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I know the command and everything but its saing that it isnt one. PS1 = '[\U @ \h \W]'it should give me the user, host and the pc name right?never mind its too late. I just ened up taking my test.It would depend on which shell you were using... sh, bash, csh, KSH, tcsh, zsh, ETC., etc., etc.oh, It was a bash shell and I didnt have PS1. I had ps1 big DIFFERNECE

Hey everyone

I decided I wanted to use the ps3's ability to run LINUX so I FOLLOWED instructions step by step and I am as FAR as where you need to hit tab and GO through to 480i to install on a standard DEFINITION tv and everytime I hit enter after that it says that there is an input/output error. I really need help with this guys

Dear Sir

How can I withdrawn firewall from REDHAT Linux 4.o Mail Server?

PLEASE help.


Regards
talorababuAt a COMMAND prompt, type "lokkit". Follow the instructions. You may NEED to install it first.

For simplicity, lokkit beats most of the other firewall/network MANAGEMENT tools on Linux, IMHO.

How to install wine via terminal please help? where can I get yahoo msger for linux mint ?To install wine follow its installation instructions

Pidgin is the name of the linux instant messaging tool, it does AIM MSN Yahoo QQ IRC and morewhere can I get installation STEP by step installation instrutions ? please tell me ..You can find the instructions on their website. USE Google to find their website. http://www.winehq.org/site/download
I had visited above LINK to download wine which one should I choose I m using linux mint and there is no OPTION for linux mint? please help?http://www.google.co.uk/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q=wine+linux+mint&btnG=Google+Search&meta=lr%3D

Quote from: sumit_09 on May 02, 2009, 06:31:11 AM

http://www.winehq.org/site/download
I had visited above link to download wine which one should I choose I m using linux mint and there is no option for linux mint? please help?

hi all, im trying to map home directory via samba which i can accomplish but is there a SIMPLE way to map it to something other than the DEFAULT Z: ? i REALIZE it can be done manually thru the net use command but im WONDERING if there is something simple that can be done in smb.conf to use a different drive letter for each user everytime he/she connects? the client workstation is running XP and server is Fedora Redhat.....your insight would be much appreciated!!

rhoadsYou can't specify that on the server, because if any of the clients are already using the drive letter for another mapping it would mess things up.Yes, absolutely you can do this. Use a netlogon script. See >here< for more info and examples.

How to INCLUDE STATIC library and how to GIVE path name while COMPILING.

I've got this system I'm installing DSL (d**n Small Linux) on for my BROTHER. The boot CD works fine, however, I have no clue how to create a EXT2 or EXT3 partition on the 15GB IDE Maxtor hard drive. [EDIT] I get an error when I try to install even though I MANAGED to use cfdisk to create a partition, the error is something about a "BLOCK Special Device", the drive is what there TALKING about i think. any idea what this means?

The desktops specs are

Compaq Deskpro socket 370 motherboard (unknown model, unless someone knows how to make linux tell me hardware info)
socket 370 Intel Celeron Coppermine, 700MHz/66FSB/128K L2
512MB PC133 SDRAM
15GB ATA66 or ATA100 Maxtor HDD (Don't know which speed it is, shouldn't matter with an OS like DSL)
52X Samsung ATA66 CD-ROM drive
32MB WinFast MX64 AGP 2x GPU
235W AOpen PSU (Was an AOpen PII barebone, I removed the PII motherboard in favor of the newer socket 370 board)
and lastly, it has some D-Link 10/100 PCI NIC I installed in there. Dunno the model. It doesn't matter though, I'll let my brother figure out how to get that working since he's so eager to learn linux.


Thanks in advance for any help.Never mind, after several hours of toying with DSL I got it to format and install, thanks anyway though. Admins feel free to delete this thread, for some reason I can't delete it.

Quote from: masmace on April 08, 2010, 06:10:05 PM

From what I've read on the web Ubuntu now has an EASY feature that installs it safely inside of windows http://www.windowslifestyle.com/index.php/2010/03/install-ubuntu-inside-windows-7/ The Toshiba screen will not be affected either way. I'm not really in a hurry to start using Ubuntu, I've used it before and right now I'm just playing games on Windows.

I'm probably going to test Lucid on my system first before I install and see if it works alright with my hardware, and if not I'll probably report the problems to the Ubuntu community and the manufacturer. After, of-course, seeing if there is any way I can get it to work. If it doesn't work, I'll down-grade to karmic or any other version that works (sometimes they do). AND MAYBE --> I'll use G Parted or something similar to partition my drive, then I'll back up important files ( I already knew to do this, but its great that people have to repeat it, though I understand it is that important), and lastly I'll install Ubuntu 10.04 keeping in mind everything you guys have said.

vista was like living in a police state, and i ended up giving away a vista laptop for which there were essential XP drivers unavailable. so i am not a windows booster, it's just i know how to keep the whole creaky mess moving along.

Vista is not like living a police state.

I NEED to make a CHANGE to php.ini to install a script. I am using cPanel on a *nix server. How to I open php.ini ?Is this a dedicated or shared server?sharedUnfortunately then, you can't. You can use htaccess though. What value do you want to change?I am TRYING to intall PHPMailer and, in their instructions, it says:

COPY class.phpmailer.php into your php.ini include_path. If you are using the SMTP mailer then place class.smtp.php in your path as well.Woah, sorry I don't know about that.

You would be better off contact your web host.Thanks anyway kpac. No worries. Your help is greatly appreciated.No problem at all. I'm sure your host would have no problem doing the WHOLE installation for you anyway.

Hi there,

I installed Kubuntu from the text based installer.
It was painless, like it should be in my opinion. I did all my partitioning with Puppy Linux though, simply because it's quick and easy to boot up as a live CD and provides Graphic Interface to do it.

Anyways, I edited GRUB (also from puppy since I'm familiar with it), and booted into Kubuntu.
I downloaded all the bug fixes first, then it updated the rest of the "Security Updates."

All of a sudden, it FROZE, completely. My keyboard was non-responsive and mouse that usually changes through colors froze at a certain color.

