Linux Mint

[adamjaskie]

Are you still having the internet issues?

Try opening up a terminal and typing "sudo dhclient eth0".

If that doesn't work, please copy/paste the contents of your /etc/dhclient.conf file.

[Lynchmeister]

The Lynchmeister is officially declaring Dennis to be the resident Flairmeister!

[Lynchmeister]

Are you still having the internet issues?

Try opening up a terminal and typing "sudo dhclient eth0".

If that doesn't work, please copy/paste the contents of your /etc/dhclient.conf file.

To be honest, I haven't looked at it since yesterday, but I will try that command when I get the chance. Thanks!

[Lynchmeister]

To be honest, I haven't looked at it since yesterday, but I will try that command when I get the chance. Thanks!

Ok...I couldn't wait. The command in the end came up with nothing and it ended up sleeping. Sorry that I don't have specifics, but the computers are in two different rooms at the moment and I'm a bit pressed for time.

I would post the contents of that folder, but it doesn't seem to exist on my system. I tried several different ways to look. I tried to open it with pico, which just opened a new file with the name. I tried browsing through the root folders via the GUI and came up with bupkis. I also tried accessing the /eth directory via the terminal with "cd /eth" Again, nothing...

Again, I appreciate everyones' patience and assistance! Thank you, and I'm not giving up!

Edit: I just typed eth...I'm not sure if I got some wires crossed between /etc and eth0....let me go back and try this again...

[Lynchmeister]

Ok. so I found the dhclient.conf file in /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf

I'll try and get the output posted here sometime in the next few days.

[adamjaskie]

heh

/etc is the directory where most of your system-wide config files are stored. dhclient is.. I *think*, what mint uses to configure network interfaces using dhcp.

Sorry I can't be much help; I use Linux on my main machine for everything, but I'm familiar with Slackware which has a few differences from the various Debian-based distros.

[homebrewer]

Sorry to derail this thread, but I do have an actual linux question for you guys...

The new release of Mandriva Linux was released today, and I downloaded and burned the CD... I decided on a fresh install because on my current Mandriva partition, it always claims that the urpmi database is either locked or inaccesable. Therefore I decided on a clean install since I only use it for fun...

The problem is, I can't get the live CD to boot. I get the splash screen, and the ability to add optional parameters to the command line, but it simply won't start up. I've tried adding noapic, nolapic, acpi=off, pci=nomsi, and irqpoll, al to no avail. When I boot with noapic or nolapic I get two lines back that say audit and then a string of numbers.... any of the other options result in a blank screen with a blinking cursor. Not a command line, just a cursor, nothing else. Any ideas on how I can get this live CD to boot correctly?

Back to semi-off-topic, I just got my first straight razor in the mail today! I'm very excited about it, but I was hoping to use a fresh install of mandriva to order my hones, strops, and pastes with.... I guess I'll just have to wait to use the straight.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!:biggrin:

[adamjaskie]

Try burning it again; you might have gotten a bad burn.

Did you try deleting the .RPMLOCK and .LOCK files in /var/lib/urpmi/? (when RPM isn't doing anything)

[homebrewer]

I did try to reburn the CD, and also tried to check the checksum o the burnt CD... to no avail...

I've never heard of deleting RPMlock, so I'll try that next. I've had great luck in the past with Mandriva, so I'm partial to sticking with it. That being said, I'm pretty curious to see the new Ubuntu in a little less than than month:biggrin:

[Lynchmeister]

Sorry to derail this thread, but I do have an actual linux question for you guys...



While this truly is an anything goes thread, I'm happy to report that I've been pulling my hair out and developing a nice ulcer over the past couple of weeks in this thread (largely) on topic. :biggrin:

[RichGem]

Try burning it again; you might have gotten a bad burn.

Did you try deleting the .RPMLOCK and .LOCK files in /var/lib/urpmi/? (when RPM isn't doing anything)


Or .lck ? you'll have to do this as root or use sudo

[RichGem]

While this truly is an anything goes thread, I'm happy to report that I've been pulling my hair out and developing a nice ulcer over the past couple of weeks in this thread (largely) on topic. :biggrin:


Ulcers add character. :001_huh: And yes, we've been remarkably on topic for the last good while (with the excpetion of a few flair posts).

[Lynchmeister]

Ulcers add character. :001_huh: And yes, we've been remarkably on topic for the last good while (with the excpetion of a few flair posts).

Chicks dig ulcers. :cool:

[Confuzius]

Got fedora 9 w/ kde4 up and running in a VM, keeps giving me a pop up about Pulse not working, switching to alsa, but the pop up will not go away. I'm chalking that one up to a virtualization issue for now.

Still havn't had time to play around with it, also downloaded mint5 gnome but havn't set it up yet.

I'm thinking about checking out debian, but I'm not as steadfast on the "free" stuff and am worried that it will get difficult to get all my codecs and graphic drivers working.

[RichGem]

Got fedora 9 w/ kde4 up and running in a VM, keeps giving me a pop up about Pulse not working, switching to alsa, but the pop up will not go away. I'm chalking that one up to a virtualization issue for now.

Still havn't had time to play around with it, also downloaded mint5 gnome but havn't set it up yet.

I'm thinking about checking out debian, but I'm not as steadfast on the "free" stuff and am worried that it will get difficult to get all my codecs and graphic drivers working.

I'm not very familiar with Debian, but as I understand it, to get all the non-free stuff, you just need to add the (I think) "multiverse" repo... in any case, it's just a matter of adding the right repo to the correct config file(s).

[OldSaw]

Ulcers add character. :001_huh: And yes, we've been remarkably on topic for the last good while (with the excpetion of a few flair posts).

If it wasn't for participating in this thread, even with my initial flair only posts, I would not be posting this using Linux Ubuntu from my wireless laptop.

[RichGem]

If it wasn't for participating in this thread, even with my initial flair only posts, I would not be posting this using Linux Ubuntu from my wireless laptop.


woo hooo :thumbsup:

[Lynchmeister]

If it wasn't for participating in this thread, even with my initial flair only posts, I would not be posting this using Linux Ubuntu from my wireless laptop.

<Sap on>
All kidding aside, this is something I think we can all be proud of. The ups and downs of this thread have really sparked a deeper understanding, and more importantly, curiosity about computing which I believe will serve me well both in my personal and professional lives. I owe all of that to the fine gentlemen who have contributed to this thread.
<Sap off>*







*No Karate Kid jokes!

[RichGem]

<Sap on>
All kidding aside, this is something I think we can all be proud of. The ups and downs of this thread have really sparked a deeper understanding, and more importantly, curiosity about computing which I believe will serve me well both in my personal and professional lives. I owe all of that to the fine gentlemen who have contributed to this thread.
<Sap off>*







*No Karate Kid jokes!

:c18::c7::c17:


(oh, and seriously, I'm glad to play my small part in all of this.)

[OldSaw]

<Sap on>
All kidding aside, this is something I think we can all be proud of. The ups and downs of this thread have really sparked a deeper understanding, and more importantly, curiosity about computing which I believe will serve me well both in my personal and professional lives. I owe all of that to the fine gentlemen who have contributed to this thread.
<Sap off>*

:thumbsup::c17::thumbsup:

[Lynchmeister]

:c18::c7::c17:


(oh, and seriously, I'm glad to play my small part in all of this.)


:thumbsup::c17::thumbsup:

Wow, fellas. While I meant every word, it wasn't my intention to make you cry. It was really a passive-aggressive attempt to see how many KarateKid jokes I could illicit, hehehehe...exxxxccccellllenttttt...

:biggrin:

[Lynchmeister]

Since I work in a data center console room, I figured I'd pick the brains of my colleagues in regards to the sketchy internet connection on the desktop. No one is real familiar with Linux (a shame, I know!), but I did get some interesting advice.

I mentioned that I had partitioned my HD and on the original side, we'll call it A, the internet works. On side B though, nada. I don't know if I've clarified this to you guys very well yet (this past week has been a blur), but I still have Mint with the KDE 3.5 desktop on side A that has working internet, but is glitchy. On side B, I tried a fresh install of several other distros with both KDE and Gnome versions of said distros. Currently, side B is housing Mint 5.0 KDE.

