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Can someone tell me what's behind the hdX and sdX naming convention for hard disks under Linux? I understand it's a "convention" but what does that mean? Does that mean, for example, that a SCSI drive must be called sdX or it won't work?
The background...
Started by Paul on
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The linux way can be simpler -- you....
Older-school OSs like Solaris force you to refer.
I don't know why Linux was built like this.
The device naming convention cannot to that.
Are determined by Linux in the order they are attached.
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I've been developing Microsoft Windows based applications (both desktop and web) for several years using C#, .net, & Visual Studio with a dash of C/C++ & WIN32. I want to broaden my horizons and try out developing in a *NIX environment e.g. using Vim ...
Started by TJB on
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It ....
What about writing a piece of software that reads the disk device, understands the partition tables and file system?
Another possibility is to write a linux kernel module that does "something".
In UNIX/Linux "everything" is files.
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This is how the situation looks:
I got a text file with a couple of lines and I am looking for a string in this file. I need to pass following command line parameters to the program:
- file path
- the string I am looking for
- maximum number of processes...
Started by Kamil Zadora on
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Consider why you think you need to parallelize this, and if you're going .
Really.
A compelling need.
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Prior to installing Centos I had Scientific linux dual booting with Windows XP. Whilst installing Centos I was offered a boot menu consisting of Centos and "other". I changed "other" to Windowx XP and added SL as a 3rd item.
However, after installation...
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at centos):
There is no compelling reason and files on those file ....
To boot another Linux (in your case Scientific Linux) through chainloader, you need to install MBR from the same sources so there are very minimal differences in capabilities.
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Prior to installing Centos I had Scientific linux dual booting with Windows XP. Whilst installing Centos I was offered a boot menu consisting of Centos and "other". I changed "other" to Windowx XP and added SL as a 3rd item.
However, after installation...
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at centos):
There is no compelling reason systems and files on those....
To boot another Linux (in your case Scientific Linux) through chainloader, you need to install MBR from the same sources so there are very minimal differences in capabilities.
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On Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:37:30 +0000, Doug Mentohl <doug_mentohl@linuxmail.org
Current Price: $315.00 - $349.99, GP£210.55 - UK£233.93 ..
The Aspire One’s easy to use, customized Linux operating system and low
price make it a compelling mini-notebook...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at omgili):
That begs the question: why are so many new Linux netbooks;doug_mentohl@linuxmail.orgnews:gmpf3b....
Tell us that Linux netbooks are a failure, that people
can't deal with them, that they only get returned to be replaced by XP
netbooks.
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On Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:48:24 +0200 (CEST), George Orwell <nobody@mixmaster.it
http://blogs.zdnet.com/perlow/?p=11117
"Just like negative political campaign advertising and grassroots door
to door stomping, it often leaves a bad taste in everyones...
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"Gee, this thing;website_has_email@www.enemygadgets.com
Linux defines Micoshaft Corporation (TM)
They must now think about Linux.
By badmouthing Linux (or Apple) is to raise the profile of the
competitor.
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On Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:28:07 GMT, 7 <website_has_email@www.enemygadgets.com
Instant return on Linux deployment
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Linux install times have gone down to <10 minutes
for Ubuntu 9.04. Even straight file copying
can...
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* Linux
* Converged Linux/GPL code base (required to make available to community)
* "Planned" releases to hijack Linux to go after Sun
* This....
Source community -- "solving the IP problem of the
GPL" -- "to get around GPL issues" .
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Advocacy is this group is often about how Linux installs easily and
quickly on PC's, everything can usually be set up very easily, uses
less memory, is not a ridiculous over bloated OS like Vista or Windows
7, can be used to great effect on old hardware...
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by 19 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at omgili):
Don't believe me, read about how that you could
say that Linux (and I ....
Microsoft has been using it's monopoly position to stop Linux distribution,
that's why.
It's well known why there are no Linux PCs in the larger stores.
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On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:56:59 -0700 (PDT), Mike cco_uk <www.creditcrunchoffers.org.uk@googlemail.com
I would like to know how Linux stacks up Windows as a server,
especially using databases!
It may be called a database server but I'm not sure.
Anybody...
Started by Mike cco_uk on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at omgili):
GNU/Linux runs on IBM mainframes and on the world's
--
*Aragorn*
(registered GNU/Linux....
You may wish to take as a hint the fact that Oracle has its own Linux, and especially so for
mission-critical environments.
Of salt, though.
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