I read on the Ubuntu (or Kubuntu, can't remember) forums that the symptoms of a GPU Freeze are pretty much the same as the ones I'm experiencing. I checked the xorg log files and can't find a backtrace, another symptom I think.

I got the nVidia drivers for my 9800 GTX+. Once I fixed the extremely small, illegible text problem, I thought that this might fix the GPU Freeze. Turns out it didn't. I've been switching between video drivers and none of them seem to fix the problem. I'd like to keep the nVidia drivers, because of compositing. While I mention that, could that be the root of my problem? Maybe a bug in KWin I believe it's called? But it still happens without compositing, so I don't think so.

The freezes are RANDOM, so I haven't been able to pinpoint any specific instances where it will freeze. If I remember right, that is another GPU Freeze symptom.

Has anyone had this kind of a problem and would anyone have any RECOMMENDATIONS to help fix it (or at least diagnose it)? I have the xorg.conf file as well I can edit.

I'm really looking forward to using Kubuntu, but I won't be able to use it for fear that it will be unreliable if this keeps happening.

By the way, I'm not a beginner to Linux, but I'm not an expert either. I have no problem with Terminal or Console work either.

you Linux guys want to keep you secrets. but DINT ask n the end why Gates jobes microsoft and apple beat you. its the same greed MONEY or POWER. YEAH you ll Erse that but that's what U do
they beat you. thats my opinion

Hello,
I was wondering how i catch various signals in nix PYTHON so i can exit my programs GRACEFULLY? PLEASE reply my post if you know the answer.

Thanksyes, you can use try/except construct. Please CHECK Python documentation for USAGES.

Hello, everyone.

I'm interested in making a Linux distro, and have already used remastersys to make an .iso. I have the system configured the way that I like it, but before deciding to PUBLISH the distro, what source needs to go with it per the GPL (it mentions source go with the binaries)?

Is it like?:

1. New files only (if I build stuff on the respun Mint/Ubuntu) I can distribute source & runnable stuff
2. Or the whole Linux (everything--this would be long and tedious)
3. Or can I borrow from Mint's source list?
4. Or something in between?

As you can see, I'm rather confused here and need help on it. ANY responses would be **HIGHLY** appreciated. Thanks. Replying to my own post to answer this question for ANYONE else who might have it. APPARENTLY, source applicable to the distribution needs to be included with the distro so that it is truly "open source" and OTHERS can look at it. So, basically, in order to build one, source does indeed need to be included.

Hi Everyone,

I just have a simple question, does the Ubuntu 8.04 has a feature as well LIKE the "Task MANAGER in a Windows OS". I recently installed it on my computer and it is my first time as well to use this OPERATING system. on linux, you use ps or TOP to see processes.System &GT; Administration > System Monitor

(PS. 8.04? 8.10 is the newest version...)

I loaded DSL and I keep getting the dillo screen at startup and I would like to turn that off.

I'm NEW with DSL and it doesn't explain the process of doing that very well. Could someone please explain it step by step?


Thanks!Old post but I was curious about this one so THOUGHT I'd at least post what I found.

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DSL has a few tools to help produce your preffered startup environment. .xinitrc lists PROGRAMS that automatically start after X WINDOWS begins. You can also start non-Window programs by editing .bash_profile and then adding .bash_profile to .filetool.lst. You can even load additional modules and system-specific or required FILES by editing /opt/bootlocal.sh (and then adding it to your filetoool.lst).

I'm trying to boot off these two discs and after each one displays the splash screen, the monitor (which is a crt monitor) KICKS into standby mode and doesn't come back.

It doesn't happen when I boot off the hard drive into Windows Vista

It doesn't happen with my Back Track 3.0 Live disc either.

I tried switching from my video card to onboard video in cmos, but no good.

I tried removing the video card and plugging directly into the onboard video, but no good.

I tried starting with only one ram module at a time, no good.

I tried removing all other peripherals, no good.

I actually tried using another monitor too, but no good.

I tried booting the discs from a DIFFERENT drive as WELL, same thing..


The two discs work fine in my other older computer...


Can't figure this one out..Even the Fedora forums have TURNED up no help on this issue. I just burned the latest Kubuntu and the same thing happens.

The previous versions of these distros work fine.. What these discs have in common is that they are all the latest version... lack of driver support MAYBE ?


I went ahead and just went with a previous version of Kubuntu..

hi, i would like to SET up linux environment on window xp. i know that there are vmware and CYGWIN but i'm not very sure if that is needed for my purposes.

What I wanna do is to practise linux command (like wat we do in putty), make some installation through linux. e.g, installing mysql, php but not on the live site..I would like to be proficient in it. being a developer, this would be a great advantage.

Your help will be very much appreciated. tkstake a look here for some links to get unix tools for windows. you can get the BASH shell here. though its an old VERSION, its good enough for practice. otherwise, just USE cygwin, or microsoft services for windows.Or install a Linux distro in VMWare or VirtualPC.
or don't even need to practice shells at all. Get a programming language like Python/Perl. Most of the THINGS that are done with bash + shell tools can be done with just one good language.hey ppl, thanks for the suggestion. i will look into it ..

I'm trying to install Linux to a flash drive, but I keep getting the error message "no bootable partition in table". Or it asks me for a command line entry. Which version of Linux?
Have you done this before?
Puppy is easy to USB ify.
Have a look at UNetbootin: http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

It will write an ISO to a flash drive or even download and install a distro of your CHOICE AUTOMATICALLY!THANK you! I am now more confused than ever!!!!!!!!
When I downloaded that PROGRAM, I got the prompt:
ubnkern initrid=/ubninit_ (blinking cursor). What am I supposed to type
there?
Linux often has command line prompts to go further, and I have
no idea what to type in, making the program USELESS to me!Why don't you just try installing Puppy Linux? A reference: http://www.puppylinux.com/flash-puppy.htm

hey im dual booting ubuntu 8.10 with xp pro and i want to DELETE XP partions . How do i delete XP's partition and make it part of ubuntuUse the WINDOWS xp installer. Their you will find the option delete this partition, create NEW partition, etc.well wont that mess up the ubuntu GRUB thoWhy not just overwrite the XP partition with a linux filesystem?

