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Good Morning, Wondering if anyone has had any preferences with DVD burners under Linux. Either SCSI or IDE is fine with me. I would like to take advantage of the various sales out there for a decent DVD burner, but all of the boxes say Windoze.... Am wondering if anyone …

Okay, so I feel dumb.. I'm trying to ./configure something, but it comes up with an error saying that I don't have an acceptable C Compiler... Fair 'nuff... The question is, where do I get one, how do I install it. I've been scouring the web now for two and …

Ok i want to install fedora core 1 on my computer along side winxp so how can i partition the drive using the built in partitioner so that i dont destroy my windows xp because then my family would kill me. Should i just setup the partion with something like …

I installed fedora core 1 but at first i had problems (I hadnt installed the bootloader thinking that i had a third party one on my system which i forgot that i had uninstalled) so i ran the xp cd and tried to get windows working but it still couldnt …

below is one of my function call of a program done in C: /* asks if the players would like to have another game of Tic Tac Toe */ void prompt_user(int game[][SIZE]) { char reply; printf("\nPlay Again? (Y/N): "); scanf("%c", &reply); if(reply == 'Y' || reply == 'y') { print_empty_board(); …

Hello, I tried to find something for me before starting a new thread but every situation is different. Mine is that I am installing Red Hat 9 onto a partition that I already created using Partition Commander. What I have in physical order: 25G NTFS for my W2K 509M who …

Mono, a three year effort, is an open source project that ports the underlying core .NET technology to Linux. The c #programming language pre written code libraries and Microsoft's common language runtime are being written into the project. Mono, which is not a development tool like visual studio .NET, will …

cscgal, Can you help me out with my installation of Redhat9 and vmware tools install? I am new to all of the linux world in general. Any help would be greatly appreciated. PTALLY

hi guys i need some serious help...............i have dual os in my machine (win xp & fedora core 1).................recently xp got crashed 4 some reason................so i reintall it................but now i have lost grub boot loader................i have some criticle data in my linux partition.........................plzzz help me.............i want 2 reinstall linux without …

Salutations all! Well, I am a windows user who has seen and heard too many good things done with linux -- therefore I am planning to set up a windows/linux dual boot system on my machine. I really don't need help with installation, as I have done that before, But …

hi guys, please help me to intall mplayer. i am using fedora core 1.....

Help me please! After I installed Suse Pro 9.1 I get the following message when trying to boot to windows from the grub bootloader: [quote]root (hd0,0) Filesystem type is fat, partition type 0xc chainloader +1 NTLDR is missing Press any key to restart[/quote] I've tried the suse fix ([url]http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2004/05/fhassel_windows_not_booting91.html[/url]) but …

Hello everybody, I am doing B.Tech in IT. Extremely tensed about career oppurtunities. My campusing is just a year away. I must do some good projects on fields of my choice & that includes:- C, Java (core, Swing,AWT,threading), Linux(Posix, Bash Scripts),Oracle 8i, Networking, OS. I think somebody can give me …

I used ssh in Window 2000 pro to connect to RH 9 .( in my Lan) With : Host name : 192.168.0.55 User name : bach "My redhat 9 user" Port : 22 Authentication method : Password And i have a error message : "The host '192.168.0.55' is unreachable the …

I use Windows 2000(comp1) and have a computer with RH 9(comp2).And have a Lan with Server on another computer . I installed SSH client in "comp1" .Can u show me how to connect from comp1 to comp2 using SSH client and samba . Thanks for any idea

Hello Friends, I'm little bit New in [B]LINUX DEVICE DRIVER WRITING[/B]..... I need to write a [COLOR=DarkRed]NETWORK ADAPTER's Driver [/COLOR] (Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet ) and in future USB devices.... Anybody who started this work or working already plz [COLOR=Navy]share [/COLOR] some info/knowledge/docs/samples with me.... Thanking you in advance... Naresh …

I don't know how to install an ISA soundcard (Analog Devices AD 1815/1816) under Mandrake 10 Linux. Thank You all for any help!

am having problems installing redhat 8. my system cant boot after installing

Hi all, I am final year student of computer science & engineering.I want to konw about how create a fairwall( in ipchain) in my PC.I use Red Hat Linux 9. My another question in how build apachi server. Please help me as soon as possible. thanking you..... with regards Rishi

Hi All, i have setup vnc on my fedora linux box, but after a bit of looking around i can see that to vnc the gnome desktop i need to switch off the gnome desktop on the host machine. problem is when i drop to init 3 to kill the …

Dear All I would like to migrate my total network from windows to linux. My present network is windows with following applications. nt domain controller exchange 5.5 isa server 2000 iis 4.0 webserver Kindly suggest your views for the migration paths. Regards Muneer

hello folks I've had XP and Mandrake 9.1 dualboot on my machine for a few months, grub is my bootloader. I recently attempted to create a new NTFS logical partition on the hdd. On completion, this needed a reboot, which I started, but now the grub bootloader isn't working. Usually …

i'm so confuse about the installation for linux Operating system on a normal computer system. regarding on techtv shows.. i overheard that linux os can be installed on it(the normal pc)... but when i ask the technician..he answered me.... "NOPE, there is no way it could"... my question is... can …

Does anyone know of a good system monitor software for RH9? The Gnome system monitor does not give enough information. Thanks sjb9927

I was trying to install YDL on my Mac G4. I succesfully created the partitions and made it to the first CD install. I noticed that when I asked for a graphical installation the X Server did not load and I think I was stuck with a text install. When …

