After I installed Linux-Mandrake 7.0 for the ump-teinth time trying to
figure this out, maybe someone out there can help me, Linux is not
recognizing my Cd writer, it says that it is not a valid block device
when I try to mount it, my system is less than 6 months old, Compaq
7970, does this mean that I need to get the drivers for it and if so
where would I find these drivers? It recognizes my Cd/Dvd drive fine(by
the way any suggestions for an application I can install to watch my
Dvd's , "Nist" does not seem to work at all?) Thanks For your
suggestions in advance, Jeff
Eric MC DECLERCK wrote:
> > rharvey wrote:
> >
> > If I re- install and I want to install
> > everything... what partitions do I
> > need and how much space does each of
> > them need? The autoconfigure does not
> > know what I want to install so it does
> > not set the partitions right....
> >
> > thanks
> > Robert
> Mine is:
> 1 prim partition = /boot 32M
> 1 prim partition = / 600 - 800 M
> 1 swap partition = +/- 256 M
> (max)
> 1 extended LINUX = ( be carefull, use
> the LINUX extended, not the dos ext.)
> /usr +/- 3 G (the big one)
> /usr/local +/- 1 G ( to store own
> progs, not destroyed at re-install)
> /home +/- 2G (depends of the nbrs of
> users)
> /var +/- 600 M
> /reserved rest (for use later)
> Eric
> --
> FRANCE (Be careful, my English can hurt
> you)