You might want to edit the menu.lst to take Windows off the list and re-run install-grub AFTERWARDS, as I've no idea what effect it will have trying to boot from a non-boot filesystem as if it was Windows.

How do you install Flash Player on *censored* Small Linux. I'm new to this software so if someone could please explain how that would be great

Thanks!http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/other-distributions/135109-how-install-flash-player-*censored*-small-linux.htmlGo here http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/wiki/index.php/Installing_MyDSL_Extensions for step by step instructions.

tar xvfz install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz
cd install_flash_player_9_linux/

Then run the setup script:

sudo ./flashplayer-installer

You will be asked a few questions:

Copyright(C) 2002-2006 Adobe Macromedia Software LLC. All rights reserved.

Adobe Flash Player 9 for Linux

Adobe Flash Player 9 will be installed on this machine.

You are running the Adobe Flash Player installer as the "root" user.
Adobe Flash Player 9 will be installed system-wide.

Support is available at http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/

To install Adobe Flash Player 9 now, press ENTER.

To CANCEL the installation at any time, press Control-C. <--

NOTE: Please exit any browsers you may have running.

Press ENTER to CONTINUE... <--

Please enter the installation path of the Mozilla, SeaMonkey,
or Firefox browser (i.e., /usr/lib/mozilla): <-- /usr/lib/mozilla

dir= /usr/lib/mozilla

WARNING: An OLDER version of the Adobe Flash Player has been detected in
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins.
The installer will overwrite this existing binary.



----------- Install Action SUMMARY -----------

Adobe Flash Player 9 will be installed in the following directory:

Browser installation directory = /usr/lib/mozilla

Proceed with the installation? (y/n/q): <-- y

Installation complete.

Perform another installation? (y/n): <-- n

Please log out of this session and log in for the changes to take effect.

The Adobe Flash Player installation is complete.

I am pretty new to UBUNTU, used windows for the past 10 years. But i am liking it SOFAR. Problem is i like conky, and i really want to get a cool set up like i have seen, with the weather forecast with GRAPHICS, and any other cool things. I've tried to install it a few DIFFERENT times, and It works about halfway, its showing some text on the backround but i dont think its correct, and if i try to open 'conky' in the terminal, it gives me a error.

Is there a way i can REMOVE all conky on my computer, and a good tutorial that will explain how to install it all correctly?Quote

Is there a way i can remove all conky on my computer

how to install it all correctly

Conky is a free, light-weight system monitor for X, that displays any information on your desktop. Conky is licensed under the GPL and runs on Linux and BSD.
The latest stable release of Conky is 1.8.0. ...
http://conky.sourceforge.net/

As a regular USER how would I change permissions for a directory?CHMOD.. See here: http://www.ahinc.com/linux101/permission.htm

If you're looking to make a file executable that would be chmod +x or chmod u+x if your looking to remove the executable permissions from a file it would be chmod -x or chmod u-x respectively.

You can also use chown.. chown username

Ok I have seen o youtube people playing around with the CUBE effect in UBUNTU 9.10 my question is how to GET differetn PICTURES for backrounds on each side of the cube including top and button as seen on youtube.com?Which window manager are you using?

KDE supports multiple wallpapers out of the box, so it might work already with KDE

Gnome is a little tricker but you can find instructions at"

http://anuragbansal.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/how-to-get-different-wallpapers-on-each-workspace-in-ubuntu/

These are for Ubuntu 8.04 might work okay with 9.10 THOUGH

I've been thinking about kicking Windows for several months now, and Linux looks nice, but I'm not too sure how compatible it is with my existing software.

I primarily use my PC to surf the INTERNET and play games (rarely online). I've heard rumors of emulators that let you play Windows-only games on Linux, but I haven't been able to find much to CONFIRM this. I've read that Linux is more efficient at using available system resources, which sounds nice. Unfortunately, I've also heard that Linux was a command-line operating system, which is one of my biggest concerns; I'm lost without a GUI...

Basically, I'm looking for a solid Windows alternative: something that I can use to free myself from Micro$oft's iron grip, but which won't have any impact on the things I enjoy most...

Nobody I know has Linux, so I have no example to play around with, and no way of knowing what I'm getting myself into. I certainly don't want to hose up my computer: it took long enough to get it running this smoothly in the first place! I have a few old hard-drives that I saved from my last PC, so I could install Linux on one of those. My biggest concern is that I'd be stepping into a completely unknown world, and I'd be much more comfortable if I had a guide to take me up this river, without which I'd probably find myself stuck on a sandbar, or downstream without a paddle...


So, those of you who have Linux, can it be adapted to work flawlessly with programs designed for just Windows?
Can Linux use Direct-X 9 or 10?
Can it look and function like Windows (without the annoying bugs)?
What else should I know about Linux before making a switch? (Does it have any weird quirks I should watch out for?)Quote

Unfortunately, I've also heard that Linux was a command-line operating system, which is one of my biggest concerns; I'm lost without a GUI...

Basically, I'm looking for a solid Windows alternative: something that I can use to free myself from Micro$oft's iron grip, but which won't have any impact on the things I enjoy most...

My biggest concern is that I'd be stepping into a completely unknown world, and I'd be much more comfortable if I had a guide to take me up this river

So, those of you who have Linux, can it be adapted to work flawlessly with programs designed for just Windows?

Can Linux use Direct-X 9 or 10?

Can it look and function like Windows (without the annoying bugs)?

What else should I know about Linux before making a switch?

(Does it have any weird quirks I should watch out for?)

Basically, I'm looking for a solid Windows alternative

Do bears sh*t in the woods?

Can you use Rsync under Linux for a backup of Windows?
I found this on http://www.gaztronics.net/rsync.php
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Rsync for Windows
If you are a Linux SysAdmin looking for a way to Rsync a Windows machine to your Linux server,
or you are a Windows user who wants to use Rsync as a Server, then you have come to the right place!

GRUB:Where is GRUB located? Will deleting the Ubuntu partition get rid of grub?

Fixmbr(windows recovery CONSOLE): What does fixmbr do? Should I use fixmbr before or after I delete the Ubuntu partition? Will it work?

