--- Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A G wrote: > > > > I am a re-newbie to Linux. A couple of weeks ago I > got > > "re-newbie"... Meaning once a guru but now again a > newbie? > he he :-)) > > Before I comment anything, > > _Rule of thumb 1_ > *Never ever* press the panic button whenever in > trouble. > > Now be it as simple as a messed up Linux install ;-)
Who said I pressed the panic button? Why dont u read my mail properly? > _Rule of thumb 2_ > *Never ever* take the easiest/fastest way out. > > Something as crazy as what you did while deleting > your > primary partition. Who are u to call my actions crazy? I tried whatever I could. If you want, let me lend you my lycoris and I will enjoy watching you regain your system. I have worked with dos n windows since 1990. So dont you teach me what I should hv done (like not deleting my partition.) > _Rule of thumb 3_ > *Know* a Linux guru. > > You could find him in friend, in group or on a > mailing > list, anywhere. Or try and be one. Fastest way to go > about > it? RTFM, which is an acronym for "Read the fine > manual". > > > my hands on Lycoris linux. When I tried to install > > lycoris, it screwed my hdd big time. It never > booted - > > which it should have, it never gave me the dual > boot > > option - which it should have. I could boot from > my > > dos floppy and access C:, but lycoris mess-up > never > > allowed me to create any file from dos. I could > just > > view. I had win98 se installed at that time. I > though > > of trying to overwrite the mbr with my my win98se > > setup. But 98se setup used to abort. I had to > DELETE > > my primary partition to make my system (win98se) > work! > > > > If you read your message again, you will realize > that > no where have you mentioned how did you actually go > about > installing the Linux OS. But you have taken the > liberty > of saying "it" screwed my hdd etc etc... What you > need > ask is whether it was the Linux installer or it was > the > person instructing the installer? > > Simple. Know what you are doing man. I used to have red hat along with windows since 1996. So I very well know few things. And for your "Linux installer or it was the person instructing the installer?" comment, all I can say is that you better try lycoris before commenting such things? > > Can anyone tell me what could hv gone wrong? My C: > is > > 10 GB, D is 10, E is 15 GB and F is the remaining > of > > the total of 40 GB. > > Is its because lycoris cant recognise large > > partitions. I remember in year 97, 98 that red hat > > didnt work fine with large partitions. > > I think you are talking about Linux boot loader and > the > "kernel living in the first 1024 cylinders" caveat. > If yes > then the answer is No. If your distro has the latest > version > of the boot loader, then you are fine. What you need > to > check though is the support from the BIOS. > > > > > I used red hat in late 90s. But then gave it up > for > > the easy of use of 98se. I thought that lycoris > was > > the better of linux for DESKTOPS. But I am > thoroughly > > shaken with this linux experience. > > I think the main reason is, you pressing the "panic" > button > and not being well conversant with the Linux > installation > procedure. You could have at least confirmed with > someone > whether your hardware setup gets a "green" for the > "don't > read the fine manual" kind of an installation. I am an end user. I care a damn as to check the h/w n other stuff. My system is Celeron 700, 256 MB, 40 GB. i810. If knoppix works fine on my system, I was expecting the so-called "better" versions of linux to work fine. > > Can anyone tell me which linux works fine as a > good > > desktop? It should atleast be as easy to use as > > win98se. > > You need to define "good desktop" over here. Also > what all > do you expect from a good desktop? I think what you > should > be looking at is a "desktop" rather than a distro. > > I use 3 desktops based on my needs or the type of > work which > are KDE3.1/Xfce4/IceWm. All are good. > > KDE should be your choice for desktop and Mandrake > for the > distro. > > > (Btw, before this linux mess-up, my win98se > worked fine > > for 5 years.) > > Like, > You never had those "cute blue screen bombs"? OR > You never had to reboot your SE ever? OR > You never had any virus problems? OR > You never had any security issues with that SE, > which belongs > to the (in)famous 9x series? OR > Simply what about the windows licensing? > > :-)) Never did I hv BSOD. I dont reboot my SE. I shut it down when I am over w/ my work. No virus problems. A good free AV from avasta and a firewall from zonealarm is sufficient. I have a n original legal copy of SE. As for my experience w/ dos and windows, I have written com equivalent (just few interfaces and) (means wrote the same MyIUnknown, MyIDespatch etc etc and used it). Another thing. SE (developed in 98) is better than linux that I saw in 2001. My company system admin just changed the lan card of the linux system that he had, and the damned thing crashed. Last but not the least... I am a QA, tester guy. I care a damn of the intricacies of OS. For me, OS is just like a music system or a calculator. If Lycoris claim that they are the best in desktop, then show. Dont tell the user to check the admin guide and manual. Others: Thanks for telling me to try other linux. I hv got my hands on mandrake. Will try that this wkend. > > > > ~A. > > > -Andy > -- > ______________________________________________________________________ > Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > List Information: > http://plug.org.in/mailing-list/listinfo/plug-mail > Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for > mailing instructions. > ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! 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