Rod Welland wrote: > I,m totally new to Linux of any kind but I wish to use EMC2 I have > downloaded the liveCD and created an image on a CD using Nero but can't > seem to get it to do anything. Its supposed to be bootable but does this > mean bootable in XP as well or bootable in linux and I assume that this > means putting the CD in the drive and restarting the PC by swithcing > off and on again. Also if I like it and by all that Ive seen on it I > probably will I have a 800Mhz pentium PC with Windows 98 and a 10Gig H/D > that I could dedicate to Linux and EMC2. So, how would I go about this, > ie could I re-format it using Windows or DOS or does Linux use a totally > different format system. In which case would I need to source another > bit of software to do this or does the Linux install do this for me. > Also will EMC2 only work under Ubuntu or would it also work under > Mandrake 10.1 because I also have a copy of this which apparently will > install alongside Windows which would be useful on my indoor PC which > has 170Gig of H/D. > There a few questions here but I think my first priority is to try to > get the Live CD up and running and see where to go from there. > > Hoping some of you guy,s out there can help.
If your BIOS is set to boot from the hard disk first you may need to go in and change the boot order so that you can use the CD. Given that you can pick up small disks for not a lot. I'd leave the current hard disk alone, and replace it with a new one to play with Linux. At least then you know you can 'recover' simply by plugging the old one back in :) -- Lester Caine - G8HFL ----------------------------- Contact - http://home.lsces.co.uk/lsces/wiki/?page=contact L.S.Caine Electronic Services - http://home.lsces.co.uk MEDW - http://home.lsces.co.uk/ModelEngineersDigitalWorkshop/ Firebird Foundation Inc. - http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