Upon hearing all this, it was suggested to me that possibly partition A isn't sharing it's drivers nicely with partition B, hence the problems with all the other distros. Even Ubuntu 8.4, which worked flawlessly when it was the sole "king of the castle." I was advised to do a fresh install over the entire HD with the distro I want and go from there. This seems like sound advice. Any thoughts?

[RichGem]

Since I work in a data center console room, I figured I'd pick the brains of my colleagues in regards to the sketchy internet connection on the desktop. No one is real familiar with Linux (a shame, I know!), but I did get some interesting advice.

I mentioned that I had partitioned my HD and on the original side, we'll call it A, the internet works. On side B though, nada. I don't know if I've clarified this to you guys very well yet (this past week has been a blur), but I still have Mint with the KDE 3.5 desktop on side A that has working internet, but is glitchy. On side B, I tried a fresh install of several other distros with both KDE and Gnome versions of said distros. Currently, side B is housing Mint 5.0 KDE.

Upon hearing all this, it was suggested to me that possibly partition A isn't sharing it's drivers nicely with partition B, hence the problems with all the other distros. Even Ubuntu 8.4, which worked flawlessly when it was the sole "king of the castle." I was advised to do a fresh install over the entire HD with the distro I want and go from there. This seems like sound advice. Any thoughts?

makes as much sense as anything else, I guess. Not sure if it works in practice, but worth a try.

[homebrewer]

I was always under the impression that the two partitions were treated as separate drives, with no sharing or dependencies between them. In that case I wouldn't think there would be any issues with drivers, as each separate partition and install would have all of its own required drivers. Then again, if I boot into linux, then shutdown and boot into vista, Vista's clock is 6 hours ahead of the real time.... So basically I have no idea what I'm talking about, and you should disregard this post.

In unrelated news, I'm still working on my Mandriva install. I re-burned the CD, and tried all of the boot options again... no dice. I'm currently re-downloading the ISO, and I'll try again. I was able to delete both of the .LOCK files from the urpmi directory, and the package manager would open, but always said that files on the ftp server could not be found. Tried using the update manager, and it told me that no updates could be found. So as in the above paragraph, I have no idea what I'm talking about, but I'm still trying and determined. I am looking forward to trying out Ubuntu 8.10 in a few weeks when the final version is released.

[adamjaskie]

I was always under the impression that the two partitions were treated as separate drives, with no sharing or dependencies between them. In that case I wouldn't think there would be any issues with drivers, as each separate partition and install would have all of its own required drivers.

Yeah, pretty much. You *can* set them up to share stuff, but that's a bit complicated and can cause some issues, so I doubt the installers did that.


Then again, if I boot into linux, then shutdown and boot into vista, Vista's clock is 6 hours ahead of the real time.

Sounds like a time zone issue. Nothing to do with drivers; there's a clock on your motherboard, and both OSes are setting it to different times. Linux generally stores Greenwich Mean Time in the system clock, and translates it to your local time. Windows just uses your local time.

[wchnu]

Now I can say that I posted in the Linux thread... You have been raided by the Bunny.

Fuzzy:biggrin:

[sol92258]

Now I can say that I posted in the Linux thread... You have been raided by the Bunny.

Fuzzy:biggrin:

well it's about time, you've hopped in everywhere else...
oh, and Linux

[Lynchmeister]

I was always under the impression that the two partitions were treated as separate drives, with no sharing or dependencies between them. In that case I wouldn't think there would be any issues with drivers, as each separate partition and install would have all of its own required drivers. Then again, if I boot into linux, then shutdown and boot into vista, Vista's clock is 6 hours ahead of the real time.... So basically I have no idea what I'm talking about, and you should disregard this post.

In unrelated news, I'm still working on my Mandriva install. I re-burned the CD, and tried all of the boot options again... no dice. I'm currently re-downloading the ISO, and I'll try again. I was able to delete both of the .LOCK files from the urpmi directory, and the package manager would open, but always said that files on the ftp server could not be found. Tried using the update manager, and it told me that no updates could be found. So as in the above paragraph, I have no idea what I'm talking about, but I'm still trying and determined. I am looking forward to trying out Ubuntu 8.10 in a few weeks when the final version is released.

Exactly! It defies logic...and yet, up to this point, so has everything else. Why not give it a try and see?

In other, somewhat related news, my wife is really getting sucked into all this and, in fact, wanted me to do the fresh install last night. Having had to get up at 4:00am today for work, however, made it an easy decision to put it on hold until tonight. Rest assured, you'll hear from me one way or another after my impending success/doom. :tongue_sm

[RichGem]

Exactly! It defies logic...and yet, up to this point, so has everything else. Why not give it a try and see?

In other, somewhat related news, my wife is really getting sucked into all this and, in fact, wanted me to do the fresh install last night. Having had to get up at 4:00am today for work, however, made it an easy decision to put it on hold until tonight. Rest assured, you'll hear from me one way or another after my impending success/doom. :tongue_sm

I don't know where you found your wife, Cory, but she's definitely a keeper! (Now, anything, anything she wants, you'd better do. :biggrin:)

[Lynchmeister]

I don't know where you found your wife, Cory, but she's definitely a keeper! (Now, anything, anything she wants, you'd better do. :biggrin:)


Farm girls rule!*


...yeah, she's got me trained pretty well. :lol: Did I mention that she's smart too? Instead of shopping binges on shoes and handbags, she opts for the high end (read: expensive) electronics such as digital photography and videography implements, mp3 players, etc...and she's hot. :w00t:

*In no way am I insinuating that you should look to the barnyard for a suitable companion. :huh:

[OldSaw]

Now I can say that I posted in the Linux thread... You have been raided by the Bunny.

Fuzzy:biggrin:

It's about time. :wink:

[OldSaw]

Farm girls rule!*


...yeah, she's got me trained pretty well. :lol: Did I mention that she's smart too? Instead of shopping binges on shoes and handbags, she opts for the high end (read: expensive) electronics such as digital photography and videography implements, mp3 players, etc...and she's hot. :w00t:

*In no way am I insinuating that you should look to the barnyard for a suitable companion. :huh:

Cory, you are a well blessed man. When people ask you how your are doing, you should reply with, "Better than I deserve".

[Lynchmeister]

Cory, you are a well blessed man. When people ask you how your are doing, you should reply with, "Better than I deserve".

Truly well said, Dennis. A sincere thank you for the reminder.

[wchnu]

what is the advantage of using Linux instead of windows?


FUZZY

[OldSaw]

what is the advantage of using Linux instead of windows?


FUZZY

For one thing, there is a ton of really cool free software. It's not Micro$oft. It's more customizable. It is far less likely to get attacked by viruses, worms and Trojan horses.

This is from a guy who doesn't even know all the advantages yet. I'm sure others will offer more.

[adamjaskie]

I use Linux because Windows 98 was a pile of Scheiße.

[Lynchmeister]

Trouble in paradise. Tried a fresh install of several different distros that I've been using and still having internet issues.

[RichGem]

Trouble in paradise. Tried a fresh install of several different distros that I've been using and still having internet issues.

Does the internet still work under Windoz? 'Cause I'm thinking that at this point, with the info above, that the problem isn't w/ Linux but either between your computer and the wall or with your ISP. I know it sounds dumb, but did you check all your connections? Did you verify that your ISP is up? Maybe your ethernet card /wifi adapter is dead or malfunctioning?

[Lynchmeister]

Does the internet still work under Windoz? 'Cause I'm thinking that at this point, with the info above, that the problem isn't w/ Linux but either between your computer and the wall or with your ISP. I know it sounds dumb, but did you check all your connections? Did you verify that your ISP is up? Maybe your ethernet card /wifi adapter is dead or malfunctioning?

