Posts by fsn812

As YoungCoder stated, become familiar with http://www.php.net

You can search for functions, tutorials, and a vast
array of information provided through php.net.

My suggestion is to start with PHP 5.x and Mysql 4.x combo. No reason to start with (PHP) 4.3.x or (Mysql)
3.x.x at this point.

What are you looking to do with regard to PHP? Are you looking for database connectivity? Or are you just looking for some basic scripting options for a server?

Let me know what direction you are heading and I will be happy to break down code line by line for you to get you started. I know how it can be just starting out, I was at that place myself once.

Call your ISP tech support. :cheesy:

lol... once again I forgot to log in before posting:

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Ahhh, I see. The perception that knowledge is not power but rather a tool (if used appropriatly) within the complexities of power. I don't agree. I think kowledge is power and just having it equates to power. Perhaps not the largest or complex power in the world but just by having the knowledge gains a power over those who do not have that knowledge. Understanding the fundamentals behind the knowledge may help to use the power properly. However, regardless of wether it is used or not, it is still there. One does not have to use the power gained by knowledge to nessecarily have it.

Side note (or bottom note?): I definitly see where you are coming from, and it is a valid way of looking at the issue. It's just not the road I'm taking with regards to it. Interestingly enough this is one of those things that can be looked at several different, ways with the perception being valid, without redifining or twisting terms to fit one's view. I just found that interesting.

Does mandrake have a sound server that needs to be started? Also, check your aumix settings to insure they are not getting reset (Main, PCM...) to zero when you log out.

Hey soundman, you like animation? My company partner is also partner in another company* called http://www.d7peacemaker.com, check out these trailers, let me know if you like em:

http://d7peacemaker.com/stage1/

http://d7peacemaker.com/nightfall/R4/trailers.htm

*Note: Not trying to sell anything, Arik (the animator and producer) is really talented, just sending the trailers from one animation fan to another :-D

BIG "B", your new avatar just made me pull out my wallet and murmer 'dont hurt me I have kids' ;-)

The power to produce TV Dinners on demand (preheated of course)

Edit: Oh, guess I should pick one from the list... the ability to fly. Hmmm.... I would settle for a mobility chair, the less effort the better I say. When they put twin turbos on those I'm all over it.

I was in Austin with the lights on reading a book *ducks to avoid objects thrown*

Party time -> Hang over

Perhaps this will work:

1.) Open your device manager.

2.) Search for Mouse Device Installed.

3.) Go to properties

4.)Check our the advanced setting for VMWare Virtual Mouse pointer

5.)Try changing some of the settings

6.)Restart VM

Also, are you using an Optical Mouse?

I have been on the fence about that issue with the judge, with regards to if the decision was right that the court made. I have to say, decision aside, I applaud that judge for sticking by his guns. He was willing to lose it all over what he believed in, and not just go half way and give up what he felt was his right.

As for the decision... last I checked there are still quite a few little statues in Chineese resteraunts and other figureheads/religous imaging available in plenty of other areas where people work. Also, last I checked I know plenty of people that have the cross up at their City jobs, I also know some people with a Buddah who work for the State. So it would seem to me the court decided to isolate this one representation of Christianity because it was 'causing the most uproar'. Seems unfair, unbalanced, and it seems to me like they are being hypocrites and I hope they come to their senses before they screw things up worse.

Thinking about it...if it was another religon...would there have been such an uproar? Either way I think that man deserves the right to have the 10 commandments or whatever religous image he wants in his courtroom. Logic would tell me that someone following the 10 commandments might actually be attempting to be a stand up individual in society, and that they are proud of it. The country is not in …

Based on the assumtion that power is derived from, or otherwise is faceted to knowledge, I'd have to agree with him in the idea that knowledge is not power. Basically, you must first define both power and knowledge. If power is the ability to develop spontaneous advantage over a competitor; and knowlegde is the accumulation of factual data, the two are not really compatible and knowledge is not necessarily in symmetry with power.

