[linux-help] Re: I forgot to mention.

["Jim Vetor" <jvetor1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you for the reply. I had the same trouble with Slackware when I was 
trying to put it on a 2.0 gig hard drive dedicated to Linux only. I always 
start setting up partitions with / (root) first then /home and last I make 
my swap partition. It was weird and it done the same with several different 
versions.

Jim


>From: "Michael Holmes" <maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: linux-help@xxxxxxxxx
>To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [linux-help] Re: I forgot to mention.
>Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 23:36:32 -0600
>
>
>If it will help, I have slackware running on my laptop, I have a / dir, a
>/boot dir, and a /home dir on my drive ( or should I say partitions, along
>with a <swap> partition)  One mistake I've made is: I made a 1.5 gig windoz
>partition and lilo crashed.  Linux must have something in the first 1024 
>meg
>of the hard drive to boot with.  That is why I have a 20 meg /boot 
>partition
>as hda1 then a 2 gig partition for windoz and then linux in back. Once 
>Linux
>was up and running, it can go anywhere on the drive it wants, but when it 
>is
>first starting, it must be within the first 1024 meg.    When you made one
>big fat partition and nothing else, it could boot right up front and put
>stuff where it wanted.
>
>Mike
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jim Vetor" <jvetor1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 9:25 AM
>Subject: [linux-help] Re: I forgot to mention.
>
>
> >
> > I had a terrible time trying to install Slackware. One day by accident I
> > made the complete drive root with no other partitions and the install 
>went
> > off without a hitch.
> >
> > what was I doing wrong.
> >
> > The problem I had with slackware is most files that I had worked with in
> > Mandrake were either different or not there. I just had a terrible time
> > finding things or knowing how to manually change settings.
> >
> > I needed a working system so went back to Mandrake. When I get my older
> > system back working I would like to install Slackware and try to learn 
>it.
>I
> > have a friend who swears by Slackware and that is his main desktop. To 
>bad
> > he lives so fare away. :>) I have only been messing with Linux a little
>over
> > a year off and on. CU
> > Jim
> >
> >
> > >From: "Michael Holmes" <maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Reply-To: linux-help@xxxxxxxxx
> > >To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >Subject: [linux-help] Re: I forgot to mention.
> > >Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 01:03:35 -0600
> > >
> > >
> > >I have run slackware on my laptop for over a year now.  Zero problems,
> > >nada,
> > >not one single problem on the laptop.  I has booted every single time.
> > >
> > >Mike
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Steven Saner" <ssaner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 12:51 PM
> > >Subject: [linux-help] Re: I forgot to mention.
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Well, I am one of the few (only?) ACLUG members that thinks 
>Slackware
> > > > is superior to all other Linux distributions (slightly exaggerated
> > > > statement designed to ruffle some feathers :-). So, I can probably
> > > > help you. Feel free to email me privately if you wish. I don't know
> > > > what kinds of classes New Horizons offers. I kind of doubt that they
> > > > offer a class specifically on Linux, and I'm sure they don't offer 
>one
> > > > specifically on Slackware. However, I think they do have some basic
> > > > Unix classes.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Dec 19, 2000 at 12:21:49PM -0600, Anthony A Bogardus wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I forgot to mention. I had Slackware Linux 7 installed but I
> > >uninstalled
> > > > > it because I was low on hard drive space and I forgot to enter a
>user
> > > > > name and password when I installed Slackware. If I install 
>Slackware
> > > > > again I ought to have someone from ACLUG or somewhere else help me
> > >with
> > > > > it because I'm a newbie. I really need to take some classes.
> > > > > New Horizons might be a good place.
> > > > >
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