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I think this was taken up somewhere in the forum b4, but not answered clearly enough...so i restate it: Ok, i see that kernel version 2.6.10 is out, and i download the bzipped file(~30 mb). Now how do i proceed to upgrade the current kernel? (irrespective of the distro i am using?) For...

Hi, i am facing the following problem while trying to install FC3 from the DVD in LFY. during partitioning (i told it to go ahead with disk druid, as i was not very sure abt manual partitioning) , it says that partition request failed.... and shows the state of the drive as "none" against all...

Hi, My system specs first: AMD 64 3000+, running suse 9.1 pro (32 bit) dualboot with winxp., 512 ram. here are the ques on my mind: 1) what are users,owners groups in linux? the permissions are stated in 3 sets :which are for what? 2) what does mounting actually mean? when i point...

hi, I would like to know the basics of networking and how they are implemented in linux. the latter part i can find in tldp.org, but they all start off with " TCPIP is a protocol that is implemented by..." . hell, i dont know what a protocol is.. :oops: i guess you get the point. something...

hi, i have an amd64 3000+ sys with geforce fx5200 gfx. When i run fifa 2005, the menus display properly, but when the game starts, its like a ...well....flickering tv set. part of the screen is eaten up by this blank portion where a THICK horizontal strip of badly/ un rendered area keeps...

Hi, A few days ago,all of a sudden, my power supply fan started making a lot of noise, and continues to do so.....initially it didnt make so much. my comp is an amd64 3000+ system that is one month old. Why is this hapening, and any ways to fix it? Further, where do i get the thermal grease...

Hi, I just installed fedora core2 x86_64 on my amd64 3000+ system. I am new to linux. Any website where I can get the basics on linux-- installations, filesystems, networking etc. fundamentals clear? Also, which issue of digit has anything on this? Also, when i try to install some...

Hi, I am going to get a new comp, but am facing the foll. problem: (Pardon my ignorance :- { ) a) The 915 motherboard( Intel original) reportedly performs slower than the 865 with avilable DDR RAM(NOT DDR2) in india. It also has only a PCI xpress x16 slot, and not the agp 8x one. With...