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Help! I'm stuck at Arch
Sontu, Welcome to the newsgroup, where there are people who offer plenty of help, but also people who call you names for strange reasons...
Old technology
In a message on 18 Dec 2005 07:22:09 -0800, wrote : If it wasn't for a failing power system (power brick or battery or power connector, I don't know...
code with libsysfs functions
Hi all, Can somebody please help me understand the code below. I am running it in a...
need xp to Linux migration advice
Hi All, I need the group's advice. I am in a situation where I need to...
smbpbuttwd pbuttword format how to generate it myself
Dear Group, I am thinking how I can encrypt a given pbuttword for samba share into...
glslideshow sequence possible
Hi folks, I'm trying to get xscreensaver to show a sequence of all slides in a directory but NOT randomly. If...
knoppix captiventfs
I know nothing in particular, but considering this from the project page: This compatibility was achieved in the Wine way by using the original Microsoft...
Some Projects From freeLSDLinux Support Developments
Name: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) Project Description: Primary goals are create modern sound driver for Linux with new sound API which...
Unix Administrator Opening at Vcommerce Corporation Arizona Scottsdale
Vcommerce is looking for a bright and ambitious Linux EXPERT who is willing to do what it takes to get it done in a fast paced high growth...
installation date and time
Even if you don't ... On Red Hat systems, there is a file inetc-cron.daily that says: $ cat logrotate #!-bin-sh usr-sbin-logrotateetc-logrotate.conf EXITVALUE=$? if $EXITVALUE != 0 ; then usr-bin-logger...
cups and usb dev problems with a printer
You need to fix "udev" on your computer. When udev works, it createsdev-usb-lp0 automatically...
Migrate from w2003 to linux
Hi, In a high school we have around 300 students connected to w2003 servers. Due to licensing costs and other issues we consider replacing the windoze boxes with Linux as internet...
Migrate from w2003 to linux
On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 14:00:32 +0100, Geir Holmavatn Internet Proxy (and firewall) can be switched directly to GNU-Linux control. Learn about squid and iptables...
FTP : overwriting a file
Hello to the group ! Hopefully someone can shed some light on this for me ....... Scenario : Linux box used as FTP client connecting to Windows 2000 FTP Server. Binary mode transfer...
Obtaining the CPU frequency
To put it simply, if the info isn't available in a syscall, you can't get it except from the logs of the bootup or proc (where...
NBie Frustrations... 7227
Flash 7.0 r25 plugin. Are you sure you have the plugin installed? What does "about:plugins" tell you? I haven't tried syncing a...
NBie Frustrations... 7228
On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 08:11:23 -0800, Amamba I feel you would be happier staying with Windows. I perceive that your frustrations may...
NBie Frustrations... 7229
snipped a few more problem reports, expressions of exasperation, and a few mentions of Windows Xp Why on earth do you...
NBie Frustrations... 7230
On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 03:46:53 +0100, Enrique Perez-Terron staggered into the Black Sun...
NBie Frustrations... 7231
On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 04:04:29 +0000, Robert M. Riches Jr. Long story made even longer: I am...
NBie Frustrations... 7232
This is from the OP: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I should know that, who had to write a driver for a Lexmark printer, X74...
NBie Frustrations... 7233
On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 08:11:23 -0800, Amamba Wow! You're up and running on your first try. Way to...
NBie Frustrations... 7234
Give it up. One thing you're sure to get from Linux users is tons of bad atbreastude with no real help. They will be calling you names like "liar" and "wintrol...
fetchmail notify on new mail 7235
Nedavno Keith Keller pise: I don't know that there's general consensus, but my personal opinion is that a post that only says "Thank you" is pointless. I think it's best to followup, thank the poster...
fetchmail notify on new mail 7236
I take it that this line translates into English as "The well known Net Kook Alan Conner peeed" Just a personal opinion: When a suggestion has...
mounting of flash usb mp3player
hello out there, I have difficulties to mount my new TrekStor i.Beat joy2.0 when I plug the player in, the kernel sais: Dec 20 23:14:34 linux kernel: usb 3-2: new...
Opinion on best system to run Linux 7238
I had that problem a couple of years ago. I looked around and did not like any...
Opinion on best system to run Linux 7239
On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 19:59:23 -0500, General Schvantzkoph My brother had a lot of problems with the nforce 4 audio...
Software for Automated Backups
Hi all, I'm looking for a Linux software to do simple automated backing-up of some of...
Software for Automated Backups 7241
E11 cron will do this. find will do this. Many programs will do this. If I had to use free software, I would...
