Survey posted 2003-06-15 17:46 by Henrik.

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I dual boot between WinXP and Linux.
I recently got Linux while I was at the University of Connecticut. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gotten it (damn you, dialup). I don't use any linking software because I can't -- I don't have the kernel sources and I haven't taken the time to download them yet (it'll take a couple of hours on a 56k modem). I plan to. Anyway, I'm still a Linux newbie. USB support works fine on the XP partition, though, so I can't complain, except that my linkport is broken and I don't know where to get a Torx screwdriver to open up the case :(

Interesting note -- I was able to mount my XP partition in Linux, and access everything :) Yay for Windows security ;)

Console access is a wonderful thing. If Windows were smarter (and assuming you're not using an encrypted filesystem), you could do the exact same thing the other way. You'll need vastly better security than that if you want to protect against someone who has physical access to the machine.

Best bit is to password protect at LILO, and also the BIOS and set it to only boot off HDD. And hope no one whips the back off the case and resets the BIOS.

*bit = thing
Don't know what I was on then.

I haven't Password protected LILO, but maybe I should. I do have the BIOS boot options password protected, and it's set to boot off the floppy drive first (but, since I don't have a floppy drive on my laptop, that's not a problem ;) and the HDD second, and CDROM 3rd (so, if I have to boot from CD, I can just enter the boot options and temporarily change it). So, it'll always boot the HD (unless the HD gets wiped, in which case I'm f***'ed anyway, so security isn't a problem). BTW: I don't think XP supports the ext3 FS. I know linux doesn't support writing in an NTFS partition, though, but it can read it.

There is a set of tools called "etools", which lets you access ext2 (and therefore, I think, ext3) partitions under Windows. But since Linux is so much better, I needed them only during the installation of Linux. :-)

Mind giving a link? I couldn't find much on google. The main reason I still boot to WinXP is that I don't have the kernel sources so I can't patch my kernel to use my WinModem. In addition, I have trouble getting Wine to install as well.

I don't think you have to recompile the kernel for this. I have a self-compiled kernel, but without any TI-specific modules, and I was able to install TiLP just fine. I can only run it as root though, even if I give my normal user access to the serial port (I'm using a black link).

I dont know why, but I didnt entirely understand the question at first. I dont use Linux (I use windows, which some of you say is bad) and I use Link Software made for windows. But I dont use Linux Software. Not to mention I thought Linux was that game developing kit that they sold for the PS2 that practically turned it into a computer. Guess I'm not the computer wiz I thought I was. Oh well, that proves my ignorance.

There is a kit for the PS2 that allows you to effectively turn it into a PC, and it does just happen to come with a Linux-based operating system.

I do believe that there is a Linux distro for the Xbox now. How that cracked me up - the irony.

Hope they make one for gamecube, then I shall be "Not the Best Programmer, but a Darn Good One Man!!!" I shall save the entire programming comunnity and will be worshiped by all. Though that probably wont happen.

I am amazed that there are only 2 people who run linux and linking software in linux. I voted that option so I am one of the two that run Linux and linking software under linux. I currently Dual Boot WinXP and Mandrake 9.1. I use linking apps in both..cause ya never know when you find somethign new at ticalc.org and I wouldn't want to run WINE or restart to get to my linking app, waste of time...so just have one for each OS. And I would have figured more peeps would run both, not just linux but run both linux and linking apps since most programmers dabble in linux a time or two or three, lol.

Well thats my 2 cents worth,
Kaizer_911

well, you're not alone,
i'm running Gentoo and my pocketpc's running Familiar.
For those of you who have little/none experience about tux, please keep it down and don't start that smart-@$$ talk, seriously.

I don't have time to play with my calc. Boohoo sob sob. And the amount of times I have to clear my calc through the year I had just as well leave the thing blank.

Well... I have used TILP on linux before... but not in the past couple of weeks...

apt-get install tilp

:)

>>I do not run Linux but I use link software anyway


anyway? what do you mean, "anyway"? is it some kind of rule that you're supposed to use linux if you're using link software?

Anyway, well that generally means ....

I think it is simple, and I am shocked you haven't got it yet. You shouldn't use Linux just because you want to use the link software - Everyone should use Linux...And, before the flames start that was what we in the trade call a joke - it's not even partway serious.

And, on a more serious note, I believe it was written like that to make the options easier to read for tired / insane / stupid / non-english(native) people.

we're all math junkies... i'd say the anyways makes it more difficult to read. it'd be easier if it was just (0,0), (1,0), (0,1) and (1,1).. adding unnecessary words is stupid

I like the (0,1), etc. idea :) Of course, that might confuse a lot of people...

<no life>
<completely random>
I can write text [letters, numbers, and a few punctuation characters only] in binary [from memory]!
</completely random>
</no life>

The only binary memory I have is converting the first 16 binary digets to hex, and the other way.

-W-

If a=1, b=2, c=3...
and 0=0, 1=1, 2=2 (duh, lol)

64 + letter_value = ASCII value for uppercase letter
96 + letter_value = ASCII value for lowercase letter
48 + number_value = ASCII value for numbers (0-9)
And starting at ASCII 32,
[space], !, ", #, $, %, &, `, (, )...

Then, you just convert the ASCII value to binary and there you go :)

I do have no life.

You can see the complete ASCII chart for DOS in the QBASIC help file, or for windows in Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Character Map (you probably knew that already, though)

Actually, I'm not!
GASP! SWALLOW! FAINT!

I'm an engineering junkie, I've done enough maths modules with the Uni maths depart to say I hate it. I loath it, and I want to shoot the lecturers.
It wouldn't be two bad but the module is meant to be applied maths (mechanics) but it is taught like pure - read this remember these equations and regurgitate. I like to understand things and work them out in an exam. If something needs remembering and it is that important, you are going to reference a book anyway.

Even if it was all in hex or binary, that would have to translate to words and so the phrasing would have to be set so that people that do not speak English natively can still understand easily.

Alright... um...

01001000 01100101 01101100 01101100 01101111 00100001

I have a QB program to translate text to binary (I made it... yay). I should have used that instead of doing it by memory.

don't lie.

you used it.

What the hell, I didn't lie. I probably messed up, anyway.

Didn't you see that other comment where I explained how to get each type of character? That's the logic that I applied to that.

Err... maybe that should say 'heck'

I just checked it, and whaddya know, I was right [for once] :)

This one, I will use the translator on, because I'm not feeling patient enough to do it by myself now.

01000001 01101100 01101100 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 01110010 00100000 01100010 01100001 01110011 01100101 00100000 01100001 01110010 01100101 00100000
01100010 01100101 01101100 01101111 01101110 01100111 00100000 01110100 01101111 00100000 01110101 01110011 00101110

are you brett simmers? i use a converter by him... for some reason it's in my AIM downloaded folder.

Uh... I think Brett Simmers is swtarrss, though I could be wrong... but anyway, no, I'm not him :)

Mine is for qbasic... I'm guessing his is for VB or C or something.

i'm not a math junkie. I hate math.

GASP!

Didn't you say that you failed math one quarter becuase you were staring at this one girl's b00bs the whole time, or were you joking? LOL

Linux is OK, I guess, on an chip as an embedded OS due to its low profile, but it's not getting its dirty partitioning (read as "disk screwing" onto my PC), you can bet on that! WinXP Home does all it needs to do for me, and with a few new pieces of software (like WindowBlinds) I can make it act the way I want it too.