david wrote:
Unfortunately it's not an ext2 filesystem - it's fat16 as it happens,
but the other possibilities are ext3.
thanks anyway :)
ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid
will retrieve the UUID for all filesystem types which are mounted.
A UUID should be manufactured for FAT.
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On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 07:33:51PM +0800, Glen Turner wrote:
david wrote:
Unfortunately it's not an ext2 filesystem - it's fat16 as it happens,
but the other possibilities are ext3.
thanks anyway :)
ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid
will retrieve the UUID for all filesystem types which are
* On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 05:53:12PM +1100, Heracles wrote:
Hi Mike,
Jeff helped me do exactly that at LCA. He used an intermediate distro as
a first upgrade then went to etch. He told me that was the best way.
Even then there were a few issues so I just bit the bullet and did a
clean
On Monday 05 February 2007 10:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Heracles suggested a clean reinstall of all. How does one do that from an
already installed Debian? I'd do it from the current Debian as that has
internet access via bigpond. I have just command line only.
Still I'd prefer to recover
Hi all
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Easy:
1) get server-install CD
2) install (small and quick)
As Sonia posted, install the OS on 1 partition
install /home on another. That way you can re-install without losing data.
3) apt-get install ubuntu-desktop (as appropriate xubuntu, kubuntu
On 05/02/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Monday 05 February 2007 10:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Heracles suggested a clean reinstall of all. How does one do that from
an
already installed Debian? I'd do it from the current Debian as that has
internet access via bigpond. I
quote who=Heracles
Jeff helped me do exactly that at LCA. He used an intermediate distro as a
first upgrade then went to etch. He told me that was the best way.
That was when you asked me to do a warty (!) to edgy upgrade!
A Debian upgrade ought to be less troublesome because there have been
quote who=[EMAIL PROTECTED]
FWIW I think Novell-Microsoft is a good thing. It lets ME watch, listen
and play as I want. MS are commercial, I don't need to be a cynic to watch
for their overtures. But *freedom* lets ME do as I want.
Why is it good that Novell have affirmed Microsoft's belief
