While trying to install RHEL 4 on VMware ESX 2.1 I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Linux installation which was unable to detect disks. A quick search in VMware’s web site resulted in a download page for RHEL 4 Update 2, which, unfortunately, wasn’t the version I was using. Before running around and searching the…
I’ve had problem with color names ever since around the time I’ve upgraded to Xorg 7.0 This problem as been annoying, but it was acceptable, just until lately. I’ve discovered that a required file /etc/X11/rgb.txt was involved, and was required for X to understand color mappings. For some reason, although x11-common 7.0.20 was supposed to…
This post will be divided into this common view part, and (the first in this blog) "click here for more" part. The main reason I’ve created this blog was to document, both for myself and other technical persons, the acts required to perform set tasks. My first idea was to document how to install HACMP…
I’ve been under a huge trackback attack, and, to be honest, closed the whole comment mechanism by a mistake. It is now announced as open. I’ve noticed some of the later entries were to my ML110 and Linux post. Now, with comments available, you can feel free to ask for clarification, if needed. Cheers.
It means I cannot resize video. Using the x11 generic driver does not allow resize. I’ve searched for a solution just now, and got to this web page. After some tweeks with my own config file (to remind you, it was built using ATI’s tools), I’ve got it to work correctly. Here’s the updated config…
I always forget, and this blog is meant to help me remember. Found in Tar’s manual, are these simple directives: Have a file called file.tar, do: tar -xf file.tar full/path/without/trailing/slashes It can be a file or directory. You can have a list of files, such: tar -xf file.tar home/me home/you home/us/important-file Should do the trick.
