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How do I load a kernel module automatically?
Posted on January 28th, 2004 | 10 Comments

|I just got a new webcam which requires the pwc kernel module. I added the |appropriate options to /etc/modules.conf: | |options pwc size=sif fps=5 | |and then loaded the module with...

no received bytes in /proc/net/dev
Posted on January 28th, 2004 | 1 Comments

In comp.os.linux.networking tudor <tudor.tatar@tin.it> wrote: What driver are you using? What card are you using? What kernel? What driver version (if it didn't come with the kernel)? -- Cameron...

Bill Gates gets to be Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Posted on January 28th, 2004 | 11 Comments

In article <MPG.1a81e21d41766a629896a2@news.syd.swiftdsl.com.au>, Phil Pierotti wrote: It helps if you give some of it away. Steal 40 Billion, and then give away a Billion or two, and you're a big...

Printing to a Linux/CUPS/Samba printer from Windows machines
Posted on January 28th, 2004 | 4 Comments

Balwinder Singh Dheeman wrote: Oops...Sorry, missed that the first time. BTW, while looking for something totally unrelated, I came across this...

Mike releases the "home" command, Version #2
Posted on January 28th, 2004 | 31 Comments

Mike Cox wrote: If you take a look at the function change_to_directory (newdir, nolinks) in the source for the bash shell, you'll see how the 'cd' command works. The 'cd' command /is not an external...

Fedora: Gnucash and PostgreSQL
Posted on January 28th, 2004 | 0 Comments

All, I've been using Gnucash for a long time and have grown to like it. I've heard for a long time about how it is possible to tie Gnucash into the PostgreSQL database. I have a running instance...

why some people call emacs operating system?
Posted on January 28th, 2004 | 22 Comments

On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 at 19:46 GMT, Web Surfer wrote: But it definitely is an operating environment, and you can use as much or as little of it as you like. I do a lot of my work in a shell, but I...

Looking for Presenter in Chicago Area
Posted on January 28th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Hello. I am the president of the Linux Users Group at the University of Illinois at Chicago. We are planning an InstallFest for mid-March and are looking for presenters. These gatherings are...

Frame buffer memory?
Posted on January 28th, 2004 | 4 Comments

In <pan.2004.01.26.12.55.54.698653@example.com>, on 01/26/2004 at 04:55 AM, Whyld-Chyld <test@example.com> said: Actually it performs quite well with decent drivers, and I get good performance on...

A new reader? Welcome to comp.os.linux.misc, read this first if you're new here (FAQ)
Posted on January 27th, 2004 | 0 Comments

ATTENTION NEW READERS New reader? Great! Welcome! Here's how to make best use of this newsgroup, effectively getting yourself a slice of the best help available. Now read on ... TESTING YOUR...

sorting filenames
Posted on January 27th, 2004 | 57 Comments

On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 at 23:47 GMT, Leslie Ballentine wrote: No, the hares are already running in the next race. -- Chris F.A. Johnson ...

Mixed case for Group names - removed functionality from red Hat?
Posted on January 27th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Can anybody tell me if aloowing mixed case in group names is a configurable option? We have a server with red hat 6.2. This has been running some years now, and we are looking at creating a copy...

sendmail question
Posted on January 27th, 2004 | 6 Comments

On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 08:43:47 +0000, Jørn Dahl-Stamnes thoughtfully wrote: Generally as indicated above specifically...

Environment variables settings through a script
Posted on January 27th, 2004 | 5 Comments

Jeroen Geilman <jeroen-nospammat-adaptr.nl> wrote: You may thank him on my behalf. It's not a shell feature, it's a basic of programming, and shell programming at that! You cannot affect the...

Can Linux mount XBox discs?
Posted on January 27th, 2004 | 4 Comments

"Arctic Wolf" <SpamShield-ArcticWolf@mail.com> wrote in message news:bupg4s$kpvt0$1@ID-184215.news.uni-berlin.de... The Mod posts are over running the Microsoft.public.Xbox newsgroup. There are...

Problem compiling PHP+OpenSSL+Oracle
Posted on January 27th, 2004 | 0 Comments

I don't know if this is the correct location for this kind of question. If no, please forgive, and I'll be very thankful if you redirect me in the correct way. I'm trying to recompile RedHat...

who, what deleted a file?
Posted on January 27th, 2004 | 6 Comments

RRB <removethis.basv@removethis.gmx.at> wrote: That only works if you use rm to delete the file. There are many other ways of deleting a file from a filesystem, and to catch most of them you'd have...

/proc interface
Posted on January 27th, 2004 | 5 Comments

Jeroen Geilman <jeroen-nospammat-adaptr.nl> wrote in message news:<63bhe1-30a.ln1@core.adaptr.nl>... I want to display some kernel internal parameters..... So Do you think I need a module that call...

conversion primary->extended partition
Posted on January 27th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Hi Is it possible to convert a primary partition to an extended partition without losing data? I have four primary partitions now but I'd like to shrink one and create an additional one. Therefore...

Need some help in fixing a file
Posted on January 27th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Madhusudan Singh wrote: If Your download is by ftp you must set ascii mode before file transfert.