Re: kernel panic

On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 11:25:22AM -0700, Fred J. wrote: > VFS: Cannot open root device "hdb1" on unknown-block (0,0) > please append a correct "root=" boot option Hm. I had this with a kernel > 2.6.16 under gentoo (before I switched over). The solution was to compile GENERIC_IDE_SUPPORT

RE: who closed my networking ports?

Dr Bean wrote: > I have apparently only 22 (ssh) and 631 (ipp, ie > cups) open, but > I can't work out why other ports are closed when on > IRC I am told > debian doesn't set up a firewall by default. Simple: If you haven't got any network services running besides cups and ssh, then no ports besi

RE: Disk/filesystem scan utility

--- J Merritt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > What disk/filesystem utilities are available for > scanning physical hard drives and filesystems for > physical errors, filesystem errors, etc. in Debian? Hi, you are looking for fsck --> man fsck for details, supported filesystems etc. Cheers, Roman

RE: laser printer recommendation for personal use?

> Always liked the Samsung or Brother models due to > small footprint and > looks (well one can argue about that) but not sure > how good they are > with Linux and specifically our favourite distro. Hi, personally, I own a Brother 1430 (yes, it is an older model) and just recently installed etch