Fwd: Re: Linux

>Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 21:22:50 -0700
>To: "Michael P. Hopcroft" <[email protected]>
>From: Rodney Mishima <[email protected]>
>Subject: Re: Linux
>Cc: [email protected]
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>>Rodney,
>>
>>To answer your questions:
>>
>>1. I ahev a little experience with Linux as an end user. I've used 
>>it in the past and have a bsaci idea of how to do s7tuff, but I am 
>>not a programmer. that's why I'm thinking I need a cosnultation.
>
>I think your programmer skills are not a barrier here. Your 
>abilities as your own "system administrator" are what is most 
>important. You mention a desire to backup a hugh number of video 
>files. Even without installing Linux, you could purchase another 
>hard disk, install it in a vacant drive bay, partition/format it 
>(even in the dreaded Windows), then copy your important data to it. 
>If you have some PC install skills such as how to jumper a hard 
>drive as a "slave" if appropriate, you may be more self-sufficient 
>than you think.
>
>>2. One of my concerns about my DVD burner are not the software so 
>>much as the driver. when i used Linux before I had a DVD read-only 
>>drvie that the Linux distro I was using only recognized as a CD 
>>drive. I'm worried the same thing might happen with my burner, 
>>especially since it isn't one of the big brands.
>
>I assume you have an internal dvd burner which uses the IDE ATAPI 
>interface. Under the older Linux with the 2.4.x.y kernel, there was 
>a layer of code to emulate the SCSI inferface on top of the actual 
>IDE ATAPI. With the newer 2.6.x.y kernel, the SCSI emulation has 
>been eliminated and the low-level software goes directly to the IDE 
>ATAPI level.
>
>Your problem with a DVD-ROM recognized as only a CD-ROM was probably 
>encounterred under a much older Linux kernel when support for the 
>UDF file system ( used by DVD video and data ) support was not yet 
>implemented in the linux kernel.
>
>>3.  Know how I can contact Matt or Dylan? or, indeed, anyone with 
>>the technical skills to get me set up? I don't have a lot of cash, 
>>but I do need the software itself and probably some help setting 
>>things up. (I have a drive that can be used for this purpose, but 
>>to use it would porbably mean esasing about 90GB of data, almost 
>>all video files, that are currently on it.)
>>
>>Michael Hopcroft
>
>Here are e-mail addresses for some of the experts whom I personally know:
>
>Dylan Reinhardt <[email protected]>
>Robby Russell <[email protected]>
>Matt King <[email protected]>
>
>I am certain that they can either help you directly or refer you to 
>a competent, skilled Linux expert. BTW, do you live in the east part 
>of Portland. Most of these guys live around east Portland/Milauake 
>area.
>
>I cc'd the pdxlug list so we can keep the discussion on-line with 
>other experts in our group. When you reply, please use the "reply 
>all" option.
>
>Rodney
I forgot to mention Dave Moore, who lives in North Portland; and is 
especially knowledgeable about strategies for migrating to Linux from 
Windows. His e-mail address is:

[email protected]

Rodney

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