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Linux for old PCs 5294
Perhaps an older Linux version would be more useful in this situation. While it wouldn't have...
Linux for old PCs 5295
Snip... I'm finding this true also, unfortunately. I use lynx a lot simply for its speed and simplicity over dialups, and my preference for textual info. But more and more...
Linux for old PCs 5296
tshontikidis I second the recommendation for Debian, but I would suggest that you DO choose to install the desktop packages (when it However...
AAA131U2 Adaptec SCSI RAID controller
Robert Heller I do not know what chip that uses. I do know that my motherboard has a dual channel Ultra-320 SCSI controller on it; it uses the Adaptec AIC-7902...
How to turn $6 to $16000 in few days of web crawling
It Will Work. If you do as I have done! Just Do It! follow the 4 steps. $6.00 to $15,000.00 in 30 days! Steps: Follow the Logic, Just Do it and...
dtmfdial saysdevdsp: No such device
dtmfdial works fine on three of my machines, but fails with "dev-dsp: No such device" on the fourth. All run Kanotix (Debian Sid) with the latest updates. Sound (as...
Recover Data from LVM disk
On Wed, 02 Nov 2005 12:04:55 +0000, Laurenz Albe I have somewhat the same question: I want to eliminate the 16GB...
software RAID 5 array keeps dropping replacement drive
Hi all, my server has the RAID 5 arraydev-md1 ondev-hda3,dev-hde3 and...
Compatible with the most modern hardware Linux Ditro 5302
On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 12:40:00 -0700, neilsanner Printer support is generally very good with most Linux distros. The place where there is...
Compatible with the most modern hardware Linux Ditro Approved: jackstrangio__at__yahoo_com
This is not a 'Windows' extra, this is a 'Printer-Manufacturer' extra. Many, indeed most, hardware manufacturers still don't realise that there is a...
Compatible with the most modern hardware Linux Ditro 5304
Thanks Robert for pointing me in the right direction. Here is the info I gathered: Epson: Mtink : Status monitor and configuration tool for Epson inkjet printers: Mtink (w GUI...
Good linux distro for development
I've been a Windows programmer for a long while, currently using C#-.NET. I'd like to set up a...
Good linux distro for development Approved: jackstrangio__at__yahoo_com
While I don't use it myself, probably Fedora would suit you. Download it and try it. If...
Good linux distro for development
Hi all ! -DG- You can chose the M$-boot loader supplied with your WinXP or you can chose the boot...
Using SystemRecoveryCD but cannot see SCSI drives
Hello I am using the SystemRecoveryCD which uses a small linux distro booted off a CD. I am using on a Dell PowerEdge 2600 with a LSI Logic 1020-1030 Ultra320 SCSI adapter...
HOW BAD IS LINUX 5309
begin virus.txt.scr Fred Simmons (flatfish) You lately posted as Aftab Singh, allisonhunt1968 plus 1, Anna Banger, anonymous, Archie Watermann, Baba Booey, Babu Singh, bill.gates.loves.me, bison, Bjarne Jensen, BklynBoy...
IS IT EVEN POSSIBLE FOR LINUX TO BE AS BAD AS WINDOWS
My experience with Windows vs Linux is similar: Every time I reinstall Windows, I am left with a non-functional system: 640x480, 8-bit color display, no sound, no networking-- keyboard, mouse, and monitor ONLY...
HOW BAD IS LINUX 5311
OK Fred, it is quite obvious that you are a troll.... 1st you are posting in a...
HOW BAD IS LINUX 5312
Patrick Grimbergen Yes, he is, no doubt. There are in fact verry much welcome english posts hetre, certainly...
Need to install a GUI
Some would talk you into getting missing packages from the on-line resources (e.g. FTP) using apt-get...
What Am I doing wrong Knoppix instalation probelms
Hi, I must start by saying I'm a complete newbie to the world of iso's etc...
usb card reader. Which event is generated when medium is inserted
Hi folks. I have been set a task which I can complete but I'd like...
mplayer audio problems
Heres one that really hs me stumped. Spending a lot of time on it but no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated...
cron job emailing drive space
Did a search, didn't find anything on this. So if there's already a thread or a Google keyword selection that yields better results, please let me know. I'd like to set up a cron job...
cron job emailing drive space 5318
ITYM "gets above 90% used space". 'df' works just fine for showing percent used. For example: df...
cron job emailing drive space 5319
Michael Heiming Well, one has to know what components to use to write the shell script before one goes and writes...
cron job emailing drive space 5320
One uses the commands one always uses - a shell script is merely a programming language that allows...
thinkpad A21M pxebooting 2.6.11 wACPI
Gentoo 2005.0 installed kernel 2.6.11 I know this sounds strange why would anyone want to net boot a thinkpad? Because they make great...
