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mrnsnp
Hi, I'm completely new to using linux. I am running two 250 gig hd's using SATA. I have WinXP (32 bit) on the first and Fedora Core5 (64 bit) on the second. Fedora Core installed fine, GRUB on first part of boot sector not MBR, but when I go to set it up it asks for a login name and then a password but I don't thin ...
Grub Error-17. Simple mistake. Simple fix??? PLEASE HELP!
Mugsy323
HELP! (I'm using an old 300MHz notebook just to type this!) After I was forced to reformat and reinstall XP, I (natually) had to reinstall GRUB so I could access my Linux installation (on a different physical drive).
Mysterious spaces appear
Wilhelmus
If I type vbscript. dll (Note: There are no spaces typed. ) It'll show up as: vb_script_. dll, where _ is space. Is this a bug or behaviour by design?.
linux noob needs help
cnewman
hi, first off please dont flame me im noob. (heh) im a 25 year old college student who is working alot with computers (micro pc tech) so I decided to venture ahead. I have been interested in Linux for sometime now and used to be part of a technology group that urged me to just rid windooze all together and run just ...
Ugh, boot problems.. SATA and IDE?
akimball
Hi all, I've been through the dual-boot scenario a zillion times, but never with a primary SATA and SuSE on the primary IDE. I originally want to get to the point of triple booting my machine (Linux, Windoze, OSX) - but first things first.
Installed Fedora Core5 , pc only starts to windows - now what
bigmark100
Hi there, Im new to linux, Ive just installed Fedora Core5 on to my XP pc. The pc has 2 drives, drive 1 (120gb) = nfts drive 2 (220gb) = 100gb nfts, 120 unallocated So chose to install Fedora on drive 2, in the unpartitioned half of the 2nd drive.
Windows XP & FC5 boot problem for a newbie
chauhan
Hi, I had Windows XP installed on my first HD and FC5 on my 2nd HD. Everything was ok until last week when i kept getting GRUB just before the option to select windows or linux. It would not let me do anything! I changed the boot info ( typed 'e' at option and edited the HD1 to HD0 and now it will boot to linux but ...
installing yahoo in fedora
rizwanahmad
hey there. . . i am very new to linux and just installed fedora core 5. . how can i install yahoo messenger in fedora. . . thanx.
Booting to windows from Grub just takes me back to the main grub screen
pjcunnin
Hello again danleff, Well, now I was able to install Grub onto my MBR. What worked for me was doing in linux rescue mode: chroot mnt/sysimage/ /sbin/grub-install recheck /dev/hda And that was I was able to avoid errors that I have read other having.
Kanotix + Partions = Hard problem
swvines
Hello, I am trying to install kanotix x-2004 on a 20 GB hard drive. Windows has a 19gb partition. I can not resize it. I am using Qtparted. i have try many times to create a new partition but i got no where.
Installing LAMP on Fedora Core 4
Tetsuo75
Anybody can advise me on how to get a successful Mysql,PHP and apache webserver up and running on my Fedora Core 4? By default, FC4 does not run mysql, and although I have installed the respective packages, I still cannot get mysql to run with php.
booting with fedora disk 1
rizzwizz
hey there. . . . i want to install fedora on my laptop. . i downloaded the five iso files from fedora website. . . burned each file on the cds but my pc doesnt boot with the fedora disk 1. . . i changed the boot sequence and the first boot device is my cd rom but when i reboot my pc with the fedora disk inside the ...
How to change, alter, or completely remove Grub Boot Loader from Windows XP?
nicemancb
I've got 3 drives: all 20gb capacity 1st HD - WinXP (no partitions) 2nd HD - NTFS formatted; just for backup 3rd HD - Suse Linux 9. 1 Personal I installed the I installed Suse Linuz 9. 1 mainly with default settings.
Need help dual booting XP/FC 4
MostNutsEver
I grabbed FC4 off of bittorrent but I realized I have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to dual booting OS's. My computer is a Gateway with a 75 GB HD, 1 gig of RAM. I have a cable internet connection.
Grub error 17 when dual booting Fedora 5...
rmetz
I am hoping that someone can help me with my problem. I read some of the other questions along these lines, but none solved my problem. I have XP Home on HDA and I had Ubuntu Breezy on HDB2. There was no problem with Ubuntu, but I decided to try out Fedora.
Wireless adapters.....
someguyouknow
I am trying to set up internet on SuSE 10. 1. . . . i currently have a netgear WG111 which apparently has no drivers for it. . . . . i was planning on purchasing a WG111T which is a atheros chipset USB adapter but i want to make sure it works.
Unable To Scan With HP Officejet 6200 And SUSE 10.0
zenarcher
I just purchased an HP Officejet 6210 multi-function printer. The unit will print, scan, copy and fax. It is a USB connected device and I'm using SUSE 10. 0. I connected the new printer and installed it through YAST.
Newbie..Netgear WPN111 Question
ungottable
Ok ok. . . so I just got Suse Linux 10. 0 three days ago. I've always been a Mac and Windows user and have NO clue what I'm doing on Linux. . PLEASE HELP ME!! So here goes. . I built a small computer for my sister to access the internet and decided to buy Suse Linux 10.
World Cup 2006
Cormac
The World Cup will be upon us soon. Good luck to all the countries that made it in. May the best country win!.
mandriva 2006 ex linux user no boot
luburn
I'm having singular lack of success with Linux, tried Mandrake 9 and quite liked it apart from a couple of bugs since them looked at Ubuntu and Knoppix and although quite nice didn't like them enoughand thought I'd have a look at Mandriva, could produce a bootable version from the iso's I downloaded and picked up a ...