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Forum: Slackware 04-23-2009, 09:07 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,054
Posted By tw001_tw
I'm sure there is a utility to do this but...

I'm sure there is a utility to do this but progress has been made. I added:

IFNAME[4]="wlan0"
IPADDR[4]=""
NETMASK[4]=""
USE_DHCP[4]="yes"
WLAN_MODE[4]=Managed
WLAN_RATE[4]="54M auto"...
Forum: Slackware 04-23-2009, 11:18 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,054
Posted By tw001_tw
wireless card module loaded - now what?

Sorry for this. I'm running slack 12.2 - fresh install.
Here is some info:

:~# lspci | grep Wireless
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5001X+ Wireless Network...
Forum: Linux - Software 04-17-2009, 07:50 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,376
Posted By tw001_tw
(man, am I glad I took the time to check this...

(man, am I glad I took the time to check this thread to
see if anything changed!)


A huge and colossal thanks to 1337 & i92guboj!

Upgrading FF to 3.0.8 was the trick.
I first tried upgrading...
Forum: Linux - Software 04-14-2009, 10:33 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,376
Posted By tw001_tw
Isn't Gimp gtk+ as well? ah, never mind - I'm...

Isn't Gimp gtk+ as well? ah, never mind - I'm just a
regular user and probably don't know what I'm talking
about anyway.

Well - its not the answer I was hoping for, but
regardless, it...
Forum: Linux - Software 04-13-2009, 09:48 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,376
Posted By tw001_tw
Linux + firefox + image preview before upload - can't do it

On a few of the forums I occasionally upload pictures to them.
I click the appropriate button 'upload' or whatever
the website says, a simple file browser opens up and I can
navigate my drive...
Forum: Ubuntu 03-08-2009, 10:08 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,492
Posted By tw001_tw
Found solution - seems persistence (searching)...

Found solution - seems persistence (searching) pays off.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-desktop-74/changing-the-default-blue-folder-icon-in-kde4-683880/#post3410527

works perfect.
Forum: Ubuntu 03-08-2009, 07:41 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,492
Posted By tw001_tw
Default folder icons not changing with icon theme

Fresh Kubuntu 8.10 install.
Getting familiar & customising KDE 4.1

When changing the icon theme, the default 'blue
folder' icon does NOT change - Which would be fine but the
rest of my theme is...
Forum: Ubuntu 10-04-2008, 12:56 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,119
Posted By tw001_tw
don't forget about the program called 'screen'. ...

don't forget about the program called 'screen'.

http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/screen.html

This will/can give you even more.
Forum: 2007 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards 01-04-2008, 09:09 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 42,497
Posted By tw001_tw
Jed... I do use others, but Jed has been my...

Jed... I do use others, but Jed has been my favorite for
a long time.
Forum: Linux - Hardware 12-31-2007, 12:46 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,900
Posted By tw001_tw
I have come up with nothing on the matter. Maybe...

I have come up with nothing on the matter. Maybe if I could figure out what hardware the coax is driven by (NOT a bt878) then that would help out, but I have found nothing in the minimal Sony...
Forum: Linux - Hardware 12-27-2007, 09:13 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,900
Posted By tw001_tw
Sony Vaio laptop with coax & S-video in

I'm trying to merge over to a Sony Vaio PCG-8V1L laptop.
Every thing is fine (even the built in webcam) - But I'm wanting to utilize the video in hardware. There is a uhf/vhf coax port on the back,...
Forum: Ubuntu 07-25-2007, 08:06 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,061
Posted By tw001_tw
alfwok - you said: "my resolution my pcmcia...

alfwok - you said:
"my resolution my pcmcia wireless card and internet and everything i
was very suprised since i had fiddled with slackware in the past and
such things were problems."

I hear...
Forum: Slackware 07-04-2007, 12:26 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,667
Posted By tw001_tw
I have about 20 minutes left for my download. ...

I have about 20 minutes left for my download.
Getting good speed (for me) @340k/s.

