Update on Linux Installation . . .
From the System Commander Deluxe Box:
"OS Wizard presents the best configuration and with a simple click of the mouse, you computer is prepared and ready for you new OS - it's completely automatic! In fact, System Commander Deluxe is so simple to use that if you can type 'Install' and press Enter, you can easily add a new OS!"
Now tell me a Western.
Problem summary: New Instl / Unix / Linux / I have necessary
boot diskette
Everything is fine and then ...
ERROR! An error ocurred during one of the automatic actions. OS Wizard cannot continue with this operation.
OK
"Analyzing System" <cntrl> c
I ran the "Scout" utility and e-mailed the resulting text file to V-Comm. To their credit Technical Support did respond within 24 hours.
Here's the response:
"Dear Customer
When installing Unix style oses such as Linux, it is better not to use
the Wizard. Instead, boot from the Linix diskette and run its own
version of fdisk to create the Linux partition, then install it per the
documentation for Linux. Once it has installed, and you reboot, System
Commander will detect the new OS and place it on the menu as a boot
choice. I am attaching instructions on installing Linux with 95 which
you may find helpful."
The attached instructions:
"How to install Windows 95 with Linux
Start by creating a primary partition for Windows 95, use FDISK to do this. You should leave at least 150mb free for Linux.
Install 95 into the first primary partition.
Boot off a bootable floppy, then at the a: take that diskette out and put the system commander diskette in. Type INSTALL then follow the prompts to install System Commander.
Upon rebooting System Commander will detect 95 as a new OS. Save it. It will then boot you to the 95 desktop. Reboot once again and you will have the System Commander main menu with 95 as a choice.
To install Linux, you should create both a Boot and Root diskette from the Linux CDROM. Versions of Linux may vary slightly as to how to go about doing this. Follow the instructions provided for installing Linux.
Boot off the Linux boot diskette and follow the prompts. When asked, take that diskette out and put the root diskette in. Again, follow the prompts.
Run FDISK for Linux and create a partition (in some cases a swap partition is required - refer to documentation) This partition can be either primary or extended and can be on a drive other than the first.
Once the LINUX NATIVE partition has been created and saved, you can exit and start the installation.
LILO must be installed first. When asked (and this is VERY IMPORTANT) you must install LILO into the ROOT SUPERBLOCK or FIRST SECTOR OF ROOT PARTITION. Do not install LILO to floppy or MBR, if you do, you will not be able to boot Linux from System Commander.
Once Lilo is installed you can continue with the rest of the Linux installation.
Upon rebooting, you should get a choice to boot to either Linux or Windows 95."
I'm not discouraged. But I would have thought Red Hat Linux would be a common OS to add.
Hope this helps someone down the road . . . |
