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strubbldesign
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 Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 12:57 pm Post subject: Disk question |
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Hey everybody!
What filesystem would you suggest me for using this partition in windows and linux. All my business data!
And is there any possibility to use internetexplorer on linux because i need it for SSL Intranet? Firefox and netscape navigator dosen't have the security options wich are required.
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VFAT is the simplest. There are other options like NTFS using Captive-NTFS or something, but they're apparently slower. VFAT is definitely the quickest and easiest to set up and use.
You can run some versions of IE in Wine, though I find it hard to believe that Firefox lacks any security option that IE has.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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If you still are determined to get IE running you'll want to check the thread about it in Docs&Tips.
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strubbldesign
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 1:21 pm Post subject: creating |
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Yeh thanks!
during the insallation i had advice from an informatic student. So i can't recognize all commands.
is the following right :
login as root
| Code: | fdisk /dev/hdc
d
4 (for deleting the partition hdc 4) (its my root)
n (to create one)
p (for primary)
4 (to make root new)
first sektor : (enter)
last sektor: +7000M (for 7GB)
n (to create)
l (logical)
5 (number of device)
first sektor (enter)
last sektor (enter)
w (write) |
So my question:
| Quote: | | will all data of /dev/hdc4 (root) be removed or not? |
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mstamat
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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Magic words: "All my business data!"
Answer: You should store them remotely, on a windows share (since you need access from windows) that is frequently backed-up by your admins. For bulky *personal* data such as music, video etc, vfat is fine.
IE can be installed & used from crossover office. If the "security options required" is actually NTLM authentication to some microsoft web proxy, you don't need IE at all. Try using APS proxy (http://www.geocities.com/rozmanov/ntlm/) which does the NTLM authentication and provides an authentication-free web proxy on the localhost.
Correction: IIRC Firefox does NTLM authentication. I used APS proxy to authenticate on a NTLM web proxy and then use putty to tunnel ssh over the localhost proxy. 
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mstamat
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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will all data of /dev/hdc4 (root) be removed or not?
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Actually they won't be removed  . They'll be on the same place on your disk. You just won't be able to access them (i.e. don't do it!).
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strubbldesign
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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OK!
| Quote: | IE can be installed & used from crossover office. If the "security options required" is actually NTLM authentication to some microsoft web proxy, you don't need IE at all. Try using APS proxy (http://www.geocities.com/rozmanov/ntlm/) which does the NTLM authentication and provides an authentication-free web proxy on the localhost.
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Is anybody usig NTML? If yes please try to log in on www.mydvag.com
Can u use the link LOG IN? And pops up there a window or not. Please test it for me!
Thanks to the tester! 
| Quote: | Actually they won't be removed . They'll be on the same place on your disk. You just won't be able to access them (i.e. don't do it!).
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So what can I do to create a nother one? |
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mstamat
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| Quote: | | So what can I do to create another one? |
I guess you mean to create the vfat partition we were talking about. If your whole disk is occupied by existing partitions, you should resize one of them to make room for the new one and then actually create it with fdisk. Look in /usr/portage/sys-fs for tools that will help you. If you have partition magic for windows available, things will be much easier (although it can only resize windows partitions).
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strubbldesign
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I have to resize my root partition!
And i hate partition magic. cause the first time i used it it destroed my linux root partition and i had to do all the installation new. And i've forgotten to make the 5th partition!
Plz send me the commands to do that! resize |
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| strubbldesign wrote: | I have to resize my root partition!
And i hate partition magic. cause the first time i used it it destroed my linux root partition and i had to do all the installation new. And i've forgotten to make the 5th partition!
Plz send me the commands to do that! resize |
Resizing your root partition 'on the fly' is not the easiest thing to do. I do not know if programs in /usr/portage/sys-fs can do that. Probably you should boot a knoppix disk and resize your root from there.
You could also make a backup tarball of your root filesystem:
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cd / && tar -cvjlpf /this/is/not/rootfs/root.tar.bz2 .
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Then delete root, recreate it, and then restore (again you need knoppix or something):
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cd /my/root/mounted/here && tar -xvjpf /this/is/not/rootfs/root.tar.bz2
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Didn't ever have to try any of the above though. And since you seem unfamiliar with handling partitions, resizing them etc, I strongly suggest getting some local help for this task.
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I used some version of parted to resize my partition (successfully!), which was part of System Rescue CD, available at:
http://www.sysresccd.org/
very useful.
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