which linux should I use

[Jason Symes]

That answered everything. Thanks a bunch, and have a good rest of the new
year.
At 01:01 PM 1/1/02 -0000, you wrote:
>Ok, if you're installing from hard disk you need to put all the iso files in
>a directory like c:\rh72.  then you need to create the boot.img floppy.  If
>you need to install from CD you must burn the two binary disks, and either
>use the boot.img floppy or boot directly from the cd.  To boot from the cd
>you will need to make sure that the computer boots from the cd then floppy
>then hd - this can be done in the bios.
>
>ok, so if you're going to use a floppy to boot, get the dosutils\rawrite.exe
>file and the images\boot.img file.  Then type a command similar to rawrite
>boot.img a:.
>
>hope this helps.
>
>Saqib
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jason Symes" <jsymes at netins.net>
>To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 10:38 AM
>Subject: Re: which linux should I use
>
>
>> This sounds like music to my win98's ears, and extra time in my pocket.
>> Just a couple more questions. I see that, to install from hard disk, I
>must
>> create a bootable floppy. How is this done? If I were to install from cd,
>> would this have to be done and how?
>> I think that takes care of all my questions.
>> Have a good rest of new year's day.
>>
>> At 10:17 AM 1/1/02 -0000, you wrote:
>> >Ok,  Here goes with the info on installing Redhat.
>> >
>> >I hope that most of it will be straight forward - just a load of dialog
>> >boxes that ask questions like keyboard, mouse, language, etc.
>> >
>> >I would personally reccommend going for a custom install rather than a
>> >workstation because this way you can choose what to install etc - but
>your
>> >choice.
>> >
>> >The main hard bit is when you get to partitioning.  Select to partition
>> >using disk druid.  You'll be shown a list of partitions.  Probably you'll
>> >only have one partition called something like hda1.  In any case this one
>> >partition will be labelled fat32 because it's your windows partition.
>When
>> >you've selected your windows partition, tab to edit and press enter.
>There
>> >are various fields, the only one to fill in is mount point, which should
>be
>> >the single letter forward slash (/).  Then press Ok.  You'll be back in
>the
>> >main disk druid screen, so tab to next and you'll be asked how much space
>> >should be used.  Maybe 500mb for root and 64mb for swap or whatever you
>> >consider to be right.  In any case, what this does is create two files in
>> >your c: drive called something like redhat.img and rh_swap.img or
>something.
>> >You will also create a boot disk which you can use to run Linux from the
>> >images on your hard disk.
>> >
>> >Finally, something I should have said at the beginning: this only works
>on
>> >fat32 partitions so it won't work if you're using nt/2000/xp on a ntfs
>> >partition.
>> >
>> >Hope this helps, Saqib
>> >
>> >
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