Linux Install-NEED HELP

[Gamingphreek]

Originally posted by: xtknight
Hehe...you are already at the console. No password needed. The # / signifies that. Hmm I'm not sure about the DVD problem though.

But when i type nothing shows up. When i hit "Enter" nothing happens. Is that typical, or what am i supposed to be doing.

-Kevin

 

[xtknight]

Yeah that is normal...it needs a command (grub-install /dev/sda is what we were going to do). But that is after you install Windows. So what's the status now? Linux installed, Windows not installed? Or Linux installed, Windows installed, and grub boot loader stayed intact?

 

[Gamingphreek]

Linux installed Windows not yet installed.

Lastly, real quick, i want to convert the FAT32 partition i formatted in Linux to NTFS. Is there a way for me to convert AFTER windows is installed, or should i just go ahead and do it during the installation (Im not sure whether that file is there since the stupid scratch).

-Kevin

 

[xtknight]

You can do it after you install Windows with convert C: /fs:ntfs ( http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/convertfat.mspx ).
And what file do you mean? You should probably just quick format NTFS during the install.

 

[Gamingphreek]

On my Windows Disk i am missing AutoFMT.exe, which coincidentally is the Formatting utility for the OS Setup.

Well, i worked something out after all. Windows screwed up the MBR, and Grub, so i said screw it. I booted into the 2000 disk (Because of the Bad XP Disk) and i had the 3 partitions. Since i can format up to 99GB or i can format for the max size i already had it partitioned, so all i had to do was tell it to format C: for the max size. After that i deleted the 2 Linux partitions, and ill go back in Linux and install those after i get windows up and running.

When trying to do the grub-install /dev/sda all it did was give me an error in "Line 339" and a bunch of crap afterwards. So, i tried Grub-install --help, in which case it gave me a list of parameters. I tried all of those in the combination that i needed, but none of them seemed to work. At that point i did the Windows install and what not.

Now that i have Windows up and running though, and i have unpartitioned space, all should be good, and i should be able to get linux installed nicely

Ill let you know once i get linux installed again.

-Kevin

 

[xtknight]

OK, sounds good. I also have a lot of problems with installing grub but grub-install worked for me once. After you get Linux installed the second time and GRUB works correctly, then you can do the F2 thing to disable the X server (rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf). The reason you shouldn't run sax2 under the F2 thing is that everything might not be loaded yet, I'm not sure. After that reboot, get into Linux normally, then run sax2 and from there you should be able to get it working by choosing vga or vesa drivers. Then we'll download the latest NVIDIA drivers (you might be able to do that through Yast).

 

[Brazen]

SuSe is too much work. Go with Ubuntu and avoid this and all the future problems that are inevitable with SuSe.

edit: a good place to start is http://www.ubuntuguide.org

 

[SleepWalkerX]

Originally posted by: Brazen
SuSe is too much work. Go with Ubuntu and avoid this and all the future problems that are inevitable with SuSe.

edit: a good place to start is http://www.ubuntuguide.org

Lol, yeah don't get lost in the command line when trying to install. :laugh:

Here's simple instructions for setting up your nvidia graphics card in Suse with the latest drivers.

1) Make sure you have gcc, make, and kernel-sources installed.

2) Download the nvidia binary drivers and run 'chmod +x ./nvidia-installer.bin' as root with nvidia-installer.bin is the name of the file.

3) Run 'init 3' as root to get rid of the x server.

4) Run ./nvidia-installer.bin to run the file, it'll compile the drivers and stuff.

5) Run 'sax2 -m 0=nvidia' to start up sax2 and configure the resolution you want, adjust vertical and horizontal positions, adjust refresh rate, etc.

6) Run init 5. You're done.

Or an even easier way to install nvidia drivers (version 7676 or so):

Run YOU from the bottom right corner, when installing a patch choose the nvidia driver, click finish.

 

[magomago]

Not to but in the thread...but how can you get lost in the "command line" of Ubuntu? It is fairly straight foreward...instead of bitmap images you see boxes and select options with a keyboard. I don't see how one could get lost in it...

Btw is sax2 a new thing? Last I installed the nvidia drivers I didn't have to run that; I after running the installer I just changed my driver to nvidia and commented out dri and whatnot...or is it something that does that automatically for you?

 

[SleepWalkerX]

Originally posted by: magomago
Not to but in the thread...but how can you get lost in the "command line" of Ubuntu? It is fairly straight foreward...instead of bitmap images you see boxes and select options with a keyboard. I don't see how one could get lost in it...

When you're a noob, its a scary thing to be straight in the command line with no knowledge of any commands. That's what I meant. Because of course we all know of Ubuntu's inability to display video on newer ati and nvidia graphics cards. This happened to me once..

Originally posted by: magomago
Btw is sax2 a new thing? Last I installed the nvidia drivers I didn't have to run that; I after running the installer I just changed my driver to nvidia and commented out dri and whatnot...or is it something that does that automatically for you?

Its been with Suse for a good bit. Its a great tool. I'm not sure if nvidia requires you to do that, it'd be a good idea to run it though and setup everything there.

 

[xtknight]

I found Ubuntu a lot less intuitive than SUSE.

 

[Brazen]

Originally posted by: SleepWalkerX

Originally posted by: Brazen
SuSe is too much work. Go with Ubuntu and avoid this and all the future problems that are inevitable with SuSe.

edit: a good place to start is http://www.ubuntuguide.org

Lol, yeah don't get lost in the command line when trying to install. :laugh:

Here's simple instructions for setting up your nvidia graphics card in Suse with the latest drivers.

1) Make sure you have gcc, make, and kernel-sources installed.

2) Download the nvidia binary drivers and run 'chmod +x ./nvidia-installer.bin' as root with nvidia-installer.bin is the name of the file.

3) Run 'init 3' as root to get rid of the x server.

4) Run ./nvidia-installer.bin to run the file, it'll compile the drivers and stuff.

5) Run 'sax2 -m 0=nvidia' to start up sax2 and configure the resolution you want, adjust vertical and horizontal positions, adjust refresh rate, etc.

6) Run init 5. You're done.

Or an even easier way to install nvidia drivers (version 7676 or so):

Run YOU from the bottom right corner, when installing a patch choose the nvidia driver, click finish.

In Soviet Russia, you don't run the computer, the computer runs YOU

 

[SleepWalkerX]

Originally posted by: Brazen

Originally posted by: SleepWalkerX

Originally posted by: Brazen
SuSe is too much work. Go with Ubuntu and avoid this and all the future problems that are inevitable with SuSe.

edit: a good place to start is http://www.ubuntuguide.org

Lol, yeah don't get lost in the command line when trying to install. :laugh:

Here's simple instructions for setting up your nvidia graphics card in Suse with the latest drivers.

1) Make sure you have gcc, make, and kernel-sources installed.

2) Download the nvidia binary drivers and run 'chmod +x ./nvidia-installer.bin' as root with nvidia-installer.bin is the name of the file.

3) Run 'init 3' as root to get rid of the x server.

4) Run ./nvidia-installer.bin to run the file, it'll compile the drivers and stuff.

5) Run 'sax2 -m 0=nvidia' to start up sax2 and configure the resolution you want, adjust vertical and horizontal positions, adjust refresh rate, etc.

6) Run init 5. You're done.

Or an even easier way to install nvidia drivers (version 7676 or so):

Run YOU from the bottom right corner, when installing a patch choose the nvidia driver, click finish.

In Soviet Russia, you don't run the computer, the computer runs YOU

lol, never get tired of a good soviet russia joke.