On 7/28/05, rekha vn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> i'm getting the same error for both the commands.
> fs type /dev/hda1 not supported by kernel
> fs type /dev/hda5 not supported by kernel
>
> any problem with the kernel settings?
mount -t filesystem-type something somewhere
`filesystem-type' dep
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Subject: Re: a simple way to burn DVDs
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> I haven't seen ANYONE answer you. Your que
Hi Ray,
On Apr 8, 2005 12:52 AM, Ray Olszewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> I don't know what "Debian-based" distros use, since I've not used any of
> them ... I've never even heard of MEPIS ... so I can neither encourage nor
> discourage their use. I just note that "Debian-based" != "Debian
Hi NNK,
On Apr 7, 2005 4:04 AM, NNK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I was wondering what I should be looking at in the different distros
> before picking one to use.
>
> Being a total novice, I don't have much experience on Linux, so I'm
> wondering what I should be asking.
>
> Any advice?
I can a
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> I'd like to install and use jedit on Fedora Core 2.
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> I understand that it re
x/grub-w2k-HOWTO.html
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tall /dev/hda
if you want to reinstall grub into the MBR. To install it
into the boot partition,
$ grub-install /dev/hda1
(If /dev/hda1 is the boot partition).
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Karthik Vishwanath wrote:
/dev/hdb1 /dosd vfatdefaults
/dev/hda1 /dosc vfatdefaults
This mounts the partitions correctly. However, I am able to access these
mount points only as root, and not as a user. I would prefer that these
vfat partitions be writable by root alone, bu
hine you can see
the Java plugin file(s). On my machine I didn't use the Netscape
plugins page but rather got the Java Runtime Environment + Software
Development Kit from Sun. So I don't know exactly what happens when
someone does get the Java plugin from the Netscape plugins page.
G
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 21:19:53 +1100
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try quanta for KDE
http://quanta.sourceforge.net
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chakkerz
"You don't need
On Saturday 27 Dec 2003 14:20, Peter wrote:
> checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C
> compiler cannot create executables
Try searching for this exact phrase, with quotation marks surrounding
it, on Google.
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Mozilla's Composer
application. You could also try OpenOffice.org's Web page editor.
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using RH8.0 with the shipping
kernel, 2.4.18-14, and the same network card also. Installing it was simply a matter
of ``modprobe'', and then ``redhat-config-network'' (nice GUI network wizard).
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139too
to load the 8139too module for the card. But first check (/sbin/lsmod) to see if it's
already loaded or not. Also, check the directory and the file mentioned
(modules.dep). Are they really there? Are their permissions set correctly?
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in Linux, and it handles MSN just fine. Oh, I didn't even
have to compile it or anything. The SourceForge RPM for RH8
works fine.
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anything else until I had verified that
the values reported here were sensible.
Thanks, this worked. Turned out this was a permissions
problem after all. Funny thing, I never think about
permissions until I don't get them!
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is using a new protocol
and new security, something about SSL, and would I like to
download a small patch to handle this? I said yes, and got
the patch ... but even that seems to be a little behind the
curve. Well then it's back to good ol' Yahoo Messenger for me.
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I can easily sign in with MSN Messenger 6 on the same
machine---I dual boot with Win98---but I'd much rather use
Linux :-)
Does anybody have any experience with this? And can anyone
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filesystem. Specifically:
$ whoami
yawar
$ pwd
/mnt/d/My Documents
$ touch file
touch: creating `file': Permission denied
$
Can some kind soul tell me what I'm doing wrong?
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LABEL=/ / ext3defaults1 1
LABEL=/boot /boot
x27;t.
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> Help, anyone?
>
> Dan
You could try a lazy unmount:
$ umount -l /cdrom
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you (initrd is
necessary if you use ext3 or SCSI devices).
You can get the Guide at www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux.
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are available (or not). The standard
(command-line and graphical) tool, is, of course, `switchdesk'. No
surprise: `switchdesk' is itself (mostly) a shell script!
One last thing: I read in this thread that someone's been trying to use
KDE's window manager with GNOME. Please
for an
entrance into the deepness..
Google is treasure, however, you usually got lost in there.
thanx.
Sounds like you want Dave Rusling's ``The Linux Kernel'' at
http://www.tldp.org/guides.html
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candy'' graphical programs. The list goes on. You might like to consult
with any others who use the computer, though.
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(7x) man page. Of course, it wouldn't be very accurate to
say that X is only for Unix variants --- after all, people do run it in
MS Windows, through Cygwin.
