$_

2007-01-08 Thread aluminumsulfate
Yeah, I know, it's a great subject line. :) But $_ is just SO handy! $ play voicemail1234.wav $ rm $_ $ cp myfile1 /some/path $ less $_/myfile2 At the command line, $_ expands to the last argument to the previous command. And, with tab completion, you can even see and edit it! If y'all haven'

3c501 device eth0 does not seem to be present....

2007-01-08 Thread Jon maddog Hall
Mike, I am not a Fedora user, so maybe someone else on the list is and can help you with this, but by googling "3c501" and "fedora", I found several instances of people having the same problem with an assortment of ETHERNET devices. Apparently the "3c501" is a "red herring", and the code is just

Re: linux newbie

2007-01-08 Thread Michael ODonnell
It might also be helpful to see the output of the following commands: lspci-v lspci -n -v lsmod ls -laCFRl /sys/class/net ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discus

Re: encountered two fedora 6 issues - underscore in host name, :*: in passwd file prevented logins

2007-01-08 Thread Ben Scott
On 1/8/07, Todd Littlefield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: If I remember correctly, underscores are not allowed in names. Only a-z, 0-9 and the hyphen character are acceptable. Right. Internet names should contain only those characters, and begin and end with a letter or number (dashes in the mi

Re: linux newbie

2007-01-08 Thread Ben Scott
On 1/8/07, mike miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: the next line is "bringing up interface eth0; 3c501 device eth0 does not seem to be present delaying installation (failed)". "3C501" would be, if I remember correctly, 3Com's first PC Ethernet card, circa 1985. I'd say something is being impro

linux newbie

2007-01-08 Thread mike miller
I'm pretty new to linux and am having a problem that I could use some help with. I've installed Windows XP and Fedora 6 on a computer with an AT8 32X motherboard with an AMD 64 cpu. The NIC is built in the motherboard. When I boot in windows I am able to access my home network and the internet

Re: encountered two fedora 6 issues - underscore in host name, :*: in passwd file prevented logins

2007-01-08 Thread Todd Littlefield
If I remember correctly, underscores are not allowed in names. Only a-z, 0-9 and the hyphen character are acceptable. I can't quote the RFC, but someone here probably can ;-) Python wrote: (For Your Information - it may save you some grief) amanda would not backup my laptop. There were no u

encountered two fedora 6 issues - underscore in host name, :*: in passwd file prevented logins

2007-01-08 Thread Python
(For Your Information - it may save you some grief) amanda would not backup my laptop. There were no useful error messages in the amanda log. I finally ran tcpdump to monitor the chit-chat and discovered that reverse lookup for my LAN (192.168.0.x) numbers was not working. host 192.168.0.5 Ho

Re: can't foreground job (Suspended (tty input))

2007-01-08 Thread Bill McGonigle
On Jan 7, 2007, at 21:43, Ben Scott wrote: Despite the Subject: line the OP's examples never illustrated any inability to foreground his Emacs process. Hmmm, but he did imply that he was unable to foreground it. You suppose it was just a brain fart, and the OP never actually tried the "fg" c

[GNHLUG] Hot tip: MerriLUG, MythTV with Jarod Wilson, 18 Jan

2007-01-08 Thread Jim Kuzdrall
    Save time in your schedule if you use MythTV - or want to try it.   Learn the tricks from a genuine, book-writing expert. Perhaps have your most pressing questions answered. Be prepared! Get the book: "Hacking MythTV (ExtremeTech)" (Paperback - Aug 28, 2006) by Jarod W

Re: Leftover tech stuff - Incl. IBM ThinkPad parts

2007-01-08 Thread aluminumsulfate
> Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 00:11:36 -0500 > From: "Ben Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I've finished sorting through the box o' misfit toys that I picked > up from Brian Karas. There are a few "extra" things he threw in which > I don't have a reason to keep. If anyone wants any of this, mail me > of