02-18-2006
One solution for you Ms. Tammy, is to use Mandrake, I'm guessing that this will be a beginners course though, so the instructor may be expecting you to have certain commands available on the CLI.
The reason I suggest Manrdake is cause it has an option to install itself onto a windows partition to Co-exist with windows and you'll just boot into a different OS depending on what you pick at the boot menu
if you're going with RTM's option to backup your files and such, then the rule of thumb is to install windows first, I've had it work once, which apparently surprises some people, windows has a habit of writing to other partitions even though it doesn't understand ext2/ext3 which is what linux usually uses.
There's also the deal with how much you're suppoosed to give to the different paritions like swap, root, etc, but just for simplification, I'd say just give root about 2 or 3 gigs (4 gigs if you're feeling generous), and leave the rest to XP, if you're new you're probably not going to use a lot of space, but they will probably try to simplify things but just assuming you've installed it all.
and I just thought I'd join the chorus with RTM, this instructor does seem pretty..um...incomplete? instructions, at least even brief ones, would've been helpful here, especially if it's for n00bs who need some direction before they can possibly know where to go online to find solutions, this might be cause for alarm.
just thought I'd add my two cents while I was here...
Last edited by thmnetwork; 02-18-2006 at 05:26 PM..
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NAME
extlinux - install the SYSLINUX bootloader on a ext2/ext3 filesystem
SYNOPSIS
extlinux [options] directory
DESCRIPTION
EXTLINUX is a new syslinux derivative, which boots from a Linux ext2/ext3 filesystem. It works the same way as SYSLINUX, with a few slight
modifications. It is intended to simplify first-time installation of Linux, and for creation of rescue and other special-purpose boot
disks.
The installer is designed to be run on a mounted directory. For example, if you have an ext2 or ext3 usb key mounted on /mnt, you can run
the following command:
extlinux --install /mnt
OPTIONS
-H, --heads=#
Force the number of heads.
-i, --install
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-O, --clear-once
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-o, --once=command
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-M, --menu-save=label
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--reset-adv
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-S, --sectors=#
Force the number of sectors per track.
-U, --update
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-z, --zip
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FILES
The extlinux configuration file needs to be named extlinux.conf and needs to be stored in the extlinux installation directory. For more
information about the contents of extlinux.conf, see syslinux(1) manpage, section files.
BUGS
I would appreciate hearing of any problems you have with SYSLINUX. I would also like to hear from you if you have successfully used SYS-
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If you are reporting problems, please include all possible information about your system and your BIOS; the vast majority of all problems
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There is a mailing list for discussion among SYSLINUX users and for announcements of new and test versions. To join, send a message to
majordomo@linux.kernel.org with the line:
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