Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Linux EMC computer

Ok
I had tried downloading it but decided it was too much hassle SOOO,
What I did was go to eBay and find what seamed to be a good seller
pushing Linux ( I think it was Mandrake ver.9 but not for sure ) bought
it for a few dollars and followed the instructions but no luck , if I
remember right the install program just did nothing when I clicked on it
, they did say to check something which I did but never could get it to
do anything but sit there and look stupid.......

Can someone suggest a GOOD place to get the best version of Linux ,CD or
download .


Ron K



Paul wrote:

>Crap !
> Even the most brain dead installs call fdisk to carry out the partitioning
>of a hard disk. A low level format is when bad blocks are detected and
>marked. After running fdisk, formatting is mandatory on ANY file system be it
>NTFS, FAT16, or EXT2. Even under expert mode, the BDI installs will still run
>a formatting program.
>
>As for not being able to access data beyond cylinder 1024 - Yes, older
>versions of lilo had problems booting above this limit, but even on 20Gig
>disks (and larger), most linux installs set up a /boot partition close to the
>first cylinder. Even if the BIOS does not support larger drives, once linux
>has begun booting, it is immaterial what size the disk is - The kernel
>interogates the drive and ignores the BIOS completely.
>
>If people post about a problem with any BDI install, the first question
>should be "Which version" - Some of the BDI-Live releases have a bug in the
>installer (show me a version of Windows that doesn't have any !).
>
>Regards, Paul.
>
>
>
>On Saturday 27 March 2004 1:29 pm, dakota8833 wrote:
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>
>> One problem you may be having is bad blocks on the hard drive. A
>>standard BDI install does not check and record these on the
>>drive(FDISK). You have to use the "manually partition" option to
>>select "FDISK". Otherwise Linux may write data in bad areas of the
>>drive. I have had problems from freezing up during the install to not
>> being able to restart after a proper shutdown.
>>
>>
>
>On Saturday 27 March 2004 4:32 am, Jon Elson wrote:
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>
>>Ah, yes. So the CD boots, the install goes, but in the end you don't
>>have a system that will boot itself completely from the hard disk.
>>That sounds WAY too familiar! And, LILO is not the most obvious
>>in the way it works. If the boot track doesn't get put together right,
>>or if a critical part of the kernel lays beyond cylinder 1024, it won't
>>boot on many machines.
>>
>>
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