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Compatibility and similarity are not the same thing. I can see your point on the two not being similar or mirror images of one another (as a perspective). However, just because two things are not the same does not mean they are not compatible. Personally, I think knowledge and power in today's society are the same.

In most circumstances in society knowledge is compatible with power and is the key factor. You could even make the jump from there that knowledge is power, since we are relating it to the modern world society, and most people who follow that comment exclude backwoods wrestling. The 'power' I am referring to being in the modern world, not where brute physical force is the key. Last I checked on wall street and in the cubicles it wasn't physical force that got those individuals their jobs and power (although you should see what happens when people come in to work drunk).

Knowledge can be used in different fashions, such as obtaining power over someone or obtaining power …

TV Time -> TV Dinner

At my hosting company I have a BSD server and a Fedora (previously Red Hat 9) server. Both run fine, and have had about the same uptime. So personally I have not noticed too much of a difference in the server environment. The Fedora server has management software installed, so it has an advantage. Management software aside, I would probably go with BSD if it where fresh install vs. fresh install and left to their own devices.

I favor BSD and would recommend it for security over Linux, although I am not privy to security I don't need (not being sarcastic, I just don't do that much on an open network and I am happy with my firewall/updates/encryption software)... but thats just my opinion.

So... why would a user who just uses Windows 2000 or XP for basic office functions such as word processing or spreadsheets even care about the superuser - admin account battle? I would think their primary goal would be to have the most efficient software that gets their needs (word processing, calanders, blah blah blah) done. I'm talking about people who go to work outside of the CS industry. Those who have practical uses for it outside of what you and I would do, but rather using only a small percentage of either Windows or Linux's capabilities either way. I understand you are just listing the pros and cons, and hey, Im on your boat ;-) But really, why would they care about MAC, ACL, Kernel Code or else? I mean ask one of those individuals individual what blowfish is and they will probably ask you 'why did you put fish in the computer?'.

Honestly, they only use a small percentage of what either OS is capable of.. so what would motivate them to switch?

My apologies to anyone I offended, that was not my goal.

...and no I don't like Franken either

No offense taken. Glad to hear your opinion.

If your going to put yourself in a public eye, yes you are on higher standards. Does this mean they should shut their mouth or actually be honest? I think so. Does that mean there may be a lot of people that need to do that? Probably.

I don't think accepting the system 'as is' with hypocrites running the show is acceptable. Keep in mind I have not said anything about 'those right wingers' or 'those left wingers'. I heard Rush spewing off about how he doesn't agree with a lot of the domestic spending issues this administration has done. He then went on to list things he doesn't agree with and said "But who ya gonna vote for, might as well be Republican". Yeah, thats what I'm gonna do, say "I can't beat the system, so I better act stupid and give in". Sorry but I dont give a crap about right this or left that. Every person who attacks 'the other side' just because its the other side always has flaws in their argument, and the argument always gets ugly.

My conclusion:

See past party lines, extremism, and actually look for a little honesty in these people (hosts, anchors, etc) who present the information to you, and not just if they are 'on your side' of the fence. If you don't find honesty in them, and you can see their hidden agenda, then be honest about …

I remember Oreilly stating his father made about 30K in his time and how borderline poor he was. Too bad that converts to about 80K in today's time. Yeah... 80K... poverty.... I don't think so. Used to like him but now he has joined the ranks of the great hosts-found-out-to-be-hypocrites catagory.

Should they be held up to higher standards? Yes, if they can't back what they say, they need to shut up and get off the radio/television. Doesn't matter what party line they come from.

Fox news is clearly on the side of the Republican party (thank you MoveOn.org for launching "Fox Watch" group to "chart this alarming disintegration of journalistic standards.").

Here is the greatest part. I turn on Fox News. What do I see? A police chase of a car for a half an hour. "This is late breaking news". "Geez, is this guy stupid or what?" "Wow he should really be 'enforced', I can't wait to see what happens". Sorry, but anchors grabbing their popcorn and watching a made-for-tv Faces of Death just does not do it for me.

