[newbie] problem using linux
Hellow, I faced a problem in login linux, i installed the software from a cd which is freely supplied with a magzine . i installed the software, it automatically partionied my hard disk, when i started my computer it is asking a login , how to bypass that login , how should i use with out login, my operating system is windows 98, 256mb ram , 40gb hard disk, how should i uninstall the linux software from windows, because i cant able to login linux please help mebye... kachi Don't miss Yahoo India's Coverage of 2002 FIFA World Cup
Re: [newbie] problem using linux
Dde, your Operation system is linux if you installed linux... if you let it wipe the hard drive youmay not have WIN anything any more (you did BACKup first right?) where did you get the CD and what version is it? On Wednesday 05 June 2002 11:47 am, you wrote: Hellow, I faced a problem in login linux, i installed the software from a cd which is freely supplied with a magzine . i installed the software, it automatically partionied my hard disk, when i started my computer it is asking a login , how to bypass that login , how should i use with out login, my operating system is windows 98, 256mb ram , 40gb hard disk, how should i uninstall the linux software from windows, because i cant able to login linux please help me bye... kachi - Don't miss Yahoo India's Coverage of 2002 FIFA World Cup Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] problem using linux
What kind of login is that? Normally Linux installs LILO (LInux LOader) in the MBR (Master Boot Record) and prompts you to choose which OS to Load: Linux or Winblows. In order to remove LILO from the MBR, boot with your Win98 Boot-disk (i hope you have it) and type: C:\fdisk /mbr This will uninstall LILO fom the MBR. Hope that Helps. Best Regards, H3li0 --- Prabhas Kunisetty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hellow, I faced a problem in login linux, i installed the software from a cd which is freely supplied with a magzine . i installed the software, it automatically partionied my hard disk, when i started my computer it is asking a login , how to bypass that login , how should i use with out login, my operating system is windows 98, 256mb ram , 40gb hard disk, how should i uninstall the linux software from windows, because i cant able to login linux please help me bye... kachi - Don't miss Yahoo India's Coverage of 2002 FIFA World Cup __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] problem using linux
Or, while in linux do lilo -u to uninstall Brian D. Klar - CVE OTS WPAFB -Original Message- From: Helio S. Junior [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 8:18 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] problem using linux What kind of login is that? Normally Linux installs LILO (LInux LOader) in the MBR (Master Boot Record) and prompts you to choose which OS to Load: Linux or Winblows. In order to remove LILO from the MBR, boot with your Win98 Boot-disk (i hope you have it) and type: C:\fdisk /mbr This will uninstall LILO fom the MBR. Hope that Helps. Best Regards, H3li0 --- Prabhas Kunisetty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hellow, I faced a problem in login linux, i installed the software from a cd which is freely supplied with a magzine . i installed the software, it automatically partionied my hard disk, when i started my computer it is asking a login , how to bypass that login , how should i use with out login, my operating system is windows 98, 256mb ram , 40gb hard disk, how should i uninstall the linux software from windows, because i cant able to login linux please help me bye... kachi - Don't miss Yahoo India's Coverage of 2002 FIFA World Cup __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] problem using linux
If you installed Mandrake 8.2, and if I have understood you correctly, you should have had the option of logging in as a single user without having to enter your user name and password every time you use the operating system, as in Windoze! Perhaps some one can suggest a way of making this alteration via the root password without having to reinstall. Sursum Corda Errol Stagg - Original Message - From: Helio S. Junior [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 1:17 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] problem using linux What kind of login is that? Normally Linux installs LILO (LInux LOader) in the MBR (Master Boot Record) and prompts you to choose which OS to Load: Linux or Winblows. In order to remove LILO from the MBR, boot with your Win98 Boot-disk (i hope you have it) and type: C:\fdisk /mbr This will uninstall LILO fom the MBR. Hope that Helps. Best Regards, H3li0 --- Prabhas Kunisetty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hellow, I faced a problem in login linux, i installed the software from a cd which is freely supplied with a magzine . i installed the software, it automatically partionied my hard disk, when i started my computer it is asking a login , how to bypass that login , how should i use with out login, my operating system is windows 98, 256mb ram , 40gb hard disk, how should i uninstall the linux software from windows, because i cant able to login linux please help me bye... kachi - Don't miss Yahoo India's Coverage of 2002 FIFA World Cup __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] problem using linux
Hi, If you can get into Windows and want to remove Linux then the easiest way would probably be to run fdisk and then delete the Linux partitions. If you want to auto-login when you reach the graphical prompt then you can set this in the Mandrake Control Centre once you are logged in, but you will need to login manually at least once to be able to set this up. Steve. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] problem using linux
