On 2001.09.04 21:39 Timeboy wrote:
> On 2001.09.04 11:51 "LaGuardia, Kristofer S." wrote:
>
> > Quick question, if I
> > want to create a partition for /usr, how would I specify the partition is
> > for /usr? Is it a type? Anyhow...
>
> Hope i understand this question! What do you mean with specify a
> partition? Ok. I think you like to know wheter there is a different
> between a root and a /usr partition. The answer is no.
>
> Only the swap partition is a special one. All others are ext2
> partitions. This is the standart, like fat32 in windows. You can
> have a lot of ext2 partitions on your Linux system. For best HD
> performance you should have only the root ( / ) partition.
>
> I don't know why it shold be good to have a seperate /usr partition
> I only have some extra pertitions for software, that has nothing to
> do with the Debian system like audio files and sources and other stuff,
> that i have to save on my HD for a little time. And i have a /home
> partition, cause i also here save a lot of own software like HTML
> sites for the web.
>
> All this partitions you can initialize while installing Debian after
> the part for partiton a HD.
>
> > I then get all the way to the step when it asks me to mount the swap, so I
> > select the partition for swap...then the same for Linux...no problem. I had
> > set both as primary, but the non-swap partition as boot. is that correct?
>
> No! If you like to have only one ext2 partition, you have to set this
> to / partition. This is the highest level of the Linux directory tree.
> On this partition you can mount the /boot partition if nessessary. But
> on the /boot partitin you can't install the Debian system that needs
> the / partition as highest place. Both partitions as primary is ok.
> Linux makes no differents between primary and extended. You can use
> both possibilities.
>
> > Or should Linux type be primary and the swap type to be logical?
>
> Do it how you like!!
>
> > Then it
> > asks me if I want to install LILO to MBR or to the partition, right? So I
> > choose to the partition...then it asks me if I want to boot into Linux when
> > I start the computer, and I say yes. is this all correct for a dual boot?
>
> No!
>
> First: For a dual boot you need to install LILO in the MBR of your first
> hard disk. If you have your windows allready installed on your first HD,
> you should change your disks if possible.
>
> If your Windows goes to slave, you will have no big problems with
> installing LILO into MBR of your master hard disk cause it's a Linux
> HD now.
>
> If you then boot your Debian at first time, you will only have access
> to your first hard disk. But this you can do, to be able to boot both
> systems:
>
> edit your /etc/lilo.conf. You can use the editor vi. Install vi if
> not installed and type as root:
>
> vi /etc/lilo.conf
>
> To insert text into this file you need to type the i. Only after this
> you can put new text into this lilo.conf file. If all is donne use
> Escape to leave the insert modus. And with :wq you will write your
> changes to hd and exit of vi.
>
> This is my /etc/lilo.conf, written for Linux on first and Windows on
> second drive:
>
> lba32
> boot=/dev/hda
> install=/boot/boot.b
> map=/boot/map
> # password=tatercounter2000
> # message=/boot/bootmess.txt
> prompt
> timeout=100
> vga=0x133 <---for biger letters in console you should set: vga=normal
> default=Linux
>
> image=/boot/vmlinuz
> root=/dev/hda1
> label=Linux
> read-only
>
> other=/dev/hdb1
> table=/dev/hdb
> label=win
> map-drive=0x80 <---This and the following lines will change your
> to=0x81 drive addresses for the BIOS, which can normally
> map-drive=0x81 only boot from first drive.
> to=0x80
>
> After you have modified your /etc/lilo.conf you have to type on console:
>
> lilo
>
> This will write your new configured Lilo into MBR. That's all!!
>
> > Then I don't know what to do. There's also a question I have about the
> > video card detection. It mentions it can scan the PCI...does this also mean
> > it will check AGP(or is AGP also part of the PCI?)?
>
> Yes! I also have an AGP card but the kernel tells me thomething about
> PCI. This is ok.
>
> > I need a tutorial on how to get Windows 2000(C:), to dual boot with Debian
> > on a different physical drive(D:).
>
> Hope my suggestions will be enough. It's very easy to boot more systems
> with Lilo and you don't need much knowledge about this.
>
> > On a side note, anyone know of a Debian tutorial on setting up @HOME? Just
> > a brief walkthrough would be nice...
>
> I can suggest you the book Debian GNU Linux Guide. You should get it in
> all good book shops. And you can ask us more.
>
> If you have not yet installed the debian packages manpages and man-db:
> do it. For the example Lilo:
>
> man lilo
>
> will give you some more informations about this boot loader. And there
> are much more man pages for all kommands, tools and so on.
>
> Timo
>