Nothing against the republican party, but if I where going to have a news station swing in my favor (not like there are many that are not biased anyway) I sure would not want it to be Fox.

I am all for Linux being the desktop solution for individuals everywhere. However, right now it lacks the marketing and a few features that Windows has.

The world would be great if everyone ran Linux. It would also be great if everyone knew how to run a console and create a shell script. However, try teaching many of the elderly how to recompile a kernel.

I used to be on the side of the argument that said "Linux everything, it should just be that way". However, for a desktop solution Windows is the answer for many people and will be for a while. Please refrain from saying "Wow, running a console is so easy.. compiling a program is so easy". Sure, its easy for you - its easy for me. For the average MS Office user? It's just not efficient, and they don't want to switch.

Why should they? If a secretary uses Microsoft Office at the expense of her company, and does not have a need for anything that Linux offers, then it's reasonable to say that the benefits for that individual are in favor of Windows. Keep in mind there is a reason Windows troubleshooting has become a joke in the tech support industry, and to many people there is an upside to that ease of use.

Now for the company itself? The only way a workstation will be using Linux over Windows is if it saves money, which it does (that is one …

For information about 'freezing':

http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread2375.html

Ok, its fairly obvious your doing this upgrade for gaming reasons. It also sounds like you want to go cheap on some hardware, while all out on other hardware, and I understand the motivation, I was there a few weeks ago (as I just got a P2 2.4ghz/800Mhz FSB mobo) and just decided to spend the money on a good case.

A good power supply is critical to your system, especially if your going to be using a P4 of that caliber. If you have a really nice motherboard, then you can get away with a lower power supply. If you bought a cheap motherboard, not possible.

Assuming you want your system to last without 'freezing' from your power supply or lack of cooling, purchase an ATX (not micro) case with an ATX (not micro) power supply. I am going to purchase an ANTEC power supply/case for about $80. I looked at a noname brand for $30 and though. Hmmm.... ok, I could get a noname brand with no cooling, stuff all that hardware into a little box, and have a horrible time cooling the system and keeping the power running properly. I then came to this conclusion after floating around FRY's for a half hour:

If you want a small system for games, buy an Xbox. If you want a PC for games, purchase the appropriate hardware for the job, because you get what you pay for.

console => Development, Troubleshooting, Mail, VI (because pico deserves to live behind a dumpster)

Gnome => Graphic Developement (gimp), Open Office

XP => Graphic Development (Photoshop), Gaming (because I can't play xpilot all day :P), other people in my family who always bother me about Linux and I am too lazy to teach them

Somone reported your post because they didn't agree with bit rot? That seems odd.. I mean I highly doubt it would be the first solution, but still no one should report it just for being put out there. After all... it is a solution nonetheless, and therefore a productive post. Hope they post their name next time.

I have struggled with this question myself, and still do at times. I have come to the following conclusion.

I have found three different major motivations for college:

1.) Money

2.) Comfort and convenience of job security

3.) Doing what you want to do

If your in it for the Money, work toward an MBA or related.

If your in it for job security... well... good luck.

If what you like to do is Computer Science, Computer Information Systems or Management Information Systems, then you will have no problem. The hurdles you pass with regards to education will not be as difficult as you think. It takes time, but think about it - would you want to spend 4+ years working toward something you might grow to hate because you wanted to get paid? Or would you want to spend 4+ years going toward something that is more related to a passion of yours? Most likely if you have the work ethic, attitude, and passion for CS related work you find the job you are looking for and get paid more than you expected.

I have been a (*nix) Sys Admin since 17. Now 21, I feel the need of going to college to expand my knowledge and resume to go along with my experience in the work force. I am going to try some classes and get a feel for what is involved in the long haul for CS, CIS, and …

With regards to your question about WINME and Linux sharing files, do a search for a thread about Samba. I am sure there are some within the forums. This link below should help. It is an article explaining an answer in detail:

"Windows File Sharing in Linux with Samba"

http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/...2458393,00.html

Not to mention you would have to load a Linux boot or otherwise just to get to it, since there dooes not seem to be any Windows binaries (none that I could find any). If your new to this and are having trouble understanding how to do a dual boot, you may have a much greater amount of difficulty loading Knoppix (easy to use when the basics are understood, don't get me wrong) or another distro boot or 'rescue' just to partition.

