Re: [newbie] Install Problems

2004-03-18 Thread Job Evers
On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 15:21:24 -0600 "John A. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can't seem to find either thread you mentioned in the list archives. > > But they seem to be current only through 11/03. Is this list archived > somewhere other than: > http://archives.mandrakelinux.com/newbie/ >

Re: [newbie] Install Problems

2004-03-18 Thread Anne Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 18 March 2004 21:21, John A. Smith wrote: > I can't seem to find either thread you mentioned in the list > archives. But they seem to be current only through 11/03. Is this > list archived somewhere other than: > http://archives.mandrakelin

Re: [newbie] Install Problems

2004-03-18 Thread John A. Smith
I can't seem to find either thread you mentioned in the list archives. But they seem to be current only through 11/03. Is this list archived somewhere other than: http://archives.mandrakelinux.com/newbie/ -john smith Job Evers wrote: On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 00:38:05 -0600 "John A. Smith" <[EMAIL

Re: [newbie] Install Problems

2004-03-18 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Thu, 2004-03-18 at 18:30, Lee Wiggers wrote: > > Simple answer for this: PARTITION MAGIC > > > Or try even, Partition Surprise: GPLed Partition Magic clone ...who said I *PAID* for my copies of Partition Magic...? stephen kuhn - owner == illawarra computer services

Re: [newbie] Install Problems

2004-03-18 Thread Job Evers
On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 00:38:05 -0600 "John A. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Also, I'm having problems loading X properly. I couldn't get X to run > at all under 10.0. And for some reason in 9.2, when I set my monitor > resolution as a Flat Panel Display 1024 x 768 the edges of the desktop >

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2003-06-22 Thread Ian Trickett
If the master and slave jumpers are set correctly, position on the cable is immaterial. For cable select setting, end connector is master, middle connector is slave. Maxtor drives (and all Dell computers) now come set as cable select by default. Ian On June 21, 2003 11:19 am, Andy Davidson wr

Re: [newbie] Install problems, OT Speaking of cable select on HDDs

2003-06-22 Thread FemmeFatale
At 10:17 PM 6/21/2003 -0700, you wrote: CableSelect is a function of the controller, not the hd. Very few controllers use the CS function (I've never owned one, nor even seen one, so I can only take it on face value that they exist). e so wtf.. my manual says you can use it..but it didn't work?.

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2003-06-22 Thread FemmeFatale
At 11:07 PM 6/21/2003 -0400, you wrote: On Saturday 21 June 2003 01:44 pm, Tom Brinkman wrote: I'll send the pics to you offlist and everything will become clear as mud. :-) -- /\ Da

Re: [newbie] Install problems, OT Speaking of cable select on HDDs

2003-06-21 Thread Erylon Hines
CableSelect is a function of the controller, not the hd. Very few controllers use the CS function (I've never owned one, nor even seen one, so I can only take it on face value that they exist). e On Saturday 21 June 2003 02:18 pm, FemmeFatale wrote: > I understood that newer drives on newer m

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2003-06-21 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Saturday 21 June 2003 01:44 pm, Tom Brinkman wrote: > I also vaguely remember somethin about cable length and that the > distances for master and slave are purposely different > (resistance), and that controllers and the drives firmware take > this into account. Master expects to be 18" w

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2003-06-21 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Sun, 2003-06-22 at 01:19, Andy Davidson wrote: > On Sat, Jun 21, 2003 at 09:12:22AM -0500, Tom Brinkman wrote: > > Also, it's correct practice to have master on the cable's > > end connector, not the middle one. > > That I didn't know. Why? > > andy Because by setting a jumpered MASTER/SLAV

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2003-06-21 Thread FemmeFatale
At 08:21 PM 6/20/2003 -0500, you wrote: I got the new disk form Maxtor today and have just made five attempts at installing 9.1 - the last one using rc2 or 3 - the install was smooth but on reboot, got this : EXT3-fs error (device ide0 (3,1)): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block - ino

