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Okay, backing up a bit... I tried using Kate to edit lilo.conf and got the following error:

 

"Access denied. Could not write to /etc/lilo.conf.part."

 

So I tried using vi and vim and got this error:

 

"W10: Warning: Changing a readonly file"

 

 

As I said, I am completely new to Linux.

You are in your user acccount and need root privileges to edit config files. Do this:

 $ su
Password: [enter your root password]
#

Now try using vim or nano to edit that file ;)

$ means you have user privileges and # means root privileges (generally).

Oh, and NEVER log in as root to do these things, rather use the su command.

EDIT: Also, the file name needs to be lilo.conf for it to work. Make sure you are editing the right file, or rename that file.

Many applications that are available for Mandriva are not available in the regular repositories. If you use Easy-Urpmi you can add third party repositories that carry the extra packages.

Don't forget to update after you add repositories ;)

You do not have to use a 64-bit operating system on a 64-bit machine. 32 bit XP will run just fine. The only catch is that you will possibly have to load a SATA driver as part of the Windows set up procedure.

As for partitioning - I recommend you use a Live CD / USB / floppy distribution of Linux like Mandriva Move or PCLOS to get into the system and set up partitions. Otherwise you can install Windows and tell it to use less of the drive space in its set up script, leaving blank space which you can later partition in the Mandriva setup wizard.

What you use for partitioning is not so important - so long as you install Windows first and Mandriva second. If you need help with the actual partitioning plan itself, then feel free to ask or search the board as we have discussed it many times before :)

:) Actually I was suggesting to change it to 127.0.0.1, as to allow the localhost access

My bad... that's what I meant to type. My head is a little screwy right now though ;)

I still have this game lying around somewhere... will have to dig it out and try it out.

I like to use apt-get more than synaptic ...

 

thank you all for answers , now I know what I should do ....

1.apt-get update

2.apt-get upgrade

 

and for install apt-get install name-of-package

Synaptic is just a GUI interface for Apt. It's a better package manager than urpmi, so enjoy :)

EDIT: I've marked this thread solved, although we haven't really told you how to install urpmi in PCLOS, which is what you asked. But since it isn't easily possible and you've figured out the native package manager I guess we're done here.

A general note:

I really think that we should not tell someone to use grub every time a question is asked about lilo. I have used both, and 90% of the issues that I read about are simple misunderstandings about either lilo or grub. I currently have lilo choosing between 5 different operating systems without any problems, and as always I have it installed on the mbr. Grub or lilo do the job; Perhaps if we just answer the questions, we'll do better service to the community.

 

BTW, lilo -v as root should be done every time you make a change. If your edits have an error, you will see it and can make corrections. Yes, I edit it manually; it's just easier for me.

This is partially what I was trying to say above. The question was about lilo - so try to keep the answers that way.

Just for clarity, jaraeez is suggesting you change it to:

hosts allow = 192.168.1.100 192.168.1.103 127.0.0.0

[moved from Software by spinynorman]

??? Looks like software to me...

This qualifies as Look & Feel, which goes under Art & Design.

Language effects look and feel? :huh:

Or still better, replace LILO with Grub.

Grub does not need updating every time you update your kernel.

While the second half of this statement is true, there is nothing that makes Grub better than Lilo. It's personal preference all the way - go with whichever one you feel most comfortable with. If Lilo is working for you then there is no reason to replace it ;)

We don't have DST in my country, but I just wanted to add another recommendation for NTP. I use it to sync all my boxes (and, therefore, my mobile devices too). Works really well I wouldn't dream of doing it manually.

Could you please provide us with more info please? Which temp folder (give us a path if you can) and what are the zip files?

To remove them you could probably use the rm command. But lets first get more info and sort everything out.

Welcome to the board :)

:D Okay, I finally figured it out. I slaved the win98 hard drive and then did the Mandriva update so that Mandriva would see that I had the win98 hard drive in there. Okay then I booted to the win98 hardrive (thru GRUB) and it took about 20 minutes for it to finally load. I figure that because windows was put as a secondary drive it had to recalibrate itself. NOW, the big question is.... am I going to be able to do the same with the Windows XP hard drive slaved to a Linux hard drive. Is XP going to have a bigger hassle than win98 of accepting the slave role?

 

Later. Pepse.

There shouldn't be any problem. Just swap the drives around and XP should be good to go. All the boot loader does is point the system to a partition where Windows is installed.

