Yea, it's going to be the only OS on the drive. I had a dual boot with Win98 and
Caldera OpenLinux but Windows is the pits and Caldera abandoned us desktop
users. I wish I could help you on your boot problem but I've only been running
Linux about six months and everything I know could fit in a thimble. Good luck.
Randy Donohoe
Mediocrity sucks.
----- Original Message -----
From: "lhon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Randy Donohoe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: [expert] ReiserFS
> Hi,
>
> Are you ready for install the Mandrake in whole notebook ?
> I mean, is there all hard disk used to install Mandrake ?
>
> I have problem for a dual boot machine in my notebook, after
> install 8.0 version.
>
> If just success to install it in whole notebook, please send email to this
list.
> I think if install in whole notebook, over 95% chance will success.
>
> But I failed in a dual boot environment.
>
> All components in my notebook are supported by linux.
>
> I tried Mandrake 7.1 , 7.2 and no any problem.
>
> First part of the harddisk is Wins98. The remain part is space for Linux.
>
> All successfully to install Mandrake 8.0, but just cannnot boot up.
>
> The errors :
>
> Linux................................................
> No setup signature........
>
> Linux...............................................
> Invalid uncompress format.....
>
> The most lucky trial is :
>
> the boot step go to --> INIT .......................... but just hang.
>
> Anyone have idea ?
>
> Please advice.
>
> Is the kernel 2.4.2 problem ?
>
> I use the downloaded 2 cd.
>
> Of cource I consider to buy full set.
>
> If not enough information, please reply this email.
>
> Regards,
> Leo
>
>
>
>
> Randy Donohoe wrote:
>
> > I'm getting ready to do a Mandrake 8.0 install on my notebook with just /and
> > swap partitions and want to use Reiser. When you pick Reiser during install
that
> > sets it up as modular, right? Which means I won't be able to boot from my
hard
> > drive with just a / and swap, right? I've been following the "reiserfs 1
more
> > time" thread but am still not certain where I'm going here.
> > Randy Donohoe
> > Mediocrity sucks.
>
>