Windows isn't an option anymore as the copy that was on the PC more than likely came off the back of a truck somewhere and I never did have a physical disk or license code. :rolleyes:

Well, I've been left turned up on my head. I'm posting this from the desktop in my new installation of Mint 4.0 Gnome, which after again dealing with some screen resolution issues, works like a million. I wrote it off earlier as not working not because I couldn't configure the internet, but because it booted to a black screen. My wife had the intuition to do the CRTL+ALT+ (plus/minus) keys until something workable appeared. (Why didn't I think of that? :001_rolle) Once in on the Live CD, the internet worked "out of the box." We thanked the powers that be, installed it on the entire disk, and called it a day.

Any thoughts on possible reasons for the others not working? Rich, you mentioned potential issues with the ethernet card and ISP. Is it possible that the other distros/versions didn't play nice with my hardware, but Mint 4.0 does? Then again, that wouldn't explain why Ubuntu did work, but now does not.

My head hurts and I'm probably better off not thinking too hard on this one. Mission accomplished, and all that jazz.

[adamjaskie]

It's possible that the other versions have some issues with configurations and such. I'm not at all familiar with those particular distros, so I can't really tell you much more than that.

Oh well.

That's why I like Slackware. Almost nothing works out of the box (well, it does now; not so much back in the kernel 2.2 days), so I had to figure everything out. Trial by fire and all that. Learned a ton.

[RichGem]

Windows isn't an option anymore as the copy that was on the PC more than likely came off the back of a truck somewhere and I never did have a physical disk or license code. :rolleyes:

Well, I've been left turned up on my head. I'm posting this from the desktop in my new installation of Mint 4.0 Gnome, which after again dealing with some screen resolution issues, works like a million. I wrote it off earlier as not working not because I couldn't configure the internet, but because it booted to a black screen. My wife had the intuition to do the CRTL+ALT+ (plus/minus) keys until something workable appeared. (Why didn't I think of that? :001_rolle) Once in on the Live CD, the internet worked "out of the box." We thanked the powers that be, installed it on the entire disk, and called it a day.

Any thoughts on possible reasons for the others not working? Rich, you mentioned potential issues with the ethernet card and ISP. Is it possible that the other distros/versions didn't play nice with my hardware, but Mint 4.0 does? Then again, that wouldn't explain why Ubuntu did work, but now does not.

My head hurts and I'm probably better off not thinking too hard on this one. Mission accomplished, and all that jazz.

It's certainly possible, but still really weird esp. given that mint esentially is the same as ubuntu. if this is wifi, it'd say yes, someone (mint) has a driver that ubuntu doesnt. if we're talking about an ethernet cable set up, any distro should work.

In any case, it's very weird. I think I'm going back to my originial theory that you're just making all this up so as to a) learn more and b) extend this thread. :wink:

[Lynchmeister]

It's certainly possible, but still really weird esp. given that mint esentially is the same as ubuntu. if this is wifi, it'd say yes, someone (mint) has a driver that ubuntu doesnt. if we're talking about an ethernet cable set up, any distro should work.

In any case, it's very weird. I think I'm going back to my originial theory that you're just making all this up so as to a) learn more and b) extend this thread. :wink:

Believe it or not, it's a wired connection using an ethernet card.

Truth really is stranger than fiction.

[RichGem]

Believe it or not, it's a wired connection using an ethernet card.

Truth really is stranger than fiction.

very puzzling. an ethernet connection should just work. period. I want to blame a hardware issue, but if it were, it should be consistant for any/all distros. Ya got me on this one.

[RichGem]

I just had a thought....(anyone else smell smoke?)

maybe the other distros aren't automatically bringing up the ethernet interface!

in a "bad" distro, bring up a terminal and

sudo ifup -a OR sudo ifup eth0

and see what happens. ie... try to surf.

[adamjaskie]

That's what I was suggesting with the dhclient eth0; is that not the way to do it? I'm not familiar with debian/debian-based distros, or even dhclient. Slackware uses dhcpcd, and configures that stuff through /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf, having commands like "/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 start"

[RichGem]

That's what I was suggesting with the dhclient eth0; is that not the way to do it? I'm not familiar with debian/debian-based distros, or even dhclient. Slackware uses dhcpcd, and configures that stuff through /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf, having commands like "/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 start"

I'm no expert in interfaces, by any means -- I totally rely on autoconfigs and guis for this. But, I believe that your method controls the dhcp config of the interface (routing, etc.) whereas ifup controls the interface itself (up/down & what interface). Could be too, that there's more than one way to skin a cat; usually is with *nix.

[OldSaw]

I'm no expert in interfaces, by any means -- I totally rely on autoconfigs and guis for this. But, I believe that your method controls the dhcp config of the interface (routing, etc.) whereas ifup controls the interface itself (up/down & what interface). Could be too, that there's more than one way to skin a cat; usually is with *nix.

Don't let Rabidpotatochip hear that. Lime cat doesn't want any cat skinning going on around here. :lol:

[RichGem]

Don't let Rabidpotatochip hear that. Lime cat doesn't want any cat skinning going on around here. :lol:

:lol:

Like he's been around lately to even notice. :ohmy:

[OldSaw]

:lol:

Like he's been around lately to even notice. :ohmy:

I think he's in Vegas losing donating all his money that the market didn't already take.

[adamjaskie]

I'm no expert in interfaces, by any means -- I totally rely on autoconfigs and guis for this. But, I believe that your method controls the dhcp config of the interface (routing, etc.) whereas ifup controls the interface itself (up/down & what interface). Could be too, that there's more than one way to skin a cat; usually is with *nix.

Well, the actual interface control is done with ifconfig. DHCP is just automatic configuration based on replies from a server on your network (usually your router) where your computer basically brings the interface up and says "Hey, anyone there? How should I set myself up?" If that isn't running, that could be the problem.

At least on Slackware, what you actually use most of the time (/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1) is actually just a fairly simple wrapper script around ifconfig and dhcpcd to set up the interface and configure it statically from entries in rc.inet1.conf, or using dhcp if that's what you specify.

I assume on a Debian-based distro, ifup is something similar---a wrapper around ifconfig and dhclient.

[Lynchmeister]

I just had a thought....(anyone else smell smoke?)

maybe the other distros aren't automatically bringing up the ethernet interface!

in a "bad" distro, bring up a terminal and

sudo ifup -a OR sudo ifup eth0

and see what happens. ie... try to surf.

Yes, I went through the Networking help option of Ubuntu and one of the suggestions was to cycle the interface using ifdown and ifup. It went down no problem, but based on the output I received and the example output in the help, I don't believe it came back up properly, if at all. This of course is if it was ever really up in the first place.

[RichGem]

Yes, I went through the Networking help option of Ubuntu and one of the suggestions was to cycle the interface using ifdown and ifup. It went down no problem, but based on the output I received and the example output in the help, I don't believe it came back up properly, if at all. This of course is if it was ever really up in the first place.


Arrrgh. Well, my last idea: It's hammer time (and not the one below).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcNUx0-XEfw

And as for being a computer geek... you use and hack linux, therefore you are a computer geek. But, you're in good company. :biggrin:

[OldSaw]

Arrrgh. Well, my last idea: It's hammer time (and not the one below).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcNUx0-XEfw

And as for being a computer geek... you use and hack linux, therefore you are a computer geek. But, you're in good company. :biggrin:

I just couldn't bring myself to click on this. :rolleyes:

[RichGem]

I just couldn't bring myself to click on this. :rolleyes:


Oh, come on... all the cool kids are doing it. :tongue:

[Lynchmeister]

The second Rick Roll enters the thread, I'm outta here.





:biggrin:

[RichGem]

The second Rick Roll enters the thread, I'm outta here.





:biggrin:

I hear his wife, Tootsie, is one sweet number.

[OldSaw]

The second Rick Roll enters the thread, I'm outta here.





:biggrin:


I hear his wife, Tootsie, is one sweet number.

What am I missing? Links, links, I need links. (See Cory, you're not the only one who feels out of the loop.)

[Lynchmeister]

What am I missing? Links, links, I need links. (See Cory, you're not the only one who feels out of the loop.)


