LizardKing9476
09-30-2002, 07:25 PM
:confused:
OK, here's the deal. I have a Windows XP (Home) system set out as follows:
15G HDD partitioned to C: (5G), E: (Windows, 10G)
20G HDD single partitioned Primary Slave (G:)
I am now adding a 2.5Gb HDD as the Secondary Slave, so I can test Linux, my remaining UNIX knowledge, and the software I'm writing at home in a non-Windows environment. I want to use Mandrake 9.0, as I've read these forums and it seems a good one for newbie.
Now for the questions:
1 - Is there anything I need to do to prep the third HDD? It's a second-hand drive, so I'll need to format it/defragment or whatever, but is there any special way it should be done, or can I do it as part of the loader?
2 - Should I go about getting a new boot selector, or will Lilo come with Mandrake and be fine? I hear mixed reports, along the lines of 'It's powerful enough' compared to 'It's difficult to use'.
3 - Considering I'm a newbie (but not a complete idiot, I mean I build my own systems and write software for a living), is there any messing about when I boot up? I mean, I just want a 'Press one for Linux, or 2 for XP' type interface. Preferably all set up as part of the install.
4 - Will I need to watch out for any funny business from XP? All the posts I've read are talking about partitions on a single HDD, but I'm not sure if it's the same situation for a tertiary drive.
Thanks guys - I realise I've sunk several orders of magnitude into newbiedom just asking this, but I've had enough trouble with this system already - if I screw it up now, the missus will kill me....:D
OK, here's the deal. I have a Windows XP (Home) system set out as follows:
15G HDD partitioned to C: (5G), E: (Windows, 10G)
20G HDD single partitioned Primary Slave (G:)
I am now adding a 2.5Gb HDD as the Secondary Slave, so I can test Linux, my remaining UNIX knowledge, and the software I'm writing at home in a non-Windows environment. I want to use Mandrake 9.0, as I've read these forums and it seems a good one for newbie.
Now for the questions:
1 - Is there anything I need to do to prep the third HDD? It's a second-hand drive, so I'll need to format it/defragment or whatever, but is there any special way it should be done, or can I do it as part of the loader?
2 - Should I go about getting a new boot selector, or will Lilo come with Mandrake and be fine? I hear mixed reports, along the lines of 'It's powerful enough' compared to 'It's difficult to use'.
3 - Considering I'm a newbie (but not a complete idiot, I mean I build my own systems and write software for a living), is there any messing about when I boot up? I mean, I just want a 'Press one for Linux, or 2 for XP' type interface. Preferably all set up as part of the install.
4 - Will I need to watch out for any funny business from XP? All the posts I've read are talking about partitions on a single HDD, but I'm not sure if it's the same situation for a tertiary drive.
Thanks guys - I realise I've sunk several orders of magnitude into newbiedom just asking this, but I've had enough trouble with this system already - if I screw it up now, the missus will kill me....:D