Linux *IS* your operating system. Windows is probably gone forever. Linux is not a program that runs within windoze. Hellow, I faced a problem in login linux, i installed the software from a cd which is freely supplied with a magzine . i installed the software, it automatically partionied my hard disk, when i started my computer it is asking a login , how to bypass that login , how should i use with out login, my operating system is windows 98, 256mb ram , 40gb hard disk, how should i uninstall the linux software from windows, because i cant able to login linux please help me bye... kachi - Don't miss Yahoo India's Coverage of 2002 FIFA World Cup Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] problem using linux
Errol Stagg wrote: If you installed Mandrake 8.2, and if I have understood you correctly, you should have had the option of logging in as a single user without having to enter your user name and password every time you use the operating system, as in Windoze! Perhaps some one can suggest a way of making this alteration via the root password without having to reinstall. Sursum Corda Errol Stagg - Original Message - From: Helio S. Junior [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 1:17 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] problem using linux What kind of login is that? Normally Linux installs LILO (LInux LOader) in the MBR (Master Boot Record) and prompts you to choose which OS to Load: Linux or Winblows. In order to remove LILO from the MBR, boot with your Win98 Boot-disk (i hope you have it) and type: C:\fdisk /mbr This will uninstall LILO fom the MBR. Hope that Helps. Best Regards, H3li0 --- Prabhas Kunisetty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hellow, I faced a problem in login linux, i installed the software from a cd which is freely supplied with a magzine . i installed the software, it automatically partionied my hard disk, when i started my computer it is asking a login , how to bypass that login , how should i use with out login, my operating system is windows 98, 256mb ram , 40gb hard disk, how should i uninstall the linux software from windows, because i cant able to login linux please help me bye... kachi When you installed the software you were asked to set a password Now it seems you may have forgotten it. Am I correct? The easy way to change the root password is At the linux boot screen, type linux single and when it comes up you will see a black screen with a prompt like this # Now you type # passwd And you can change the password to something you know (like 111) Now to help you more than that you need to run this command # uname -a and write down what it says, so we knoe what we are dealing with. LOTS of linux disks have appeared in magazines, and we need to know which one. After that # reboot will get you started Your login name is root Your password is 111 Now you can add other users and so on. If it is MandrakeLinux, I can instruct you further on how to set up users and to set up autologin, but I really really need to know the version, which the uname output will give me unequivocally. Civileme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] problem using linux
On Wed, 5 Jun 2002 16:47:40 +0100 (BST) Prabhas Kunisetty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hellow, I faced a problem in login linux, i installed the software from a cd which is freely supplied with a magzine . i installed the software, it automatically partionied my hard disk, when i started my computer it is asking a login , how to bypass that login , how should i use with out login, my operating system is windows 98, 256mb ram , 40gb hard disk, how should i uninstall the linux software from windows, because i cant able to login linux please help me bye... kachi hm.. i think you need an explaination.. Windows and Linux are both Operating systems. they are both used to fullfill similar tasks. therefore, when you use the Linux installer, it will overwrite Windows partitions unless you tell it not to. Linux and windows can coexist, but it takes a bit of experience with partitions .. some practice, and some trial and error. now, if you forgot your login/password and cannot use your computer, it's a good chance to start all over, since you will probably need to reinstall everything anyway. do the Linux installation process again. this time, choose the expert install, so you can choose how to partition your hard drive. this will let you choose how much space you want to leave to Linux, as well as restore your windows installation. when you come to the partitioning stage of the installer, do as follows: ( the partition manager is pretty intuitive and i think you can follow these steps just by reading the captions in the buttons. ) first of all: select and delete all existing partitions, one by one. All of your harddrive space should be displayed as a white bar, meaning all of the space is free. second: create your first partition with filesystem FAT32. ( i think it's labeled Win98 FAT32 in the installer ) use the sliders in the 'create partition' dialog to give it as much space as you like, but remember you need some space for linux too. leave about 2 GB AT LEAST for Linux. the option mount point is the folder inside of which you want Linux to show your Windows 98 files. /mnt/windows or any name you like, inside of /mnt/ is a good option. third: as the new fat32 partition shows now in the dialog ( it will be displayed in blue )select the remaining white space, and click 'create' button again. this time, choose 'ext3' filesystem, give this partition all of the space you have left, minus 500 MB. you will use those 500 MB on the next step. The mount point for this partition will be the root directory. in mount point, simply select the slash / . fourth: you should have the blue fat32 partition and one red ext3 partition and a little 500 MB blank space left. select that blank space and create a filesystem of type Linux swap. pull the slider all the way to the right, to make sure you waste no space. the mount point for this one, is swap. now you should have the blue fat32, the red ext3 and the last green Linux Swap. now, this is the importat step: - once you have made all of the partitions, choose to format