I have just been playing with Puppy Linux. What a pet! Extremely fast
and simple as it works from RAM. With 2 gig flash drives now available
it is time for it to leave puppyhood behind and become a really
formidable hunting hound.
John.
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Kevin Saenz wrote:
NTFS.
You can read/write NTFS reliably under Linux with 'captive NTFS'. GIYF.
Isn't writing to NTFS still experimental?
Using captive NTFS (which uses Microsoft's own driver to do the
reading/writing), no, read and writing work fine.
Using the OSS code in the kernel, ye
The native one is considered experimental.
The option mentioned here is to wrap the Window's NTFS driver inside
linux, not unlike the way wireless cards drivers are warped. This
one supports writing and as far as I'm aware i sconsidered reliable.
If inter-operability with linux and generally bein
> NTFS.
>
> You can read/write NTFS reliably under Linux with 'captive NTFS'. GIYF.
>
Isn't writing to NTFS still experimental?
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Benno wrote:
On Tue Mar 08, 2005 at 21:48:00 +1100, john gibbons wrote:
I think I just successfully downloaded the iso for Puppy and I also
think I have successfully burnt a copy. No guarantees on either score, I
am still in the early stages of understanding much about Linux.
Can anyone tell
Thanks to those giving advice.
Got it running and it looks like a sweet little distro. However, I think
I accidentally entered the wrong info for my mouse, identifying it as
usb instead of usb(ps2). So there is this nice screen looking at me with
a dead mouse. I tried reinstalling it twice but i
Well it sounds like a good small distro to get started on.
If you feel you need to install it on the hard drive (which isnt needed,
as i read on their site, you can run of a CD then it installs to ram, so
you can use the CD for other stuff...or even run it of a CF card or
something) there is a i
Dumbo Linux might help more of us escape from Windows' grasp.
John.
Richard Neal wrote:
sorry I only use kitten linux
sheesh whats next pink elephant linux...ooh sorry
On Tue, 2005-03-08 at 21:48, john gibbons wrote:
/I think I just successfully downloaded the iso for Puppy and I also
think I have
On Tue Mar 08, 2005 at 21:48:00 +1100, john gibbons wrote:
>I think I just successfully downloaded the iso for Puppy and I also
>think I have successfully burnt a copy. No guarantees on either score, I
>am still in the early stages of understanding much about Linux.
>
>Can anyone tell me if Puppy
john gibbons wrote:
I think I just successfully downloaded the iso for Puppy and I also
think I have successfully burnt a copy. No guarantees on either score,
I am still in the early stages of understanding much about Linux.
Can anyone tell me if Puppy can be installed to dual boot with the
dre
sorry I only use kitten linux
sheesh whats next pink elephant linux...ooh sorry
On Tue, 2005-03-08 at 21:48, john gibbons wrote:
I think I just successfully downloaded the iso for Puppy and I also
think I have successfully burnt a copy. No guarantees on either score, I
am still in the earl
I think I just successfully downloaded the iso for Puppy and I also
think I have successfully burnt a copy. No guarantees on either score, I
am still in the early stages of understanding much about Linux.
Can anyone tell me if Puppy can be installed to dual boot with the
dreaded XP? If so, how
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