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Wireless modems
Hello! I read sometime ago a post which concerned a modem to buy for Linux. Take a look at www.novatelwireless.com Kind regards. ... 14 Nov 2009 05:42

default xorg screen resolution
I'm so used to copying info from one X configuration file to another, that I didn't realize that xorg now automatically sets the screen resolution without use of the Screen Section. In a machine two years old running debian/lenny, with a MSI NX8500GT 512 Mb, 128 bit, GDDR2 graphics card and 21" LCD monitor, I had... 11 Nov 2009 16:49

MSI NF980-G65 Motherboard
Greetings fellow Penguins I am considering buying this board, is anyone using this board? Dose it play nice with Linux? I plan be running Lenny. I want a AM3 board this seems to fit the bill. There are so many choices. I like this one because of the Nvidia chipset. Any suggestions/thoughts would be welcom... 4 Nov 2009 06:23

Barracuda ST31000528AS problem
Hi All, I have two Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1 TB (ST31000528AS) drives in a Linux software RAID-1 configuration. Today I've got a notification from smartd that one of the drives (sda) is failing: Device: /dev/sda, ATA error count increased from 0 to 6 Some other log messages (like: "ata1.00: cmd ... Emask... 5 Nov 2009 17:51

low power linux server
I'm looking for cheap low power linux server solution. I guess I could hook up an old desktop, but I have nothing below 200W PS. I've been looking at the sheevaplug wall wart thing and mini-ITX systems and other options like the waysmall, but they all seen pretty pricey. I only need something to serve as a dedica... 27 Oct 2009 19:16

pcmcia network card configuration/installation
I have a network card problem and I'm hoping that I can get some advice and information here. I've installed Slackware 12.2 on an old laptop I have. The problem I'm having is to get the network card working. I know the card is okay and works on this computer because I had it working with a previous linux di... 5 Nov 2009 16:45

scanners for use with Linux under the sane system
Hello, I wonder whether any users could comment on their experiences with getting scanners to work under Linux using the sane software. Which models offer best bang for the buck while being very compatible with Linux? For instance I know that for printers HP seems to be the best brand for Linux compatible prin... 25 Nov 2009 23:55

how to use a 1TB disk?
Hello, How should I use a 1 TB hd? The disk is intended to store music files and videos. Can just make 1 huge 1TB partition or maybe it's better to split the disk in two partions? Or there is no difference at all? Thank you ... 15 Oct 2009 05:02

Hauppauge HVR 2250 in Suse 11.1?
I recently purchased the Hauppauge HVR 2250, and found this documentation to make it work: Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2200 - LinuxTVWiki http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-2200 I followed the steps, and got no errors. The relevant dmesg output when I boot: === saa7164 0000:02:00.0: PCI I... 13 Oct 2009 00:08