[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Hi all, > >I purchased Mandrake 8.1 to see what Linux was like. I have a very limited >knowlage of window but I am quite adapt at pointing and clicking. I decide to >install it on my lap top but did not have sufficent resources. The next move >was the home computer. A 1 gig AMD KT7A/Riad (Riad disabled) with a TNT Vid >Card and a Maxtor 30gig HD, 384 megs of ram. It also has a Surfboard phone >up/cable dowm modem. WinME working it all.I settled in for what the book said >would be an easy install. > >I lost C:, I zapped out DOS, I got Linux in. I lost Linux, I lost windows. >I'm sure I saw a Penguin flip me off. I got windows back, to make a long >story short here's where I am now. > >WinME running, Linux just left on it's own, my 30 gig drive reads in windows >as 2 gig, when i look at in Linux install it shows blue/2 gigs for windows, >the rest is a white bar. All in all I wasn't too unhappy since I don't store >a thing on my drive but software, what's six hours to reinstall it. Oh did I >mention that some idiot forgot he did his taxs....zapped...the wife really >liked that one. > >I have come up with three conclusions to what may have happened >1. I have failed to pray to the God of LINUX correctly or not left enough >fish at the penguins feet. >2. Bill Gates is evil and personally hates me. >3. I have no dang clue what I am doing any and all mistakes are my fault. > >I have opted for number three....but I have not ruled out the other two. I >would love to try LINUX, I would also like my hard drive back. I guess what I >need is a quick course in partitioning, spelled out idiot proof, and some >simpler instructions on how to install this as a dual boot system. > >Any help would be appreciated, fish can also be arranged. ;-) > >Mike > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > OK let's see
Here is what you probably want /dev/hda1 FAT32 (Windows ME drive C--called windows_c in linux install) 2 G /dev/hda2 FAT32 (Windows ME drive D -- called windows_d in linux install) 8 G Note that you CAN install windows software to D: drive as easily as C. /dev/hda3 swap 500 M /dev/hda5 ext2 mount point / 250 M /dev/hda6 XFS mount point /usr 4 G /dev/hda7 XFS mount point /var 7G /dev/hda8 XFS mount point /home 6G /dev/hda9 XFS mount point /opt 2G Leave the rest of the disk blank for future use Use an EXPERT install and when disk drake comes up, make your own partitions--you will not need to wipe out windows. Make the extra windows partition right there with diskdrake, but be sure to format it using windows ME later before you try to use it. It may be that your numbering will be different. Express the following preferences as you create partitions Windows_d Primary swap Primary All Others Extrended If the windows currently installed is extended, then all partitions will be extended type and will be numbered differently--you do not have to do the numbering when using diskdrake. The numbering can get out of order if you make a mistake and erase and recreate a partition during your creation, but that won't really affect anything, so just make your partitions. I gave you inflated /var and /home partitions because you may find those expanding. The /opt is where commercial programs are supposed to install themselves, if they adhere to linux standards. It is important to make your windows partitions first, because extended partitons are stored in a look-up chain and a linux partition occurring in the chain before a windows partition will make the winpartition invisible to windows. ( Yes, windows stupidly stops searching as soon as it sees a non-windows partition.) Civileme
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