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  1. oldbamaguy

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    I am a rookie user here. I have a dual boot PC with MS Vista/ Ubuntu Linux. I used UNIX about 10 years ago and programmed in C. I am old (71) and retired and I thought, just for fun, I would do a bit of programming in C with a target, if I live long enough, to try C++. I did a search for...
  2. oldbamaguy

    Ubuntu Linux can't mount a 2tb eSATA

    Well I finally got Ubuntu Linux up and running in a dual boot setup on my PC. I had to use a USB keyboard. Anyhow I didn't seem to be able to shut down Ubuntu. I tried the help but never saw the shutdown command. Anyhow why I was trying Ubuntu was to "see" the data on my DirecTV eSATA. It's a...
  3. oldbamaguy

    Arrow keys don't work on dual boot system

    I wanted to look at the data on my DirecTV eSATA drive. I was told that it was a Linux setup. I downloaded Ubuntu Linux and set up a dual boot system on my Dell PC running Vista. When I boot up I get what I am calling a MS-DOS or Command Language page that shows Vista highlighted and Linux as...
  4. oldbamaguy

    Arrow keys won't work on a dual boot setup

    I want to access the data files on my Directv eSATA drive. It is in Linux I am told. So I decided to see if I could get Linux to run on my PC (I will probably use it for maybe 30 minutes). Twenty years ago I used a lot of Unix which is a pretty close language on my old 386 running MS-DOS. It...

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