Re: [newbie] Install problems, OT Speaking of cable select on HDDs

2003-06-21 Thread FemmeFatale
At 04:59 AM 6/21/2003 -0500, you wrote: On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 23:55:46 -0700 Erylon Hines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > and check that your drive jumpers are in the proper > positions (looks like it is the master (hda) on the first ide (ide0). Oh man I didn't even look at the jumper - thought defa

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2003-06-21 Thread Andy Davidson
On Sat, Jun 21, 2003 at 09:12:22AM -0500, Tom Brinkman wrote: > Also, it's correct practice to have master on the cable's > end connector, not the middle one. That I didn't know. Why? andy -- Andy Davidson [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you know what you're doing, you're not learning anything. Want

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2003-06-21 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Saturday June 21 2003 04:59 am, C. Tresenriter wrote: > > and check that your drive jumpers are in the proper > > positions (looks like it is the master (hda) on the first ide > > (ide0). > Oh man I didn't even look at the jumper - thought default was > the master position - actually it's c

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2003-06-21 Thread C. Tresenriter
On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 23:55:46 -0700 Erylon Hines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > and check that your drive jumpers are in the proper > positions (looks like it is the master (hda) on the first ide (ide0). Oh man I didn't even look at the jumper - thought default was the master position - actual

Re: [newbie] install problems of either Rox filer 1.3.3 and 1.3.4 on MD 9.0

2002-10-09 Thread Todd Slater
On Wed, 9 Oct 2002 22:54:08 -0500 Steve Jeppesen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello list, > > I made the jump up to 9.0 hoping that I would be able to install rox > with no problems...however that is not the case. I downloaded both > rox-1.3.3-1mdk.src.rpm and rox-1.3.4-1mdk.src.rpm (1.3.4 bein

Re: [newbie] Install Problems Compaq 700T

2002-02-01 Thread nagaraj.b
booting linux in windows style http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Loadlin+Win95-98-ME-4.html 4.1 Step One: Edit (or create) config.sys on the root of Drive C. The contents should be similar to the following: --- [menu]

Re: [newbie] Install Problems Compaq 700T

2002-02-01 Thread Plexishex
Yup, thats where I am now =D. Though Compaq never did send me just a windows cd, I got a 3 cd compaq install, so anything normal window fixes hadn't worked. Found and XP bootdisk image on the web, and went from there. Very strangely the first 2 times I had done fdisk /mbr, the computer restarte

Re: [newbie] Install Problems Compaq 700T

2002-02-01 Thread nagaraj.b
to restore winxp for time being start the comp with windows startup disk and in command prompt type c:\fdisk /mbr after restarting it will boot windows ... then try installing linux with the installation guide > Recently, went out and brought 8.1. This is my first jump into

RE: [newbie] Install problems with 7.2

2001-02-06 Thread Gene Moreau
that. just seems like it doesn't actually write the partion table to the drive when it says it is. -Original Message- From: Bryant Morrison F47743C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: February 6, 2001 1:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] Install problems with 7.2 What ki

RE: [newbie] Install problems with 7.2

2001-02-06 Thread Bryant Morrison F47743C
What kind of IDE chipset is the mb using? Is DMA enabled? Does the kernel correctly identify the drive controllers? This sounds like a hardware related problem. Has this hard drive been installed successfully with another OS? As a last resort, boot up with some Slackware bootdisks, cfdisk, fo

RE: [newbie] Install Problems with V7.2 and SystemCommander 2000 V5.04

2001-01-22 Thread Charles A Edwards
The problem most likely stems from the way the partitions were made. Use the SysCom partitioning tool to delete the extended partition and then to create it again with however many logical linux partitions you choose then during the Mandrake installation use DiskDrake only for mounting and formatt

