Re: quesiton

2006-05-20 Thread Henrique G. Abreu
I advise you to make a backup on CD of everything you don't want to loose, if you have doubts on this procedure And about installing linux over windows, or with it both are possible -- Henrique G. Abreu [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: quesiton

2006-05-19 Thread Andy Streich
On Thursday 18 May 2006 08:29 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I purchased a used laptop with Windows operating system, but I don't have the disk. Can I install Linux directly over Windows?  Will it wipe out Windows and everything in the computer? I had exactly this situation except the machine

quesiton

2006-05-18 Thread LavenderHerb
I purchased a used laptop with Windows operating system, but I don't have the disk. Can I install Linux directly over Windows? Will it wipe out Windows and everything in the computer? Lavender

Re: quesiton

2006-05-18 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Thu, May 18, 2006 at 11:29:19PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I purchased a used laptop with Windows operating system, but I don't have the disk. common problem. what kind of laptop? you might want to subscribe to debian-laptop as well. Can I install Linux directly over Windows?

Re: modules loading (possibly zip driver quesiton too...)

1999-09-01 Thread Jonathan Heaney
Stephen Pitts wrote: On Fri, Aug 27, 1999 at 08:47:20AM -0400, Jon Hughes wrote: I just posted a question last night about some problems with a ZIP drive. One thing I read that could be a possible solution is the module lp is loading before ppa (at least, that's what the book says...). I

Re: modules loading (possibly zip driver quesiton too...)

1999-08-28 Thread Stephen Pitts
On Fri, Aug 27, 1999 at 08:47:20AM -0400, Jon Hughes wrote: I just posted a question last night about some problems with a ZIP drive. One thing I read that could be a possible solution is the module lp is loading before ppa (at least, that's what the book says...). I haven't yet figured out

modules loading (possibly zip driver quesiton too...)

1999-08-27 Thread Jon Hughes
I just posted a question last night about some problems with a ZIP drive. One thing I read that could be a possible solution is the module lp is loading before ppa (at least, that's what the book says...). I haven't yet figured out in Debian where to set up which modules load when in what

Motherboard Quesiton

1998-09-02 Thread Greg Vence
Hello, In building a cluster, I'd like a motherboard/bios that supports a LAN managed system. I'm looking to not use a keyboard, monitor, or mouse after the initial set-up. I'll be accessing these systems through the LAN by telnet etc. Do you know if this is common, rare, whatever in MB's

Re: Motherboard Quesiton

1998-09-02 Thread Bob Nielsen
Most, if not all, newer BIOSes allow you to disable the keyboard check. Monitor and mouse aren't checked, so no problem there. I have a 4-year old 486 in my garage which I have run for months with no monitor, mouse or keyboard running my packet radio station and do all the access via ethernet. I

Re: Motherboard Quesiton

1998-09-02 Thread Jens B. Jorgensen
Note that many BIOSes (if not all? there must be some out there..) will not boot without a display adapter. This doesn't mean you have to have a monitor. I built a 486 server at home sans keyboard but I had to keep a display adapter in it. Fortunately I had a salvaged 286 with a plain vanilla