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  1. Thinkpad X30.. Do I need to work around KMS ?

    hi
    I'm running slackware 13.0 on IBM Thinkpad X30 and thinking to install the latest Slackware 14.0, but my concern is whether I need to bypass KMS. Does anyone have an experience with Slackware...
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    [all variants] setting nomodeset with Grub

    Hi,
    I have a machine that has a dual boot configuration with Ubuntu and Slackware and I need nomodeset for both.
    For Ubuntu, I can specify nomodeset in /etc/default/grub, but how can I set it for...
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    Re: Is money the root of all evil?

    Without human greed, we wouldn't have today's technology.
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    Re: Linux share at record high.

    OK, makes sense.
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    Re: MAC vs Mac

    I hate to be nit-picky, but Media access control is not an address.
  6. Re: Can you make money with Open-"Sourced" Hardware?

    When I was working on the design of DSL chips a few years ago, we tried to implement USB2.0 onto our chip, however, the schedule was too tight to make our own, so we went to OpenCore(I think), and...
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    Re: Linux share at record high.

    The IP addresses accessing the website don't tell how many unique users are accessing. DHCP can give you different addresses on every session.
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    Re: Bandwidth hogs

    EDIT: never mind..
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    Re: Bandwidth hogs

    If you are interested, mine took 34 min.

    ATT DSL (HSI Express) $28.00 /month.
    San Jose/Campbell area

    I don't remember the plan speed and which current plan it's equivalent to, but 1.5M plan...
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    Re: Bandwidth hogs

    Are you sure those speed site can measure the bitrate on the local loop ? The bitrate advertised is for local link which is between your modem and CO modem and I don't even know how it's possible to...
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    Re: Bandwidth hogs

    You made a couple of posts saying you're dissatisfied with the service you get from big ISPs and now how do you know ATT can give you 3mbps ?
    Frankly, asking people about connection speed is...
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    Re: Real name on the forums?

    Trust me. if everyone uses the real identity on the internet board, the amount of flaming war will be cut in half.
    Back in the early days of internet, a lot of people used real name and organization...
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    Re: Suggestion for a diferent distro?

    Slackware.
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    Re: Recommend a programing language?

    I use perl.
    If you are OK with context interpretation, perl is great.
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    Re: Bandwidth hogs

    The question is how to calculate the minimum speed. If you are on DSL, your theoretical minimum speed is 0 or close ot 0 bps, if the line is extremely noisy. I don't think it's useful to know that...
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    Re: Learning Unix, how much is too much?

    it depends on what you do with Unix. Unless you are making living with deeply dealing with Unix, knowing basic stuffs is enough. I have been on Unix for 20 years, but I have never bothered to learn...
  17. Re: Help me with testing router? I need a MAC address.

    I think I know what you are trying to do with MAC address. The best approach is knocking on the door of the neighbors and asking them to provide the MAC address if they're on Comcast cable, that way...
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    Re: Would it Work?

    Off the top of my head, I don't find it much beneficial to do so to cool down the system. Water has higher conductivity than air and it takes the heat from the system more efficiently, however,...
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    Poll: Re: Black on White Console?

    Have you tried escape sequence ?

    I hate green on black. It just reminds me of JCL which was a real mess.

    EDIT: Oh wait, you want a white background. Escape sequence doesn't work.
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    Poll: Re: What Side of the Road do you drive on?

    You should make the poll with Right side vs Wrong side.
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    Re: Beginner Programming Challenge 14

    I think you should drop the speed requirement from the judging criteria. Having speed in mind, the scripting languages are all out.
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    Re: Name ideas for a new Linux distro

    then, I'd name it sushi.
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    Re: Question about a ethernet switch

    I wouldn't use the term, bandwidth, in this case, but I know what you mean. The thing is, unless collision happens, no degradation happens, but using 2 lines, you have a chance of...
  24. Re: Vote Dell to stop Beating Around the Bush!

    When I saw the title, I thought of some people beating each other in Texas and thought I should cheer for Dell...
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    [other] Re: Killing processes

    It depends on how the program is written. If it is written in a way that the parent process quits when the child dies, you cannot do anything with command.
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