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    Silicon Mechanics review?

    hey guys, i'm about to get a new mission-critical server for work and the prices and specs of silicon mechanics machines look great. the only problem is i've never used them before and i'd like to know if anybody can vouch for their work. does anybody have any experience with these guys...
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    Help me please - DNS? WTF? Who knows - a fellow anandtecher's Internet access is in Jepordy - please help :)

    yeah, try getting rid of that router. i had a problem recently that i swore for the longest time was my isp. turns out it was a flakey linksys router :-[ also upgrade firmware in all your network components if you haven't already.
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    DNS problems in Windows Server 2003

    Hey, sorry about the long response time, hope somebody is still interested in helping! yes, it is AD integrated. the correct server (our primary domain controller) is reported as being the "primary server", i assume that means it is authoritative?
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    DNS problems in Windows Server 2003

    here's the problem: i want domain.com to point to www.domain.com (the logical place for it to point) but it currently points to the wrong server (the ip address of the mail server). i've removed the (same as parent folder) pointer (A-name) that points to the incorrect server from...
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    Windows won't let me access my files.

    Are the files encrypted/password protected? If not you should be able to log in as the Administrator profile (not just "an" administrator, but "the" administrator) and access them. You can then change the ownership to whomever you please. BTW, how did you do the install? Using the repair...
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    Changing available screen resolutions in XP

    Hey guys, here's the deal: I've got a widescreen monitor that I want to set up as a secondary device on a Toshiba laptop running XP Pro. I've installed the latest drivers (both video card and display) and Windows still refuses to let me select a proper "widescreen resolution" (ie 1680x1050 or...
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    hard drive imaging software for windows

    hey guys, i'm looking for software to mirror (primarily) winxp installs. i was looking at acronis "true image" software but that seems a bit spendy, is there a shareware version that does the same thing perhaps? what's the verdict?
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    Secure FTP server with CentOS

    it does sound like a network error... but there's clearly a physical route to the host because "ping" and "tracert" find it just fine...
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    Secure FTP server with CentOS

    ah, that's kind of what i thought... windows doesn't support sftp at all, huh? well i've tried installing SSHWindows on my xp machine but when i try to connect to the linux box (with "sftp username@ipaddress) i get "No route to host", which is odd because they're on the same subnet and...
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    Secure FTP server with CentOS

    hey everybody, i'm trying to set up a secure ftp server in linux that can be accessed by clients using windows xp. i've installed centos and gotten far enough to be able to log in to itself using "sftp myusername@localhost". my question is how to get a standard windows xp install to be able to...
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    winamp clone for linux

    is there any program for linux that will do everything that winamp does? i want something that will play any music or video files i throw at it, assuming i install the proper codec. a winamp-like feel would be nice but i don't really care that much. anybody know of anything?
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    problems installing metacity wm in fc3

    hey guys, when i run the 'configure' file for metacity WM i get this error: configure:9348: error: Library requirements (gtk+-2.0 >= 2.0.0) not met; consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if your libraries are in a nonstandard prefix so pkg-config can find them. i used...
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    Why firefox sucks

    i use it because i hate microsoft and their proprietary bullshit...
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    Installing gcc on Linux box

    go to command prompt, su to root and type 'yum install gcc'... doesn't get much easier than that...
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    using sata disk drives to a new motherboard

    probably not. it's always good to do a full reformat when changing such a huge part of your hardware. also if you want to tweak the raid settings at all for the new system you'll need to do a full reformat, no questions asked...
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    different backgrounds for each workspace in gnome

    i know this is possible in KDE, is it possible in gnome? i only see the option to change the desktop background for ALL my workspaces at once, what if i want a separate one for each ws?
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    Linux Desktop environment.

