Hello, all. This is my first post, maybe you guys could help me out. I am excited to get Linux for my Windows XP machine, not because I think windoze is terrible or unusable, but I want to try out something else, and I'm always ready to try out open source stuff. However, I encountered many issues with the idea of Linux on the machine. I want to dual boot (at least at first) so I can run my apps (mostly games). I already use Open Office, Thunderbird, Firefox, ClamWin, and all that good open source stuff. A) My drive is in NTFS, so I can't re-partition with anything I have on the PC right now. (you can only use fdisk for fat/fat32)? Buying a utility would be expensive from what I've seen. B) So I tried SUSE Live DVD, but that hung on the usb detection, can't "mount the drives"? and doesn't detect my soundcard, and several other errors. I tried Knoppix after that, but the mouse doesn't work and the USB wifi adapter doesn't work. C) Alot of Linux message boards and things say you need a 3.5" floppy drive to install Linux? I don't have one. Also, if SUSE Live/Knoppix didn't work, does that mean that the real HD Install distro wont work either? Thanks in advance for your good advice, Linux seems alot trickier to figure out then I thought it would be.

Hello,

 

I installed SUSE on my laptop and got resolutions atleast as high as 1024x768.

Then I installed FC5 (which I like better), and got resolutions only as high as 800x600.

 

What should I do?

 

Thanks,

 

handydandy

Hi ;)

 

I would like to know how could i check how long is my internet connection up... Not the system

 

Im using pppoe, with adsl-start command...

 

 

 

cu

Hi

 

I wasnt totaly sure where to ask this, under which section, i hope i didnt go under wrong section ;)

And im sorry if there is already topic about "top", search doesnt allow to type only 3 letters :/

 

So my question is how to configure top so that users sees only thiers processes and not from entire system

 

I have shell on freebsd and when i type top i see only my processes.

But on my server (slackware 10.1 2.4.29) i see processes for all users...

 

 

cu

I have done a search, but I can't find what I want. I want to install thunderbird on FC4 and I have downloaded the linux version from:

 

[/url][url=http://www.mozilla.com/products/download.h...ux%E2%8C%A9=en-US]http://www.mozilla.com/products/download.h...ux〈=en-US

 

I can't find a rpm for this and have to install the .tar.gz version.

 

The normal way that I go about to install a program is:

 

* cd /home/mizzy

* tar -xvzf thunderbird-1.5.0.2.tar.gz

* cd thunderbird

* ./configure && make && checkinstall

 

But the ./configure step doesn't work because I don't think that there is a configure file in there o_O

 

I have a shared folder on my desktop (which is on windows) that i want to view on here. It has been done previously on this laptop when it was running windows and it ran successfully.

 

On here I have gone to network > windows network > and that is blank o_O

 

So then I have go to Connect to server > entered the service type as windows share desktop ip which was 192.168.0.3 and I put the shared file name. This did find it and make a connection, but the folder appears as empty on here. It contains a few images in it and it shows up on my desktop.

 

Any idea's why its hiding the images? well everything o_O

 

(running FC4)

hello, once again me, i have alot of security problems as u see:P

 

this time i would like to know which stuff is the best against brute force on sshd. I found some scripts that adds ip to iptables... but im not sure which one to use... or is there any other way? its is not that i dont like that, its is cool but i would like u to tell your opinion on this one...

 

cu;)

Hello ;)

 

 

i would like that u dudez paste any useful iptables rules to protect agains ddos attacks or any other method which works

 

bye :P

I've downloaded gnome-commander-1.1.7.tar.gz from [/url][url=http://www.nongnu.org/gcmd/]http://www.nongnu.org/gcmd/ which is a file manager program.

 

To install I have done;

 

Downloaded to desktop then cut & past it to my home folder (I didn't know where else to install it :/ )

 

Then I did;

• cd /home/mizzy
  
  
• tar -xvzf gnome-commander-1.1.7.tar.gz
  
  
• cd gnome-commander-1.1.7
  
  
• ./configure && make && checkinstall
  
  

Basically, i want to have a dual boot with windows and linux. now with suse, i take it i need to install windows first, then the GRUB bootloader will find windows?

 

now to my next problem. ive had problems installing mythtv. i always get a connect to database error in the setup. this is with suse. is there a linux distro out there, thats is well used, easy to install myth/comes preinstalled with myth, and has an update system like synaptic or yast? im a noob to linux and ive only just got used to using suse. in previous experience, ive not liked aptitude for getting apps. does knopmyth come with a GUI package downloader? or mythdora?

 

just to recap, i deffo want windows installed, and i want to be able to use mythtv. im willing to dual boot knoppmyth with suse just to get tv functions. but id rather just have everything tidy into one linux package.

 

thanks