Software for Automated Backups 7242
Err ok... OP here... Maybe i didn't make my intentions clear... What i want to do is to backup some files (and directories) to a USB...
Network configuration DHCP with a static alternative
I have a rackmount server which I'm soon going to be colocating. Currently it's connected to my...
Network configuration DHCP with a static alternative
Adam Atlas Be sure to check with the colo company and determine that they are not...
kdebluetoothbluezmobile phone file transfer problem
On and off for longer than I care to recall I've been attempting to transfer pictures from my mobile phone to my Linux machine with Bluetooth. I've read more HOW-TOs and...
It is true, I am a christian black woman making money on the internet
EARN $114,668-- IN JUST 1 TO 2 MONTHS, FREE TO JOIN (MUST READ THIS) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello Friend, Do you...
Advise on linux for a newbie
12-22-2005 Have you considered DVD? If all you want to do is to run Oracle, pretty much any will do. Distributions like Mandrake, RedHat1 and SuSE have automated installers that hide a lot of...
Advise on linux for a newbie 7248
On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 04:18:49 -0800, igor.espiau Your RAM is fine but you need a bigger disk if you want to install a full blown distribution, I'd put at least a 60G drive...
Advise on linux for a newbie 7249
Seconding most of what others have already said, I think that 6G is a bit on the smaller...
OT Was: Advise on linux for a newbie
Fortunately, "usually" doesn't always translate into "always". ....both of which are unix scripts. I definitely have to disagree on this one, at least from...
how to change a parent directory
A matter of taste... I have a vague recollection of aliases sometime not doing what I thought they would, and then I saw some statements somewhere...
mount a windows parbreastion on linux
On Thu, 22 Dec 2005, atalla .. here's my fstab for reference: # This file is edited by fstab-sync - see 'man fstab-sync' for detailsdev-VolGroup00-LogVol00 ext3 defaults 1 1...
webcam that can make "instant shots" Sender: Linux
On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:36:39 GMT, Ignoramus16420 The xawtv program does that, just select composite as your video source, but you may need a tv card. Antways, here is a...
Usb Headset
Hello, I own a toshiba 3480 portege on which I'm running debian-sarge under kernel 2.6.13.2. I'm using skype and because my audio MIC in connector is broken (which I...
cloning a hard drive
To see the parbreastion table expressed in sectors, use fdisk -ul. I am not sure that all Windows disk...
cdrecord problem 7256
Robert M. Riches Jr. This is how the CD copy (write) session looks like: -------------------------------------------------------------------- cdrecord -dummy driveropts=burnproof...
cdrecord problem 7257
On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 21:20:17 +0100, Drazen Gemic staggered into the Black Sun and said...
Advice for new system
a 750mHz Duron processor. This board has built-in AGP video but the only thing I can find out about...
Advice for new system
On Fri, 23 Dec 2005 05:25:36 +0000, Marten Kemp Debian or Slackware would seem like good choices to me - both tend to...
iterating over bash script params, preserving whitespace 7260
On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 17:42:34 +0000, Jules hmmm, further to this though, how do I handle pbutting parameters that need to be quoted when calling from another script? say...
iterating over bash script params, preserving whitespace 7261
On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 17:42:34 +0000, Jules hmmm, further to this though, how do I handle pbutting parameters that...
iterating over bash script params, preserving whitespace 7262
On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 23:19:04 +0000, Paul Colquhoun thanks - I'll give that one a try. My other thought is to...
RPM creation questions
Why should there be a file INSTALL inside the rpm, and why should it contain any commands? Have a look at some existing source rpm files, install them, read the...
Linux on my DVD player
Mike Matthews It's probably a *very* minimal CPU running the DVD player in conjunction with a DSP chip for the number crunching and a...
CDROM on debian testingamd64sata, 2.6.12 kernel
My new machine has an AMD64 cpu, along with an SATA hard drive. I managed to install debian...
help I installed rpm4.0.6 and now nothing works
Hi I have been trying to install the driver for a new 3com gigabit NIC (3c2000). When I tried to build the driver I got an error saying that the make utility could not find...
help I installed rpm4.0.6 and now nothing works! 7267
Moe Trin snip Here is the errata notice: https:--rhn.redhat.com-errata-RHSA-2001-016.html You'll dedinitely need to...
help I installed rpm4.0.6 and now nothing works! 7268
Had it only been that simple, and we would all be doing that. Reading the docs first. Would it have helped to read the RH6.2 docs first? I don't know...