My goal here is to get Windows 7 boot loader when my SYSTEM starts instead of GRUB.

Windows 7 located in C: (Boot, Primary partition) / Ubuntu located on a separate primary partition, \Device\HarddiskVolume1 (boot device). Any more information just ask.

I may have to ask about fixmbr in microsoft forum but any information or advice is greatly appreciated, thank you. Quote

Where is GRUB located?

Will deleting the Ubuntu partition get rid of grub?

What does fixmbr do?

Should I use fixmbr before or after I delete the Ubuntu partition?

Will it work?

Please someone Help!

I have a forum thread at;
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/misc/166739-help-stop-restarts-new-post.html

But am posting here as I'm desperately looking for as much help on the matter as possible.
My original post;

Quote

I'm not entirely new to linux but still have alot to learn so please be patient with me if a say something stupid.

I'm having major probs I've been trying to get a multiboot set up going with different linux distros and Windows 7.

For some reason my computer is having RANDOM reboots. This happens with various distros so I don't think it specific to the distro. even booting to a live CD will do it sometimes. It doesn't appear to happen on Windows 7 though so I'm thinking it is one of three things;

1)Faulty Hardware, have tested the RAM & CPU ETC and found no prob plus can run demanding games on Windows 7 perfectly fine so am less inclined to think that this is it.
2)Hardware incompatibility with Linux in general, not sure on this don't know a lot about it. Will list my hardware below.
3)Problems with ext4 fs, I'm thinking this is unlikely but with Win 7 and my Linux Distros being partition separately on the same HDD the only DIFFERENCE I see is the fs (NTFS & ext4).

I could be completely off on all of the above so if anyone can shed any light on to this please, help me. I really don't go back to just windows and let my windows only friends say I told you so...

My hardware:
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-M55SLI-S4 F10
AMD Athlon
x2 64 Dual Core Processor
Nvidea GeForce 8600 GT
1x 320 GB SATA HDD

1x 500 GB SATA HDD
PATA DVD Reader/Writer

For some reason my computer is having random reboots. This happens with various distros so I don't think it specific to the distro. even booting to a live CD will do it sometimes. It doesn't appear to happen on Windows 7 though

hi, i created a php script for cron. its working when RUN in COMMAND line (ie: /var/www/html/folder/scripts/FILE.php)

i schedule the cron job at 11 21 * * * /var/www/html/folder/scripts/file.php but it didnt work. it is suppose to put some data into mysql but i dun see the data being captured. i already set the permission to 755.. on each php file that are involved, i set #!/usr/bin/php above
wat should i do?? is that anything i missed??1) make sure crond is running. use ps to check the process
2) make sure the one executing the script has permission to do so.

Who is running the script? whose cron job is it? is it root?yup im running as root and cron another USER group file.

this is wat i get from ps:
PID TTY TIME CMD
31002 pts/1 00:00:00 su
31003 pts/1 00:00:00 bash
31035 pts/1 00:00:00 ps
alrite solved. i got it to work by CHMOD execute to user and group and also chown root for user and group.. my bad.. tks anw

There are two two tasks I need to CHECK whtat is the process id, once I find the process id, I need to kill the daemon.

Is it USE the if.. then....else

Thanks
look at pgrep, pkill, pidof ETC. then read up on shell scripting.What PROGRAM are you WANTING to kill? If it has a name, you can use this:
Code: [Select]#!/bin/bash
killall [name of program]Make sure to replace "[name of program]" with your program name.

Wondering if anyone knows of a Terminal Server Service Package for Linux that might RUN on Ubuntu 8.04?

I want to put my Windows 2000 Server to rest and have migrated everything to Linux except for the ability to run the system remotely through Terminal Services.

I checked into the remote desktop of Ubuntu and its actually configured for VNC port 5900. Tried setting the port manually to 3389 to see if I could RDP to the Linux Ubuntu box and it would not work.

Based on past experiences with VNC getting hacked, I STAY clear of running it through the WWW.

RDP has been solid with no problems on the old 2000 server that I retired. Hoping there is a Linux Terminal solution that will work like RDP for remote access and secure.

Thanksits called Telnet. A more secured version of "Telnet" would be SSH. check your distribution documentation for how to turn them on.Can you describe what you want to do which you used to do with Remote Desktop Connection?

If you simply want to login to the linux host, then as Ghotdog said telnet, rlogin and ssh do that. If you want to remote display GUIs back to the machine you're sitting in front of, then that's a different story. (BTW, ONE of the best ssh programs for Windows is called putty)

If the machine you're sat in front of is another unix system, then just set the DISPLAY on the Ubuntu box to POINT at your system, and start the GUI. If you want to do this over the internet then use the -X option to ssh and the sshd on your Ubuntu box will automatically set the DISPLAY for you.

If you're sat in front of a Windows system, then download and install Xming on the windows system and then you can either login to your Ubuntu box via XDM if your on the local network, or if you want to use a more secure method over the internet then configure Xming to use putty and xterm, and you can X display your GUI back to the windows box via sshd as you would on a unix box.Thanks Banjo67

Linux GUI passed to a Windows Machine over the web is definately what I want to do. Just like RDP to a Windows based machine to authenticate securely with encrypted data I want to do the same with Linux.

I have used Putty in the past with winscp for my FTP server project back in college, so I will definately use it for ssh.

I will have to check into that Xming .... and yes I will have to configure Xming to use Putty and xterm to x display the GUI

Might be asking more questions if I get stumped. Thanks for pointing the way to make this happen.

just moved in, got a modem, my computer does not acknowledge a connection!!! says dhcp does not work have done all diagnose and repair options modem works on laptop! i need help i have manually changed ip address doesnt help restarted everything nothing and even more and ideas would be apreciated! Can you get the modem to respond to "AT" commands when you USE tip or minicom to talk directly to it?

Please also provide copies of the ppp.conf files (with passwords removed of course) and are you using ndiswrapper or linmodem or did you find a driver specially compiled for your version of linux and laptop modem hardware?

Please provide more details about the hardware and software, and I might be able to help although its been ages since I configured dialup on SuSE.Turn off computer. Disconnect router, and modem from power SOURCE for 30 seconds.
Power them back on.
Restart computer.

