[ubuntu-za] Some Basic Kubuntu Questions

[Quintin van Rooyen]

Hey, I am running Linux Mint 9 KDE now for a review, the 64bit version. We
could make a plan to get the ISO to you, I work in glennwood road near
Faerie glen hospital.

On 5 August 2010 17:19, frans <dormakorp at vodamail.co.za> wrote:

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> On 10/08/05 03:15 PM, Josh Brodrick wrote:
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>> 5) I have two IDE drives in my box. 1st one for the OpSys and the 2nd is
>> 'Home' Do I need to set-up a separate "Data' folder to hold my docs,
>> pics etc? I ask this because I'm not sure if a re-install of a new
>> version will completely overwrite the 'Home' folder. If so how do I do
>> this?
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> Just to echo what Raoul said in that when you do a fresh install, you can
> choose not to format your /home partition. This should also preserve some of
> your preferences and settings. I think you have to choose manual
> partitioning during the install process though. I remember finding lots on
> google when I wanted to do the same thing so you should have no trouble
> finding a guide when the time arises.
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>> 6) I also have a 3rd SATA drive in my Box and when I upgraded from 9.10
>> to 10.04 I moved a lot of old stuff onto this drive. To "protect" it I
>> disconnected it while I installed 10.04. Now If I try to plug it in
>> again the system will not start! Any suggestions?
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> Also check in your Bios what the boot order of the drives is. It could
> possibly be set to first boot of a SATA drive before IDE.
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> Good luck
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> Cheers
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> Josh
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> Sometimes the sata port on wich the disks are connected also have an
> influance on what grub picks up.
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> ie: sata1 = sda sata2=sdb etc.
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> Frans
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