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Anyone using Xandros

hollywood63

I'm using Redhat right now but I would like to try something a little different. I was thinking about Xandros. Is anyone using this distro and if so what are the good and bad points besides tat its not free.

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Last reply by penguinfoot, 2004-09-14 17:40

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Fstab helped needed with usb devices

Whiskers

Upon booot it detects new devices although they are already in fstab, I have a 20gig drive in a usb enclosure, and it takes quite a bit of time then it says there is an error in the partition table, so redid the partitions still same problem, however I have had it working in X.

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Last reply by Whiskers, 2004-09-12 21:12

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Anyone install Mandrake 10.0 on latest HP notebook ?

Marbin

I got a Pavilion ze5500 and every Mandrake's version freeze a few seconds after I hit enter. I think that I will use Mepis for a couple of months more. .

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Last reply by alshurooqi, 2004-09-11 22:20

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Fedora Core 2 /Gentoo Dual Boot - GRUB Configuration Problem.

anthonyi

I did a Gentoo stage 1 install yesterday on my second SATA drive (/dev/hdg). My first SATA drive has FC2 on it booted via GRUB as follows: title Fedora Core (2. 6. 7-cko8) root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.

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Last reply by anthonyi, 2004-09-11 22:14

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FC2 kernel compilation

jarves

fedora core 2 doesn't readily support ntfs filesystems. i recompiled the kernel. why is it that when i run xconfig no letters are showing up its like encrypted so i tried menu config after the whole process of recompilation when i restarted fedora it got error and wont even continue booting up! what is wrong wih my ...

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Last reply by danleff, 2004-09-11 13:43

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General Maitenance of a linux system?

Whiskers

In windows you gotta do your routine defrag, empty the cache, and clear out the old temp files. What do you needa to for linux? I found a /Tmp folder and a /tmp folder in my user/home/ directory (I'm assuming tmptemporary) Need to empty those folder im assuming, anything else for general linux maintenance?.

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Last reply by Whiskers, 2004-09-10 20:04

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Xorg 6.7 - Binary or Source?

anthonyi

I use Fedora Core 2 (recent Linux convert, so be patient. . . ). I'm wondering why so much of FC2 comes compiled for i386 machines. . . specifically, if the kernel benefits from being compiled to suit a particular CPU wouldn't other major system components benefit also? I can see that compiling something like gedit ...

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Last reply by anthonyi, 2004-09-10 14:21

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anybody know how to make a CREATIVE PC-CAM 850 run on linux?

iamroot

Does anybody here know how to make a CREATIVE PC-CAM 850 run on linux? It's not inside the Camera list in Linux and when i plug it into my pc, a folder called camera is created in /mnt but nothing else happens.

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Last reply by egorgry, 2004-09-09 23:47

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Compiling in slack

matttah

Ok, i just built my new comp and now i'm a slack boy( did a little compiling in fedora, but it neverworked out). Now when i compile sometimes i get segementation errors,internal compiler errors, and other random ones.

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Last reply by matttah, 2004-09-08 03:42

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Shrink my Swap file to get more room for apps?

Whiskers

I have a dual boot on an 8gig drive, Linux is installed onto a 857mb partition, with a 512 swap partition. (The other 6. 6 gigs is used by windows, with 900mb free) Its only used for chatting, and some dos games, though I do have a geforce 3 in it, which is nice for open gl screensavers.

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Last reply by Dapper Dan, 2004-09-06 14:44

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Cool Kernel problem

egorgry

I just compiled(the debian way) kernel 2. 6. 8 with the latest nvidia driver to get my spiffy new geforce 6800 working. Now I get a strange can't load root fs vfs kernel panic. The error is normal when you need to specify the root partition root=/dev/hd1 but I have that peice in and it boots my 2.

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Last reply by egorgry, 2004-09-05 22:53

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FATAL ERROR IN MANDRAKE 10.0 SETUP

voteforpedro

OK so i have decided to make the big swith from xindows to linux. The distro i chose was Mandrake. So anywayys i tried to install it and i got to the install part and i clicked enter so then it starts loading memory the progress bar goes like 25% then the progress bar disapears and i get text saying error in exec.

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Last reply by danleff, 2004-09-04 12:08

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SuSE Pro Install Issue

Sharpes

I have just tried to install SuSE 9. 1 pro however my fourth disk didn't work. Hoping nothing vital was stored on that disk I pressed on and hoped that YaST would dl and install any packages I had missed.

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Last reply by Sharpes, 2004-09-03 14:11

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Modem drivers

Mel

Looking for modem drivers? Try. It takes a little exploring to learn to find what you're looking for. It took me about 15-20 minutes to learn to get around. Just read everything and it shouldn't a problem.

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Last reply by jimf43, 2004-09-02 20:43

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Latest version of Redhat?

compusult

What is the latest version of Redhat Linux available? Is it 9 or 9. 2?.

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Last reply by trondare, 2004-09-01 14:29

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Microsoft Dismisses British Objections to Anti-Linux Ad:

Godric

Quote:Microsoft Dismisses British Objections to Anti-Linux Ad: Microsoft sources said that a British regulatory agency's objections to an anti-Linux advertisement published as part of its controversial Get the Facts campaign are moot because the ad is no longer running.

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Last reply by OldSpiceAP, 2004-08-31 22:13

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Newbie: Win98SE and Mandrake 9 in old PC...

James Argo

Hi everyone. . . Linux wannabe here. Please don't be hasistate to reply my questions, despite the nature of these questions has been asked many time here. I have an old PC on my possesion. Pentium 200MMX, Intel mobo (?) 32MB EDO ram, 4GB HD only 1 partition, Cirrus PCI VGA card + 6 years 14 monitor, Realtek PCI LAN ...

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Last reply by danleff, 2004-08-31 12:00

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Problem installing mandrake 10.0

vipzzz

hello, well, i have downloaded the 3 iso from the net and burnt them on CD. then i have checked it on my window XP to see if the iso actully been burn. Which they have because when i have placed CD 1 and a welcome screened appear so i assume all the ISO have been burn perfectly.

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Last reply by danleff, 2004-08-31 00:26

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How do you install mandrake 10.0 from DOS.

Godric

How do you install mandrake 10. 0 from dos without using a floppy disk or booting from CD-ROM when you startup. My CD-ROM drive is e: and it's a laptop. Please help me! Your depressed junior linux installer, Godric.

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Last reply by danleff, 2004-08-31 00:17

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NTFS and linux

Mel

NTFS and linux Just commenting here. I've read posts that indicate others have had the same problem I've had reading NTFS files with linux. I COPY the files I want to w*n 98 where linux can easily read and Copy them.

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Last reply by SoulNothing, 2004-08-30 23:23