In a sense, partition magic is easy to install and 'newbie proof' compared to most other tools I have found.

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Partition Magic:

Organize Your Data
Partitioning allows you to manage your hard drive more efficiently. Your computer views each partition as a separate hard drive, automatically giving it a drive letter, allowing you to conveniently organize your hard drive and maximize the performance of your system. Dividing your hard drive into separate partitions plays an essential role in maintaining your computer-preventing conflicts, protecting data, improving efficiency, and increasing performance. PowerQuest's award-winning PartitionMagic allows you to separate data files, operating systems, applications, games, and downloads by creating and resizing partitions quickly and easily, without reformatting your hard drive or harming your data.

BootMagic, included with PartitionMagic, enables you to safely load and run multiple operating systems (OSes) on the same computer without conflict. Test a new OS without giving up the stability of the OS you are currently using. PartitionMagic also includes PQBoot, which enables you to select which OS to run on your next reboot while running in Windows.

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QTParted:

Description: QTParted is a Partition Magic clone written in C++ using the Qt toolkit.
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IMHO:

Partition Magic is worth the money if you are new to partitioning and want to be sure your data will be safe. If you are experienced then go with QParted. It just depends on how important your data is. I have seen people do devestating things with QParted due to lack of experience, but I have never seen a negative …

Just a word of advice, get Fedora. I believe Red Hat will stop supporting Red Hat 9 in April, which means you will lose all support (program updates and such) in that time period. They are switching to Fedora for their desktop environment.

Fedora: http://fedora.redhat.com/

However, if you do install Red Hat 9, don't panic! Fedora upgrades from Red Hat 8/9 with ease without deleting any settings.

Just curious, is this a one drive or two system?

If it's one drive as two partitions, you may want to look into something like partition magic. The only way a dual boot will work without reformatting your drive is to either use a program like partition magic, or to wipe the drive and use Red Hat's partitioning program on install to create a vfat partition and a linux partition.

You could use loadlin or something like that, but you will greatly hinder your performance of Linux by using it on a Vfat system and not giving Linux it's own partition.

If you have two physical drives, you should see something like hdb or hdc, but hda1,hda2,hda3,etc... should only be multiple partitions for the primary drive under normal circumstances.

While you are at it, check out the Red Hat manual, here is the reference to their section on how to dual boot:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/install-guide/ch-x86-dualboot.html

For information on how to use LoadLin, check here:

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Install-Strategies/x239.html

Excerpt from Red Hat 9 manual:

G.1. Allocating Disk Space for Linux

[img]http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/install-guide/stylesheet-images/warning.png[/img]Warning Remember to back up all important information before reconfiguring your hard drive. Reconfiguring your hard drive can result in the loss of data if you are not extremely careful. Additionally, be sure to create a boot diskette for both operating systems in case the boot loader fails to recognize either of them.

If you already …

Hmmm... looks nice, but for $10 a month more DSL looks a lot nicer :-D

NetZero uses technology developed by SlipStream for their Hi-Speed service. It speeds up HTML, markup, and JavaScript, and 'accelerates' graphics. It does not increase download speeds however.

The SlipStream technology (through a patented proprietary data compression algorithm) compresses, optimizes, and streamlines web content.

Here is some info I found at their site http://www.slipstreamdata.com/sp.html:

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System Overview

The SlipStream Accelerator Server retrieves data from the requested external web server using a high-speed Internet connection, then compresses and optimizes the content for the last mile trip. The Accelerator Server optimizes the traffic over the HTTP, POP3 and SMTP protocols.

