From: markcha@microsoft.com (Mark Chace) Subject: Re: A few problems with LINUX Date: 06 Oct 1993 03:27:43 GMT
In article <NJODDSON.5.2CAB0AE1@TWINKLE1.watstar.uwaterloo.ca> NJODDSON@TWINKLE1.watstar.uwaterloo.ca (Nicholas Johann Oddson) writes:
>First of all, I tried to use LINUX with a 100MB partition, which it didn't
>seem to like. It complain that it wouldn't be able to use something like
>70000 sectors, so I divided it up into two 50MB partitions. What could
>be the problem there?
A long time ago in the history of LINUX (i.e. last year) the only file
system that we had was based on an earlier version of Unix called Minix.
This file system was limited to 64Meg per partition.
Since that time, there have been new file systems created for LINUX
(ext, ext2, xiafs) that allow much larger partitions. If you are using
one of these file systems, you can ignore the warning from fdisk and
use one large partition.
>Also, EVERY single time I boot LINUX, my keyboard is fried..... it will
>type approximately 3-4 characters each time I hit a key (ie. it repeats
>quite rapidly). I thought it was typematic rate problem so I changed all
>my CMOS settings to try and correct the problem, but it didn't seem to
>help. However, if I unplug my keyboard after LINUX has booted and then
>plug it back in, then the keyboard is totally fine.
No clue.
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Mark