[pskmail] Re: [pskmail] Re: Warning! Re: PSKmail from USB stick - storing config

  • From: Rein Couperus <rein@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:28:34 +0200

Tnx, I have updated FAQ at the the wiki at 
http://pskmail.wikispaces.com/Booting+and+restoring+from+USB+stick

73

Rein Pa0R

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> 
> On 4/18/07, Rein Couperus <rein@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Tnx for the warning Sjaak, sorry for the trouble, I should have
> > put that warning in... I will do so in the FAQ on the wiki!
> 
> I should have known better.
> I think you made 2 mistakes / omissions:
> - * make a new 700 MB FAT16 partition (nr. 1) with 'n', 'p', '1', 'M700+'
> Should be: .....'+700M'
> And at the end of the fdisk part don't forget 'w' to write the partition 
> table.
> 
> The easy way to find out how your USB stick is recognized is to plug
> in the stick and let the "KDE Deamon" auto mount the stick. In the
> locatin bar it will say something like "system:/media/sdb1" and this
> translates to /dev/sdb for fdisk.
> 
> > On a lighter note, nice clean hard disks also have advantages. You can use 
> > them to reinstall
> > windows, which needs to be done regularly anyway, or you may even try
> > to install the latest Linux (Feisty Fawn would be a good choice).
> 
> I wish..... We run a proprietary Agency Management System that needs
> M$ Windowze and talks to M$ Office.
> At least our email (SuSe), Spam Filter (Barracuda), Firewall
> (M0N0Wall) and VoiceMail (Intuity LX) run Linux.
> 
> >  At least you
> > know that all viruses are gone.
> 
> Yes but as soon as you run M$ Windowze update they are back.....
> 
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Rein PA0R
> 
> 73, Sjaak W4RIS ex-PA3GVR
> 
> 
> 

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