Forum: *nix Hardware Configuration  Jul 6th, 2008 |
| Replies: 0 Views: 1,464 vfs:unable to mount root fs on unknown block(8,7)
Running home desktop - Intel core 2 duo 2.0 ghz with 250gb hd and 2.0 mb ram.
Multibooting XP, Mepis, Kubuntu, and Mint. Installed a 40 gb scavenged HD (drive 2) to install Mepis on. Planned to copy... |
| Forum: Networking Hardware Configuration Apr 28th, 2008 |
| Replies: 0 Views: 534 xp and linux network configuration
Here is what I have:
New pc (intel core 2 duo 3.0 mhz) multibooted with linux distros and windows xp with hp 4110 printer attached.
Older hp pc with xp and important files with hp 5550 printer... |
| Forum: *nix Hardware Configuration Jan 28th, 2008 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 995 Re: sound error but still have sound
Thanks, on the error message it had a place to check if you didn't want the message to be shown anymore. I finally checked that. The sound works but don't know why the error kept coming up. It... |
| Forum: *nix Hardware Configuration Jan 26th, 2008 |
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| Forum: *nix Hardware Configuration Jan 22nd, 2008 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 995 sound error but still have sound
Have fedora 8 installed and working great but keep getting sound error right after login. Sound still works but I don't know enough to sort out where the cause of the error originates.
Here is the... |
| Forum: *nix Software Dec 28th, 2007 |
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| Forum: Window and Desktop Managers Nov 16th, 2007 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 1,810 Re: debian internet access slow
Thanks, In Debian 4.0 the default browser is Iceweasel. I think that it is the same as Firefox. I will try your suggestions both ways. IW looks and feels just like FF so I haven't changed over. I use... |
| Forum: Window and Desktop Managers Nov 15th, 2007 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 1,810 Re: debian internet access slow
Just getting started with Debian and crossing over from windows recently. Not familiar with ipv6. What is it and why should I want to disable it?
Thanks,
houndhen |
| Forum: Getting Started and Choosing a Distro Nov 15th, 2007 |
| Replies: 19 Views: 2,034 Re: user friendly but quick distro
What I am looking for is an application similiar to Quickbooks that will run in Linux. I am also looking into vmware in Linux so that I can run QB from inside Linux. |
| Forum: Getting Started and Choosing a Distro Nov 15th, 2007 |
| Replies: 19 Views: 2,034 Re: user friendly but quick distro
From what I have seen the first and last are more like quicken. Not sure about Sage. Quicken and several others can't come close to doing what Quickbooks can do. They weren't designed to. A lot... |
| Forum: Getting Started and Choosing a Distro Nov 14th, 2007 |
| Replies: 19 Views: 2,034 Re: user friendly but quick distro
I'll be 65 next August. Never saw a computer till around 1980. It was a semi-portable mono chrome screen and loaded with DOS 2.0 and Lotus 123. Don't remember how big the HD was or even if it had... |
| Forum: Getting Started and Choosing a Distro Nov 14th, 2007 |
| Replies: 19 Views: 2,034 Re: user friendly but quick distro
I have Debian 4.0 installed and am trying to find my way around. Thanks for the suggestion.
Installed Ubuntu but it didn't seem stable and there was a problem with font sizes even during the... |
| Forum: Window and Desktop Managers Nov 14th, 2007 |
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| Forum: Getting Started and Choosing a Distro Nov 8th, 2007 |
| Replies: 19 Views: 2,034 Re: user friendly but quick distro
Thanks tl2050, I will check out slackware. From what I have been reading it seemed like it was not so much for the newbie so I didn't look at it. I have installed Debian 4.0 and trying to find my way... |
| Forum: Window and Desktop Managers Nov 6th, 2007 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 1,810 debian internet access slow
Is there a way to speed up Debian 4.0 access to my dsl internet? It seems like 15 or 20 seconds before the lights start flashing on my modem after I click my mouse.
Thanks,
houndhen |
| Forum: *nix Software Nov 6th, 2007 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 838 no icon for installed program
Running Debian 4.0 on 3ghz intel processor. Wanted to evaluate MyBooksPro for linux. Downloaded tarball. Installed according to their instructions. At the end of their instructions it says,"When this... |
| Forum: *nix Software Nov 6th, 2007 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 554 pclos losing internet
PCLOS has recently started not having the internet connection active upon boot. It did for a while but not sure what could have caused it to not be active. I can re-configure it using gui and it is... |
| Forum: Getting Started and Choosing a Distro Nov 1st, 2007 |
| Replies: 19 Views: 2,034 Re: user friendly but quick distro
Thanks, TheNNS. I definitely plan to look at debian when I get the chance after work. I have been on quite a few forums in the last few weeks but this is some of the best useable information that I... |
| Forum: Getting Started and Choosing a Distro Nov 1st, 2007 |
| Replies: 19 Views: 2,034 Re: user friendly but quick distro
joeprogrammer, I went to the link above and after looking around it doesn't seem like something that presently I have enough Linux knowledge to be able to do. I would probably create more problems... |
| Forum: Getting Started and Choosing a Distro Nov 1st, 2007 |
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| Forum: Getting Started and Choosing a Distro Oct 31st, 2007 |
| Replies: 19 Views: 2,034 Re: user friendly but quick distro
Thanks, joeprogrammer, I will give it a go as soon as I can. I may have to get more detailed instructions but I will get back if that is needed.
I am not tied to Fedora or opensuse. Are there some... |
| Forum: Getting Started and Choosing a Distro Oct 31st, 2007 |
| Replies: 19 Views: 2,034 user friendly but quick distro
Windows user for over 20 years where I used DOS and the command line. Using XP and don't plan on getting Vista. New to Linux.
I have an older system that is dual booted with XP and PCLOS. Bought a... |
