Linux-Setup Digest #218, Volume #20 Wed, 13 Dec 00 19:13:12 EST
Contents:
Re: forgot damn jpilot setup!! please help (Leo)
Re: java runtime engine (Leo)
Re: How to load linux if BIOS only boots HD? (DualIP)
HDD - Help Please!!!!! ("Adam H.")
Re: Need help installing old Sound Blaster 16 card ("Alk")
Re: java runtime engine (Leo)
kwintv (no sound) (Flo)
Re: help with recompiling kernel 2.2.16-22 in RedHat 7 ("Norman Sellers")
Re: ATAPI Zip Drive (Roger Leigh)
Re: Trouble with RealMagic Hollywood Card ("Vigil")
Re: xterm and using backspace (Thomas Dickey)
Re: xterm and using backspace ("Vigil")
Re: rsh ("Vigil")
Re: ATAPI Zip Drive ("Vigil")
Re: Kernel (Glitch)
Re: Is it the bug of the kernel herders or the gcc? (Juergen Heinzl)
Re: read only root file system (Juergen Heinzl)
LINUX MANDRAKE HELP (Daniel Bechard)
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From: Leo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: forgot damn jpilot setup!! please help
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 21:32:44 GMT
Adam Weeks wrote:
> Is there some initialization thing to link ttyS0 to the serial port??
> That's one of the part's I remember doing, and yet... don't remember
> enough!
>
> Leo wrote:
>
> > Adam Weeks wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Yeah, I had my palm pilot working great for several months, but since I
> >> set it up just that one time, hell if I can remember how exactly I did
> >> that (should've taken some notes)
> >>
> >> If I recall, I added a "dev" I think, like S?0 or something, then added
> >> an s link called "pilot" to the serial (S?0) device.
> >>
> >> Anyone can fill in the blanks for me?? These little things really piss
> >> me off here (yeah, guess I enjoy them deep down)
> >>
> >
> >
> > I linked /dev/ttyS0 to /dev/pilot
>
What specific initilialization do you mean? I just do the following. Some
articles say you need to give permission to users to use ttyS0. I never
did. But it makes no difference for me.
# ln /dev/ttyS0 /dev/pilot
set jpilot to use /dev/pilot as serial port
set PILOTRATE=57600 in system environment, if needed
and finally click backup on the jpilot
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From: Leo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: java runtime engine
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 21:37:37 GMT
cuma wrote:
>
> Hi, where can i get the java runtime engine for red hat
>
> from red hat??
maybe you should check SUN instead
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (DualIP)
Subject: Re: How to load linux if BIOS only boots HD?
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 21:37:56 GMT
On Wed, 13 Dec 2000 08:15:48 GMT, Chris Boyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (H
>Dziardziel) wrote:
>> The flashing cursor means there is no operating system. DOS cannot be
>> just copied to the first primary bootable partition, it must be
>> installed using the DOS sys c: or format c:/s (deletes all data in
>> the process). The boot loader can than change which is the bootable
>> partition at start up..
>
>I don't have DOS to do this from (this is to _get_ DOS, see further up
>the thread). I just tried those from within NT after formatting D: as
>FAT and copying the files...
>
>C:\> format d: /s
>Invalid parameter - /s
>
>C:\>sys d:
>Not able to SYS to [ about 2 lines of spaces ] file system
>
>(format /? confirms there is no /s option in NT's format)
>Chicken and egg, anyone?
Never done it myself , but this might help...
-Copy MSDOS.SYS and IO.SYS over the network from another DualBooting
NT4/DOS networked machine
-Copy the bootsect.dos to c: and make changes to boot.ini.
MOST IMPORTANT:
Some sector value in bootsect.dos must be changed to point to the
IO.sys (or MSDOS.SYS) starting sector. Don't know if a NT based "disk
doctor" tool exists to determine this starting point
DualIP
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From: "Adam H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: HDD - Help Please!!!!!
