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
On Sun, 26 Dec 1999, Glenn White wrote:
> Now that I have Linux installed. I am needing to setup my NIC and my sound
> card. My Nic is attached to my cable mode. The unit (NIC) is very generic
> in nature, so do I need to by one thats on the "approved list" or should I
> try it the one I have.
Now that I have Linux installed. I am needing to setup my NIC and my sound
card. My Nic is attached to my cable mode. The unit (NIC) is very generic
in nature, so do I need to by one thats on the "approved list" or should I
try it the one I have.
Next is toi setup my sound card, /I have a Diamo
On Sat, 18 Dec 1999, Alan Shoemaker wrote:
> John & GlennI'd not be editing my /etc/inittab file till I'd
> successfully executed a startx command at least once.
>
You're correct! Thanks for catching that. :-)
John
assuming you have everything running right, then after
you log in, type startx to get kde or gnome running.
--- Glenn White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks to the very helpful advice about the partion
> info that I recived
> I finally got Linux to install without issue,
> however when it com
John & GlennI'd not be editing my /etc/inittab file till I'd
successfully executed a startx command at least once.
Alan
John Aldrich wrote:
>
> On Sat, 18 Dec 1999, you wrote:
> > Thanks to the very helpful advice about the partion info that I recived
> > I finally got Linux to install wit
Hi Glenn,
New here myslelf and very new to LINUX. You might want to check and see if
the program is already installed, depending on how you set it up, it might
be there, you just have to tell it to load the GUI during the boot process.
With the Mandrake 6.0 there's an obvious item on that during
On Sat, 18 Dec 1999, you wrote:
> Thanks to the very helpful advice about the partion info that I recived
> I finally got Linux to install without issue, however when it comes up I
> am completely, without question, dumbfounded by the command line
> structure, I thought it was going to come up in
Thanks to the very helpful advice about the partion info that I recived
I finally got Linux to install without issue, however when it comes up I
am completely, without question, dumbfounded by the command line
structure, I thought it was going to come up in the xwindow deal but I
guess I thought w
help
- Original Message -
From: hugahog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 9:01 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Install woes
> OK, Glenn,
> We'll get you through this. First go back and read everything you
> received in this t
us.
Larry
-Original Message-
From: Dennis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, December 16, 1999 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Install woes
>On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 12:07:41 -0600, you wrote:
>
>>you are ofcourse assuming I can even
>
>- Original Message -
>From: hugahog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 11:49 AM
>Subject: Re: [newbie] Install woes
>
>
>> Here is one way. Boot with the installation CD-Rom and select "upgrade".
&g
t even get to the directories that you are
> reffering to cause I cant get the dual boot option.
>
> glenn
When the screen appears thats asks "Install or Upgrade, there is an open
conosle on tty2,
> - Original Message -
> From: hugahog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To
ed to run /sbin/lilo to have it go into effect.
Larry
-Original Message-
From: Glenn White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, December 16, 1999 11:27 AM
Subject: [newbie] Install woes
>I have recently purchased the retail version on M
I have recently purchased the retail version on Mandrake ver 6.5, I tried installing
several different ways, I have Win98 on my primary partition, with SysytemCommander
booting up. First I tried by going thru the System Commander, however it does not
recogniges the floppy as an install disk for th
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