> I just got my RH5.0 CD yesterday, and quickly started installing. It
> seemed to go quite well at first, but I cannot get Metro-X or XFree
> either one to load. Upon inspection of log files and things those files
> pointed to, I think I am missing many files, and that this is due to
> running out of space during my install because of my partition setup....
> Can someone give me an ideal partition arrangement. I have been
> installing to a 2gig drive, but if needed, I also have a second 2gig on
> the same controller that is empty.
I'm not sure I understand. You have a 2G disk, and that still isn't
enough?
Otherwise, just create a "/" and swap partitions, and don't worry about
splitting it up into multiple partitions, like /, /usr, etc.
> Next, can someone tell me why my HD access light NEVER goes off under linux.
Do you have a SCSI controller? This is not normal. Perhaps you have a
termination problem? Simply because Windows doesn't cause the problem,
doesn't mean there isn't a problem with termination. Likewise with IDE.
Are you sure master/slave is configured correctly?
> And next, what do I need to do to access my CDROM once under linux? It works
> fine during install, but after that I go to /mnt/cdrom/ and there is nothing
> there, and it does not even look at the drive.
Put a CDROM into the drive :) Ah, just joking. I'm not sure if RH mounts
your CDROM by default or not.
Assuming you have X running in one way or another, try the filesystem tool
called 'fstool'. This should enable you to easily mount your cdrom.
Otherwise, /etc/fstab should have a line like this:
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 defaults,user,ro 0 0
Then running "mount /mnt/cdrom" will enable you to view its contents.
> And finally, can anyone expound on the differences in MetroX and XFree, and
> which is viewed as the better product....
At various points in their history, both have been good at times, and bad
at times. It really depends on the video controller your using. If your
happy with one, stick with it until your comfortable enough to switch back
and forth. If your installing for the first time, perhaps choose MetroX,
which will likely be a bit easier to configure.
Dave
--
PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES!
http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists
To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with
"unsubscribe" as the Subject.
