Oxymoron of the day: Consumer Linux
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Super Talent bundles Ubuntu
Solid state drives come with Linux CD
Tue Jul 01 2008, 12:37
SUPERTALENT Systems has announced that, for a limited time, it will include a free CD containing the Ubuntu Desktop Edition Linux operating system and the OpenOrifice software suite with its Masterdrive MX series solid state drives.
If you decide to use the Open Source OS, you'll have to install it yourself, which will take around 25 minutes, which answers the question, if they're so keen on spreading the word of Linux why don't they supply it pre-installed?.
The drives come in 15, 30, 60 and 120GB flavours and support read speeds of up to 120MB per second according to the company. µ
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I recently installed Ubuntu OS into a PC that had been reformatted and as a result all data appeared lost. 

After installing Ubuntu OS Amazingly all data became available. All I had to do was select the folder which had the linking URLs to the appropriate software and away she went. Most all prior installed applications programs were also working perfectly.

I even had the use of the original Windows 98 navigation desktop.

Most importantly this shows how easy it is to read a reformatted drive, where most people think they are safe as to selling thier PC. We al know there is specialised Software to retrieve lost data yet this has interesting possibilities.
> Obviously linux needs to detect your hardware
> during install just like any other OS, and so 
> you can't 'install' it on a drive for everybody 
> and expect good results...

How did it get installed on the CD with such a wide range of hardware support in the first place, then?
This is the first thing I'd look at.. is it SLC or MLC?

MLC would sound claxons.. due to the low number of writes before failure (even with bit wear levelling)..
Obviously linux needs to detect your hardware during install just like any other OS, and so you can't 'install' it on a drive for everybody and expect good results, and although you could put the CD on the drive you know people will overwrite stuff then bitch it doesn't work anymore so a CD is better for that reason too.
Why NOT PreInstall? Well if you ever built computer from Parts You'll notice it takes months before ALL Pop Up Questions are answered & Machine is Burnt In by Its Own Serial Design.Let alone problem of then dumping that O/S & installing another with completely NEW Set of Parameters.
Just look at internal stickers & bios of Factory Built machine, It Started Production in Nov & Went Out Finished Complete with Final sticker in February. It Takes that Long to Stabilize entire system so Newbie Office Clerk can chortle.Think CAD CAM Mechanical Fingers pressing Keys All Night Long, till next pop up & adjust & CADCAM Sommor. To preinstall sounds Savi , yet savage on Minute Parts, if In todays Switcho Chango Dull World
drashek