When i go to install, It freezes on the first bar. Like the First bar is done, and it doesnt move to the second bar.

I think the problem might be my HDD.

I have a 250 gig Seagate HDD...

Its partitioned into two partitions, the first partition has XP on it, and the second partition is unallocated space as of now. I think it might be NTFS...

Could that be the problem? And if it is..Is their a way to change it from NTFS, without having to lose the stuff on my first partition?

Thanks SOOOO MUCH!

-Mike

Vsn 5.059

and i burned the ISO to a Memorex CD-RW, at lowest speed (16x)

Thanks again in advance!

I do not think the Linspire installation disk can partition or format a disk. Try setting up your Linux partitions using another utility and then try starting the installation again.

Hmm, the only thing is, I dont know how to set it up where that the windows partition stays NTFS, and the other portion switches to FAT32...

If you know of a program that can do that, I would greatly appreciate the find!

Thanks again Cogar!

-Mike

You are welcome.

Although you can run Linux in FAT32, it is a much better idea to use ext3 or reiserfs as a file system for Linux. I think Linspire expects to see a FAT32 file system though, and it will automatically overwrite it as reiserfs, if I recall correctly.

The Windows utility Fdisk can add and delete partitions. I do not recall if it can format them. It has been awhile since I used them.

Although I admit it is unlikely, if you happen to have a Kubuntu or Ubuntu installation disk, you can also use the excellent partitioner in those distros. To use them, you would just start an installation and stop the installation after partitioning your drive. The only disadvantage (a minor one) is that after partitioning it may start installing Kubuntu or Ubuntu. In that case, you would just wait a few minutes until it gets to a stopping point and then Ctrl-Alt-Delete to restart the computer and restart your Linspire installation. I hope that helps.

Yes! That helps a lot.

Do you know of any distros that support Dual boot on a NTFS?

I dont think it matters, but i have Windows X64 as well.

Thanks again,

- Mike

At least some, if not most, of the new distros are capable of coexisting on a machine shared with Windows using NTFS. Many of them have installation programs that can repartition an NTFS disk or partition. I know that SUSE is one of them. I think Mandriva is another.

I am not aware of any Linux distro that uses NTFS directly. Linux prefers ext3 or reiserfs, and can use FAT32 if necessary IIRC.

*Anotehr update on SaveFerris' Linux adventure*

Ok, i used Nortan Partition Mageic to convert teh unallocated space to Ext3.

Now, i guess i just have to make the install disk.

I dont think i want linspire anymore...

How is SUSE ..is it GUI and user friendly?

Im looking for a GUI based that is very user friendly <_< Im a bit of a noob.

Thanks man

-Mike

Regarding the latest version of SUSE (10.0), I am only familiar with the retail (boxed) version. It was supremely easy to install. Actually, it breezed through the install more easily than Windows XP. The only difficulty was hardware related--my modem/router has some unusual behavior and I had to change two files to compensate. If you run into the same problem I posted the solution at another forum:

http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/index.p...825&highlight=

Three other easy to install distributions are Kubuntu, Ubuntu, and Xandros. (Where do people get these names? ) If you have a wired connection and reasonably modern hardware, any of them should install easily and run well. Setting up wireless with any of them will be more difficult. For wireless hardware, I recommend sticking with SUSE.

You may want to download MADBOOT, I haven't tried but suspect you could get your extra partition reformatted to FAT32, which Linspire is probably expecting to see.
http://www.madboot.com
also available from tucows, nonags, etc

ok new problem

I got SUSE 10 install disk 1 installed properly..

But it never asked for disk 2 or 3 etc.

It said that basic installation was done...so i went to "Boot from HD" then clicked SUSE 10, and it loads up a bunch of stuff and asks for a login...

I never createad a login though..

After the first disk finished, it said shutting down in 10 seconds, click either stop or shut down.

hmm...thanks a bunch mate

-mike

by the way Cogar...do you have an AIM screename?

Fortunately, I have installed SUSE 10.0 on three computers and the most recent one was less than a week ago, so I remember things reasonably clearly. I recall it asks for a password and admonishes you to not forget it. This would be the root password. Somewhat later, it asks for your real name, a name to use with your account, and a password to be used. I recall it even has a suggestion button next to the account name. I think by default it uses a lower case version of your first name.

As an example, if you entered Bob Smith as your real name and used bob as your user name, you would enter bob for the login name and use the appropriate password in the other blank. To login as an administrator (not recommended), you would use the login name "root" (no quotes) and enter the root password--the "do not forget" password you first entered. (Incidentally, if you need root access, you can get to it through the regular user account without logging in as root. If you don't understand how that works, just ask or shoot me a PM.)

Regarding disks 2 and on, a basic installation does not necessarily include that much, and you may find yourself adding a lot to the basic install over the next weeks. (I have only done the DVD install, so I am not familiar with what resides on each, though.) Over time, you will perform updates or add programs and YaST will ask you to insert a particular CD.

I do not use AIM or any similar communication tool. Sorry.

I just came across another thread dealing with a password problem. It may also prove helpful.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=390803

Linspire will not easily install or perhaps not at all install to SATAII drives. I will be testing a new beta to see if it addresses this issue later tonight. I sure hope it works... I could not even get the LiveCD to work... then when it did it saw no drive to install to...

ps... SUSE v10 installed flawlessly... 64bit SMP too... AMD 64x2