Re: [newbie] Install Problems with V7.2 and SystemCommander 2000 V5.04

2001-01-22 Thread bascule
did you partition the rest into more than one partition i.e. /usr /home etc.? did you use reiserfs? i installed lm7.2 onto a machine and thoughtlessly forgot to deselect the reiserfs package on installation and only realised i had done this when using partition magic i noticed that i couldn't re

RE: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-23 Thread Kelly, Christopher
]> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 9:40 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] Install problems > The ATA/66 is on the board, no card. I have an ABIT BX6 II for my MoBo. Last > night I got past the SCSI error and found this error at the HD detection > phase of the install: > "An error has occ

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-20 Thread GAPrichard
Dennise, After LM7.0 was installed I switched my drive up to ATA/66 mode and it worked just fine with Mandrake. I understand that there may be problems when installing and using /66 mode, and with Promise controller cards (which require a patch if I recall what I read in newbie correctly).

Re: [newbie] Install Problems - MISSING HEADER

2000-10-20 Thread Ronald J. Hall
Joel B wrote: > > Hey Everyone... I purchased Mandrake Linux 7.1 Deluxe which comes with the > following CD's: > > Installation CD (x86) > Applications CD (x86) > 2nd Applications CD (x86) > Extension CD (x86) > etc... > > After telling Mandrake I have all of the above Cd's it starts installing

RE: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-20 Thread Kelly, Christopher
id devices..." error)? As I said, probably NOT the solution, but the reply might help me learn. -Carlton -Original Message- From: Tom Brinkman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 7:45 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Install prob

RE: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-20 Thread Dodd Carlton J MSgt 726 ACS/CSG
I said, probably NOT the solution, but the reply might help me learn. -Carlton -Original Message- From: Tom Brinkman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 7:45 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Install problems On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, you wr

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-20 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, you wrote: > The ATA/66 is on the board, no card. I have an ABIT BX6 II for my > MoBo. Last night I got past the SCSI error and found this error at > the HD detection phase of the install: > "An error has occured- > No valid devices were found on which to create ne

RE: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-20 Thread Kelly, Christopher
2 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Install problems If your ultra interface is a plug in card some of these look like SCSI cards to the software. I have a promise card which always detects as a SCSI controller. What is your motherboard and IDE interface etc?? Rod - Original Mes

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-20 Thread Mark Weaver
please disregard my previous post on this thread...I'm not totally with it this morning and while I thought I was responding to one thing I was thinking of something else. Not enough caffine in the blood-stream yet! -- Mark /* I never worry about the to-jams. * Once I've stuck my foo

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-20 Thread Mark Weaver
I've got two ATA/66 HDD's hooked to system. Primary master and slave and they're working fine with Mandrake 7.1. That's all I run as a matter of fact. -- Mark /* I never worry about the to-jams. * Once I've stuck my foot in my mouth * it's already too late...just make sure *

Re: [Re: [newbie] Install problems]

2000-10-20 Thread Michael Scottaline
Dennis Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does LM 7.1 fully support ATA66? I seem to remember something about 7.2 > would but can't recall where or when, I'm getting old and crotchetty. > Somebody know about ATA66? > -- > Dennis M. a registered Linux User #180842 = Yes it

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-19 Thread Rod Baxter
7.1 is supposed to support ultra66. But it depends on the chipset I think, and if its a plug in card or not. Rod - Original Message - From: "Dennis Myers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 6:06 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Insta

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-19 Thread Dennis Myers
"Kelly, Christopher" wrote: > > I have one IDE drive hooked up to an Ultra ATA/66. > Even if I select "no" at the prompt, it brings it back up...(sigh) > Does LM 7.1 fully support ATA66? I seem to remember something about 7.2 would but can't recall where or when, I'm getting old and crotchetty.

