I will need to reinstall, my system keeps shutting down, since the new harddrive was installed., but, I'm looking at a new PC anyway, so...
Thor
]]>A separate boot partition makes things easier if you have multiple OSes installed.
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Choose New (or press N) – Enter for Primary – type in "15360" – Enter for Beginning – Enter for Bootable.
Swap:
Press the down arrow to move to the free space area.
Choose New (or press N) – Enter for Primary – type in "1024" – Enter for Beginning.
Choose Type (or press T) – press any key to scroll down the list – Enter for 82.
Home:
Press the down arrow to move to the free space area.
Choose New (or press N) – Enter for Primary – Enter to use the rest of the drive (or you could type in the desired size).
good enough? Would a separate partition for booting not be safer?
(just trying to learn here, this post was put HERE in the newbie corner for a reason)
By the way, glad SOMEONE saw the light: the suggested 7500Mb rootsopace (as suggested by the partitioner in the install script) was NEVER enough to last a lifetime
Thor
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I am Asian amongst a community of people from all over the world, so don't tell me there is no diversity here!
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You got the help you needed, didn't you?
Just some info on the situation I was in: left and right nervous users that had to have a running system: NOW, Arch being a distro I proudly introduced, and a blank and at that time not very helpful screen/prompt. How do you think I looked then? What do you think is left of Arch's reputation with the users?
I think this was more an issue with your reputation than one with Arch. I like Arch and use it on two machines, but I would never put it on someone else's computer. I would help someone learn how to install it themselves, but for a non-lunux person Arch is just not a good idea (in my opinion).
Face it - not very practical.
I don't know what you mean. You got the help you needed. We were discussing whether someone who has used Arch for as long as you have should need that kind of help, not whether we would give it to you.
]]>The only reputation in danger of being further tarnished here is yours. Man up and read the documentation.
]]>From the first page on this site...
Our strong community is diverse and helpful,
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Just some info on the situation I was in: left and right nervous users that had to have a running system: NOW, Arch being a distro I proudly introduced, and a blank and at that time not very helpful screen/prompt. How do you think I looked then? What do you think is left of Arch's reputation with the users?
Face it - not very practical.
I'll mark this as solved, friendly inviting you all of you to ramble amongst yourselves...
Thor
]]>It amazes me that with >250 posts, the OP has never seen a mention of the beginners guide.
That's what I meant when I said "I'm more worried about the OP's inability to find the Beginners' Guide than anything else..."
BTW, I had no idea LFS was so easy to get going. I have thought about doing it, but the thought of no package manager makes me nervous.
"Getting it going" is one thing (not too difficult if you can follow instructions and copy/paste commands). Building and maintaining a working system using it is much more difficult, in my opinion.
]]>So you have been "using Arch successfully for some YEARS" and yet the Beginners' Guide has managed to elude your attention?
It amazes me that with >250 posts, the OP has never seen a mention of the beginners guide.
BTW, I had no idea LFS was so easy to get going. I have thought about doing it, but the thought of no package manager makes me nervous.
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Thanks 2ManyDogs, that was the info I needed...
Edit - 2ManyDogs - this was what I've been lmooking for ALL day, thanks for the saving link!!!! I may just owe you a beer!
So you have been "using Arch successfully for some YEARS" and yet the Beginners' Guide has managed to elude your attention?
Our respective definitions of success have quite different semantic associations.
]]>Linux From Scratch is more like Linux From Copy and Paste. The install.txt file shipped with the ISO requires independent thought.
This is very true. I made it through LFS, but I really didn't learn anything. Saying you successfully made it thorough LFS doesn't mean anything other than that you can follow very explicit directions.
I also think falconindy is right about the new install method, and that this is why some people don't like it. They don't want to think -- they want to just start the installer and have it do all the work. Personally I like it much better than the AIF.
I'm more worried about the OP's inability to find the Beginners' Guide than anything else...
]]>How in the world did you get through an LFS when the install.txt made you nervous?!?!
Linux From Scratch is more like Linux From Copy and Paste. The install.txt file shipped with the ISO requires independent thought.
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