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    Tried a Win boot usb stick against all the bios...

    Tried a Win boot usb stick against all the bios options with the same fails, then burned a dvd. Installed (or still installing) Mint 17 Mate.
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    Older desktop motherboard boot from USB

    Not so much a linux as a hardware/bios issue:

    Gigabyte GA-M785M-S2H motherboard, AMD X2 3800+ cpu

    Currently has Open Suse 11.1 x64, trying to install Linux Mint from a usb stick, and it's not...
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    Thanks je_fro. Which version of Mint, and how...

    Thanks je_fro. Which version of Mint, and how much ram does the T40 have. Mine has 768Mb, soon to be 1G.
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    Puppy Racy works, but the default file manager is...

    Puppy Racy works, but the default file manager is clunky, with large icons and no options I can find for a list view or small icons so it will display more than merely a few files on a page. Going to...
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    Distro for Thinkpad T40 Pentiium M

    I'm looking for suggestions for a distro for an IBM Thinkpad T40, which is a Pentium M (Banias) 1.3G laptop. This one has 1G ram, 20G 5400rpm hdd. The cpu is 32-bit and the video gpu is ATI. Its...
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    I actually used GParted Live this time, but...

    I actually used GParted Live this time, but Ranish did the job -- it's all good now. And GParted can now see all the partitions.

    Thanks for the lengthy reply. I'll think about using fdisk next...
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    I downloaded Gparted Live, but I'd still like to...

    I downloaded Gparted Live, but I'd still like to know which of the common distro live cd's contain a GUI partition manager.

    GParted cannot see the partitions on this hdd, which is ironic since...
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    Live Distro with GParted

    In the past I've used Ubuntu live cd's to partition hdd's. Six months ago I used the then current 64-bit live cd in an attempt to delete two partitions on a hdd with three in order to merge two of...
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    I use NoScript to block Flash. If I want to see...

    I use NoScript to block Flash. If I want to see something I can click on it. Gives me faster page loads, fewer distractions.
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    A common reason for getting only one channel on...

    A common reason for getting only one channel on an old stereo receiver is one of the switches getting dirty. The tape monitor switch was often a culprit. If you get to the RS, get a can of spray...
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    FAT32 has a 4G file limit, which can hamper its...

    FAT32 has a 4G file limit, which can hamper its usefulness in these days of larger files.

    Linux has benn reading NTFS easily for years now, only writing to NTFS is recent.
  12. If you use NoScript it will block Java, but you...

    If you use NoScript it will block Java, but you can enable it for any site you want, and it will keep that setting, on a site by site basis. So you can enable it for all your favoured sites....
  13. I recently had FF 3.0.6 running with 294 tabs...

    I recently had FF 3.0.6 running with 294 tabs open. It had started to slow down, but hadn't crashed. I use NoScript and Flashblock, enable Javascript on sites I visit regularly or pages that need it,...
  14. Thread: Is this true?

    by DanceMan
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    I think Korea is also a world leader in high...

    I think Korea is also a world leader in high speed internet penetration. One thing to remember is that the US and Canada are very large countries. Japan and Korea are very small by comparison, but...
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    The 8200 is the latest Nvidia integrated video...

    The 8200 is the latest Nvidia integrated video motherboard chipset for AMD cpus, equivalent to the AMD 780G.

    Icarus -- which distro are you using with that, and 32 or 64-bit? I have the Gigabyte...
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    To ensure that your hard drive is indeed healthy,...

    To ensure that your hard drive is indeed healthy, don't rely on Chkdsk. Use the manufacturer's test utility. Simplest way is to download and burn the Ultimate Boot CD (not the UBCD4Win version)...
  17. Recent Ubuntu disks, going back over a year, will...

    Recent Ubuntu disks, going back over a year, will not boot on my Nvidia 8200 chipset motherboard until the Sata mode in the bios is reset to Raid (single disk only being used) instead of IDE mode or...
  18. Thread: Lenovo S10

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    Saw a review on the S10 and it was quite...

    Saw a review on the S10 and it was quite favourable. I tried typing on an 8.9" screen netbook in a shop and the keyboard was just a bit too small. The critical difference in the 10.2" screen models...
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    I'll have to check out that link for the...

    I'll have to check out that link for the touchpad. I've found the touchpads on various laptops to be oversensitive in Ubuntu.
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    Re: Boring Digression I have a new build with...

    Re: Boring Digression

    I have a new build with an AMD X2 and a Nvidia 8200 chipset board and Sata dvd and hdd. Live Ubuntu cd's will not boot unless the Sata mode is set to Raid. Ubuntu 8.10 64 bit...
  21. Thread: Snow!!!

    by DanceMan
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    Enough snow! Here in Vancouver, we have a...

    Enough snow!

    Here in Vancouver, we have a coastal climate like Seattle, lots of cloud and rain, mild temperatures, rarely snow. but for two weeks we've had below freezing temperatures and repeated...
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    This is controlled by a boot loader, most commonly Grub or Lilo. Most linux distros during installation will ask questions about this. You must pay attention so that your Windows partition is left...
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    You can get a 250G IDE laptop drive here for...

    You can get a 250G IDE laptop drive here for $100Cdn, but all the IDE drives cost more, and they're becoming rare among the sale items. The writing is on the wall for IDE.
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    by DanceMan
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    I don't know about Portland's weather, but I know...

    I don't know about Portland's weather, but I know Seattle's is similar to ours here in Vancouver. During the winter, and on occasion even the summer, it can be cloudy and gloomy for weeks on end....
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    A PCI card Sata controller would have longer...

    A PCI card Sata controller would have longer legs. Wouldn't get that 120G working now, but a nice new large Sata drive would take care of that, and there will always be another older computer along...
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