You could also try searching around the board a little... ;)

There are some other great posts as well a tutorial on how to use the ncurses bittorrent client and screen for a perfect (for some) solution. This is the way I do it with the torrents coming down to a headless box I ssh into.

I think Dell should offer machines without a pre-installed OS. Make sure the hardware rocks with Linux and lets users install whatever distro they want. If you've covered your basis from a vanilla kernel module point of view, then it should be fine.

What most of the Linux users I know want is a laptop without an OS (or a Mac ). They don't mind installing one themselves, but they don't want to pay for Windows. Let them eat cake!

You shouldn't need the Mandriva DVD, because there is a boot sector on the disk you have it on. In the Mandriva Control Centre there is an option to configure the boot-loader and add Windows.

Just slave the Windows drive and then configure the boot-loader to list it. It really is that simple. If anything goes wrong it can only be because the boot-loader has not been configured properly, which is unlikely if you're using the Mandriva wizard.

Just an aside: if you haven't tried out Firefox I'd recommend you use that as your default browser over anything else... for the web, that is :)

I use the ncurses bittorrent client as it offers a high level of control and since it is a CLI application I run it on a blind box over ssh using Screen.

If you want a GUI app though I'd also recommend going for Azureus. It has tons of features and just works well. You should have java installed anyway

But since you don't... you can grab java with urpmi, although I have not done it for a while so I'm not going to paste a direct command. Otherwise visit Sun Microsystems' Java installation site and download the right Java package which comes with instructions ;)

Very nice work!

Moved this to 'Installing Mandriva' since what we seem to really be discussing is a setup with Windows on one hard drive and Mandriva on the other with dual-booting.

In my mind, this falls in the category of installation.

There are several ways to share files over the network in Linux. You could use NFS shares, SFTP (which works over SSH) or file copy tools like scp.

Let us know more about what you want to do exactly, that'll make it easier to tell you what to use.

If you want to share games you could install them to a partition or directory shared on NFS. Access times over network connections are slow for apps though, it's far better to install a game on the machine you want to play it.

I also recommend not using a catch-all account. It's tempting when you get a new domain to use catch-all, but it does result in a lot of spam. Mine is down substanitally since I disabled catch-all on my domain.

I'm not saying Linus is an embarrassment... just sometimes. People also tend to forget that he was just one piece of the Linux / Open Source puzzle. The developers of Minix and the GNU GPL don't get enough attention imho.

 

Minix was simply a source of inspiration for Linux, little more. It's creator Tanenbaum (i knew his name, and how to spell it!) has actually received a fair bit of press over the years. And I'm sure i'm not alone in remembering the Tanenbaum-Torvalds debate that flared up again last year about OS kernel design. If you look Tanenbaum up, he does actually receive a fair bit of attention too, with a few accolades and many titles published under his name.

 

As for the GPL..... you can't possibly say RMS doesnt get enough attention, and through him the FSF (although the GPL was written by RMS long before the FSF was about).

 

James

:mellow:

They do get attention, obviously, but many people ONLY mention Linus when speaking about the development of Linux. Minix was a small part of the equation, but Linus himself quotes Minix as his major inspiration.

Your knowledge of Linux and its history is very impressive iphitus, but not everyone knows as much (or thinks as much) about these things. All I am saying is, that while Linus played a pivotal role in the creation of Linux, he was certainly helped along by other parties.

What do they think about GNOME? Well hell, I dunno - but when Linus opens his mouth everyone listens.

Of course all the members of a football team get 'attention' but some players get more than others, right?

That's all *sigh*

Sometimes Linus is like your old uncle that sits with his whiskey in the corner - you have to respect him, but try to keep his mouth shut around your friends tongue.gif

Aye, true but he's also the sort of uncle who might have a few funny ideas but has seen the world...

 

Kinda quirky but with good reasons or at least what he sees as good reasons.

Exactly ;) You have to respect your uncle for what he has done - but now he is just an embarrassment in his old age :P

I'm not saying Linus is an embarrassment... just sometimes. People also tend to forget that he was just one piece of the Linux / Open Source puzzle. The developers of Minix and the GNU GPL don't get enough attention imho.

Sometimes Linus is like your old uncle that sits with his whiskey in the corner - you have to respect him, but try to keep his mouth shut around your friends :P