I have DSL-embedded installed on the first partition of a USB hard disk and would like to read and write files on the second partition.  The partitions are formated as FAT and FAT32, respectively.
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First off, have you checked here ---\nhttp://www.damnsmalllinux.org/f/forum-2-26-0-0.html\nfor tips and tricks?\nOr have you checked the DSL faqs?\nhttp://www.damnsmalllinux.org/wiki/index.php/FAQ\nChecked at Linux Forums for answers?\nhttp://www.linuxforums.org/forum/\nChecked the how to's at Linux questions?\nhttp://www.linuxquestions.org/\nDid you read --\nhttp://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-dsl.html?ca=dgr-wikiaDSLLinux\nhttp://www.damnsmalllinux.org/applications.html\n\nThese are just a few of the resources the web has to offer. I didn't actually find the way to use DSL and write to files. As I may have overlooked something in my search, I'd recommend that you look those sites over carefully.\nIt may be that you cannot do what you wish to. You may need to switch to another distro, like fedora, ubuntu or any of several of others to accomplish what you want. DSL is, after all, meant to boot and run from a CD. There are limits.
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So,u want to use 2HDD and a optical drive...u need two IDE cables for it unless the additional HDD is not using IDE(but SATA). Before u pplug in the HDD to the IDE cable,u need to decide wether the HDD is to be master or slave.master pin is at the end of the cable and make sure also the pin at the HDD itself configured to master.This is same if you want to make it slave.
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no, unfortunately you got it wrong. the TS-L462D is a so called combo drive, it can read&write CDs and read DVDs but can not write them.\nthis is the drive you have\nhttp://www.tsstorage.com/korea/kr/product/info_list.php?category=57\nTSST is short for Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology, a very reliable brand.
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That's going to be a bit tough unless you mount some kind of file system to store data.  You can't write anything, not even temp files, to the cd.\n\nHere's a link that explains how to mount a filesystem like Window NTFS.  http://linux.web.psi.ch/livecd/access_disk.html\n\nYou could also allocate disk space to a linux partition and mount that with your live cd.\n\nHere's another article that explains how to put a live cd distro on a USB key and create a writable /home partition on it, too. http://linux.web.psi.ch/livecd/usbdisk.html
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Well\n-Your Drivelisbox name should be Drive1\n-Dirlistbox name should be Dir1\n-and filelistbox name should be File1\n-In the Drive list box events go to "Change" event and type this\nDir1.path=drive1.drive\n- In Dirlistbox "Change" event type this\nfile1.path=dir1.path\n\nand use the command filecopy to copy from to\n\nfilecopy [fromfile],[tofile]
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FAT, or File Allocation Table, is a file system used by Windows. FAT32 is a 32 bit variation of FAT.\n\n'File Allocation Table (FAT) is a patented[1] file system developed by Microsoft for MS-DOS and is the primary file system for consumer versions of Microsoft Windows up to and including Windows Me.\n\nThe FAT file system is considered relatively uncomplicated, and is consequently supported by virtually all existing operating systems for personal computers. This ubiquity makes it an ideal format for floppy disks and solid-state memory cards, and a convenient way of sharing data between disparate operating systems installed on the same computer (a multiboot environment).\n\nThe most common implementations have a serious drawback in that when files are deleted and new files written to the media, their fragments tend to become scattered over the entire media making reading and writing a slow process. De-fragmentation is one solution to this, but is often a lengthy process in itself and has to be repeated regularly to keep the FAT file system clean.'
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http://www.duxcw.com/digest/Howto/cdrom/index.html
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You formatted using FAT32.  Use FAT16 on smaller volumes.
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The File Allocation Table (FAT) file system is a simple file system originally designed for small disks and simple folder structures. The FAT file system is named for its method of organization, the file allocation table, which resides at the beginning of the volume. To protect the volume, two copies of the table are kept, in case one becomes damaged. In addition, the file allocation tables and the root folder must be stored in a fixed location so that the files needed to start the system can be correctly located. \n\nA volume formatted with the FAT file system is allocated in clusters. The default cluster size is determined by the size of the volume. For the FAT file system, the cluster number must fit in 16 bits and must be a power of two. \n\nA version of the file allocation table (FAT) available in Windows 95 OSR 2 and Windows 98. FAT32 increases the number of bits used to address clusters and also reduces the size of each cluster. The result is that it can support larger disks (up to 2 terabytes) and better storage efficiency (less slack space). \n\n\nNTFS or New Technology File System is the standard file system of Windows NT and its descendants: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista.\n\nNTFS replaced Microsoft's previous FAT file system, used in MS-DOS and early versions of Windows. NTFS has several improvements over FAT such as improved support for metadata and the use of advanced data structures to improve performance, reliability and disk space utilization plus additional extensions such as security access control lists and file system journaling. The exact specification is a trade secret of Microsoft.
