I did get # ! 8.04 installed on my hard drive, but I'm gonna have to redo everything, cause windows won't boot. That's cause windows in not on a primary drive. and it was piggy backing off the first drive which I just put # ! on. I don't want windows on my first partition. I will still be installing some of the other distros I mentioned, but first I will have to go back and repartition making the first three partitions primary. This little exercise helped me learn a few more details about partitioning and etc.
Thanks for the suggestions, tips and etc. Paul On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 8:30 PM, Paul Saenz <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks for the tip, I'll try that. > > > On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 6:43 PM, Chris Louden <[email protected]>wrote: > >> As far as the freezing up, did you try the install with ACPI off? See >> the options at the boot screen from the CD. >> >> -Chris >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 6:31 PM, Paul Saenz<[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > I did try xubuntu, and just like crunchbang, it froze up on install, I >> think >> > I just need to get some more ram. >> > I did try DSL, and it didn't work. I think there might have been >> something >> > wrong with my copy of DSL. I got it from a Linux Bible DVD. I think I >> will >> > try puppy linux and DSL again. I will probably try UNR also. And I will >> > probably install ubuntu minimal, and build from the bottom up. I divided >> my >> > hd into multiple partitions for this very reason. I think I will try >> Debian >> > also. >> > >> > My radio is actually PCMCIA Card... DWL -G650+ I updated the driver, but >> I >> > don't know if it's the latest and greatest. I updated it so I can use >> WPA . >> > I'm not sure if the firmware can be updated. The computer is old, but >> not >> > ancient. I think it's about 01 or 02 It's a Dell Inspiron 8100 I >> think >> > its 1.3ghz P3 processor. I'm pretty sure it can still handle ubuntu, but >> not >> > enough memory. I can still add 256 to it now so that's what I'll do. >> > >> > When you ask if the radio is A/B and non G, I assume you meat 802.11g ? >> if >> > so, yes it's 802.11 802.11b and 802.11g not A >> > >> > On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Dino K <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> The one thing you have to realize about old laptops is the lack of a >> lot >> >> of capabilities in it's radio, a lot of the auxiliary features for >> sniffing >> >> or hacking or war driving might not be available to those radios. Is >> your >> >> radio an A/B and non G? >> >> >> >> You can try puppy as far as small distros. Have you tried xubuntu? >> >> >> >> -dk >> >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:37 PM, Paul Saenz < >> [email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> My old dell doesn't have capability to boot from usb in the bios. I >> could >> >>> just keep using my cd drive, but there is a bit of lag when I start up >> a new >> >>> operation. I do want to be portable, but in order to relieve Dk's >> concern >> >>> for my using backtrack to sniff or hack on public networks, I think >> his >> >>> admonitions would be better placed in an email written to a 15 year >> old >> >>> delinquent, <chuckle> or maybe he confused me with some guy name Dan >> Tentler >> >>> or something. <chuckle chuckle> On the other hand, thanks for the info >> about >> >>> partitions dk. >> >>> >> >>> Nevertheless, it seems to me that anything I can do with ubuntu, I >> should >> >>> be able to do with backtrack. I should be able to make backtrack my >> main OS >> >>> for now if I wanted to, or would you say that is not a very accurate >> >>> statement? The reason I ask is because anymore, I can't seem to get >> any of >> >>> the new linux distros (specifically variations of ubuntu) to run on my >> old >> >>> dell, but backtrack runs. I know I could install debian, or Arch linux >> and >> >>> get them to run, and I would like to, but I figure it will take some >> time, >> >>> and I want a linux disto on my laptop that I can use now. I don't have >> a >> >>> budget for a new laptop now. I have other bigger items that are more >> >>> necessary at this time and my desktop is much more powerful and >> sufficient >> >>> for all my needs. >> >>> >> >>> Thanks >> >>> Paul >> >>> >> >>> On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 6:44 PM, Peter Manis <[email protected]> >> >>> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> Actually the best option is not installing backtrack at all and >> storing >> >>>> only the things you need between boots on a usb key. It has been >> years >> >>>> since I've touched reiserfs so I can't say much, but I can't think of >> >>>> anything that is going to make a significant difference when used >> with BT. >> >>>> Is there a reason you can't just boot off a usb key with BT >> installed? >> >>>> On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:09 PM, Paul Saenz < >> [email protected]> >> >>>> wrote: >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Actually, yeah, I knew that reiserfs has been picked up by and >> >>>>> is being maintained by a development team. I had also heard >> >>>>> that it was PITA. Nevertheless, when I looked at multiple web >> >>>>> pages that described installing backtrack recommended using >> >>>>> reiserfs. I don't know why, but I just assumed that reiserfs must >> >>>>> be the best fs for backtrack. I also knew that I could use Ext3. >> >>>>> I guess I didn't realize how much of a PITA that reiser could be. >> >>>>> So I think I will just go along with your reccomendation and use >> >>>>> Ext3. I think I'll wait on Ext 4 until they work the bugs out. >> >>>>> Thanks >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Anyways, I think the main thing I could use help with is finding >> >>>>> a website where I can get the backtrack installer tool. >> >>>>> Anyone? >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Thanks >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:13 AM, Chris Louden < >> [email protected]> >> >>>>> wrote: >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Paul, >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Using ReiserFS you will definitely learn. Honestly its like going >> to >> >>>>>> the school of hard knocks. While that is a very worthy thing for >> >>>>>> anyone to do I personally would highly suggest that you use >> EXT3(old >> >>>>>> faithful), EXT4(speed), or XFS(great for large files). Reisers is a >> >>>>>> completely good, stable file system, but when there is an issue it >> >>>>>> becomes such a PITA. When you are talking about data go with the >> safe >> >>>>>> bet. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 11:36 PM, Paul >> >>>>>> Saenz<[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>>>> > Also what is the best tool for formatting to reiserfs? The reason >> >>>>>> > I ask that question is because, although I am not certain, but >> >>>>>> > it seems to me that some fs writers do a more thorough job than >> >>>>>> > others. What that means, I don't exactly know. All I know is that >> >>>>>> > some seem to do it in seconds, while others seem to take a much >> >>>>>> > longer time. I may be wrong, but it seems to me that it would be >> >>>>>> > more likely to lose data with the quick ones. >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> > Thanks >> >>>>>> > Paul >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> > _______________________________________________ >> >>>>>> > LinuxUsers mailing list >> >>>>>> > [email protected] >> >>>>>> > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >> >>>>>> LinuxUsers mailing list >> >>>>>> [email protected] >> >>>>>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >> >>>>> LinuxUsers mailing list >> >>>>> [email protected] >> >>>>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> >>>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> -- >> >>>> Peter Manis >> >>>> (678) 269-7979 >> >>>> >> >>>> _______________________________________________ >> >>>> LinuxUsers mailing list >> >>>> [email protected] >> >>>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> LinuxUsers mailing list >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> >> >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > LinuxUsers mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> > >
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