ET wrote: > John Rye wrote: >> jamespaterson wrote: >> >>> When I installed mandriva sle 2005 I chose to put the disk >>> images on the hd. >>> Now there is no more space on the root partition and >>> xwindows will not load. >>> >>> My short term solution is to delete the images - but I do >>> not know where and what they are saved as. >> >> >> Boot into Failsafe mode from lilo. >> type 'mc' >> Using the file Find function from the commands menu, enter *.iso in the >> Filename field, remove the x (checkmark) from the Case Sensitive field >> and hit OK. >> >> You'll find 'em. Highlight a file called <something>.iso in the results >> panel and hit enter. you will be taken to the directory which contains >> that file. >> >> select the file by moving your cursor to it and hit the F8 key to >> delete it. >> >> Easy eh, now learn to use mc too. >> >> To reboot your machine once you have regained the space, type 'reboot' >> and tap your enter key. >> >> I hope you are making notes here :-) >> >> Cheers >> >> John > John, I would also recommend you run install and run anacron so that > your log files (what most likely is eating the hard drive space on you) > get 'rotated' or try leaving the computer on overnight, so that cron has > a chance to run. >
ET, wrong part of the thread :-), but a good idea nevertheless. Cheers ____________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://store.mandriva.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com ____________________________________________________
