haven't
> already. Your linux root or (boot) partition if you have a separate
> /boot partition (and so far you don't) must be under the 1024th
> cylinder. By under I mean less than. If that is the problem and
> you have a modern motherboard and bios you may be able
> to pick a different CHS to satisfy this requirment. If not you
> will have to create at least a /boot partition up near the start
> of the drive. I you have Partition Magic this is not too hard to
> move partitions around.
> Get back with us.
> Larry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Thursday, December 16, 1999 4:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Install woes
>
>
> >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
> >>> >
> >>>
> >
> >
>
>
