Windows linux

How much RAM do you have in the 200, and what size HD(s)?

 

If you were to do an expert install of Mandrake then it will ask you which disks you have. Obviously if you tell it you only have one, it should (not tried it so don't flame me) just connect to internet and download anything else it needs automatically. But like Kargin said, best to have all the disks as you will probably need to re-install a couple of times when you bugger it up!

 

The Debian installer CD I use is about 10Megs. Everything else that's needed is installed from the net during the install process, and it doesn't take that long to do a minimal install of the OS. From there you can just add packages as they're needed. Admittedly though, I'm on cable and that does make life a lot easier

Kata

 

ok im downloading it all now at speeds of 150k which is alot better ( and from a uk server ) i pooched 3 cds trying to burn the first cd any ideas there straight iso's i used nero and on 1 i even unzipped the iso to a folder then burnt it same thing happened


im hopeless when it comes to linux

this cant be a good sighn if i already pooched cds

 

Make sure when your downloading teh ISOs that you dwnload them in binary mode, if you download them into ASCII mode they will corrupt, which is why you would have pooched so many CDs. Your using an FTP client I hope, not just IE or similar? Make sure your FTP client is set to downlaod them as binary. I'm sorry but I don't know how to do this, but just check your help files as it should say. I know I use FlashFXP which has binary set automatically.

 

i used ie the first time im useing flashfxp in binary image mode ( hope thats right ) so all should be ok

 

Yeah, that's it.

You should be able to download them and burn them no problem with Nero, which is what I use, and believe me, I've burned plenty of Linux distros in my time.........

Have fun with it dude

 

ill try this doesnt look good on my behalf if i cant even burn it correct

 

When you tell Nero to burn an image, it looks for a specific type of file *.NIM? or something (dunno exact coz I don't use it). You need to change the type to *All files, then select your new ISO image. it should then burn the disk for you. Hope this helps!

 

ok ive burnt it works but i cant boot from cd on the 200 i can do it on my 2000


is there a boot disk i can use

 

If you have one, just stick in a Windows boot disk, and then run the CD from there, obviously you have to have a Windows boot disk that will allow you to prompt into a CD supported DOS mode.

Then just run the setup from there.


Hope that help you. Good luck.

EDIT: Go into your BIOS and make sure it's set to check for booting off the CD.......

 

ive tried i cant find the setup prog

 

And the BIOS doesn't have a CD option in the boot sequence?

What is the listing of all the files on the CD? Maybe it's somehting not to obvious?

Can you network computers together? Maybe run the install over network? I don't know... Put the HDD in anew computer, install it, then swap theh HDD into the p200.... Linux would most likely scream a fury more unholy than the darkest reachest of Hell, but it could work. Just make sure Kudzu runs on boot up......


EDIT: Your probably looking for a file called autoboot.bat or similar, if there is a directory called dosutils, look in there. And by listing, I mean exclude the folders that have the packages in them.

 

From ftp://ftp.club-internet.fr/pub/unix/linux/distributions/Mandrake/9.0/i586/INSTALL.txt

Hope this helps

 

its ok i ended up making a boot image its in the cd

it works but i pooched the installation no gfx cant see nuttin

also formattin i found out i had bad secktors so i need a new hdd which is on the way im also gettin sum 64mb edo rams so it will be boosted


thanx for ur help kargin if u have msn plz add me so we can talk if i need more help

hogan33456@hotmail.com

 

Glad you could solve the problem without your first Linux experience being a flaming pile scrap metal.

Also I have not the MSN, last time I tried getting that thing working it didn't go well. I only use email and ICQ, as you can see in my sig

Good luck with getitng the HDD and RAM in place and getting that baby up and running.

 

yeah well its slowly happenin i was thinkin on installin it on a 3.56g hdd partion on my 20gig backup drive but then iwould have to deal with 2oses and drivers and the net and stuff so i didnt bother and im not that advanced

 

Yeah no I meant take the old HDD in the p200 and put it into a new computer (swap out HDDs) and then instal, then put the HDD back into the p200.

Also just a further warning, I don't know about Debian, but whatever you do, make sure that THAT COMPUTER DOES NOT LOSE POWER. If Linux doesn't shut down properly (loss of power, you hit the power button to turn it off without it going through the shutdown procedure, etc) you stand a good chance of killing your installation. Like I said though, most newer distros don't suffer from that problem, but it's best to avoid it anywayz.

Also yeah, I would recommend not going dual boot, unless the other OS is Windows 98 ona FAT32 partition, Linux will devour it's soul.

Well good luck.

 

well i wann keep linux on the 200 im gettin a new hdd and the computer meet this sunday and a little ram

im useing mandrake wich looks pretty cool during start up and that but its kool


p.s i have my main comp and that if i install it on that and put the hdd back in the p200 will it change the gfx driver and stuff to go with it