Font Problems: Never do this, but when you have no choice
As consequences of a lunched hard drive, I managed to switch operating systems from MS-Dreck to Debian-flavor Linux...
Linux Banned At My School
On Tuesday 01 November 2005 06:05, Unruh stood up and spoke the following words to the mbuttes incomp.os.linux.advocacy...: Don't bother, Bill. It's just one of the 10+ or so...
ssh login
Hello I can't login from my computer to ANY sshd. I tried to login to typical serwer (which uses pbuttword authentication): OpenSSH3.6p1, SSH...
ssh login
Alright; so much for the easy answer. I saw this in your posting: debug1: expecting...
selfcompiled kernel can't find root file system
I am trying to compile a 6.2.8 kernel for Debian sarge. Right now it is vanilla but I want to install patched when I get it to compile...
Random device has blocked
Unruh man 4 random reveals (in part): When a Linux system starts up without much operator interaction...
Directory size, used, available, and percentused 5328
In a message on Tue, 01 Nov 2005 17:39:35 +0000, wrote : From 'man du': -s, --summarize display only a total for each argument So, 'du -susr' OR (cdusr; du -s...
Directory size, used, available, and percentused 5329
jon martin solaas When question asked, knew about --help. Did not know abut man. --help does not have needed information. man does, so now I know answer. To learn Linux, is useful to...
Directory size, used, available, and percentused 5330
Excessive crossposting trimmed On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 17:39:35 +0000, Clueless newbie staggered into the Black...
down with IEonly sites
As has been dicsussed in one of these newsgroups, there are still a few web...
Clueless Alan Connor
He publishes that address himself, un-munged. And the feeb probably thinks that we believe that "Sam" is his real name.) "Sam" is a real poo...
rootkit question
In the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux, in article "closing unused ports" means what exactly? An unused port is closed by definition. There is nothing to open it...
A new reader Welcome to comp.os.linux.misc, read this first if you're new here FAQ 5334
Netiquette 2005-10#1 New reader? Great! Welcome! Here's how to make best use of this newsgroup and get...
How
On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 20:41:45 +0000, lescu You have a lot of options if you want to try GNU-Linux. The first thing is...
Linux Why I already have Windows
On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 22:45:42 -0500, Quizno Backer If you have it and you're happy with it, it would seem reasonable to stay there. I see no reason for you to switch...
Dell Snub Linux, Then Fade Away Rex is on a roll once again
REX, DO YOU MAKE THIS STUFF UP AS YOU GO ALONG? *********** Are you kidding? I can't turn on the TV without...
print queue question new to linux
I want to share a printer queue to the network, receive a PCL job, and...
print queue question new to linux
John-Paul Stewart First, thank you for your reply, and especially willingness to offer advice even beyond the specific question. I do think I need the system as described...
ssh client problem
Hello I can't login from my machine to any other machine using ssh. (even to localhost). I can login from...
dump file problems
Hi, I get the following error when trying to get into X Windows in Mankrake: "bane server error: could not open default font 'fixed'. " Or the error may say: INIT: Id "x" respawning...
Predefined macro for the Linux version
On Sat, 05 Nov 2005 17:15:04 +0000, Unruh using the uname command or reading fromproc-version to determine kernel version The point of a programming language is to describe a procedure or task in a...
selfcompiled kernel can't find root file system
On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 10:55:20 GMT, olczyk staggered into the Black Sun and said: Wow! Can you lend me your time machine? (The current kernel is...
bash script strange behaviour on cardreader mounting
It's a perfectly good device name. None. Can be used for any line that doesn't need a device, like...
Script to Delete All But Latest File
Buck Turgidson on Friday 04 November 2005 14:47 Here are some bits which I use to handle backup tasks, which roughly...
file is realy a pipe
On 6 Nov 2005 20:47:34 -0800, Larry staggered into the Black Sun and said: What? If...
Complete copy of a hard disk 5347
Until somebody who knows more than I do about this responds... In theory, that would give you a copy of the data from the old disk. However, it...
Complete copy of a hard disk 5348
Chris F.A. Johnson Let's say for the sake of understanding the you have a 20-gig hard drive that's dying with three parbreastions; 1 100 MB for booting 2 ~10 GB for lets say...
Complete copy of a hard disk 5349
Lenard You have the data (use, e.g., df) and we do not. So only you can tell us how big you need...
Throttling Process CPU Utilization 5350
Sine Nomine Actually, I never thought about throttling processes, but nice renice do not always accomplish what one might expect. (minimum priority) to burn up unneeded CPU cycles (I...
