Serious noob in need of help!
Forum: HD Install
Topic: Serious noob in need of help!
started by: JeBuS +
Posted by JeBuS + on Jan. 01 2006,21:45
Hey,I have searched and what not but i can find the ansewer probly because its too simple for someone else to need to ask
anywho
I have no idea which file or files i have to download
I want to put them on a cd then install it onto my harddrive so i can dual boot between dsl and win98. If you need any more info from me just ask and please dont flame me...thanks
JeBuS
Posted by doobit on Jan. 01 2006,22:27
Probably the best thing to do is a google on how to dual boot linux. It's a long discussion and you need to follow a step-by-step to partition and format your hard drive first.
Posted by JeBuS + on Jan. 01 2006,23:15
ok thx, but if i wasnt to dual boot then what would i need to download?
Posted by doobit on Jan. 02 2006,13:05
Download one of the DSl-?.??ISO files. Use a CD burning program that can burn CDs from ISO images and burn a CD Try running it from the CD for a while first. It's pretty fast right from the CD and that way you don't need to touch your hard drive for awhile.
Posted by Caspar_s on Jan. 02 2006,20:51
It is actually incredibly simple to get dual boot runnning with DSLIF
you have a partition to put it on. You just right click and use the script. It was done in about a minute (I'd just installed windows again and dsl was a pleasant surprise...)
If you get the cd running (current dsl.iso) and find it a bit slow, you can boot using the cd and use - fromhd= or toram so that it isn't accessing the cd.
If you don't have a spare partition and want to have dsl on it, you'll need to resize the one you have.
Posted by Jebus on Jan. 02 2006,21:48
ok do i downloaded these files:dsl-2.0.iso
dsl-2.0.iso.md5.txt
Posted by green on Jan. 02 2006,22:03
Yes.
Posted by Gazeek on Jan. 11 2006,21:46
Caspar_s, when you say right click to install to the Hard Drive, what are you talking about right clicking?
Posted by cbagger01 on Jan. 12 2006,17:40
Right click on a blank area of the desktop.A main menu will appear that is similar to the MSWindows "Start" menu.