[img]http://www.slipstreamdata.com/images/sp_features.jpg[/img]

Most often, the Accelerator Server is located at the service provider's location, but with extensive testing it has been determined that even when Accelerator Servers are located in remote areas, great improvements in performance are still possible. This allows users to achieve dramatic acceleration even when they are not dialed into their own ISP locally. The SlipStream platform is comprised of two components: a scalable, high-performance, configurable content acceleration server and a lightweight client software application. These two components communicate over an accelerated bandwidth channel, resulting in significant performance gains and bandwidth requirement reduction.

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The answer to your question about same size power supplies is - different forms (ATX, Mini-ATX, etc) are different sizes, but as I understand it, each form as a set dimension standard for that form. Hence the listing of different sizes for each form ;-)

The easiest way to resolve the issue would be to take measurements of the power supply, or read them if available on the power supply itself, and simply find a new power Micro-ATX power supply with the same dimensions. Or buy a new case with a power supply. Full ATX will probably be better for your needs if you are considering any serious upgrades.

I am assuming you want to run a dual boot. Going off the information you posted I will be making some assumptions to answer. If any of the assumptions are wrong, please let me know and I will revise the answer for you:

If you are going to wipe the drive (D, which I assume is your slave IDE) and install the OS, all you need to do is boot into RedHat 9 and use Disk Druid on /dev/hdb (or whatever partition converts to your "D" drive). Just uncheck your /dev/hda (or whatever partition converts to your "C" drives) so it won't get formatted and/or modified.

The best way to go is to have Red Hat do the boot loader. Use lilo or grub (your choice), and be sure to make an extra boot entry for your Windows (which is what I assume is on your C drive) partition.

This may provide more assistance:

http://www.linux-forensics.com/forensics/DualBoot.pdf

Check this out:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/parseCurl.do?CURL=%2Fcm%2FQuestionAnswer%2F1%2C%2C0xff8c85079106d71190050090279cd0f9%2C00.html&forumId=2&admit=716493758+1073015641076+28353475

Perhaps it is a cooling issue or a hardware failure. Assuming you are absolutely positive it is not a virus or a runaway process.

For those not familiar with the issue:

Quote from http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,939887,00.asp:

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Apparently because of industrial espionagethe facts are murkya defective formulation for capacitor electrolyte, possibly stolen from a Japanese capacitor maker, was used over the past year or two to manufacture millions of cheap capacitors, mostly by Taiwan-based component makers. The flawed electrolyte forms hydrogen, then the capacitors leak, bulge, or pop like firecrackers. These caps are now blowing up motherboards left and right.

Only Abit Computer Corp. and IBM have had the guts to admit the problem. No computer vendor is immune to this situation as far as I can tell, but most are playing dumb, threatening to sue if their names are mentioned or hiding behind NDAs. They are hoping the problem will blow over.

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The problem has not blown over completely. Although I would assume it is less of a problem as there are less systems with the issue (due to replacements and repairs), it may be an issue for quite a few people. Actually, in all the systems I have come across I have not seen the problem at all, usually memory is the culprit for the servers I have had to deal with. This is only from personal experience though, and Michael is correct, it (mobo capacitor) is most definitly an issue.

Looking further into the issue I have found a lot of people have the same problem within Windows. It looks like it is a problem with the hardware device itself (not that the device is 'broken' nessecarily, but rather that it may not be up to par with regards to other hardware manufacturers ability to have USB capability) or the motherboard/USB driver.

Specifically, I have seen this problem _a lot_ with IPODS. My suggestion is to contact the manufacturer, and if you have not updated the driver as of recent (both your motherboard USB driver and the hardware driver if available) then do so. Let me know what response the manufacturer gives you and I should be able to help from there. Hopefully they will have a resolution.

Perhaps there is a program currently accessing the drive? Use the task manager to see if there are any processes you can kill that may be hung and using, or refering to, that drive.

Usually Windows will recognize if the drive is not installed. So, if you have not tried this already, you may want to pull the drive (and get the error message), and reboot. See if the OS then detects it is gone. Install the drive after this and the OS may properly recognize the drive.

