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Should I use VFAT or ext3 for a 1TB external USB hard drive?
I have a 1 TB external USB hard drive which I want to use to backup data from my home and office desktops (both running Linux).
Should I format the drive (possibly split into a few partitions) as VFAT ...
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802.11g USB wireless adapter with Linux AP support [closed]
Are there any USB wireless adapters out there that support 802.11g in AP mode under Linux?
Binary drivers are a no-go, as I plan to use it with an ARM device. Support for WPA would be very desirable ...
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Connecting a MIDI Controller to CentOS5
Edit: I'm trying a different tack at the problem, by using /dev/midi with C.
Hello all! I recently got a Akai MPD24 MIDI controller, as part of a piece of software I'm writing. I'm looking to use the ...
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Booting Linux off USB pendrives
Booting a Linux system off USB pendrives is one of my favorite things.
On a laptop we have the following advantages,
The hard disk drive can be shutdown and that reduces power consumption (hdparm)
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How do I configure a USB modem to connect to the internet like you can do in linux?
How can I configure windows to use a USB modem like I can do it on linux (http://forumz.in/1799-how-use-reliance-broadband-netconnect-ubuntu-linux/)
I need to bypass the std dialer software provided ...
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Nokia E71 - USB mode and Linux and Python
I just got a Nokia E71, and a friend installed Python on it - which ought to be uber-cool.
But here's what's driving me mad at present :
I plug in the USB cable to connect to my Linux laptop.
It ...
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How do I figure out which /dev is a USB flash drive?
I want to mount a USB drive, two of them and I need two different mount points. Unfortunately, the Linux kernel underwent a name change and I can't figure out which /dev location is the right one. Is ...
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