I just got a new PC ( YEA!!!) and loaded WindowsNT onto it ( BOO!!!) to get me
by until I'm more familiar with Linux. I downloaded the Dual boot Linux from NT
HOW-TO and followed the instructions, more or less. Here is my current
situation.
WindowsNT resides on hda1, the bootable partition. 2Gb.
/ ( Root) resides on hda2, 100Mb.
swap is on hda3, 64Mb.
/usr is on hda5, and
/home is no hda6.
Windows now boots from NT's OS loader.
Linux can boot from a boot floppy made during installation.
Using the HOW-TO, I stripped off the boot sector from the floppy, and copied it
to c:\ as bootsect.lnx.
I modified the boot.ini file according to the how-to, and I get a choice to
select NT or Linux.
When I select Linux, I get a message, BOOT FAILED at the top of my screen. No
other indication of the problem. If I hit any key, the system will then reboot
from the BIOS and return to the OS Loader. I can still boot from my Rescue
floppy. I'm not quite sure where to go from here, but I have read and re-read
the how-to. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Problem 2.
My system has an ATI Rage IIc video card. I have seen quite a bit of discussion
concerning this family of cards. When I tried to set up X Window, the Mach 64
driver offers Rage II and Rage II+, but not Rage IIc. I was looking through the
XFree web site and thought I had read that the Rage IIc WAS supported. I think
me CD set may not carry the most current Mach 64 server. I will try to have a
look around over the weekend for a more up-to-date version. My real question,
though is, I plan to get my daughter a cheap PC and set it up as an X terminal,
from my system. I have, as I said before, an ATI Rage IIc AGP video card in my
PC. My question is;
Do I have to put the SAME video card in my daughter's PC to use it as an X
Terminal?
Can I just use the same Family of card, I.E. a PCI version of the Rage IIc, or
even a cheaper Mach 64 type card?
I know the console, Monitor and Keyboard, work over the remote X Terminal
set-up, but what about sound?
I have found a great site for setting up X Terminals, I don't have the URL, but
I can post it if anyone is interested.
Thanks again for you help, assistance and a Great alternative to Windows. I look
forward to becoming a Linux Guru once I get my system up and running and can
start teaching my daughter to use a Real OS instead of the watered down version
everyone has gotten used to.
Cheers,
John Gay
