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  1. Re:We'll have to watch Steve Jobs speeches closely on PowerPC Linux Beats Apple To Full G4 SMP Support · · Score: 1

    Hey, my car stereo runs on Acorns Intel StrongARM processor, so yep, if it wern't for the Archimedes thing i wouldn't be using the machien i use today.

  2. Re:here's what i was told... on What Happened To Intervideo's Linux DVD Player? · · Score: 1

    anyone have a simple, step-by-step procedure with software that works under 2.2.15, 2.2.16, or 2.2.17? yes, read the howto on the linux DVD site. http://helo.org/dvd/howto/html/DVD-Playing-HOWTO.h tml If you have 2.2.17 then ignore the bit about using a 2.3 kernel or patching a 2.2 kernel, 2.2.17 includes the necessary DVD stuff.

  3. Re:Well duh! on Benchmarks of *BSD, Linux, and Solaris at LinuxTag · · Score: 1
    the fact that Solaris cleaned up in the SQL test shouldn't be suprising

    Solaris got hosed on the SQL test, it did not clean up. The SQL measurements were time to complete request, not requests per second. So smaller is better.

  4. Can you say "Hoax"? on SETI@Home -- Running On A PCI Card · · Score: 5

    Looks like one to me. The pictures of the boards for instance, the 6 processor version the chips look like they are vut and pasted on top of all the other chips on the circuit board. The FAQ recommends you by the single processor version and then fill the slots up with the required number of processors to your preference. There are no slots! It runs the Linux Client? Since when was linux ported to this embedded processor of the US Militaries, and where is the source? And when was the Seti client ported to this platform. Looks like a hoax to me. At best it's a GPL violation as there is no source for the linux kernel modifications from the port.

  5. Re:Redhat binaries - KDE2.0B2 on KDE 2.0 Beta 2 "Kleopatra" Now Available · · Score: 1

    Now you did read the link this article is about didn't you :) In that case you don't need me to tell you that binaries are available on the kde ftp site (and mirrors), and that more specifically the redhat binary rpms are at ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/unstable/distribution/2. 0Beta2/rpm/RedHat-6.2/

  6. smpeg for ppc has been out for ages. on Play MPEG Movies Under LinuxPPC · · Score: 1

    Lokisoft has had RPMS of smpeg for linux/ppc for ages. ftp://ftp.linux.tucows.com/pub/Loki/open-source/sm peg/

  7. Re:Cobalt on Has Anyone Played With Gateway Micro Server? · · Score: 2

    Yes i recall a post on slashdot a few months back saying gateway would be reselling cobalt cubes.

  8. Re:OH MY GOD!!! on Water-Cooled Laptops From Toshiba · · Score: 1

    Thanks for the compliment. No problem, glad to be of duty. Yeah, new zealand is a great place, but i'm actually a british citizen

  9. Re:Duel Processors? on Cyrix's 'Joshua' announcement · · Score: 1

    How many time must i say this, No SMP http://www.viatech.com/products/cyr3faq.htm Q. Will the VIA Cyrix® III work in a multi-processor motherboard? A. The VIA Cyrix® III will not work in a multi-processor motherbaord unless it is the only processor installed. If the motherboard supports the 2.2V core voltage and FSB, then it will work in a stand alone configuration.

  10. Re:SMP? on Cyrix's 'Joshua' announcement · · Score: 2

    No http://www.viatech.com/products/cyr3faq.htm

  11. Re:FPU performance on Cyrix's 'Joshua' announcement · · Score: 3

    http://www.viatech.com/products/cyr3faq.htm
    . Will the VIA Cyrix® III work in a multi-processor motherboard?
    A. The VIA Cyrix® III will not work in a multi-processor motherbaord unless it is the only
    processor installed. If the motherboard supports the 2.2V core voltage and FSB, then it will
    work in a stand alone configuration.

  12. Re: on Warner Music and EMI Set to Merge · · Score: 0

    for up to date stats visit: http://mckinney.co.nz/linux/

  13. Re:Put back what you take on GNU XFce 3.2.0 Desktop Now Available · · Score: 1

    You are confusing the window manager with the entire GUI environment. I don't think they were at all confused. XFce is not a window manager. The window manager (XFwm) is just one component of XFce. From their homepage: "XFce is a lightweight desktop environment for various UNIX systems." notice the term "Desktop environment" ala K Desktop Environment, Common Desktop Environment...

  14. YACLUR on New Mozilla, Corel, and Napster Releases · · Score: 1

    Yet Another Corel Linux User Report ----------------------------------- Corel Linux is cool. I did i minimum desktop install and it installed Netscape Navigator. Dunno where the story about it not including netscape came from It was navigator not communicator, and when i tried to use netscape from "/disks/redhat/usr/local/netscape/netscape" it complained about __bzero in some shared library and wouldn't run, hence i'm back in redhat until i can get communicator going. And the option in the package update thing to specify standard debian ftp servers doesn't work, it'll only update from cdrom or from corel site. There doesn't seem to be any easy way to edit the boot menu, i wanna add a few more OSes to it. The fdisk thingy in the installer took me quiet a while to get a handle on, but when you've got 14 partitions it's always gonna be difficult i guess. CorelExplorer is pretty cool. But MS won't have any problems winning a 'look and feel' lawsuit if they want to persue that option. Of course it's debian based, so i couldn't figure out where the tcpip settings where (it just configures dhcp as default) and there were no scripts like ifup etc. Then i realised i didn't need to do it the old school way. Just open up Corel Control Centre (aka kcontrol) go to Network/TCPIP, put in the ip address and hit apply, suddenly i can ping everything. The whole experience was very windows like, but without the reboots and 'please insert the CD' prompts. I like the new taskbar and was about to say to myself 'good job corel' , but then i took a look at the 'KDE2 in action' screenshots http://www2.jorsm.com/~mosfet/screenshots.html and realised it was just the kpanel from KDE2. Arggh, can't stand this old kpanel thing, gotta get communicator going under corel.

  15. Re:loopback on New Mozilla, Corel, and Napster Releases · · Score: 1

    When you download it the website has instructions for boot disk generation... Just need to hack the boot disk to mount partition with the iso on it, then mount the iso loopback

  16. Re:What a nightmare on New Mozilla, Corel, and Napster Releases · · Score: 1

    You only have to update the Boot diskette one to get old OS/2 Warp to support drives >2Gb. Not the hole 15 silly. Wow, imagine how many diskettes a linux distribution would use. And people call windows bloated...

  17. loopback on New Mozilla, Corel, and Napster Releases · · Score: 1

    Need CDR? Nah just mount it on the loopback device surely