On Wed, 5 Jun 2002 16:47:40 +0100 (BST)
Prabhas Kunisetty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hellow,
>
> I faced a problem in login linux, i installed the software from a cd which is freely
>supplied with a magzine . i installed the software, it automatically partionied my
>hard disk, when i started my computer it is asking a login , how to bypass that login
>, how should i use with out login, my operating system is windows 98, 256mb ram ,
>40gb hard disk, how should i uninstall the linux software from windows, because i
>cant able to login linux
>
> please help me
>
>
>
> bye...............
>
> kachi
>
hm.. i think you need an explaination..
Windows and Linux are both Operating systems. they are both used to fullfill similar
tasks. therefore,
when you use the Linux installer, it will overwrite Windows partitions unless you tell
it not to.
Linux and windows can coexist, but it takes a bit of experience with partitions ..
some practice,
and some trial and error.
now, if you forgot your login/password and cannot use your computer, it's a good
chance to start all over,
since you will probably need to reinstall everything anyway.
do the Linux installation process again. this time, choose the expert install, so you
can choose
how to partition your hard drive. this will let you choose how much space you want to
leave to Linux,
as well as restore your windows installation.
when you come to the partitioning stage of the installer, do as follows:
( the partition manager is pretty intuitive and i think you can follow these steps just
by reading the captions in the buttons. )
first of all: select and delete all existing partitions, one by one. All of your
harddrive space
should be displayed as a white bar, meaning all of the space is free.
second: create your first partition with filesystem FAT32. ( i think it's labeled
"Win98 FAT32" in
the installer )
use the sliders in the 'create partition' dialog to give it as much space as you
like, but
remember you need some space for linux too. leave about 2 GB AT LEAST for Linux.
the option "mount point" is the folder inside of which you want Linux to show
your
Windows 98 files. "/mnt/windows" or any name you like, inside of /mnt/ is a good
option.
third: as the new fat32 partition shows now in the dialog ( it will be displayed in
blue )select
the remaining "white" space, and click 'create' button again. this time, choose
'ext3'
filesystem, give this partition all of the space you have left, minus 500 MB.
you will
use those 500 MB on the next step. The mount point for this partition will be
the root
directory. in mount point, simply select the slash " / ".
fourth: you should have the blue fat32 partition and one red ext3 partition and a
little 500 MB
blank space left. select that blank space and create a filesystem of type
"Linux swap".
pull the slider all the way to the right, to make sure you waste no space. the
mount point
for this one, is "swap".
now you should have the blue fat32, the red ext3 and the last green Linux Swap.
now, this is the importat step:
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once you have made all of the partitions, choose to format them all. once you are done
with this, exit the installer. reboot your computer, and reinstall your windows 98.
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as you complete your windows installation you will notice that your hard-drive space
will
not show the space being used by Linux partitions. that's the way it is. Windows cannot
see or display filesystems other than FAT, so while you are in windows, Linux will be
invisible.
once you are happy again with your windows installation ( you may have some problems
downloading
all the porn again ;o) ) you can get back to installing Linux.
( when you are installing more than one operating system in a computer, it's always
better to
install windows first, since it's more agressive on the boot settings and would
overwrite
your Linux boot entry no matter what you did, and it would cause more problems. )
once you enter the Linux installation again, make sure you don't delete or format
any partitions, as they are already ready-to-go and you don't want to risk
formatting your windows partition AGAIN by mistake.
Always read the help messages displayed in the lower part of the screen. they
may help you understand what you are doing. that's why they are there.
And please remember: Logins are important in Linux. when the installer asks you
for an administrator password and/or usernames/passwords, use names you can remember,
if not write them down.
Finally, once the installation is complete, reboot your computer and you should
see a dialog on every start-up from now on asking if you want to boot Linux or Windows.
I hope this helps anyone who reads it, i don't think i'm too good at explaining
things,
but this should be a start for you to read..
anyway, didn't the magazine that brought the CD include some sort of guide for this
kind
of installation? it should explain far better than me...
oh, if you are actually going to try all of this, i suggest you print this email so
you can read this as you do it.
Damian
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