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I have an ancient Gateway 200ARC sans notebook hard drive (amongst other |
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things). I don't have the stupid little ribbon cable so I can't install |
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one either. And "they" charge like $50 for one. The notebook was free, |
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and a 1GB USB stick is only $20. a 2GB is like $40. |
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I wanted to install Linux on it to use it as an always-on thin client |
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that can just monitor some webpages, and do a few other basic tasks. |
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I followed this guide: |
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http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/02/12/usb-ubuntu-tutorial-for-linux-us |
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ers/#more-117 |
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And used Ubuntu 7.04. It worked great. I can boot and get online and all |
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sorts of things. |
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However, nothing "saves" !!!? As in nothing is persistent. I can create |
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the file and see it in the directory, edit it, and all that jazz. But |
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upon a reboot, it's gone!? |
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I created a .vimrc and rebooted and it's gone! |
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I "apt-get install" some apps and they're not there now. |
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I save my gnome settings. Revert back each time I reboot. |
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So what am I missing? Am I retarded and you can't use a 1GB USB stick as |
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a real hard drive like that? |
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