violeta834

Ok, I started again,

this is the log

Disk /dev/sda: 60.0 GB, 60011642880 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7296 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xe686f016

  Device Boot	  Start		 End	  Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1			   1		  11	   88326   de  Dell Utility
/dev/sda2   *		  12		5111	40965750	7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3			6690		7295	 4867695   db  CP/M / CTOS / ...
/dev/sda4			5112		6689	12675285	5  Extended
/dev/sda5			5112		6130	 8185086   83  Linux
/dev/sda6			6131		6272	 1140583+  82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda7			6273		6689	 3349521   83  Linux

Partition table entries are not in disk order

Sir, we all my respect.. I have no idea how to do what you are saying.

I can get the set up boot system but from there I have no idea what i am seeing..

could you be more specific??

More exactly I want to have dual booting.. I mean I have seen many computers that starts with windows and then appear two options.. but in windows .. I dont know if I explain myself..

something like this http://todoappleblog.com/wp-content/upload...-bootloader.jpg but with linux

I have mandriva one 2008 spring, KDE and the problem is that I want to unisntall mandriva without compromising XP

Ok Guys.

In my experience, I think Mandriva es great, I just need a bit more time to study the system.

S

Right now I need to uninstall Mandriva one 2008 Spring. I have XP. I had a problem with boot because it did not appear XP and when starting the system went stragiht into mandriva.

I am new so I dont want to deal with that yet, not today but I want to install mandriva. (next weekend)

Now.. can you please help me...

How to unistall mandriva and come back the booting to the way it was before. Entering to XP right away..?

Check that NUM LOCK isn't enabled. When I installed on my system, NUM LOCK was enabled and causing problems with the buttons not working as they should do.

Ok, I did all that. ( it was a number 1 right?)

And now what??

reboot?

this is the log

Disk /dev/sda: 60.0 GB, 60011642880 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7296 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xe686f016

  Device Boot	  Start		 End	  Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1			   1		  11	   88326   de  Dell Utility
/dev/sda2   *		  12		5111	40965750	7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3			6690		7295	 4867695   db  CP/M / CTOS / ...
/dev/sda4			5112		6689	12675285	5  Extended
/dev/sda5			5112		6130	 8185086   83  Linux
/dev/sda6			6131		6272	 1140583+  82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda7			6273		6689	 3349521   83  Linux

Partition table entries are not in disk order

Okay, I have a Swiss (german) keyboard layout. The keyboard of my dell has a key function "Fn" that allows me to use another keys that has a doppel function the second in blue. for example. the key "Esc" has also stand by option, F1: Hibernate, F2: my wireless switch on off (this does not work), F3: shows battery life, F8: CRT/LCD for changing monitor when I connect a beam or a monitor (this does not work), F10: open the CD thing; 0123456789 in the diferent letters doesnot work ieither. I have a wireless network card Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g , BUS: PCI

This cylinder boundary was something that used to be a problem years ago. If the bootable partition was beyond this point, you wouldn't be able to start your machine. Nowadays you can safely ignore this, as it's never really a problem now.

Good Mornig Guys,

Well I manage to install Mandriva in my laptop.

But now I have mix feelings. I follow the tutorial that "falko" posted in HowToforge, and I was wondering if the updates I did I really needed them.

Now, I have another problem. Some keys from Keyboard doesn't work. Also my wifi does not work.

ANother thing is that I don't see my XP, when I start the computer it goes directly to Mandriva. I wanted to have the option to choose which OS to boot.

Also, at work I use my laptop and I use to connect it to a big monitor but now it doesnt work that either..

I was wondering if I dont manage to use mandriva, is desinstallation easy too?

NOTE: I am not giving me up yet, but I like to know that if something goes wrong I still have the choice to desinstall...

OK Now I need to know how to come back to XP

Thanks

V.

ahh ok, now I have a question:

Whats mean (in the second image) that "this partition crosses the 1024 cylinder boundary and may not be bootable"??

Hi Ian,

it's me again. Now I am in Windows XP.

1. I have defragmented the disk with windows disk defragmenter.

2. I click on Start> My PC > right click on the local disk C > click on Partition Magic 8.0 > click here http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/822/part1yz5.jpg to see the image.

in this part, PM identifies 3 partitions; the green one is the Dell utility (FAT), the Pink one is the NTFS C: which you can see the size, and the yellow one that I have no idea what is that.

3. I clicked on the pink one, and I click on the option "resize/Move partition" under Partition Operation left side of the window. here the image http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/2725/part2vu0.jpg

Here I don't know what to do.... :unsure:

So.. here I listen you guys..

Hi Ian,

I am writing you from my live CD mandriva. So everything seem to go well, the ethernet thing was recognized, my usb ports work fine, sound devices work, wireless not detected. Now, I don't know how bis is my HD, so I have to check. Mandriva detects 3 storage media, one is 54 G media(30.5GB used, 25.3GB free) , second Dell restore, and a third one Dell utility. Ok. I continue cheking-

Thanks Ian!!

ok.. so, I did the defrag in my C:, and I have partition magic ('cause i read was better to do the partiotiing with an external program), so.. How do I procedure with that?. Just run the programm and that's it? I hope so, Ill try.

I did back up of my files.

cheers,

V.

Ok, today I decided to go on with my decision of installing Mandriva one 2008 spring into my Dell inspiron 1501 (XP installed first). The first thing I should say is that I am not an expert in Linux, nor in doing installation of OS. So I am a complete amateur and adventure. Second, English is not my first language so I apologize. Ok, to the topic.

First obstacle I found, how to make the partition of my dell. I have no idea. I understand my dell inspiron has trhee partition. One is the "recovery" partition, the other is XP system and a third one that I have no idea what it is, off course there is another that is the DVD device, i dont know if that counts as a partition. I don't even know if I am right.

So that's the story. I want to keep XP and installing mandriva.

Partitioning an issue 'cause I dont know if madriva partitioning tool will do the partitioning right without lost of my files.

other concerns: Antivirus (I use I avg professional version in my xp, an firework Comodo and antispy ; spybot)

So.. that's the first issue.

I'll working on it but any help or suggestion is welcome!!

Thanks

Violeta

That was a temporary address while the site was reorganised. The new address is www.mandriva.com/en/hardware/. :)

I also tried the link you posted and it doesn't work. I am trying to figure out if my laptop specification would work with Mandriva one 2008 spring.