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Linux is a PITA
On Saturday 26 August 2006 21:07, Suicyco stood up and addressed the mbuttes incomp.os.linux.miscas follows...: Your spellchecker also seems to be broken, or else you're foaming...
Multiboot problem
Hi I use a Dell 4550 desktop with a multi-boot system (WinXP and several Linux distros). As expected, when I boot up, a boot option menu appears allowing me to choose which OS...
Linux media centre PC 2197
Jimbo Any Linux distribution on reasonably modern hardware will work for those tasks. What sort of programming do you do and in what language? If it's something like Visual Basic or .NET...
Linux media centre PC 2198
On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 01:28:00 GMT, Jimbo staggered into the Black Sun and said: Well, 'Doze98 *certainly* won't work with most new...
Yum update failure
Michael Heiming putolin Seems you just need (to enable or setup) one of the above mentioned repositories (freshrpms or-and dries). I have freshrpms "installed-enabled" rpm -Uvh freshrpms-release-1.1-1...
linux serial port help
Try this code instead to see if it makes any difference. Incidentally, compile this with a command that has at least these options: gcc -O2 -Wall...
root can't change permissions, owner 2201
comp.os.linux.misc: Please do not multipost your problems In that case whoever wtrote the wikipedia article was talking out of the wrong orifice. In that case, the obvious solution is to compare the fstab entries...
root can't change permissions, owner 2202
Aragorn writes: toncho-~ apt-cache show ntfsprogs Package: ntfsprogs Priority: optional Section: otherosfs Installed-Size: 536 Architecture: i386 Version...
Crontab question
No overloading involved. There is simply a delay in caching by NFS. If I remember the terminology correctly, it is comparable to write-back vs. write...
Where did my memory go 'ps' not showing me
Why do you care? Memory is there to be used. Whether it stores zeros, garbage or something potentially useful makes no difference. Ie, what Linux does is to use memory to...
Knoppix or Morphix for making LiveCD for Linux cluster
I have build a Linux cluster which already has 6 nodes in it. Now it is required to increase the number of nodes of the cluster. To do this users should be...
knoppix 5.01 mkdosswapfile 2206
Once upon a midnight dreary, while surf pondered weak and weary over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore...: That's not what a swap file is for. Swap files perform the...
knoppix 5.01 mkdosswapfile 2207
Correct. That used to be the case. It really sucked having to reparbreastion just to get space. I don't think it mattered. Knoppix creates...
knoppix 5.01 mkdosswapfile 2208
snip Actually, not so much duh! I'm not sure whether NTFS access really works now, although mkdosswapfile seems to think so. However, it won't detect *anything* at this point, because...
knoppix 5.01 mkdosswapfile 2209
On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 19:27:15 GMT, Dan C staggered into the Black Sun and said: I Think You Meant "How can I create a filesystem that's writable from Knoppix?" not "a swap...
suddenly 'unknown parbreastion table' on my USB and Firewire external HD
Hello, I have this 300GB external HD which can connect via USB as well via IEEE1394 to my laptop...
suddenly 'unknown parbreastion table' on my USB and Firewire external HD
On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 23:37:51 +0100, Robert Hull Ok ok, funny word game. Yet still I think my english is not sooo bad, not being my mother tongue. What...
too many files
On Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:22:14 -0700, CptDondo staggered into the Black Sun and said: This is why it's a good idea to think...
Don't Advocate: Discredit! It's the comp.os.linux. "advocacy" Mantra!! 2213
The basic tenants of Linux advocacy revolve around several simple rules. 1. Never admit Linux has a problem because its...
Don't Advocate: Discredit! It's the comp.os.linux. "advocacy" Mantra!! 2214
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2006-07-22, High Plains Thumper spake thusly: I have pretty much dumped my old handling of usenet posters that...
Don't Advocate: Discredit! It's the comp.os.linux. "advocacy" Mantra!! 2215
On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 21:27:50 +0000, High Plains Thumper Wrong dude. You and you...
Don't Advocate: Discredit! It's the comp.os.linux. "advocacy" Mantra!! 2216
On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 23:02:03 +0100, B Gruff Tying to gather up the lynch mob? You still haven't explained why you lied in your attempt to discredit...
Don't Advocate: Discredit! It's the comp.os.linux. "advocacy" Mantra!! 2217
On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 21:28:05 +0100, B Gruff You haven't spotted anything. You make baseless accusations with not even a shred of evidence because you...
Don't Advocate: Discredit! It's the comp.os.linux. "advocacy" Mantra!! 2218
On Mon, 24 Jul 2006 08:11:34 -0700, Kelsey Bjarnason You are daft if you think those solutions are as...
HD space availability prior to Linux install
On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 06:12:15 -0700, PaulFXH I see Michael Heiming's post recommending ntfsresize. That could work, but before proceeding, I recommend that you make a backup first. But if you trust your backup...
Looking for dual booting advice 2220
On Monday 24 July 2006 00:40, PaulFXH stood up and spoke the following words to the mbuttes incomp.os.linux.misc...: *Always* install whatever version of Windows you...
Looking for dual booting advice 2221
comp.os.linux.misc: The best instructions I know are as follows: 1 Tel Windows to restart your...
