Help with Mandrake 10 please.

[VampAlucard 0]

I am installing Mandrake Linux 10 on a computer with a formatted hard drive. I am a noob at linux. I was wondering how to do the partitions? Like I said I am a noob so if possible, step by step instructions would be great. Thx.

[Wicked101 0]

Linux will automatically partition the hard drive during installation, you dont need to worry about that.

[danleff 0]

To clarify a bit, as Mandrake goes through the install process, you will come to a partitioning menu. You will be given the option to allow Mandrake to set the partitions automatically or by hand.

 

If you have no other operating systems on the hard drive, and want Mandrake to take over the entire hard drive, choose the auto option.

 

If you have free space on the drive (not fotmatted), Mandrake will use this.

 

If you have Windows on the system, Mandrake will opt to use the free space on the Windows partition, as a choice.

 

If this is Mandrake 10 and not 10.1, then one word of caution. Defrag the windows drive first. This moves all data (hopefully) to the beginning of the drive, so data loss is at low risk. The back up any important data to be safe.

 

If you have Windows XP with NTFS as the filesystem, and this is Mandrake 10, not 10.1, then I recommend making a small vfat partition between the NTFS partition and the space that you plan to install Mandrake to. There are some issues with NTFS volumes and Mandrake 10/Fedora Core 1 or 2 installs, so this prevents problems with this issue.

 

Ask more questions if you need to, about this, if needed.

[VampAlucard 0]

Ok, well one more question. I got it all to install right and everything but when linux starts up, the monitor shuts off and nothing else happens. I installed it on a hard drive that was formatted.

[danleff 0]

Does the monitor shut off, or do you get a blank screen (the monitor indicator light is still on)? At what point does the monitor "shut off"? After the system runs through starting up (the terminal lists all the processes starting up), or when Mandrake tries to go into the GUI?

 

What system is this installed on? Laptop, desktop...Dell, self built system?

[Bisho 0]

I need some help. I just installed 10.0 on a Acer 4560 notebook. Booted off dvd, installed off the hard drive.

 

The install was good, not many bumps in the road. After all was done, and the system reboots, I get a boot screen where I can pick Linux or Xp. Xp loads fine, but the Linux hangs on a blank screen.

 

No code no nothing. I'm not sure whats going on with it. Any help would make my day.