Linux

[Raven_Writer]

Originally posted by Ian W.
...Then install XP and have fun watching it crash every five minutes after you get anything else installed on it (my experience at least).

Amen to that one. I've got XP Home and it crashes all the time.

If you don't want to install linux, but want to see how it is, google for knoppix. It's a big file (but I think u can also download some files seperately), burn it to a cd, make sure you can boot from a cd, put the cd in the drive, restart, and presto!

Granted it takes a lil' bit of time to startup, but it's not a bad thing.

i am not quite sure. i think he wants it un-installed so that he can re-install it. he said that he accidently put in icelandic for the language and has no idea whats going on now. he installed it to begin with because he hates windows with a passion. so i guess he just wants to completely un-install it so that he can re-install it correctly. i will ask him again in the morning. thank you all so much!

[Adam Y.]

he said that he accidently put in icelandic for the language and has no idea whats going on now. he installed it to begin with because he hates windows with a passion.

I do not think anyone that owns windows has ever had that problem.

thanks you guys! he finally got it all fixed and re-installed and such. you really helped him.

[robot180]

I justed finished installing Vector Linux. I am not sure which version. My hard drive is partitioned. /dev/hda1 is Windows ME (don't laugh) /dev/hda2 is linux, I think. /dev/hda3 is the Linux Swap. I finished the post-installation configuration and I restarted the computer. It booted into Windows and I don't know how to get into Linux. It says to go into DOS, open the veclinux directory which I have on the hard drive (hda1), and run linux2.bat which I don't have in that folder and I don't know any DOS commands or how to open that file from DOS. If someone can help me sometime in the next few minutes, that would really help.

[Raven_Writer]

Originally posted by robot180
I justed finished installing Vector Linux. I am not sure which version. My hard drive is partitioned. /dev/hda1 is Windows ME (don't laugh) /dev/hda2 is linux, I think. /dev/hda3 is the Linux Swap. I finished the post-installation configuration and I restarted the computer. It booted into Windows and I don't know how to get into Linux. It says to go into DOS, open the veclinux directory which I have on the hard drive (hda1), and run linux2.bat which I don't have in that folder and I don't know any DOS commands or how to open that file from DOS. If someone can help me sometime in the next few minutes, that would really help.

Isn't there something in the Windows ME help documents (yuck) with something about dual-booting?

I know in XP home there is.

[robot180]

I have to set up how to boot once I get into Linux for the first time. The only problem is, how do I get into it for the first time?

[Matt Krass]

Well what IS in that folder?

[robot180]

There are lots of files related to installing Linux, but I have used all of them and I can't find linux2.bat. I was wondering if there was another way to start up Linux without using that file and without using the boot disk, since I don't have one.