Help, please...

[Rizzo]

OK. I've just downloaded Peanut Linux v9 on recommendation of Dnar.

I feel I am quite good with computers and learn fast. But so far, after about an hour of trying. I can't get it installed.

Here is what I am trying to do:

C:\FAT32 - Windows 2000 Pro
D:\Whatever - Linux

(C:\ and D:\ are seperate disks, not just partitions)

E:\DVD Drive
F:\CD Drive

OK. I have looked at the install readme and it says that you can only install to a DOS partition if you copy the install files there.

I have tried formattign it at FAT32 and copyign the files to the drive but when you type 'mount /dev/hdb1 /DOS' then 'dos -install' it doesn't like it. Says it can't find the DOS/Win partition or something like that.

Tried formatting it with FAT but it doesn't like that either.

Used 'fdisk /dev/hdb' and then creatign a DOS partition but it doesn't like that because it says there is nothing there. And when you do 'fdisk -l'; /dev/hdb has no file system.

Basically, it is very confusing... and this is just the install.

Hope this makes some sort of sense to someone...

Thanks.

[dnar]

Is hdb1 mounted following mount /dev/hdb1 /DOS ???
Are you aware Linux is case sensitive? dos <> DOS.
More info please.

[Rick_Deadly]

Originally posted by Rizzo
OK. I've just downloaded Peanut Linux v9 on recommendation of Dnar.

I feel I am quite good with computers and learn fast. But so far, after about an hour of trying. I can't get it installed.

Here is what I am trying to do:

C:\FAT32 - Windows 2000 Pro
D:\Whatever - Linux

(C:\ and D:\ are seperate disks, not just partitions)

E:\DVD Drive
F:\CD Drive

OK. I have looked at the install readme and it says that you can only install to a DOS partition if you copy the install files there.

I have tried formattign it at FAT32 and copyign the files to the drive but when you type 'mount /dev/hdb1 /DOS' then 'dos -install' it doesn't like it. Says it can't find the DOS/Win partition or something like that.

Tried formatting it with FAT but it doesn't like that either.

Used 'fdisk /dev/hdb' and then creatign a DOS partition but it doesn't like that because it says there is nothing there. And when you do 'fdisk -l'; /dev/hdb has no file system.

Basically, it is very confusing... and this is just the install.

Hope this makes some sort of sense to someone...

Thanks.

Since you are using "C:" for your windows (This would be the Primary Master IDE) and "D:" for your Linux...

Edited to prevent confusion, not hide my errors... that's how we learn... start edit :)

The drive you are trying to install the Linux on will be "/dev/hdb".
But of course, you knew that :)

Finish edit.

[dnar]

Originally posted by Rick_Deadly




Since you are using "C:" for your windows (This would be the Primary Master IDE) and "D:" for your Linux...



The drive you are trying to install the Linux on will be "/dev/hdb2".



Hope I read it right, and that's your problem.



Good luck,
Incorrect. The first IDE drive is hda, second is hdb. The numbers are partition numbers.

[Rizzo]

OK... Peanut Linux is installed. But when I try and load 'startx' or whatever it is (not very good with names), I get this crap:

Could not find config file!

Tried:

/etc/xf86config
/usr/x11r6/lib/x86config.unix
/usr/x1166/lib/x11/xf86config

Fatal server error:

No config file.

[dnar]

Peanut has XFree86 version 4.0.3. The config file is actually:





/etc/X11/XF86Config-4





Check it exists. May not include the "-4" if not configured yet, or running the included 3.3.6 version of XFree86.





Try running:
/usr/X11R6/bin/xf86config to configure you video card.

[Rick_Deadly]

Originally posted by dnar

Incorrect. The first IDE drive is hda, second is hdb. The numbers are partition numbers.

Thanks Dnar... I knew I shouldn't have used my failing memory, I should have looked it up. I guess I was being lazy because I knew you'd correct me if I was wrong. I won't let it happen again, please don't give me too many demerits :)

[dnar]

Originally posted by Rick_Deadly
















Thanks Dnar... I knew I shouldn't have used my failing memory, I should have looked it up. I guess I was being lazy because I knew you'd correct me if I was wrong. I won't let it happen again, please don't give me too many demerits :)




That is Ok Rick, my old frog leaping buddy....




Your penalty is.... 20 kernel compiles! Getting cracking! :D :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :D

[Rizzo]

OK. I couldn't find a 'xf86config' that you said to use for GFX card setup, but I did find 'xf86setup'.

When I ran this it said something about 'This program will setup for GFX card; press enter'

But when you press enter is says 'You need to be in root to run this' or soemthing to that affect.

What does it mean!

[dnar]

Sorry, my mistake (give me a break its late!).

You must be logged in as "root" user or superuser for this (similar to Administrator login in Windows).

As a normal user, to become superuser, type "su" followed by password.

[Rizzo]

OK, I've logged on a 'root' and used 'xf86setup'. But when I try and setup the mouse it says you should change the protocol and press 'a' to apply it. See if the mouse works, then try the next.

The problem is, none of them work for my mouse (Microsoft IntelliMouse [nothing special, except a wheel]).

And my GFX card isn't listed (GeFroce 2 Pro).

On a plus, the keyboard setup worked fine, and detected my keyboard fine (105-key).

[dnar]

Ok, mouse is easy, modify ./etc/X11/XF86Config (or XF86Config-4 for veriosn 4.0.3) with the following:-





Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Mouse0"

Driver "mouse"

Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"

Option "Emulate3Buttons" "off"

Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

EndSection





I will check your video card driver status and advise...

[dnar]

Ok, if you read the supported hardware docos, you would find your card is not supported in XFree86 3.3.6. You need the more recent XFree86 4.0.3 available at the Peanut site here (http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/peanut/pkgs/XFree86-4.0.3/)





Your config file is then: /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 :D

[Rizzo]

OK.

I've downloaded XFree86-4.0.3.tar.bz2.

What do I do with it?

[MechCD]

Read the documentation in the compressed archive

do a "man gzip" and "man untar (might be tar)"at the console to figure out how to uncompress it.

[MechCD]

Post wars

Oh what it is to reinstall drivers.... alot(windows).

Gee in linux, I only had to set it up once and it hasn't done anything evil except for the "me scred" thread, but that was all.

I should get me win98 more stable... but that requires booting out of linux. Booting out of linux baaaaad