goman87 Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Hey, I am really eager to learn about Linux, but I have no clue of how to get started Can anyone help me, kinda guide me along the way? Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 first idea would be to download a livecd of a distro. This way you get a general feeling for linux without having to do a full install. That way if Linux isn't right for you, you haven't screwed up your Windows install.Ubuntu is a good one pretty much works out of the box.or any other distro you might be insterested in, you can find a list of them at FozenTech's LiveCd Listregardless of which one you choose, someone here can help you out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goman87 Posted January 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 first idea would be to download a livecd of a distro. This way you get a general feeling for linux without having to do a full install. That way if Linux isn't right for you, you haven't screwed up your Windows install.Ubuntu is a good one pretty much works out of the box.or any other distro you might be insterested in, you can find a list of them at FozenTech's LiveCd Listregardless of which one you choose, someone here can help you out.Thanks, downloading ubuntu now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goman87 Posted January 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Alright so I downloaded it, deleted it by accident .... well, I downloaded it again!!!!! And now, what do I do? With it being a .ISO, should I mount it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 (edited) no you need a program like Nero or Nero express, I usually open Nero Express then choose make an ISO. that takes care of putting it on the blank cd. Next reboot your computer with the disk in the drive making sure your system boots from the cd-rom not the hard drive. then enjoyI presume you have a dsl connection, if you do then you will have internet access with it. Edited January 6, 2006 by Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goman87 Posted January 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 no you need a program like Nero or Nero express, I usually open Nero Express then choose make an ISO. that takes care of putting it on the blank cd. Next reboot your computer with the disk in the drive making sure your system boots from the cd-rom not the hard drive. then enjoyahh Okay, I have Nero. So i'll give it a try. Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 I forgot to mention you will not have access to your Windows files while you are in Ubuntu Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sped Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Hey, I am really eager to learn about LinuxThanks. REALLY!?!?! tell me more ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Hey, I am really eager to learn about LinuxThanks. REALLY!?!?! tell me more ...was there a purpose to this comment????thats a pretty vague response, so enlighten us as to what you were trying to say Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goman87 Posted January 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 I forgot to mention you will not have access to your Windows files while you are in UbuntuOh okay, thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sped Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Hey, I am really eager to learn about LinuxThanks. REALLY!?!?! tell me more ...was there a purpose to this comment????thats a pretty vague response, so enlighten us as to what you were trying to sayBig words for a big guy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Hey, I am really eager to learn about LinuxThanks. REALLY!?!?! tell me more ...was there a purpose to this comment????thats a pretty vague response, so enlighten us as to what you were trying to sayBig words for a big guy.as of this point it would be a good idea for you not to comment any further as your comments so far have no realtivity to this topic.for that I refer you to our Terms of Useunder member conduct(5) not to interfere with another User's use and enjoyment of the Services.under Besttechie's Support Forum Rules, Policies and Disclaimers You agree, through your use of this service, that you will not use this BB to post any material which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive............. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goman87 Posted January 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Okay, so I booted up with the boot disk I made, but it seemed to go to like a DoS prompt, what do I do there? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Okay, so I booted up with the boot disk I made, but it seemed to go to like a DoS prompt, what do I do there? it shouldn't have booted to the command line. did you get anything else??i'll load mine up and see what is going on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goman87 Posted January 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 (edited) There was other stuff on the screen but it was hard to tell what it was, because it was all shifted to the left. Should I try it again? Edited January 6, 2006 by goman87 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 just hit enter, the system will load what it needs to work. It will may ask a few questions, just answer the prompts if it does. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iccaros Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Okay, so I booted up with the boot disk I made, but it seemed to go to like a DoS prompt, what do I do there? its sounds like your X server did not start..information we need..1) what computer are you running this on ? (type, memory, video ..age)2) do you have a diffrent computer you can try3) try reburning the ISO image.the causes can be 1) an unsupported video card 2) your cdrom could be older and have problems with reading the early sectors of the CD.. this would not show up untill you try to boot from a CD.. 3) you have a bad burn.. don't worry that happens to everyone.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goman87 Posted January 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Rawr, so I tried again, and I wrote down what it said. Calder DR-DoS 7.03Current Options /MLX /BL=16 /LEN D=ON /DELAY=OFFI'm running Windows XP Home SP2, Dell 2350, 512 RAM, ATI Radeon 9250 256mbNo other computer.And I used a DVD-R ( is that okay? ) The DVD Drive I has is fairly new too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 (edited) did you get the dvd iso or the liveCD iso?if you got the cd version that is your problem. the cd version is not designed to run from a DVD disk. believe it or not there is a difference. Edited January 6, 2006 by Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iccaros Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Calder DR-DoS 7.03Current Options/MLX /BL=16 /LEN D=ON /DELAY=OFFare you sure you have a ubuntu disk?and you burnt the disk as a image and not tell nero to make a bootable cd ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goman87 Posted January 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Calder DR-DoS 7.03Current Options/MLX /BL=16 /LEN D=ON /DELAY=OFFare you sure you have a ubuntu disk?and you burnt the disk as a image and not tell nero to make a bootable cd ??Heh, well, I got the CD one, and I told nero to make a bootable disk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iccaros Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 ya,, easy errorjust burn one ( I think the option is burn cd rom image.. )good things those DVD-r are cheep.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goman87 Posted January 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 (edited) Thanks for all the help. Right now i'm downloading the DVD version via bittorrent.But it's 2.83GB!! Edited January 6, 2006 by goman87 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goman87 Posted January 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 I finished downloading the dvd version. I made a Data Disk, not a bootable one, it booted through the harddrive, windows! argh! Can someone help!? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iccaros Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 follow these instructions..http://www.wizardskeep.org/mainhall/tutor/neroiso.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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