Gil Baron W0MN wrote:
>
> I moved this to newbie list where it is probably more fitting.
>
> I got the instructions below but I do not know how to get the files I
> downloaded (to my E:\linux folder to copy them to the root so that I can
> proceed. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am sure there is some
> simple command but I do not know what it is.
You just the "cp" command under Linux. To do this you have to have a
mount point set up for the Windows partition, which you hopefully set up
at installation time.
>
> TIA
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Civileme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2000 12:54 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [expert] FW: xfree86 RPM not found
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gil Baron W0MN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: AA/MandrakeExpert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: Sunday, July 09, 2000 5:35 AM
> > Subject: [expert] FW: xfree86 RPM not found
> >
> >
> > >I sent this to newbie list and perhaps that is where it
> > belongs but the list
> > >does not seem to be responding. I am in dire need of help
> > here so I am
> > >sending it here. Please excuse me if incorrect.
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Gil Baron W0MN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > >Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2000 5:29 AM
> > >To: AA/MandrakeNewbie
> > >Subject: xfree86 RPM not found
> > >
> > >
> > >I downloaded the inst and ext iso images for Mandrake 7.1
> >
> > Did you run md5sum?
> > Well, if you didn't have linux already, you probably could not
> > have.
> >
> >
> > >I burned the cds
> > >I created the Boot disk.
> > >I did the install but when it got to the xfree86 configure
> > portion I got
> > >
> > >Error found xfree86 RPM not found.
> > >
> > so continue the install to the end without X
> > Then
> > goto
> > ftp://ftp/linux.tucows.com/pub/distributions/Mandrake/Mandrake
> >
> > but do it with an ftp program or netscape, not MSIE which will
> > bomb.
> >
> > There under 7.1 under RPMS search for packages beginning with
> > the name XF and download them then start linux (without X)
> > login as root and copy the files to /root and
> >
> > # rpm -ivh XF*.rpm
> >
> > If you get complains about missing libraries try the same
> > command line with --nodeps added after the -ivh and surrounded
> > by spaces.
> >
> > Once that is complete
> >
> > # Xconfigurator
> >
> > will start installing the X
> >
> > What has happened is that your download is corrupted, or your
> > media is bad or your cables are loose to the CD or the burner.
> >
> > I just finished an install of about 28 minutes where I was a
> > spectator except to tell Linux-Mandrake's install program a
> > few IPs and what printer I was using. And this was no
> > ordinary hardware but some REALLY tough choices. Win98 would
> > have called for no fewer than 5 driver disks and still messed
> > up (I had two ethernet cards and 98 could see either one, but
> > missed them both when they were both installed. And when I
> > tried to use the install hardware wizard -- It revolted (no no
> > no, I have to detect that for you)) 98 never did install.
> >
> > Civileme
> >
> >
> > >Huuhhhh? where is it and what did I do wrong and can I
> > recover without
> > >another complete install.
> > >This takes forever as it is over 1900 megs for the developer
> > version.
> > >
> > >TIA
> > >
> > >
> > >--
> > >Gil Baron W0MN http://members.home.net/gbaron/
> > >44:04:55.9 N 92:30:46.206 W 1050' NAD27
> > >"Hierro candente, batir de repente"
> > >
> > >
> >
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