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Old 12-15-2005, 07:04 PM   #31
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Ah ok, that helps a ton!

But, for this one

" /Dev/sda6 is where it will install your new Linux distribution. "

do you know what i should put under the mount category for there?

probably either "/" or "/home"

hm..it says i need to put "/" somewhere before I can continue...

I hope this gets easier from here <__<

Thanks bro
-Mike
 
Old 12-15-2005, 07:11 PM   #32
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You should put your window-partiton on c: which should be /dev/sda for an easy install. Then you will need a Swap_partition for your linux, which should be about double the RAM_memory you have installed, still, if you have f ex a GIG (1000 MB) RAM you would probably suffice with a ca 800 MB swap_partition, Then, depending on whome you talk to, you'll need a boot_partiton for your bootfiles and a root_partition for the rest of your linux (kind of standard_partitons).
That means that you need ...sda-c:\-MSwindows...sda1-boot-linux...sda2-swap-linux_swap...sda3-root-linux(your_home)
Maybe you should try slackware instead, it's quite friendly and a good way to start learning/experimenting.

At the least you should have a swap sda1, and a root/boot/home sda2,
with your windows (C:\) on the first partition sda, because that's where it expects it to be.
Still, probably you knowed this already

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Old 12-15-2005, 07:12 PM   #33
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I recall the default is /. With a single partition (sda6), you will not be mounting other directories like /home separately, which would require additional partitions. You might want to reread the Slackware book.
 
Old 12-15-2005, 07:16 PM   #34
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Thanks Yoron and Cogar, but Yoron....

"At the least you should have a swap sda1, and a root/boot/home sda2,
with your windows (C:\) on the first partition sda, because that's where it expects it to be.
Still, probably you knowed this already"

Which one should i set as my boot, and which one for my home.

When you respond, Im going to try the install. Ill let you know how things work out <_<

Thanks
 
Old 12-15-2005, 07:27 PM   #35
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The boot partition you can make as sda1 and about 50 MB size, and then you should make a swap partition as your sda2, whatever you have left you make as your rootpartition sda3.

Or (simpler)
just a swap sda1 (800 MB depending on RAM) and the rest as a combined boot/root '/' sda2. (I've never installed this distrubution so i don't know how it presents itself while making partitions)

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Old 12-15-2005, 07:41 PM   #36
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Btw when the install asks where it should place your 'dual boot loader' AKA LILO or GRUB choose to place it to your MBR (MasterBootRecord) -for an easy dual boot of Windows/Linux-

For myself i would choose LILO before GRUB

If it doesn't work out, go into Ms_windows (XP?), use partition manager to delete your ext3, make an empty partition (free space) instead, without filesystem and linux_partitions, then boot your LinuxCD and just follow its instructions for making partitions.

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Old 12-19-2005, 10:40 AM   #37
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I give up

I decided on dropping SUSE, I just cant get it to work. Ive installed it about 20-25 times...all different ways, and none of them work.

I think I might try Linspire again.

But Im still having the problem, where the installation stops on the first bar in the install. The partition is Ext 3.

*Refer to the first post for my current HD setup, but disregard the NTFS, now it is Ext3.*


Any ideas on what the problem is..will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you sooooo much for your time and effort.

-Mike
 
Old 12-20-2005, 04:27 AM   #38
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Look why don't you try slackware 10.2 instead.
go into Ms_windows (XP?), use partition manager (you had one, right?) to delete your ext3, make an empty partition (free space) instead, without filesystem and any linux_partitions, then boot your Slackware_CD and just follow its instructions for making partitions. I mean it man, it's quite nice. But you can try this procedure with any distrubution you like.
The reason for letting linux create it's partitions
is that then they will work
Good luck.

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Old 12-20-2005, 12:40 PM   #39
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I mean no offense, yoron, but if he is having problems installing Linspire and SUSE, do you really think he is up to the task of installing Slackware? (It's a great distro and all, but not newbie friendly. A standard install greets you with a CLI.)

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Old 12-21-2005, 10:16 AM   #40
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Yoron, your saying I should use the Slackware partition manager to create the partitions, because their are instructions? And then I can use whatever distro I want after the partitions are made?
 
Old 12-21-2005, 10:20 AM   #41
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Cogar, what distro do you reccomend for newbs like me?

Ive used Ubuntu before, and liked it. But when I try and install Ubuntu, it stops, and I get a HDC: Lost Interrupt error. <_<

NOTHING WORKS!

-Mike
 
Old 12-21-2005, 12:56 PM   #42
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Originally Posted by SaveFerris
Cogar, what distro do you reccomend for newbs like me?

Ive used Ubuntu before, and liked it. But when I try and install Ubuntu, it stops, and I get a HDC: Lost Interrupt error. <_<

NOTHING WORKS!

-Mike
My first choice personally is retail SUSE Linux 10.0. I have tried many distros and it seems to be among the easiest to install and the easiest to troubleshoot if something goes wrong. (Easier than Windows XP, for example.) Still, I understand that you have been having problems, so pursuing SUSE may not be the best route for you.

Going on from there, I have not run across a computer yet that cannot run Ubuntu. Since you are having problems with it as well, I am starting to suspect some severe hardware problem. That is, some piece of hardware in your computer (probably the video card but maybe something else) is halting the installation of just about everything you are trying.

I just did another Linspire installation last night (my second) and it is probably the easiest to install of any distribution. Still, if anything goes wrong with the installation (which it has for you), it can be a bugger to troubleshoot. (This is due to the way Linspire "hides" most of the tools you need to fix problems.) Since you have also had problems with Linspire, it may not be a good choice either.

Therefore, since you are having problems, you may have to go on a "hunt" and find a distribution that so happens to have an installation method that will work with your hardware. I have heard that Knoppix is the champion in this area, and have also heard good things about Mandriva. As a point of reference, Mandriva has a different partition tool from the others (I recall it is called Disk Drake) and is supposed to be the best there is. You can give either of these a shot.

Let me add that if you had someone there to help you personally, they might change one or two small things in the installation, or even a BIOS setting, and everything would proceed smoothly. Unfortunately, you do not have that with online help. Good luck in any case.
 
Old 12-21-2005, 11:55 PM   #43
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an easy linspire install might be EXACTLY the cure to all this
 
Old 12-22-2005, 03:37 PM   #44
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Uh............


For the record...am i using the right version of SUSE...Keep in mind I use 64 bit windows..and I have an AMD 64 bit processor.

http://img325.imageshack.us/my.php?image=uhhh1br.jpg
 
Old 12-22-2005, 06:03 PM   #45
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Uh............


For the record...am i using the right version of SUSE...Keep in mind I use 64 bit windows..and I have an AMD 64 bit processor.

http://img325.imageshack.us/my.php?image=uhhh1br.jpg
Those look like open source 32-bit SUSE files to me. The 64-bit version is DVD only. Besides, you would be better off with the retail version or at least the eval version instead of the open version. OSS has the fewest included packages. Check out this page:
http://www.novell.com/products/susel...ions_eval.html
 
  


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