SkydiveMonkey 0 #1 January 13, 2003 [rant] Not only dit it fail to dual boot with windows, it also completly changed my drive assignments so that now my D drive is my C drive, and my C drive is my F drive. Even after formats and reinstalls of windows. Great software if you want to screw up your system though ____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #2 January 13, 2003 It's all about practice, man. I have my box set up for triple boot just fine. Look into software called GRUB. Also, some distributions are better about being installed in a dual boot situation. Other random advice: Install Windows first, on the first logical partition. It's the easiest way (although the power of grub makes just about anything possible). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #3 January 13, 2003 I ain't touching Linux for a long time after how badly it's screwed up my system. ____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wlie 0 #4 January 13, 2003 I hope this will cheer you up.No offense to lovers of other operating systems. My other ride is the relative wind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #5 January 13, 2003 haha. ____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #6 January 13, 2003 Linux is definitely not like windows. Why are you installing it? Do you need it for work/study? Are you willing to spend time to learn it? And no, you have to actually learn it, you can't poke around like windows and figure everything out. If not, just go with windows, why bother? -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #7 January 13, 2003 Cos it's becoming quite big, and I'm studying computer systems with networks at uni. It'd be nice to have some experience with it ____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chivo 0 #8 January 13, 2003 The best experience for you, will be to actually make it work. Don't give up. If you're studying computer systems, networking, etc. Linux will be an invaluable experience to add to your resume. ~Chivo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #9 January 13, 2003 What Chivo saidSeriously, if you only ever used windows, Linux will come as a bit of a shock at first. My honest recomendation is to get a book. You really can't poke around and get everything to work, but at the end of the day it is ten times the OS that windows is. -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #10 January 13, 2003 I'm sure it is. I'm just a little pissed cos of how much it's screwed with my hard drives and windows. Although, it exists to f*** windows ____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #11 January 13, 2003 Quote Seriously, if you only ever used windows, Linux will come as a bit of a shock at first. My honest recomendation is to get a book. You really can't poke around and get everything to work, but at the end of the day it is ten times the OS that windows is. The new Linux slogan "Just like MS-DOS, but without the features." The best Linux user quote "No, it's way different. You type CD forward-slash to change directories, not like MS-DOS backward-slash. It's totally different." The Geek-Alert statement "I just luvvv VI" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #12 January 13, 2003 QuoteThe best experience for you, will be to actually make it work. Don't give up. Amen to that. That's how I learned it 7 or 8 years ago. For the record, 7 or 8 years ago it wasn't quite as refined as it is today, man pages sucked, the FM was virtually non-existent, etc.. etc... If you're not willing to stick with it and figure it out there's always Windows. - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WFFC 1 #13 January 14, 2003 Quote [rant] Not only dit it fail to dual boot with windows, it also completly changed my drive assignments so that now my D drive is my C drive, and my C drive is my F drive. Even after formats and reinstalls of windows. Great software if you want to screw up your system though Fortunately, you included that 'bad' word in your post...Now don't get offended...it's 'windows'...Linux is great otherwise... All kidding aside, dual/tri boots are difficult to set up sometimes...----- ~~~Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hagar 0 #14 January 14, 2003 Ideally you should have a seperate drive to install Linux on. Much less chance of fucking up the windows partitions.--- PCSS #10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #15 January 14, 2003 Linux sucks?? hey, watch your mouth or I wash it with soap __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phatcat 0 #16 January 14, 2003 Heh, what a coincidence, the Linux half of my boot just decided it didn't want to play anymore. Fucker. So now I'm stuck in Windblows Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harro 0 #17 January 14, 2003 serves U right for choosing something non windows. Didnt you know Microsoft products get JealousJumpy Jumpy?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murrays 0 #18 January 14, 2003 Resistance is Futile?I think not!-- Murray "No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #19 January 14, 2003 Ummmmm.... you *can* re-assign drive letters with windows' drive manager utility. Linux didn't screw up. It did exactly what it was told to do. Reminds me of a little IT poem... "Oh those damn computers. How I wish that they would sell 'em. They never do what I want 'em to, only what I tell 'em!" - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aos 0 #20 January 14, 2003 QuoteYou really can't poke around and get everything to work...I disagree. The man pages are there, Poking around the man pages is actually an excellent way to learn, albeit one with a pretty steep learning curve. Playing with a book *and* the man pages is probably a great combination.When I first started playing with Linux, it was long enough ago that no one had written any books about it yet. :) I survived.Quotebut at the end of the day it is ten times the OS that windows is.Absolutely. I've got a bunch of flavors of unix running on various pieces of hardware here, and I'm glad to say I cut away from Windows completely several years ago and haven't regretted it one bit.-andrew Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #21 January 14, 2003 Linux is not for most people. If you like things easy, get a Mac. If you want sympathy, get a PC, 'cause everyone else will relate to your computer woes. If you like to tinker, get Linux - you will be doing a lot of it. Linux is my OS of choice, but I almost always run it on remote servers. I use M$ 90% of the time because my job requires it.Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #22 January 14, 2003 Quote I disagree. The man pages are there, Poking around the man pages is actually an excellent way to learn, albeit one with a pretty steep learning curve. Playing with a book *and* the man pages is probably a great combination. When I first started playing with Linux, it was long enough ago that no one had written any books about it yet. :) I survived. It all depends on how much patience and time you have. Assuming he's in uni/college CS and is using Linux for full-blown networking, he's gonna need to figure a lot of things out quickly. Some people can/want, some can't/don't want to. Easiest would be a book. Hence my recommendation. Besides, can you imagine a newbie that screwed up his filesystem and now has to "poke around" to figure out whats wrong, with his filesystem no less, without having even smelt Linux before? Ouch. Better yet, imagine what happens if one of his mounted filesystems spontaneously combusts because of his tinkering (remote, but possible). If anyone feels adventurous, apropos + man -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #23 January 14, 2003 You forgot one thing. If you like to play games...+ducks under the flying debris+ -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harro 0 #24 January 14, 2003 Im behind a firewall here. Cant download pluginJumpy Jumpy?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mre 0 #25 January 14, 2003 Quote It also completly changed my drive assignments so that now my D drive is my C drive, and my C drive is my F drive Ehm, no, Linux did not do that. The partitioning tool you used to make room for it did!Sorry. / Martin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
