...and possibly somebody already mentioned this but this is about how to get the OS onto the hard drive when you can't boot off the install media.
One of the nice things about Linux is the ability to install on one machine and run on another. I've done it a number of times and I'm thinking of doing it again... it's actually a Celeron-based system, but does not have CD nor boot from Flash drive. But all I have to do is put the drive on a machine that does, and do the install there.
Of course it means that I need an adaptor to install a laptop ATA drive on a desktop machine, but those are cheap. (Or a newer laptop with the same drive interface, I've done that too.) It also means you need to make sure nothing gets installed that requires a newer processor. Any hardware auto-detection may require tweaks later (usually network cards). It's not a perfect solution, but it's worked well for me many times and saved me having to figure out how to do installs using floppies. *shudder*
I've never met one of these mythical windows fanboys. Can someone point out to me where they are?
Actually, read any story about Apple, Mac, or OS X on The Register and chances are the Windows Fanbois and Microsoft Apologists will be out in force making disparaging comments. Especially if the article points out a flaw.
(To be fair, the Mac Fanbois tend to do the same thing in Windows or Microsoft articles, but you weren't asking about them.)
You can use two fingers to scroll, too. Vertically as well as horizontally.
I prefer a mouse to a trackpad but I as trackpads go, I really like this one. Too bad that feature isn't available in Bootcamp. (Not the version I'm running, anyway. Maybe a later version has added it.) OTOH I rarely boot into Windows so it's not much of an issue for me.
He calls a P4 2ghz lowly, but a P4 2ghz is my main computer. Upgraded a couple months ago from a P3 1ghz. And no, it isn't all the bad for web surfing.
"When I say 'ome, it were just an 'ole in the ground. But it were 'ome to us!" "We were evicted from our 'ole in the ground. We 'ad to go live in lake." "We used to dream of living in a lake!"
OK, my fastest PC is a MacBook. But... my current desktop system, however, is... you ready?... a P3 850 with 768 megs of RAM. Running Windows XP. Doing a pretty good job of it, I might add. I was actually able to play HL2 on it. It was... barely playable. I do my pr0n downloading, watch movies, play MP3s, and do some minor code development on it....Not all at the same time, of course, but then it's hard to focus on writing code when you're watching pr0n.;)
I do most of my e-mail on the Mac, but I do a lot of browsing on the desktop.
It's Good Enough for most of my work. Eventually I'll save up for a decent gaming system, but today if I really want to play something that requires Windows I can always use my Mac in Bootcamp.
You have a P4 2ghz? Luxury! When I was your age we had to carve our own ICs out of wood!
"It would have to be done anyways before the sector can be reused."
Quite correct. But there's more.
If you don't know it's garbage you have to preserve it -- which costs another write for most of the cells. But if it's empty, the only cells being re-written are the ones that change. Writing FF over a cell that's been cleared (they clear to FF) doesn't cost anything, but writing anything else costs you a write cycle. So pre-clearing a garbage sector could save write cycles when you go to re-use part of it.
I can see this actually saving write cycles in the long run.
Part of the reason for the justice system in the first place is to test the laws and, where deemed necessary, repeal them or modify them. And how does that happen? By people breaking unjust laws and being brought to court.
Justice isn't just a set of rules.
It's the job of the police to enforce rules. It's the job of the justice system to dispense justice. If all they had to do was determine violation of the law, you'd just need an accountant, not a judge.
Actually, I rather like working in assembly. Currently most of my work is on PIC micros and Cypress PSoC micros and I work in a mix of C and assembly. I could do more C if I wanted...
People think I'm crazy, but... um, actually, I AM crazy, come to think of it.
P.S. I did the Times Square Ball firmware in assembly on a Cypress CY8C29466.:)
RAID is instant protection against data loss due to hard drive failure. That's about it.
Backups are longer-term protection against data loss by any means.
RAID can actually be part of an effective backup strategy. If you keep mirrored drives, periodically swap a blank drive in for one of your mirrors. Mark the mirror and store it. The system will replicate the data to the new drive. Presto, instant backup! Sort of. Doesn't require special backup software, though of course you have to invest in the RAID system. But you also get a RAID system out of it.
Last time I installed Symantec (work system, not my idea, and very much protested) it slowed my system down significantly. 2.8GHz dual-core system running XP was noticeably slower, especially running the core application, which was an assembler (sort of like a compiler but for assembly language -- and generally very fast and much simpler than a compiler). It easily took 10 times as long.
So whenever I hear somebody from Symantec whining self-serving marketing drek like this my only reaction is to reply with certain Anglo-Saxon expletives and related gestures.
Er zol vaksen vi a tsibeleh, mit dem kop in drerd.
Sorry, I know not everybody cares, but some of us find it harder to read when we're distracted by spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors. It's sort of like hearing sour notes in music.
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Flame. Flame.
Consider yourself flamed. Right off the, um, edge of the Earth.
Though from what I understand, Apple has historically left hobbyist efforts alone on this matter.
Personally, I'd not recommend KDE on a system like he's describing. xfce at most.
...and possibly somebody already mentioned this but this is about how to get the OS onto the hard drive when you can't boot off the install media.
One of the nice things about Linux is the ability to install on one machine and run on another. I've done it a number of times and I'm thinking of doing it again... it's actually a Celeron-based system, but does not have CD nor boot from Flash drive. But all I have to do is put the drive on a machine that does, and do the install there.