If that doesn't work, bypass router, and connect computer straight to the modem.

If that doesn't work...
Go Start>Run (Start search in Vista), type in:
cmd
Click OK (in Vista, while holding CTRL, and SHIFT, press Enter).

In Command Prompt window, type in following commands, and hit Enter after each one:
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /registerdns
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew

Restart computer.

If that doesn't work...
Go Start>Run (Start search in Vista), type in:
cmd
Click OK (in Vista, while holding CTRL, and SHIFT, press Enter).

At Command Prompt, type in:
netsh int ip reset reset.log
Hit Enter.
Type in:
netsh winsock reset catalog
Hit Enter.

Restart computer.


If that doesn't work...
Download, install, and run WinSockFix: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Network-Tweak/WinSockFix.shtml
Restart computer, and check again.Quote from: Broni on APRIL 11, 2009, 11:55:40 AM

Go Start>Run (Start search in Vista), type in:
cmd
Click OK (in Vista, while holding CTRL, and SHIFT, press Enter).

No matter what Linux distro I try to install.. at some point of the installation.. it always hangs.. would this be a hard drive probleM?

I'm installing from live CD. As I know Live CD never install file to H.D. I think you can check with the CD ROM / CD

I had a problem installing Mint from a Live CD and it turned out to be the hard drive. It had been used in raid and Mint wouldn't install. I replaced the drive and EVERY thing worked as it should. I am assuming that after you load the live CD that there is an install tab on the desk top that you click on to get it to install. My guess is that there is a problem with the hard drive.are you sure you have a good install disc? I prefer to use a TORRENT, as the iso is much less likely to be BAD having been confirmed more extensively than a straight down load....

you might try to reformat the HDD in live mode, install Gparted with the package manager [synaptic] & reformat to ext4, if you are trying to use one of the current distros [version of linux]

I'm reading the tutorials and they tell me that I need to go System//Administration//Networking in order to get to the modem settings. Though on my linux distro these settings don't exist. I am using the most current ubuntu, 10.0.4. How do I connect it to dial up internet?

Thank you So I can't go System//Administration//Networking. As the Networking option doesn't seem to exist in the administration cluster.

I am able to go to Places and Network. This gives me the screen shown below. Showing the "windows network" it says access denied or something along those lines when I try to click on it.

Thankyou

[recovering disk space - old attachment deleted by admin]I think the answer may be "you don't" At least, not from the software that you have on the installation CD. You need a piece of software called wvdial, which I don't think you have: try the command "whereis wvdial" to check. I suspect Ubuntu assumes you will be doing a lot of downloading, unlike distros that come on a DVD, so it's not much use if you don't have broadband.

If you can't get it for Ubuntu, you could always switch to a distro that definitely supports dial-up, like Fedora. Don't forget you need a real modem that connects to a serial port, not a winmodem that relies on software to drive it.
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Don't forget you need a real modem that connects to a serial port, not a winmodem that relies on software to drive it.

The dialer utility package WVDIAL does not appear to be installed on your System.
For Ubuntu users, there are at the bottom of http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ packages with the files necessary to install wvdial, with names like:
wvdial_jaunty_amd64.zip for x86_64, 64 bit bus systems.
wvdial_jaunty_i386.zip for 32 bit systems
wvdial_karmic_i386.zip for 32 bit systems
These are about 1 MB in size.

Hey everyone,

I have ubuntu 8.10 with a lot of stuff and ya I won't go into that but my computer is connected to a linksys wrt150n wireless router. I KNOW wireless N has a stronger broadcast than any other wireless iteration but in my ubuntu session, it tells me my wireless signal has about one bar of signal. when I roll my cursor over it it says somewhere between 2-6% strength and the router is only in the room next to mine so I don't know what could be causing this. Any possible fixes for this problem would be happily accepted

Thanks in advance!First things first - if you have a 5Ghz range CORDLESS phone get rid of it or keep it as far out of the path of your Wireless N router and pc/laptop as possible. 2.4Ghz phones INTERFERED with Wireless G. 5.8Ghz phones interfere with Wireless N.

Keep in mind each wall the signal has to go through diminishes the signal distance by about 2 feet, up to 8 feet if it's GOING through the wall at a shallow angle.

But... you're only in the next room. How does the signal change if you go into the room where the router is?

If there are lots of wireless networks in your area have a look at what channel they're operating on and switch your router to one that isn't in use by other networks nearby (or is the least used of networks nearby).

A few THOUGHTS to get your started troubleshooting.
PhilAnother question. Does it work well? If so, maybe the Linux driver does not report the signal strenght correctly. Many Linux drivers are not tested in a laboratory where you have equipment to calibrate and verity everything. If it works good, leave it as it is.
But, you could have a broken antenna. That sometimes happens, but the device will work anyway at close range.
Right now I am on my neighbor's wireless instead of my own. He does hot have much signal here, but it works fine. I am using Puppy 4.1 and a realtek PCI wireless and I have not idea what the signal strength is, but I recall that in Windows it was very weak. Amd I have a wirell router close to me, but it does jnot seem to matter!

Ultimate Edition 2.0 : Ubuntu 8.10
+ Well Customized GNOME ...

In experimenting with shell VARIABLES, Alex ACCIDENTALLY deletes his PATH variable. He decides that he does not need the PATH variable. Discuss some of the problems he may soon encounter and explain the reasons for these problems. How could he easily return PATH to its original value? This Alex FELLOW sounds like a troublemaker.Too true.
The solution in the future would clearly be prevention;
Do NOT allow Alex anywhere near the computer.

Is this on a Linux Certification Practice Test of some sort?
Because I may know the answer, but I refrain from answering due to possible ethical complications.don't WORRY Alex is not the only experimenter.
I got in trouble for messing with my family's computer
(i was only 11)

Hey

I was wondering how I can make an FTP connection between my knoppix distro and 'Modded' xbox.