So.. wait about 10 minutes or so would you? ;) :cool:
...
Forum: Slackware 11-17-2006, 01:18 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,169
Posted By tw001_tw
Old_Fogie, I can't help you with the first part...

Old_Fogie,
I can't help you with the first part of your task, but can
point you in the right direction regarding making a slack
install file for your conf files.

Hope you can verbalize this.
...
Forum: Slackware 11-17-2006, 12:42 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,190
Posted By tw001_tw
Just a quick guess, type: dhcpcd ath0 (enter) ...

Just a quick guess, type:
dhcpcd ath0 (enter)
do any good ????
-tw
Forum: Solaris / OpenSolaris 06-26-2006, 01:18 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,160
Posted By tw001_tw
Angry No Way!

Here is a little story for all of you. First off, let me say thanks to everyone who helped me in geting Solaris loaded.

So Friday, I loaded Solaris - all went well, and right at the end of the...
Forum: Solaris / OpenSolaris 06-23-2006, 01:51 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,160
Posted By tw001_tw
scoban & shizzy-t - GOT IT! thanks. the two...

scoban & shizzy-t -
GOT IT! thanks. the two posts put together explained the aliases and that was the key for me. "boot cdrom1" works and
cdrom1 = pci@1f,0/ide@d/cdrom@1,0 --- via the devalias....
Forum: Solaris / OpenSolaris 06-22-2006, 12:36 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,160
Posted By tw001_tw
jlliagre - I appreciate your help in this. ...

jlliagre - I appreciate your help in this.

First - buring the cd - I just 'write iso image to cd'. As I always do. I write them at 16x (i slow it down from 52x to 16x - and I write it on a...
Forum: Solaris / OpenSolaris 06-22-2006, 10:09 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,160
Posted By tw001_tw
Hey folks - As I am still trying not to break my...

Hey folks - As I am still trying not to break my promise of being a PITA as I'm figuring this out - any suggestion? I'm still getting
the :

Evaluating: boot cdrom
<pause>
Can't open boot...
Forum: Solaris / OpenSolaris 06-21-2006, 12:57 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,160
Posted By tw001_tw
No, I need to save nothing. I just aquiered the...

No, I need to save nothing. I just aquiered the system - and would love to start out with a clean slate.

I did alos download "sol-10-u1-ga-sparc-v1-iso.zip" and the other 3 files - but I was...
Forum: Solaris / OpenSolaris 06-21-2006, 12:28 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,160
Posted By tw001_tw
shizzy-t Excellent - It wouldn't boot to...

shizzy-t

Excellent -
It wouldn't boot to the CD I made, some error came up regarding the boot files or somthing being unreadable. so I'm getting Gentoo for now.
On my way now.

THANKS a lot...
Forum: Solaris / OpenSolaris 06-21-2006, 11:21 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,160
Posted By tw001_tw
Sun newbie boot question

Hey all in the solaris forum!

I promise I won't ask a bunch of stupid questions during this learning project, but please just help me get started.

I have a Sun blade 100. When I turn it on, it...
Forum: Slackware 06-18-2006, 09:29 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 30,998
Posted By tw001_tw
To make it as simple as possible - its personal...

To make it as simple as possible - its personal preference.

Each one will do what you want.
Read a little about each one, look at some screen shots, and make
a decision. you really shouldn't...
Forum: Slackware 05-14-2006, 06:25 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,292
Posted By tw001_tw
dugan Your guarantee is good with me from now...

dugan
Your guarantee is good with me from now on.

I did a brief search/read regarding 'aoss'. I need to read a little more
to figure out WHY it works, but thanks! You got me what I wanted.
...
Forum: Slackware 05-14-2006, 11:38 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,292
Posted By tw001_tw
Your fast kodon! lsmod | grep snd gives: ...

Your fast kodon!

lsmod | grep snd gives:
snd_pcm_oss 46240 0
snd_mixer_oss 15872 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_intel8x0 27968 4
snd_ac97_codec 75388 1...
Forum: Slackware 05-14-2006, 11:01 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,292
Posted By tw001_tw
kodon - thanks for the suggestion. I have...

kodon - thanks for the suggestion.
I have alsa-oss-1.0.9 installed.
I take it thats what your refering too.

