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On Thursday 24 December 2009 02:38 in alt.os.linux.mandriva, somebody identifying as Moe Trin wrote... Quote: On Wed, 23 Dec 2009, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mandriva, in article <hgs080$5cs$1@news.eternal-september.org>, Aragorn wrote: he had a .38 Special, which, or so he says, was most effective when thrown, rather than fired. ;-) No, the noise of firing one often startles people enough. Yes, but apparently his .38...

On Wed, 23 Dec 2009, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mandriva, in article <hgtprn$v41$3@news.eternal-september.org>, Adam wrote: Quote: Moe Trin wrote: Today marks four months, and at six months a lot of things get reduced (I hope). We're pulling for you - keep working at this. Quote: Got PLENTY of uses for AAs, and while flash lights last, the CD player eats them like it's going out of style. Ever since my first...

Jim Beard wrote: Quote: Most states in the U.S. issue a separate license for two-wheelers (motorcycles, mopeds, etc), two-axle/four-wheel vehicles (passenger cars, vans, pickups, light trucks), and heavy truck/articulated truck. Including New York State. NYS car registration fees are based on gross vehicle weight, as reported by the manufacturer. Quote: In that respect, the 'cal' program is deficient, as it assumes the change was in...

On 2009-12-23, Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> wrote: Quote: Of course in this case, there would be extra work because as of 2010.X default User Id and Group Id start at 1001 whereas they are 500 on your 200X.X install. You may see/have problems if your current id is under 1001. You can check your current uid/gid with the command id This "minimum id " migation is completely rediculous, and indicative...

On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:18:56 +1100, Daniel47@teranews.com wrote: Quote: Bit Twister wrote: On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:15:53 +1100, Daniel47@teranews.com wrote: However, now when in Mandrive Linux 2009.1, I cannot see the I:\ and J:\ partitions under mnt in Konqueror, run /sbin/blkid and see if I and J show up. If so, add lines to /etc/fstab and test with mount /your/mountpoint_here [daniel@localhost ~]$ /sbin/blkid /dev/sda1:...

unruh wrote: Quote: On 2009-12-22, Scott B. <bgates@example.invalid> wrote: unruh wrote: On 2009-12-22, Scott B. <bgates@example.invalid> wrote: JTJersey wrote: This is a new build [snip] my system clock as shown in the panel looses time rather quickly. During the installation of a new release of Mandriva Linux, I always choose to use NTP so the box keeps correct time. If you did that, then I suggest that you look...

Quote: Jim Beard wrote: To quote from an AT&T manual: "The calendar produced is that for England and her colonies." Adam wrote: Quote: Well, that's rather nation-centric, isn't it? Especially since so many Linux users live where the change was in 1582. And also it should properly say "Great Britain" or "United Kingdom," which had happened considerably before 1752. The...

On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:58:23 +0000, unruh wrote: Quote: I am still wondering where the info on that printer was stored if not in any of the /etc/cups/ files. Wonder if it was /etc/printcap.... -- /\/\aurice (Replace "nomail.afraid" by "bcs" to reply by email)

Alan Secker wrote: Quote: I installed a replacement machine in my office, configured and got it working. One morning, a day or more later, I booted up to find that I could not access the file server (everyone else could). Eventually I re-entered my username and password for access to the server itself and my samba username and password and all was well. The following day, last Friday, the same thing happened but this time I discovered that...

Quote: "default". Let's see if it works So far it works. Conclusion must be that the mdv-version of ssd-add has a more strict lifetime value than stated in the man-pages. Not a problem - just nice to know :-) Thanks for pointing me in that direction! Cheers. -- Martin Don't downgrade your computer to Windows 7, upgrade to GNU/Linux.