Bruno Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 I just think that the defragment tool you did use yesterday did a bad job . . and that Mandrake is doing it all over again . . . . a good defrag job of a seriously fragmented partition can take several hours . . . . . go watch a movie . . . read a book . . . take a walk . . . relax and let The Drake solve the problem Bruno Quote
kamicota Posted May 21, 2004 Author Posted May 21, 2004 Heck BrunoThat could be another 2+hrsMy main Windows Software is on C --->>> SystemSuite, Antivirus, Printers so maybe a restrt an put MDK 10 on all of D seems another Scorpio Solution eh colin Quote
Bruno Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 That is up to you Colin . . if you can miss the programs on D . . then just format it to Ext3 and you are ready for the install . . :DB) Bruno Quote
kamicota Posted May 21, 2004 Author Posted May 21, 2004 I'm Going to Go the Whole of DThanks Colin Quote
Bruno Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Okay . . and just let E what it is . . . it is so small, just forget about that one and use it as storage for files you want to access from both Windows and Linux Bruno Quote
kamicota Posted May 21, 2004 Author Posted May 21, 2004 Brunocan NOT get Drax to let me put it on D it only wants hda7 or hda9Could NOT find out how to format D into EXT3I'm in PCLOs right Now as well as Kaleishas ComputerColin Quote
Bruno Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Colin . . during the install of Mandrake switch to expert mode at partitioning . . click on hda5 . . and click on "format" . . then in the dialog you get in the top left corner you can choose from the drop down list in what type you want to format . . there you say Ext3 . . and format the partition first . . then the installer will let you install on hda5 Bruno Quote
kamicota Posted May 21, 2004 Author Posted May 21, 2004 BrunoDid click on "Format" but did NOT see a drop down boxWill have to try again and see if I can spot thaty drop dowmn box Colin Quote
Bruno Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 ColinI will send you an install guide in PDF format . . . look on page 186 ( of 244 ) there you will see the dropdownbox.Note the file is 6MB so it takes a while to send.Do you unmount the partition first ?? . . . or boot PCLos . . and go to the Mastr Control Center and the "Mount Points" tool . . there is the same interface . . unmount hda5 first then resize and format. Bruno Quote
kamicota Posted May 21, 2004 Author Posted May 21, 2004 BrunoI also tried putting it on D's free space but it said to go back & do a defragSo may like you said the other day A windows defrag must have been better than Ontracks jetdefrag for this case anywaysSo thats another option worth considering a WINDOWS defrag and then back to the Resizing dealColin Quote
kamicota Posted May 21, 2004 Author Posted May 21, 2004 No BrunoDidn't think I had to unmount it before formattingColin Quote
Bruno Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 BrunoI also tried putting it on D's free space but it said to go back & do a defragSo may like you said the other day A windows defrag must have been better than Ontracks jetdefrag for this case anywaysSo thats another option worth considering a WINDOWS defrag and then back to the Resizing dealColinSee that defrag tool was no good . . . so go back and do the "normal" windows defrag before we make a real mess of your partitions . . Bruno Quote
Bruno Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 At least now is clear why a resize did not work . . or took so long . . . So let us keep oour patience . . . do a nice good defrag of D: . . . . and even if the install has to wait till tomorrow . . . first the defrag . . . . then the resize . . . then the install . . . all indue time :DB) BrunoPS: The PDF is on the way . . hope your mailbox is large enough for 7MB . . . Quote
Bruno Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 A defrag in seconds ?? . . That is a new one to me . . . Bruno Quote
kamicota Posted May 21, 2004 Author Posted May 21, 2004 Yeah me Puzzled tooI goes to 6% and then woosh all the way across to 100%And only 3 Blue legend squares in the Boxyet E has a few more sqaures and only 1G but Still only SecondsI see I have lost short links to some of the programs i still have on D thoughCurioser & Curioser don't you think Colin Quote
Bruno Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 ColinDid you get the Starter.pdf Guide ?? . . . . look on page 186 . . . . . see the pictures on 185 and 186 . . . and start the install again . . . . . Bruno Quote
kamicota Posted May 21, 2004 Author Posted May 21, 2004 BrunoI have to go back into PCLos can't open the file looks as if many of my programs don't work.Think as I was trying to format D somewhen in the different tracks i took may put MDK's Mount point in thereCatch you back in PCLos. Is WINDOWs going to stay or go ??? :'( Colin Quote
teacher Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 ColinIf your drive is empty then it should not take but a few seconds to defrag. You can not move files around that don't exist!Julia Quote
Bruno Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Windows is going to STAY . . you just will have to reinstall a few programs to fix the links to it . . . but you can still post and go on the internet with Windows can you ?? . . .So Windows is going to stay ! Bruno Quote
kamicota Posted May 21, 2004 Author Posted May 21, 2004 JuliaD is no where near empty I think about 3.5G are on itColin Quote
kamicota Posted May 21, 2004 Author Posted May 21, 2004 Oky Doky BrunoJust a few palpitaions when only IE would boot up ands Adobe PDF wouldn't workSo Now we are at.......??????Colin Quote
Bruno Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Colin . . found the same guide in HTML: http://doc.mandrakelinux.com/MandrakeLinux...en/Starter.html Bruno Quote
kamicota Posted May 21, 2004 Author Posted May 21, 2004 Shoot The Starter.pdf will not open in PCLos eitherColin Quote
Bruno Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Here is the chapter:http://doc.mandrakelinux.com/MandrakeLinux.../diskdrake.html Bruno Quote
kamicota Posted May 21, 2004 Author Posted May 21, 2004 YeahGot the chapter Bruno & knows it says /home partion etcSo am struggling through itColin Quote
Bruno Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 In case of trouble, just reformat the full D in whatever format it wants to ( even Fat32 ) . . then let mandrake use that full partition to install itself . . . it will convert it to Ext2 or 3 by itself . . then we can make it Ext3 Later after the install ! Bruno Quote
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