[newbie] M8.2 with WinXP

Hi there, I'm having problems installing M8.2 over WinXP. I have a 20GB harddisk and i partitioned it into 3. C: takes 5GB and D: takes 7GB. The rest i left it for Mandrake. After installing WinXP using NTFS filesystem, i booted M8.2 and ran the setup program. The problem came in when it

Re: [newbie] M8.2 with WinXP

Hi, Just to clarify, i want to install a dual boot system consisting of WinXP and M8.2. I've already installed WinXP but i have trouble installing M8.2 because of the problem stated earlier. Thanks for replying. Sean FemmeFatale wrote: At 11:08 PM 11/25/2002 +0800, you wrote: Hi there,

Re: [newbie] can't copy to A:

ok how do i use the cp command? i tried cp file a: but it doesn't worki looked at the man pages and it doesn't show me how to copy to a drive. Also how to i disable supermount? Regards, Sean Ronald J. Hall wrote: On Sunday 06 October 2002 10:42 am, you wrote: This is a

[newbie] can't copy to A:

Hi, i've a problem copying files from M8.2 to the floppy disk...i use the conquerer and i used the copy and paste method but as a paste it to the floppy directory, the computer hangs after a second or two. Previosly i could copy to A: without a problem using the same method. And it gradually

[newbie] test

-- Let each one ask himself, Has not the Lord entrusted me with means for the advancement of His cause? ..Nothing saps spirituality from the soul more quickly than

Re: [newbie] How to delete old installations?

su to root and then open /etc/lilo.conf. Remove the offending entries from the file and save. then run /sbin/lilo. If you have your boot partition in a weird place, pass that to lilo. most likely yours would be: /sbin/lilo hda Ok thanks i've managed to delete the old entries. What did

[newbie] really really out of topic

Hi guys, I'm using 128 mb ram and when i boot up it says in parenthesis that 64mb is shared. When i booted to windows, it says i have 64mb ram. So i tot i'd try to disable the shared by going to Bios. After i exited and lo and behold, i don't get no text on my comp...it's a complete

Re: [newbie] really really out of topic

ok, so what's the deal with saying that the video card has 32mb of ram when it needs to use the system RAM??? Sean -- ...if my people, who are called by my name, will

Re: [newbie] can't remember how to mount hda1

eri'm a real newbiewhat does it mean to mount? Sean Mad Scientist wrote: On Thursday 01 August 2002 11:00 pm, you wrote: i was wondering how to mount hda1 so i can access my win xp files even though i hate win xp. mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/disk Replace

[newbie] Installation Hangs

Hi ppl, I've kept trying to install M8.2 but it always hangs when it formats the root partition. Anyone knows why?? Sean Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Installation Hangs

how big is the partition? what partitions do you have? are we talking about a 4 gig or a 200 meg partition? "/" or "/root" what do you mean by "hangs" and how did you determine that it was a "hang" and not running the format and checking for disk errors (it might take a

[newbie] Don't know how to install M8.2..HELP!!!

Dear all, I'm having trouble installing Linux-Mandrake 8.2. Hope you can help. I chose the recommended method of install and chose "Use existing partition", after that it tells me to choose mount points. Here is what the screen says hda1 (2.2GB,Linux native)__ hda6 (1.5GB,Linux

[newbie] Don't know how to install M8.2..HELP!!!

Dear all, I'm having trouble installing Linux-Mandrake 8.2. Hope you can help. I chose the recommended method of install and chose "Use existing partition", after that it tells me to choose mount points. Here is what the screen says hda1 (2.2GB,Linux native)__ hda6 (1.5GB,Linux