Several Suse questions

[Plasmarobo]

I am pretty new to Linux in general, having had a brief affair with SUSE in the past. I have reinstalled SUSE because Linux is better for open-source scientific software. Specifically I am speaking of gEDA. But first. After my installation of Linux alongside Windows XP (which runs all my games :P ) Windows seems to be running slower. Normally, I would throw this up to the gigantic loss in HD space (34 gbs gone!? OH no!) But, even when I UNPLUG the harddrive with linux installed on it, it still takes forever on the "Loading your Personal Settings" message. Now, I fancy myself pretty good with windows. I have save my computer manually from a few viruses, and I'm learning to code in directX. But, I just can't figure this out? Any tips?

Second question.
I killed GRUB, how do I get it back?
By killed, I mean that I took it off of the MBR for C: (my windows drive) and chucked it onto my other drive (thinking it would fix the above problem). Should I just boot from a LiveCD (which I have, same version of SUSE no less) and fix it with YAST? Just want to check with people here.

Third Question.
I love electronics. The main reason that I got linux was to run software that simulated electronic circuits, so I don't waste parts when I accidentally get my voltage to 25. The only program I could find that seem okay, was gEDA and it's fellows. I installed it okay, but it asked me to set two user varibles, $PATH, and something $LD_(sommat)_PATH to two directories. I tried using the export command to set the varibles, but I didn't get a comformation message... then I typed rehash (cause my instructions told me to) but it told me that it was not a command. Is there a way to do all that in YaST or an automated script? I have crawled over the internet looking for this, but I can't figure out how to set environment varibles or do a rehash.

I am running SUSE 10.0 with KDE. But I have Gnome and pretty much everything else installed. I'm not stupid, just ignorant.

I'm writing this from XP.... which is running okay, but Noticeably slower than before (I think this was the reason I originally dropped Linux )

Thankk!
-Me

[devils casper]

don't install GRUB in Windows MBR. install it in the MBR of Linux HardDisk and add an entry fo Windows in it. in this way, you can plug-in any Windows HardDisk and all disks will be bootable separately. check this thread for instructions.

regarding variables, assign values in .bashrc file. you can check values using echo command.

PATH=$PATH:<new:path>
export PATH

in terminal/konsole, execute 'echo $PATH' to check if values has been assigned or not.





Casper

[Plasmarobo]

Alright, when I said I was new to Linux, I mean bash and stuff too. I don't know how to make a .bashrc. I don't know the program (IDE I assume) or how to run one. Can I just type the commands in konsole?

The reason GRUB died was because I switched it to the Linux drive
It just boots right to windows... I'll probably figure it out tho...

[devils casper]

.bashrc file is in your home folder. in Folder Menu, View -- Show Hidden Files ( or press Ctrl + H ). open .bashrc file and add commands at the end of file.

whats the problem in GRUB? whats the error message it throwing?





Casper