Concerning Rick Roll...well, don't say I didn't warn you.

Uh...this wouldn't be reverse psychology, would it?

oHg5SJYRHA0

[OldSaw]

Concerning Rick Roll...well, don't say I didn't warn you.

Uh...this wouldn't be reverse psychology, would it?

oHg5SJYRHA0

So we should have this (http://www.rickrolldetector.com/) installed, to protect ourselves.

[Lynchmeister]

So we should have this (http://www.rickrolldetector.com/) installed, to protect ourselves.

Hey Richard, we've found our Secretary of Defense!!! :w00t::w00t::w00t:

[wchnu]

Can I be the CIA Bunny??

Fuzzy

[OldSaw]

Hey Richard, we've found our Secretary of Defense!!! :w00t::w00t::w00t:

How about Minister of Defense. I like the sound of that better.

[Lynchmeister]

Can I be the CIA Bunny??

Fuzzy

Yes. We need a spy foreign correspondent.


How about Minister of Defense. I like the sound of that better.

Minister it is!

[wchnu]

WOOHOO secret agent Bunny.... I got to find a pic for that

Fuzzy

[RichGem]

What am I missing? Links, links, I need links. (See Cory, you're not the only one who feels out of the loop.)


Rick Roll? Tootsie Roll? Sweet? candy? Common guys, this stuff practically writes itself!

[wchnu]

You don't see me I am not here...secret agent Bunny on the prowl

Fuzzy

[homebrewer]

Well guys, I've tried numerous re-burns of the Mandriva live CD to no avail, and urpmi won't let me upgrade to the new version, it will only let me update packages, so I found another way.

I did a lot of reading about rpm and the command line, and taught myself how to remove repositories and add new ones from the terminal. I was lucky enough to find easyurpmi.org, and add the repositories for the new release, even though Mandriva doesn't support a live update. That means that I'm now in the process of installing a reported 1382 packages from the command line... I've always said that I don't know a whole lot about the terminal.... I guess its trial by fire time!

Does this qualify me for Minister of masochism, or would "Czar of self inflicted stress"be more appropriate?

[Lynchmeister]

Well guys, I've tried numerous re-burns of the Mandriva live CD to no avail, and urpmi won't let me upgrade to the new version, it will only let me update packages, so I found another way.

I did a lot of reading about rpm and the command line, and taught myself how to remove repositories and add new ones from the terminal. I was lucky enough to find easyurpmi.org, and add the repositories for the new release, even though Mandriva doesn't support a live update. That means that I'm now in the process of installing a reported 1382 packages from the command line... I've always said that I don't know a whole lot about the terminal.... I guess its trial by fire time!

Does this qualify me for Minister of masochism, or would "Czar of self inflicted stress"be more appropriate?

You can be the resident M&M. :biggrin:

In all seriousness, though, good for you! I've discovered that I actually now prefer navigating via the command line as opposed to clicking through endless levels of folders in the GUI. 1382 packages, though? Well...you just might be crazy! :lol:

[RichGem]

You can be the resident M&M. :biggrin:

In all seriousness, though, good for you! I've discovered that I actually now prefer navigating via the command line as opposed to clicking through endless levels of folders in the GUI. 1382 packages, though? Well...you just might be crazy! :lol:

Don't look now, Cory, but your Linux Geek Defcon level has just been raised another notch. Bwahahahaha.

[homebrewer]

Well, it ended up taking me about 8 hours last night.... every 5th or so package needed to install something else, and gave me a list of 8 choices to choose from, all of which looked pretty close to each other to me. After finally finishing, I am proud to say that it booted up into the new version, but KDE failed to update, and now KDE 3.5 seems to have some issues.

I also have some problems logging in, instead of the typical splash screen I am used to seeing, I now get a simple GUI with a clock and text that says "welcome to Linux on localhost", or something very similar. Below is the standard login box, but with options on the side for different users. Weird thing is that in addition to myself and root, there are other users listed that appear to be named after the folders on my old install.... weird.

Anyways, I showed up to work today, and apparently everybody else decided not to come into work, and also decided not to tell me.... So I'm back home and I'll be seeing what I can figure out.

[Lynchmeister]

Don't look now, Cory, but your Linux Geek Defcon level has just been raised another notch. Bwahahahaha.

:eek:


:lol:



Well, it ended up taking me about 8 hours last night.... every 5th or so package needed to install something else, and gave me a list of 8 choices to choose from, all of which looked pretty close to each other to me. After finally finishing, I am proud to say that it booted up into the new version, but KDE failed to update, and now KDE 3.5 seems to have some issues.

I also have some problems logging in, instead of the typical splash screen I am used to seeing, I now get a simple GUI with a clock and text that says "welcome to Linux on localhost", or something very similar. Below is the standard login box, but with options on the side for different users. Weird thing is that in addition to myself and root, there are other users listed that appear to be named after the folders on my old install.... weird.

Anyways, I showed up to work today, and apparently everybody else decided not to come into work, and also decided not to tell me.... So I'm back home and I'll be seeing what I can figure out.

I also have had issues with KDE, much to my disappointment and even more to my wife's. In the end, I had to say goodbye to either KDE or my sanity. I'll take another shot at it someday, but in the meantime good luck with ironing out your bugs today!

[wchnu]

pay no attention,., jess loken fer somzs cabbages

[OldSaw]

:eek:


:lol:




I also have had issues with KDE, much to my disappointment and even more to my wife's. In the end, I had to say goodbye to either KDE or my sanity. I'll take another shot at it someday, but in the meantime good luck with ironing out your bugs today!

So you've finally come to grips with your inner Gnome?

[Lynchmeister]

So you've finally come to grips with your inner Gnome?

Yes...and I think deep down inside somewhere, I really do prefer it over the glitz n' glam that is KDE...just don't tell my wife. :wink:

[RichGem]

So you've finally come to grips with your inner Gnome?

Nah, he just hangs out on people's lawns to see how they're going to vote in the Czar election.

:tongue:
:lol:

[OldSaw]

Nah, he just hangs out on people's lawns to see how they're going to vote in the Czar election.

:tongue:
:lol:

Maybe we could teach him to hold a lantern. :lol:

[OldSaw]

I just picked up my tux for the USS Green Bay pre-commissioning ceremony.

[homebrewer]

WooHoo!!! After a whole day of fiddling, I finally managed to get Mandriva 09 running, along with KDE 4.1..... although it is running currently in "safe mode". If I restart and boot back into the standard edition, will I lose all of my changes, or will the regular mandriva boot option pick up the changes I made here since it works?

Currently I am not running 100% stable... the mandriva control center (kinda like window's control panel) crashes on occasion, and I don't seem to have a title bar on any of my windows. Granted, I can still quit by using file->quit, but the title bar where the usual X is, is missing.

All in all, not bad.... it's working, but barely. I'll have to play with it a bit more, but so far KDE 4.1 seems pretty awesome. It definitely has a little ways o go before being mainstream, but it has a great look/feel. Once they work out the little issues it should be awesome!

[RichGem]

congrats! KDE 4.1 is known to be somewhat unstable yet and not feature complete, last I read. So, ymmv and all that.

[homebrewer]

Yeah, so far 4.1 is definitely not quite stable yet.... but what IS working is pretty nice. I'm enjoying it quite a bit so far. For the most part, the only thing that has crashed is the mandriva control center, which is obviously distro specific.

But does anybody have any idea why my title bars might be missing? Granted, ctrl+q isn't that difficult, but not being able to move the windows is. I've tried rebooting in both KDE4.1 and gnome, and the title bars seem to be missing from both.... and no, this is not a mandriva "feature". I'm just plain confused. It is getting to the point where I'm considering opening up rpm/synaptic and just downloading every single package available.

I'm just sitting here at the laptop, and watching the presidential debate..... I'm not sure if I'd rather throw something at Linux or at the TV!:lol:

[RichGem]

no clue why the title bars are missing, but if you hit alt+f3, do you get the window menu up? If so, see if "no border" is selected and deselect it if so. why it would default to no border, who knows.