Re: [RE: [newbie] Install problems]

2000-10-19 Thread Altoine Barker
er 19, 2000 12:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Install problems "Kelly, Christopher" wrote: > > But, I don't have a SCSI card. That's the whole problem. Whether I press yes > or no, it stalls at that point in the installation. Whoa - hang one here.. You

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-19 Thread Rod Baxter
ROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 3:38 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] Install problems > I have one IDE drive hooked up to an Ultra ATA/66. > Even if I select "no" at the prompt, it brings it back up...(sigh) > > -Original Message- > F

RE: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-19 Thread Kelly, Christopher
I have one IDE drive hooked up to an Ultra ATA/66. Even if I select "no" at the prompt, it brings it back up...(sigh) -Original Message- From: John Rye [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 12:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Instal

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-19 Thread John Rye
; (The UNIX Programmer's Manual, 2nd Edition, June 1972.) > -Original Message- > From: Mark Weaver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 5:00 AM > To: 'Newbie' > Subject: Re: [newbie] Install problems > > Chris, > > It sounds

RE: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-19 Thread Kelly, Christopher
But, I don't have a SCSI card. That's the whole problem. Whether I press yes or no, it stalls at that point in the installation. -Original Message- From: Mark Weaver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 5:00 AM To: 'Newbie' Subject: Re: [newb

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-19 Thread Mark Weaver
Chris, It sounds to me like the install program is having a hard time with your SCSI card. You might try running the installation after removing the card. I have a feeling that it will install just fine after that. -- Mark /* I never worry about the to-jams. * Once I've stuck my foo

Re: [newbie] Install Problems!

2000-10-09 Thread Paul
It was Oct 9, 2000, 10:27, when Jerome Everall keyboarded: Perhaps a long-shot, but check your BIOS and see if there is something like a setting switched on called MEMORY GAP. This often kicks a 1meg hole in memory. Paul >I recently got Mandrake 7.1 free with a magazine on a bootable CD. >How

Re: [RE: [newbie] Install problems]

2000-08-15 Thread Jaguar
P2-MMX 233mhz that I built myself a little while ago. I am > running a 30X Mitsumi CD-ROM drive. Any suggestions? > > -Original Message- > From: Robin Regennitter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 2:45 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subjec

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2000-08-14 Thread Robin Regennitter
Well, I purchased MDKLinux 7.1 Complete which only include the installation disk and application. I had tried installing it on my Old 166 mhz IBM Aptiva. When I got to the end and it ask for the application CD. My CD-Rom wouldnt open. and along side with that. My X-windows would not get in

Re: [[newbie] Install problems with both 7.0 and 7.1]

2000-06-24 Thread Jaguar
"aifusionextreme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > - > Attachment:  > MIME Type: multipart/alternative > - > While trying to install 7.0, it jams on the second stage install ( when the message is w

Re: [newbie] Install Problems

2000-05-06 Thread quaylar
hmm..did u set the right monitor type ?...horizontal and vertical frequencies ?...i had to do it manually on mandrake 6.1..dont know whether 7.0 has already a utility to autoprobe it a good site for help on mandrake is www.mandrakeuser.org and (of course) www.linux-mandrake.com/en Am

Re: [newbie] Install problems on older machines?!?!

2000-05-04 Thread Seglar Killen
After a week and a half i have found out why my computer stalled during install: i loose the IRQ to my GOLDSTAR 8X atapi cdrom. why is it lost i dont know. When the packages start installing my cd just dies. I can eventually get it to work again by manually switching the power off and back on

Re: [newbie] Install problems on older machines?!?!

2000-05-01 Thread Fran Parker
Do you have the 32 megs of RAM needed for Mandrake Linux? Bambi Jimmi Wimmersjö wrote: > I've been trying to install mandrake linux for over a week now. After > removing half of my RAM (Different timing caused ramdrive > crash) Changing my processor from CYRIX to AMD i still cant install > it. >

Re: [newbie] Install problems on older machines?!?!

