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nice, but not perfect. the DC does not own an... 497 Views / 5 Replies  
nice, but not perfect. the DC does not own an NIC, and no storage either.
there are much better and easier-to-configure devices out there for this job...

maddjn
Posted by maddjn, on Oct 16, 2002 at 11:39 AM, in Alternative Operating Systems
it is not illegal to run linux on the x-box -... 497 Views / 5 Replies  
it is not illegal to run linux on the x-box - it's the modchips. they seem to not only support linux but copied games, too. i guess they are 'circumventing devices' after the DMCA.
though i don't...
Posted by maddjn, on Oct 15, 2002 at 12:25 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
welcome to slashdot!... 1,068 Views / 6 Replies  
welcome to slashdot! (http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/10/15/1257240&mode=nested&tid=180)

maddjn
Posted by maddjn, on Oct 15, 2002 at 12:20 PM, in Mac Notebooks
music CDs are not mountable, as they do not own a... 463 Views / 3 Replies  
music CDs are not mountable, as they do not own a filesystem (like the ISO 9660-standard prescribes).

can't help with the KDE-issue though, is the CD playable with another player?

maddjn
Posted by maddjn, on Oct 6, 2002 at 03:53 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
LCDs do have refresh rates. if they did not... 1,528 Views / 9 Replies  
LCDs do have refresh rates.
if they did not have a refresh rate, they would serve a single, static picture.

i don't know how to check it though.

maddjn
Posted by maddjn, on Sep 29, 2002 at 04:53 PM, in Mac Notebooks
that should read 'rm -rf $os9', right? 'rm -f'... 745 Views / 16 Replies  
that should read 'rm -rf $os9', right?
'rm -f' will most likely print an error-message and stop working...

to see what is freed by deleting do a 'du -ch $os9' (replace the $os9 with the folder),...
Posted by maddjn, on Jul 10, 2002 at 05:05 PM, in Mac Notebooks
the av-cable is the 3.5mm-plug thing, right? ... 443 Views / 3 Replies  
the av-cable is the 3.5mm-plug thing, right?
iirc it is quite easy to build one yourself, you just need the plug (3.5mm, four connectors, sometimes called 'mac-audio-plug' back here in germany) and...
Posted by maddjn, on Jul 6, 2002 at 06:32 AM, in Mac Notebooks
this was meant ironic, in fact i think he even... 1,094 Views / 52 Replies  
this was meant ironic, in fact i think he even mentioned that in this thread...

maddjn
Posted by maddjn, on Jun 25, 2002 at 03:50 PM, in Mac Notebooks
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 839 Views / 16 Replies  
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by vDog:
<strong>Since I had...
Posted by maddjn, on Jun 22, 2002 at 11:51 AM, in Mac Notebooks
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 607 Views / 14 Replies  
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by ibook_steve:...
Posted by maddjn, on Jun 20, 2002 at 03:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 839 Views / 16 Replies  
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by Stuart Ball:
<strong>Plus...
Posted by maddjn, on Jun 18, 2002 at 10:55 AM, in Mac Notebooks
@D'Espice: thank you /very/ much for the links! ... 839 Views / 16 Replies  
@D'Espice: thank you /very/ much for the links!

maddjn
Posted by maddjn, on Jun 18, 2002 at 09:31 AM, in Mac Notebooks
mmh - since nobody of you posted a big difference... 839 Views / 16 Replies  
mmh - since nobody of you posted a big difference between the two models, i think i will get the slower, but cheaper 600 Mhz model. although, until i get the money, there might be some other models -...
Posted by maddjn, on Jun 17, 2002 at 02:44 PM, in Mac Notebooks
difference (new) iBook 600/700 839 Views / 16 Replies  
hi,
since i want to have one of the actual iBooks i will be working in the next holidays.
now i need to know if the difference between the 600/700 Mhz model is great enough to pay the extra money...
Posted by maddjn, on Jun 15, 2002 at 03:53 PM, in Mac Notebooks
you might also want to change the group of the... 384 Views / 2 Replies  
you might also want to change the group of the folder - replace the 'name' part by 'name:group'.
and if you want to change the whole dir recursively (every folder and file in it) you have to type...
Posted by maddjn, on May 31, 2002 at 12:49 PM, in macOS
if i had 10 Xserves i would sell at least 8 of... 659 Views / 13 Replies  
if i had 10 Xserves i would sell at least 8 of them - maybe as a 'little' cluster;-)

maddjn
Posted by maddjn, on May 22, 2002 at 05:45 PM, in macOS
is there a iBook 600 in this apple store - i... 514 Views / 17 Replies  
is there a iBook 600 in this apple store - i would like to know if there was a great difference between the 600 and the 700 model...

