Can I configure my notebook to use the 'i' button? Can I enable the Fn key to control volume? I have installed Fedora Core 4 on my Latitude C810... it work...
Hi, Does anyone know how turn off the splash screen during boot? (I'm using Ubuntu 5.1) Thx. __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! -...
No matter what I attempt, I can not set my screen resolution to higher than 1024x768. I have been working on this problem for a week, methodically going...
I have been following the (excellent!) document faq-20040621-1.txt section 5.1. I want to have the touchpad and an external USB mouse working together. I have...
Dear list, After I wake up my Inspiron 5100 (bios A32) from suspend-to-RAM, the fan immediately starts spinning, and it would never stop. The only way I've...
... Hi, with FC4, try Desktop->Preferences->Keyboard Shortcut. The 'i' key was recognized on my Inspiron, as well Fn+sound up or down, but Fn + <keys in the...
... Same problem with a Latitude C600, KDE worked out of the box, however I wound up as a quick fix setting the processor to a slower speed with the BIOS when...
... /dev/pointer is symbolic link to /dev/input/mice It means that /dev/pointer doesn't exist - you have to create it. Do this: ln -sf /dev/input/mice...
... Robert! Thanks very much for the advice! I have got these lines in the xorg.conf, and I did not need to create the symbolic link. Nevertheless, I am not...
... So your mouse already works? ... Yes, you don't have such file - you have to create a symbolic link which is called /dev/pointer. It doesn't exist yet but...
hi, I have installed Fedora Core 2 linux in my laptop, I have problem about intel modem driver , My Hardware configure : intel centrino 1.5 ghz in my laptop...
Thanks for the great list. Although I have had little to no difficulties with Linux on my 4100, I have had some difficulty with the Toshiba 8x DVD drive in the...
Hi. I have lately the weirdest problem with my C840 (PP01X). The power supply just turns itself off after a while when I have a battery on the bay, charging, ...
I want to migrate from rh9 to rh enterprise 3 on my dell d610. Is there a way to upgrate my current kernal without disrupting my current partitioning?...
There are several ways to approach this, depending on your skill level and the amount of equipment/money you have: 1. Buy/borrow an external USB DVD writer...
This is helpful information in that I had a similar question regarding rh9 and slackware 10.2. My i8600 has Rh but I want to move to slackware that I have...
Thanks David, In fact, I have an external usb drive that I used partition magic to create a linux partition on. Unfortunately, I cannot get rh9 to recognize...
fdisk -l will show you all partitions linux is currently seeing, including all that aren't mounted yet. Though it requires you to be root to use it. You could...
Hmmmm, if all you are trying to do, is save your data before upgrading the system, then use a Knoppix Live CD. Chances are that it will identify everything...
Herman
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That's a great idea, Herman. It came to me after I wrote the first post and read his reply that the D610 has a new i915 chipset. Chances are that RH9's...
I just bought the new Mandrake 2006 and installed but it doesn't work. After the startup sequence the display gets black and wants to have a name and login...
... Well, if 10.0 works, then why change? If you feel like experimenting with 2006, have a look at this guide: ...
Herman
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... Just for personal interest: What's the problem with kat? Best regards ce...
Christoph Eckert
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Nov 16, 2005 8:03 pm
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... a. Doesn't really work well enough to be useful. b. Tends to consume all available resources - threading/scheduling is bad. Maybe it just needs a 'nice' -...
Herman
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If you look in /var/log/Xsession (or some name like that, not at a Linux box to check right now) you can read the X server log. Usually the last few lines are...
