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Simplex3 · 08:40 AM

Looking for some help moving to Linux? Drop the question here and we'll see what I can do. Some topics I expect we'll cover:

1. Installation
2. What apps do what?
3. My (hardware) isn't working (right)
4. Multi-media issues

Remember, if you need help sooner rather than later:

Kubuntu users:
1. Launch Konversation from the "Internet" menu.
2. Connect to #kubuntu by double clicking on it.
3. Ask away.

Suse users:
1. Install X-Chat
2. Connect to the Freenode network
3. Join the #suse channel
4. Ask away. There are usually about 280 helpful souls in there.

I'll also try to keep this up as a sort of FAQ. Non-question-specific posts will have a large, bold heading (see post #2).

*Note: Don't forget you can try out Linux without installing anything on your PC at all. Download one of the LiveCD versions, burn it to a disc, then reboot the PC with the LiveCD in the drive and your computer will load Linux and your hard disk will not be changed. You can get them at either of these links:
http://www.kubuntu.com/
http://www.novell.com/products/susel...rors_isos.html
http://www.mepis.org/
http://www.knoppix.org/

*Note: If I start asking you to run a bunch of things from a command prompt it isn't because that's the only way to do it, it's because that's the only way I can "control" what is happening on your end.

**007** · 06-27-2006, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by greg63

Ok, I'll try again real quick before I'm off to work.

There ya go, fouling everything up again.

greg63 · 06-28-2006, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by kcchiefsguru

There ya go, fouling everything up again.

More then you know; my monitor is now fried.

SLAG · 09-30-2006, 06:42 PM

anyone have any luck with Mepsis -

Im looking for a distro that has a LiveCD that wont require more than 128 ram. that has KDE

Im downloading mepsis right now but any other suggestions?

Simplex3 · 10-01-2006, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLAG02

anyone have any luck with Mepsis -

Im looking for a distro that has a LiveCD that wont require more than 128 ram. that has KDE

Im downloading mepsis right now but any other suggestions?

I've had pretty good luck with MEPIS, though you can also try Knoppix.

SLAG · 10-01-2006, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simplex3

I've had pretty good luck with MEPIS, though you can also try Knoppix.

MEPIS i think required more memory - because Knoppix is running smooth as silk

thanks for the suggestion

my latest problem is when trying to install the NES or SEGA emulators it says SDL 1.2 is not installed when Other programs installed (Xmoto) are ok with it

when i download the SDL RPM it wants to remove xmoto and other programs and i dont want it to.

any other suggestions?

also on one of the emulators when i do Make it give me a wierd code

Code:

gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.     -O -pipe -Wall  -I/usr/X11R6/include -D__USE_BSD -c emu.c
emu.c: In function ‘loadpal’:
emu.c:893: error: expected ‘)’ before string constant
emu.c:915: error: expected ‘)’ before string constant
emu.c:927: error: expected ‘)’ before string constant
emu.c: In function ‘main’:
emu.c:1605: error: expected ‘)’ before string constant
make: *** [emu.o] Error 1

SLAG · 10-02-2006, 10:49 PM

i wonder if i should go back and uninstall GNOME

i think some KDE stuff is messed up from it

anyone?

unlurking · 10-03-2006, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by SLAG02

i wonder if i should go back and uninstall GNOME

i think some KDE stuff is messed up from it

anyone?

Couldn't say, I never install more than the Gnome libraries. You might just try reloading KDE.

As for the make errors, take a look at emu.c file, it looks like you have an open paren somewhere that never got closed properly. Start at line 893 and move backwards. You can use Kate or Kedit and setup formatting for C and it will "color code" that stuff for you.

SLAG · 10-03-2006, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by unlurking

Couldn't say, I never install more than the Gnome libraries. You might just try reloading KDE.

As for the make errors, take a look at emu.c file, it looks like you have an open paren somewhere that never got closed properly. Start at line 893 and move backwards. You can use Kate or Kedit and setup formatting for C and it will "color code" that stuff for you.

Yeah I tried to remove GNOME from YaST and it gave me alot of Crap.

so i tried SMART i think "Remove Software" - the new feature in 10.1 i think-

anyway

I said Reove GNOME and now i have no KDE anymore

im about to try and repair now

unlurking · 10-03-2006, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLAG02

Yeah I tried to remove GNOME from YaST and it gave me alot of Crap.

so i tried SMART i think "Remove Software" - the new feature in 10.1 i think-

anyway

I said Reove GNOME and now i have no KDE anymore

im about to try and repair now

Slackware 11.0 came out a couple days ago!

You've been using Linux long enough, I think it's time to move to a less bloated distro.

SLAG · 10-03-2006, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unlurking

Slackware 11.0 came out a couple days ago!

You've been using Linux long enough, I think it's time to move to a less bloated distro.

I somewhat agree-

but I also almost have it set up the way I want it-

Maybe I should try a Slax live CD.

SLAG · 10-03-2006, 10:05 PM

P.S.

I need to know if anyone has had any luck running a wireless media server with linux that will work w/ the D-Link Media Lounge DSM-320

Thanks

unlurking · 10-03-2006, 10:21 PM

Myth TV?

Not a problem. (http://www.mythtv.org/)

Don't know what your D-Link Media Lounge product is though.

SLAG · 10-03-2006, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unlurking

Myth TV?

Not a problem. (http://www.mythtv.org/)

Don't know what your D-Link Media Lounge product is though.

I have been using the D-Link with windows Media Connect but I need something to do the same thing but from linux

here is a discription of windows media connect

Quote:

Windows Media Connect is software that lets you stream digital media files on your computer to digital media receivers (DMRs) that are connected to your home network.

Like many people, you probably have a lot of music, video, and picture files on your computer. There may be times, however, when you want to play those files in another room that does not have a computer. By using Windows Media Connect and a DMR, such as an Xbox 360 or Roku SoundBridge, you can do that.

unlurking · 10-03-2006, 11:17 PM

Try GeeXboX or Roku. Don't do media streaming, but have head good things about GeeXboX.

SLAG · 10-04-2006, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unlurking

Slackware 11.0 came out a couple days ago!

You've been using Linux long enough, I think it's time to move to a less bloated distro.

I think i will try it..

does it reconizie the Nvidia drivers unlike Suse?

just wondering

Im goin to start it now

03-25-2006, 01:26 AM
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