[homebrewer]

well, if I hit alt+F3, nothing happens at all..... BUT, I did move the mouse in a quick motion to the upper right corner of the screen to mess with something in the tray. Moving the mouse to that corner quickly in mandriva will show all windows, sort of in an alt-tab manner, but allows them to be clickable.

Anyways, once I did that, I suddenly got a menu bar in firefox! Now that I try other windows, they all seem to have menu bars, but much different than the ones I had previously in KDE 3.5. So once again, I have very little idea what I did, or how I did it, but somehow Linux was smart enough to figure out what I wanted:biggrin:

I'm in such a good mood after today's progress, that I'm going to offer up a PIF to all of you who listen to my incessant questions and ridiculous ignorance about linux. SO, if any of you have a sincere love for Derby blades, I've got a handful of them from you... let's say 50 or so blades. I personally am not wild about them, but I've got a huge amount. So what better way to se them than to give them away to someone that loves them. Since you guys have help (or at the very least put up) with me, I'm giving these away. First person that can PM me as to how Derby can coat their blades in Chromium, ceramic, platinum, tungsten, AND polymer, while keeping them almost free, wins. I'm an engineer, so technicality counts, but I've also had a few beers tonight, so creativity gets equal credit:lol:

[RichGem]

Very nice gesture HB... but, I was just guessing... glad something worked out tho. Sounds like a new 'feature'. :wink: As for the derbys, if I'm considered eligable (however you spell it) they're not my favorites either, so I'll take myself out of the running.



well, if I hit alt+F3, nothing happens at all..... BUT, I did move the mouse in a quick motion to the upper right corner of the screen to mess with something in the tray. Moving the mouse to that corner quickly in mandriva will show all windows, sort of in an alt-tab manner, but allows them to be clickable.

Anyways, once I did that, I suddenly got a menu bar in firefox! Now that I try other windows, they all seem to have menu bars, but much different than the ones I had previously in KDE 3.5. So once again, I have very little idea what I did, or how I did it, but somehow Linux was smart enough to figure out what I wanted:biggrin:

I'm in such a good mood after today's progress, that I'm going to offer up a PIF to all of you who listen to my incessant questions and ridiculous ignorance about linux. SO, if any of you have a sincere love for Derby blades, I've got a handful of them from you... let's say 50 or so blades. I personally am not wild about them, but I've got a huge amount. So what better way to se them than to give them away to someone that loves them. Since you guys have help (or at the very least put up) with me, I'm giving these away. First person that can PM me as to how Derby can coat their blades in Chromium, ceramic, platinum, tungsten, AND polymer, while keeping them almost free, wins. I'm an engineer, so technicality counts, but I've also had a few beers tonight, so creativity gets equal credit:lol:

[homebrewer]

As much as I liked the look of the new KDE, I think I'll wait on a better release. I'm current;y using Gnome, and it has been treating me quite a bit nicer. I've now figured out the title bar situation, and gnome reminds me of my very first Linux experience with ubuntu, a few years ago.... Ahhh, memories.....

In any case, my PIF is still open to all in this thread. I'm leaving tomorrow (thursday) morning, and won't return into town until Sunday evening. Entries are acceptable until then, and the winner will be decided that night. I figure that since I got such a great deal on a straight from a gent on this board, that I can only begin to pass on the favor.

So for all you fellow linux geeks, come up with an interesting story as to how Derby combines all of that fancy tech into such a cheap blade.... send me a PM.

Until then, I'm going to keep exploring what is available in the new packages...

[Lynchmeister]

Generous offer with the Derby blades! I am a fan, but...I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in German, so...not even Google is gonna help me here. :lol:

[RichGem]

Generous offer with the Derby blades! I am a fan, but...I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in German, so...not even Google is gonna help me here. :lol:


Which means that he gets free drinks in bars by rhyming with "fahrfegneugen"

:tonuge:

[OldSaw]

Generous offer with the Derby blades! I am a fan, but...I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in German, so...not even Google is gonna help me here. :lol:

Wow! And you still found work?

[Lynchmeister]

Which means that he gets free drinks in bars by rhyming with "fahrfegneugen"

:tonuge:

In addition to being able to say such fun words as Sicherheitsmaßnahmen.


Wow! And you still found work?

I was just as shocked as you were...in IT no less! :w00t:

[RichGem]

In addition to being able to say such fun words as Sicherheitsmaßnahmen.



I was just as shocked as you were...in IT no less! :w00t:

In your defense, some of those tech manuals (badly translated from Chinese) do seem like badly translated German (ah... page long sentences and single words taking up a full line or more, gotta love 'em).

[RichGem]

In addition to being able to say such fun words as Sicherheitsma&#223;nahmen.



I was just as shocked as you were...in IT no less! :w00t:

security procedures??? Wow, try rhyming that. It would make even Fergie jealous. (F to the E to the R... )

[RichGem]

Sicherheitsma&#223;nahmen.

That's ... S to the i to the ch to the r to the heits to the m....

(just shoot me)

[Lynchmeister]

security procedures??? Wow, try rhyming that. It would make even Fergie jealous. (F to the E to the R... )

:001_huh:

Nice!...but can you say it? :lol:



Sicherheitsmaßnahmen.

That's ... S to the i to the ch to the r to the heits to the m....

(just shoot me)

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[RichGem]

:001_huh:

Nice!...but can you say it? :lol:




:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

:001_tt2::001_tt2::001_tt2: Ja, Ich kann Das sagen. Aber, Ich hab' nur zwei jare Deutsch in der hochschuler gelernt. :001_tt2::001_tt2::001_tt2:

ps... I'm not responsible for any misspellings. It's been a good while since I've even thought about German.

[Lynchmeister]

:001_tt2::001_tt2::001_tt2: Ja, Ich kann Das sagen. Aber, Ich hab' nur zwei jare Deutsch in der hochschuler gelernt. :001_tt2::001_tt2::001_tt2:

ps... I'm not responsible for any misspellings. It's been a good while since I've even thought about German.

Unglaublich! Dein Deutsch ist sehr gut! Hab' keine Idee gehabt, daß Du Deutsch sprechen/lesen/verstehen kannst. Sicher nur zwei Jahren? Deinen Gramatik ist auch sehr gut. Hmmm...vielleicht bin ich einen schlechten Student des Deutsches??? Ich hab' die Sprache seit der 8. Klasse gelernt...:tongue_sm

Translations upon request. :biggrin:

[RichGem]

Unglaublich! Dein Deutsch ist sehr gut! Hab' keine Idee gehabt, da&#223; Du Deutsch sprechen/lesen/verstehen kannst. Sicher nur zwei Jahren? Deinen Gramatik ist auch sehr gut. Hmmm...vielleicht bin ich einen schlechten Student des Deutsches??? Ich hab' die Sprache seit der 8. Klasse gelernt...:tongue_sm

Translations upon request. :biggrin:

Yah, only two years, but that's another story, and not even a good one.
As for the above, I got it... well, 99&#37; of it anyhow. :w00t: Not bad, I guess, considering I graduated high school in '87 :eek: and with the exception of one time in Poland, haven't used German since. And thanks for the "sehr gut." :blush: But, I think my brain has been stretched to it's limit for today. :biggrin: Man, those were some thick cobwebs.

[OldSaw]

Will someone please throw a little flair in post 3600? I have a play to attend shortly and may not be here to take care of it.

Thanks

[Lynchmeister]

Will someone please throw a little flair in post 3600? I have a play to attend shortly and may not be here to take care of it.

Thanks

Well...since we're on the German kick...

[Lynchmeister]

...I suppose a little German flair...

[Lynchmeister]

...is in order.

[Lynchmeister]

Hallo. My name is Dieter und welcome to Sprockets. Touch zee monkey.

[RichGem]

Ach meine Augen!

[Lynchmeister]

Ach meine Augen!

