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+ | ==== ALSA OSS sequencer not loaded ==== | ||
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+ | In Slackware 10.2, the ALSA OSS-compatible sequencer module is not loaded. This results in missing device files ''/ | ||
+ | Edit the file ''/ | ||
+ | load_alsa_oss_modules() { | ||
+ | if ! cat / | ||
+ | if ! cat / | ||
+ | echo " | ||
+ | modprobe snd-pcm-oss | ||
+ | modprobe snd-mixer-oss | ||
+ | }</ | ||
+ | modprobe snd-seq-oss | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---------------- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Using Samba without installing CUPS ==== | ||
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+ | In Slackware, CUPS is available as the default printing solution, while the old lprNG remains in the "''/ | ||
+ | smbd[....]: Unable to connect to CUPS server localhost - Connection refused | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | The solution (if you don't need a printing facility in Samba) is to disable printing completely. This is what you need to add to the **'' | ||
+ | load printers = no | ||
+ | printing = bsd | ||
+ | printcap name = /dev/null | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---------------- | ||
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+ | ==== Where is mkfs.vfat? ==== | ||
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+ | FAT32 (also known as vfat) partitions are commonly used on USB sticks, and they are also quite useful when you have a dual-boot system with Windows on a NTFS partition on the "other side", and want a shared partition where both OS-es can write files.\\ | ||
+ | Now, where did that "'' | ||
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+ | The '' | ||
+ | mkfs.msdos -F32 / | ||
+ | </ |