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| 1301250 | 2012-09-16 00:57:00 | Can someone give me a link to a linux live cd download please? I have looked at several sites, but not sure what to actually download. Also, can the diagnostics on it find hardware/software faults. :confused: LL |
lakewoodlady (103) | ||
| 1301251 | 2012-09-16 01:37:00 | www.ubuntu.com No clue about the software on it sorry. Google is your friend. It probably depends on what you think the hardware fault is. I doubt that any one distro will have all the required software to test everything. Unless there is a purpose built one. |
icow (15313) | ||
| 1301252 | 2012-09-16 01:39:00 | What version of linux ? there are many. But if you wanted ubuntu, try www.ubuntu.com Linux on its own is not really diagnostics software, its a OS. What sort of diagnostics software are you after ? |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1301253 | 2012-09-16 02:45:00 | Knoppix has some diag software on it: knoppix.net utilities for data recovery and system repairs, even for other operating systems |
Renegade (16270) | ||
| 1301254 | 2012-09-16 06:35:00 | What version of linux ? there are many. But if you wanted ubuntu, try www.ubuntu.com Linux on its own is not really diagnostics software, its a OS. What sort of diagnostics software are you after ? Well, I'd heard that it is a good idea to have a linux live bootable cd in case of system crashing and to test memory etc. It's all new to me, but just want to keep up with the play I guess. So, I really just want to know what I need and what to do with it. Does that sound silly at all? LL :D |
lakewoodlady (103) | ||
| 1301255 | 2012-09-16 07:17:00 | I would go for Puppy much smaller download and when it loads it's pretty much all in the RAM so is quite quick too. I have Puppy on a bootable 2Gb flash drive and on a CD | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1301256 | 2012-09-16 08:57:00 | I've been happy with just the window software. I use a live linux CD if I need to boot and delete some tricky partitions and reinstall. There might be a way with the partition software but find it easier with linux. I have also used it to test a USB port for example. With a spare computer. I don't need to install a OS to check if the ports are working. A live CD just quicker. | Nomad (952) | ||
| 1301257 | 2012-09-16 09:13:00 | PartedMagic (partedmagic.com) Good for partitioning and has a range of other software for imaging disks etc. Caine Live CD (www.caine-live.net) I f you want one with all sorts of diagnostics. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1301258 | 2012-09-16 10:19:00 | I second PartedMagic - lots of tools included. | johnd (85) | ||
| 1301259 | 2012-09-16 10:20:00 | Hmmmm....... all sounds a bit complicated. I think I need to learn more about what I want to do and why I would want to do it, before I start messing with those options! Thanks guys for the info anyway! LL |
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