Subj : HP fun and games To : ROY J. TELLASON From : THURSTON ACKERMAN Date : Wed May 18 2005 11:29 pm ->snipped<- RJT>TW> Then I rembembered that you were most likely talking about LINUX. RJT>Actually in the case of that partition it said "Loading MS-DOS" when it was RJT>booted. The rest of that HD booted 98 when the diagnostics weren't loaded. RJT>yeah, the end result loads linux. RJT>TW> IF there is not a way then there is another HUGE down side to RJT>TW> LINUX. RJT>There was probably a way, I just wasn't into spending much further time RJT>figuring out what it was. Mostly I thought I was interested in salvaging t RJT>diagnostic partition. RJT>TW> Do you have to do a total re-install when you go for a Bigger Hard RJT>TW> Drive?"? RJT>Nope. But if one has an upgrade sitting here anyway it gives a good excuse RJT>do the install. :-) RJT>Unlike certain other platforms, linux has little or no problem with moving RJT>from one hardware platform to another. I've done that before. To simply m RJT>a system to a bigger drive you can do that with no problems. About the onl RJT>software that's dependent on drive geometry and similar issues is your load RJT>whether it's LILO or GRUB. Other hardware is set up, not necessarily by b RJT>"installed", but at boot time. RJT>I once took a couple of drives out of one box (a P200 at that time) and plu RJT>them in to an other box (a 486 at that time) and it booted right up, and RJT>worked. Slower, but it worked... Enjoyed this discourse again, already, thank you Roy. My eldest son is also retired now, so I sent him my 80 GB HD with SuSE 9.0 to upgrade to 9.3 for father's day. In the mean time I bought me a MCI PowerSpec 1405 with linspire for $99.00 after rebates (until 05/22/05 when you open a new Visa credit account if you'd like). Didn't buy the linspire CNR for another $99 (I am a cheap-skate even when buying for myself 8-). Where do you find the best place to acquire linux programs please ? Ciao, Ack. --- þ SLMR 2.1a þ Use yesterday's software to create tomorrow errors today * Origin: Try Our Web Based QWK: DOCSPLACE.ORG (1:123/140) .