The Problem is, firstly I need to install and run a daemon service CALLED 'Lisa Daemon'. I wouldn't have a clue how to do that. (I'm new to linux based OS's)

Secondly The programs that set up FTP for a remote computer (or in this case my xbox) Don't seem to have the correct entry boxes that supply information to CONNECT to my xbox using a static IP address.

For example..

My xbox has a static IP of 10.1.1.5 (the IP doesn't matter what it's set as).
It's user name is xbox (default)
It's password is xbox (default)
Default gateway is 10.1.1.0
DNS doesn't need to be configured for xbox FTP
It has a DHCP setting also.

Problem is the stock FTP program in knoppix doesn't even mention half of these variables to enter.

Any HELP would be great thanksAre you connecting the Xbox to your computer via router or crossover cable?Straight-Through Cable, Yeah.

I can START the Lisa Daemon now.
Yet no matter how I configure the sftp program it doesn't want to coneect to my xbox.

I'll try a linux version of filezilla ftp maybe..Be SURE you have the xbox and your computer setup on the same subnet mask and such. Sorry for the bump but I've discovered the solution.

All I did was use a router.
Simple as that.

Looking for a way to image my Linux systems and burn the image to DVD-R's. Currently I have one of my sytems set up with dual boot Windows 2000 / Fedora core 6 and use the Norton Ghost 2003 from within the Windows 2000 installation to image the entire hard drive with multiple partitions.

The problem with Ghost though is that it can not DETERMINE real data from empty space on the Linux partitions so even though Linux may be consuming say 6GB of 20GB and the drive is a 40GB Drive and Windows 2000 is consuming 3GB, the image ends up being spanned to DVD-Rs amounting to 23GB, 14GB of which is empty HD space on the Linux partitions which is very wasteful.

The Windows 2000 installation on this system is pretty much just there to support imaging of the system.

I'd like to be able to create a bootable RESTORE CD or DVD set for a clean Linux build vs this hokey dual boot solution which works but is very sloppy in that it is very wasteful.

So what solutions are out there for this need? Is it a MATTER of creating an ISO image of this Linux system and buring that to CD or DVD? If so what to use and how.

Thanks

Knoppix is the ideal recovery CD for linux, and I've just seen that there's a dump/restore tool for ext2/ext3 on SourceForge http://sourceforge.net/projects/dump/ or you could just use tar.

If you have a remote system available then its simple to just boot from Knoppix then restore VIA TCP from the remote system's tape/disk/DVD.

I've not tried ejecting the Knoppix CD whilst booted from it, but I guess if you've cached everyting you need into memory using sticky bits you might be able to build dump/restore into a Knoppix CD which you can then eject to insert the rest of the DVDs with the data on them?

If you try this, let me know how it goes?Quote from: DaveLembke on April 11, 2009, 12:31:44 PM

The problem with Ghost though is that it can not determine real data from empty space on the Linux partitions so even though Linux may be consuming say 6GB of 20GB and the drive is a 40GB Drive and Windows 2000 is consuming 3GB, the image ends up being spanned to DVD-Rs amounting to 23GB, 14GB of which is empty HD space on the Linux partitions which is very wasteful.

Ghost 2003

I just installed Puppy on a computer and i am trying to get dial up working if you have any HELP that would be great.Please help guys!!!!!!Which version of Puppy?
What kind of modem?
Some of the "FREE" dial up services REQUIRE you to use special programs that only work in Windows. Took a look around and not much help on the puppy forum.
Getting Puppy on the Internet is so much easier if your connection is with a standard Network Adapter, Ethernet.
Dial up presents problems with internal modems. Too many kinds. Some are HSP, others are DSP and some are called 'Winmodems', which would make you think they only work in windows. They have different chip SETS, which means it can be harder to FIND drivers. Anyway. Puppy does a good job of trying hard. Here is a composite screen shot of version 4 of the Puppy Linux system trying to find a internal dial-up modem.


I would recommend getting a good used external modem. That way you do not need special drivers to make it work . Years ago that was all we had.Thanks I will do that.

I am very new to Unix but I am learning. I am working on script writing. I know a lot of perl but as far as bash and awk and all the other scripting languages that is what I am trying to learn.

I want to create a script that when it is RAN it will execute the last command to display who has logged into my SYSTEM. I want to capture all these users and display how many times they have logged in.

What is the best language to use and where do I begin. I need some help getting started. I am completely lost.

Thank youYou know a lot of Perl, so why don't we start from there. It is mentioned you need to use the last command to display users logged in. therefore, you can use Perl's system CALL commands to call the "last" command.
see : perldoc -f system

Besides using system() command in Perl, there are also others like, exec. Please read up your Perl documentation for further INFORMATION. You would also need to get the results of those system calls to a variable or something for displaying the output, so i will leave it to you to find out how.

Alternatively, just use the shell plus some other text tools, such as cut , sort, uniq etc to find how many users logged in
One example.
Code: [Select]last | cut -f1 -d" "|sort -u

The above is just to show you how you can chain up useful shell tools to do what you want. For me, I would just use awk
Code: [Select]last | awk '!_[$1]++{print $1}'
could you explain the awk a little more. I am just trying to spread my wings with scripting lanuages. I do not know any bash c shell or anything of that sort and I believe it will be helpful to learn. How would I store the output to a variable?

Thank youQuote from: Circuit_Girl on March 19, 2009, 08:02:03 PM

could you explain the awk a little more. I am just trying to spread my wings with scripting lanuages. I do not know any bash c shell or anything of that sort and I believe it will be helpful to learn. How would I store the output to a variable?

Thank you

I am very new to Unix but I am learning. I am working on script writing. I know a lot of perl but as far as bash and awk and all the other scripting languages that is what I am trying to learn.

Thank you

Ubuntu user password. How can I reset it?
Yes, I did install Ubunru 8.1 all the way on my desktop PC.
But I forgot the password for my main account. I can get in allright, but can no do anything that requires permission.
So, do I have to re install all the way?
Is there a to use the Boot CD to reset the password?a) to reset an ordinary user's password

su to root and use passwd username

b) to reset the root password

I trust this this is your computer or you have the owner's permission to do this, but its COMMON knowledge so what the heck

boot from a recovery CD, or download Knoppix and burn that to a CD and boot from it, then mount the root filesystem and edit the /etc/shadow file. Reomve the encrypted password from the root account, and then reboot.

