Is there a Linux OS that I can boot off a fire wire device?
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try DSL http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/ \nit can be booted of a fire wire or USB device
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Check out the link below about USB and firewire.
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most of the pendrives or flash usb drives will work with Linux!
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As in the workstations can have different OSs? Yes.\nThe file server? No. \nYou could boot Linux and then a Windows shell on the server.
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On bootup hit F8 and run in safe mode that might work. If not get a bootable Linux Disk.
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I don't think it is possible, but I'm not 100% sure. But say 98% sure, I remember reading that it must be on the primary partition containing the OS.
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Excellent chance!  Terribly bad idea.  If you're desparate for a free OS, get http://www.ubuntu.com
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Most flavours have "live disc" available which allow you to run and experiment without having to install (ie, booting from disc). Have a play with a few and see which suits you best. The only 'nix version I ever really liked was SUSE, but have had to stick with Windows in the end - couldn't do my job on Linux ...too many software limitations
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Give Knoppix or DSL (Damn Small Linux) a try.  They're basically the same OS but you can put DSL on a usb drive and boot from that on most newer computers.  I've never tried the SUSE live cd but I've always liked SUSE on my laptops.
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Try www.justlinux.com
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No you cannot.\n\nit is like trying to use a pc without OS
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You want Systray, but I have never heard about others. None of them are running in my computer and its working alright.
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I would consider one of the distros of Linux.  You can download off the net!
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Firewire ~ 400 Mb/s \nUSB 1.1  ~  12 Mb/s\nUSB 2.0  ~ 480 Mb/s\n\n400 >  12\n480 > 400
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yes, the plextor ConvertX should work for you if you want to use the USB rather than firewire.\nOtherwise there is the Canopus ADVC-110 which supports firewire 400.
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simple answer ... linux ...
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check out linux.org and distrowatch.com should be enough there to start you off