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- From: chris@cosmo.demon.co.uk.demon.co.uk (Chris Payne)
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- Subject: A few problems
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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 19:34:19 +0000
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-
- Hello Linux users..
-
- I have been reading this group for a while now and have decided to try
- Linux out. Having read the FAQs and all the other information I can find I
- still have a few questions before installing on my hard disk (the floppy
- version works fine):
-
- 1. When partitioning the hard disk I gather that you should make a 'few'
- partitions for Linux. A root, swap and user I recall. How big should
- these be? Is a swap file as good as a swap partition? Why have a 'user'
- partition?
-
- 2. When I tried the root/boot floppies on a machine at work (Paradise VGA)
- I see 2 odd effects:
- i) The 'choose VGA mode' screen bombs out, so I have to 'press space
- to continue'. Any ideas?
- ii) The cursor disappears completely. Is there a setterm command to turn
- it on?
-
- 3. I am going to install the SLS versions initially. There seems to be some
- differences between every 'README' file I have. I note that the rootimage
- does not have a menu program that some README files suggest. Am I right in
- thinking that I just rawrite the SLS files (xxx.tar.z) to a floppy and then
- execute 'tar zxvf /dev/<my floppy>'?
-
- Any answers/hints/ideas etc. gratefully received.
-
- Cheers!
-
- Chris.
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- @ Home, Bristol, UK.
-