[Wylug-discuss] linux laptop - REVISITING

[tom hall]

are you using grub as the bootloader? you can have as many windows
installs along side linux as you like.
is the windows partition a primary one (pref at the beginning)
is there a silly hidden partition installed by the manufacturer?
dont use usb for swap, as its slow and dies if you repeatedly write to
it. knoppix is the best of breed dvd distro (i prefer gnome so gnoppix
may be better for me but ive not looked for a while). it will use any
swap partitions you have.
if the repair and rescue disk came from the laptop manufacturer, then
it should not surprise you if it returns to the default setup sans any
changes you made.
its been a long time since i did much more than the minimum in windows
so dont know "repair and rescue" if its a windows feature.
re: networking, look at ndiswrapper and see if that helps.

hope that helps


The next project is to get Linux (with apps) to boot from a DVD using USB
memory for swap space.  Does that make sense?   ;^)

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> From: Roger Beaumont <roger.b at beaunet.force9.net>
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> Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 01:41:01 +0100
> Subject: Re: [Wylug-discuss] linux laptop - REVISITING
> OK, so I've got it - a Lenovo 3000 C100 - but...
>
> With the possible exception of the wireless networking, it's spot on with
> Fedora 5: the installer configured everything else, including the display
> and touch-pad mouse, even to putting an icon on the tool bar that shows
> power source and remaining charge in the battery.
>
> And then there's the Windows Repair and Rescue system...
>
> Ignoring the fact that much of it is nonsense (for instance, the machine
> has a CDRW drive, but the 'Create Boot Disk' utility is only capable of
> writing floppies... and requires you to buy an external USB floppy drive),
> the main system restore facility won't work after one has resized the
> partition.  And even if you delete Linux and let it use all the space
> available, its 'restore to factory condition' facility needs both FIXBOOT
> and FIXMBR from an XP install disc (which, luckily, I have).
>
> I ought to have the sense to let M$ well alone, didn't I?
>
> Unfortunately, compatibility with the M$-based stuff in schools is a big
> chunk of why I bought it, so I can't,  :(  but I can run OSS apps like
> OO.org & Firefox.  :)
>
> So I can recommend it as a cheap machine for Linux, but dual-boot looks
> fragile for 'Doze.
>
>
> The next project is to get Linux (with apps) to boot from a DVD using USB
> memory for swap space.  Does that make sense?   ;^)
>
> Roger
>
> PS Thanks for all input on the way - it gave me the confidence I needed.
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