Slackware

There is a problem with including radeon in initrd.
I use Slackware64 13.1 and have ATI Mobility X1250 graphic card. I recently downloaded and compiled kernel 2.6.34. If I include DRM and radeon in the kernel, everything works fine. If I compile DRM and radeon as modules and include them in initrd, udev fails to load RS600_cp.bin firmware, displays a black screen f... 10 Jun 2010 06:40

Slack_12.2 dnsmasq quirk?
Slackware 12.2 - as supplied dnsmasq\iptables. If I included... $IPT -A OUTPUT -o $NIC_LAN -p udp \ -m multiport --ports $PORTS_DHCP \ -m state --state NEW -j DROP (PORTS_LAN = 53.67.68.1025:65545 dnsmasq.conf = "min-port=1025") ....in my routerbox firewall, my client machines can't get a DHCP connect. ... 11 Jun 2010 07:00

Where can I hire a qualified C programmer?
I wish to have syslogd.c altered so that it stops saying "last message repeated # times". Instead, I want each message logged. Since I'm not a C programmer, I need to find a reliable coder who will modify my source. Where can I get this done? -- buck ... 8 Jun 2010 21:41

email client for use with Exchange 2007 mapi
Forgive me as I am sure this question has been asked before. I have googled this for awhile, and found nothing positive. Is there such a thing as a linux email client that supports m$ extended mapi for use with Exchange 2007? Thanks! B-o-B ... 10 Jun 2010 13:22

Simpler mplayer question
My previous post was too long, sorry. When I start mplayer from the console I lose keyboard control. I have built the latest mplayer from source as well as used that included with Slack 13.0. I can't stop play, I can't even switch consoles. Any help would be appreciated. TIA ... 11 Jun 2010 05:56

Linux RPN calculator
Hi, I am looking for a good linux RPN calculator. It should has following features: 1. RPN (Reverse Polish Notation) 2. Decimal, Hexadecimal 3. Mathmatic functions: triangular, log, etc. 4. Normal and science mode (science mode shows 100 as 1.0 E02) 5. *prefer* to support complex operatio... 9 Jun 2010 11:56

Seamonkey compile problem slackware realated?
Below is an exchange from the mozilla.dev.builds newsgroup. A brief statement of the problem is SeaMonkey quits building with a: No rule to make target `-lpthread', needed by `libmozjs.so'. Stop. news://news.mozilla.org:119/4C0E516A.5050502(a)Senior.Envision Mike Shaver wrote: ldconfig isn't quite wha... 9 Jun 2010 11:56

digikam 1.3.0
there is a new version on digikam which solves some problems I had with 1.2.0 (empty albums). however, it need updated libs from kdegraphic package (libkexiv2 and libkdcraw). anybody tried updating already, any tips&tricks? -- i. ... 12 Jun 2010 06:05

Mplayer question/problem
I have three versions of MPlayer which operate differently. My oldest version is MPlayer-1.0pre7try2 which I built from source with the default configuration. More recently I built mplayer-export-2010-06-06 again with the default configuration. Finally there is the mplayer that was built for Slack 13.0. I ... 8 Jun 2010 11:24

Running cronjobs at boot ?
Hi, I want to run a cronjob once after booting. For Vixie Cron I see documented a syntax for crontab like: @reboot /path/to/command I've tried it and it doesn't seem to work. I don't see any mention of @reboot in the manpage for crontab on my Slack 12.2 (dcron-2.3.3). Over at the dillon's cron website http... 8 Jun 2010 18:19