On Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 12:48:18PM -0500, Red Wolfman wrote:
> Hello
>
> I am new to Linux as well as email let alone "mailing list". Please excuse
> any errors in form etc..
>
> I have attempted to install several different distros with different levels
> of success. Mandrake 9.2 appears to install with most things working but it
> messes up my partitions. When I use Partition magic 7 it says i have errors
> , does it want me to allow it to fix?
>
> Are there any distros that do not modify you ext2 partition?
If you already have ext2 partitions set up, Mepis will ask if you want
to use them when you install. In fact, if there is already Linux junk on
there, it will overwrite part of it, and leave other parts in place (not
a good idea). I'd suggest booting from something like Knoppix (a live CD
distro or something that does not touch your hard drive) and wipe your
ext2 partition(s). Don't delete them, just wipe the contents. Then
install Mepis and answer the install questions appropriately.
Paul
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