At 03:59 PM 8/5/00 EDT, you wrote:
>Hi,
>My name is Mike Youngblood and I'm a newbie regarding Linux. I have
Hello, Mike.
>1. I believe the best plan for me is to install Mandrake on a second hard
>drive rather
>than to dual boot it from the same drive that now runs windows. That way, I
>can learn to use Linux without screwing up my Windows OS and applications.
>As I understand it, all I need to do to manage this is to install LILO on
the
>first hard drive. Right? Wrong? Also, is there a set of instructions for
>installing Linux on a second drive somewhere on line?
These Howto's should help:
- Multi-disk System Tuning Howto
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Multi-Disk-HOWTO.html
- Lilo Multiboot Howto
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Multiboot-with-LILO.html
>
>2. I believe I can install a copy of Windows98 in the Virtual Machine
>running in Linux on my second hard drive without problems (conflicts)
between
>it and Windows98 on my first drive. Right? Wrong?
>
I don't know the answer to that one.
>Some other issues:
>
>3. I know that Linux does not yet recognize DVD drives. I have learned
>through
>information on various Linux sites that this doesn't matter because Linux
>will treat my DVD drive as a regular CD ROM drive. My question when
>installing Linux, it will ask me what flavor of CD-ROM drive is in my
system.
> What do I answer? Is there a generic CD-ROM specification I can use?
>
Most CD-ROM's use the ISO 9660 file system. You might find more information
in the Linux CD-ROM Howto http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/CDROM-HOWTO.html.
>4. Where may I find out what hardware Linux supports? For instance, I
have a
>SyQuest 1.5 MB SCSI external drive and a UMAX SCSI scanner. I am also
running
>a Palm IIIxe.
>
Try these howtos:
- The Linux Hardware Compatibility Howto
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO.html
- Palm Howto http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/PalmOS-HOWTO.html
There is also the - Linux Hardware Database at http://www.linhardware.com/
Note: Since you're into graphics, you might like to have a look at a site
called "The Graphics Muse" at http://www.graphics-muse.org/.
This should keep you out of trouble for a while! ;->
Glen Strom
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