[newbie] Install Woes

2000-05-02 Thread meijin
Hello: I am attempting to install Mandrake on a P-266 laptop (with 32 megs of RAM). This is one in the "sub-notebook" range, so the FDD is external and I do not have it (got the unit used). I do have the external PCMCIA CD-ROM drive. But, the CD is not bootable. I tried following the directions

[newbie] Mandrake vs. RH

2000-05-01 Thread meijin
Hello all, I am assuming that most here have installed and run several different flavors of Linux before deciding on one to use "full time". I was wondering (hopefully without a flame war of any type) if any of you can tell me what the advantages to Mandrake of RH Linux are? I am putting

RE: [newbie] Mandrake vs. RH

2000-05-01 Thread meijin
At 09:34 AM 5/1/00 -0400, you wrote: I can clearly say the Mandrake install far exceeds the ease of the RH install. Drak X is amazing. However, it sounds like you're not too concerned about the install. Actually, I am. Considering my lack of skill and ability with Linux the first thing that

[newbie] Boot disks?

2000-04-26 Thread meijin
I recently got a copy of Mandrake with the latest issue of "Maximum Linux". I installed it on a test machine and was pretty impressed as it was one of the easiest installs I have done. I want to load it on an old machine at home that I use for Linux and testing. It does not have a bootable