ah, my appologese. I have never hijacked anything before and I did't know I had it in me. I will certianly read the twiki page on it.
thanks for the other comments. I'll be back. gideon On Thursday 13 November 2003 10:34 pm, Carroll Grigsby wrote: > On Friday 14 November 2003 09:32 pm, gideon wrote: > > Hi folks, > > > > I'm a newbie, wouldn't you like to be a newbie too? > > Anyway, I'm just staring to try out linux. I'm actually mostly a mac > > user, but I also use Win. > > > > I have read many comments about various ways of accomplishing the multi > > boot system, which I am sure is not an unusual setup. However I lack the > > background knowledge to make sense of it all. > > > > Can someone explain or point me to the information that VERY clearly > > explains the best way to create a new system from scratch that gives the > > option upon boot up as to which OS to startup? > > > > I am OK with wiping my drive and starting over from scratch as I was > > planning on doing this as soon as the 9.2 ISO's are available. > > > > Thanks a bunch. > > > > Gideon > > Gideon: > First of all, you might want to read up on why hijacking of threads is > considered inappropriate behavior on our twiki at: > http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/MandrakeMailingListEtiquette > > In spite of what you may have heard about the wonders of Linux, it _is not_ > true that it includes the ability to read your mind. IOW, tell us more > about the system upon which you intend to load Mandrake -- in your case, > referring to both Macs and Windows machines is especially confusing. If we > know where you're at, we have a better chance of telling you how to get to > where you want to go. > > If you are talking some breed of Windows machine, all it really takes is > some free HD space, and compatible hardware. (Poke around on the twiki site > (above) -- and Mandrake's home page, too). If everything seems cool, just > pop the first CD in the drive and go for it. My experience has been that > the defaults work nicely. If they don't, there are usually workarounds. > > In most cases, the installation routine will handle the dual boot setup > without any hassle. The whole drill shouldn't take much more than an hour. > Hint: The defaults usually work, but it is a good idea to read the fine > print. If the defaults cause problems, we're here. > > -- cmg > Friday the 13th falls on a Thursday this month. (Churchy LaFemme)
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
