OK, thanks to you and John. I'll have to study up on it. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Riddle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 9:45 PM Subject: Re: distros for newbies? was Re: [brlug-general] Proposed distributions to donate
> Larry: > I have only edited the grub files once, out of panic. I really > do suggest you join the libranet email user group and ask wiser > people that I. With their help I got grub to do what I wanted, and > the config files do not seem too hard, but those guys know the > answer, and I would merely be repeating what I heard from them. On > some of this stuff, I am as good as the best of them. No one can bee > all things to all people. That is why I love the email user group. > Someone there, has solved your problem already and actually knows why > it solved the problem. > > Doug > > > --- Larry Braud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks, I'll take it. > > You had said something earlier about "edit the grub conf files ", > > before I > > could dual boot. How would I do that? > > Larry > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Doug Riddle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 9:19 PM > > Subject: Re: distros for newbies? was Re: [brlug-general] Proposed > > distributions to donate > > > > > > > Osbourne's "The Complete Refernce" for RedHat linux 6.2. You > > would be > > > surprised how little has actually changed. For the most part, > > all > > > they have added is some GUI's. > > > I am about to give that book and a few others to the BRLUG > > library, > > > if you want first crack at them, I have no problem. I am wading > > > through "Using Smaba" right now. It is a useful tome, but a > > surefire > > > cure for sleeplesness... If you cannot fall asleep reading that > > > book, you do not need a nap, you're already dead! Still, it is > > worth > > > struggling with and I have an answer to a question everytime I > > wake > > > up. (grin) > > > > > > Doug > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > ===== > Warmest Regards, > Doug Riddle > http://www.dougriddle.com > > ## Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the Peoples' Liberty Teeth." - George Washington ## > > > __________________________________________________ > Yahoo! - We Remember > 9-11: A tribute to the more than 3,000 lives lost > http://dir.remember.yahoo.com/tribute > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
