Linux Dragon
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Posted: Feb. 05 2006,02:51 |
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I downloaded DSL because I'm stuck with a slow dial up connection and it looked similiar to Windows. I've also heard that a Linux operating system can protect itself from viruses and other junk on the internet without the use of specialized, oversized, and over-priced security suites. Since I live in government housing for low income families (frequently referred to as "the projects" by eveyone who lives there, myself included), I thought it was the perfect addition for my computer, which I put together almost from scratch using parts I found in several near-by dumpsters. The version of DSL I got works great as a live CD, and that's what I want to use it for because I really want to keep Windows XP until I am proficient in Linux. It boots a lot faster then XP, has no annoying start-up music, and it also doesn't have the extremely unhelpful puppy that sniffs it's feet every time I search for something. It also displays sytem status right on the desktop in a simple, easy-to-read horizontal bar graph that updates in real time, as opposed to the stupid looking, flashy, and slow Task Manager in XP. My problem is that in live CD mode, I can't access my floppy, external USB hard drive, or internal hard drive and I have absolutely no clue as to what the "My Computer" equivelant is called or where to find the system infromation that tells me what graphics card, CPU, modem, etc. I have. In short, other then clicking icons and using apps like Ted and Beaver, I don't know how to "drive" it. I have also heard that it's possible to run Windows apps on Linux. If there is a way to run Visual Studio on Linux without causing my computer to crash, or if there is a similiar program suite available Linux users, please let me know. If someone can send me an e-mail explaining everything to me, that would be most helpful. Here's my e-mail:
unrealnutcase@hotmail.com
Note to development team:
If you guys could include a help file system like the one in Windows XP in your next release that explains everything, I, and others like me, would greatly appreciate it.
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I just found an external hard drive in the trash and I've just cracked the log in password on it. It's a Windows 2000 and it looks like someone screwed up the file systems so that none of the appa workd propperly. I know how to delete the windows partition, but I'm wondering if it's possible to boot from the USB hard drive. Also, does DSL require three partitions or will it work just fine with two? And I don't think the Frugal install will be possible because DSL detects my floppy at start up, where all the code runs across the screen, but it says "unknown drivers" or something like that next to it. If there's a way to fix this problem, I'd really like to know what it is. Also, I called my ISP and talked to the computer illiterate women on the other end. She didn't know what I was talking about when I asked her what protocol their connection software used and she couldn't give me the IP adress of the server that links me to the net "for security purposes" 
I have absolutely no clue why she couldn't tell me because the IP adress of the server could be found in the Status dialog box with the Details tab selected. All I had to do to find this dialog box (aside from turning my sytem upside down and inside out for 7 1/2 hours!
) was right click on the double-monitor looking thingy while I was "connected" (well DUH!