New to Linux...2 questions.

[Sebouh]

Hi. I recently installed Fedora Core 3. I am running a dual boot system, with GRUB as a boot selector.
My question is if i were to update Windows, will the NTLDR overright my boot configuration?
And the other question is, there is a command in linux from shell that shows the last logs to the system, like when i connect a device, it shows the device name it is using. Can anyone tell me what it is?
thanks.

[dhananjaya]

hi,

i don't know about your second question. But i can answer your first question.
If you wan't upgrade Windows, your boot configuration will be Overwritten by
NTLR.Therefore it better to have a bootable disk of Linux.

Thanks
Dhananjaya

[cybervegan]

Hi. I recently installed Fedora Core 3. I am running a dual boot system, with GRUB as a boot selector.
My question is if i were to update Windows, will the NTLDR overright my boot configuration?
And the other question is, there is a command in linux from shell that shows the last logs to the system, like when i connect a device, it shows the device name it is using. Can anyone tell me what it is?
thanks.

Firstly, *some* Windows updates will overwrite the boot loader, but not most. If you *reinstall* windows, it will most certainly overwrite it. The easiest solution is to use a live linux cd (pref the same distro you are using) and google for their "fix bootloader" HOWTO. On most distro's you can backup your grub configuration by copying /boot directory to a usb key or floppy disk (if it will fit).

Secondly, there's a directory called /var/log which contains various system logs (dependant on distro to some extent). The main system log is called /var/log/messages. On some systems these files are readable only by root.

To see which logs are available from the command line, type:

ls /var/log/messages

To view them from the command line, use:

sudo view /var/log/messages

To filter a logfile for a string (e.g. to find errors), try:

sudo cat /var/log/messages | grep error

*never* edit or alter log-files. ever.

hth
-cybervegan

[Motoma]

*never* edit or alter log-files. ever.

Some of the best advice I have heard all day.