General Linux

NTP not starting up correctly...
Hello all, i am having a hard time getting ntp up and running. Right now i am trying to just set up the server machine (which will get its time from teh internet and then server that time to nodes in my cluster) the /etc/ntp.conf file looks like: restrict 127.0.0.1 restrict 128.180.38.0 mask 255.255.255.0 nomo... 17 Jun 2005 12:54

download swf video
Hi, I'd like to download the swf video which you can get on http://whoppix.hackingdefined.com/Whoppix-HD-install.html Is there any way to do that? Thanks Chris ... 15 Jun 2005 03:16

micro solution backpack cd-writer hell
i've got an external backpack cd-writer. it connects via usb and parallel port. i'm having a hell of a time getting it to work with ubuntu hoary (debian-based), using either usb or parallel port. from the micro solutions website: "USING BACKPACK ON THE PARALLEL PORT IN LINUX The backpack parallel port driver... 16 Jun 2005 15:13

dvd error WRITE@LBA
Hello, My dvd burner (LG) used to burn dvds without any problem. Now all of a subben it started throwing following error. /dev/hdd: "Current Write Speed" is 3.3x1385KBps. :-( unable to WRITE(a)LBA=0h: Input/output error :-( write failed: Input/output error It burns CDs alright though. I am confused as to why it... 12 Jun 2005 20:25

Problems intalling Tora (Oracle Toolkit) on Fedora
Hi, When I try to install the next package, the message below is shown: [root(a)llamas jdiaz]# rpm -Uhv tora-oracle-1.3.15-1.i386.rpm error: Failed dependencies: libclntsh.so.10.1 is needed by tora-oracle-1.3.15-1.i386 But the file "libclntsh.so.10.1" is installed. It belongs to the "O... 1 Mar 2005 07:31

Problems connecting with tora Oracle Toolkit: plugins missing
Hi, I have installed the "Sql*Plus" Oracle Client component. I can connect right to the server with "sqlplus" command, but when I start tora it show the message below: No available connection provider, plugins probably missing. I have exported the next variables: [jdiaz(a)llamas ~]$ env|grep oracle T... 25 Feb 2005 09:59

Problems installing Oracle 9i (9.2.0.4.0) Client on Linux Fedora Core 3
Hi, When I run the "runInstaller" script, the message below is shown: [oracle(a)llamas Disk1]$ ./runInstaller [oracle(a)llamas Disk1]$ Initializing Java Virtual Machine from /tmp/OraInstall2005-02-24_03-10-39PM/jre/bin/java. Please wait... Error occurred during initialization of VM Unable to load native library... 25 Feb 2005 05:21

Creating virtual floppy drives
How can I create virtual floppy drives on red hat? Can someone point me to a some software that can do it? Thanks ... 24 Feb 2005 10:16

Best Linux Distro for a home user?
Hello, What would be the best Linux distrobution for a home user. The computer is mainly used for surfing, email, word processing and graphics manimpulation. Hardware Duron 800, 256 RAM, 20 gig hd. The user is very accustomed to Windows 98 and wants that kind of ease (adding/removing apps), without the fre... 14 Feb 2005 20:28

runlevel 3 and log messages
I use Fedora Core 3. I want to start my system in runlevel 3, to log in text mode, but it is impossible because in the screen I have all the time the following logs: hub 1-0:1.0: over-current change on port 1 hub 1-0:1.0: over-current change on port 2 hub 1-0:1.0: over-current change on port 1 hub 1-0:1.0: ove... 14 Feb 2005 20:28