Siehst du, Rich? Ist genau wie ein Fahrrad fahren! :thumbsup:

Jetzt deklamiere ich dieses Thread, "Linux Mint: Auf Deutsch!"

:lol:

[RichGem]

Siehst du, Rich? Ist genau wie ein Fahrrad fahren! :thumbsup:

Jetzt deklamiere ich dieses Thread, "Linux Mint: Auf Deutsch!"

:lol:

uh... got the 2nd sentance, not the first. :redface:

but, the internet comes through with a translation!

Not exactly riding a bike, Cory. I uh, didn't learn it that well to begin with... altho I did well on the tests.. The things we do to impress the fairer sex.

[Lynchmeister]

uh... got the 2nd sentance, not the first. :redface:

but, the internet comes through with a translation!

Not exactly riding a bike, Cory. I uh, didn't learn it that well to begin with... altho I did well on the tests.. The things we do to impress the fairer sex.

You're telling me! My senior year of high school, my best friend and I were both after the same girl (who, ironically, we met in our German class), so we devised a plan to throw the party of the century at my house while my folks were in Phoenix. The plan was to woo the girl at the party, however we forgot about two slightly important details. 1) There's two of us and one of her. We can't exactly saw her in half. :eek: 2) What if she doesn't come? :001_huh:

Well, as you can probably guess, number 1 wasn't an issue because number 2 was! :lol:

...one hell of a party. My parents never had a clue until just a year or two ago when my wife and I were cleaning out my old bedroom with my mom and my wife stumbled upon a picture of me, drunk out of my mind, hugging a mini fridge (door open) full of bottles of Rolling Rock, in the very room the three of us were standing in!

Uh...Mom? Remember that winter when you and Dad went to Phoenix and left Mike and I at home? Surprise! :001_rolle

[RichGem]

You're telling me! My senior year of high school, my best friend and I were both after the same girl (who, ironically, we met in our German class), so we devised a plan to throw the party of the century at my house while my folks were in Phoenix. The plan was to woo the girl at the party, however we forgot about two slightly important details. 1) There's two of us and one of her. We can't exactly saw her in half. :eek: 2) What if she doesn't come? :001_huh:

Well, as you can probably guess, number 1 wasn't an issue because number 2 was! :lol:

...one hell of a party. My parents never had a clue until just a year or two ago when my wife and I were cleaning out my old bedroom with my mom and my wife stumbled upon a picture of me, drunk out of my mind, hugging a mini fridge (door open) full of bottles of Rolling Rock, in the very room the three of us were standing in!

Uh...Mom? Remember that winter when you and Dad went to Phoenix and left Mike and I at home? Surprise! :001_rolle

best story of the week, maybe the month!

[RichGem]

the Frauline I was attempting to impress spoke German like a native (her mother was east german) and the german teacher was also the italian teacher (I took all 4 yrs of that), so I figured easy grade. We ended up being "just friends" and lost track of each other after going to college.

[adamjaskie]

Wenn ist das Nunstück git und Slotermeyer?

[adamjaskie]

Ja! Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!

[OldSaw]

Hallo. My name is Dieter und welcome to Sprockets. Touch zee monkey.

Thanks, Cory, for taking charge on such short notice.

As a side note the play I went to last night was in the same building Jerry Seinfeld was performing in to a sold out show. This also created huge parking problems.

[RichGem]

Thanks, Cory, for taking charge on such short notice.

As a side note the play I went to last night was in the same building Jerry Seinfeld was performing in to a sold out show. This also created huge parking problems.


Didn't you see Cory there in his sable hat?

[chickpea]

Siehst du, Rich? Ist genau wie ein Fahrrad fahren! :thumbsup:

Jetzt deklamiere ich dieses Thread, "Linux Mint: Auf Deutsch!"

:lol:

Scheisse, in dem Moment dass ich nicht hierbei bin, hat alle aufs Deutsch gewaehlt!

Nun, jetzt dass ich zurueck gekehrt habe, sprechen wir alle wieder Englisch.

[chickpea]

Generous offer with the Derby blades! I am a fan, but...I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in German, so...not even Google is gonna help me here. :lol:

Verdammt noch mal!!! Und ich hab' geglaubt dass ich der einzige war!!!:lol:

[RichGem]

Scheisse, in dem Moment dass ich nicht hierbei bin, hat alle aufs Deutsch gewaehlt!

Nun, jetzt dass ich zurueck gekehrt habe, sprechen wir alle wieder Englisch.

In honor of Cory's (and my) all-but-guaranteed re-election to the Czardom of Cheddar, I must declare that: Мы должны сейчас говорят по-русски.

[chickpea]

Sicherheitsmaßnahmen.

That's ... S to the i to the ch to the r to the heits to the m....

(just shoot me)

zeescher hights maass nah men
:w00t:

[Lynchmeister]

Thanks, Cory, for taking charge on such short notice.

As a side note the play I went to last night was in the same building Jerry Seinfeld was performing in to a sold out show. This also created huge parking problems.

:w00t:


Scheisse, in dem Moment dass ich nicht hierbei bin, hat alle aufs Deutsch gewaehlt!

Nun, jetzt dass ich zurueck gekehrt habe, sprechen wir alle wieder Englisch.

Uh...we weren't speaking German in here...:whistling:


Verdammt noch mal!!! Und ich hab' geglaubt dass ich der einzige war!!!:lol:

...und ich auch. Ist wie im Spiegel anschauen, oder? :tongue_sm

[Lynchmeister]

In honor of Cory's (and my) all-but-guaranteed re-election to the Czardom of Cheddar, I must declare that: Мы должны сейчас говорят по-русски.

Lemme guess...a cute Russian girl?

:lol:

[RichGem]

Lemme guess...a cute Russian girl?

:lol:

lol. well, she was facially well-shaven (thank God!)

but, no. no females involved in the russian. that was purely a manifestation of own masochism. thankfully, it ended quickly once I started to attempt to figure out Slavic grammar. TOTAL NIGHTMARE.

[Lynchmeister]

lol. well, she was facially well-shaven (thank God!)

but, no. no females involved in the russian. that was purely a manifestation of own masochism. thankfully, it ended quickly once I started to attempt to figure out Slavic grammar. TOTAL NIGHTMARE.

Ha!

It is kinda slowing down here at work and I've got another 1/2 hour...maybe I'll think up a clever retort and post it in Mandarin. :lol:

[RichGem]

Ha!

It is kinda slowing down here at work and I've got another 1/2 hour...maybe I'll think up a clever retort and post it in Mandarin. :lol:

work huh? with your low post count today, I figured you were home with a long 'honey do' list. :lol:

[wchnu]

Just passing through to see if Under Cover Bunny was needed... all looks well here.. Except for all those strange words.. the Bunny only speaks southern English/ redneckanese.'
'
Fuzzy

[Lynchmeister]

work huh? with your low post count today, I figured you were home with a long 'honey do' list. :lol:

I know! I actually got slammed today at work. Yesterday the desktop support guy came in and installed a new PC at my desk (these things run 24/7 and the previous one sometimes took 1/2 to boot). So...setting it up again was...not fun. Not to mention that I didn't have my mainframe emulation software installed. Well, there's half my job I can't do now! :rolleyes:

I need to get to bed...work again tomorrow...wife's out of town so I don't have anyone to slap the wrist and nag recommend in a practical voice that I should get some sleep. :tongue_sm

[RichGem]

I know! I actually got slammed today at work. Yesterday the desktop support guy came in and installed a new PC at my desk (these things run 24/7 and the previous one sometimes took 1/2 to boot). So...setting it up again was...not fun. Not to mention that I didn't have my mainframe emulation software installed. Well, there's half my job I can't do now! :rolleyes:

I need to get to bed...work again tomorrow...wife's out of town so I don't have anyone to slap the wrist and nag recommend in a practical voice that I should get some sleep. :tongue_sm

Hmmm, I don't know... you're pretty close to 5k posts. I'd suggest staying up until you make it. :biggrin: Far be it from me to be the voice of reason here. But, as for me, I am off to bed. With plans for my first "Old Type" shave tomorrow with some Ogallala shave soap.
(and also sneaking up on 4k posts in the near distance)

[OldSaw]

Hmmm, I don't know... you're pretty close to 5k posts. I'd suggest staying up until you make it. :biggrin: Far be it from me to be the voice of reason here. But, as for me, I am off to bed. With plans for my first "Old Type" shave tomorrow with some Ogallala shave soap.
(and also sneaking up on 4k posts in the near distance)

5K and 4K, man you guys are some posting junkies. I just got back home from the USS Green Bay gala. It was a very nice evening and an awesome looking ship.

