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YMAN
09-23-01, 07:51 PM
Hello,

How do I install the linux mandrake 8.1 beta? :(
I want to see how linux works before I purchase
the software thanks.
Jon
09-23-01, 09:23 PM
Download and burn the ISO disk. Put it in your CDROM and boot up to it.

If your BIOS is set to boot from CD then you should be able to just run through the setup.
YMAN
09-24-01, 05:46 AM
Will all the files fit on one cd-rom?
Or do I need more cd-roms if so what files go where?
Hack
09-24-01, 02:38 PM
Originally posted by YMAN

Will all the files fit on one cd-rom?


Or do I need more cd-roms if so what files go where?



You'll need 1 cdrom for each iso... got a Linux box running already? If so, you can just mount the iso(s) right off of your harddrive and save on the cd's..



Hack..
YMAN
09-24-01, 04:01 PM
i'am Sorry, But what do you mean by iso?
Do you mean files?

Please go deaper in depth on how to install off the
hard drive.

Thanks
ken257
09-24-01, 04:41 PM
The iso is a single file that is an image of an entire cd so it will be about 650meg. The file is named like this filename.iso so just dl the iso's for Mandrake 8 final and burn them and you will then be able to boot off of the cd and do the install. If you have not messed with Linux before I do not recomend downloading the beta, go for the final version they are all free. You can dl many different distros from http://www.tucows.com
YMAN
09-24-01, 05:08 PM
Do I need any special software to use the iso file?
Is there any special order that the disks must be installed?


I am also Interested in the installation off a hard drive
how can this be done?
(see hack's post)
minoukat
09-24-01, 05:44 PM
All you need is : a burner (to burn the ISO on the cds, a software that can burn ISO files. To run the ISO, you don't need anything, all you do is put the CD in the CD drive when the computer boots up. For the order, try both cds, and the one that boots, that's the first one to use.
YMAN
09-25-01, 05:05 AM
I am trying to download mandrake 8.0 from a web site listed
in one of the above posts.
(http://www.tucows.com)

are there 2 files to download?
1. i386 Stable 8.0 Extensions ISO
1. i386 Stable 8.0 Install ISO

Please let me know if these are correct or incorrect.
ken257
09-25-01, 07:51 AM
That is correct there are 2 iso's the install cd and the extras
YMAN
09-25-01, 02:28 PM
Thanks All
I am giving it a try, I post back with my results.
YMAN
09-25-01, 04:34 PM
Hey I ran into a problom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :mad:

I dont have my CD-Rom drivers
I do have mscdex but not the drivers!!!!

Is there a way to install off a hard drive?
Hack Said something about mounting the iso
files to the hard drive how can this be done?

Do I have to convert the ISO files into another
format before I can use them?
(Installing from MS-DOS)
minoukat
09-25-01, 05:08 PM
Once the CD is burned, just copy the entire contents of the CD on the hard drive, and install it from there !
YMAN
09-25-01, 05:58 PM
I will try that thanks
minoukat
09-25-01, 06:37 PM
Tell us how it works out
Superman53142
09-25-01, 07:04 PM
You do an option called "Burn Image" or similar in the Burning program. This creates all the files on the CD. You don't burn the ISO file itself. The ISO file is called an image file. The burning software decodes this into individual files when it burns it on the CD. When you have the CD-ROM burned, it should be bootable, pop it in the CD-ROM drive and go into the BIOS and tell it to boot from the CD-ROM. That should work. If it doesn't you can make a floppy disk to start setup and then access the CD. More information on the floppy disc method is found on the first install CD. You can view it through Windows.
rugby
09-25-01, 07:37 PM
In all honesty, if you're asking questions like this you might be better off buying 8.1 and getting some instructions and manuals with it. I'm by no means an expert, but installing a beta OS when you don't know what your'e doing could be a BIG learning curve.

I personally am waiting to see 8.1 in stores and then I'll pick up a copy.
YMAN
09-25-01, 07:49 PM
I looked in the text file on the first disk and
I cannot find the installation directory.

The text file says there is a directory in the
dosutils directory called autoboot then
a file called autoboot.bat

Is this correct?
If there is a different directory please let me know.
YMAN
09-27-01, 03:10 PM
I found out how to make a boot disk, (for booting off hard drive)

Linux is great!

I have some questions:
1. How can I change my monitors refresh rate from 56 to 75?
2. How can I install my 3COM ethernet card and have it read
windows systems? - As well as our dsl (the dsl is connected
to the network)
Thelemac
09-27-01, 04:06 PM
*Moved to Alternative Operating Systems*
Hack
09-29-01, 02:28 AM
Originally posted by YMAN

Hey I ran into a problom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :mad:





I dont have my CD-Rom drivers


I do have mscdex but not the drivers!!!!





Is there a way to install off a hard drive?


Hack Said something about mounting the iso


files to the hard drive how can this be done?





Do I have to convert the ISO files into another


format before I can use them?


(Installing from MS-DOS)

Sorry, but if you don't have a Linux system already running you won't be able to use that method. If you do, make a mount point somewhere, say /mnt/mdk, and then mount the iso with the command mount -t iso9660 -o loop name-of-file.iso /mnt/mdk, once you've done that you access the contents just like a cdrom. That will let you get the kernel you need to boot with. Boot into the install and choose install from hard drive, then just give the installer the correct location for the iso file, and your off to the races..
The same process "should" apply to Mandrake 8.1, which is now out.


Hack
Hack
09-29-01, 02:41 AM
Originally posted by YMAN

I found out how to make a boot disk, (for booting off hard drive)





Linux is great!





I have some questions:


1. How can I change my monitors refresh rate from 56 to 75?


2. How can I install my 3COM ethernet card and have it read


windows systems? - As well as our dsl (the dsl is connected


to the network)



Hey... glad to hear you made out ok...



To change the refresh on your monitor, you'll have to either run "harddrake" I believe it's called (well folks??) or you'll have to edit a file called /etc/X11/XF86Config (or is it -4, well folks??) to do it..



To access a dos volume (yup, that's Windoze) all you need is to have the fat/vfat support enabled in the system and your all set. In order for Windoze to directly interface to Linux you'll need Samba installed.



Wish I could be more specific, but a Mandrake guru I'm not.



Hack.
Tomas
09-29-01, 10:29 AM
Originally posted by YMAN
Hello,

How do I install the linux mandrake 8.1 beta? :(
I want to see how linux works before I purchase
the software thanks.

Purchase linux??? Linux is free, even the final mandrake version:)

And iso is the file u burn with the cd burner application then u just put the burned cd in the cdrom and boot from it.
Tomas
09-29-01, 10:32 AM
Originally posted by YMAN
Hey I ran into a problom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :mad:

I dont have my CD-Rom drivers
I do have mscdex but not the drivers!!!!

Is there a way to install off a hard drive?
Hack Said something about mounting the iso
files to the hard drive how can this be done?

Do I have to convert the ISO files into another
format before I can use them?
(Installing from MS-DOS)

YOu dont need too have any cdroms drivers.... Just go into bios and choose boot from cdrom first. Then it will boot from the cd instead of the hd!! The install program runs automaticly.
YMAN
09-29-01, 06:48 PM
Hey All,

Thanks for your help,
I am now downloading mandrake 8.1
It is taking me forever, I had to
catch a server in France just to be able to
download it! (All mirror servers are jamed)

I might be able to post it on my server later
for all you linux people! :D