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compaq presario R3000T laptop vs. hp pavillion zx5000 laptop

Ken Bond
Questions: 1) I configured a compaq R3000T with the same specs as an hp zx5100 laptop, but the hp is $50 more expensive - why - are hp's the higher quality brand? 2) The compaq above uses JBL pro internal speakers but the hp uses interal Harman Kardon speakers - which is better quality? i need a basis to decide bet ...
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Compaq Presario R3000T touchpad and sound

hrfang
Hi guys, I recently bought Compaq Presario R3000T notebook and installed Mandrake 10 Official (download version). It automatically detected the the hardwares, except (1) touchpad (2) sound card, and (3) built-in card reader.
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Problem upgrade to Mandrake10

myst20
I 'm having problem to upgrade Mandrake10 official from Mandrake10 Community. I have installed M_10 Community both my home and my office. At home I have upgrade to M_10 official realease without any problem but when I tried at my work, it doesn't give me the option to upgrade, just to reinstall and also to format m ...
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Mandrake 10 Install Questions

4threichjesusparty
So i'm running mandrake 9 now and i want to upgrade to 10. I download the 3 iso's and made cd's in Nero. I take the first cd,put it in, reboot, set BIOS to boot to my cdrom, reboot,and the mandrake install never pops up, it just boots to 9 like normal.
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Fedora Core 2...maybe!

danleff
I just did the worst possible install senario of Fedora Core 2, an upgrade install. Mind you, I have played and upgraded FC1 on my system at will. The install took about one hour on my AMD 1800+ processor, a bit of time.
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NEED HELP

Mel
This is mainly for noobee's (and some not so noobee's). To get the best help,consider the following. . 1. Start with a discription of your hardware. a. Computer brand and model b. Monitor brand and model c.
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Trouble installing Mandrake w/ Windows XP

Jody
Ok, I am completely new to Linux. I thought I'd give it a try. I downloaded the ISO files for Mandrake and burnt them to discs. When I try to reboot my machine w/ the discs in I get nothing. It autimatically goes straight to my Windows log on screen.
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scsi scanner not detecting

jimmy5k
okay, i'm using an AHA 2940AU scsi adapter and that is apparently supported. unfortunately it wont pick up the scanner i am trying to get to work. its a HP 6100c. what is going on? i'm pulling my hair out.
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mandrake 10 disks

ltggill
The new Mandrake 10 ISOs provide 3 images available for download. I have CD1 and 2 but having trouble getting the 3rd. Is it required for a useable install?.
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linux networking....

jarves
i'm a newbie in linux and i want to network linux systems, how can i do it??? i cant understand all those terms and other stuff, where can i get a good tutorial in linux networking???. . thanx.
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my mic will not work in cstrike 1.5

Jack Bauer C.T.U.
hello i hope u can help me i cant hear or use my mic. and i cant c the symbol either i set up in valve voice tweak it says its fine i have a key binded and marked boxes that dealt with mics and allowing mics in this mod i was wonderin if u could give me some ideas on what the problem might b.
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Linux Noob, Trying to set up USB Wi-Fi Adapter

phore
I am using Redhat linux 9. 0 and i am trying to install my usb adaptar for my wireless internet, i try plugging it in and nothing seems to happen, and i have no idea how to install the drivers for it, i have the linux driver on my winXP partition but i cant find a way to transfer files between the winxp partition a ...
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this is probably basic

jimmy5k
Hi, i need help. i've just started with linux and i'm having a few woes. I'm using slackware linux 9. 1 and its my secondary OS in a dual boot with XP Pro. (i know, windows is evil, but its necessary) anyway, i got three worries 1) how am i supposed to make a boot disk when it says its over 1.
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Fedora Core 2 and Windows XP dual boot...caution!

danleff
It has been reported by a user on that Fedora Core has an apparent problem setting up dual boot systems with windows XP. Others have posted on this forum problems with Mandrake 10 installs and partition issues, myself included.
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install mandrake 10.0 problem

tomsoyer
After I booted and I have a screen with: welcome to Mandrake linux 10. 0. . . Alt F1 for here alt F3 to see the logs Alt F4 for kernel msg ANd nothing happen, even if I press Alt F1 ,alt F3 or Alt F4 How can I solve this problem?.
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Erasing a Linux hard drive

Jabird
Hello, I haven been here in quite some time. . . anyway, I recently reinstalled Windows and ever since I havent been able to get linux to boot and my Boot Manager isnt working. . . Does anyone know how to erase a harddrive with linux on it (with only access to command promp)? Thanks in advance, Jabird.
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UT 2003 help in mandrake 10

matrix3000k
ok i am having a little bit of a problem here. i installed ut 2003 successfully but starting the game is a problem. i have an ati video card and every time i start the game the splash screen comes up then in the terminial i get this error fcntl: Invalid argument fcntl: Invalid argument Xlib: extension XiG-SUNDRY-NO ...
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need help with HP cdwriter 8200 Plus

bernard
Hi there ! This cd burner is listed as linux compatible. As for details, it just says: Just plug it in and it works without further configuration under RedHat 7. 1, usually as SCSI device 0,0,0 I am trying to operate this roaster on my IBM Thinkpad 600 with RedHat 7.
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fc2 and prelink

matttah
For some reason prelink is eating all my cpu power. Im not sure why, i've restarted and it still is taking over 80% or so of it. . . Swap: 1044216k total, 0k used, 1044216k free, 290576k cached PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND 5428 root 39 19 30060 26m 2828 R 88.
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dns in linux

vicmanubag
does dns in linux, really requires an internet uplink? if it doesn't then can you give me some tips on how to create a dns in linux w/o an internet uplink. ?.
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