[millara]

I have now carried out Gold_Finger's instructions to remove the two version of LL that I have managed to install, remove all the partitions that I managed to create and disconnect the large HDD. This all went well. I have reinstalled LL in dual boot mode. It starts satisfactorily but XP still does not work but that's not too important as it's not my main PC. Despite this success, I cannot run the software update or software installation processes as the password I entered when installing LL is not recognised. I have followed the Help instructions and changed the password in case I had made a mistake during its initial entry but the new one is still not accepted.

Unfortunately, I have come to the conclusion that Linux is beyond my limited computing abilities and is not for me. Time to throw in the towel I'm afraid.

Thanks to Gold_Finger and Rokytnji for their suggestions.

Alistair

[rokytnji]

Dual boot is hard. Dual boot on 2 different drives is harder. So do not feel bad. I started using linux on a IBM 390E.
It was a Linux dedicated laptop. Same on a Compaq 1540DM my wife gave me with Windows 95 on it.


Linux was a lot harder to learn then than now. Just my opinion.

What I am trying to say I guess. If you ever decide to try Linux-Lite again. Try it on a dedicated cheap linux laptop and learn linux that way. Then you may have something click in your head later for dual booting. Plus. How certain steps work like md5sum and such.

Here is a old example of my mutiboot dual drive boot config on a desktop computer that died from old age. A IBM Netvista.

Code:

# menu.lst produced by grub4dosconfig-v color white/blue black/cyan white/black cyan/black timeout 10 default 0 # Frugal installed Puppy title Bruno pup-431 (sdb1/pup431)   find --set-root --ignore-floppies /pup431/initrd.gz   kernel /pup431/vmlinuz pmedia=atahd psubdir=pup431 pfix=fsck   initrd /pup431/initrd.gz title Bruno pup-431 (sdb1/pup431) RAM mode\nBoot up Puppy withot pupsave   kernel /pup431/vmlinuz pmedia=atahd psubdir=pup431 pfix=ram,fsck   initrd /pup431/initrd.gz title Macpup-511 (sda1/puppy511harry)   find --set-root --ignore-floppies /puppy511harry/initrd.gz   kernel /puppy511harry/vmlinuz pmedia=atahd psubdir=puppy511harry pfix=fsck   initrd /puppy511harry/initrd.gz title NOP pup-431 (sdb2/puppy431)   find --set-root --ignore-floppies /puppy431/initrd.gz   kernel /puppy431/vmlinuz pmedia=atahd psubdir=puppy431 pfix=fsck   initrd /puppy431/initrd.gz # Full installed Linux title antiX at sdb7, kernel 2.6.36-1-mepis-smp root (hd1,6) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.36-1-mepis-smp root=UUID=e8710ae6-9aed-40ce-a34f-9f3f87b758c1 nomce quiet nosplash nouveau.modeset=0 vga=788 initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.36-1-mepis-smp boot title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.38-3.dmz.1-liquorix-686 root (hd0,6) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-3.dmz.1-liquorix-686 root=UUID=215cde80-eeb6-451f-929f-5fb9493e7932 nosplash quiet nomodeset nouveau.modeset=0 initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-3.dmz.1-liquorix-686 title      Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.38-3.dmz.1-liquorix-686 (init-3) root      (hd0,6) kernel      /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-3.dmz.1-liquorix-686 root=UUID=215cde80-eeb6-451f-929f-5fb9493e7932  nosplash quiet nomodeset nouveau.modeset=0 3 initrd      /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-3.dmz.1-liquorix-686 title      Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.37-0.dmz.5-liquorix-686 root      (hd0,6) kernel      /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-0.dmz.5-liquorix-686 root=UUID=215cde80-eeb6-451f-929f-5fb9493e7932  nosplash quiet nomodeset nouveau.modeset=0 initrd      /boot/initrd.img-2.6.37-0.dmz.5-liquorix-686 title      Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.37-0.dmz.5-liquorix-686 (init-3) root      (hd0,6) kernel      /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-0.dmz.5-liquorix-686 root=UUID=215cde80-eeb6-451f-929f-5fb9493e7932  nosplash quiet nomodeset nouveau.modeset=0 3 initrd      /boot/initrd.img-2.6.37-0.dmz.5-liquorix-686 title      Debian GNU/Linux, kernel memtest86+ root      (hd0,6) kernel      /boot/memtest86+.bin title Quirky 120 (sda8/boot)   uuid 31821294-4cdf-49ff-b5f6-f6f05beb1b66   kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda8 # Windows # this entry searches Windows on the HDD and boot it up title Windows\nBoot up Windows if installed   errorcheck off   find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd  /bootmgr   chainloader /bootmgr   find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd  /ntldr   chainloader /ntldr   find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd  /io.sys   chainloader /io.sys   errorcheck on # additionals title Find Grub2\nBoot up grub2 if installed find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd /boot/grub/core.img kernel /boot/grub/core.img title Grub4Dos commandline\n(for experts only)   commandline title Reboot computer   reboot title Halt computer   halt

It took me some time to learn how to do this. It was not a few day endeavor.  But was a long road traveled learning things like learning to be bilingual. You cannot learn another language in a few days. Same can said for learning linux proficiently.

So no biggy from me. I understand.

Happy trailz, Rok.

[avj]

If you are using a netbook or laptop the password problem may be that the NUMLOCK it turned on by default, this caused me a problem the first time I tried Linux Lite.  For more information on that see my reply at the following link.

https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/other.../#msg17957

I hate to see anyone give up if it is something simple to fix. 

[Wirezfree]

@millara,

You are getting some good advice.
Hey, you are only on post 6 and you have already mastered running terminal commands, don't beat your self up yet
I'm pretty confident the good folks here will help you out, don't give up just yet...