I had get in trouble with a strange issue.
Distibution: Mandrake 10.1 (but maybe it may happen also in other versions/distributions. And it had happen to me many times with different hardwa...
I'm having Qt font problems associated with my X deployment on my embedded target. Can someone with Qt and/or X font support expertise help me out?
I'm trying to run some Qt apps on a linux...
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I am looking for a command to inform the system to reload the desktop background. I have a script which will be run from cron to periodically create a new montage from randomly sel...
I was able to install and run CVS 1.11 on Windows XP via Cygwin without any trouble. But I have to run 1.12.9 (don't ask).
I replaced the cvs.exe binary in d:/cygwin/bin with the 1.12.9 wi...
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My KDE session froze up and I have a bunch of screen sessions I don't want to loose (so no reboot). How can I restart X or KDE remotely? I have no keyboard and the mouse only works o...
I have a number of IBM RS/6000 43P 150's around and I am trying to replace the monitors on them. The old monitors were 20" flat panel LCDs at 1280x1024. I have purchased two Dell 24" Monitor...
I installed SUSE 10.1 on my desktop, which has a nVIDIA 6800GT graphics card, and got XGL running smoothly. Now I would like to upgrade my notebook (Thinkpad X41, which uses the Intel 915 chip...
How can I set the default font on the three ways to start
a gnome-terminal:
1. invoked by the terminal icon on the lower menu bar
2. invoked by right click on root pane, new -> terminal
3....
I'm running Redhat 9 with Gnome 2.2.0. I'm trying to run Etherape. Got everything working...but after a while, my screen goes blank. How do I disable screen blanking? I need to run this app wi...
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I'm a newbie to Linux and am trying to setup VNC so I can access my Redhat 9 box via XP. I have installed everything from the RH CDs and have noticed that I haver vncserver in my se...
I installed Red Hat Linux 6.0 on my computer and downloaded a driver from SiS web Site for my SiS 530 video card. Now I can run X window, but I can not get highter sulotion than VGA( 640 * 480...
I'm using KDE on Linux Red Hat 7.3 Pro. For example, I open an xterm or a terminal on KDE, and type
>cd /etc/httpd
that outputs the names of 3 subdirs: conf, logs, modules
The color of "c...
Hello, So I have the feeling that this question is partially answered but I can't seemt to put the pieces together. Here
is my dilema:
1) I have Windows XP installed on my primary hard dr...
i use a USB mouse and i need to figgle with freeBSD to fix it. not looking at my X now,
vista hosed me totally on my dual boot freeBSD/vista windows system
Install Linux with Virtual PC
I am using a program called Virtual PC to install Linux into Window XP.
After installed Linux (Red Hat 9).
I start Linux using Virtual PC, while is booti...
I have an IBM ThinkPad Z61m which has an ATI mobility x1400 running Ubuntu Dapper. The generic driver that came with Ubuntu didn't fully support my screen, so I got the proprietary linux driv...
I am using Fedora GUI (Gnome).
The thing I don't like about it when I open a folder it opens another window for the new folder and keeps the previous folder window open.
Is it possible t...
I've got a nice little Soekris 5501 headless i386 computer with a full standard (except no swap) installation of OpenBSD 4.3 Release installed. I want to run X and connect to it remotely, but ...
i use ximian desktop on my red hat linux 7.2 machine. ximian corporation released an new version of their software downloader, red-carpet. when i started red-carpet, he says that i must upgrad...
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I've managed to connect to my linux box from my PC using Cygwin. I want to be able to take over control of a runing program.
e.g. If I started xterm from the linux box, then logged in fr...
I am running SUSE 9.1 and use KDE when I want a GUI. I have remapped my keyboard on the VC so that shift turns off the caps lock (like old typewriters) but cannot seem to get the same behavio...
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I am a windows XP Pro user with SP 2. Just recently after a major power failure due to the hurricane Katrina I cannot boot to the windows. Here is what I get when I attempt to get...
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I just installed Cygwin on my PC (Windows XP SP2) and I have to access a Unix server (Tru64) over a VPN Connection. I'm using a checkpoint vpn client.
My vpn account have a...
I have an Dell 5000 inspiron runing linux 6.2. The computer is capable of using two screens in windows 98.
Does any one know how to set up the dual screen system
in linux?
I have a BES server which creates daily log files for SMS, phone, pin, etc. These logs average around 150 mb per day. For compliance reason we need to have 1 month of log files Accessible by l...
