WinLinux 2000

2000 · operating-system · Windows · Linux · WinLinux Ltd · JRCP USA LLC

WinLinux 2000 is a Linux distribution created for Microsoft® Windows™ users. It was developed to be the easiest to install Linux system in the Windows™ world. Disclaimer and Legal Information The LINUX® trademark is owned by Linus Torvalds in the U.S.. Microsoft® Windows™ is a registered trademark of Microsoft®. WinLinux is a service mark of JRCP USA LLC, a privately held company. The other trade marks cited in the license file belong to their owners. The use of the software is governed by the terms of the End User Licence Agreement which is included with the software (the "EULA"). If you do not agree to the terms of the EULA, you cannot install the software. SOFTWARE IS WARRANTED, IF AT ALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE EULA. EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE EULA, ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE DISCLAIMED, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISCLAIMERS ARE HELD TO BE LEGALLY INVALID. UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPLICITY STATED, THE MATERIALS ON THIS RESOURCE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS". ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE DISCLAIMED, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISCLAIMERS ARE HELD TO BE LEGALLY INVALID. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, OR GUARANTIES AS TO THE QUALITY, SUITABILITY, TRUTH, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY OF THE MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THIS RESOURCE. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE MATERIALS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE PROVIDERS OF SUCH MATERIALS. WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING, CONTRIBUTING, COPYING, DISTRIBUTING, OR DOWNLOADING THE MATERIALS ON THIS RESOURCE. IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE (INCLUDING LOSS OF BUSINESS, REVENUE, PROFITS, USE, DATA OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE) HOWEVER IT ARISES, WHETHER FOR BREACH OR IN TORT, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. YOU HAVE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADEQUATE PROTECTION AND BACKUP OF DATA AND/OR EQUIPMENT USED WITH THIS RESOURCE AND WILL NOT MAKE A CLAIM AGAINST US FOR LOST DATA, RE-RUN TIME, INACCURATE OUTPUT, WORK DELAYS OR LOST PROFITS RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE MATERIALS. YOU AGREE TO HOLD US HARMLESS FROM, AND YOU COVENANT NOT TO SUE US FOR, ANY CLAIMS BASED ON USING THIS RESOURCE. Except where otherwise specified, the contents of this resource are copyrighted © 1999 JRCP. All rights reserved. WinLinux 2000 Release Notes 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 1. INTRODUCTION WinLinux 2000 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. 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. 2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Minimum configuration required to run WinLinux 2000: Pentium class processor 32 Mbytes RAM VGA video card Mouse Windows™ 9x (95, 98 or ME) A hard 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 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 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 Most modems that depend on software drivers (also known as 'winmodens') 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. 3. COMMOM INSTALLATION PROBLEMS Before attempting to reinstall after an unsuccessful try, please read the following instructions carefully. 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. Corrupted file system before installation: it is wise to check your hard drive for errors often. If you instal