On Mon, 08 Sep 2003 21:30:47 +0100 (BST), <spidler at superiorman.com> wrote: >> On Mon, 08 Sep 2003 21:10:37 +0100 (BST), <spidler at superiorman.com> >> wrote: >> >>>>> So in the Installation of Mandrake, I reformated the HD. So, I have >>>>> Mandrake >>>>> on here now, but I don't know how to get it off. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I think you have to get lilo off the boot sector: >>>> >>>> in linux this is done by: >>>> >>>> lilo -u /dev/hda >>>> (or whatever device it's on...) >>> >>> Ok, I don't know what I'm doing at all, remember? Where do I put the >>> lilo -u >>> command? >>> >> >> at a root command prompt..... >> >> . >> . >> . >> > > yeah, I guessed that... but I really don't know how to get there. > >>>> >>>>> I put the XP CD into the CD-ROM drive, which before booted >>>>> automatically, but as of now all I get is Linux. LINUX LINUX LINUX! >>>>> >> >> What happens when the computer is turned on? Do you get a nice GUI to >> log into the box with? >> Or a login prompt that is on a big black scr een with white letters? >> >> > > the nice GUI login with the box. > >> If the BOIS trick doesn't work, then log in at the GUI, and start up a terminal. On the main menu (looks like a K on a gear in KDE) click Run Command... type in xterm to get a terminal (in case that does not work try: konsole this is another terminal program that I think is installed on default). Anyway, you should be at a command prompt as the user you logged in as. Switch to root by doing a: su - you'll be prompted for the root password and then you'll be at a root prompt. g'luck! >> >> >>>>> Does anyone know how I can get the XP installer running? I do >>>>> believe it has >>>>> an option to reformat during the installation of XP, which would get >>>>> rid of >>>>> Mandrake on my Harddrive. >>>>> >>>>> So, any help? >>>>> >>>>> thanks >>>>> >>>>> Micah >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >>>>> http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>>>> https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >>>> http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>>> https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >>> http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>> https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list