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Kmail Error:could not start process pop3 I have installed slackware 12.1,but kmail doesn't work, throwing up the above message.Anyone any ideas ,what's causing this? ... 7 May 2008 07:31
12.1: Lilo fails with encrypted root partition. "Illegal 'root' specification" Hi. I'm installing Slackware 12.1 and I'm encrypting the entire file system (except /boot). I'm following the instructions, but when I'm editing lilo.conf and changing the linux bootable config and then try to run lilo I get (besides those warnings): Fatal: Illegal 'root' specification: /dev/mapper/cryptroot ... 7 May 2008 06:28
ldconfig segfault I have largely lurked here for a number of years, but I now have a truly vexing problem. I have a Dell D820 laptop that I have been running (with pretty good success) with Slack-current right up to the last change (12.1 RC-4). I rebuilt the kernel with the tuxonice-3.0 patches and things appeared to be working we... 7 May 2008 00:08
In place upgrade 12>>12.1 On May 4, 5:47 am, Peter <pe...(a)localhost.com> wrote: I have never upgraded in place a Slackware installation. I always installed the upgrade on a new partition and rebuilt all the customizations. I did this for all the obvious reasons, but most important because I have upgraded and/or recompiled versions o... 6 May 2008 22:24
SeaMonkey "default application" King Beowulf wrote: I'll have to agree. XINE/gxine drives me nuts as it "kinda works, sometimes for some things" but mplayer has never let me down - either on Slackware or SLAMD64. Besides, the UI for xine sucks and gxine isn't any better. Since I upgraded to 12, I've had nothing but problems with it... 6 May 2008 22:24
Driver doesn't compile to .ko Huub wrote: Hi, Running Slack 12, I've been trying to compile a kerneldriver for the ACX100 Wificard. According to the sf.net page for ACX, this should be possible despite ACX not being a kerneloption. I've installed and compiled 3 times now according to their directions (create drivers/net/wireles... 6 May 2008 22:24
Slackware 12.1 Released On Sat, 03 May 2008 20:39:02 -0400, Ruben wrote: On Sat, 03 May 2008 14:24:12 +0200, Visvanath Ratnaweera wrote: Amazing the amount of bandwidth people have these days! I'm always complaining about how little bandwidth there is especially compared to a few years ago and what could be. ... 6 May 2008 22:24
Slackware versus OpenBSD > The only thing I have against OBSD (if regular use is considered) is IO efficiency- it is really sloooow. Really? From what outhouse wall did you read that? From www.openbsd.org? Or maybe from the wallpainting which says: synchronous filesystems are ALWAYS slower though recommended by OBSD team? ... 6 May 2008 22:24
Slackware Release Fun and Games Results -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Well the results are in. Slackware 12.1 was released 2008.05.01 according to the Changelog. Here are the bets. Two Ravens 2008.06.12 Dan C 2008.04.02 Loki Harfagr 2008.07.15 Keith Keller 2008.... 6 May 2008 22:24
SlackE17 for Slackware 12.1 Hi, I am pleased to announce the availability of SlackE17 for the new Linux Slackware 12.1. SlackE17 is a project of packaging the Enlightenment DR17 (E17) window manager for Slackware. It contains more than 60 packages for x86. Changes of the 20080504 release include: - new modules - new themes (including ... 6 May 2008 21:20
problem with firefox, thunderbird and seamonkey wcth wrote: I have updated the two packages firefox, thunderbird, and seamonkey, and now they are not working anymore. On every page in firefox I get the message : server not found In the preferences for network settings I have "direct connexion to the internet" But konqueror, links, opera, swiftwea... 6 May 2008 20:26
Seachange... On 2008-04-24, Longfellow <not(a)this.address> wrote: But all that is negotiable. What is not is that it run Slackware 12.x. Ergo, that is the benchmark, and why I'm mentioning it here: What are you guys using for hardware? What is the most rock solid reasonably performing system (actually, components, I... 25 Apr 2008 01:10
[semi-OT] Seachange... .... or is it a tectonic shift? The wife is now more sensitive to her computer performance than am I! So now we go hunting for new hardware. But all that is negotiable. What is not is that it run Slackware 12.x. Ergo, that is the benchmark, and why I'm mentioning it here: What are you guys using for hardware?... 24 Apr 2008 15:39
64 bit slackware Hello I know this question has been dealt with in the past, I've read a lot of threads about Slackware supporting an official 64-bit release in the future or not. Many discussions are becoming old though, we're April 2008 now, and almost all new hardware is 64-bit, and 64-bit OS'es are becoming more and more mai... 24 Apr 2008 14:51
ot: starting mysql i've done this many times and i always get the same problem... after a clean install (virtual machine in this, didn't get a virus or spyware), i do "su - mysql", "mysql_install_db" and it tells me to: /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'new-password' /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root -h foo password 'new-password' ... 24 Apr 2008 10:50
Realto Margarino's real identity is Roger Maynard In alt.os.linux.slackware Realto Margarino <rm(a)justlinux.ca> says: You're pathetic and you're obsessed. There is no "dranyamr" user at justlinux.ca. There is no roger.maynard.justlinux.ca. In 2003, the WHOIS for justlinux.ca listed dranyamlr(a)hotmail.com as the owner. dranyamlr is R.L. Maynard (Roger... 24 Apr 2008 06:38
NVIDIA binaries and kernel 2.6.25 Hi, people using NVIDIA binaries please look here for kernel 2.6.25: www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=280afbc3bf85cf9527cdbbe4c347a686&t=110088 Joerg -- For email use g m x d o t n e t ... 24 Apr 2008 05:02
Incoming! Mon Apr 21 16:47:32 CDT 2008 We have now reached the Slackware 12.1 RC2 milestone. :-) We're beyond updating packages or fixing minor cosmetic bugs at this point (actually, we had hoped to be past that with RC1, but there were still items in need of attention). What we have here now has proven to be stable for ou... 23 Apr 2008 20:20
ATI binaries and kernel 2.6.25 Joerg wrote: Hi, people using NVIDIA binaries please look here for kernel 2.6.25: www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=280afbc3bf85cf9527cdbbe4c347a686&t=110088 Joerg And look here for an unofficial patch enabling ATI fglrx 8.476 with kernel 2.6.25: http://www.frogge.de/pepper/patch/p... 23 Apr 2008 13:07 |