[blag-whereto] from a user

john maclean jayeola at gmail.com
Thu Apr 2 03:55:03 BST 2009


2009/4/2 john maclean <jayeola at gmail.com>:
> 2009/4/2 sam <uYK8 at riseup.net>:
>>
>> Hello. Ordinary user here, I normally don't post publicly, but I need
>> help, and I already bothered other people with my questions. I Have two
>> computers with Blag on them: an old one where I installed 90001 several
>> months ago and can't logged in, but I'm waiting till a better version
>> comes to install over it, I am not concerned about this one as I got
>> another problem.
>>
>> My second one which was working perfectly is a Dell D520 and had an old
>> Blag version until the night before yesterday when I installed Ubuntu
>> 8.4LTS to test something and now I can't get rid off it with my same old
>> Blag CD. Is there any way I can do this (delete Ubuntu) and/or reinstall
>> over Ubuntu which may have updated itself to a betta version and it took
>> over my machine?
>
> What have you tried and has not worked? I'll outline some steps but
> please elaborate on what you did.
>
> - back up yo' shit
> - grab the blag install media (dvd/cd/usb key...)
> - put media in machine
> - poweroff
> - turn on and check that the box can install from the media in at the BIOS stage
> - continue past bios to boot box
> - if your media is ok then proceed with installation
> - clean all existing partitions at the partitioning stage [0]
>  - proceed with installation
>
> I'll upload some screenshots to a server so that I can show you an
> example of [0]
>
> That make sense?
>
>
>  I don't think there is a better distro than Blag and I
>> want it back.  My fault for not sticking with free software, I should've
>> known better :(  it worked in the past, and even before any updates.
>> Thanks.
>>
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> John Maclean
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attached is a screenshot of the partition stage during an
installation. See those partitions listed? Well make sure that you
kill/delete every one of them. You can go with the default type of
partitioning or create your own one.

Uploading loads of screendumps that i will make public.


-- 
John Maclean
07739 171 531
MSc (DIC)

Timezone: GMT
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