On Thu, 6 Mar 2003 17:22:20 +1100
"LoJack80" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Or, specifly request that they replace the screen. Searches for
> replacement screens show me that 14 inch screens can be had for $100 to
> $150 or less. This is certainly cheaper than sending you a new laptop
Why not sen
We have allot of Dells and if it is a Latitude they will just replace the
screen. In fact you can request to have the parts delivered and simply do
the work yourself.
On the backup point, I would use Symantec Ghost. This way you can backup
the entire system and do a restore to a working system i
On Tuesday 04 March 2003 12:58, Mat Branyon wrote:
> Why not just switch hard drives? If the laptop is being replaced by
> the same model, why dont you just ask them to put your old hard drive
> in the new computer?
>
> If anything back up your home directory, that should be all you need
> (and it
Why not just switch hard drives? If the laptop is being replaced by the
same model, why dont you just ask them to put your old hard drive in the
new computer?
If anything back up your home directory, that should be all you need
(and it will cause minimal conflicts if you have to reinstall gentoo)
Actually, forget the 50% thing. You don't have to backup your entire
system in one single file. You can do it in steps as needed:
1a) tar -c /usr -f backup_usr.tar; gzip backup_usr.tar
1b) Copy backup_usr.tar.gz to the server.
1c) rm backup_usr.tar.gz
2a) tar -c /home -f backup_home.tar; gzimp
On Mon, Mar 03, 2003 at 06:12:40PM -0500, John H wrote:
> Darn, I probably should have mentioned that the server is running Novell.
> Your method sounds nice and easy if it was a **nix box.
All hope is not yet lost. Do you have less than 50% of your hard drive
filled? If not, can you get rid of
HHmm... is the server running Windows? I assume it is. I don't know much
about Windows. I will offer a suggestion that would probably work on a
Unix server. Perhaps you can use the gist of it to translate it to a
Windows equivalent:
I assume that you can ssh into your laptop.
On your lapto
I have gentoo installed on a work supplied Dell Laptop.
The screen went bad, and my network guy says most likely Dell will
replace the unit rather than fix the screen.
It's a dual boot box, and it's the only linux machine that is in the
office. (I.e., it's not really supported).
He intends to b