them all. once you are done with this, exit the installer. reboot your computer, and reinstall your windows 98. as you complete your windows installation you will notice that your hard-drive space will not show the space being used by Linux partitions. that's the way it is. Windows cannot see or display filesystems other than FAT, so while you are in windows, Linux will be invisible. once you are happy again with your windows installation ( you may have some problems downloading all the porn again ;o) ) you can get back to installing Linux. ( when you are installing more than one operating system in a computer, it's always better to install windows first, since it's more agressive on the boot settings and would overwrite your Linux boot entry no matter what you did, and it would cause more problems. ) once you enter the Linux installation again, make sure you don't delete or format any partitions, as they are already ready-to-go and you don't want to risk formatting your windows partition AGAIN by mistake. Always read the help messages displayed in the lower part of the screen. they may help you understand what you are doing. that's why they are there. And please remember: Logins are important in Linux. when the installer asks you for an administrator password and/or usernames/passwords, use names you can remember, if not write them down. Finally, once the installation is complete, reboot your computer and you should see a dialog on every start-up from now on asking if you want to boot Linux or Windows. I hope this helps anyone who reads it, i don't think i'm too good at explaining things, but this should be a start for you to read.. anyway, didn't the magazine that brought the CD include some sort
Re: [newbie] problem using linux
on the other hand, if your problem is just not seeing any return or echo (like as you fill in the password, don't worry, just type the correct password and hit enter.. then enter the free and open world of Linux, were we might do it a little different than M$ winblows, but different is not neccessarly wrong. On Thursday 06 June 2002 04:08 pm, you wrote: On Wed, 5 Jun 2002 16:47:40 +0100 (BST) Prabhas Kunisetty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hellow, I faced a problem in login linux, i installed the software from a cd which is freely supplied with a magzine . i installed the software, it automatically partionied my hard disk, when i started my computer it is asking a login , how to bypass that login , how should i use with out login, my operating system is windows 98, 256mb ram , 40gb hard disk, how should i uninstall the linux software from windows, because i cant able to login linux please help me bye... kachi hm.. i think you need an explaination.. Windows and Linux are both Operating systems. they are both used to fullfill similar tasks. therefore, when you use the Linux installer, it will overwrite Windows partitions unless you tell it not to. Linux and windows can coexist, but it takes a bit of experience with partitions .. some practice, and some trial and error. now, if you forgot your login/password and cannot use your computer, it's a good chance to start all over, since you will probably need to reinstall everything anyway. do the Linux installation process again. this time, choose the expert install, so you can choose how to partition your hard drive. this will let you choose how much space you want to leave to Linux, as well as restore your windows installation. when you come to the partitioning stage of the installer, do as follows: ( the partition manager is pretty intuitive and i think you can follow these steps just by reading the captions in the buttons. ) first of all: select and delete all existing partitions, one by one. All of your harddrive space should be displayed as a white bar, meaning all of the space is free. second: create your first partition with filesystem FAT32. ( i think it's labeled Win98 FAT32 in the installer ) use the sliders in the 'create partition' dialog to give it as much space as you like, but remember you need some space for linux too. leave about 2 GB AT LEAST for Linux. the option mount point is the folder inside of which you want Linux to show your Windows 98 files. /mnt/windows or any name you like, inside of /mnt/ is a good option. third: as the new fat32 partition shows now in the dialog ( it will be displayed in blue )select the remaining white space, and click 'create' button again. this time, choose 'ext3' filesystem, give this partition all of the space you have left, minus 500 MB. you will use those 500 MB on the next step. The mount point for this partition will be the root directory. in mount point, simply select the slash / . fourth: you should have the blue fat32 partition and one red ext3 partition and a little 500 MB blank space left. select that blank space and create a filesystem of type Linux swap. pull the slider all the way to the right, to make sure you waste no space. the mount point for this one, is swap. now you should have the blue fat32, the red ext3 and the last green Linux Swap. now, this is the importat step: - once you have made all of the partitions, choose to format them all. once you are done with this, exit the installer. reboot your computer, and reinstall your windows 98. as you complete your windows installation you will notice that your hard-drive space will not show the space being used by Linux partitions. that's the way it is. Windows cannot see or display filesystems other than FAT, so while you are in windows, Linux will be invisible. once you are happy again with your windows installation ( you may have some problems downloading all the porn again ;o) ) you can get back to installing Linux. ( when you are installing more than one operating system in a computer, it's always better to install windows first, since it's more agressive on the boot settings and would overwrite your Linux boot entry no matter what you did, and it would cause more problems. ) once you enter the Linux installation again, make sure you don't delete or format any partitions, as they are already ready-to-go and you don't want to risk formatting your windows partition AGAIN by mistake. Always read the help messages displayed in the lower part of the screen. they may help you understand what you are doing. that's why they are there. And please remember: Logins are important in Linux. when the installer asks you for an administrator password and/or usernames/passwords, use names you can remember, if not write them down. Finally, once the installation is complete, reboot your
