homsarjogger

Heres my story. I want to install Linux Mandrake 9.2 onto my computer, currently running XP Home. The hard drive is 37.7 GB, and 80% is free. When I start the installation off of the first CD, i get to the part that you partition your hard drive. I want to split the hard drive in half, basically, but when I try to do so, it says that I need to defrag. After a scan disk, a checkdisk, and a defragging, I try again. Same result. Please defrag. Any ideas? Also, it finally let me partition it, but only let me have a new piece of 300 mb.

Linux still rules. Except that Linux is a silent movie. How does one set up speakers?

I am typing this on Linux. I dont know how, but after many installs, I finally got it to work (using the Intel graphics, btw..) Thanks for all your help, and LINUX IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN WINDOWS. cough.

http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-...mp;submit=Go%21 Is this what I need? I think the ATI RADEON 7000 isn't compatible. If this is the thing I need for the Intel one, how do I use it? AND.. When you start Mandrake 9.2, after it runs the tests, what comes up? Is there a log on screen? Can someone tell me what buttons i have to push if there is? I ask this because I did get into it once, but I dont know what i pushed.

I got into linux once by just randomly pushing buttons on my keyboard. I cant do it again. Oh well. My monitor is a Gateway EV700 (CRT). The ATI is a RADEON 7000 Series. The one it came with is an Intel® 82815 Graphics Controller. They are both pretty much the same quality, so either one would do.

I found something (cough...kazaa k++ lite...cough...). I have it installed now, went through installation without errors. Thank you all. New edisode: I have two video cards, intel extreme graphics(on mobo) and ATI something. When I load Linux, with both cards enabled, neither one of them show anything. How do I change the video card/monitor settings from installation disks? (or anything) P.S. PartitionMagic 8 RULES! It was so simple to use. I gave Windows XP Home 52% and the rest to linux for it do do whatever with it. Its a 40 GB Hard Drive. You do the math. Is that plenty?

The problem is that the files toward the end of the drive are unmovable (green). I would use PartitionMagic but I'm not willing to pay. Anybody know any good free partition (without deleting files) resizer?