Hard Drive Install Guide

Forum: HD Install
Topic: Hard Drive Install Guide
started by: ajd344

Posted by ajd344 on Oct. 16 2005,19:56

Hi!

Here's a tutorial I wrote on installing DSL to your hard drive.
I havent got a v1.5 yet (there is 1.2 and 1.3) but I dont think think it is very different.

< http://zjd.zj.funpic.org/cool/dsllinuxwelcome.html > *my site got shut down for a little, link fixed

Tell me what you think!
-Andrew

Posted by lostcity on Oct. 18 2005,12:49

While DSL is supposed to be a "live" distro, I personally use the hd install on my aging laptop that only ever ran Win95. The laptop runs cooler. Anyway, the instructions look accurate and the addtiion of qtParted is really helpful. Just my .02

Posted by BeGu on Oct. 28 2005,08:46

Error 404... Site not available...

Posted by durbnpoisn on Oct. 28 2005,12:46

And the header is in German.

Posted by hduser on Oct. 30 2005,22:26

Quote (lostcity @ Oct. 18 2005,08:49)

hey are you got the tutorial to install dsl on a hd ? cause i want to install

and another question. i try to burn the iso file to boot from cd
, i burn it 4 times in diferrent iso formats but my pc can find any boot record on the cd to start booting dsl i also descomprees the iso. rar and burn it each part of the file but didn,t result

i use nero , and isoburn

can you help me to solve the problem tell what software i can use and which mode to burn the dsl.iso

i,m new in the linux world

Posted by adssse on Oct. 31 2005,01:49

In nero there should be an option such as "burn image". Also run an md5sum on the iso to make sure it is error free.

Posted by ajd344 on Oct. 31 2005,01:59

OK, sorry about that. My website got shut down there (on a freehost!). I fixed the link above and the new website is < http://zjd.zj.funpic.org/cool/dsllinuxwelcome.html > .

If you want to install linux, go there. Pretty easy, just a little command lining!

Thanks, and sorry for the problem!

Posted by Ron on Nov. 03 2005,18:26

hduser and everybody,

The tutorial by ajd344 on hard-drive installation is back--see the posting above again.

If you're using Windows to make a CD from an .iso file, the easiest way is to use ISO Recorder, which works on Win XP and 2003 (but not the earlier versions of Windows).

These links are about ISO recorder, and the second one also discusses Nero and other programs:

< http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm >

< http://www.petri.co.il/how_to_write_iso_files_to_cd.htm >

If I understand correctly, you're burning individual .rar files to CD, then trying to boot the CD. That won't work. I have never done it myself, so check on it, but I understand that there is a procedure for assembling individual .rar files into one bigger .iso. Then the .iso is burned to CD.

You should be able to download DSL as one .iso file even with a dialup connection. You will want to use a download manager, like Download Express or even the one included in the Firefox browser.

From one Linux newbie to another, good luck!