war59312 Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 Hey I Burned it and now I got one major problem. The cdrom.img in the D:images is only 0 bytes. So I can not use the create boot disk thing cause nothing happens when you click write. Please I really would like to see this seeing how I have never seen it before. I believe that this file is my problem. Think its a bad file so if anyone has the good one please let me know. Thanks a lot, Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiGhTfast Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 were did u get it btw?? never actually used linux wanna have a look at it, any screenies of this version about?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritsuke Veteran Posted August 19, 2001 Veteran Share Posted August 19, 2001 Mandrake is actually the best distro of linux in my opinion....really easy to use. It also has a certification training site to get certified which is pretty cool. http://www.linux-mandrake.com/ http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/fscreenshots.php3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiGhTfast Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 wow........... that looks really good, gonna get it cheers [edit]Mandrake Linux 8.1 beta for i586 and higher............ do i need to get 1586 iso b4 gettin mandrake then?? which one MandrakeFreq-20010810-ext.i586.iso or MandrakeFreq-20010810-inst.i586.iso??[/edit] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kintamanate Posted August 20, 2001 Share Posted August 20, 2001 war59312, fear not! I have the same with my Linux-Mandrake 8.0 freq Traktopel-Freq1-i586 I installed it fine, without a problem! If your BIOS can boot from the CDROM and you want to perform a standard installation of Linux-Mandrake (not using Lnx4Win), you can also set your BIOS to boot from the CDROM before searching the hard disk. Look for Boot sequence in the BIOS features setup. the above, taken from mandrake install guide chapter 3 after the changes made in bios, pop in your mandrake cd and reboot. you will get the installation screen..and from there Good Luck! I have tried Linux-Mandrake 8.0. Toyed with it on my system for about 3 or 4 days, but got decided to leave it out of my final system layout (misc complications...). I'll stick with Windows, (WinME/2k dualboot) thanks. :cool: Maybe some day I will give Linux another shot, but...not today LiGhTfast; download Linux Mandrake 8.1 Beta knock yourself out!:p -kintamanate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortensen Posted August 29, 2001 Share Posted August 29, 2001 That Linux site takes AGES to load... it won't load at all for me, I only get a "Connection Timed Out". :( - I would love to see some screenshots [and maybe even try out] Linux. Grrrrrrr.... it makes me SO mad... :( -mortensenj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MulletRobZ Posted August 30, 2001 Share Posted August 30, 2001 Excuse me, but there are NO screenshots of Mandrake 8.1 Beta 1, I'm afraid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywonka69 Posted August 30, 2001 Share Posted August 30, 2001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MulletRobZ Posted August 30, 2001 Share Posted August 30, 2001 Traktopel is 8.0, you ding dong! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywonka69 Posted August 30, 2001 Share Posted August 30, 2001 took off Mandrake website im curently runig 8.0 if want linux and you have no ideal i recomend Mandrake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MulletRobZ Posted August 30, 2001 Share Posted August 30, 2001 I'm already running Mandrake 8.0, thanks! And believe me, it kicks ass! Why else would I put "Linux > Windows" in my sig? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywonka69 Posted August 30, 2001 Share Posted August 30, 2001 only prob i got with mandrake is it sometimes gets a little slow but thats easily fixed other than the 1gb instalation mandrake kicks @$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redmak Administrators Posted August 30, 2001 Administrators Share Posted August 30, 2001 So... willywonka is dutch :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
configure Veteran Posted August 30, 2001 Veteran Share Posted August 30, 2001 Slack and SuSE all daaaaaa way ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MulletRobZ Posted September 2, 2001 Share Posted September 2, 2001 Heard of those two distros, but never tried them! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeza Posted September 2, 2001 Share Posted September 2, 2001 that background is tight ( the windows ME one ) mind sending it to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
man4theladys Posted September 2, 2001 Share Posted September 2, 2001 I've heard a lot about linux, but can some explain to me indepth what it is, advantages disadvantages, andd if I wanted to install if could i just partition my hardrive? If so would it conflict with windows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywonka69 Posted September 3, 2001 Share Posted September 3, 2001 look on mandrakes web site for the background have no clue were to get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MulletRobZ Posted September 3, 2001 Share Posted September 3, 2001 Originally posted by man4theladys I've heard a lot about linux, but can some explain to me indepth what it is, advantages disadvantages, andd if I wanted to install if could i just partition my hardrive? If so would it conflict with windows? Yes, you can partition your hard drive with Linux-Mandrake 8.0 without conflicting Windows! I would recommend using the LILO at boot so you can choose whether to boot between Linux and Windows! Its advantages are : 1. It's more stable than W2K! 2. You can do a heck of a lot more customization than in Windows 9x! 3. It comes with a hectic amount of applications, but make sure you clear at least 5 GB (for the Standard Edition) or 10 GB (for the PowerPack) so you can have enough space to install them all! 4. You can still access Windows files and you can even install Windows fonts! 5. It comes with 11 graphical environments! 6. So many other advantages that it's impossible to tell you, so find out for yourself! However, there are a couple of disadvantages : 1. You can't read the EXT2 partitions in Windows. 2. It doesn't support Winmodems nor USB devices! If you have any questions on Linux, ICQ me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywonka69 Posted September 3, 2001 Share Posted September 3, 2001 i dont know what linux your using but my keyboard and mouse and jostick work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
configure Veteran Posted September 4, 2001 Veteran Share Posted September 4, 2001 I would recommend using the LILO at boot so you can choose whether to boot between Linux and Windows!Loadlin is your alternative.. It allow you to boot into linux from dos prompt using the kernel image file you've copied into your FAT32 partition. loadlin will not interfere your MBR or whatsoever, so in my opinion, it's safer..3. It comes with a hectic amount of applications, but make sure you clear at least 5 GB (for the Standard Edition) or 10 GB (for the PowerPack) so you can have enough space to install them all! WHAT?!?!!?!?!!!Disadvantage: ofcause.. You need to be patient and learn how things work. How do you learn them? There're documentation attach with every (i've never seen linux's software without docs.. lol) software. If you have any problem using command or whatever, there's always 'man' to help you out. Make sure you install 'man' ;) http://www.linuxdoc.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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