[UCLA-LUG] Re: New user

[mike chan]

hrm...

i've never heard of that problem... are you sure the password is correct?

try typing this at the LILO prompt before linux starts..

"linux single"

and you should end up at a prompt... when this happens... type passwd to change your root password...

mike

At 05:36 PM 2/2/00 -0800, you wrote:
>Mike,
>
>I am back trying to install Linux.  I get it all in, but when I get to the stage of inputting my password, the screen flashes on and off, and will not accept my password.  I can also only type anything when the screen is
>there.  What is the cause of this flashing?
>
>Randy Dawson
>
>
>
>mike chan wrote:
>
>> if you plan on installing Mandrake on the second hard drive, you have no problems.. just make sure you don't tell linux to install over your NT partition...
>>
>> 3.2gB is fine for linux.. =)
>>
>> you should go through the normal mandrake install and tell it to use the bare 3.2gB drive, and when it asks you about LILO, you should tell it to load onto your WinNT drive, and make sure there is an option to boot to NT...
>>
>> BTW, Mandrake 7.0 is out.. =)
>>
>> mike
>>
>> At 04:19 PM 1/15/00 -0800, you wrote:
>> >
>> >Hello,
>> >
>> >I am getting ready to install Linux-mandrake 6.1 and have questions.
>> >
>> >Where is the best place to get step by step instructions for installing
>> >mandrake on a system, that has Windows NT on it already?  I have a bare
>> >3.2 gig hard drive that I would like to put linux on, and be able to
>> >dual boot.
>> >
>> >I ordered the CD from linuxmall.com, and have no instructions.....
>> >
>> >Thank you,
>> >
>> >Randy Dawson
>> >
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