hi, my question is whether this usb version of mandrivs OR any other distros / alternatives you are suggesting, supports / installs my set of hardware or not. jayant
Message: 1 Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:28:11 +0530 From: Nitin Madan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [PLUG] querry about mandriva usb flash drive To: Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List <plug-mail@plug.org.in> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed jayant ogale wrote: > Hi friends, > i am planning to buy mandriva usb flash drive. But > before that i want to get my doubts cleared. I had > written this mail to mandriva, but i have received no > response from them. > 1] will this flash drive support all my internal and > periferal hardware like > a] HD audio soft V 92 data fax\modem > with smart CP > b] scanner hp scanjet 3200 > c] printer epson lq 1050 > d]will my wireless lan card get > configured automatically? > if not, what am i supposed to do? > 2] if this flash drive is writeable, there is a > possibility of deletion of some software by error. Is > there any back-up dvd or partition provided with it? > 3] how are we supposed to get root access on this? > 4] is there a facility to install this o.s. on hard > disc? > Thanks, > jayant > Another suggestion would be to use something like http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/usb.html Actually you could also do your own thing by downloading the distro from http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/download.html and then burning it on your usb key. I did it a long time back; and if I remember right; the only thing I had to do was to make the partition bootable (set the bootable flag set using fdisk). Follow these steps, if interested http://www.althack.com/2006/03/10/how-to-run-linux-on-a-usb-drive/ There are other distro's available on the USB; just google for them. The only real question is the use - Mandriva has the support structure etc., if things crash. nitin __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ -- ______________________________________________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Information: http://plug.org.in/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions.