    using gnome right now but i gotta say i liked kde better on my last linux install... maybe i'll try out xfce though, hearing good things.
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    exit x in fc3

    oh, okay cool, good to know... well i finally got the nvidia driver working so thanks to everybody for your help!
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    exit x in fc3

    oh, sweet, thanks! so 'su -' will reset my path to 'root' as well whereas 'su' will not? good to know...
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    exit x in fc3

    i tried it both as root and as my default user...
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    exit x in fc3

    bash: modprobe: command not found...
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    exit x in fc3

    hehe, good call... it gives this error: (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initiate the NVIDIA kernel module (EE) NVIDIA(0): ***ABORTING*** (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration Fatal server error: no screens found
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    [XP SP2] Missing C:/WINDOWS/system32/config ????

    boot from the windows cd and act as if you're going to install windows again and about the time you chose where to install it will be an option to "repair a windows install" or something along those lines. do that and it will go through and replace all your system files but keep all your...
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    exit x in fc3

    hey guys, well i suceeded in messing my system up real bad by editing the xorg.conf file! had to figure out how to change it back from the command line 'cuz x wouldn't boot, hence i haven't been on here in a few days. i did exactly what the help file told me to do: i changed the 'driver'...
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    exit x in fc3

    okay, awesome. well the 'lsmod' command didn't work for me but as far as i can tell the rivafb file is not in use (i have no rivafb.ko file). i also have no /etc/modules.conf. i have /etc/modprobe.conf and there's nothing in there about rivafb so i'll modify my xorg.conf file and see what...
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    exit x in fc3

    okay cool! thanks to you guys i got the driver installed but during the process it told me of a conflict with 'rivafb' which said that if both were used simultaneously the nvidia driver would not work. hence i haven't yet changed my xorg.conf file to use the new drivers. does anyone know what...
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    exit x in fc3

    bash: stopx: command not found...
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    What is the difference with the (Quick) formats on Windows install.

    ooh, okay this is just my 2 cents, others may have different opinions: MAKE A DATA PARTITION! YOU WON"T REGRET IT! haha, sorry about that but i'll never go back to a single partition system (i won't even go back to a single drive system) because of how simple it makes reformating! just...
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    exit x in fc3

    okay guys, total n00b question... i need to quit x to instal my nvidia drivers but i don't know how. i tried ctrl-alt-F1 to get to a shell prompt but it can still see x running. how do i quit it completely?
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    GCC

    dood, you guys ROCK! thanks so much for all the info!
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    GCC

    wow, thanks for the background! i'm using fedora core 3 x86_64 that i just installed last night. i chose the typical install options as i'm new to linux and wouldn't know what packages to chose otherwise. i assumed that this would install everything i needed to compile code and install...
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    GCC

    okay, i found an rpm for gcc and it says i need to install glibc which then says i need to install glibc-common but when i try to install that i get a message saying it's already installed... what the hell is up? please help me 'cuz i'm gonna rip my hair out soon! :)
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    GCC

    okay, that is very ironic... i gave it a shot but the package won't install because it needs glibc and various other libraries and when i try to install glibc it says i need glibc... that just sounds like a catch 22 to me!
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    Linux on SATA?

    if your distro isn't detecting the drive then you're out of luck. core 3 does support sata for sure (just installed it on my raptor :)) but i don't know if that'll work with your class and all... good luck!
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    Maintenance Schedule

    i do a complete reformat of my windows partition every few months, keeps me busy :D
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    GCC

    okay, so i'm trying to install gcc in linux and the help file tells me "either cc or gcc must be in your path or you must set CC in your environment before running configure. Otherwise the configuration scripts may fail." what does this mean and how do i do it? please help, it's driving me...
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    sata in linux

    hehe, alright. well i'll try 64 bit and see how it works for me. i can always reinstall something else later :D and thanks a lot for the info!
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    sata in linux

    okay cool. does that one have x86-64 support?
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    Non-biased vendor says Linux security is a myth.

    haha! non-biased, that's good! :D
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    sata in linux

    i would like to install linux on a western digital sata drive but red hat doesn't see the drive. i already have xp installed on a separate partition of this drive so i know it's working. what can i do?