Hi, I am now on my sixth day since I went out and purchased the brand new
Linux Mandrake 7.0 Complete OS, and I still do not have it installed on my
system, I only have four days left before I run out of time at the Software
store to return it for a full refund.
I am going through install h*ll with the Cylinder 1024 /boot directory
thing or obstacle, which I now know to be infamous. I also now understand
that Linux requires this Cylinder location for a /boot directory to be
inserted(crazy man)? I also understand that the included boot program for
the Linux Mandrake OS called 'Boot Magic' will not install and set up on my
system because it says I do not have a Primary Partition below the 1024th
Cylinder.
I was able to install Partition Magic and repartition my hard drive, only
to crash into 'Boot Magic's' refusal to install after already having
repartitioned my hd. So, I departitioned my hard drive back to its original
partition and then I uninstalled Partition Magic as I thought perhaps I
could install Boot Magic first, but all to no avail.
I am wondering how I go about clearing this 1024th cylinder so that Boot
Magic can install itself there? Do I have to lose all of my current
information on my hd? My current Window/dos disk usage is over 3GB, do I
have to delete all of my current web servers, data bases, and a varitey of
over 100 various applications in order to free up the space at the 1024th
cylinder?
I am totally lost as to how to go about opening up the space at this
cylinder, I have been informed that I can make some settings and that I can
repartition again, neither of which I understand? If this is possible where
and how does one make such settings?
My hard drive is 17GB and I was intending to install MDKL on a partition of
about 4GB slightly larger than the size of my Windows current disk usage,
as I intend to install all of the web servers, is this not a good idea?
Does anyone know if all distributions of Linux have this same roadblock,
(1024th cylinder) to installing the OS on a system, or can I just go and
purchase Corel's or Debian's etc, instead?
Much thanks in advance,
b/web