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 08:47:05 +1100
Hi,
I'm getting these errors appearing on the screen, and also in my
/var/log/messages file:
linux kernel: hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady
SeekCompleteDataRequest Error }
linux kernel: hda: read_intr: error=0x40 {
UncorrectableError },LBAsect=28083788, sector=28083725
linux kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 03:01 (hda), sector 28083725
I thought that it may have been a crook HDD problem, so I've replaced the
HDD, and re-installed the OS from scratch, just to find that these errors
continue to occurr.
Can anyone shed some light on what they actually mean, what I should do, and
if they're dangerous...
TIA
Adam
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From: "Alk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Need help installing old Sound Blaster 16 card
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 23:56:23 +0200
Reply-To: "Alk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
i think /usr/src/linux/documentation/sound/soundblaster and others are very
helpful for both problems, but older SB16 give very bad midi output, if so -
try sw wavetable
AG
"fauzbear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I just used sndconfig and it found my old SB16 sound card it played the
wave
> file but not the midi file, which at this point in time I don't care
about.
>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:918862$1g0q$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Someone gave me an old SB16 sound card (really don't know that much more
> > about it)
> > I am running TurboLinux 6.0.7 and I have tried finding information on
> installing
> > this card at sites like linuxdocs.org and linuxnewbie.org but both sites
> seem
> > to deal with newer models of sound cards.
> >
> > Can someone point me to a source for setup and config info on the Net?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dave (please remove the spam from my email address)
>
>
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From: Leo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: java runtime engine
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 22:05:53 GMT
Leo wrote:
> cuma wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi, where can i get the java runtime engine for red hat
> >
> > from red hat??
>
> maybe you should check SUN instead
>
maybe Netscape? :)
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From: Flo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: kwintv (no sound)
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 23:07:40 +0100
Hi
When I start kwintv I get a very good picture and at a few station
sound, but not at every time. when i start "program edit" and change the
frequenz (and then back to the old frequenz) of the station i get sound,
then i exit the edit-dialog and have sound and pic. But when I change
the station and back to the old station I don't have sound.
Can someone help me
thx
flo
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From: "Norman Sellers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: help with recompiling kernel 2.2.16-22 in RedHat 7
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 22:11:19 -0000
Hi
I had this same problem and found the answer on Redhat's Bugzilla web site
(under Redhat.com)
Look at Bug ID : 20677
"Hung Ngoc Lai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:911htb$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I am in desparate help. I am having problem with recompiling kernel
> 2.2.16-22 (the one that comes with RedHat 7) and it does not work.
> I change the Makefile in /usr/src/linux from gcc to kgcc; however,
> that still doesn't work. I recompile the kernel twice and these are
> the two different error messages I got each time:
> Please help me. Thanks.