Hello all, Here we come! I've changed my MDK 9.2 to a brand new SUSE 9.1 (K2.6). Well I have a 256 Kb adsl link with a speedstream modem/router, that I convert to work as router and was working fine on MDK and still working fine with Win2k. After the …

So i downloaded the ISO, used an md5sum checker to see if the file was good, and it was. so i went to install and this is what happens. After it gets 100% done i get a message that all packages returned errors during the install (WTH i thought the …

Can we Change the MAC Address of an Ethernet Card in Linux 9 :?:

I'm using LINUX (redhat Linux advance server 3) & W2K. The installation is completed successfully, but many applications in Linux do not work. i.e: the xmms could not play MP3, many of applications could not found in the program list (i'm sure i checked all when i installed Linux). It …

Does anyone know of a good relayhost for port 25 mail? I just set up a postfix server on my box and have a forum I put up and I'd really like to be able to mail out passwords to my users if they register...however, road runner blocks stuffs so …

i'm new to linux red hat 8 cant get it to find my modem .....the manual is a waste of space ....can anyone help plz ..... pulling me hair out .... tried 3 different ones and it wont find any of them .............plz plz help. :o

A lot of people have noticed that Redhat Enterprise had some io issues for Pentium 4 processors, this can usually be fixed by updating to the latest kernel and/or putting the following lines into your /etc/rc.d/rc.local file: echo 100 > /proc/sys/vm/inactive_clean_percent echo 2 10 20 > /proc/sys/vm/pagecache This has been …

I've reformatted twice to try to see my Linux would just forget to be problematic, so far no luck. Anyway. I've had a few issues with video adapter drivers, sound card drivers, and just some odd system malfunctions. VIDEO PROBLEMS I used YaST2 to update my video drivers, and it …

Hi I'd appreciate help regarding following issue: I've moved from Windows to Mandrakelinux 10.0 (some 250 re-installations/10 days ago :) ; worst problem I have with drivers is problem with nVidia FX 5200 (with tv-out). After I had downloaded new drivers from their site (nv 5336) and installed them, card …

somebody please help me i am using AMD processor and AUSUS motherboard with 1gb ram ....i have installed feroda ...i have a realtek network card, my question is why am i not able to connect this system through remote i mean through a program called "putty" i have no firewals …

Goal: I would like to assign the content of a known function to a function pointer in LINUX environment. Problem: Get segmentation fault when running the function pointer after assignment. Procedure: 1). declare a funtion pointer. 2). Allocate memory space to the function pointer using the function' malloc' 3). Copy …

When i boot into my newly installed suse linux, i can never get past all the text messages that say done, yes, etc. It always gets stuck when it probes the PCI cards. I believe this is because i had put in an ati radeon 9200 SE card recently. When …

I recently purchased an GE X Cube 128 meg pci graphics card based off the Radeon 9200 SE chipset. After installing it and making it work perfectly on windows, i decided it was time to install fedora core 2. When i start my computer with the CD in the drive, …

I have just installed Postfix for the mailer on my Linux 9 installation. I can telnet into port 25 fine. However, I cannot telnet into port 110. What could be wrong? I do NOT have a firewall running. :sad:

So on my pc i have vmware installed so i thought i would try out some linux programs... i loaded mandrake on vmware 4.5 and is working nice, only think is i can't figure out how to get the network to work for mandrake. i have it set for bridged. …

I have a redhat server with a 1Tb RAID LUN attched via fiber hba and switch. I can dynamically reassign this LUN from one server to another. In the near future I will need to move that LUN from my RH server to a Solaris machine. Anyone know If I …

Ok, so i want to set up a linux box but i need to know what i am going to need to set it all up. any help would be greatly appreciated. especially if i could get some help such as links to downloads, and tutorials on setting it up. …

[B]Intro[/B] This guide is for building a Linux audio server using RedHat Linux and Icecast / Ices combination. I write this guide with no expressed warrenty or liability for it's accuracy or completion. You may use at your own risk. This is simply how I was able to get my …

i'm thinkin of switching from xp to linux, i really only use my computer for listening to music ans surfing the web. what is the best linux type os out there

Hello all, I've installed a new 80GB HD in my PC with Mandrake 9.2 Linux. The hardware is detected but unfortunately the Diskdrake cannot see the disk (hdc). So, I'm not know what can I do. I've tryied to write in fstab and mtab, no success. Please could some one …

I Need Help. I am a Linux Newbe. I have been tasked to build a build a Beiwolf Cluster. However, my immediate problem is. H :confused: ow can I shut down each Linux box using a telnet command from remote as an emergency procedure such as AC Failure or power …

I've posted this on cpanel's forums as well but I was hoping someone here might have a solution, I have a cpanel machine with horde, and when I try to add to the address book it seems that nothing gets added, the database exsists, there are no errors in horde.log …

How do you recommend going about setting up a linux firewall? Can you give folk a little tutorial or point us in the right direction on how to make this a reality. I mean that solution sounds like the answer for a lot of us techies that want o become …

i have fedora and i cannot boot it from a cd on my computer it always says that there is no system response. Right now i am running it on a virtual pc but only have a few days left on the trial. Also the virtual pc is not as …

I'm having trouble running RH9 on VMWare. My host is Windows XP pro. I can install RH9, but I can't get it to run X window. VMWare doesn't give much help. I'm a newbie, and I'd appreciate it if someone could give me a fairly detailed, easy walkthrough on how …