I reinstalled Linux-Mandrake and did everything you said below. My
computer hasn't hung since! It solved my shutdown/logout problem. I was
also able to configure my cable modem internet access and I can now go
online. (I would be writing this from Linux right now, but I forgot the
email address! :)
But, all is not well. My computer is still VERY slow in Linux. The new
initscripts didn't really help out in that area. Linux still keeps
accessing my hard drive, and it takes forever to load anything.
If it'll be of any help, here are my specs:
2 IBM 7,200rpm 10.1G ide hard drives.
Primary partition is Fat32 (win98) w/ 3.5G
Linux Ext2 is 5.7G (logical)
Linux Swap is 360 (logical)
and there's a Linux Ext2 partition that the install made that's 23.5MB
(logical)
128MB pc100 ram, 300a@450, Creative Labs TNT, SBlive value, tekram dc390f
scsi card, 3com ethernet card, ultraplex and plexwriter 8x.
Is my swap file partition too big? Or do I have to install something else?
Thanks everyone! I'm glad that I didn't give up. I really would love to say
goodbye to windoze!
Jimmy
> Ok, so I'm assuming you haven't set up net access in Linux either.
> Download the updated initscripts package, and put it to C:\.
> Now boot Linux.
> Assuming your DOS/Windoze C:\ partition is /dev/hda1 (=first partition of
> the primary master IDE drive),
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> mkdir /mnt/tmp
> mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/tmp
> rpm -U --force /mnt/tmp/initscripts*
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> Yes, there is a GUI way to do this too, but I know this way better. ;)
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> LLaP
> bero
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