> *******************************************************************
> ERROR #1
> [root@localhost linux]# make bzImage
> scripts/split-include include/linux/autoconf.h include/config
>
kgcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fo
mit-fr
>
ame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -fno-strength-reduce -m486 -malign-lo
ops=2
> -malign-jumps=2 -malign-functions=2 -DCPU=686 -c -o init/main.o
init/main.c
>
kgcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fo
mit-fr
>
ame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -fno-strength-reduce -m486 -malign-lo
ops=2
> -malign-jumps=2 -malign-functions=2 -DCPU=686 -DUTS_MACHINE='"i386"' -c -o
init/ve
> rsion.o init/version.c
> make -C kernel
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/kernel'
> make all_targets
> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/kernel'
>
kgcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fo
mit-fr
>
ame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -fno-strength-reduce -m486 -malign-lo
ops=2
> -malign-jumps=2 -malign-functions=2 -DCPU=686 -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -c
signal.c
> In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modversions.h:50,
> from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/module.h:19,
> from signal.c:10:
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/i386_ksyms.ver:6: warning: `cpu_data'
redefin
> ed
> /usr/src/linux/include/asm/processor.h:96: warning: this is the location
of the pr
> evious definition
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/i386_ksyms.ver:28: warning:
`smp_num_cpus' re
> defined
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/smp.h:77: warning: this is the location of
the previo
> us definition
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/i386_ksyms.ver:118: warning:
`smp_call_functi
> on' redefined
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/smp.h:83: warning: this is the location of
the previo
> us definition
>
kgcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fo
mit-fr
>
ame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -fno-strength-reduce -m486 -malign-lo
ops=2
> -malign-jumps=2 -malign-functions=2 -DCPU=686 -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -c ksyms.c
> In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modversions.h:50,
> from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/module.h:19,
> from ksyms.c:14:
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/i386_ksyms.ver:6: warning: `cpu_data'
redefin
> ed
> /usr/src/linux/include/asm/processor.h:96: warning: this is the location
of the pr
> evious definition
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/i386_ksyms.ver:28: warning:
`smp_num_cpus' re
> defined
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/smp.h:77: warning: this is the location of
the previo
> us definition
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/i386_ksyms.ver:118: warning:
`smp_call_functi
> on' redefined
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/smp.h:83: warning: this is the location of
the previo
> us definition
> In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/interrupt.h:51,
> from ksyms.c:21:
> /usr/src/linux/include/asm/hardirq.h:23: warning: `synchronize_irq'
redefined
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/i386_ksyms.ver:138: warning: this is
the loca
> tion of the previous definition
> In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/interrupt.h:52,
> from ksyms.c:21:
> /usr/src/linux/include/asm/softirq.h:75: warning: `synchronize_bh'
redefined
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/i386_ksyms.ver:142: warning: this is
the loca
> tion of the previous definition
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/kernel_stat.h: In function `kstat_irqs':
> In file included from ksyms.c:17:
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/kernel_stat.h:47: `smp_num_cpus' undeclared
(first us
> e in this function)
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/kernel_stat.h:47: (Each undeclared identifier
is repo
> rted only once
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/kernel_stat.h:47: for each function it
appears in.)
> make[2]: *** [ksyms.o] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/kernel'
> make[1]: *** [first_rule] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/kernel'
> make: *** [_dir_kernel] Error 2
> [root@localhost linux]#
>
> ****************************************************
> ERROR #2
>
> rm -f lib.a
> ar rcs lib.a errno.o ctype.o string.o vsprintf.o
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/lib'
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/lib'
> make -C arch/i386/kernel
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/arch/i386/kernel'
> touch: /usr/src/linux/include/asm/atomic.h: No such file or directory
> make[1]: *** [/usr/src/linux/include/asm/atomic.h] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/arch/i386/kernel'
> make: *** [_dir_arch/i386/kernel] Error 2
> [root@localhost linux]#
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Roger Leigh)
Subject: Re: ATAPI Zip Drive
Date: 13 Dec 2000 22:53:56 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 13 Dec 2000 20:18:20 GMT, Clark L. Coleman wrote:
>
>When I type:
>
>mount /mnt/zip
>
>I get the response:
>
>hdd: hdd4
>hdd: hdd4
>[MS-DOS FS Rel. 12,FAT12,check=n,conv=b,uid=0,gid=0.umask=022,bmap]
>[me=0x6d,cs=768,#f=32,fs=37632,fl=30288,ds=23808,de=8237,data=24336,
> se=28489,ts=1869182049,ls=8293,rc=0,fc=4294967295]
>Transaction block size = 512
>VFS: Can't find a valid MSDOS filesystem on dev 16:40
>mount: you must specify the filesystem type
>
>This ZIP disk was created by Windows NT 4.0 and is readable from
>DR-DOS 7.3 and NT 4.0 SP6 and Windows 95.
What is the partition type reported by Linux fdisk? Is it really a FAT
filesystem, and not NTFS or anything?
