[Whiteskin]

Hmmm.... It actually sounds as if it tries to mount, but thinks there is not disc inside (you did change discs right?)

[xico]

I've got 2 hard drives. The first is 40GBs; the second one 80GBs, divided into 2 partitions. LOL LOL You sound suprised Comprookie. No, like shocked? Styxx, on the 98 Board suggested using Partition Magic to uninstall SuSe--which Im going to do. But what mistakes did I make, cos I'll want to reinstall it on E, but not in the present configuration.

I got this version 7 of SuSe from CheapBytes.com, and it came in a box with the official manuels, etc. I don't think it's a bad copy. It's me, a bull in a china shop. Obviously Im the slowest component.

I thought hdc was drive C. Thanks for the continuing input Whiteskin and Lynch. I seem to be at a dead end as far as this installation goes, but if I can pick up a few good commands for bash, maybe not. The help in bash is not very helpful--in fact, what's the proper command for shutting down the puter in bash. I typed in exit and there it sat. Nothing happened but a freeze up.

Thanks for your time and suggestions

[lynch]

To shut down in bash you need to be root or in a group that can do that, or you can be an sudoer.
The command is:
shutdown -h now
The -h is halt .
Linux sees drives on the primary and secondary controllers differently from windows:
Linux sees:
Primary master=hda
Primary slave= hdb
Secondary master= hdc
Secondary slave=hdd
Windows sees:
Primary master=C:
Primary slave= D:
Secondary master= E:
Secondary slave=F
Unless theres more than one partition on a drive, then windows skips the above and does it on a first come- first serve basis, sort of. If I recall you can reassign the letters.
Linux would keep the original drive controller designation and add numbers for each partition, like hda1 and hda2.
HTH
lynch

[Whiteskin]

PEBKAC. Anyhow. Just kidding. Your favorite comand will soon become "Man". Man brings up the manual page for 99% of your installed programs.

[xico]

Thank you Guys! I'm grinning from ear to ear! Thank You!