Problem : WinPE is essentially the Wizard that installs Windows but it is classified as an Operating System. This is […]
Tag: operating-systems
how to enable pci hotplug support in ubuntu 13.04
Problem : Kindly help. I have a pci-based wifi adapter which is not getting detected when i plugged it into […]
Prompting for sudo password in a setuid root binary
Problem : I have a setuid root binary, with_sudo.bin, with the following source code: /* with_sudo.c */ #include <stdio.h> #include […]
Install an OS, (iso file) without burning it on a CD or making a bootable USB flash drive
Problem : I’m trying to install windows 8 developer preview. I’ve already downloaded the ISO. Now I should burn it […]
Can I copy my operating-system on an USB-stick to use it in the go?
Problem : I’m tired of configuring my system and all applications for different computers (work, home, laptop, …). Can I […]
Running Homemade Operating System
Problem : Starting out with an operating system you wrote, how could you run it and test it on a […]
Do operating systems run faster on smaller hard disk partitions?
QUESTION : If I partition my hard disk, is my computer going to perform faster/better? In other words, the smaller […]
How to set Linux processor affinity to single core?
Problem : How can I set processor affinity in Linux machine (Fedora) that user duel core Intel(any) CPU? I want […]
Processors and virtual/physical addresses
Problem : In nutshell, as I understand memory management, processor produces virtual addresses. These addresses are translated to corresponding physical […]
What is the difference between Ubuntu, Xubuntu, and Lubuntu
Problem : I am relatively new to Linux operating systems and I’m trying to find out more about them. Unfortunately, […]