Of course it means that I need an adaptor to install a laptop ATA drive on a desktop machine, but those are cheap. (Or a newer laptop with the same drive interface, I've done that too.) It also means you need to make sure nothing gets installed that requires a newer processor. Any hardware auto-detection may require tweaks later (usually network cards). It's not a perfect solution, but it's worked well for me many times and saved me having to figure out how to do installs using floppies. *shudder*
I've never met one of these mythical windows fanboys. Can someone point out to me where they are?
Actually, read any story about Apple, Mac, or OS X on The Register and chances are the Windows Fanbois and Microsoft Apologists will be out in force making disparaging comments. Especially if the article points out a flaw.
(To be fair, the Mac Fanbois tend to do the same thing in Windows or Microsoft articles, but you weren't asking about them.)
*facepalm*
Hey. As a screwdriver fanboy, I resent that!
You can use two fingers to scroll, too. Vertically as well as horizontally.
I prefer a mouse to a trackpad but I as trackpads go, I really like this one. Too bad that feature isn't available in Bootcamp. (Not the version I'm running, anyway. Maybe a later version has added it.) OTOH I rarely boot into Windows so it's not much of an issue for me.
"Why isn't this ... liable/slander (whichever is the written one)?"
Well, "liable" means "legally responsible", so I'd say neither one. :)
The word you're trying to find is "libel".
It's the uniform. Jeans and T-shirt just don't do it, no matter how clever the silkscreen.
Besides, everybody knows cops have huge... nightsticks.
He calls a P4 2ghz lowly, but a P4 2ghz is my main computer. Upgraded a couple months ago from a P3 1ghz. And no, it isn't all the bad for web surfing.
"When I say 'ome, it were just an 'ole in the ground. But it were 'ome to us!"
"We were evicted from our 'ole in the ground. We 'ad to go live in lake."
"We used to dream of living in a lake!"
OK, my fastest PC is a MacBook. But... my current desktop system, however, is... you ready? ... a P3 850 with 768 megs of RAM. Running Windows XP. Doing a pretty good job of it, I might add. I was actually able to play HL2 on it. It was... barely playable. I do my pr0n downloading, watch movies, play MP3s, and do some minor code development on it. ...Not all at the same time, of course, but then it's hard to focus on writing code when you're watching pr0n. ;)
I do most of my e-mail on the Mac, but I do a lot of browsing on the desktop.
It's Good Enough for most of my work. Eventually I'll save up for a decent gaming system, but today if I really want to play something that requires Windows I can always use my Mac in Bootcamp.
You have a P4 2ghz? Luxury! When I was your age we had to carve our own ICs out of wood!
Please! Don't cloud the issue with facts!
"It would have to be done anyways before the sector can be reused."
Quite correct. But there's more.
If you don't know it's garbage you have to preserve it -- which costs another write for most of the cells. But if it's empty, the only cells being re-written are the ones that change. Writing FF over a cell that's been cleared (they clear to FF) doesn't cost anything, but writing anything else costs you a write cycle. So pre-clearing a garbage sector could save write cycles when you go to re-use part of it.
I can see this actually saving write cycles in the long run.
Nah. Anybody with brains will click "parent" if they want to see what you replied to. And it was a good post anyway.
A very dogmatic position, in my opinion.
Part of the reason for the justice system in the first place is to test the laws and, where deemed necessary, repeal them or modify them. And how does that happen? By people breaking unjust laws and being brought to court.
Justice isn't just a set of rules.
It's the job of the police to enforce rules. It's the job of the justice system to dispense justice. If all they had to do was determine violation of the law, you'd just need an accountant, not a judge.
Maybe Alan Cox is the Alan Smithee of open source? :)
Actually, I rather like working in assembly. Currently most of my work is on PIC micros and Cypress PSoC micros and I work in a mix of C and assembly. I could do more C if I wanted...
People think I'm crazy, but ... um, actually, I AM crazy, come to think of it.
P.S. I did the Times Square Ball firmware in assembly on a Cypress CY8C29466. :)
When I was your age we had to carve our own ICs out of wood!
RAID is instant protection against data loss due to hard drive failure. That's about it.
Backups are longer-term protection against data loss by any means.
RAID can actually be part of an effective backup strategy. If you keep mirrored drives, periodically swap a blank drive in for one of your mirrors. Mark the mirror and store it. The system will replicate the data to the new drive. Presto, instant backup! Sort of. Doesn't require special backup software, though of course you have to invest in the RAID system. But you also get a RAID system out of it.
Last time I installed Symantec (work system, not my idea, and very much protested) it slowed my system down significantly. 2.8GHz dual-core system running XP was noticeably slower, especially running the core application, which was an assembler (sort of like a compiler but for assembly language -- and generally very fast and much simpler than a compiler). It easily took 10 times as long.
So whenever I hear somebody from Symantec whining self-serving marketing drek like this my only reaction is to reply with certain Anglo-Saxon expletives and related gestures.
Er zol vaksen vi a tsibeleh, mit dem kop in drerd.
Way, too, many, commas.
Sorry, I know not everybody cares, but some of us find it harder to read when we're distracted by spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors. It's sort of like hearing sour notes in music.
Feel free to ignore me. I'm just venting.
See if you can find the Puppetoon Movie. The DVD copy I have, at least, has all the racial stereotypes intact.
Yeah, tragedy all over the damn place. So much worse than, say, dying painfully of cancer or... well, lots of things.
"I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet. And I said to him, 'Can I have your shoes?'"
Anyway, I never said I was desperate for sex. :)
I'm married, but not rich in any monetary sense.
Hey, sexy mama... wanna kill all humans?
Bender, dreaming. "I, Roommate". Futurama Season 1, episode 3. No, I did NOT look any of that up.
See? Geek.
Hybrid vigor?
Nah! they are just desperate for sex...
Isn't that the short definition of Geek?