Re: [newbie] problem using linux 2nd reply from et
On Thursday 06 June 2002 04:08 pm, you wrote: On Wed, 5 Jun 2002 16:47:40 +0100 (BST) Prabhas Kunisetty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hellow, I faced a problem in login linux, i installed the software from a cd which is freely supplied with a magzine . i installed the software, it automatically partionied my hard disk, when i started my computer it is asking a login , how to bypass that login , how should i use with out login, my operating system is windows 98, 256mb ram , 40gb hard disk, how should i uninstall the linux software from windows, because i cant able to login linux please help me bye... kachi hm.. i think you need an explaination.. Windows and Linux are both Operating systems. they are both used to fullfill similar tasks. therefore, when you use the Linux installer, it will overwrite Windows partitions unless you tell it not to. Linux and windows can coexist, but it takes a bit of experience with partitions .. some practice, and some trial and error. now, if you forgot your login/password and cannot use your computer, it's a good chance to start all over, since you will probably need to reinstall everything anyway. do the Linux installation process again. this time, choose the expert install, so you can choose how to partition your hard drive. this will let you choose how much space you want to leave to Linux, as well as restore your windows installation. when you come to the partitioning stage of the installer, do as follows: ( the partition manager is pretty intuitive and i think you can follow these steps just by reading the captions in the buttons. ) first of all: select and delete all existing partitions, one by one. All of your harddrive space should be displayed as a white bar, meaning all of the space is free. wow, I don't know if you want to tell someone that is not aware of the fact MDK is an OS to delete all existing partitions until we have had a chance to see if he has really over written his fat partition, or just messed with the MBR so he don't see his fat partition second: create your first partition with filesystem FAT32. ( i think it's labeled Win98 FAT32 in the installer ) of course if you see the win fat partition BEFORE you delete all the partitions, then you may very well have not lost the house, just missplaced the keys to the door use the sliders in the 'create partition' dialog to give it as much space as you like, but remember you need some space for linux too. leave about 2 GB AT LEAST for Linux. the option mount point is the folder inside of which you want Linux to show your Windows 98 files. /mnt/windows or any name you like, inside of /mnt/ is a good option. ehhh if you can, leave 6 gigs for Linux, third: as the new fat32 partition shows now in the dialog ( it will be displayed in blue )select the remaining white space, and click 'create' button again. this time, choose 'ext3' filesystem, give this partition all of the space you have left, minus 500 MB. you will use those 500 MB on the next step. The mount point for this partition will be the root directory. in mount point, simply select the slash / . ext3 may (or not) be the best choice, I (personally) would suggest ext2, and for swap a standard suggestion is 2x the amount of ram. fourth: you should have the blue fat32 partition and one red ext3 partition and a little 500 MB blank space left. select that blank space and create a filesystem of type Linux swap. pull the slider all the way to the right, to make sure you waste no space. the mount point for this one, is swap. now you should have the blue fat32, the red ext3 and the last green Linux Swap. now, this is the importat step: - once you have made all of the partitions, choose to format them all. once you are done with this, exit the installer. reboot your computer, and reinstall your windows 98. as you complete your windows installation you will notice that your hard-drive space will not show the space being used by Linux partitions. that's the way it is. Windows cannot see or display filesystems other than FAT, so while you are in windows, Linux will be invisible. while there are third party (non-free) software to allow WINblow$ to see linux partitions, Mandrake Linux can, out of the box, see, read and write to many other types of file systems. (IMHO, this is because Linux works correctly and winBlow$ works the way Uncle Billy wants.) once you are happy again with your windows installation ( you may have some problems downloading all the porn again ;o) ) you can get back to installing Linux. ( when you are installing more than one operating system in a computer, it's always better to install windows first, since it's more agressive on the boot settings and would overwrite your Linux boot entry no matter what you did, and it would cause more problems. ) once you enter the Linux installation
Re: [newbie] problem using linux 2nd reply from et
second: create your first partition with filesystem FAT32. ( i think it's labeled Win98 FAT32 in the installer ) of course if you see the win fat partition BEFORE you delete all the partitions, then you may very well have not lost the house, just missplaced the keys to the door snip in mount point, simply select the slash / . ext3 may (or not) be the best choice, I (personally) would suggest ext2, and for swap a standard suggestion is 2x the amount of ram. snip thanks for filling in the missing bits, et. Damian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