This might be something I'll just have to live with.
To add confusion to the matter,...
Forum: Linux - Newbie 05-13-2006, 10:12 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 927
Posted By tw001_tw
subliminal1284, for example: gxine & ...

subliminal1284,
for example:

gxine &

This will detach gxine from the console.
I think there is one or two other ways (again... I think) but thats
how I do it.
good luck & have fun
-tw
Forum: Slackware 05-13-2006, 09:34 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 823
Posted By tw001_tw
statguy, Old_fogie is right on. You do not...

statguy,
Old_fogie is right on. You do not need the 'append ide-scsi' for your
cd burner to work with 2.6.x.



I would pick the 2.4.x bareacpi.i to start with. Since you are not
using...
Forum: Slackware 05-13-2006, 09:11 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,292
Posted By tw001_tw
No audio on those crazy "imbedded video" clips on webpages

Hey folks,
I can't figure this one out.

Here is an example:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9080369676973948865&q=ufo

And I've ran across the same type of thing with some audio files...
Forum: Linux - Newbie 05-08-2006, 01:59 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 828
Posted By tw001_tw
exact model: 3-com Megahertz 3CXE589ET has...

exact model: 3-com Megahertz 3CXE589ET

has the Xjack.
good luck
-tw
Forum: Linux - Newbie 05-07-2006, 11:27 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 828
Posted By tw001_tw
cjae - take this for what its worth. From my...

cjae - take this for what its worth.

From my personal experience, using an older laptop (approx. 400Mhz),
running linux, both 2.4.x & 2.6.x kernel, at the time I was using a
10base_T pcmcia...
Forum: Linux - Newbie 05-07-2006, 11:15 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 769
Posted By tw001_tw
Using a 2.6.x kernel w/ hotplug, all I do is: ...

Using a 2.6.x kernel w/ hotplug, all I do is:

mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/card

Making sure /mnt/card exists before typing the command (of course).

As a short cut (kinda) add this to your /etc/fstab...
Forum: Linux - Newbie 03-30-2006, 07:18 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,605
Posted By tw001_tw
deatkinson - first off, again, you do not mount...

deatkinson - first off, again, you do not mount audio CD's.. just data.
But I'm guessing you tried data as well, correct?

OK, (thinking out loud - correct me if I'm wrong)
A- CD drives DO work...
Forum: Linux - Newbie 03-30-2006, 07:01 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,136
Posted By tw001_tw
:D I wish!! I'm just a linux user... not a guru...

:D I wish!! I'm just a linux user... not a guru by any measure.
I see I'm above 500 post now, but keep in mind, the first 300+ were me ASKING
the questions. I now pop in from time to time to see...
Forum: Linux - Newbie 03-30-2006, 01:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,136
Posted By tw001_tw
Using DSL, it took me about 2 minutes. Simply...

Using DSL, it took me about 2 minutes. Simply used my web browser.
File size is 12.3 MB.,
-tw
Forum: Linux - Newbie 03-29-2006, 11:29 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,560
Posted By tw001_tw
From the terminal type: ls /usr/bin/make ...

From the terminal type:

ls /usr/bin/make
result should be:
/usr/bin/make
For comparision, here is what you do not want to see:
ls /usr/bin/make_fake
ls: /usr/bin/make_fake: No such file or...
Forum: Linux - Newbie 03-29-2006, 11:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,136
Posted By tw001_tw
If it truly is simply a codec issue, download...

If it truly is simply a codec issue, download this:
ftp://ftp1.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/all-20050412.tar.bz2
Then extract it to a directory ( /usr/lib/win32 is fine)

Open gxine -...
Forum: Linux - Newbie 03-29-2006, 10:19 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 715
Posted By tw001_tw
See:...

