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(...) I'm not sure how MSWin deals with this.... not my field. :) But a key point in the linux world is: the bit that as to be within the first 1024 cylinders is the beginning of the kernel. That means that if your kernel is on a partition that (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) errr... just curious (since I know nothing about turbo-linux) - doesn't it run stock kernels? or does it come with several precompiled (like redhat shipping with an smp and a non smp one)? :) Dan (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Hrmmm.... not sure how much 1024 cylinders would be on this drive. Gotta be more than 500mb, though, because the initial primary partition that Windows ME is living on is a gig. I guess I could have multiple tiny /boot partitions for each (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Switch from Gnome to KDE - Turbolinux 6
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"Mike Stanley" wrote... (...) Mike, I went through this very excersize a week or three ago, and found that I was trying to make it much more difficult than it needed to be. After using rpm (I'm using a Red Hat 6.1 installation here) to install all (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Switch from Gnome to KDE - Turbolinux 6
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(...) [scheme snipped] Yes, you will run into problems that way. Lilo can only boot kernels in the first 1024 cylinders of a drive. (This is the BIOS's fault, not Lilo's.) On most IDE drives, that's around 500MB. I usually set up workstations like (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: NFS /usr/local (was Re: Custom launchers in Gnome panels?)
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(...) well, the longer you go between doing them, the more of an issue it is. :) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Just installed this on my dual celeron box and it runs like a champ, but I'm trying to figure out how to make KDE my default X-windows thingie.... don't like this Gnome stuff much. Can't get Mandrake to install on this system (doesn't seem to like (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | NFS /usr/local (was Re: Custom launchers in Gnome panels?)
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On Thu, 2 Mar 2000 23:13:44 GMT mattdm@mattdm.org (Matthew Miller) wrote concerning 'Re: Custom launchers in Gnome panels?': (...) perhaps I should try and rethink our NFS structure. It hasn't been much of a problem though, since there are very few (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Ah. Yeah, some of the departments I support do a similar thing. (Largely, we use AFS, but we've got some holdouts....) I've tried to move most of them to making the exported directory be /usr/local/somethingorother instead of just /usr/local. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Ripping Vinyl to Digital
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(...) Hey lookie lookie what I found... (URL) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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On Thu, 2 Mar 2000 16:43:29 GMT mattdm@mattdm.org (Matthew Miller) wrote (...) the only problem with that, is the under the current setup, we have /usr/local an NFS exported directory (which make a lot of sense, as long as you're not too worried (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I really like RPM (and package managers in general). It really gives you a lot of power, and helps keep your system manageable. I'd recommend installing anything you build yourself into /usr/local -- that way, you keep the RPM database there (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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On Thu, 2 Mar 2000 13:39:03 GMT mattdm@mattdm.org (Matthew Miller) wrote concerning 'Re: Custom launchers in Gnome panels?': (...) [snip excellent instructions] thanks a lot Matt! I never really delved into rpm, I usually compile and install my own (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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On Thu, 2 Mar 2000 06:15:21 GMT Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote concerning 'Re: Custom launchers in Gnome panels?': (...) hmmm... while I don't use the gnome stuff myself (too fancy, I like FVWM too much), why not write the whole thing in (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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On Thu, 2 Mar 2000 05:54:45 GMT Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote concerning 'Custom launchers in Gnome panels?': (...) hermitage$ rpm -qf /usr/bin/webcontrol_applet gnome-core-1.0.39-10 now all you need to do it search through the gnome core (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Sorry I can't answer the rest of your question, but I can tell you how to find the source code of something under redhat. First, find the full name of the applet binary: thneed:~$ locate webcontrol /etc/CORBA/servers/w...let.gnorba (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Er, I should be more specific about what I'd like to do... I just want a little applet that sits there and runs in a panel, and has a simple little 15-character edit box, and when I type stuff into the edit box and press Enter, I want it to (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Anyone know a quick (say, 15 minutes or less) way to kluge up a custom launcher application for a Gnome panel? Something with a small edit box is all that's needed. There's a little capplet called "webcontrol" which ships with RHL6.1 which is (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Wow. I've spent a good part of today (and will probably spend a parge part of the evening) reading Bruce Sterling's online book ((URL) - there's a lot more than "we in the public" ever [didn't] hear. Steve, may we believe that Bruce's account jives (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) (URL) points to a very good summary of the events: (URL) the dir name "SS" is historically significant. I've read through summaries of this event several times, but this is the first time I noticed that the SS officer in charge took SJ Games (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Steve Jackson
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(...) January 18/19 1990. The DC 2600 bust was on December 6, 1992 KL (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Hey Steve, there's an article about your infamous incident on slashdot I can't believe it's been 10 years. I guess the 10 yr anaversary of the Craig Neidorf case and the DC 2600 mtg will be coming up soon too. Hmm, last I remember Craig moved to the (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Palm Pilots
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(...) Yeah, me too, given that I get free batteries from work. Otherwise, I'd probably prefer the rechargable. :) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Actually, it's got 8. (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Looks like you're right about the IIIc. The V and Vx do this as well. Not sure about the VII. (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Hrmmm... that really isn't too shabby. I think I'll find someone who wants a IIIx cheap and get a IIIc, assuming it has 4mb. (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Wow. Excellent, thanks! Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) $.02 I'd rather use "normal" batteries. Easier to pick up an extra set while running through the airport and replace on the plane that way. -Steven (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I thought the newer Palms would recharge batteries when parked on the cradle??? Steve (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I believe that I've read that the e doesn't have the same sync capabilities as the x does, but I don't know the details offhand. Hmm, now that I think of it, I'm not sure where I heard that - may be a bad rumour. ah, there it is. According to (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) The color one has a built-in lithium rechargable, like the palm V, so it's less of an issue. They claim about two weeks of use. Further investigation shows that that's assuming 40 minutes a days, so that translates to 9-10 hours of continuous (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Yeah, not being upgradable sucks. I'm using less than a meg, but I have yet to start trying out much of anything other than the built-in apps. Even if I never use more than 1.5mb, though, I'll feel better knowing I have 4mb instead of 2mb. And (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) The IIIe is also not flash upgradable. Not a death-knell type flaw, but it does shorten the lifespan. That's more important than the RAM, I think. Mike, how much of your 4MB are you using? I've got a IIIx too, and I barely have more than 1MB (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: DSL newbie
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(...) Years of practice. *grin*. Actually, I've been doing Linux admin stuff for years and I wouldn't call myself an expert. But having a reasonable grasp is certainly obtainable. It just so happens that I just got done putting together some pages (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Factoring going off line for a while
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(...) Will let you know soon, hopefully. (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Palm Pilots
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(...) I have a IIIx. I bought it mainly because I wanted more RAM (4 megs) instead of less with a cool case - the V. Haven't kept up with the specs on the other models - I assume the IIIe has 2mb? I figure more is better, and since IIIx's were going (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Hrmmm - ones that were written by people who obviously know what they're talking about? Not sure, haven't read many. :) You could check Cnet, Zdnet, and the like for comparisons between DSL and Cable. (...) Depends on how far you are from the (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Factoring going off line for a while
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(...) I tried an old version of it about a year ago, on RH 5.2, but gave up on trying to get it to work after a while... is it worth trying again? :) Dan (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Factoring going off line for a while
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(...) You tried the new Gnucash 1.3.0? I'm thinking of trying to coax Mandrake 7.0 onto my dual 366/512 system again. Figure it might be fun to do my finances on it... (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Folks out there must have Palm Pilots, is it worth the extra money to step up to IIIx instead of starting with a IIIe? What are the advantages of the IIIX? (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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