2000-05-01 Thread nodyak0
Have you set your PnP to DISABLE in the BIOS? That is what I had to do to have my install run AOK! don I thought I knew that I knew what I thought But now I know that what I thought I knew Isn't what I know I think I thought I knew. O

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2000-05-01 Thread poogle
I don't know 6.5, I've only installed 7.0, are you allowing software probing during the install, is so - don't. Have you tried configuring X using XF86Setup (case sensitive) after the install, might work if you select a standard svga install and then tweak it using XF86Setup afterwards On Mon, 24

Re: [newbie] Install Problems

2000-04-29 Thread Po Yuen Kwok
If you are in Mandrake 7, you can get out of this by ctr-alt-backspace. I have similar problem using Mandrake 6.5 and RedHat 6.0. It was also with a Mitsubushi Monitor. You really have to known the full specification of your monitor really well. Refer to the documentation that came with your

Re: [newbie] Install Problems

2000-04-29 Thread Eric MC DECLERCK
Paul wrote: > > On Sat, 22 Apr 2000, Matthew Clegg wrote: > > >I'm completely new to Linux and am having difficulties with the Mandrake > >install program. When it gets to the point where it is supposed to test > >X no window appears and the install program does not go back to the > >previous st

Re: [newbie] Install Problems

2000-04-29 Thread Paul
On Sat, 22 Apr 2000, Matthew Clegg wrote: >I'm completely new to Linux and am having difficulties with the Mandrake >install program. When it gets to the point where it is supposed to test >X no window appears and the install program does not go back to the >previous step after a period of time a

Re: [newbie] install problems

2000-02-03 Thread M Thompson
nager C) LILO D) Ranish Partition Manager (http://www.users.intercom.com/~ranish/part/)-I use it to backup my MBR, but I don't use it as a boot manager. (freeware) HTH, Matt >From: Paul Derbyshire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >

Re: [newbie] install problems

2000-02-03 Thread Paul Derbyshire
Re: your concerns about needing to fumble with a floppy if you install Linux on a separate partition, don't worry. Mandrake installs a boot menu called "lilo" into the boot sector of your boot disk. Instead of the Windoze banner at startup,you'll see a boot prompt "lilo boot:" and can enter "linu

Re: [Re: [newbie] Install problems...]

1999-11-22 Thread Steve Philp
Simon Norris wrote: > > No, my Linux box is also a desktop, and it doesn't support ATAPI devices, > which is why I do what I do! > > BTW, I have actually researched connectivity for my laptop IDE interface, > apart from the size, my laptop IDE interface is the same as standard!! I'm > tempted to

Re: [Re: [newbie] Install problems...]

1999-11-22 Thread Simon Norris
give it a go! - Original Message - From: Jaguar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 19, 1999 3:57 PM Subject: Re: [Re: [newbie] Install problems...] WOW...your desktop ( tower ) PC supports a LAPTOP IDE interface I am impressed. Jaguar

Re: [newbie] Install problems...

1999-11-20 Thread Benjamin Montgomery
go to http://www.linux.org and do a search for laptops. It will give you the Linux laptop page. There are some links there that go to pages that give info about installing linux on a winbook. - Original Message - From: Michael D. Kirkpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sen

Re: [newbie] install problems 13.0gig

1999-07-20 Thread jsm
darkknight wrote: > On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, jsm wrote: > > Well , I've been following this thread . I also have the same problem > > with a 4 gig HD . But I'm still confused . If I create a /boot partition > > , will the Mandrake install program install the kernel and LILO it it > > automatically ?

