[AT] Linux powered old tractors (Off topic)

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Many Linux downloads offer the option to 'install' or 'just try'.

On 2/17/20 1:29 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
> It’s been so long since my machines have had a CD-RW drive I forget 
> the folks still have them :-) Since you have a CD-RW you can burn a 
> bootable CD also.   For you that might even be better than messing 
> with a stick that may or may not work.
>
>
> Another note.   At first you’ll just want to burn a “live” CD (the OS 
> runs off the CD) rather than an installation disk(will try to install 
> rather than run).  Linux is generally MUCH faster than windows but you 
> may notice some performance concerns since you will be running off a 
> CD.  After you play around and are comfortable you can then create an 
> installation CD and try your hand at a dual boot machine(if you have 
> enough disc space).
>
>
> Spencer
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Feb 17, 2020, at 10:03 AM, Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> OK, I've got the laptop on my desk now.  I had the model wrong.  
>> Actually a Dell Precision M4400. Vintage 2009 unchanged ;-)
>>
>> F12 Boot options:
>>
>> CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive
>> Internal HDD (IRRT)
>> Cardbus NIC
>> Onboard NIC
>>
>> But it appears that maybe it will boot from USB. Not sure on that, 
>> but here's an observation:  when a thumb drive (non-bootable) is 
>> plugged in prior to power-up, this prevents booting from the internal 
>> hard drive.  It just sits there, locked, with some ROM info on screen.
>>
>> Now that I'm this far, I should probably download a Linux flavor onto 
>> USB and see what happens next.
>>
>> SO
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 9:22 AM Indiana Robinson 
>> <robinson46176 at gmail.com <mailto:robinson46176 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>     "I've got a Dell from about 2009 or so, perhaps a 3000-series
>>     (?), running XP.  At the time it was a workstation-class laptop,
>>     capable of running 3D CAD software.  I don't use it much anymore,
>>     but it definitely comes in handy sometimes.  Nothing important is
>>     stored on it.  Hard drive has given me a few scares over the last
>>     several years, but it comes back every time (on it's own; I have
>>     not done anything heroic).  This bootable thumb drive thing is
>>     intriguing because you don't need any hard drive at all with it. 
>>      In your scenario, with the hidden partition, you still need a
>>     functional hard drive. Plus, there's been enough discussion of
>>     Linux here on ATIS (and elsewhere) that I'm curious.
>>     SO"
>>
>>
>>
>>     One of the advantages of Linux is that you don't have to put a
>>     half zillion hours on your old hard drive cranking and chomping
>>     seemingly forever doing defrags on it. The Linux file system
>>     makes it generally unnecessary. Only geeks and crazy people ever
>>     defrag a Linux hard drive.  :-)  Now if you dual boot with
>>     Windows you probably need to defrag the Windows partition with
>>     Windows but it's been a very long time since I ran a dual boot
>>     setup and I have forgotten.
>>     Since it is a Dell it might have a USB boot option in the BIOS at
>>     that vintage but you will need to check.
>>     I guess you could do the same thing with a good sized SD card...
>>     I've never tried that. I keep a good sized micro SD card in our
>>     phones for storage.
>>     ****
>>     Old tractor reference:
>>     I am currently testing and installing Linux in several "OLD"
>>     boxes (picked up at yard sales or freebies) trying to pick one to
>>     install in a heated/cooled cabinet in the farm shop so I have a
>>     bigger screen available to look up tractor details instead of
>>     chasing glasses to read my phone.  :-)
>>
>>     .
>>
>>
>>     -- 
>>     -- 
>>
>>     Francis Robinson
>>     aka "farmer"
>>     Central Indiana USA
>>     robinson46176 at gmail.com <mailto:robinson46176 at gmail.com>
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