maddjn
Posted by maddjn, on May 22, 2002 at 09:55 AM, in Mac Notebooks
and another basic question - why do i have to use... 325 Views / 2 Replies  
and another basic question - why do i have to use a combo-drive in a 12.1/700Mhz-iBook? why would i want to burn CDs somewhere else than at home?

although, i doubt there is a great difference in...
Posted by maddjn, on May 22, 2002 at 09:48 AM, in Mac Notebooks
/only/ ten? tell me when you are going to... 659 Views / 13 Replies  
/only/ ten?

tell me when you are going to take over the world;-)

maddjn
Posted by maddjn, on May 20, 2002 at 10:12 PM, in macOS
in 'cd Pictures' Pictures is a relative path,... 571 Views / 3 Replies  
in 'cd Pictures' Pictures is a relative path, relative to your current work directory (cwd). if you are in your home (~) it means 'go to ~/Pictures', if you are in /usr it means 'go to /usr/Pictures'...
Posted by maddjn, on May 20, 2002 at 08:55 AM, in macOS
one question - is there any... 905 Views / 49 Replies  
one question - is there any performance-difference between the 600/700 Mhz models?
or do you expect any?

maddjn
Posted by maddjn, on May 20, 2002 at 08:48 AM, in Mac Notebooks
there should be a file named /etc/services (at... 845 Views / 4 Replies  
there should be a file named /etc/services (at least it exists on most UNIX systems) in which the well-known services and ports are listed.

maddjn
Posted by maddjn, on May 19, 2002 at 04:06 PM, in macOS
glad to have 'helped';-) maddjn 420 Views / 3 Replies  
glad to have 'helped';-)

maddjn
Posted by maddjn, on May 19, 2002 at 04:03 PM, in macOS
i think this is make's reply when all tasks are... 420 Views / 3 Replies  
i think this is make's reply when all tasks are done - an error would sound different...

maddjn
Posted by maddjn, on May 19, 2002 at 05:34 AM, in macOS
darn, i already got this...and this...this too...... 1,738 Views / 37 Replies  
darn, i already got this...and this...this too...
hey, look, he left everything world-writeable - lets 5cr3w up his w4r3z!

;-)

maddjn
Posted by maddjn, on May 18, 2002 at 08:01 PM, in macOS
that is what everyone wants, and i think apple... 803 Views / 41 Replies  
that is what everyone wants, and i think apple will put some effort into developing soft/hardware to make it run fast.



it will be 'possible', but i don't think apple will make it run /fast/....
Posted by maddjn, on May 18, 2002 at 10:04 AM, in Mac Notebooks
afaik it is possible to take off the back, there... 448 Views / 5 Replies  
afaik it is possible to take off the back, there are several modding/colouring/OCing-sites about disassembling iBooks.
i thought i had a link, but it seems dead...
maybe i can provide it later, in...
Posted by maddjn, on May 18, 2002 at 09:22 AM, in Mac Notebooks
wasn't that 'friends don't let friends use MSN'? ... 529 Views / 14 Replies  
wasn't that 'friends don't let friends use MSN'?
;-)

maddjn
Posted by maddjn, on May 18, 2002 at 05:18 AM, in Mac Notebooks
hacked!... 1,738 Views / 37 Replies  
hacked! (http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20010523)
;-)

maddjn
Posted by maddjn, on May 18, 2002 at 05:00 AM, in macOS
if the iBook gets a G4, the TiBook will become... 803 Views / 41 Replies  
if the iBook gets a G4, the TiBook will become "obsolete". maybe not exactly obsolete, but the iBook loses its function as a small, portable, long-running notebook ("typewriter"?) and moves into the...
Posted by maddjn, on May 17, 2002 at 06:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks
they are not too lame, though i think they could... 803 Views / 41 Replies  
they are not too lame, though i think they could have bumped up the specs a bit more. i will wait until the iBooks finally arrive, rumoring about their guts won't change apple's mind that much. i...
Posted by maddjn, on May 17, 2002 at 02:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks
it might have been worse - some "I"-guy could... 1,757 Views / 5 Replies  
it might have been worse - some "I"-guy could have posted between "V" and "P"...

