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Article #4259Re: Questions from a Linux Newbie
From: Lawrence Leo
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 00:00
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try disable the virus protection on the BIOS. x ���g��峹 <6sau4n$jfv$1@news.onramp.net>... >First off, what are some good sites for a Linux newbie? I really dont know >that much about it yet. > >Now for my problem: i recently got a new pc, with windows 3.1 on it. i >re-formated the drive, and installed Linux. After installation, Linux >rebooted my system. I rebooted, and as Linux was loading, i heard an odd >beep, and get a virus alert screen. the screen says i have a boot virus > >Now this is a fresh hard drive, nothing on it. The only disks i have stuck >into the computer after formating are the Linux boot disk, and >installitation CD-Rom. I find it hard to beleieve i have a virus when i have >done nothing to my system except for install Linux. Are there any gerecit >solutions to this problem or anything? Anyone have any idea what is >happening? > >Thanks for your help in advance! > >bjanssen@onramp(nospam!!).net > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: 102983,3f880b9f5883f61e X-Google-Attributes: gid102983,public X-Google-Thread: 11033e,3f880b9f5883f61e X-Google-Attributes: gid11033e,public X-Google-Thread: faa64,3f880b9f5883f61e X-Google-Attributes: gidfaa64,public X-Google-Thread: 100c5f,3f880b9f5883f61e X-Google-Attributes: gid100c5f,public From: "Lawrence Leo" <lawleo@usa.net> Subject: Re: Questions from a Linux Newbie Date: 1998/08/30 Message-ID: <35e91f70.0@ruby.hknet.com> X-Deja-AN: 386107211 X-NNTP-Posting-Host: 202.67.228.75 References: <6sau4n$jfv$1@news.onramp.net> Newsgroups: ahn.tech.linux,alt.linux,alt.os.linux,aus.computers.linux X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3