on the other hand, if your problem is just not seeing any "return" or "echo" (like **** as you fill in the password, don't worry, just type the correct password and hit enter.. then enter the "free" and "open" world of Linux, were we might do it a little different than M$ winblows, but different is not neccessarly wrong.
On Thursday 06 June 2002 04:08 pm, you wrote: > 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: > > > --------- > > 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. > > -------- > > 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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