Next time you login as root there will be no password, although you'll probably have to hit ENTER when propmted for the password.So, folks, if you don't want anybody to do this on your system, disable booting from CDROM or pen drive or floppy in the BIOS, and set a (strong) BIOS password.

well as you can see Linux is SOOO much more secure then windows...

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well as you can see Linux is SOOO
much more secure then windows... Roll Eyes

because they do not have to maintain compatibility with thousands of programs that are GPL.

All the while reseting a password on this supposedly
"secure" operating system consists of simply deleting a file. I can totally see why security zealots love Linux so much.

Come on guys.

With all of the:

""Help!!!!! I forgot my password
Help!!!! my idiot brother changed the password
Help!!!! my 2 year old son changed my password
Help!!!! my crazy ex hacked my system and changed my password
Help!!!! I have been out of the country for 6 months and forgot my password
Help!!!! my companies ex-IT person changed all the passwords before quitting the company
Help!!!! my neighbors, girl friend's, cousin's, brother's, father's, sister's goldfish changed my password""

type post we see and tell the posters we can't help them we are going to just leave this one as is?

I was surprised by how I could move up the dir tree and see the names of other users. I could not get into their folders, but just the idea that I could go up one level and see them! Hard to believe! Just knowing the user names on a server is a security issue.

I want to see who owns more files me or root? I do not want to include directories in my search. I want it to output two lines...root (# of files) myusername (# of Files). What command tells who owns a file? and where is a good place to start?

I am experimenting with perl and AWK right now but I am not eliminating other options.

Thank you Quote from: Circuit_Girl on March 26, 2009, 06:25:08 PM

What command tells who owns a file? and where is a good place to start?

ls -lR|grep -v ^d|grep YOURUSERNAME|wc -l

I installed Linux Mint on an old computer that had ME on it. The first problem I had was I didn't give it a password ( In Windows I never use a password.) and now it wont let me in. I plan to reload it and give it a password that I will remember. The next problem when loading the system it asked for internet information that I didn't UNDERSTAND. When I load Windows on a PC at the end I just put in the Earthlink disk and do as I am told. How do you set up internet in Linux Mint? As you can tell I am new to Linux and would like to learn how to use it. I know that I can get drivers from Intel to make the mother board work. Will Linux Mint play DVDs or do I have to load other programs for that. I don't know any thing about this stuff. I need all the help I can get with this stuff. Thanks for your time and information that you people give so freely. a) The Linux Mint forums http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=24306&p=142114 say that you can use sudo with your oridinary user password, and then you've GOT 5 minutes to do what you want. So I guess you could set the root password with passwd root after using sudo

b) As for Earthlink, I've never HEARD of it. I presume its the name of your ISP and they gave you a setup CD. If your lucky then you've got a broadband router which that CD has already configured for you, and if you're even luckier your router is setup for DHCP.

You could just try using the Linux Mint admin tools to configure your NIC to use DHCP, but if its more complex you might to to boot from Windows again and look at your NIC's TCP/IP Properties, and then boot back to Linux Mint and set the NIC up in the same way.

c) For legal reasons you'll have to download and install libdvdcss seperately before you can play any copyright DVD. There's no law against playing DVDs you've paid for on a Linux machine, but there's debate about whether or not the program that makes it possible could be deemed a copyright circumvention device under DCMA law, so everyone plays it safe and leaves you to install it for yourself.Now SEE this is what I was getting at. I use windows programs that you point and click, or type what you wont to do. I don't know what sudo is. I don't have a router or broad band connection. I don't know what DHCP is. I will go the link you gave and see what I can find out. Thank you much for your time.Sudo just allows for you to perform admin tasks, otherwise it will just block you out to prevent any damaging changes to the system.

The linux mint forums are a good place for the info, you can ALSO try the Ubuntu forums.

does anyone know of any operating SYSTEM that doesnt use power user LIKE command line or terminal etc
I dont know if im getting my question CORRECT but what i mean is this: Im not used to os like linux based os, that makes use of a shell terminal, commands and stuff like that...I prefare windows-like os that you can only use your mouse to sort things out...as in making browing, downloads very easy.
Just like microsoft....
I would have prefered ms vista but im having some problems with mine...i just wanna install ANOTHER operating system.
any idea will be appreciated.Here is a list of other operating systems.
Most systems had a command line interface because the early remote communication was very slow and the terminals were bit standardized.

http://www.google.com/Top/Computers/Software/Operating_Systems/

One place to start is to look at the Amiga system ans see if that is what your would like
Also take a good look at BeOS. Many people THOUGHT it was the best thing ever.

And CPM is in the list, but never had a real GUI.

Also, notice the PICK is in the list. It was a very important system at one time.

Quote from: mac222 on March 29, 2009, 08:13:03 PM

Im not used to os like linux based os, that makes use of a shell terminal, commands and stuff like that...I prefare windows-like os that you can only use your mouse to sort things out...as in making browing, downloads very easy.

Also, notice the PICK is in the list. It was a very important system at one time.

okay we started doing this and I'm TIRED of waiting I KNOW you GUYS will get to this faster. I want to copy a file from one file to another cp /home/robert/phones2 /home/robert/corp_db but it gives me an ERROR and I have THREE dir. HELP.firgured it out was missing a dir in the path

I think I am going to grab an unused older 40GB drive from my school for my server so I can better to remote backups...

I tried using a clone tool, more than one in FACT, to get Linux onto a different drive before, however, I never really had any luck at it.

My question is: What is the best way to transfer Linux from one drive to another larger one?

Also, while I am at it: How good are software-based RAID systems (using no hardware RAID interface)?

And, my motherboard has a regular old IDE cable interface... can I connect more than two drives to it if I have a cable that is split into three, and can I use the one mainly intended for the CD-ROM drives for hard drive?

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can I connect more than two drives to it if I have a cable that is split into three

and can I use the one mainly intended for the CD-ROM drives for hard drive?