Looking for dual booting advice 2222
PaulFXH Linux(?): For your use, I'd go with Ubuntu (https:--shipit.ubuntu.com video shows XP Professional...
Looking for dual booting advice 2223
On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 15:40:49 -0700, PaulFXH I'll stick with the advice I gave you earlier: I don't know of any specific resource. If you found a video on the topic...
System Serial Number & Model Number in Linux
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 warnerb To do this in software, you must presume that a) there are...
Radio Streams
poly-p man writes: I'm happy with xmms and streamtuner: Package: xmms Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: sound Installed-Size: 6448 Architecture: i386 Version: 1.2.10+cvs20060429-1...
crash 2226
the following words to the mbuttes incomp.os.linux.misc...: Whatever the cause of the system freezes was, they may be unrelated to the problem you have now, i.e. a...
crash 2227
I see the following directories: dev bin etc modules scripts usr proc var root conf lib sbin init sys tmp The content of each directory is very minimum, very different from what I seen...
crash 2228
the following words to the mbuttes incomp.os.linux.misc...: Hmm... Quite a few more than should normally be there... It is possible that your system is at that...
crash 2229
Thanks for the tip, I put the drive back into the USB enclosure and connected to my Ubuntu notebook through the USB port. I looked at the syslog and retrieved the following messages. Ubuntu...
new kernel bootup errors
So, I suppose let me post the result of 'dmesg' version 4.0.3 (Ubuntu 4.0.3-1ubuntu5)) #1 PREEMPT Mon Jul 24 20:43:31 EDT 2006 17179568...
changing logical ext3 parbreastion 2231
With figures like that, you definitely need to reparbreastion at some stage, but I don't think you need to worry about starting from scratch just yet...
Time to start Linuxing..some questions 2232
On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 12:01:36 +0100, The Natural Philosopher You can use any distro for what you want, my personal preference is...
Time to start Linuxing..some questions 2233
The Natural Philosopher : Slackware or Debian are your friends. Slack is what I use and if you are familiar with CLI then it's dirt simple to use. The big...
Time to start Linuxing..some questions 2234
The Natural Philosopher I have my own favorites. Red Hat Enterprise Linux and its relations (e.g., CentOS). These are not bleeding edge software. The emphasis...
Time to start Linuxing..some questions 2235
Stanislaw Flatto window managers apart from install it once on ScO Unix years and years ago. Once I had a screen with an X in...
Time to start Linuxing..some questions 2236
Douglas Mayne Mmm. I like the philosophy.. Still, having looked at Debian, its also very well supported and you only...
Time to start Linuxing..some questions 2237
On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 14:45:50 +0100, The Natural Philosopher Apparently, Slackware's startup scripts only follow the general model of BSD, but aren't an exact match. They are...
Time to start Linuxing..some questions 2238
Alan Connor If there is anything worse than X windows, it has to be PERL. Or possibly BASIC In what way is PERL 'required'? WE only...
USB External keyboard mouse
On 25 Jul 2006 13:14:01 -0700, NAV staggered into the Black Sun and said: Wait, what? "mount" only makes sense for devices that have filesystems on them. Did you mean "I want udev+-hotplug...
Parbreastion conundrum
PaulFXH Hi; FWIW - as long as you have 3 Primary + 1 Ext'd, you can have MANY logical drives within that *1* Ext'd parbreastion. ======================== Example =================== (view using a monospace font) 3 Primary-------+---------------+---------------+ Win...
OS restore 2241
On Wednesday 26 July 2006 04:48, BL stood up and spoke the following words to the mbuttes incomp.os.linux.misc...: There is no specific "rescue...
OS restore 2242
On Thursday 27 July 2006 02:36, Harold Stevens stood up and spoke the following words...
Which Linux 2243
On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 04:11:26 -0700, Alfredo There are several Linux distributions that will load and run from a MS parbreastion, but I don't recommend it, because they...
Which Linux 2244
General Schvantzkoph IMHO, no it's not. I personally never use ahome parbreastion. This is true, but there's no rule which says you must put your data...
Which Linux 2245
On 26 Jul 2006 04:11:26 -0700, Alfredo Defrag your XP system. If you have about...
Still looking for a Linux Admin web Admin for Telecom in IA
An anonymous and throwaway gmail address. adaminnj Results 1 - 3 of 3 posts in the last year 1 alt.os.linux.redhat 2 comp.os.linux.misc A throwaway...
Free chess software for Linux not with xboard 2247
Then use a smaller board; man xboard: -size or -boardSize (sizeName n1,n2,n3,n4,n5,n6,n7) Determines how large the board will be, by selecting the...
Free chess software for Linux not with xboard 2248
Hi! Just configure it ;) Not yet perfect but you may want to check Additionally I'd suggest you really carefully read the quite extensive man page of...
GRUB question 2249
I'm afraid to say why I need it, because then people might only be motivated to find ways for me to do the...
GRUB question 2250
Allan Adler It would nice if you could provide information-profile of your computer -- this...
GRUB question 2251
I'm not sure exactly what I told it beyond the file system type, but I do remember...
