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- WinLinux 2000 Release Notes
- Last Update: 08/11/1999
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- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- 3. COMMOM INSTALLATION PROBLEMS
- 4. COMMOM CONFIGURATION PROBLEMS AND KNOWN BUGS
- 5. SUPPORT AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- 6. DISCLAIMER AND COPYRIGHT
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- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- WinLinux 2000 is a Linux distribution created for Windows users. It was
- developed to be the easiest to install Linux system in the Windows world.
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- It is based on graphical setup tools that turn installation and configuration
- processes a breeze. It also allows you to see Linux as another application
- installed on your Windows system, even starting it from your Start Menu. Please
- notice that Windows applications cannot run within Linux without third party
- software.
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- WinLinux is able to automatically detect and configure most of your hardware
- devices, including but not limited to: video card, network card, sound card and
- mouse. Several software configurations are also detected and set without user
- intervention, such as TCP/IP network and display settings and time zone information.
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- 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- Minimum configuration required to run WinLinux 2000:
- - Pentium class processor
- - 32 Mbytes RAM
- - VGA video card
- - Mouse
- - Windows(tm) 9x
- - an IDE disk drive with approximately 500 MB free HD space in a FAT32
- system or about 1GB free HD space in a FAT16 system, for a full setup
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- In addition it is also recommended you have:
- - a modem and an Internet connection
- - an SVGA card
- - 64 Mbytes RAM
- - free HD space to install third party applications
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- WinLinux 2000 supports the same hardware supported by the Linux kernel. At the
- time of this writing the following devices are not supported by the Linux kernel:
- - USB bus
- - modems that depend on software drivers (also known as 'winmodens')
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- Note: USB bus support is expected to be soon incorporated to Linux kernel and other
- devices may be supported in the future. Please also read KNOWN BUGS AND LIMITATIONS
- below for software issues.
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- 3 COMMOM INSTALLATION PROBLEMS
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- Before attempting to reinstall after an unsuccessful try, please read the
- following instructions carefully.
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- Insufficient free space on the hard drive: please check SYSTEM REQUIREMENT for
- information on how much free space must be available before installation. Please
- remember that a FAT16 system wastes a lot of hard drive space if most of
- your files are small. If you have a FAT16 system, consider upgrading your
- Windows version to support FAT32.
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- Corrupted file system before installation: it is wise to check your hard drive for
- errors often. If you installed WinLinux 2000 and it did not work for any reason,
- please remove it using Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel and check your
- hard drive for errors before attempting to reinstall it.
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- System hangs: if your system hangs you can follow two different steps according
- to the state of your system:
- 1) If you see a text mode screen (white text over a black background)
- press Ctrl+Alt+Del just like you would do in a Windows session. Pressing those
- keys will reboot the system, so do it only if your system does not respond to
- any other command.
- 2) If you see a graphic screen with windows or if the screen is
- scrambled, press Ctrl+Alt+BackSpace (BackSpace is the key normally located above
- the Enter key, used to erase the last typed character). That should restore your
- graphics system without the need to reboot the machine. If that doesn't work
- press Ctrl+Alt+F1 once or twice until you see a text mode screen (white text
- over a black background) and follow the steps in the first item above. For
- advanced users: You can also press Ctrl+Alt+F6 anytime to switch to a text
- console login screen if needed.
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- Using a removable disk drive: although we recommend installing WinLinux 2000 on
- a fixed drive it can be installed on a removable drive provided that there is a
- Linux device driver to handle the hardware device and that it is configured in
- your system. Since this is a task we recommend only for advanced users we ask
- you to report this need to our Online Support.
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- 4 COMMON CONFIGURATION PROBLEMS AND KNOWN BUGS
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- 4.1 COMMON CONFIGURATION PROBLEMS
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- The system installs, boots but stops showing the message: "Starting K Desktop
- Environment". This problem can be caused by the following:
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- 1) You have a wrong driver selected for your card. To change the card type,
- please check manufacturer and model in the hardware manual. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del
- to reboot your computer. Go to Start Menu, Programs, WinLinux 2000, and open
- WinLinux 2000 Configuration Utility. Select Video device, click on Force Settings
- and select the card model that most closely matches your hardware.
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- 2) Your graphics card is configured to use an invalid video mode. To change
- the video mode, press Ctrl+Alt+Del in order to reboot your computer. Go to Start
- Menu, WinLinux 2000, and open WinLinux 2000 Configuration Utility. Select
- Display device, click on Force Settings and select one of the following:
- Resolution: 640x480 @ 60Hz Bits per Pixel: 4 (recommended)
- Resolution: 800x600 @ 60Hz Bits per Pixel: 4
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- Note on VESA 2.0 compatible cards: If you have this problem and you card is
- compatible with the VESA 2.0 specification, do the same as above to restart
- your computer and run WinLinux 2000 Configuration Utility, select Video device,
- click on Force Settings and select 'VESA 2 (VBE2) compliant framebuffer'.
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- 4.2 KNOWN BUGS AND LIMITATIONS
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- After the first boot the icon My HD will display an error message instead of the
- files in your computer. This problem will not happen again in the future.
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- You cannot eject your CD if it is mounted. To eject it you must first click the
- right mouse button over the CDROM icon on your desktop and select Unmount. The
- green light near the CD icon will disappear when the CD is ready to be ejected.
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- If you have a compressed hard drive (Stacker, Doublespace, Drivespace, etc) you
- cannot install WinLinux 2000. There is no support for it and it is not likely to
- be in the future. You can decompress your hard drive before installation or
- put another hard drive (e.g., D:) on your computer to install WinLinux 2000.
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- 5 SUPPORT AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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- You can access our online support 24 hours a day at www.winlinux.net/support. We
- provide FAQ's, Howto's and comprehensive Linux information besides documentation
- on WinLinux itself. You will also find links to other online Linux resources
- that can help you improve your system and/or solve your regular needs.
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- If you cannot solve a WinLinux installation or configuration problem or if you
- need any help setting up your WinLinux system, use WinLinux Online Support to
- post your questions and our team will be answering your message shortly.
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- Please refer to our web site www.winlinux.net for any additional information you
- may have.
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- 6 DISCLAIMER AND COPYRIGHT
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- In no event shall JRHC be liable for any lost revenue or profits or
- other indirect, direct, special, incidental or consequential damages,
- even if JRHC has been previously advised of such damages.
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- Please refer to http://www.winlinux.net/disclaimer.html for updated
- information.
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- Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
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- Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft.
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- Other trademarks cited here are property of their owners.
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