Help: cannot use alien

I used alien like the following: alien -d .rpm but an error msg was printed out: sh: cpio command not found. I've installed rpm, debmake, gcc, make,etc. Is there any other packages needed? If not, how to deal with this problem?

Help: Problem about defrag

When I run defrag /dev/hdc1(ext2 partition) I get a error msg: "Bad magic number in super-block". What does it mean and how to solve this problem? TIA.

Question about Debian FTP sites

Does anyone know which FTP mirror site of Debian supports resume? Please tell me, thanks.

Help: Boot windows95 using LILO

My old configuration: 1st IDE Master: Windows 95 OSR2 1st IDE Slave: CD-ROM A few days ago I bought a new harddisk and changed the configuration to: 1st IDE Master: new harddisk 2nd IDE Master: Windows 95 OSR2 2nd IDE Slave: CD-ROM Then I installed Linux on the new harddisk. Everything is OK bu

What is a magic number?

I've seen the term "magic number" in many documents, I wonder what it is, and how to get it(calculate it?)? TIA.

Newbie's question: how to send&receive mail

I use PPP connection to access Internet. I don't know what I have to do to send mail using my SMTP server and receive mail using my POP3 server. Please help me, thanks.

error message at booting time

When my linux boot up, the following message make me uncomfortable. 1. Failed initialization of WD-7000 SCSI card! I don't have a SCSI card. How can I get rid of this line? 2. Partition check: hda: hda1 hda2 hdc:hdc: set_multmode: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } hdc: set_multmode