OK, your problem is two-fold, which is confusing things. First off, the kernel you are using in Mandriva is configured to only address up to 1gb...
Nope, looks like your OS has only 884.32~ MB of RAM to play with! Something's definitely not right there. Of course if you're running a lowmem...
Please run the following command with both sticks present, then post the results: cat /proc/meminfo
You can also zero-fill a drive on Linux, UNIX, or OS X by using the built-in 'dd' command. Assuming the drive you wanted to zero fill was...
I am running Lenny on some production desktop systems right now, even a few production MX filters that see 15k+ messages per hour. It's been good...
Nice dude. The thing that really got me hooked was how stable and reliable it is. Once I went 6 months without having to do any major maintenance,...
Normally in Unix, an executable must be in your path, or else you need to specify the absolute path to the binary. The '.' means "current working...
Ever pick up a razor to shave, it looks nice and sharp and clean, but when you begin to shave it cuts a jagged swathe into your face? That's KDE 4.0.
Whoops, I missed that line the first time. OpenDNS can be a bit sketchy, and it's very non-standard in the way it handles DNS. I actually had a...
Holy crap, DNS hijacking! YouTube.com is still YouTube.com, Google would be nuts to change it. However, a quick whois of youtubeonline.com reveals...
Depends on the ISP; some will let you have multiple IPs with the same account. For instance, mine provides 5 IPs. But in any case, you can not use...
Magnatune: license music and MP3 download is another good source of free music; all of their albums are licensed under the creative commons...
Geek with an attitude: Why KDE4 (might) suck! FYI: KDE4 *does* suck, I'm running the very latest build on my laptop and I hate it. It's been out...
Yeah, it's just a step backwards from 3.5.x right now, so nobody's all that excited about it yet.
Is the OpenSSH server running on your Ubuntu client? If it's not installed, you'll have to do so through your package manager. It's usually called...
You think that's crazy, check this out: [media]
Diaspora [IMG][IMG][IMG] "Project Diaspora is a 2D Space Trading MMORPG for Windows and Linux. Project Diaspora is a High quality,...
Freeciv [IMG][IMG] "Freeciv is a Free and Open Source empire-building strategy game inspired by the history of human civilization. The game...
Every time an Ubuntu user runs the `sudo` command, a naked molerat is conceived.
Both the attempt to wrest control of Iraqi oil fields and the fuel diversification into biofuels are attempts to break free of OPEC's stranglehold...
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