Re: [newbie] install problems 13.0gig

1999-07-19 Thread darkknight
On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, jsm wrote: > Well , I've been following this thread . I also have the same problem > with a 4 gig HD . But I'm still confused . If I create a /boot partition > , will the Mandrake install program install the kernel and LILO it it > automatically ? And this partition should be

Re: [newbie] install problems 13.0gig

1999-07-19 Thread John Aldrich
You don't need that driver for Linux. It *SHOULD* work just fine w/o worrying about it, especially if you make a partition for /boot, etc. John - Original Message - From: bfernand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 19, 1999 6:38 PM Sub

Re: [newbie] install problems 13.0gig

1999-07-18 Thread darkknight
On Sun, 18 Jul 1999, Lloyd wrote: > > so why doesn't someone come up with a BIOS fix for this? > (although you SHOULD be able to squeeze the kernel in the > first 8.4G SOMEWHERE :-)) Or is there some technical reason > for this limitation? > -- > Lloyd Osten > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Well first of

Re: [newbie] install problems 13.0gig

1999-07-18 Thread Michael R. Batchelor
>> Kernels have to be in the first 8.4 GB of a harddisk. (This is not a Linux >> bug, but a BIOS problem. Stuff like EZDrive won't help you either). [...] >so why doesn't someone come up with a BIOS fix for this? >(although you SHOULD be able to squeeze the kernel in the >first 8.4G SOMEWHERE :-))

Re: [newbie] install problems 13.0gig

1999-07-17 Thread Bernhard Rosenkraenzer
On Sat, 17 Jul 1999, Rhichard Barth & Family wrote: > The only thing is the 1024 thingcan I partition the 13.0 in fdisk without >EZdrive? Yes, but you have to take care when you update the kernel. Kernels have to be in the first 8.4 GB of a harddisk. (This is not a Linux bug, but a BIOS pro

Re: [newbie] install problems 13.0gig

1999-07-17 Thread Axalon
Heya, mind turning off the html your doubleing traffic.. On Sun, 18 Jul 1999, Rhichard Barth & Family wrote: > > > Axalon wrote: > > > On Sat, 17 Jul 1999, Rhichard Barth & Family wrote: > > > > > Hey Axalon ! > > > Boy I'm always glad to get responses from you...(not that I'm mind the r

Re: [newbie] install problems 13.0gig

1999-07-17 Thread Rhichard Barth & Family
  Axalon wrote: On Sat, 17 Jul 1999, Rhichard Barth & Family wrote: > Hey Axalon ! > Boy I'm always glad to get responses from you...(not that I'm mind the rest) > So your saying: > / boot = 20 meg > /   = a lot of harddrive  then swap? > swap > Does LM know what to put in /boot > if

Re: [newbie] install problems 13.0gig

1999-07-17 Thread Axalon
On Sat, 17 Jul 1999, Rhichard Barth & Family wrote: > Hey Axalon ! > Boy I'm always glad to get responses from you...(not that I'm mind the rest) > So your saying: > / boot = 20 meg > / = a lot of harddrive then swap? > swap > Does LM know what to put in /boot > if not, during t

Re: [newbie] install problems 13.0gig

1999-07-17 Thread Rhichard Barth & Family
Hey Axalon ! Boy I'm always glad to get responses from you...(not that I'm mind the rest) So your saying: / boot = 20 meg / = a lot of harddrive then swap? swap Does LM know what to put in /boot if not, during the install what should I put in /boot? is this my mount point? does LIL

Re: [newbie] install problems 13.0gig

1999-07-17 Thread Civileme
Holy Smoke! Well, make a /boot partition to avoid the problem for LILO.  Say 30 M, then a swap partition, which usually can be fairly small if you have quite a bit of memory, say 127-300M, then you could use the rest for your root (/) partition.  Of course if you choose "Workstation", then instal

Re: [newbie] install problems 13.0gig

1999-07-17 Thread Axalon
On Sat, 17 Jul 1999, Rhichard Barth & Family wrote: > > > Hello again "newbie Group" > Well I've got a new one, I just got a 13.0 gig WD hard drive for free, I would like >to use > it all for Linux. I found that VMware uses it's own partition inside the Linux >partition, > better(or it's ea

