The downside to VMWare "install training", so to speak, is that it leaves out getting the partitioning right (Zach's problem), and driver and dual boot issues (kcciefsguru's problem).

You're pretty much out of luck for the desktop. You could potentially use the laptop but you'd be pretty pressed for space. I'd say check out the Mepis LiveCD.

http://www.mepis.org/

Good point.

I am going to try it out Suse and I am downloading it now. It looks promising.

I may just wait another week


I get paid on friday and a new HDD for the Desktop is in order anyway..

Any suggestions on where to get a good one for under $100


EDIT: I dont think my MainBoard supports SATA I need an EIDE

Microcenter has several under $100.
http://www.microcenter.com/search_re...3327416386986c

Got this

linux:/home/rmstewart # kate /etc/fstab
Session management error: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed
kbuildsycoca running...
Session management error: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed
ASSERT: "m_currentContainer==container" in ./kate/app/kateviewmanager.cpp (196)
linux:/home/rmstewart # QObject::connect: No such signal KListView::doubleclicked(QListViewItem*)
QObject::connect: (sender name: 'unnamed')
QObject::connect: (receiver name: 'KateSaveModifiedDialog')
Session management error: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed

linux:/home/rmstewart # mkdir -p /windows/d
linux:/home/rmstewart # ICE default IO error handler doing an exit(), pid = 6852, errno = 0
mount /windows/d
mount: can't find /windows/d in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab

Ok, first I think you're still using the LiveCD, right? We can't add drivers or mount points to the LiveCD because it's a read only device. If that's not the case let me know.

Second, Linux is case-sensitive. "d" is not the same thing as "D". That takes some time for most Windows users to get used to.

Im Leary to buy an Refurbished HDD

id buy an Refurbished anything else but a HDD seems iffy to me Refurbed

NOt using the live cd at all.
Also, I am cutting and pasting exactly what you type.

hmm now my status bar at the bottom will not display anything.

Run this for me:

total 9
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 96 2006-03-26 11:48 .
drwxr-xr-x 22 root root 512 2006-03-26 06:06 ..
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 48 2006-03-26 11:48 d
dr-xr-xr-x 1 root users 8192 2006-03-25 22:31 D

Ok, we're in good shape. Run this as root:
Also, did you get the NVidia driver running?

mount: /dev/hda5 already mounted or /windows/D busy
mount: according to mtab, /dev/hda5 is already mounted on /windows/D


yes, Nvidia is up and running.

my status bar at the bottom of my Gnome screen is bare and will not display anything though now.

Ah, you're in Gnome? Ok, that explains why media:/ didn't work. ROFL

Ok, so show me this:
I'm not a Gnome guy, I'm not sure what the deal with the panel is.