Jack, Do you need to save that windows system? -al Sent via mobile device
On Nov 10, 2012, at 9:17 AM, Jack Chastain <[email protected]> wrote: > I think this page holds the secrets I need to discover. Hey Chris - you free > on Sunday if this doesn't go well? ;-) > > JC > > > On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 7:26 AM, Jack Chastain <[email protected]> > wrote: > OK - I was able to get the normal Windoze MBR back and can once again boot to > normal Windoze system. Breathing a small sigh of minor relief there, though I > really want to be done with this system if I can.... (My M$ system has gotten > so slow, I think the LiveCD startup is faster.) > > I pulled my USB-based disk off the system and tried the Ubuntu disk again - > This time, the install sees only my SECOND disk (E: in Windows - never worked > out why it isn't D, but it isn't C: - which I think is where I want things, > yes? - that would be sda. I am seeing sdb) I did NOT continue. > > I am booting the DVD, selecting "Install Ubuntu" from there - should I maybe > boot all the way up into LiveCD and run the "Install Ubuntu" from the Unity > link? > > There is also an option for "Something Else" on the Installation Type page - > in this page, I DO see both (since the external is disconnected) disks. Not > completely sure what to do here though. > > I may have to disconnect my additional internal drive as well to get this the > way I want. That seems silly. > > JC > > > > On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 2:23 AM, Jack Chastain <[email protected]> > wrote: > It isn't THAT old (386!!) - IIRC, it's an P5, and it runs the LiveCD just > fine - so I believe Ubuntu should run on it once I get the disks worked out > properly. > > Unfortunately though, it appears either work is blocking the appropriate Dell > site, or it is down - so I can't confirm the hardware yet. Sigh. Once this > long Solaris SAN migration completes, I can head home and do some REAL work - > instead of this stuff I get paid for. (Which, I might add, is supposed to > include RHEL, at which I pretty much suck, so it is kind of embarrassing that > I need to ask all this in the first place. Sigh.) > > JC > > > > On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 11:11 PM, Mark Wallace <[email protected]> wrote: > If your system is that old, you might find your best desktop to be LXDE. > Lubuntu is a good distro of it. It's a little rough cut but it runs like the > wind. The system that I am using originally had XP service pack one in it. > If you get kernel panic when you try to boot up, it's because your old system > is a 386 processor. If you want another desktop, put Lubuntu in it if you > have trouble and then use the synaptic package manager to get KDE or Xubuntu > into it. If you pick KDE, disable the desktop effects because chances are > your system can't handle them. If it keeps coming off like you have a bad > install, with your task bar disappearing, etc, or it hangs, then your > system can't handle distros designed for a 686. The only Ubuntu distro that > will work with an old system is Lubuntu. > > Mark > > > > > On 12-11-09 10:10 PM, Jack Chastain wrote: >> Thanks all - I think Chris may have the correct analysis. This third-shift >> work makes it miserable for me to try anything in a reasonable frame, but I >> will give this a shot soon. >> >> I believe based on the way things were installed that Chris is reading it >> right - I don't understand why the external USB-based disk was the only one >> I was offered (I tried a few times to insure I didn't have a list of three >> drives - I did not, however, with the system up, fdisk clearly sees the >> other drives) but there you go. >> >> My impression is that - for some reason - Ubuntu installed itself to the >> drive that is not available until the drives for that drive are made >> available - after boot. Live and learn. Or not. >> >> The system si a quite old Dell - I think it is maybe going on 10 years now - >> and last night, I just got tired of the gradual and continual slowdown of >> the system. I figured the only thing it really has is Visio, so I would >> replace the (even older?) laptop and see if I couldn't squeak out a little >> more performance. Silly me. >> >> Unfortunately, now I am at work in White Plains and won't be home until >> about 0600 - I guess I will get to play then. For now, off to do some >> reading. >> >> JC >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 7:16 PM, Chris Knadle <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> On Friday, November 09, 2012 05:30:24 PM Matthias Johnson wrote: >> > Chris, >> > >> > You may be correct but if the internal drive wasnt mountable how would it >> > install anything to it? >> > >> > Matthias >> >> When Grub2 installs the boot sector portion of the boot loader into the MBR, >> it does that on the raw device (such as /dev/sda), not a filesystem. When it >> installs the /rest/ of Grub2 -- the configuration, modules, etc -- that's >> done >> on a mounted filesystem. >> >> -- >> >> -- Chris >> >> Chris Knadle >> [email protected] >> _______________________________________________ >> Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org >> http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug >> >> Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College >> Dec 5 - Sysadmin Panel >> Jan 9 - High Performance Computing >> Feb 6 - February Meeting >> >> >> >> -- >> Eschew obfuscation and pompous prolixity. >> >> Light a man a fire, he is warm for the night. >> Light a man afire, he is warm for the rest of his life. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org >> http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug >> >> Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College >> Dec 5 - Sysadmin Panel >> Jan 9 - High Performance Computing >> Feb 6 - February Meeting > > > -- > Robert Mark Wallace > PO Box 11144 > Newburgh, NY 12552-1114 > Telephone:(845)-541-7396 > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College > Dec 5 - Sysadmin Panel > Jan 9 - High Performance Computing > Feb 6 - February Meeting > > > > > -- > Eschew obfuscation and pompous prolixity. > > Light a man a fire, he is warm for the night. > Light a man afire, he is warm for the rest of his life. > > > > -- > Eschew obfuscation and pompous prolixity. > > Light a man a fire, he is warm for the night. > Light a man afire, he is warm for the rest of his life. > > > > -- > Eschew obfuscation and pompous prolixity. > > Light a man a fire, he is warm for the night. > Light a man afire, he is warm for the rest of his life. > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College > Dec 5 - Sysadmin Panel > Jan 9 - High Performance Computing > Feb 6 - February Meeting
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