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| Subject | Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings |
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| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
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| From | "28A.I873" <28A.I873@noabzba.net> |
| Organization | mitotic resell |
| Date | 2023-03-04 01:48 -0500 |
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On 3/3/23 8:58 AM, vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote: > Trying to recreate an old computer DOS+xp+QUantian > > Tell me more about laptop problems > > this is a laptop, my original was desktop Um, not TOO much to say other than that most laptops (I use several sub-laps) are nefarious about hiding/disappearing sophisticated boot options. I think M$ got to them ..... > This Quantian is based on knoppix 4 > PC is Dell Vestro 3560 > > knoppix-install or -intaller didn't work > > I tried sda5 instead od sda1 in home= because 5 is the linux partition > > Some longernamed disks show up when I type mount > I will try those I'm kinda losing the picture here .... In theory you use the Knoppix Installer and pick a completely new stretch of disk space to install the system. SOMETIMES this involves using something like gparted to CREATE the partition ahead of time so Knoppix will have something it can SEE as the install point rather than trying to create it de-novo. May I also suggest VMs ? You can have The Experience without a lot of the (occasionally dangerous) complications. KVM is pretty good, but VirtualBox is much easier to deal with. I have a CP/M-86 machine in VirtualBox and it works as-advertised. WORST case ... hmm ... if you have an ISO of Knoppix you can use gparted to create an equal-or-larger partition and then 'dd' the ISO into there. Then run update-grub. ALWAYS be VERY careful with 'dd', it's nickname is "Disk Destroyer" :-)
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old linux, newer PC, CD settings vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-02-26 19:15 +0000
Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2023-02-26 22:25 +0000
Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-26 23:24 +0000
Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-26 23:21 +0000
Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings "28A.I873" <28A.I873@noabzba.net> - 2023-02-26 22:54 -0500
Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-02-28 19:57 +0000
Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings "28A.I873" <28A.I873@noabzba.net> - 2023-03-01 00:48 -0500
Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-03-03 13:58 +0000
Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2023-03-03 08:33 -0800
Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings "28A.I873" <28A.I873@noabzba.net> - 2023-03-04 01:48 -0500
Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-03-07 21:31 +0000
Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings "28B.I874" <28B.I874@noabzba.net> - 2023-03-07 22:29 -0500
Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings Edward Prochak <edprochak@gmail.com> - 2023-03-09 08:35 -0800
Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings "28C.I874" <28C.I874@noabgba.net> - 2023-03-09 20:29 -0500
Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2023-03-10 03:24 +0000
Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings "28C.I864" <28C.I864@nobbgba.net> - 2023-03-10 00:27 -0500
Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-03-10 00:32 +0000
Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-03-08 21:31 +0000
Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-03-08 21:33 +0000
Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2023-03-09 11:06 -0800
Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-03-13 15:57 +0000
Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings "28C.I874" <28C.I874@noabgba.net> - 2023-03-08 20:58 -0500
Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2023-03-11 23:12 -0800
Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-03-13 15:59 +0000
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