On Mon, 21 Jan 2002, Omer Zak wrote: > > On Mon, 21 Jan 2002, Tzafrir Cohen wrote: > > > On Sun, 20 Jan 2002, Omer Zak wrote: > > [... snipped ...] > > > > I would recommend the uni_xlate option when mounting vfat filesystems. > > > This will ensure that your backup preserves the filename even if it > > > contains Unicode characters, which don't have representation in the > > > ISO8859-8 codepage. > > > > > > I had the experience of unsuccessful backup&restoration of a Windows 95 > > > partition without this option, and successful backup&restoration with this > > > option (under Linux 2.0.36). > > > > > > > But here you want to create an archive, and extract it under windows > > (right?) > > > > uni_xlate is a mangling that is supported by linux alone. Still, if you > > want to copy files, this is the best way. > > Not necessarily. I was happy to backup using Linux, and to restore using > Linux. Then to reboot Windows to play another FreeCell game (without > Shlomi's solver). >
Naturally, my solver was not integrated into Microsoft Freecell yet. ;-) There isn't a legal obstacle for it, but the MS implementation is crappy as it is, so integrating a solver into it will make little difference. Check: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fc-solve-discuss/messages/228?threaded=1&viscount=-30http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fc-solve-discuss/messages/228?threaded=1&viscount=-30http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fc-solve-discuss/messages/228?threaded=1&viscount=-30 starting at message 197, for a very big flamewar that started as a result of me criticizing adherence to Microsoft Freecell. In any case, I usually prefer to use PySol, to play Freecell whether on Windows or on Linux. It deals all the 32,000 MS-Deals and an extra 64-bit board space of its own. If you wish you can use it as a standalone program. Or use Freecell Pro, or Freecell Tool. > (BTW: to backup and restore MS-Windows 2000 installation, I used dd | > gzip -9 (and the corresponding reversed pipe), to preserve locations of > files in the partition. And it has a nice pinball game.) > You mean Windows? Yes, so it seems, but I don't use it much because recently I prefer to do all my work on Linux when I can help it. The strange thing is that I've become picky on the distro too. I tried to use S.u.s.e and I can't stand it. Maybe I can get use it, but I'd rather stick to RH/MDK for the while. (please don't start a S.u.s.e vs. RH/MDK holy war). I wonder what's Debian like. I heard that things there tend to be much smoother than Mandrake or RedHat. But there are some things I heard about Debian and don't like too much. Oh well, a Linux is a Linux - everything above it are front-ends. And real men don't use front-ends. :-) Regards, Shlomi Fish > --- Omer > There is no IGLU Cabal. Youngsters no longer learn to program, they only > play computer games written by the older generation. > WARNING TO SPAMMERS: see at http://www.zak.co.il/spamwarning.html > > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home Page: http://t2.technion.ac.il/~shlomif/ Home E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Let's suppose you have a table with 2^n cups..." "Wait a second - is n a natural number?" ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
