ke4nt1
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Posted: Oct. 23 2004,02:34 |
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Joat_Mone:
You may be refering to the fact that the ext2 partitioning scheme does not like
to be shutdown without a proper dismount, and requires an e2fsck check in
read-only mode before it can be remounted and used for system bootup..
The "poorman's" install sounds like what you should examine....
Bootup from the LiveCD
Copy the "contents" of the cd ( /cdrom ) to an ext2 partition.
Using the "emelfm" program, you should see identical files in both
the /cdrom directory, and the /mnt/hd?? you chose to copy the files to..
Now shutdown, and reboot with the liveCD again.
When you reach the "boot:" prompt, type this...
dsl fromhd=/dev/hd?? ( your chosen partition )
Your system will now load DSL from the HD copy, with all the benefits of
the read-only CD, and the speed of the Hard Drive...
Remove the bootCD and restart your computer and your box will startup
as if DSL wasn't there.. ( windows, dos, whatever )
If you like this "test" , and you don't need any other operating systems on the
hard drive, you can go for a "frugal" install, which is similar to the poorman's ,
but requires no bootCD to bootup.. Make SURE you like the current
resolution, settings, harwdware choices BEFORE you commit to a frugal install,
as it passes those parameters to the new install.. Best to test first with poorman's install...
73
ke4nt
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