Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] BDI EMC Install problem

On Wednesday 25 June 2003 01:57, Don Rogers wrote: > I downloaded the BDI
latest version the other night

Was it BDI 2.20b? I'm using 2.18, but I'm about to install 2.20b so I'll check
it out for you.

> When I booted up, I started getting notices that the > "server:" was not

located

Does the machine have an ethernet port? if so, did you choose to configure it
on boot-up? If so, did you choose DHCP? If all these are true, and you don't
have it plugged into a network with a DHCP server, you'll get an error
something like what you describe. The solution is to either not enable the
eth0 interface at boot-up, or to manually configure it by assigning eth0 a
static IP & hostname.

>, and finally it ask me for a pass word. I > assumed I had screwed up with

the password on install so I re-installed it > and this time put in a
password.

If you don't have a root password, and you want to login as root, just leave
the password prompt blank and hit Enter.

> The BDI changed the cyl 0, record > 0. No big surprise here, but I found

that I could not reformat the drive > to get windows to boot. After three
install attempts using Fdisk to delete > partitions, and to re-assign them, I
still couldn't get windows to > boot. I finally did a low level format of the
drive and then the windows > install went without a problem. I haven't had to
do anything like that > since DOS 3.0 days.

I've never tried to reinstall Windows after installing Linux ... *rimshot*.
Seriously though, to delete the Linux partitions, you'll probably need to use
the linux version of fdisk. You would need to login as root (or start up in
single user mode by typing `single` at the LILO: prompt), then you can run
`/sbin/fdisk` and follow the directions. It's a lot like DOS FDISK. Be sure
to _W_rite the partition table after you make your changes and before you
quit FDISK, or they'll not take effect.

Matt