[NCLUG] Install fest help

shaggydan dmiles at holly.ColoState.EDU
Thu Oct 25 09:02:43 MDT 2001


I can help you with all that, I've had almost exactly the problems you're
talking about and it's no problem... bring the system in question to the
install fest and we'll get you up and running

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On Tue, 23 Oct 2001, Person Who Asked To Have Her Name Removed From The Internet wrote:

> I am interested in attending, 
> but I'm a geek-wannabe so I need lots of help.
> 
> I've got a 40Gig HD on an Athlon machine that
> needs an install of Linux.  I wanted to get 
> Debian installed, but had a hard time trying to do so.
> (I think cfdisk is crap)
> Currently stuck trying to get XF86Setup to recognize
> my supposedly PS/2 mouse.  Bit of a drag having
> Linux running but no GUI.
> Got a copy of Madrake that I will try.
> 
> Also have two other hard drives that want 
> to be connected to my machine.  One has Windows/Linux
> and the other Debian Linux.
> Would like to have one set up as an external drive
> (buy some hardware thing-e-me-bob that takes an
> internal drive and converts to external? )
> and the other wants to be installed, and accessible
> via LILO.  
> Anyone anywhere can help with a debian install?
> 
> Also, if I can get my desktop computer all happy
> then would love to get my laptop doing a dual boot
> with a simple linux (i.e. not debian) and windows
> (98, as ME takes up a GIG of HD space!!!)
> 
> and of course, need a way to connect my laptop
> to my desktop.  Guess I'll hafta go find some
> cable of some sort.
> 
> So, that's what I need to do, any pre-InstallFestDay
> ideas/suggustions/recommendations?  
> Any suggustions on cable/hardware/ and/or monitor for me?
> any more free cables/hardware/monitors?
> thanks
> liz
> 
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