[KLUG Members] Failed network install?

[magoo]

>From: "Roth, Stephan 75055-5" <stephanroth@chartermi.net>
>Subject: Re: [KLUG Members] Failed network install?
>To: magoo <mag00@voyager.net>
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>Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 08:30:38 -0400
>
>On Tue, 14 Aug 2001 01:22:07 -0400
> magoo <mag00@voyager.net> wrote:
>> mag00 wrote:
>> 
>> I forwarded this discussion thread to
>> <stephanroth@chartermi.net>!
>> He expressed very positive comments to me when I helped
>> him carry
>> his PC back to his vehicle last Tuesday night.  Hope he
>> lets us
>> know how it went with his install.  I really liked his
>> attitude
>> about Linux and why he wanted to run it.
>> 
>> >Wesley Leonard wrote:
>> >
>> >We were trying an HTTP install.  I wasn't feeling up to
>> setting up NFS.
>> >
>> >I think the install was somewhat successful because we
>> got the guy's hard
>> drive
>> >partitioned (which was something that he was having
>> difficulty with) and
>> he got
>> >to see most of the installation process so when he got
>> home and replaced
>> his CD
>> >drive he was going to finish the install himself.
>> >
>> >If you joined the list, please let us know how it went!
>
>Haven't joined the list yet, but I'm headed over to KLUG
>right now to do so.
>
>Ok, here's the rest of the story.  Its a little long winded
>but I tend to be that way.
>
>Tuesday, after the meeting I went home more determined than
>ever to get the box up and running.  I tried to install
>Redhat 7.1 on my main system, but still continued to have
>difficulty getting it to work so I just started reading.
>
>I kept trying to install different portions thinking that it
>might just be one component crashing the thing.  At 2:00 am
>I gave up for the night, but not for good.
>
>Finally, I came to the conclusion that Mandrake might be a
>better choice for me as it was touted in several forums to
>be "idiot proof".  Not wanting to fork out the $70 for the
>Pro Pack until I figured out if it was what I wanted I
>downloaded the CD images from Mandrake, had to figure out
>what a CD image was and how to burn the files off of it on
>to CD, and finally, 24 hours later I got it all downloaded.
>
>I made a boot disk on my main machine, took it over to my
>old Pentium and gave it a shot.  The first screen warned me
>that I wouldn't be able to do a graphical install but just
>kept going.  
>
>Anyway, it loaded up fine and now I have Linux Mandrake 8.0
>running, well running is a strong word. How about walking?
>Its super slow but its working!  I have never been that
>excited about getting a piece of software working in my
>life.
>
>And there I sat, staring at the computer. The only thought
>that was running through my mind was "OK, now what?".  I
>know that its going to be a long road of figuring out just
>what this "Linux" is all about, I just can't wait to get
>started.  I don't mind being a newbie because I love to
>learn. I hope that you will bear with me and my seemingly
>stupid questions for awhile. 
>
>My first goal is to get the thing networked and start using
>the Linux box as a secondary browser.  I haven't had time
>this week yet to really look at the documentation on setting
>it up with my Linksys router so I don't have any questions
>on that yet, but I might at the meeting tonight.
>
>
>Thanks again for all of your help and support.
>
>See you at the meeting!
>
>