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Command line tool for checking and repairing mpg and avi video files 0 82 (12/19/2007 2:08:09 AM) comp.os.linux.misc Is there a command line tool for checking and removing invalid frames from video files (such as mpg, avi and flv files)? Mark. -- Mark Hobley 393 Quinton Road West QUINTON Birmingham B32 1QE Email: markhobl... markhobley

Corrupted /etc directory 1 65 (12/18/2007 11:09:29 PM) comp.os.linux.misc My friend is using Ubuntu on his home computer. It's a bit of a toy system at the moment, so there is no backup available. He has a dual boot system, so has found that the root partition of the other install... markhobley

How do I troubleshoot sound in dosemu? #2 2 30 (12/8/2007 6:08:04 AM) comp.os.linux.misc I am using dosemu and dosemu-freedos under Linux. The emulator appears to be working fine, but I get no sound from the dos games that I have installed. I can't tell whether the problem is with the emulator, or ... markhobley

What does the colon minus operator do in a runscript shell? 6 33 (12/2/2007 10:08:28 AM) comp.os.linux.misc I am looking at a script written for the runscript shell. I have a line as follows: if [[ ${RC_INTERACTIVE:-yes} == "yes" ]] ; then I would like to know what the :- (colon minus) operator that follows the v... markhobley

Why are variable names surrounded by squiggly brackets in runscripts? 1 61 (12/2/2007 10:08:13 AM) comp.os.linux.misc I am looking at some Gentoo startup scripts. I notice that when a variable name is referenced, it is surrounded by squiggly brackets (braces). I tried some test code without the brackets, and it appeared to fu... markhobley

Is there a wait or pause command in the runscript shell? 1 37 (12/1/2007 9:08:22 PM) comp.os.linux.misc I am reverse engineering some Gentoo startup scripts written using the runscript shell, for documentation purposes. Is there some sort of wait or pause command that I could insert at key points to pause the sc... markhobley

Puppy Linux, trying to mount a Network Fileserver 0 78 (11/25/2007 7:08:09 PM) comp.os.linux.misc I have a computer running puppy Linux. I am getting some weird behaviour with the networking: ping www.google.co.uk 64 bytes from 64.233.183.147: seq=0 ttl=241 time=38.1ms Ok. I can browse the internet. cat ... markhobley

What are all these /usr/bin/updatedb tasks in Debian? 2 38 (11/17/2007 1:08:07 PM) comp.os.linux.misc I am running Debian (Etch). There appear to be squillions of updatedb processes running, with two more starting each day. Is there any particular reason for this? ps -ef|grep updatedb root 25982 1 ... markhobley

Gentoo - Rumours of proprietary components 8 31 (10/5/2007 12:08:08 PM) comp.os.linux.misc I keep finding articles that state that Gentoo has proprietary components in its package management tools. Is this true? I currently use Debian, but I want to switch to a source based distribution, rather tha... markhobley

Debian problems with apt-get 1 29 (9/30/2007 10:08:15 PM) comp.os.linux.misc I am using Debian and I appear to be having some problems with apt-get. My /etc/apt/sources.list file is as follows: # # This is the apt source file # #deb file:///cdrom/ etch main deb ftp://ftp.uk.debian.o... markhobley

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Any problems using a web browser in linux? 35 34 (12/9/2007 7:10:47 PM) comp.os.linux.misc I recently decided to install Xubuntu Linux in an old Pentium II computer. While I haven't installed it yet, I wonder if there are incompatability problems using a Linux based web browser (even Firefox) on the... raylopez99 (939)

Computer resets several times while booting 17 31 (12/10/2007 9:30:51 PM) comp.os.linux.hardware For some time now my machine has been resetting itself several times at boot time before eventually booting successfully. After some investigation I'm still no closer to finding the cause of the problem. Apolog... garryknight (125)

Extent of cross-platform development in free applications 94 21 (12/11/2007 6:57:18 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy What applications commonly available for Linux also run on Mac and Windows? One of the main strategies in breaking Microsoft lock-in should be to replace the most popular applications with free ones. If the ... matt4625 (266)

An ancient Vaio, X, and streaming media DAAP 14 47 (12/15/2007 4:39:10 AM) comp.os.linux.misc A friend gave me an ancient Sony Vaio PCG-C1VPK, a Crusoe-based laptop: 128 MB RAM, 15 GB HD, 1024x480 display, and PCMCIA wireless. I'm trying to set it up as a DAAP client (i.e. iTunes/firefly sharing music p... alanh7 (24)

ati proprietary linux drivers 7 26 (12/16/2007 3:48:04 PM) comp.os.linux.hardware It seems the ATI proprietary linux drivers do not work on recent slack. I tried them since slack 11.0 and never worked, even now on slack12. I'm using everything by default with the smp kernel, the drivers alw... heavytull (155)

Low power consumption on a linux SERVER 5 44 (12/17/2007 5:14:39 PM) comp.os.linux.misc As we are moving towards installing a bunch of linux servers, I have another question. It would be great to make sure that, when these servers are not doing much (at night, etc), they are not using any or almos... Ignoramus12898

common solution for Linux, Solaris, HP-UX and AIX to get whether system is 32 bit or 64 bit 10 39 (12/18/2007 6:56:48 AM) comp.unix.programmer Hi I want to find out whether my machine is 32 bit or 64 bit. I have commands like isaconfig on Solaris some flags in the /proc/ cpuinfo file in Linux can also be used to determine that. But, I am searching fo... adityagupta.18 (20)

Easy Linux editor 13 34 (12/20/2007 4:31:02 PM) comp.os.linux.misc I am looking for a linux editor that is easy to use by people with previous Windows knowledge. Not VI or emacs. Think of Microsoft Visual Studio editor. i ... Ignoramus31412

Comparing large files under linux to find duplicates 3 43 (12/20/2007 7:40:45 PM) comp.os.linux.misc Hi All, Hopefully a nice easy question I have 8x16gb files that are basically just giant lists. each row contains only one word. I need to compare each file against every other file and list duplicates. I'... my0373 (1)

Linux system administration books 7 34 (12/22/2007 2:02:25 PM) comp.os.linux.misc Would anyone recommend a good book on linux system administration, suitable for people who have brains, but never were administering anything. i ... Ignoramus9551