Archive for 19 February 2007

Recovering bad discs in Linux – pt 2

So, maybe in part 1 the data recovery didn’t work for you?
Well, that’s OK because Linux is robust against bad discs in one form or another. The trick is to work out what that might be.
A good method is to use dd or dd_rescue. These tools create a forensic copy of your hard disk drive [...]

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Setting up an Oki C5450 in linux with CUPS

I finally completed getting all of my printers working together nicely today.
It’s been a while, but I must admit that while I’m using the Windows XP virtual machine for my office work, the need to print in Linux is not that great.
Oddly, the HP psc 2510 was the first to behave itself. Using the HPLIP [...]

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