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  1. vincentL

    Linux install problem...

    Ben, I had the same promlem this year on my computer when trying to install RedHat 8. My system is Pentium II 350, RAM 256, Maxtor hard drive 8 Gig. I finally had to use another hard drive and works fine. I was able to install WIN98 on this hard drive OK. Apparently it is a specific hardware...
  2. vincentL

    Super newbie question...

    Dear G, You may be interested in a free IDE for C++ programming in Linux. Have a look at this web site- "Code Crusader". http://www.newplanetsoftware.com/jcc/ I am a beginning C++ student and I found the "Standard C++ Bible " very helpful...
  3. vincentL

    Master or Slave

    maudman, Yes you can share the IDE secondary data cable between a CD-ROM and a hard drive. You "may" have reduced performance of a modern fast hard drive (ie the new ATA 100) when they share a data cable with a slower device (CD-ROM or hard drive). The new hard drive web site may offer...
  4. vincentL

    Red Hat 9 - Video Problems/Questions - Help!

    Drakhan, The easy way is to reinstall RedHat and choose 64x480 during setup. You need a better (known to Linux) video card to display the typical video resolution used in Linux 800x600 or higher. Your monitor is fine. Look at this web site for info on "certified" video cards...
  5. vincentL

    Anyone good with Dev C++? Need windows help.

    Dear Krang, I had same prob with Dev-C++. Insert the line system ("PAUSE"); just before return 0; and this will hold the output screen. Dev-C++ version 5 is somewhat better and now available. http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html Quincy2002 is the easiest IDE (integreated development...
  6. vincentL

    Dev-C++

    Dear VBman, I had problem a with Dev-C++. It would not hold the console output screen for me to view. So I inserted the following line. Insert the line system ("PAUSE"); just before return 0; and this will hold the output screen. Dev-C++ version 5 is somewhat better and now available...
  7. vincentL

    problem on DEV C++

    Dear SSRC, I had same prob with Dev-C++. Insert the line system ("PAUSE"); just before return 0; and this will hold the output screen. Dev-C++ version 5 is somewhat better and now available. http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html Quincy2002 is the easiest IDE (integreated development...
  8. vincentL

    Linux destops to buy cheap or not?

    Stormchaser, I have loaded Linux on many older Pentium computers. Instillation is pretty easy if you have at least a Pentium II 300, hard drive 2.5 GIG , RAM 128, and CD-ROM. The video card, and sound card should be a common brand so that they are easily recognized by the installer program. You...
  9. vincentL

    How can i move large files without cds?

    Look at the web site below for a tiny distribution of Linux. http://tiny.seul.org/en/ I bought the CD-ROM version which contains about ten small Linux distributions or the web sites for same. I loaded Linux from 12 floppies onto a 486 laptop which worked fine in text mode. I never got the GUI...
  10. vincentL

    Primary Master Fails - Help Needed

    Stephen, Yes I am sure that the "fdisk /mbr" command will not destroy your data. Vince Vince LaPorte vincentL@acmc.com Marshall, MN 56258
  11. vincentL

    Primary Master Fails - Help Needed

    Stephen, To simplfy rewriting the MBR try removing your new good drive and just install this broken old drive as the only drive (master) on the primary IDE cable. Then boot up your system with a windows boot floppy and at the A prompt type "fdisk /mbr". Example: A:\> fdisk /mbr...
  12. vincentL

    Primary Master Fails - Help Needed

    Dear SM9, Ok, I think that the master boot record (MBR) is corrupted. Fortunately hard drives contain a copy of the MBR in a physically different location and you can copy this backup MBR to the normal location on the hard drive (first sector of first track) by running the command "fdisk...
  13. vincentL

    Can't write to floppy disk

    Dear serkanb, The proper mount command in Linux is : mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy You must also unmount each floppy before you remove it: umount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy note "umount" not unmount. Try to unmount the floppy, then mount the floppy, and then do the copy...
  14. vincentL

    Trying to dual boot Win98SE & Linux, partitioning problem

    Dear Piked, I struggled many times with dual boot win98/linux. The easy way is to get several removable hard trays and just change hard drives when you want to change operating systems. Sounds like chickening out but it works. There is certainly a solution somewhere - perhaps using...

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