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watch dvd's on a linux box

rdsii640

does anyone know whether or not SuSe 8. 2 or mandrake 9. 1 will you to watch comercial dvd's. if your know of any other distros that will that will also be helpfull thank you.

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Last reply by holtonj, 2003-06-05 03:28

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Twin-view in Linux Red-Hat?

Barney

Hi, I'm running Red-Hat 9. 0 and I wondered if there is any way to clone your desktop to another screen or if there is some program that can do it? When I used Windows XP I used TvTool. Is there a version of TvTool for Linux?.

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Last reply by notinthisworld, 2003-06-03 16:19

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video not working with Mandrake 9.1 PPC (on G4)

jgrenier

Hi, I am trying to get linux working on my Mac G4. 128 meg of rams with (im pretty sure) an ATI Rage 128 video card. When I boot from the CD, I am presented with the yaboot 1. 3. 9 messages. I have tried all gui installs and none of them works.

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Last reply by Admiral LSD, 2003-05-31 20:34

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noob: downloading and installing video drivers

tertullian

I am a complete noob. I have installed ret hat 7. I cannot run a graphical enviroment becausde, i assume my video card is not configured corectly. I have tried in Xconfigutator with no luck. My vid is a Hercules Prophet 4500 64.

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Last reply by blueworm, 2003-05-31 01:16

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sndconfig problems: sound only works until reboot

jhuizer

Hello, I've got this situation: I'm setting up the laptop of my brother to use Debian; The laptop is an Compaq Pressario 1245 which is running Debian. The problem is that sound isn't working. The laptop is not connected to internet so this email is send via another computer.

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Last reply by jhuizer, 2003-05-30 18:05

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SuSE 8.1 Pro ACPI

GhostSong

Hi there I need someone expert about compiling the kernel When in X the battery is with X and says that i need at least to enable control method battery and AC adaptor I compiled the kernel all ACPI apm are enabled but still no dice rcapmd status Checking for apmd:unused apmd No APM support in kernel uname -a Linux ...

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Last reply by GhostSong, 2003-05-27 16:14

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Getting Sound running in Red Hat 9.0

Morfildor

Ok, I heard that sound is always difficult to get running in linux. Can anyone give me a link to some instructions on how to set the sound up? Oh btw, I have sound blaster live 5. 1. .

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Last reply by blueworm, 2003-05-27 15:56

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Kernel forums

Valluvan

Where I can find the forum for Linux Kernel internals(and also drivers) ?

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Last reply by Valluvan, 2003-05-27 07:46

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Installation Problems. Please Help!!!

wmichellea

I recently downloaded and installed Mandrake 9. 1. Akin to Mandrake 9. 0 I have had similar installation problems. I chose to install KDE and not install GNOME in both instances. I chose on several occasions Xfree4.

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Last reply by GhostSong, 2003-05-27 00:06

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GRUB freezes when booting! Please help!

econfan

I am new to linux. I just installed redhat9 on a seperate disk of 30gb. Windows xp is on disk C (NTFS) (IDE) with 60gb. The installation is ok. I installed GRUB on MBR. Then reboot, only GRUB shows and freezes right there.

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Last reply by GhostSong, 2003-05-27 00:01

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Help in installing Red Hat Linux 9

Morfildor

Hello, I was just very recently pointed here by Major Attitude at while seeking for some help. Anyways, when I go to install Red Hat Linux 9 and go into the graphical mode, my keyboard kind of dies on me.

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Last reply by Morfildor, 2003-05-25 23:14

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making my intranet workstation as web server

sanw2k

Hi all! IS it possible for me to make my intranet pc (192. 168. 0. 1) to act as web server for internet access, if possible how can i do it, now i am using linux box as gateway with iptables configured, i think it is possible with iptables, but i dont know how to do it, can any one help me out thanx and regds san.

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Last reply by souldreamer, 2003-05-25 17:53

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GRUB

leonardovarela

Hello, Im new to linux, I installed today RedHat 8. 0. I have two hard disks, one 6Gigas and the other 80Gigas, im the only one that will use linux, so I Have installed XP on the 80 gigas hard drive.

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Last reply by GhostSong, 2003-05-24 17:25

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BLACKBOX puis USB

Bahamut

bonsoir, comment fait-on pour avoir ds Blackbox, le format de l'heure en 24h sur la barre des taches en bas. PS : j'ai la mdk 9. 1 autre question : j'ai du installer sur mon portable la mdk9. 1 en faisant expert noauto car sinon l'installation se bloquait dès le début (ou presque).

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Last reply by Bahamut, 2003-05-19 23:40

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Running an executable in a mounted partition

Valluvan

I am not able to run any executable file in a mounted partition(whether its a script or binary). Can anyone explain why its not possible to run an exe in a mounted partition? Any solution for this problem? Note: I am able to run a script by $ sh script-name when I am giving, I get the following error $.

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Last reply by Valluvan, 2003-05-19 17:23

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problème mkq 9.1

Bahamut

bonjour à tous, voilà, je viens d'installer linux mandrake 9. 1 sur mon ordi, et tout marchait très bien jusqu'à hier. Comme j'y connais rien ds Linux, j'ai surement fait des fausses manip qui m'ont déréglé des trucs, voilà mes problèmes : - quand j'arrive sur LILO, je lance Linux : ok j'arrive au choix de l'utilis ...

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Last reply by PhiX, 2003-05-15 23:35

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Noob needs some advice

Tews

Hi!! Im in the process of downloading the new Madrake Distro. I have been a die hard M$ user since 1. 0 However after seeing all of the reviews and coments about Linux, that I felt that I had to give it a shot.

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Last reply by PhiX, 2003-05-15 23:24

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TROUBLE INSTALLING MDK9 / RH8

_japsje

When I'm booting up the install cd from one of those two distro's, the system hangs directly or reboot by itself. . . Can anyone help me ?? I already played around in the bios, turned off plug&play feature, nothing seems to help.

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Last reply by PhiX, 2003-05-15 23:18

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KDE/GNOME/WM Madness

gnu-be

;( Houston we have a problem. All of a sudden whenever I boot into RH 8. 0 using KDE or GNOME the machine's response time turns to sh*t! I will take 15-30 seconds to respond to any input (including mouse movement).

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Last reply by PhiX, 2003-05-15 23:13

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Newbie question

nomal

1. How can I tell the build number of my distro? I have Lycoris with the 2. 4. 18 kernel. .

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Last reply by PhiX, 2003-05-15 22:57