Setup

can not boot from DVD
Hi, I have FC5 and I'd like to upgrade. I have downloaded the FC8 and made a DVD. When I reboot my laptop to start installation, it cannot recognize the FC8 DVD and fails to start with that so in contiunes with the old OS that I had. What' s wrong? is it related to FC8 or my computer? Reza ... 24 Jan 2008 04:07

Does anyone have working mock setup for RHEL 5.1?
I've had previously working "mock" setups for RHEL 5.0, but I've moved to a new environment and need a new build setup, on an isolated subnet. I've got: * A clean RHEL 5.1 server. * A separate /var/lib/mock partition, to segment off potential partition overflows * A local mirror of http://buildsys.fedoraproject... 23 Jan 2008 03:52

dell 2950 w/ perc 6/i controller will not pxeboot (RHES 4u4)
hello, trying to pxeboot new 2950 w/ perc 6/i controllers. i have 2 disks built and initialized but during the kickstart it reports that no drives are found. ive tried loading megaraid_sas, megaraid2, megaraid_mbox drivers but no luck. what driver do i load during kickstart to see drives w/ a perc... 22 Jan 2008 16:49

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Netiquette 2007-08#1 New reader? Great! Welcome! Here's how to make best use of this newsgroup and get yourself a slice of the best help available. Now read on ... TESTING YOUR CONNECTION Errm, first a delicate point. Often users accessing ... 22 Jan 2008 16:16

installing Fedora 8
I have a 10 GB hard drive with windows Me on it. I was planning to partition the hard drive in half and install Fedora 8 on it. How much space does the typical Fedora 8 installation require? Is 5GB enough? Also, the computer only has 160 MB of RAM. Would it be a good idea to add on the additional 96MB so it has... 24 Jan 2008 20:06

find linux books here - jumbooks.com
Hi all, Please find lots of linux books on http://www.jumbooks.com ... 21 Jan 2008 12:18

Firewalls, antivirus, etc
We are going to install some version ( redhat, ubuntu, fedora) on a computer and start the learning process. We know nothing....so the basics are needed. What is the simplest software to download for firewall and antivirus? Where is the best info for setting up dual, triple boot systems (with or without windows... 25 Jan 2008 04:19

How to bootloader my OS kernel with grub
hello, all: I am writing a kernel(Just a very little one). I didn't want to write the bootloader by myself, I want to use the GRUB. but I don't know how to do. who have done the things like this or could give me some articles about that. many thanks! ... 21 Jan 2008 16:49

Using a USB flash drive to install multiple versions?
Hi. Where I work, we use several versions of Linux -- RedHat 3, RedHat 4, CentOS 3, CentOS 4. I would like to set up a USB flash drive (memory stick) with which to install any of the four systems. What I envision is booting from the flash drive, being presented with a dialog asking which version to install, a... 22 Jan 2008 06:38

set prompt to display cwd
I am running fedora 8 with cshell (I believe this is what I'm running since I have a .cshrc file, I'm new to this) and I would like to always have my current directory displayed as my prompt, how do I do this? thanks, ... 19 Jan 2008 14:59