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Why doesn't KMail read mailto cmdline input? 5 28 (12/18/2007 3:25:04 PM) comp.os.linux.misc If I enter $ kmail mailto:email_addr?subject=subject_text kmail starts up with the destination address filled in but the subject remains blank. How do I get kmail to fill in the subject? I'm using Sidux (De... Roby

Writing Hostname to router 0 15 (10/29/2006 10:05:08 PM) comp.os.linux.networking My D-Link DI-624 supports "static DHCP" which serves my small network needs well. The router setup page shows a table of preset ip addresses and the hostnames they belong to. The router doesn't seem to use th... Roby

LILO fatal error when writing MBR 7 40 (5/30/2006 5:50:47 PM) comp.os.linux.misc I'm a grub user ... this is my first experience with lilo. I'm trying to properly hide DOS and win2k from each other. DOS can't read ntfs and the win2k partition is too far from the front of the disk to be dos... Roby

No response to keystrokes 6 47 (2/13/2006 1:45:02 AM) comp.os.linux.misc I was in the midst of composing an e-mail when the machine suddenly stopped responding to keystrokes. I rebooted, logged into a new session via kdm, but again no response to keystrokes after login. If I login... Roby

dtmfdial says /dev/dsp: No such device 2 35 (10/28/2005 7:12:28 PM) comp.os.linux.misc dtmfdial works fine on three of my machines, but fails with "dev/dsp: No such device" on the fourth. All run Kanotix (Debian Sid) with the latest updates. Sound (as delivered by Kaffeine) works on all four. ... Roby

Dialer for KAddressBook 0 28 (10/11/2005 1:23:28 AM) comp.os.linux.misc Last month, regarding KAddressBook, Stan Goodman wrote: > Perhaps I am very dense, but I don't see how it is possible that an > operating system used by many thousands of people can avoid having an > address b... Roby

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File backup directly to remote? 4 24 (6/6/2008 8:16:29 PM) comp.os.linux.misc I have a server (we'll call "Alpha") that has 88GB of /home and only 20GB of free space. I need to make backups (or rsync) the folder to a remote server ("Beta"). I need to do it in such a way as to copy direct... mechphisto (112)

Getting a router to name-serve DHCP clients. 4 16 (5/24/2008 4:05:29 PM) comp.os.linux.networking Hi, I'm no expert in this stuff so I hope this isn't a stupid question. I've Googled extensively but cannot find an answer. I have a U.S. Robotics Wireless MAXg ADSL Gateway router. It is set up to act as... thisisbackwards_PSynnoD (5)

Exclusion of files in rsync with or without wildcards? 3 97 (5/24/2008 10:05:38 AM) comp.unix.shell I want to exclude some files from being synced with rsync. I have to exclude them with the --exclude option but with or without wirldcards? In other words should I write: rsync .... --exclude=/home/mylog* ...... kmlincoln100

What to backup on a Linux system an what not? 13 32 (5/6/2008 7:10:02 PM) comp.unix.shell I want to backup my Linux system (with rsync). What is recommended to backup and what not? Of cause, all the personal stuff should be saved but what about the "normal" system stuff of the OS? Which of the fil... kmlincoln100

Partitioning a back up drive--request for comments. 6 22 (4/22/2008 1:54:58 AM) comp.os.linux.misc Okay, I finally have my back-up drive. An Iomega 150 GB drive. I plugged in the firewire cable and it "just worked". (Mandriva 2007). It appears to be formatted vfat. Is there any reason why I should not re... pureheart2 (51)

Why doesn't KMail read mailto cmdline input? 5 28 (12/18/2007 3:25:04 PM) comp.os.linux.misc If I enter $ kmail mailto:email_addr?subject=subject_text kmail starts up with the destination address filled in but the subject remains blank. How do I get kmail to fill in the subject? I'm using Sidux (De... roby (99)

PATA drive - dma_timeouts and system lockups 9 25 (10/31/2007 12:00:14 AM) comp.os.linux.hardware Chaps, a while back I experienced problems with dma_timeouts on one of my drives which was causing it to deselect dma and slow things down somewhat. This week, whilst trying to sort out some backup issues, an... REMpeteOVE (55)

NAS appliance 1 18 (10/29/2007 4:08:06 AM) comp.os.linux.networking I've been tinkering with the idea of setting up one computer on our home network - I've noticed 'freeNAS' and 'openfile' distros - question comes to mind: do I really need anything like that or will any old dis... ray65 (5398)

Replacing an old hard drive 6 40 (8/19/2007 1:35:17 PM) comp.os.linux.misc Hi, I have an old hard drive that has become flaky but still readable and I want to replace it with a new drive. This is what I have done so far using a knoppix CD: 1) Install hardware making the new hard dr... rkannan9526 (10)

Question about external USB HD 7 24 (7/28/2007 6:31:01 AM) comp.os.linux.misc This might seem like a dumb question, but if I get a USB HD do I partition it into NTFS and linux partitions or is it already set up? I want to save both NTFS and linux stuff. I need to backup my wife's file... stocksami (238)