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Linux Hardware 765

Is it possible to change bootloader from Grub to LILO???????

amitmljain

In Redhat 9(shrike) is it possible to change bootloader from Grub to LILO if anyone is having more than one os. ??????? if yes then how to do it?????.

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Last reply by danleff, 2005-03-26 02:02

Linux Hardware 765

problem in installing LILO bootloader

amitmljain

iam having Redhat Linux 9(Shrike) and windows XP. Due to some problems i have installed windows XP again,now since the LILO bootloader has to be installed once agian How shd i install it so that i will be able to have a dual os on my system.

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Last reply by amitmljain, 2005-03-23 19:57

Linux Hardware 765

ATI GNU/Linux driver support for Mobility Radeon

iamroot

Does the ATI GNU/Linux driver support Mobility Radeons? Cos i'm buying a laptop soon and i don't want to spend money on a good graphic card only to find out that there aren't any drivers for it. .

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Last reply by martouf, 2005-03-23 03:14

Linux Hardware 765

Canon FB630U giving Device Busy error in GIMP and Kooka

pr-man

I know Sane is installed and I know that this scanner has been added to the backend since the latest Sane build from what i read on the web. Can anyone help me get this scanner up and running. Thx. Im running Simply Mepis 3.

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Last reply by pr-man, 2005-03-18 05:20

Linux Hardware 765

dial-up modems that work with redhat fedora core 3 x86_64

tony7914

hi there, i'm new to this forum and also to linux in general and i have a question that i hope someone can help me with. i am running RedHat Fedora core 3 X86_64 on a second hard drive in my computer at this time.

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Last reply by SirTux, 2005-03-17 09:25

Linux Hardware 765

Ibm 600e sound card -2645-8AU

mdonoghue

I have an ibm 600e 2645-8AU with a crystal audio sound card that i can never seem to get to function under Linux. Its the last thing I have to configure to have this Linux computer totally running which I am very keen on completing as this is going to be my websurfing and e-mail computer to start then hopefully wil ...

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Last reply by mdonoghue, 2005-03-16 15:02

Linux Hardware 765

mandrake 10 problems

jarves

i have a dell computer and i installed mandrake 10 and my problem is that i recieve errors, like fatal error something. i think its something about the monitors display because after installing it nothing will appear in the monitor but just corrupted images or something.

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Last reply by unfinishedchaos, 2005-03-13 13:10

Linux Hardware 765

Mandrake 10.1 + seagate 160GB SATA problems

ninji

Hi everyone! I have 2 SATA drives in my pc. 1xMaxtor 160GB and 1xSeagate 160GB I installed windows xp on the seagate and linux on the maxtor Everything went fine except that linux can't see my seagate.

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Last reply by ninji, 2005-03-13 11:52

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looking for 3D driver for onboard graphic SIS Xabre 200

backes

Hello! First: my english is really bad, - but i will do my best: The graphic-card on my motherboard (ECS K7S7AG) is a integrated SiS Xabre200 with 64MB DRAM. At present I don't have 3D-support Knows anyone where can I get an 3D (openGl) driver? Thanks!!!.

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Last reply by backes, 2005-03-09 11:13

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Inspiron 8000 Laptop. Nvidia drivers installed fine on Mepis 3.3 but cannot set

pr-man

ok seems the highest choice i get in desktop config is 1024x768 but I have my monitor set to dell laptop 1600x1200 because my 15 UXGA is optimized for 1600x1200. Can someone take a look at my Xfree86 config file and tell me whats wrong? Thx Section ServerLayout Identifier XFree86 Configured Screen 0 Screen0 0 0 Inp ...

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Last reply by pr-man, 2005-03-09 01:47

Linux Hardware 765

GeForce 4 MX 440 in Mandrake 8.0

agalmat

Hello, I installed Mandrake 8. 0 but when I try to change to XFree86 4. 0 it happens that I have to choose my graphic card, in the cards I can´t find GeForce4 and the other kinds of GeForce don´t work.

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Last reply by danleff, 2005-03-08 11:20

Linux Hardware 765

Lets do this...

corruptsoulx

Hi, I am a poor sap running WinXP for the past year and I have finally decided to move to SuSE 9. 2. I ran from the live CD to see if I ran into any serious problems with my hardware before I make the switch.

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Last reply by pr-man, 2005-03-08 05:43

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USB flash drives?????????

petegavin

Hi, My wife has a couple of usb flash drives one is 16MB and the other 256MB. They both used to work fine under linux (think i was using mandrake 10 then?) bur after using some driver software for them in windows XP they are no longer appearing in linux????? It seems that they have been formatted in some way by the ...

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Last reply by iamroot, 2005-03-05 07:26

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compiling 32-bit driver under 64-bit FC3, errors

amp

I'm trying to compile the netodragon 56k driver (from netodragon. com) under 64-bit fedora core 3, and not having much luck. every time I try compiling, I get this error: Code:# make KERNEL_DIR=/lib/modules/2.

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Last reply by amp, 2005-03-04 08:09

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dialup modem under fedora core 3 (FC3)

imbob

Hello to everyone. I'm having a problem with my HCF modem (using a Linuxant driver) under Fedora Core 3. Using the driver, it worked under RH9. I installed the new driver for FC3 and the driver reports everything normal.

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Last reply by imbob, 2005-03-04 04:03

Linux Hardware 765

Best hardware configuration

alin2xx7

Hi guys. I want to know the opinion of those of you that have installed Linux (Fedora and Mandrake) on many hardware configurations and can confirm or make suggestions about the below configuration I want to use.

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Last reply by BSchindler, 2005-02-26 07:54

Linux Hardware 765

External hard drive

pklein00

I have a Dell Precision 350 computer running Fedora Core. I need to purchase an external hard drive (USB, 160GB) and want to make sure I buy something that is compatible for this machine and operating system.

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Last reply by BSchindler, 2005-02-26 07:20

Linux Hardware 765

ADSL Connection Failure...

nzrobertson

help! I have a Sagem adsl modem and have installed the required drivers for it on my DELL Latitude laptop. Ran adsl-setup. . . find Ran adsl-start. . . nothing? Ran adsl-status. . . Link is attached to ppp0, but ppp0 is down Ran /sbin/ifup ppp0.

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Last reply by BSchindler, 2005-02-26 07:14

Linux Hardware 765

Any way to get a 3Com 3cn3bm1556b 56k Winmodem to work in Linux?

pr-man

Thanks in advance

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Last reply by BSchindler, 2005-02-26 07:09

Linux Hardware 765

Linux WebCam

Jimxugle

Hey! I'm looking for a USB 2. 0 WebCam That has active Linux support. It needs to be able to cature at least 15fps at 640x480. Thanks! x) Jim Jim@xugle. com (don't bother spamming. . . only makes thunderbird's E-mail filters stronger).

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Last reply by BSchindler, 2005-02-26 06:33