UK Linux

Odd directory sharing problem
I have a lan with one Windows XP laptop and one PCLinuxos TR3 desktop. On the desktop I have two directories in my Home Directory that are shared, called Documents and Computing. the share properties are, as far as I can see ABSOLUTELY IDENTICAL on each directory. When I access the Documents directory from the Win ... 3 Apr 2007 14:19

USB Zip drive PCLinuxos
PCLinuxos sees my Iomega USB zip drive but when I try to mount it, I get this error: Method "Mount" with signature "ssas" on interface "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume" doesn't exist Any thoughts on the solution? ... 2 Apr 2007 11:37

Web Hosting
I wondered if there was a distro that I could load on an old pc to host my own websites? Is there a free distro that could do the same job as WHM/CPanel? ... 2 Apr 2007 18:57

Setting up a Samba server PCLinuxOS
i need to set up a Samba server on my Desktop. When i start the Wizard, I get a message telling me I need to change the hostname from "localhost" to a Fully Qualified Domain Name. What is a "Fully Qualified Domain Name"? ... 2 Apr 2007 09:31

one more step... ubuntu ... DVD
Hi all Now have Ubuntu ('Edgy') running, and it has recognised the onbouard sound on the Asus M2V-MX mobo first time round (more than XP would...) Want to now get DVD player working - as I have no internet connection on the Linux PC, but a broadband connection at college, I understand I need to go to Ubuntu... 7 Apr 2007 02:49

INIT_WORK
Hi, Brain gone to mush - which header is INIT_WORK defined in? TTFN Paul -- Sie k�nnen mich aufreizen und wirklich hei� machen! ... 1 Apr 2007 12:06

Have I got a HAL problem?
Thanks to yet another failed Maxstor disk, yesterday I did a fresh FC6 install from CD onto the new disk (not a Maxstor, natch) followed by full upgrade to kernel 2.6.20 build 2933. After getting everything reinstalled and my usual daemon set up and working everything was looking good, with automount working ju... 12 Apr 2007 18:09

Possible OpenDNS problem ?
Nick Leverton wrote: In article <4ECD42F010%news(a)youmustbejoking.demon.cu.invalid>, Darren Salt <news(a)youmustbejoking.demon.cu.invalid> wrote: I demand that Whiskers may or may not have written... [snip] I've had OpenDNS sometimes fail to resolve certain domain names; not recently though. ... 31 Mar 2007 14:41

New FREE Linux Shell Provider.
Hi, I've just setup Templar Shell Services UK at http://templarshells.mine.nu to provide FREE Linux Shell Accounts to the public. The Shell Accounts include 50 megs of space for Webhosting, SQL Database Hosting, as well as IRC Bo Hosting. Please visit http://templarshells.mine.nu for more info. Thanks, M... 30 Mar 2007 08:27

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