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X86_64 FC2(Fedora Core2) and 16GB RAM - Forums Linux

X86_64 FC2(Fedora Core2) and 16GB RAM

Posted: 24 Apr 2009 07:31 AM PDT

Doctor Smith wrote: 

Yes...there is some truth there. My belief that Linux is better than
Windows is based at least partially on having tried Vista and seeing
that it is a step backwards for Microsoft.

But that said...(I think I had mentioned this on a previous post)
Some Linux distributions (Fedora and Debian) have done a superior job of
probing my video card and my graphics are cleared and crisper than on my
XP or Vista installation. So clear and crisp that I really have a hard
time looking at Windows now.(Though I did get a better looking GUI by
modifying my fonts...it just took me a while to sort through it all.)

But really...it's a matter of having superior performance with Linux as
compared to Vista.

But what finally got me sold on Linux was the attention to details.

A number of years ago, I thought I'd see about switching over to Linux
and was at first happy that I got my photo-quality printer working ...
but then realized I could not find a head cleaning utility.
Next I could not get my scanner working...so I scrapped the idea of
using Linux on a full time basis.

However now I see the rolls have reversed.
Though *all* my H/W works fine on XP...
it also works fine on Linux...right down to the head cleaning for my
printer...scanner support...in short... 100% H/W support right down to
the fine details


Boot over to Vista and my scanner is not detected ...it's a SCSI scanner
and there are no drivers avail for my very common SCSI card.

So sure, maybe a few years back XP came out on top...but times have changed.

Computers are a tool for doing work
and with Windows machines it just seems I am forced to spend way too
much time just maintaining the operating system itself.


Have I given up on Windows completely?

No, there are still one application I need to run natively...
and for the few times I need to transfer data on a floppy ...
Windows is easier to use as with Linux the floppy needs to be manually
mounted and unmounted...
but Windows now is only getting a very minimal amount of use.
Very few folks today even use a floppy at all


 

USB Kubuntu 8.04 - How to boot from 2nd HD?

Posted: 20 Apr 2009 06:19 PM PDT


Hey Man!

Thanks a lot!

But, this kind of USB LINUX uses "syslinux" to boot manager instead
Grub or Lilo.

I spent a lot of time looking for this solution, without sucess. I
think the solution is to install Windows XP on the First Partition
instead Second one.

Thanks!
Jamilson

Burned Debian ISO/Won't boot?

Posted: 19 Apr 2009 11:52 AM PDT

com wrote: 

Load the CD and see what is on it. If it is a single .iso file you copied it
not burned it. Everyone has done this at some time or other.

Simply load some burning program and use the create from iso option.

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The first terrorist Palestinians were Jewish.
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Mon Apr 20 07:41:42 EDT 2009

hpoj hpijs - debian unstable - xsane on HP psc-2175

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 02:36 PM PDT

The Natural Philosopher wrote: 
.... 

OOOOhhh. thanks everybody for the help.
It was somehow obvious, my fault not to have seen it.

I added simply my username on the lp line in /etc/group and now it works!

--
"Benvenuto nel mondo vero."

Roy Batty

USB stick has mysteriously become read only

Posted: 13 Apr 2009 10:55 PM PDT

Ryan McCoskrie wrote: 

Have you tried to reformat? It appears rational that even a read only
designator would have to allow the format operation. If it does not then I
would suspect a defective stick. If it does allow a format and is still read
only then it is most certainly a defective stick. Formatting to a different
but readable file system may avoid the defective addresses.

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Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice.
-- Deceased American terrorist
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Mon Apr 20 07:36:11 EDT 2009

Networking problems (again) tough one

Posted: 13 Apr 2009 05:17 PM PDT

Doug Freyburger wrote: 


Considering I have the identical problem even *without* a router
I'm going to leave that one alone

My other machines just reset within one second 


Yep, but thus far I have not figured it out other than to say

that the minimal Linux installations I have that only use DHCP are all
working fine

How can I set up a dual boot OS X and SuSE Linux box?

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 02:57 PM PDT

On Apr 10, 3:28am, Nico Kadel-Garcia <com> wrote: 

Is boot camp any help in this scenario? Can I use boot camp to create
a partition and then install from the Linux DVD?

Repartition Linux system w/o losing data?

Posted: 08 Apr 2009 06:06 PM PDT

com wrote: 

....
 

Yes we have and after doing everything to avoid losing data we finally
learned that backing up is the only option. Even if you do everything
perfectly you can still lose everything due to some undoented "feature" of
the installation routine.

Myself I have gone to USB drives for the /home directory and for a separate
backup directory. And with a cron.daily backup of everything that does change
daily like .thunderbird and .mozilla.

If you insist upon going this way with RH8 I used some utility that came with
it to make an installation partition on the high sector part of the disk. It
worked and I did not lose data. That was back when RH9 just came out so I have
no memory of any details. By high sector I mean that all files should be
mapped from lowest to highest sector so by partitioning the highest sectors I
avoided the data area. I have no memory of how I knew I was not overwriting
data but I am sure I only used tools available on RH8.

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The squattertowns in the West Bank exist solely for the defense of Israel.
I have 25 years of official Israeli government statements to prove it.
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Mon Apr 20 07:21:09 EDT 2009