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Yes, its possible.\n\nIf you have two separate partitions. If you have two hard drives and you do separate partitions for each one, then you can have two O.S on one machine.\n\n1. Operating System (OS): It is the software that lets you control and use your computer. Windows, UNIX, Linux, OS/2 are all OSs, while Winamp, Netscape Navigator and all others are mere programs that run on the OS. \n2. The hard disk (or hard drive): It is the part of your computer which stores your program, data and other files permanently, i.e., the contents of the hard drive will not get erased when the power is turned off, but you can add or remove data from the hard drive using your OS. \n3. Disk formatting: To read/write the information on a hard disk, the disk should be organized into identifiable parts so that the computer would know where to look or write. The basic form of this organization is formatting. Hard disks must be formatted in 2 ways: (i) Physical formatting, which is done by the manufacturer. (ii) Logical formatting, which should be done after the physical formatting. Logical formatting creates a file system on the disk. Different OSs require different file systems and hence different types of logical formatting. \n4. File system: The file system is an arrangement for managing data. Different OSs use and recognize different file systems. DOS uses FAT file system, while Windows 98 uses FAT32. Windows 2000 use NTFS system. Linux uses ext2 or ext3 and swap file systems. Windows XP can recognize FAT, FAT32 and NTFS file systems while Linux can recognize all these and also its own file systems. Newer versions of Linux support many more file systems. \n5. Partitions: A partition is a separate physical section of the hard disk. It is created after the physical formatting and before the logical formatting. If your hard disk has more than one partition (which is usually true), each partition functions as an individual unit, and can be logically formatted with any desired file system. So you can have more than one file system on your hard disk, which means you can have more than one OS. But there are certain restrictions. \n\nThere are 3 types of partitions: Primary, Extended and Logical. A primary partition is a main disk division. Most OSs can be installed and booted from only primary partitions. One hard disk may contain up to four primary partitions, or three primary partitions and one extended partition. At a time only one primary partition may be visible and active, all others are hidden. An extended partition cannot hold any data by itself but you can further physically divide the disk space in it by creating an unlimited number of logical partitions, each with a different file system. The extended partition is meant to overcome the 4 partition limit. Logical partitions and are meant to contain only data files and OSs that can be booted from a logical partition such as Linux and Windows XP. \n\nIf you already have Windows installed, it is almost certainly on a primary partition. Also, most home PCs have just one primary partition. I recommend that you install Linux on a logical partition. \n\nNow, all you have to do before installing Linux is to create additional partitions that can hold Linux. The idea of this article is to help you in doing just that (Without damaging Windows).Of course, we are presuming that Linux can actually run on your hardware and that you have already verified this with the hardware compatibility list of the Linux distribution. Also, you must be familiar with the setup process before beginning.
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Sounds like the problem is in the thumb drive.\n\nAre both the PC's running the same file system (FAT32 vs NTFS)?\n\n///
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Some external optical drives have a parallel port. CAUTION -BE VERY AWARE, some lap top manufacturers use non-standard connections (i.e. they are wired as pin 1 to pin 2, pin 3 to 4, through to pin 44 to 43 etc, not as in an a standard I.D.C.\nthere is tons of info here - http://www.unitechelectronics.com/idecables.htm\nhope this helps!!
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it is possible, (I encounter it all the time,) for floppy drives from different decades to not read each other's disks. I have an 80's one that my 90's won't read, and an '02 that won't read either one's.....\n\nif you put in it a disk that you created with YOUR floppy, and it does not think it is formatted, then check that the interior cables are connected.  If they are, then I would replace the drive.\n\nIf the disks YOU created in it work fine, but you cannot read ones from work, OEM, etc, then you have a decision to make.  Purchasing and installing a new FDrive will let you read the ones from work etc, but YOURS will NOT be readable.\nyou should in that case, install a 2nd floppy drive. Following which, I would copy to the Hdrive all the old floppies, and copy them to a new floppy. Once completed, dump the 'old' floppy.\n\nIMPORTANT...it MUST be a new floppy, you cannot use the old ones in the 'new' FDrive, as the tracks are not aligned the same....if they were it would read.  Because there is data on there now, reformatting it in the 'new' machine will cause the old data to corrupt, over time, any new data written there.\n\nHope this helps !
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If you can format 128Gb, your BIOS likely already supports LBA (Large Block Addressing).\n\nSounds more like you are trying to format it using FAT32.  FAT32 only partitions/formats up to 128Gb.  NTFS will handle up to 1.6Tb, so if you're using Win2000 or WinXP, use NTFS.  Otherwise (as already suggested), you'll need to partitioning.
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You can connect it on a working computer, then go to My Computer -> right click on the external drive -> then click format.\n\nhope this helps...
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MACOS cannot view FAT32 formatted anything. It has to be NTFS, if your XP box is formatted FAT32, you will have a problem.
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Closest I can think of is .ddap, which is the extension used by Appples disk doubler routine on the mac