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
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
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illawarra computer services
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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
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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:
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/
-john
At 11:07 PM 6/21/2003 -0400, you wrote:
On Saturday 21 June 2003 01:44 pm, Tom Brinkman wrote:
snip
I'll send the pics to you offlist and everything will become clear as mud. :-)
--
/\
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
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
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
- actually
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 cable
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
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 default
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 -
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/SLAVE you're
On Saturday 21 June 2003 01:44 pm, Tom Brinkman wrote:
snip
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
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
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 being a
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
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
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]
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,
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 kind
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
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
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 occured-
No valid devices were found on
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 does
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
*
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
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 Message
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 new
, 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 wrote:
uot; 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 problems
On Fri, 2
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
fine
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
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
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: [newbie] Install problems
l, 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 to me like the install program is having a hard time with your
SCSI card. Y
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
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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-
From: John Rye [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECT
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 don't have any SCSI cards?
But -
"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.
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] Install problems
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.
at 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]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Install problems
Well, I purchased MD
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
"aifusionextreme" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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While trying to install 7.0, it jams on the second stage install ( when the
message is written
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
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
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,
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.
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.
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 as
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 step after a
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
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
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]
Subject: Re: [newbie] install problems
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
"Simon Norris&qu
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 wire
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]
Sent:
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 ? And this
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
Subject: Re: [newbie
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 at
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 :-)) Or is
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
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
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 the
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 not,
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 rest)
So your
e] install problems
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 6:43 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] install problems
Ok, I took your advise and installed it from scratch as opposed to 4win.
Works fine with
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
I did do the uninstall. It got rid of partitions and all, but it didn't
get
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's
I did do the uninstall. It got rid of partitions and all, but it didn't get
rid of the boot option.
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From: Manny Styles [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] install problems
- Original Message
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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 option.
snip
When you did
-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.
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
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
WOW...your desktop ( tower ) PC supports a LAPTOP IDE interface
I am impressed.
Jaguar
"Simon Norris" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Couple of suggestions;
snip
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
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
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