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  1. Why isn't the good old 'nice' command suitable? on Alternative To the 200-Line Linux Kernel Patch · · Score: 1

    Isn't the good old 'nice' command intended for scheduling priority adjustments like these? Can someone explain why the 'nice' command is not suitable?

  2. Re:Loopback on the unused portion of a *RW on Small but Featureful: Puppy Linux Reviewed · · Score: 2, Informative

    It's not too difficult. Here are the basic steps:

    1. modprobe pktcdvd and use "pktsetup" from the udftools package to create a packet device.
    2. Use "isoinfo" from the cdrtools package to find out the number of sectors (2048 bytes) used by the iso fs.
    3. Use "losetup" to create a loopback device on top of the packet device from step 1 with the offset from step 2.
    4. It may be necessary zero out the loopback device with "dd" in order to avoid IO errors.
    5. Create a filesystem of your choice on the loopback device and mount it (I used "mkudffs" from the udftools package).

    If Knoppix includes the mentioned tools then you should be able to do it after consulting a few man pages...

    Combine this feature with unionfs (included with the latest Knoppix) and there are many possibilities..

  3. Re:floppy boot on Small but Featureful: Puppy Linux Reviewed · · Score: 1

    In that case you'd want a small "loader" kernel patched with kexec like TLSboot has.

  4. Re:Write to CD-ROM? on Small but Featureful: Puppy Linux Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Oh, I get it now! Thanks Pal!

  5. Re:Feature! on Small but Featureful: Puppy Linux Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Puppy uses multisession on cdr. An alternative way would be to create a loopback device on the unused portion of a cdrw or dvdrw and format it with a udf filesystem. I've done this and it works. The kernel needs UDF write support and packet writing support.

  6. Re:Write to CD-ROM? on Small but Featureful: Puppy Linux Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Yes, multisession cdr's are amazing, aren't they?

  7. Re:floppy boot on Small but Featureful: Puppy Linux Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Basically you need a boot loader (grub is fine) and Linux kernel with USB drivers. There are instructions on the Puppy website: My PC can't boot from USB|CD

  8. use alien or something on Lack Of Developers Delays OpenOffice.org · · Score: 1

    It is possible extract the rpms and use them on practically any linux distro. I've been using the 2.0 beta release on gentoo and we have an ebuild that does it automatically. You can extract an rpm like this: rpm2cpio foo.rpm | cpio --extract --make-directories

  9. msconfig startup tab on Free, Near-Foolproof Way to Evade Windows Spyware · · Score: 2, Informative

    It's possible for systems to be so infested that it is difficult or impossible to download and install software. In these cases it may be necessary to stop the malware processes before cleaning them up.

    An easy way to do this is to run the "msconfig" program from the command prompt. Click the "Startup" tab and uncheck the startups that correspond to malware (compare the list to a clean system to see what's abnormal). Then reboot and proceed with the cleanup...

  10. BartPE on Free, Near-Foolproof Way to Evade Windows Spyware · · Score: 3, Informative

    It's called BartPE. There are many Plugins available. People involved with this seem to all be members of the CD Forum.

  11. Re:Word: nice -- if and when... on Microsoft Word 5.1: The Apex of Word Processing · · Score: 1

    Another possible workaround is to import the document into OpenOffice.org and then save it as a new document in one of the supported formats.

  12. emerge depclean on Gentoo Linux Announces Gentoo Linux 2004.1 · · Score: 1

    I have found the command "emerge depclean" is also very handy. First tune the USE flags in /etc/make.conf and the packages in /var/cache/edb/world. The man page for emerge has some good documentation.

  13. Re:ANd? on Asus Launching a Wi-Fi Hard Drive · · Score: 1

    If there's no concern about security then maybe no software is needed. When it comes to securing it, Linux or other software may come in handy though.

  14. USB 2.0 / IDE adapters work good with Linux on Hot-Swapping IDE Drives? · · Score: 1

    I have had great success with USB 2.0 / IDE adapters work very well in Linux with both hard disks and cd/dvd recorders. I have used them with both 2.4 and 2.6 kernels. Hotplug worked better for me with 2.6 (gentoo). This is the particular product I bought: http://hoct.com/hoct12/usb20exenfor.html

  15. Re:Use a digital camera for input on Simple Document Imaging for Unix? · · Score: 1

    I forgot to mention Gphoto which runs on many flavors of Unix.

  16. Re:Use a digital camera for input on Simple Document Imaging for Unix? · · Score: 1

    Given the scarcity of drivers for Unix, the only trick is finding a memory card reader that is compatible with your system.

    In the case of Linux, the USB Mass Storage drivers work pretty well form many types of hardware.

  17. Re:What the heck?! on Linus Says Pre-2.6 is Coming · · Score: 1

    For Linux related questions you can try www.linuxquestions.org

  18. Re:Consequences for copyleft (GPL) on Public Domain Enhancement Act petition · · Score: 1

    True, this is problem for people who want to sell closed-source applications. No problem for anyone else though.

  19. Consequences for copyleft (GPL) on Public Domain Enhancement Act petition · · Score: 1

    I would sign if the copyright turned into a copyleft rather than public domain.

  20. Maybe children should be taught to bite on Wiretapping Made Easier · · Score: 0

    Having a big chunk of flesh bitten out of them might discourage a would-be child molester.

  21. Is child porn a Thought Crime? on Wiretapping Made Easier · · Score: 2, Interesting

    There is an interesting article at http://www.alternet.org

    Thought Crimes
    http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID =12959

    Even the Supreme Court recognizes that sexual fantasies -- even about children -- are not necessarily rehearsals for harmful actions.

  22. How many wiretap laws are needed? on Wiretapping Made Easier · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Why can't we just have one wiretap law for all types of crimes?

  23. Re:Hydrogen is not free on Hybrid Powertrains and Hydrogen Fuel Cells · · Score: 1

    Another way to harness solar energy is to have a large collection of mirrors that track the sun and focus it onto a unit that converts heat into electricity. This has already been implemented.

  24. Re:Hydrogen is not free on Hybrid Powertrains and Hydrogen Fuel Cells · · Score: 1

    Chemical processes can also be used to convert various fuels into Hydrogen gas. For example, you can use biomass (harnessing the sun) to make methanol, and then use chemistry to make Hydrogen gas.

  25. Re:Hydrogen is not free on Hybrid Powertrains and Hydrogen Fuel Cells · · Score: 1

    How about solar cells? The sun is the most abundant source of energy we know of ( unless we do fusion here on earth).