I have an ancient Gateway 200ARC sans notebook hard drive (amongst other things). I don't have the stupid little ribbon cable so I can't install one either. And "they" charge like $50 for one. The notebook was free, and a 1GB USB stick is only $20. a 2GB is like $40.
I wanted to install Linux on it to use it as an always-on thin client that can just monitor some webpages, and do a few other basic tasks. I followed this guide: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/02/12/usb-ubuntu-tutorial-for-linux-us ers/#more-117 And used Ubuntu 7.04. It worked great. I can boot and get online and all sorts of things. However, nothing "saves" !!!? As in nothing is persistent. I can create the file and see it in the directory, edit it, and all that jazz. But upon a reboot, it's gone!? I created a .vimrc and rebooted and it's gone! I "apt-get install" some apps and they're not there now. I save my gnome settings. Revert back each time I reboot. So what am I missing? Am I retarded and you can't use a 1GB USB stick as a real hard drive like that? -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