maddjn
Posted by maddjn, on May 17, 2002 at 09:58 AM, in macOS
the rack-mount sitting neatly under the desk... 330 Views / 1 Replies  
the rack-mount sitting neatly under the desk could be an option, but costs for rackmounts (even if you use cheaper 19"-music-racks) are extremely high.
but one could just put it on or under the desk...
Posted by maddjn, on May 17, 2002 at 09:02 AM, in macOS
most shells have built in job control, therefore... 621 Views / 8 Replies  
most shells have built in job control, therefore you can stop processes, run them in the background etc. now if there are stopped jobs waiting in the background and you want to exit the shell it will...
Posted by maddjn, on May 17, 2002 at 08:54 AM, in macOS
i heard something about a 120G-limit, but from... 388 Views / 14 Replies  
i heard something about a 120G-limit, but from the OS itself - so there might be some updates to push that limit...
but seriously - why would you want to have a terabyte of data on the server...
Posted by maddjn, on May 16, 2002 at 04:12 PM, in macOS
and you have another nice learnig effect;-) ... 964 Views / 8 Replies  
and you have another nice learnig effect;-)

btw - what is /the/ way to administrate a mac-server? ssh? directly, per mouse/keyboard/monitor?

maddjn
Posted by maddjn, on May 16, 2002 at 04:04 PM, in macOS
nice hack! alas, i have a crappy connection... 1,738 Views / 37 Replies  
nice hack!

alas, i have a crappy connection here (ISDN, no flat), so i can't start a setup like this. but at least we have no filtered sites on our school's network;-)

BTW, what happens if a...
Posted by maddjn, on May 16, 2002 at 11:07 AM, in macOS
no connection to your local apache? you have got... 1,738 Views / 37 Replies  
no connection to your local apache? you have got a fix IP/hostname?

maddjn
Posted by maddjn, on May 15, 2002 at 01:58 PM, in macOS
this is the 31337-way to do it. besides, you... 964 Views / 8 Replies  
this is the 31337-way to do it.
besides, you have to use that unix-thing to do at least one thing - or else the developers could have left it out...

;-)

maddjn
Posted by maddjn, on May 14, 2002 at 11:51 AM, in macOS
kind of like i learned to use windows - or,... 1,738 Views / 37 Replies  
kind of like i learned to use windows - or, better - not to use windows...

but reinstalling is a nice way to learn a new OS, just like playing with the functions it provides.
trial and error...
Posted by maddjn, on May 14, 2002 at 10:22 AM, in macOS
funny - i thought that making it work was our... 1,738 Views / 37 Replies  
funny - i thought that making it work was our aim...
;-)

have fun!

maddjn
Posted by maddjn, on May 14, 2002 at 08:00 AM, in macOS
strace could be the program you search - but i... 987 Views / 6 Replies  
strace could be the program you search - but i don't know if it is natively installed on OS X...

maddjn
Posted by maddjn, on May 13, 2002 at 03:56 PM, in macOS
does it confirm that all services run on the... 1,738 Views / 37 Replies  
does it confirm that all services run on the outbound interface?

if you disconnect the server-box from the DMZ and connect to it directly (e.g. per crossover or on the same switch), are you able...
Posted by maddjn, on May 13, 2002 at 10:07 AM, in macOS
unusual - this way, only root will find the... 1,738 Views / 37 Replies  
unusual - this way, only root will find the binary.
but he is the only one to kick the users anyway, so it won't matter that much...



are you running some kind of firewall? is there a...
Posted by maddjn, on May 13, 2002 at 08:34 AM, in macOS
jep, i'm running my server on freebsd, but i'm... 1,738 Views / 37 Replies  
jep, i'm running my server on freebsd, but i'm hoping to get my hands an a nice ibook soon - although it won't run an ftp-server...

i don't have any experiences with the apt-get-system or fink,...
Posted by maddjn, on May 12, 2002 at 02:52 PM, in macOS
sorry, i can't help you with fink... the... 1,738 Views / 37 Replies  
sorry, i can't help you with fink...
the ports-system downloads the sources, unpacks them and does the ./configure;make;make install-thing on them. i don't know if this is applicable on an...
Posted by maddjn, on May 12, 2002 at 01:16 PM, in macOS
which is the 'killer'-part of the application;-) ... 1,738 Views / 37 Replies  
which is the 'killer'-part of the application;-)

maddjn
Posted by maddjn, on May 12, 2002 at 09:24 AM, in macOS
i used the freebsd ports-system, which... 1,738 Views / 37 Replies  
i used the freebsd ports-system, which automatically downloads and compiles the sources - no problems...

maddjn
Posted by maddjn, on May 12, 2002 at 06:51 AM, in macOS
yes, there is someone trying to get in, but this... 441 Views / 10 Replies  
yes, there is someone trying to get in, but this attack will only work on a windows system, and possibly only with an (unpatched) IIS. so this is annoying but not really dangerous - in my eyes...
...
Posted by maddjn, on May 11, 2002 at 02:04 PM, in macOS
you won't regret it, i had one running on... 1,738 Views / 37 Replies  
you won't regret it, i had one running on freebsd, worked like a charm;-)

here are some installation/configuration tips (http://freebsdhowtos.com/63.html), although they are written for a...
Posted by maddjn, on May 11, 2002 at 11:35 AM, in macOS
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