Yes, all i'm trying to do is install Mandrake 7.2 in a dual boot config. I
am unable to use lnx4win because Win2k Server does not support it (or it
does not support win2k server I should say). I insert Mandrake into my
drive, boot up and press Enter. I get the standard graphical install screen
but my mouse does not work. I try rebooting and pressing F1 and then type
'text' but then my keyboard does not work. If I boot up, press F1 and then
type 'all' I get a screen that asks where my copy of Mandrake is and lists
1. cd 2. hard drive 3. network and my keyboard works fine here, I am able to
choose cd. But this screen just takes me to the 'text installation' screen
where neither keyboard or mouse work again. In the installation manual it
mentions something about plug 'n play items but I checked my BIOS and there
doesn't seem to be a setting to enable/disable plug 'n play. I'm using USB
mouse/keyboard. If there is any other info that anyone needs in order to
lend a hand please let me know as I am quite eager to begin my journey into
Linux!
Thanks and much obliged,
Greg
On Mon, 09 Jul 2001 21:00:27 -0400, Randy Kramer wrote:
Greg,
I was confused the first time I read your note, but now it sounds like
all you really want to do is install Mandrake 7.2 in a "dual boot"
configuration on a machine that already has Windows 2000 Server
installed. Is that correct?
If so, let us know -- I think (unless there is something tricky about
Windows 2000), that is fairly easy to do and sort of the standard Linux
installation. You shrink your existing windows partition, then create
new partitions for Linux. These new partitions can be ext2 or any other
valid Linux type partition. (I'm not trying to give you the step by
step here -- if what I described is what you're trying to accomplish,
the standard step by step is available -- write back if you need help --
somebody will be able to help you.)
Or, are you trying to run some Linux applications while you are running
windows? If so, let us know which ones -- some can be done (with Cygwin
for instance) and others I suspect cannot be done.
regards,
Randy Kramer
Greg Partin wrote:
>
> I'm running Windows 2000 Server on my machine now so I believe that I
cannot
> use linx4win. Is this true? The only 2 options are to use NTFS and FAT
when
> installing Windows 2000 Server. I'm having a really difficult time with
the
> installation on top of this. Whenever I try the graphical installation
the
> mouse does not work and whenever I try the text installation the
keyboard
> does not work. I looked at the BIOS to see if there was anywhere to
turn of
> Plug 'n Play but I don't seem to have an option (is it called something
else
> that I may not know?). Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Thank you,
>
> Greg
>
> On Tue, 10 Jul 2001 02:21:23 +0000, civileme wrote:
>
> On Monday 09 July 2001 19:27, Greg Partin wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > Is it possible to install Mandrake 7.2 on a system with NTFS as its
file
> > allocation method? If not, is it possible to switch to FAT without
> having
> > to reinstall everything? Thanks and much obliged.
> >
> > Greg
> >
> >
> >
> >
> The NTFS filesystem, no. It is proprietary and secret and our best
> drivers
> just read and (experimenatlly write to it)
>
> It is possible to do a system with FAT, but a very bad idea. ext2
keeps
> fragmentation low by design, and doesn't use a defragmenter, and there
are
>
> none currently available under linux for FAT32, and , as often as
linux
> hits
> the disk with small (less than 1k) files, FAT32 would be overwhelmed
and
> severely fragmented in just a day or two.
>
> Windows would directly see those partitions and complain that they
were
> malformed or contained corrupt data and some wizard would likely offer
to
> "fix" them. Or windows would flat refuse to boot on a dual boot
system
> because all the corrupt filesystems would first have to be formatted.
>
> You can achieve a similar effect by using lnx4win.
>
> Civileme
>
>
> >
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