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RE: Linux Help
I would be happy to try to help you along (or anyone else on the list).
I use Mandrake, which is based on RedHat, but all the source is compiled for
Pentium class machines rather than 386. Mandrake is also more friendly (at
least in the setup department) than RedHat. If you're not emotionally
attached to RedHat, I might suggest a change, and I can mail you the
CD-ROM's for the latest version, 7.1 (It's also freeware). Regardless, my
offer stands for help.
Currently, I use my Mandrake system as a server for my windows machines at
home. It hosts a firewall and dial-on-demand internet connectivity
(overkill, but fun).
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Droege [mailto:droege@wwa.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 12:01 AM
> To: tass@listserv.wwa.com
> Subject: Linux Help
>
>
> I now have Linux loaded and running. I think. After trying many
> combinations of disk partitioning, I finally gave up on
> saving my Windows
> installation.
>
> It serves o'll Bill right if Linux won't run with Windows.
> OK, I know it
> can be done, but it is probably not worth the effort.
>
> Would a few of you volunteer to teach me Linux?
>
> I just need to ask questions from time to time. If I get
> more than one
> volunteer, I will spread the questions around so no one has
> to bear all the
> stupidity. I have a lot of Linux books. So don't recommend
> one. They all
> seem to be 2" thick. It must be some rule that you keep
> writing until it
> is that thick.
>
> I have Red Had 6.2 installed in the server mode. I tried to
> load it in
> terminal mode but it hung at about 500 MB of programs loaded.
> Obviously
> the automatic partitioning (grab and erase all disks) did not
> set up enough
> space for the code it was trying to load. It just got that
> far and hung.
>
> I studied the Red Hat book carefully. No where does it tell
> you how to log
> on. I had to guess. So I typed "root" and my password, and
> that seemed to
> work. Sigh! I also have me as a user but have not figured
> out how to get
> at that yet.
>
> Tom Droege
>
>