Pretty good food at the Ubuntu bistro ... Wink

I have a laptop dual booting vista & 10.04lts
vista came pre installed
I would like to burn an ISO of vista
so I can do a clean install of Ubuntu
I would like to have a copy of vista, should I ever feel the need to reinstall & since I have a legitimate validation key...
Did you already check the Gateway site? This is a way of making recovery Disk for a Gateway system with Vista. You u will have to explore their site to find out how to do it.

http://support.gateway.com/s/software/MICROSOF/vista/7515418/7515418asi.shtmlThis is on my wife's HP
I asked over on the windows section, as if I were going to replace the HDD
& got directed to burn some recovery disc's
I'm trying to do a clean vista install just to see if the disc's will work
the real plan is to install mint9 & use the entire HDD
I just want the option to put vista back in should the need ever arise
so far it hasn't & she has been happy using mint for about 3 months.
Your comments are confusing. In your initial post, you say you have Vista and Ubuntu installed. Then, in your reply to Geek-9pm, you say your wife has happily been using Mint for about 3 months. I think some clarification is needed. My wife hasn't booted into vista for months, so I was tidying up all the files, combining all the pictures w/pictures, documents all together & so on. I moved everything onto a different computer on the network

Mint9 is a deviation of Ubuntu 10.04, which is a little more polished, all the codecs & driver needed are already installed
the partitions were very messy, I really had a quad boot

having multiple OS's works, but it is confusing. In the end I couldn't stand having 60g of HDD devoted to vista. I found that working with video is actually easier in Unbuntu, than in windoze, for the simple things like downloading & burning

I burned the recovery discs for vista & ran far enough through the recovery process to feel confident the files are good
I did a fresh install of mint using the entire HDD, which only took about 1/2 hour. the notebook is so much more pleasant to use [trouble free too]

I've been working with Linux for a year now, most of my confusion has come from
working too hard, I've been finding all the apps I could ever want are available through synaptic & the software manager

It can get tricky when asking for help the user forum, as many of the solutions offered take me to Terminal... There are very few things that can't be done with a graphical interface [point & CLICK].
the greatest weakness is the knowledge base is geared much more to the experienced user.
It's as if there is a jump from learning how to build a wheel to designing the guidance control system for the space shuttle

I don't think linux is for everyone
But it is certainly a good choice for older hardware. I have a 1.3 gHz pentiumIII pc that is much more pleasant to use as a 10.04 machine than it ever was on XP.So, back to the basic question, which is how, or whether, Vista can be installed on a system with Linux already installed, right? I've never done that so all I can recommend is using Google or your favorite search engine to search for references such as: How to dual-boot Vista with Linux (with Linux installed first) -- the step-by-step guide with screenshots.

Of COURSE, another option would be to start from scratch, format the hard drive, install Vista, and then install your preferred Linux OS. But, I imagine you'd rather avoid that, if possible.

By the way, I can't image why you'd need to consume 60GB for Vista unless you had an exceptionally large amount of programs and files on that same partition. I think the normal method is too start with vista
Should I ever feel the need, this is what I'll do

The recovery discs I burned will wipe everything off the HDD...

I saw recommendations to never have less than 50g for vista, recovery was around 12g by itself
It was also suggested not to fill more than 2/3rds of the available HDD in vista

I'll probably never go back to vista, I just wanted to have the option, before installing linux on the entire HDDWell, I have Vista on my laptop and have 38GB allocated to drive C for Vista. Now, it's possible I may need to expand that partition if I installed numerous additional programs but, as it stands now, 38GB is sufficient. we really don't do anything unusual
gmail, surfing, pictures, listening to music [no downloading]
nothing especially resource intensive in the way of programs

We could never come to terms with Vista
The accounts & public folders were just a nightmare, an "expert" on another forum kept telling me not to treat it like XP
I never could figure out what that meant
I don't need a bunch of nag SCREENS & security to protect me from myself
Files go where I tell them to in [linux] mint, I was never quite sure in vista, whether things were moving or links being CREATED or copies being made....
other people love Vista & 7
I never tried 7, so I have no idea.
I didn't find vista especially user friendly, I guess my intuition is the wrong kind

Rant offIf vista came pre-installed in ur system, probably u must have a dump of the vista setup some where in ur c: drive.Not any more

I’m looking for a WAY to search a huge log file for a string but I need the output to show me something like the 10 lines before or after the string. We have an application that generates HUGE logs. I can grep the logs for a text string but the output doesn’t show me everything I need to see. So, once determining the string is present I have to go into the log and go from {pattern} to {patern}, sometimes all the log entries for an event can be spread over hundreds of lines, with other events mixed in, depends on when the other interfaces respond. Hundreds of lines cover only a couple seconds.

I’ve tried multiple and assorted combinations of “cat”, ‘”sed” etc etc. So, far I’m clueless.

Is there some way to search a log for a specific string and have the output include lines above and or below the string?
So something like clicking cache on google and getting your search highlighted and you can see it in context? If you look through google I think there is a way to use their software to do something like that.you can try as below:
grep -B1 "your search text" yourtextfilenamehere | grep -v ^\-\- > result.txtThanks for your contribution, Mylove52, but this topic is over 4 years old. Oh, is that so Co2 :-)

COULD you please tell us then what would be the solution.Many Thanks.Personally, I haven't used Linux much at all, so I'm not sure as to what the solution is. However, I don't think Mike Mowry would mind.There are so many ways to do this, It would help if the TS would outline a method that he thinks would work. Then different ones here might give code in various scripts or program languages. The issue is a piratical method, not which language.
Like this:
Code: [Select]SPECIFY Log File
Specify target string
Name output
Number of lines to induce before and afte
Read until end of log file
Find target string
write lines before
write target line
write lines after
end

the solution is as posted
Code: [Select]grep -A10 -B10 "search string" file
I think CARBONS point was that posting a solution is a complete waste of time on account of the age of the thread. additionally the topic starter is "no longer with us" so to speak.i don't really think it matters, no solution is posted in the first place. It might benefit those who are searching the forums for similar posts. I do agree that if a solution is already posted, then bumping up this thread is unnecessary (unless it offers new insights to possible solutions)The POST was from four years back.
So, I just amused he was from
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