For autodetecting filesystems, have you created a file /etc/filesystems
with a list of the filesystems to try. This is doumented in mount(8) or
fstab(5) IIRC.
Does this work as root?:
mount -t vfat /dev/hdd4 /mnt/zip
If this works, then it's the filesystems file that needs creating. For
autodetectable filesystems, normal (non-root) users cannot specify what
fstype they want.
HTH,
Roger
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From: "Vigil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Trouble with RealMagic Hollywood Card
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 23:04:00 +0000
Well, when you said "the homepage" of your Realmagic card, I naturally assumed
you meant www.sigmadesigns.com, not some third party web site.
I do not have any suggestions :-( I myself have a Hollywood Plus card and want
to watch DVD's with it, but there are no DVD players for Linux, I believe
(apart from Livid, but that is quite simply a bastard). I did get it outputing
'standard' mpegs though, but it was REALLY basic.
Now I'm gonna check out that "homepage" you mentioned.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] had the audacity to claim:
> http://dxr3.sourceforge.net/ Where else would I get it. So do you have any
> suggestions to my problem?
>
>
> In article <9162g3$s9d$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "Vigil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> From where, exactly?
>>
>> "Jaideep Tibrewala" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> had the audacity to claim:
>>
>> > Hello Has anyone had any success with this card? I installed it,
> downloaded
>> > the required files from the homepage.
--
.
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From: Thomas Dickey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: xterm and using backspace
Date: 13 Dec 2000 23:07:24 GMT
Alan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I realized I posted a question earlier about this, but I cannot seem
> to get backspace working in my xterminals.
> I use connect to my RH7 linux box using my PC. I am currently using
> bash and my backspace or delete key (along with any combination of
> ctrl or alt) doesn't move the cursor or delete the previous character.
> If i switch to csh, i can press backspace and get "~".
;-)
it's a (mis)feature of Redhat's customization: they replaced a number of
definitions in the XTerm app-defaults file. I noticed this the other
day when installing a recent Redhat, and corrected the problem by replacing
it with my original version.
The XFree86 xterm supports ANSI color and VT220 emulation
There's an faq at
http://dickey.his.com/xterm/xterm.faq.html
ftp://dickey.his.com/xterm
--
Thomas E. Dickey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
http://dickey.his.com
ftp://dickey.his.com
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From: "Vigil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: xterm and using backspace
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 23:07:30 +0000
I had this when I tried using wterm. Couldn't be bothered to figure it out so
continued using gnome-terminal.
This isn't much use to you, is it?
"Alan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> had the audacity to claim:
> I realized I posted a question earlier about this, but I cannot seem to get
> backspace working in my xterminals.
--
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From: "Vigil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: rsh
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 23:09:06 +0000
Use rlogin and a ~/.rhosts?
"cuma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> had the audacity to claim:
> Hi folks, every time I try to connect to my other pc, rsh prompts me for a
> login and a password. How can I suppress it??
--
.
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From: "Vigil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ATAPI Zip Drive
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 23:10:29 +0000
Why?
"Clark L. Coleman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> had the audacity to claim:
> /mnt/zip is a symbolic link to /dev/hdd with all access privileges on.
--
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Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 18:38:01 -0500
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Kernel
John Thompson wrote:
>
> Glitch wrote:
>
> > well, in my judgement we are up to 2.4, whether its beta or not. It does
> > EXIST and it is usable on my laptop.
>
> Sure. In the same sense that Microsoft's "Whistler" exists and
> is usable. If you're a bleeding-edge kind of person and don't
> mind taking chances with a beta release, go for it. But
> regardless, the current stable kernel is still 2.2.18.
ok, currently i think we are up to 2.4.0test12 right? let's assume we
are. Then let's say that Linux officially says that test13 won't be a
test but will be the offical release for 2.4. So, based on that you are
saying that whatever changes were put into official kernel from test12
(maybe a difference of a week in realtime) will make you say it's ok to
use just b/c Linus says its ready, even though it could only be one
upgrade from now u would say its ok? What makes you change your mind so
quickly from one release to the next? Linus? If he had said it was ready
now even after test12 was already released would u come back on here and
say ' I changed my mind. Linus says its ok so I'm gonna use it now'.