If that does not work, contact the tech support of the company manufactruing the drive. If they are unwilling to resolve the situation, post back and I will help with some research.

If you are refferencing an issue with a GUI desktop:

Check the permissions on your home directory, make sure all the appropriate files (gnome, kde, or other front-end associated) are chown'ed to your username and have the correct rwx permissions.

If you are refferencing an issue directly after boot, such as sitting at a kernel prompt:

I have not used Mandrake in a long time but there should be a 'Rescue' option if you boot from CD. Use the rescue option, and take a look at your kernel and your lilo or grub config.

At what specific point does your system hang? By specific I mean does it hang at a desktop (GUI) loading screen? Does it stop whjile saying "Loading Kernel"?

Also, does it lock up in the same place, every time? If not, this may be a hardware issue.

This may be of some help:

http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread2375.html

A good sign of a good power supply is the weight; the more the better, thus in many cases making the size larger. The weight is directly related to the quantity, quality, and size of the material used to build it.

Here are some dimensions about power supplies for different forms (ATX, Mini-ATX) that I found through some research that may help:

The following information was obtained from: http://www.directron.com/psu.html

ATX: 6x3.5x5.5", HxWxD. Most common. Uses 4 mounting screws.
Mini-ATX: 5x3.5x5", HxWxD. Rare size. Uses 4 mounting screws. Can be used in a regular ATX case, but often not the other way around.
MicroATX: 5x3x4", HxWxD. Use 3 mounting screws. Not interchangeable with ATX or miniATX.
Flex ATX: Even smaller than Micro ATX. Various sizes according to case specs; often not interchangeable.

This may help.

I have a speaker/sub setup that is meant for RCA. I was using it for my DVD player/Television. I went to Radio Shack and bought size converters, and a converter for merging two lines into one, so it could be plugged into my SB16 (yes. sad old card. I know). It works fine, without any issue.

It gets the job done but I imagine if I wanted 'top quality' sound the most appropriate way would be to purchase a new sound card and speakers designed for that environment. However, if you are interested in a setup that will get the job done like mine, try going to Radio Shack and using the same setup for your receiver, it may work it may not, but beware my method is sloppy so you have been warned ;-)

I posted this as a reply to another post, but I figured I would make a new thread just in case it may be usefull to people who are having this issue. I modified it a bit to be generalized, please feel free to add comments/revisions to help those who may be in need of a resolution:

For anyone who may have a problem with their computer locking up or 'freezing':

This may be faulty memory. Try running a memory test program, or trying new memory to see if that is the issue.

If your memory is fine, or if new memory works fine, then run a full scandisk (fdisk) on the hard drive to see if there are bad sectors.

Try another video card, if you have a cheap old reliable one laying around, to see if video is the issue.

If all three are fine, reinstall the OS - assuming you are running Windows, and that you have already troubleshooted the OS itself withour resolution (i.e. Driver updates, OS updates, etc etc.). If Linux, then run the appropriate hardware tests and software tests and you should not have to reinstall the OS.

If you go through all the above steps and the issue is still prevelant, try a new motherboard or power supply. But do those lastly, as most likely the problem (and cheapest to resolve) is the memory.

Make sure you have the appropriate power supply. Take note, the cheaper …

Sorry for the late post.

For anyone else who may have this problem:

This may be faulty memory. Try running a memory test program, or trying new memory to see if that is the issue.

If your memory is fine, or if new memory works fine, then run a full scandisk (fdisk) on the hard drive to see if there are bad sectors.

Try another video card, if you have a cheap old reliable one laying around, to see if video is the issue.

If all three are fine, reinstall the OS (it is Windows after all, so with the way Windows is set up sometimes it is easier just to do a reinstall).

If you go through all the above steps and the issue is still prevelant, try a new motherboard or power supply. But do those lastly, as most likely the problem (and cheapest to resolve) is the memory.

Make sure you have the appropriate power supply and that you did not use an old one from a previous computer. ECS makes good mobo's, but they are not made to run on substandard power supplies.