[SLE] Clean install of 9.2

From: Kelly J. Morris (kjmlists_at_comcast.net)
Date: 12/30/04

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Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:39:10 -0500

    I have decided to do a clean install of SuSE Pro 9.2 and would like some
    advice on several points.

    Background: My current system is a P4 2.8 Mhz w/ 1 GB RAM and two 80 GB
    HDs. Windoze XP SP2 is on the first HD. The second HD has a 500 MB
    partition formatted FAT16 and the remainder is SuSE Pro 9.0 with a 1 GB
    Linux Swap partition and the rest a single / partition using ReiserFS.
    I have Ximian (GNOME) Desktop 2, Evolution 1.4.6, Ximian oOo 1.1.1, and
    Firefox 1.0 installed. I want to use GNOME but assume that I'll be using
    SuSE's version and that I'll use YaST instead of Red Carpet for my
    updating.

    1. Does the SuSE 9.2 installation need to begin in the first 1024
    cylinders, or can I install SuSE anywhere? e.g. if my SuSE partition
    began at the 10, 15, or 20 GB point of an 80 GB HDD, would this cause
    any problems? I thought that recent iterations of Linux were not
    required to begin within the 1024 limit, but I have heard conflicting
    opinions on the subject.

    2. When I installed SuSe 9.0, I intended to use Boot Magic (that comes
    with Partition Magic) as my boot manager. However, I unintentionally
    chose to use grub, so I deactivated Boot Magic. I use grub and it is OK
    but I do prefer BM. Once I have backed-up the data and settings that I
    want to keep, I plan to delete the current SuSE partitions using
    Partition Magic. However, how do I delete whatever changes have been
    made to the MBR when I installed grub?

    How do I avoid setting grub as my boot manager at installation of SuSE
    9.2? (I seem to remember with RH 7.1 that I selected lilo as the boot
    loader but, by opting not to make any changes to the MBR, I was able to
    use Boot magic as my boot manager.)

    3. Will the data and especially the settings that I transfer from my 9.0
    system to 9.2 run into any compatibility problems, especially in re:
    Evolution? Should I expect this to be able to move data and settings
    from Evolution 1.4.6 to 2.0.x , or might there be complications? If so,
    how can I avoid or otherwise deal with them?

    I plan to save and transfer several folders in /home/kelly, especially
    /Documents and /evolution. What about some of the "hidden" folders and
    files in /home/kelly - are any of them important to transfer?

    TIA Kelly Morris 

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