Even though 2 hours before Linus could say that you would say you
wouldn't use it. If Linus renamed 2.4.0test12 to 2.4 would that make
you feel any better, whether he said it was offical 2.4 or not?
you people are too picky it seems
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Juergen Heinzl)
Subject: Re: Is it the bug of the kernel herders or the gcc?
Date: 14 Dec 2000 00:02:54 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>Under the redhat 7.0 ,when I compile a kernel module,I failed with the following
>messages:
> gcc -O2 -Wall -pipe -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__
>-I/usr/src/linux/include -Wstrict-prototypes -fomit-frame-pointer
>-fno-strength-reduce -c clm_dspdrv.c -o clm_dspdrv.o
>In file included from /usr/include/linux/fs.h:288,
> from /usr/include/linux/capability.h:18,
> from /usr/include/linux/binfmts.h:6,
> from /usr/include/linux/sched.h:10,
> from /usr/include/linux/vmalloc.h:5,
> from /usr/include/asm/io.h:109,
> from clm_dspdrv.c:16:
>/usr/include/linux/ncp_fs_i.h:27: two or more data types in declaration of `type name'
>/usr/include/linux/ncp_fs_i.h:27: warning: no semicolon at end of struct or union
>/usr/include/linux/ncp_fs_i.h:27: parse error before `['
[-]
>/usr/include/linux/fs.h:448: Internal error: Segmentation fault.
>Please submit a full bug report.
>See <URL:http://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/bugs.html> for instructions.
[-]
It's a bug in RH's rock solid and well tested version of gcc ... oh and
you mustn't use gcc but kgcc to compile the kernel anyway. The Makefile
of 2.2.18 is supposed to detect kgcc itself.
>{standard input}: Assembler messages:
>{standard input}:8: Warning: Ignoring changed section attributes for .modinfo
>make: *** [clm_dspdrv.o] Error 2
[-]
Shows up with newer assembler versions, AFAICT you may safely ignore
them for the time being.
Cheers,
Juergen
--
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Juergen Heinzl)
Subject: Re: read only root file system
Date: 14 Dec 2000 00:02:53 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Steve Minner wrote:
>I'm attempting to create a read only linux root file system to prevent
>file system corruption in the event of a power outage or system
>"freeze".
[-]
Go ahead 8) ... okay, no. It's not that simple, actually. Some things
you need to keep in mind as there are some files for which / needs to
be writeable ...
/etc/mtab
/etc/nologin
/forcefsck
... and probably more depending on the distribution. Usually though /
needn't to be either very busy nor that large, mine is 15MB.
If you've a second disk then how about mirroring / ? It's what I've
been doing for years ...
find / -mount | cpio -pvd /mnt
... with my spare / mounted on /mnt and then adjust /mnt/etc/fstab.
Alternatively re-mount / the init scripts, e.g. something like ...
/etc/rc2.d/S99remount re-mount ro
... and ...
/etc/rc0.d/K00remount re-mount rw
...
It's true though, there's a small time window here during which something
could go wrong and there may be quite well a better way.
>Also, does anyone have experience with using the Reiser file system with
>Red Hat 6.0
[-]
No distribution here.
Ta',
Juergen
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From: Daniel Bechard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: LINUX MANDRAKE HELP
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 19:06:31 -0500
Hi!
I'm new at Linux
I had install Corel Linux and I would like to remove it and install
Linux Mandrake 7.2.
How should I do this? Should I delete the Corel Partition and
reformate the disk for Mandrake?
Thank you in advance
LINUX MANDRAKE HELP
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