Re: [newbie] install problems 13.0gig

1999-07-17 Thread Rhichard Barth & Family
  Hello again "newbie Group" Well I've got a new one, I just got a 13.0 gig WD hard drive for free, I would like to use it all for Linux. I found that VMware uses it's own partition inside the Linux partition, better(or it's easier) than to use a second hard drive(Raw partition) The only thing is

Re: [newbie] install problems

1999-07-12 Thread dragonlady
ay, July 06, 1999 7:02 PM > Subject: Re: [newbie] install problems > > > > > - Original Message - > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 6:43 PM > > Subject: Re: [newbie]

Re: [newbie] install problems

1999-07-07 Thread Axalon
On Wed, 7 Jul 1999, Manny Styles wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 7:33 PM > Subject: Re: [newbie] install problems > > > > yeah I wou

Re: [newbie] install problems

1999-07-07 Thread John Aldrich
On Wed, 07 Jul 1999, you wrote: > ok, I got that part fixed, but I still can't boot into line without the boot > disk. I think I messed up lilo when I installed it. How do I run lilo from > command line or Xwin? Try logging in as root and running lilo from the shell prompt. On my RH6.0 install it

Re: [newbie] install problems

1999-07-07 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
July 06, 1999 11:40 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] install problems > > - Original Message - > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 10:17 PM > Subject: Re: [newbie] install problems > > > &g

Re: [newbie] install problems

1999-07-06 Thread Manny Styles
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 10:17 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] install problems > I did do the uninstall. It got rid of partitions and all, but it didn't get > rid of the boot

Re: [newbie] install problems

1999-07-06 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I did do the uninstall. It got rid of partitions and all, but it didn't get rid of the boot option. - Original Message - From: Manny Styles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 7:02 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] install problems > >

RE: [newbie] install problems

1999-07-06 Thread Ty C. Mixon
EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: July 06, 1999 4:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] install problems Ok, I took your advise and installed it from scratch as opposed to 4win. Works fine with one major exception. The only way I can boot into is to use a boot disk. I

RE: [newbie] install problems

1999-07-05 Thread Cesar
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Lunes, 05 de Julio de 1999 03:56 p.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] install problems ok, I'm obviously new to this so give me a break. I have the RH mandrake bootable CD.

Re: [newbie] install problems ...

1999-06-27 Thread John Aldrich
Just a guess here maybe you need to recompile your kernel to enable SMP? I don't know. I've never used SMP, but my THINKING is that it should work just fine w/o recompiling, but that the second processor will not be used. One thing, after reading this list, I've heard that installing Mandrake

Re: [newbie] install problems ...

1999-06-27 Thread Richard G. Roberto
I'm now subscribed to newbie instead of newbie-digest. I hope this will get through! The web page seems to indicate that subscription to either is enough to allow posting, but perhaps not? regards Richard G. Roberto wrote: > > Hi, > > I sent this out about a week ago but never heard anything

Re: [Re: [newbie] Install problems...]

1999-01-17 Thread Jaguar
WOW...your desktop ( tower ) PC supports a LAPTOP IDE interface I am impressed. Jaguar "Simon Norris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Couple of suggestions; > 2. This is the method I use on my machine, a variation may work on yours. As > I haven't got access to a CD-ROM on my Linux box, I physi

Re: [newbie] Install problems...

1999-01-17 Thread M Thompson
May I suggest inserting your CD-ROM drive (with the Mandrake CD loaded). Fire up your PC and go into the BIOS and make the system boot of the CD-ROM first (there should be an option in your BIOS to change the boot options). I don't know how your BIOS will list the device. The system should t

Re: [newbie] Install problems...

1999-01-16 Thread Simon Norris
Couple of suggestions; 1. Someone else has tried a similar working method, with no success. I believe Linux cannot detect the 'hot swap' of the floppy and the CD-ROM? And the hardware config at boot seems to be a subset of what's really there, usually consisting of the most common basic hardware.