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Hello forum How can I get my USB external hard drive to mount as non root? I am using diskdrake to mount it (me being the owner) and this drive has a NTFS file system. The only way I can view the contents of this hard drive is to log …

[size=2]By: Jeff Johnston [b][i]IO Scheduling Improvements [/b][/i]Thanks to a new IO scheduler in Linux Kernel 2.6 it is possible to achieve speed increases on standard desktop style workloads of up to 1000% according to Andrew Morton of Open Source Development Labs (OSDL). The speed increase is thanks to the wait-before-seek …

Ok i boor my PC with the slackware boot floppy, log in as root, and i get an prompt that says my alsomixer may be.. umm not good, and then i startx, and then static comes in over the speaker's. But when i log out of X it goes i …

I've reformatted twice to try to see my Linux would just forget to be problematic, so far no luck. Anyway. I've had a few issues with video adapter drivers, sound card drivers, and just some odd system malfunctions. VIDEO PROBLEMS I used YaST2 to update my video drivers, and it …

[size=2]Mandrake Linux 9.2 Kernel sources are installed 2.4.22-10 kernel Open log with Wordpad or Gedit [/size]

[b]Running a Home Web Server on a Budget By Jeff Johnston[/b] Running a web server from your home is not necessarily difficult or expensive. In order to run a home web server you need a fairly high-speed connection, a Domain name, a computer, an operating system, and an HTTP server. …

I installed Mandrake 9.2 on a Laptop. It didn't detect the sound but I used sndconfig and configured it. I guess the problem is I don't get sound as user. What can I do?

I've recently tried to create an image from a DVD under Linux. I wrote the image file to an vfat (fat32) partition previously mounted. The copying process stopped by about 2GB, the former file-size-limit of Linux. I've checked my binaries (dd and cat) they both support large files, and they …

ok i know that was a long subject but has anyone heard of someone dual booting xp and rh9 on a Toshiba satellite 1405-S151 and know what kind of problems they have come up with. andhow do i go about partitioning my drive to put redhat on it. can some …

Hello everyone, I'm in the early planning stages of a personal project to set up a smart home automation system using a Linux-based Raspberry Pi setup. My background is in electronics and embedded systems, but I'm relatively new to working with Linux for this kind of application. I’m hoping to …

How can i list snashot information and delete snapshot from command line or bash in elegant way? Thanks.

I am trying to set-up Postfix on my Ubuntu local web development machine for send-only e-mails using Gmail so I can test e-mails sent by a web app I am developing. These are the steps I have followed based on a recently posted tutorial found [here](https://tonyteaches.tech/postfix-gmail-smtp-on-ubuntu/): 1. Dowloaded and installed …

What is hcxtool for kali linux?

#!/bin/bash iptables -F iptables -t nat -F iptables -X iptables -t nat -X iptables -P INPUT DROP iptables -P OUTPUT DROP iptables -P FORWARD DROP iptables -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT iptables -A INPUT -i eth1 -p tcp -s 192.168.167.0/24 --dport 22 \ -m state --state NEW -j ACCEPT …

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I'm trying to run VirtualBox in Ubuntu. I just created a machine but when I run it I get this error message: Failed to open a session for the virtual machine Windows7_inLinux_2021_01_30. VT-x is disabled in the BIOS. (VERR_VMX_MSR_VMXON_DISABLED). Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) Component: Console Interface: IConsole {8ab7c520-2442-4b66-8d74-4ff1e195d2b6} Help? Thanks. …

I need to make some changes in SPI in Linux. I found that IOCTL was the called function. So where is IOCTL defined? I am using Yocto linux on Intel edison (arduino breakout board).The function call is as: ioctl (this->fd, SPI_IOC_MESSAGE(1),&msg); In the IOCTL definition I want to add code …

When I boot into linux (Ubuntu, I'm not sure which version, a recent one) I get this error: " Oh no! Something has gone wrong. A problem has occurred and the system can't recover. Please contact a system administrator. " I understand that I should boot from a DVD or …

Recently I installed Arch Linux on a laptop with a dead battery. It must be plugged in at all times for it to work. My plan was to keep it plugged in. I did not realize that rfkill exists to prevent the wifi from using the last bit of battery …

OK, I have a very strange problem which recently started on my laptop (running Arch Linux) and it's got me really stumped! Basically my battery ran out whilst I was away from my laptop and it shut down... Which shouldn't really be a problem. But when I plugged my laptop …

how is this possible that my university internet works on my window but it doesnot works on virtual machine even my virtual machine have bridged internet connection with my windows. I have installed kali linux in my virtual machine and i was trying to kickout everyother member on the internet …

I'm trying to save something on my external HD, but I get this error: Unable to access "TOSHIBA EXT" Not authorized to perform operation (polkit authority not available and caller is not uid 0) I made a snapshot of the error window, but that doesn't go to well either. I …

I have an ereader and I'm trying to upload books to it. Therefore I use the app Calibre. But the "send to device" options all don't allow me to do so. Any users of this app here? Thanks I must add: The device is a Kobo Glo

Hello. I'm trying to learn LInux. The book I read states that you should know how to use Vi. What is your opinion about that?

How can I produce supertext in Linux? edit: The name of this topic should be " produce supertext" in stead of " use supertext" but I think you all get t he point

My php is regularly stopping so I need some idea of database. Can you provide?

