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Distribution: Not sure what this means but, I'm on a netbook using Linux
Posts: 5
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Using iinstall CD
Quote:
Originally Posted by Larry Webb
Do you want to install a new operating system or clean up the one you have now? If you want to install a new system just insert the cd/dvd and it should format the drive for you if you use the default install.
I have tried that. Something is eating up my hard drive. I've been trying some suggestions sent to me and nothing is working. Installing Ubuntu didnt work because I didn't have enough memory to install it and for some reason, my netbook doesn't recognize flash drives and san disks that have nothing on them. I don't understand what's going on
Distribution: Not sure what this means but, I'm on a netbook using Linux
Posts: 5
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I thank everyone for their suggestions. I tried ubuntu, which was really interesting and I could probably get used to that but, I couldn't get my wireless router and ubuntu to play well together so, I reinstalled my original Linux.
I tried dban and it looked like it did what it should have until the end where it gave 2 errors:
1 for /dev/sda
1 for /dev/sba
Said that those processes crashed. So, I'm still as low as i ever was on my hard drive (between 7-10%).
My BIOS is dated Sept. 2008 version 0508
and my software version is Eee PC 1.6.1.3
doesn't give motherboard info
If I could get ubuntu and my router to match up, I would stick with ubuntu. Looked very interesting but, I didn't really look it over all that much because I was concerned about getting online.
Distribution: Not sure what this means but, I'm on a netbook using Linux
Posts: 5
Original Poster
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I appreciate your help
I appreciate everyone's help but, nothing is working to clean this hard drive up. And I have tried all of your suggestions. All I got out of most of the commands was Permission Denied. I don't know what else to do. If anyone has any other suggestions, I would really appreciate it.
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