Help me install LINUX

sameer795 · 05-15-2007, 05:31 PM

Hi...

I've downloaded RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 form internet....It is splitted into 5 cd images....I made cds from these images and tried to install but i dont understand the boot procedure.....

I'll be grateful for your help.....

Thanks

tlarkin · 05-16-2007, 03:55 AM

boot off cd1 and choose install, GRUB or LILO boot loader should come up asking if you want to boot off the hard drive or if you want to start the install. Choose install and follow the onscreen instructions.

sameer795 · 05-18-2007, 05:49 AM

Thanks! It worked and i had it installed but now when i start my pc it says that "operating system could not be loaded".

patrickv · 05-18-2007, 05:57 AM

never heard of such error in linux. did you attempt to install on a hard drive that already had an OS like xp for example ?

patrickv · 05-18-2007, 05:59 AM

instead of using red hat why don't you try FEDORA CORE 6, it's built off red hat and it's very good

sameer795 · 05-18-2007, 08:30 AM

no. my hdd was completely formatted......

this is my first time with linux.......Are there any formalities of making partitions when installing linux?

patrickv · 05-18-2007, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sameer795

no. my hdd was completely formatted......

this is my first time with linux.......Are there any formalities of making partitions when installing linux?

no. you don't need to. it partitions your hard drive itself.i don't know about red hat but fedora ,suse,ubuntu etc does that themselves

lovely? · 05-18-2007, 10:49 AM

ok what if i want to install linux on an hd with windows formatted data already on it? can i keep that data from being deleted?

patrickv · 05-18-2007, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lovely?

ok what if i want to install linux on an hd with windows formatted data already on it? can i keep that data from being deleted?

if you have space and another partition you can install linux and then mount the ntfs patition and access your data. providing you know how to do it.

sameer795 · 05-18-2007, 12:44 PM

ok. so somehow i have installed it. Its running but now it does not allow me to log in...i used "root" as the username and my password "123456". It doesnot take it.

05-15-2007, 05:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
sameer795 Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 104	Help me install LINUX Hi... I've downloaded RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 form internet....It is splitted into 5 cd images....I made cds from these images and tried to install but i dont understand the boot procedure..... I'll be grateful for your help..... Thanks

05-18-2007, 05:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
patrickv Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Soul Chamber Posts: 5,426	never heard of such error in linux. did you attempt to install on a hard drive that already had an OS like xp for example ? __________________ Laptop: Thinkpad X60: Core2Duo T7200 @ 2Ghz,1GB DDR2,110GB SATA -winXP ProSP2 Work Desktop: Core Duo E2180 @ 2Ghz,1.5GB DDR2,240GB HD - XP PRO SP2 Home: Core Duo E2180 2Ghz,1.5GB DDR2,Nvidia GForce 6200TB,320 GB (2x160GB) -Dual boot - XP / OSX 10.5.2

05-18-2007, 05:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
patrickv Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Soul Chamber Posts: 5,426	instead of using red hat why don't you try FEDORA CORE 6, it's built off red hat and it's very good __________________ Laptop: Thinkpad X60: Core2Duo T7200 @ 2Ghz,1GB DDR2,110GB SATA -winXP ProSP2 Work Desktop: Core Duo E2180 @ 2Ghz,1.5GB DDR2,240GB HD - XP PRO SP2 Home: Core Duo E2180 2Ghz,1.5GB DDR2,Nvidia GForce 6200TB,320 GB (2x160GB) -Dual boot - XP / OSX 10.5.2

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lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California Age: 15 Posts: 3,737	ok what if i want to install linux on an hd with windows formatted data already on it? can i keep that data from being deleted? __________________ E4500 @ 2.93GHZ ASUS P5K-DELUXE 2GB OCZ Reaper CL3 @ 800MHZ 3-4-4-15 eVGA 8800GT OZC GameXStream 700W PSU 320GB WD Caviar SATA, 80GB WD Caviar IDE Sometimes scientists make things alot harder than they need to. All they've gotta do is put a big spring on the ground where they think it's gonna land, or send a mission to the moon to erect a sign that says "Welcome to Earth".

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05-16-2007, 03:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 6,056	boot off cd1 and choose install, GRUB or LILO boot loader should come up asking if you want to boot off the hard drive or if you want to start the install. Choose install and follow the onscreen instructions.

05-18-2007, 05:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
sameer795 Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 104	Thanks! It worked and i had it installed but now when i start my pc it says that "operating system could not be loaded".

05-18-2007, 08:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
sameer795 Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 104	no. my hdd was completely formatted...... this is my first time with linux.......Are there any formalities of making partitions when installing linux?

05-18-2007, 12:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
sameer795 Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 104	ok. so somehow i have installed it. Its running but now it does not allow me to log in...i used "root" as the username and my password "123456". It doesnot take it.

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