Partitioning Safely?

2007-01-27 Thread Mitchell Verter
Thanks for all the dual boot advice. Now I need to partition the disk and move the Linux partition to the second partition I am looking at the Linux Partition HOWTO (http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/) and the parted manual ( http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/manual/parted.html#Introduction) I s

Debian/NT Dual Boot?

2007-01-27 Thread Mitchell Verter
I am hoping that someone can direct me to the best instructions on the web for setting up a dual-boot system running Debian and NT. Most of the HOW-TOs I've looked at assume that you already have Windows running; my case is the reverse. The computer already has Debian and LILO running. If I wan

Ubuntu Install: toshoboe, mount failures

2007-01-25 Thread Mitchell Verter
Hi, After trying unsuccessfully to get beyond the yenta_socket hang in my failed attempt to install Sarge , http://www.debianhelp.org/node/3423, I am now trying to install Ubuntu instead After going through some elaborate boot procedure, the screen is black: no mouse, no cursor, no pictures, no

Debian install hanging at yenta_socket module

2007-01-18 Thread Mitchell Verter
Hi everyone, I'm trying to install Sarge on a pretty old Toshiba 2500CDS http://209.167.114.38/ISG/pastproducts/html/satellite/satellite_2500cds_spec.html I downloaded the netinst CD image (100 Mb) The computer has just begun loading the CD and it seems to be hanging. This is what I see: #

Re: Debian on Toshiba 2500CDS?

2007-01-16 Thread Mitchell Verter
On Tue, 2007-16-01 at 12:15 -0800, Mitchell Verter wrote: > I just got a great deal on a Toshiba 2500CDS: > > The seller told me that he does not know the user/password. Is there > a > way to crack this? Are you asking about a BIOS password, a Windows password or is there alre

Debian on Toshiba 2500CDS?

2007-01-16 Thread Mitchell Verter
I just got a great deal on a Toshiba 2500CDS: The seller told me that he does not know the user/password. Is there a way to crack this? If not, what would be a good Debian distribution to install and from where would I download it? It is not a recent machine, 256MB, 2GB Hard Drive, 233 MHz Pen

Debian on Toshiba 2500CDS

2007-01-16 Thread Mitchell Verter
] I just got a great deal on a Toshiba 2500CDS: The seller told me that he does not know the user/password. Is there a way to crack this? If not, what would be a good Debian distribution to install and from where would I download it? It is not a recent machine, 256MB, 2GB Hard Drive, 233 MHz P