See: http://www.comptechdoc.org/os/linux/commands/linux_crfilest.html
and: http://www.secguru.com/files/linux_file_structure.jpg
forget about drive letters, as you won't need them anymore.


tar...
Forum: Linux - Newbie 03-29-2006, 09:39 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,605
Posted By tw001_tw
I don't want to jump in as maybe someone who as...

I don't want to jump in as maybe someone who as already posted as an idea
of where they are going and just havn't posted yet...but:

Might I suggest making the fstab lines a little simpler. Make...
Forum: Linux - Newbie 03-29-2006, 08:29 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 733
Posted By tw001_tw
That is an admirable and possibly a monumental...

That is an admirable and possibly a monumental task! Hats off to you.

(This may or may not directly help you with your problem - I'm just writting)
First off, I'm sure you don't want to hold...
Forum: Linux - Newbie 03-28-2006, 09:31 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 928
Posted By tw001_tw
Here is a copy and paste of something I've kept...

Here is a copy and paste of something I've kept for reference:
Editing your bash prompt can be deep, fun and sometimes pretty!! :)
have fun!
-tw

-----------------------------

Below you will...
Forum: Linux - Newbie 03-28-2006, 09:01 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 973
Posted By tw001_tw
Maybe this'll help? One thing I notices about...

Maybe this'll help?
One thing I notices about your lilo.conf file is there is no reference to initrd.gz.
Both Pat V.'s README.TXT & Grogan's tutorial mention it. Without it, if not explicitly...
Forum: Linux - Newbie 03-27-2006, 10:12 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 744
Posted By tw001_tw
What a delay in a response huh? I've been...

What a delay in a response huh?

I've been using KsCD.
Extras -> Configure KsCD -> Use Direct Digital Playback (check the box).

Also, under which CD to use, I tend to always use 'proper' names,...
Forum: Linux - Newbie 03-19-2006, 12:59 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 744
Posted By tw001_tw
Most CD players (the programs) have an option to...

Most CD players (the programs) have an option to enable 'digital extraction'.
With this enabled, you don't need the cable between the CD drive and the
sound card, and the quaility should increase. ...
Forum: Linux - Newbie 03-10-2006, 10:11 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 807
Posted By tw001_tw
As far as starting over - Some folks think along...

As far as starting over - Some folks think along the lines that you can just fix linux without reinstalling. I tend to agree - BUT when I was learning linux, I 'started over' a few times - its a...
Forum: Linux - Software 02-05-2006, 10:44 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,062
Posted By tw001_tw
yes, you can. I currently boot to KDM and am...

yes, you can.

I currently boot to KDM and am logged in on KDE.
I:
ctrl-alt-F2
xwmconfig (picked xfce4)
startx -- :1

and then I could toggle back between ctrl-atl-F7 (KDE) & ctrl-alt-F8...
Forum: Linux - General 02-04-2006, 05:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,190
Posted By tw001_tw
When you compile MPlayer, you have to: ...

When you compile MPlayer, you have to:
./configure --enable-gui
(well, you don't have to, but I advise it)

and from the console/command launcher/icon/whatever type:
gmplayer (Gui MPlayer)...
Forum: Linux - General 02-04-2006, 02:27 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,109
Posted By tw001_tw
If you ever find it - email me! I'd like to look...

If you ever find it - email me! I'd like to look into it myself.


But unitl then, here are some options:

Multitrack stuff:
audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
ecasound ...
Forum: Linux - General 02-04-2006, 11:55 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 656
Posted By tw001_tw
This may or may not lead you in the right...

This may or may not lead you in the right direction, but based on my
gentoo experience, if you are compiling the source yourself, you can
add lines in your /etc/make.conf file similar to this:

...
Forum: Linux - Newbie 02-03-2006, 10:55 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 650
Posted By tw001_tw
I'm not sure I understand correctly, so if I'm...

I'm not sure I understand correctly, so if I'm wrong on all this,
post back.

Once you download the iso. 'burn image' to a blank CD. This CD should be
bootable. Make sure the CD-ROM is...
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