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10th November 2004, 21:53
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|  some noob questions about linux. Yesterday I installed suse 9.1 but it seems to be more difficult than I tought. I want to format my usb stick so it will work with linux, but I have to use fdisk, but whats fdisk, how I use it, where can I find it. I also want to install flashplayer but I need to type ./flashplayer-installer in command. But it doesn't seem to work. I downloaded aMSN, but it's in a .bin file, how do I open it with linux? |
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11th November 2004, 01:15
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| -just type fdisk in the shell (console) -check user permissions on the file, so you can execute it chmod 755 flashplayer-installer - never used that before. try the RPM or the source (.tar.gz). |
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11th November 2004, 10:25
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Do I have to type it in command or somewhere else? I think somewhere else, but where. And it seems that fdisk can make your disk unreadable, and I don't want to screw up my usb stick, so I need to be 100% sure how it works. BTW, if I format it with fdisk, will it still work under windows? | |
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11th November 2004, 10:54
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 | If fdisk is too hard, use cfdisk.. |
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11th November 2004, 10:57
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 It sais thet I have to type fdisk /dev in console. Where is the console (thats prolly something I can find myself)But than I have to type the name of the device behind the fdisk command, where can I see what name my USB stick has? AND big question, will my usb stick still work in windows???? | |
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11th November 2004, 11:32
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| go the the start menu and open up a console or so. or press ctrl alt F1 to go textonly ctrl alt f5 (or f7) brings you back to the graphical environment the stick is prolly /dev/sda. "fdisk /dev/sda" format it with FAT, readable/writable by both linux and windows |
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11th November 2004, 20:22
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| if I type fdisk in the konsole nothing happens |
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11th November 2004, 20:55
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11th November 2004, 20:58
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11th November 2004, 21:21
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| fat isn't recognized by kernel :grum: |
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