Okay, I gave up on the ftp install of redhat 5.2. I bought the 5.1 CD at
the local store and am trying to install it on my 3.2K.
Here's the new problem. When installing the packages, or checking the disk
for errors, the computer generates quite a few errors. When writing, it
seems related to hda being busy. There is an irq error followed by an hda
timeout error. I know the disk is good because it ran Win98 just fine.
Question: Why is a perfectly good hard drive generating so many hda errors?
Question: I have the drive partitioned into a 3.9gig partition and a 100meg
swap. partition. Creating more partitions increases the erros I get. Will
Linux use a 3.9 gig partition properly?
Thanks,
Travis
When installed, my 3.2k will be a win32 free machine.
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Curiousoft
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-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Friday, November 13, 1998 4:22 AM
Subject: Re: Recognizing the Etherfast on boot. And a partition question.
> You don't know what the PCMCIA services say? If you aren't sure,
>you should be able to drop to the shell during the install(on virtual
>console 2) and then re-insert the card(something should happen--a message
>saying the card was recognized or something). You might try rerunning
>cardmgr(if you can find it that is) with the -v (verbose) flag. It's
>possible the cardservices are rigged in the kernel though, and I don't
>know how to work that one.
> You will want Windows first because it's crappy software and won't
>boot from any other place(at least, 95 wouldn't and I'm assuming they
>don't care enough to fix it). In fact, the Windows 98 installation won't
>intall on a Linux fdisked partition. I believe Windows fdisk is broken or
>something, so you have to partition with the Windows install. Linux is
>flexible and can go anywhere so you can put that as hda2. You need to
>boot with the windows boot disk(or CD possibly) and run fdisk. The only
>partition you can make with that is the windows'. After that and
>formatting and installing windows, you can go install Linux and fdisk the
>rest of it.
> Booting is a judgement call from this point. You can either use
>LOADLIN or LILO or possibly something like System Commander(which is
>highly recommended by me, but costs money). LOADLIN would be possible by
>using the Windows bootloader and putting in one of those multi-boots, one
>being Linux. The LILO option is not always a good one. I have had some
>problems(minor) with trying to boot from a master boot record de LILO.
>It's all good though. The other thing is that if you use LOADLIN from
>Windows it takes way longer to boot and you get most of the windows
>screwing with your system(i.e. irq settings, etc.) which will happen as
>well if you go into windows then warm boot. That will screw with Linux,
>a warm boot from windows to Linux. Anyway, have fun.
>
>On Fri, 13 Nov 1998, Travis Bauer wrote:
>
>> Two Questions:
>>
>> I have an Inspiron 3.2k. I am trying to do an FTP install.
>>
>> It has a PCMCIA LinkSys Etherfast card. I got a patched boot disk for
Red
>> Hat 5.2 which starts up PCMCIA services correctly after loading the
>> supplementary disks. But it does not recognize the card (I get the high
>> beep, then the low pitch beep when it starts up the PCMCIA services).
>>
>> Question 1: How can I get the boot to recognize the etherfast card so I
can
>> do an FTP install?
>>
>> Question 2: I have a single 4 gig hard drive. I would like to dual boot
>> Win98 and Linux. How do I partition the drive into three partitions?
One
>> for Win98, one for the Linux OS and one for the Linux swap?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Travis
>>
>>
>>
>>
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