MS and AOL merging? Sounds a little far-fetched ... .
My $0.02,
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, but I thought ``links''
had been superceded by ``elinks''? In any case, doing an
``rpm -q elinks'' gives me
Elinks 0.3.2 - Lynx-like text WWW browser
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o load DOS from (hd0,0), which is
hda1. I'm a little foggy as to what the `rootnoverify'
does, but I'm sure it's all in the GRUB info file.
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module! Just goes to show ... if you can't find the original, don't rewrite it ---
find something better!
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Hi,
I'm using Red Hat Linux 8.0 and I just noticed --- I don't have
`banner', the old Unix tool for creating large characters out of small
ones. Anyone have any idea where I can get it?
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e you're able to
garner on the subject. If you do make it so, you'll be able
to use every last megabyte of your hard disk. If not,
you'll ``lose'' about 1.76 MB, because I rounded off space
to the nearest integer.
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rough this process
thrice before).
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Hi, I've installed a new RH8.0 system after losing the old one. Problem is,
the fresh installation doesn't support my (Myson) Ethernet card, and I have
to load the ``fealnx'' module to get it to do so. And that module isn't
already compiled and insertable. So: is it possible to compile the modul
lling the ``gnome-panel'' RPM, or if that doesn't
work, uninstalling and then reinstalling it. This RPM
manages the Panel's basic stuff, including the desktop
switcher.
You'll need (to specify the location of the) the RPM file,
of course.
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as I'm using it right now, is reformatting
quoted text quite nicely. My ``formatoptions'' are:
``tcql''.
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It was accidental. Thanks very much for your patience.
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's enough for me. However, you might try
emailing Steve Litt, of the ``Linux Productivity Magazine'';
I'm sure he'll be very helpful. I got the script from his
magazine.
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issue about IceWM at
http://www.troubleshooters.com/lpm/200209/200209.htm. It's
what convinced me to switch to IceWM.
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Here's an interesting take on Unix/Linux history by Ian
Darwin. Mr. Darwin is the author of the ``file'' command
that comes with free Unix systems.
http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2002/02/28/caldera.html
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d will do exactly what you want:
make oldconfig
It'll restore everything to the ``old'' settings.
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ument,
look for the appendix where they describe how to build a
custom kernel, and read it through. Note that I've got
RH8.0, and can only speak for the ``Customization Guide''
for that version. However, I have no reason to believe
it'll be that different from those of previous
n?
comp.text.tex has ongoing discussions on how to produce the
best-quality documents with TeX, or LaTeX.
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Hi,
Has anyone used Lycoris? What's the word on the vine about it? The
website would have us believe that it's bringing about a ``revolution''
in desktop Linux. If it's as good as advertised, what's going on out there?
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x27;d much rather I
didn't have to.
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thanks
to Lawson for pointing out the EXTRAVERSION point. Just want to make sure
about something --- you're talking about
/usr/src/linux-2.4.18-14/Makefile, right?
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P.S. Is it a good sign or a bad sign that I've got my kernel version
memorized?
...
Feb 4 15:40:45 local
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But still I get the same module dependency problems during boot. Help!
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Subject: Re: Network card
ld anybody tell me of a way to check the various distros' kernels
to see if they come with built-in support for my card?
Help is much appreciated.
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switchdesk very helpfully recommended I delete my ~/.Xclients file, which I did. That
got me back to GNOME.
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Ple
I've somehow managed to set twm to be my window manager on my Red Hat 7.3
PC. I want to go back to GNOME and the panel. I've tried opening up
Nautilus, going to "Start Here", then "Desktop" inside the "Start Here"
window, then "Window Manager", and then set the window manager to Sawfish
(thereby de
E.N.:
Since you're using Red Hat, try using Red Hat's network configuration
wizard:
# neat &
This is a nice graphical interface to get your NIC up and running.
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which are well documented within the
"justify.vim" file itself. Just open that file in VIM (using the ":e"
command) and you'll see what I mean.
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Hey all:
Does anyone know how to set up the desktop environment in RH 7.3 using
GNOME/Nautilus such that all the open windows automatically tile themselves
to cover up all the space on the desktop, so that the desktop itself is
never visible? This should work in such a way that the windows thems
Alternately to putting the command in your startup file, you may want to set
the "textwidth" option manually for a file. Depends on how often you work
with 45-column text files. If you're editing an existing file and you set
that option, VIM won't automatically rearrange the characters so that ther
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