Installed Mandrake 7.0 from CD to hdb (4.3 G). Used Partition Magic 4.0 to make
entire second hd a linux partition. Mandrake 7 did a fine install but cannot deal
with ISA P&P cards.
I remember RedHat 6.2 statements that an original install / as opposed to an
upgrade, will erase EVERY hard disk in your PC. How nicely thought out!!!
6/26/00 10:03:46 AM, "Charles A Edwards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>John
> If the boxed set you have is Linux Mandrake Complete you have a limited
>edition PartitionMagic on disc3. While in Windows insert the CD and using My
>Computer navigate to the PM/PtMagic folder and run Setup.exe. Then run PM
>and resize your Windows partition leaving the remainder of the drive as free
>space.( the Free space is where you will install Linux)
> Insert your Mandrake installlation and boot from your CD-ROM drive. The
>installation will see the free space on your drive and create your Linux
>partitions there.
>
> Charles
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Gist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2000 2:40 PM
>Subject: [newbie] Booting from CD at install?
>
>
>> Getting ready to do my first ever Linux install. I have the 7.0 boxed
>> set. My CD drive is bootable. The computer has Windows on a 6.4 gig
>> hard drive that is all one partition. I want to keep Windows and set up
>> dual boot with Linux. In a book on Linux/Mandrake I purchased at the
>> book store is a statement that sounds as if booting from the CD will
>> erase the drive. If this is true I will use a floppy instead.
>>
>> Thanks
>> John
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
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