--- Mike & Kathy Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At 12:39 PM 4/3/2005 -0500, you wrote: > >You can boot Linux from anything that your BIOS > supports. The talk > >about Live CDs booting from CD is just a specific > sub-set of Linux that > >does not even require you to have a hard drive. > These Live CDs are > >useful to demonstrate Linux, or to test Linux, or > to recover data from a > >non-bootable Windows system. They aren't really > typical of an > >installed Linux system (though many of them *are* > isntallable to the > >hard drive). > > > >Mark > > > > > >Whew! Thanks mark. Since I am building a > dedicated machine, I would > >really like for it to be stand alone. Thre > motherboard I'm using supports > >older socket 7 processors. My guess is that that > bios should be fairly > >modern. Someone said this learning curve is steep. > If it gets any > >steeper, I'm gonna need oxygen! > > > Thanks, > Mike >
full space capable suit. ;) not just oxygen. ~chuckle~ once the hardware in ready for installation, I recommend a few things when installing mandrake. 1) hit F1 at first graphic screen to pass options other than just install. the option is to choose expert at the console prompt then hit enter. 2) when in expert mode, the installer will show a listing of cdroms, the download is only 3 cdroms, so unselect the cdrom 4 displayed. 3) click on individual package selection at the software groups screen. 4) on next screen there is a dual arrow icon on bottom left of screen, it will toggle to full alphabetical listing of available software. use it, then read the description for each package. ( add 4 hours to install time by doing so ) with the show automatic selection, every time you make a choice, it will display all required packages, as well as what will be removed if you choose not to install a package. this can be a pain in the butt, the constant popup, but it also reminds you that you may need to keep a package you don't want, in order to have one you do want. expect to reinstall several times, as you will make choices that are mistakes, and the installation is easier than the add / remove programs. you can automatically partition dirung install, but it may not give you the best layout for your needs. / root partiton 1 gb /usr 5 gb ( windows\system directory is comparison ) /var 1gb ( log files / webspace ) /swap double ram amout ( instead of swap file ) /home remainder of drive this is a basic partiton structure, and with only 1 modification the structure I use. ( I force /root to be separate partiton ) / is not /root even though / is root / = c:\ /user = c:\windows\system /var = c:\windows\temp /home = c:\document and settings /root = c:\document and settings\administrator before actually installing, you may want to read the instructions, they can be found in a file called install on the first cdrom. ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