I am trying to understand why do people still use linux.

I have a Java installation and I have only access via bash. How can I check the Java version from command line.

How can I shutdown the system after 3 minutes automatically.

I have a script in my system. I want to run this script on the remote system which has SSH connection.

I want to create a batch file in windows to do specific commands on redhat linux server When user click on batch file 1- login to server using root user 2- restart some service 3- logout from server Am able to do cron job to do these commands but I …

I have some backup files which are created in a daily manner. After some time they take a lot of space and want to delete them according to their time stamp like delete 1 month olders. Thanks

Hi All, I Need LAN Computers (X lite Client) to be able to VoIP Server (Asterisk). How can i configure the proxy server for this purpose.my diagram is in [link](https://i.stack.imgur.com/6CfsV.jpg).can you help to connect X lite client to VoIP server. Following are the Configuration. * LAN - X Lite Client …

So, i'm having a bracket issue in line 83:9 or where the slashes are. it's telling me " error: expected identifier or '(' before '{' token", I don't understand how i am receiving this error. If somebody can explain to me how I'm receiving it, thank you. _Bool palindromes(char string[]) …

I am using Microchip board SAMA5D27-SOM1 I am building "buildroot" by refering below showed link (https://microchipdeveloper.com/32mpu:buildroot-custom-project) I would like to add gcc or compiler to run c program related to libusb in that.How to add gcc or other compiler during building.

After running a python code for usb device following error is occured Traceback (most recent call last): File "test1.py", line 6, in dev = usb.core.find(idVendor=0x1d6b, idProduct=0x0001) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/usb/core.py", line 1263, in find raise NoBackendError('No backend available') usb.core.NoBackendError: No backend available

I understood that it is not possible to run C code with gcc for a file in sdcard directories, sudo is required. But I see that it's possible to run Ruby files with Ruby. I don't understand why. Can someone say me what languages can be run in sdcard in …

I'm new to Linux and the first thing I did was right clicking to find refresh as always I did in windows. .... but then I was disappointed to find nothing, no refresh , but why and it just amazed me how better linux is !!! Linux distro Kali linux …

I have an auxillary optical drive. It has been plugged in for a long time, but I almost never use it. I just noticed it has a DVD in it. Apparently, I downloaded an ISO of Linux Mint 19.1 with plans of learning the OS. But just what 'type' of …

dear community working with Micropython - which ecosystem to choose - ESP 8266 or ESP 32? I work with Kids. I'm always looking for economical platforms to build intriguing projects. there are systematical decisions: in earlier times i use Arduino and Raspberry Pi for the projects because the eco-sytems of …

I need some help with the below please! After installation of **[Fedora]** is completed, write a script called your LastName_StudentID.sh to obtain following options information: * Get information about your operating system, * Get information about hosts * Network interface and routing information * Display a list of users currently …

My Java Sir told me to install MySQL-server, workbench, and connector. I did that somehow after spending 30+ hours reading different posts. After launching Workbench, I went to Tools > Start Shell for MySQL Utilities. Which gave me this popup: https://imgur.com/GQvHKsI Pressing Download option redirected me to this website: https://imgur.com/ETr2nrY …

I am trying to establish a connection between LibreOffice (5.4.6.2) and Mariadb (10.1.29)/mysql. I have researched various resources on the web but am stuck not being able to establish a connection preliminary steps taken: * the file mariadb-java-client-2.4.0.jar is downloaded from [https://downloads.mariadb.com/Connectors/java/connector-java-2.3.0/](https://downloads.mariadb.com/Connectors/java/connector-java-2.3.0/) * JRE is installed and enabled under LibreOffice …

I've discovered a weird problem with my Linux Mint-system (Linux Mint 18). After rebooting my system (or restarting as well) I got the GRUB menu, but my keyboard is not responding... So I have to wait for the timeout to get my system booted. The keyboard is wired to the …

I've just installed RHEL 7.6. I've installed **Base environment: Server with GUI** with **all addons for selectred environment ** During Installation I created Root Password & created user form **User Creation** with, **Make this user administrator** option Now, post install & after successful login to RHEL environment, I'm unable to …

What I like to know is if network programs still use this file? I can comment out http port 80 without any effects on firefox: ># http 80/tcp ># http 80/udp Then I can delete out /etc/services without no serious effects on the system: >sudo rm -v /etc/services The best …

Hello everybody, I have the following records in a file. > 15:00:00.870;334 > 15:00:00.872;1314 > 15:00:00.889;334 > 15:00:00.890;334 > 15:00:00.891;334 > 15:00:00.892;334 > 15:00:00.909;212 > 15:00:00.910;334 > 15:00:00.929;334 > 15:00:00.948;334 > 15:00:00.950;334 > 15:00:00.969;334 > 15:00:00.970;334 > 15:00:00.990;334 > 15:00:01.010;295 > 15:00:01.011;334 > 15:00:01.012;334 > 15:00:01.029;334 > 15:00:01.030;334 > 15:00:01.048;334 …

Hello, my name is John McPherson. I work as a contractor for the DOL, and I am trying convert some code I maintain in an application to send output files to a printer. Right now, the code( a bash script) just slowly prints the output file on the screen, and …

Hello, my name is John McPherson. I work for the DOL, in the Uneployment Insurance office, and I am working on an application that uses bash scripts as the controller running the application. I am trying to add a capability to email the output files to the users, which are …