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I tried installing 3rd party firmware on it, and one of the steps was to reset the router to factory settings. Before doing anything else, I decided to try the wireless connection again.

Not only...

My wireless router stopped workin on New Year's of all days. The wired connection still works (which I'm using to post this) but the wireless network is gone, despite several reboots and some...

I just picked up a custom-built system from the store today

I plan to install Ubuntu on it and use it to do Java development, among other things.

Are there any forums or mailgroups devoted to...

I have a really stupid question, but I figure the only way I'll find out is to ask.

Is it possible to install a 32-bit version of an OS on a 64-bit chip?

I read this Wikipedia entry, and I'm...

I'm about to order my new system when I found out that my XFX video card wouldn't be available until a month from now.

They recommended I swap my video card for an ASUS 8600GT. I looked on their...

I've been shopping for parts to build a custom system.

With what I thought was their solid reputation, I was ready to settle on a Seagate 500 Gb drive. However, I read some bad reviews on...

If I buy a DDR3 video card, will it work with a motherboard that only supports DD2 memory?

I know that I need DD2 RAM if the motherboard supports only DD2 memory.

For instance, if I connect...

I'm planning to build a system that will initially run Ubuntu Linux.

Do you think I should bother getting a floppy disk drive? Is this essential for system restore functions, or could I do so...

I'm looking for a case for a new system I'm looking to get custom built.

I hear some cases include power supplies.

Does anybody have any recommendations? What should I look for in terms of...

I'm looking for a DVD Writer for the new system I'm building.

The only thing I see myself using it for is burning DVD ISOs for Linux, FreeBSD, and OpenSolaris. I'm not interested in media (ie...

I'm looking to choose a power supply for my new system. From what I understand, not all power supplies are created equal.

1) What should I look for in a power supply?
2) Do you have any...

For my new custom-built system, I've pretty much settled on NVIDIA, since that company's graphics cards seem to have better Linux support than ATI.

However, there's a lot of choice even among the...

I've pretty much decided I want an Intel P35 chipset motherboard. The reason is that it's a modern motherboard with a minimum of legacy junk (ex no PS/2 ports) and no onboard graphics card.

Does...

Thanks for all the replies. I've decided to go with an Intel Core 2 Duo.

Now the tricky part will be choosing the motherboard.

Any ideas?

I searched the forums and I was surprised that I couldn't find this topic posted.

First of all, I don't want to start a flame war. I'm looking for a new system to run Ubuntu and do Java...

Another question I have is how good is Linux driver support for onboard (part of the motherboard itself) components such as graphics cards and sound cards. I'm not looking for gaming-quality...

I'm a Mac user who's looking for a second PC in order to do Java development.
The OS that I'll install will most probably be Ubuntu, with FreeBSD and OpenSolaris as other options.

Before I...

I have an old AMD Duron system that I bought second hand. The seller lost the invoice and the specs of the system so he couldn't give it to me.

Somebody told me there's a command-line utility to...

I'm shopping for a new LCD, and I'd like some advice on how do go about doing my research.

My high-level requirement is to set up a non-Windows OS (Linux, OpenSolaris, or FreeBSD) so that I can...

I don't mean to troll, but why is it that the designers of Gnome and KDE continue to use emulate Windows GUI conventions in their respective Windows managers? It surprises me that neither of them...

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I recently upgraded my video card to a NVIDIA GeForce 2 card. Naturally, I wanted a Linux driver for this card.

The first thing I did was download an installer program from the NVIDIA site. That...

I just got a Nvidia GeForce 2 graphics card, which I know is supported under Linux, but I haven't managed to get it working yet. X simply won't load.

When I was running a ATI Rage card, I loaded...

Actually, there's a subtle difference:

ls -la java_import

will give me the symlink

ls -la java_import/

will give me the contents of the directory being symlinked.

Is there an ls command that I can run on a single symlink to show me the destination of that symlink.

For example:

lrwxr-xr-x 1 smith cc7615 43 Jul 29 15:40 java_import ->...