[Lynchmeister]

Well, so far I'm off to an uneventful start here, which means if we read between the lines, I'll probably go for it much in the say way Kramer and the car salesman did in the Saab. :biggrin:

[RichGem]

5K and 4K, man you guys are some posting junkies. I just got back home from the USS Green Bay gala. It was a very nice evening and an awesome looking ship.


Yes, but was it well-shaved??? :wink:

[OldSaw]

Yes, but was it well-shaved??? :wink:

Yes, the ice sculpture was. And you thought you were being so cute.

[RichGem]

Yes, the ice sculpture was. And you thought you were being so cute.

:biggrin:

[RichGem]

http://ubuntu.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/foxtrot.jpg

[RichGem]

lynchmeister/richgem election PIF. see here. (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showpost.php?p=807260&postcount=56)

[Lynchmeister]

lynchmeister/richgem election PIF. see here. (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showpost.php?p=807260&postcount=56)

Woo hoo! I'm all over this!

[OldSaw]

Woo hoo! I'm all over this!

Is that what you said on your wedding night? :lol:

[Lynchmeister]

Is that what you said on your wedding night? :lol:


Close...








..."I'm exhausted!"








It was a long day. :lol:

[OldSaw]

Close...








..."I'm exhausted!"








It was a long day. :lol:

All the polka dancing wore you out, eh? :lol:

[Lynchmeister]

All the polka dancing wore you out, eh? :lol:

Me? No. It was all the shots the groomsmen were pouring down my throat. :rolleyes:

EDIT: I'M EXTREMELY SLOW ON THE UPTAKE...poke-ah dancing...*giggle*

:001_rolle:lol::whistling:

[OldSaw]

Me? No. It was all the shots the groomsmen were pouring down my throat. :rolleyes:

EDIT: I'M EXTREMELY SLOW ON THE UPTAKE...poke-ah dancing...*giggle*

:001_rolle:lol::whistling:

I guess I'm even slower then. I was going to say square dancing, but polka is a big thing at weddings on this side of the state. I just assumed the Czar knew these things. :wink:

[Lynchmeister]

I guess I'm even slower then. I was going to say square dancing, but polka is a big thing at weddings on this side of the state. I just assumed the Czar knew these things. :wink:

Uh...yeah...this being Wisconsin and all. :tongue_sm Unfortunately, we couldn't get Wierd Al on such short notice and the whole thing was nearly called off. :eek:

Re: these things - The Czar sees all, hears all, and knows all. :kyle1:

[OldSaw]

Uh...yeah...this being Wisconsin and all. :tongue_sm Unfortunately, we couldn't get Wierd Al on such short notice and the whole thing was nearly called off. :eek:

Re: these things - The Czar sees all, hears all, and knows all. :kyle1:

Clearly the Czarina wasn't about to let a freak like that derail the plans for the Cheddar Curtain.

[RichGem]

Clearly the Czarina wasn't about to let a freak like that derail the plans for the Cheddar Curtain.

truth be told, she didn't fully grasp what she was getting into until after the wedding. :001_huh: she thought this whole czar/cheddar thing was just cory's way of being cute and endearing.

[RichGem]

lynchmeister/richgem election PIF. see here. (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showpost.php?p=807260&postcount=56)

still no takers?! this is a real offer, guys.

[Lynchmeister]

Clearly the Czarina wasn't about to let a freak like that derail the plans for the Cheddar Curtain.


truth be told, she didn't fully grasp what she was getting into until after the wedding. :001_huh: she thought this whole czar/cheddar thing was just cory's way of being cute and endearing.

:lol:


still no takers?! this is a real offer, guys.

We spout endless mountains of BS for who knows how long, then something legitimate is put out there and it's crickets chirping. I think we're the only three left in this thread. :lol:

[OldSaw]

still no takers?! this is a real offer, guys.


:lol:



We spout endless mountains of BS for who knows how long, then something legitimate is put out there and it's crickets chirping. I think we're the only three left in this thread. :lol:

I thought about taking Rich up on his offer, but I am really bogged down with studying for a week full of exams. This is my first break today. If I am scarce this week, you know why. Of course, I'll probably still jump in at lunch time most days.

Speaking of scarce, where's Mr. G these days?

[RichGem]

I thought about taking Rich up on his offer, but I am really bogged down with studying for a week full of exams. This is my first break today. If I am scarce this week, you know why. Of course, I'll probably still jump in at lunch time most days.

post your slogan and get pack ,Dennis.




Speaking of scarce, where's Mr. G these days?

and soapbox and rpc and .....?

[homebrewer]

Don't worry, I'm still active in the thread... in fact I check it at least twice a day at minimum.

I am happy to say that I successfully updated my Mandiva partition to the newest release, all from the command line. :biggrin: That is HUGE for me. Although KDE 4 isn't quite ready for prime time, it is very pretty and has great potential. I'd guess that in the next release or two it will be fantastic. Until then, I'm running Gnome 2.x just for stability. Maybe when Ubuntu 8.10 is releasedfor good, I'll have the guts/ability/arrogance to try dealing with ndiswrapper on this cursed broadcom wireless card. To call me a "newb" would be an understatement; but with your gent's help, combined with a whole lot of coffee and patience, I just might make it.

but RichGEM, as far as the PIF is concerned, I was serious as well.... Apparently nobody else in here loves the Derby blades either. If I have a few more beers tonight, I may feel creative enough to attempt to enter the election giveaway.

[RichGem]

congrats on the successful installation!

(and the "contest" is still open... 2 packs left)

[gugi]

Ok, today is a posting day, but you guys are lame, I am waiting for the 4k mark of the thread and it's nowhere in sight :(

Anyways, Cory, not sure what happened to your monitor, I vaguely remember that you were supposed to add the display section to your xorg.conf, but don't know if somebody gave you the code, as I disappeared for a bit. If you're still looking for it, add after the line "DefaultDepth 24"


SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection

That will force the resolution instead of probing for it.

[gugi]

(and the "contest" is still open... 2 packs left)
I am not falling fur this sham. The lack of free ubuntu DVDs in the swag is, to put it in an euphemism, highly suspicious.
Oh, what the %@$#, I'll say it - it's just racist discrimination against a perfectly qualified OS just because it has an african name. Here, that's it.

And any self-rispeking king/tzar will use a strop as a persuasive device, not some blades of suspiciously semitic origin.

[RichGem]

I am not falling fur this sham. The lack of free ubuntu DVDs in the swag is, to put it in an euphemism, highly suspicious.
Oh, what the &#37;@$#, I'll say it - it's just racist discrimination against a perfectly qualified OS just because it has an african name. Here, that's it.

And any self-rispeking king/tzar will use a strop as a persuasive device, not some blades of suspiciously semitic origin.

Actually-- and it was going to be a surprise for Cory -- but once elected, we'll be handing out free editions of "Sable Hat" Linux (based on Fedora, of course). However, at the moment, we're having trouble with core dumps every time a bottle of Stoli is nearby.

[Lynchmeister]

Actually-- and it was going to be a surprise for Cory -- but once elected, we'll be handing out free editions of "Sable Hat" Linux (based on Fedora, of course). However, at the moment, we're having trouble with core dumps every time a bottle of Stoli is nearby.


:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[RichGem]

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/funny-pictures-the-cat-of-schrodinger-enters-a-wormhole.jpg

[chickpea]

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/funny-pictures-the-cat-of-schrodinger-enters-a-wormhole.jpg

:lol::lol:

(Nerdgasm!! )

Look the head and the tail both exist in alternate states!
/geekout

[RichGem]

:lol::lol:

(Nerdgasm!! )

Look the head and the tail both exist in alternate states!
/geekout


:eek::ohmy:

[Lynchmeister]

Richard, sweet new avatar! Very festive. :biggrin:

[RichGem]

Richard, sweet new avatar! Very festive. :biggrin:

thanks! :w00t:

[RichGem]

I just read some interesting linux news in this month's Linux Format magazine: seems that good ol' tux is running the super mama jamma collider at CERN controlling something like 40k processors. :w00t:

[Lynchmeister]

I just read some interesting linux news in this month's Linux Format magazine: seems that good ol' tux is running the super mama jamma collider at CERN controlling something like 40k processors. :w00t:


:lol: I love that phrase...I actually coined the phrase Sweet Mamma Jamma! I get a nickel in royalties everytime it's put to print or uttered on TV. Did you see what they did there? Penny pinchers! :mad:

[RichGem]

:lol: I love that phrase...I actually coined the phrase Sweet Mamma Jamma! I get a nickel in royalties everytime it's put to print or uttered on TV. Did you see what they did there? Penny pinchers! :mad:

I actually thought of that when I posted and was going to put "sweet" and footnote you. Then I decided that I could avoid all sorts of royalty and/or legal trouble by going more generic... like klenex vs. facial tissue. :cool::biggrin:

[Lynchmeister]

I actually thought of that when I posted and was going to put "sweet" and footnote you. Then I decided that I could avoid all sorts of royalty and/or legal trouble by going more generic... like klenex vs. facial tissue. :cool::biggrin:

Ha! :lol: :thumbsup:

[homebrewer]

Has anybody else here noticed that you tend to get much faster wireless speed in linux than you do in windows? (once wireless is working that is....) I've been messing with it a bit more this morning and checked my speeds in both Mandriva and Vista, and I got more than 50% faster speeds in Mandriva! Not sure if this is due to Vista's bloat or something else, but I was quite surprised to see that much of a difference.

On a totally unrelated note, is anybody else here obsessed with woot.com? I've been checking that site everyday for at least 2 years now, and I refresh the page every couple of minutes during a woot-off (like today). Problem is, I've never bought anything off of woot.... actually, I've never even considered buying anything off of there, yet I can't seem to stop checking it. Am I the only one?

[Lynchmeister]

I've never even heard of woot.com. Then again, I always seem to be the last to know.

[RichGem]

I've never even heard of woot.com. Then again, I always seem to be the last to know.

You really need to appoint a new Minister of (dis-)information.

(but, I've never heard of woot either.)

[chickpea]

I've heard of woot and their "woot-offs" but I have not noticed the linux wireless boost. Probably cause I got a broadcom card and b43 is not that good.

[Lynchmeister]

I've heard of woot and their "woot-offs" but I have not noticed the linux wireless boost. Probably cause I got a broadcom card and b43 is not that good.

Me too. My signal strength meter never goes higher than 45%, but as far as speed goes, I can't complain.

[Rollsshaver]

Congrats Cory!! You just hit 5000!!!

[Lynchmeister]

Woo hoo! Thanks, Rolls!

[Kairtane]

Has anybody else here noticed that you tend to get much faster wireless speed in linux than you do in windows? (once wireless is working that is....) I've been messing with it a bit more this morning and checked my speeds in both Mandriva and Vista, and I got more than 50% faster speeds in Mandriva! Not sure if this is due to Vista's bloat or something else, but I was quite surprised to see that much of a difference.

On a totally unrelated note, is anybody else here obsessed with woot.com? I've been checking that site everyday for at least 2 years now, and I refresh the page every couple of minutes during a woot-off (like today). Problem is, I've never bought anything off of woot.... actually, I've never even considered buying anything off of there, yet I can't seem to stop checking it. Am I the only one?

I'm a wooter! I bought a Roomba vacuum from them a few months ago. I still check daily.

On a totally unrelated note, my desktop machine, running Mint 5, KDE 3.5, is wired. My wireless work laptops are required to have winblows.

[Lynchmeister]

I'm a wooter! I bought a Roomba vacuum from them a few months ago. I still check daily.

On a totally unrelated note, my desktop machine, running Mint 5, KDE 3.5, is wired. My wireless work laptops are required to have winblows.

Any chance you hold the secret to getting any type of internet connection while running Mint KDE Commnunity Edition?

It dazzled the eye, but in the end left my sanity hanging by a fragile thread. :001_huh::bored:

[Kairtane]

Any chance you hold the secret to getting any type of internet connection while running Mint KDE Commnunity Edition?

It dazzled the eye, but in the end left my sanity hanging by a fragile thread. :001_huh::bored:

I'm posting from it now. :biggrin:

Tell me what you can about your home network and I'll assist as best I can.

[RichGem]

I'm posting from it now. :biggrin:

Tell me what you can about your home network and I'll assist as best I can.

make sure you tell Cory that you need his WEP key and root password to help him along with his IP address with a running SSH client. :biggrin:

[homebrewer]

Me too. My signal strength meter never goes higher than 45%, but as far as speed goes, I can't complain.

Odd, because I have the broadcom card too, and usually do better in linux than in vista. Weird. Not that I'm going to complain about it though... I'll just using that faster speed to read up more about this fancy, pretty new KDE 4:biggrin:. Maybe one day I'll figure out how to use 1/4 of it:tongue_sm

[Lynchmeister]

I'm posting from it now. :biggrin:

Tell me what you can about your home network and I'll assist as best I can.

Cool! I'm at work now, but in my upcoming days off maybe we can take another crack at it.


make sure you tell Cory that you need his WEP key and root password to help him along with his IP address with a running SSH client. :biggrin:

:hand:



Odd, because I have the broadcom card too, and usually do better in linux than in vista. Weird. Not that I'm going to complain about it though... I'll just using that faster speed to read up more about this fancy, pretty new KDE 4:biggrin:. Maybe one day I'll figure out how to use 1/4 of it:tongue_sm

Yeah, it's strange. The meter shows less than 50%, but the actual speeds seem normal, if not good.

[chickpea]

Yeah, I get decent throughput with my broadcom card, just not noticeably faster than in Vista. To me it is equal. And I get great signal strength, but we live in a studio apartment, so that doesn't count.

[RichGem]

Yeah, I get decent throughput with my broadcom card, just not noticeably faster than in Vista. To me it is equal. And I get great signal strength, but we live in a studio apartment, so that doesn't count.

If you (or anyone) is using ndiswrapper, maybe that accounts for some of the slowdown... one more layer to go through. ???

[chickpea]

If you (or anyone) is using ndiswrapper, maybe that accounts for some of the slowdown... one more layer to go through. ???

nah, like I said, I use b43 which is native (sort of, still need the binary firmware), ndiswrapper (using shared irqs) probably does account for some performance hit I would imagine, although I know lots of people rave about how it's better than b43. I don't buy it, not for my chipset anyway.

[OldSaw]

I'm just taking a brief break from studying.

Way to go Cory on the 5000 posts!

Any word on Mr. G going MIA?

[burnwood]

Wow, pages and pages...ON TOPIC.

I will come back later.

[OldSaw]

Wow, pages and pages...ON TOPIC.

I will come back later.

How will we ever get off topic if you leave?

[burnwood]

How will we ever get off topic if you leave?

Glad you asked.

is it Lie nux or Lynn ix?

[RichGem]

both


Glad you asked.

is it Lie nux or Lynn ix?

[RichGem]

awe heck, #3888 ! :w00t:

[OldSaw]

There's a thread about absolutely nothing that is hot on our trail. It's racking up pages a day! It's time to turn up the steam guys.

Where the heck is that post doping Mr. G? We need someone to really pour on the coals.

[burningdarkness]

There's a thread about absolutely nothing that is hot on our trail. It's racking up pages a day! It's time to turn up the steam guys.

Where the heck is that post doping Mr. G? We need someone to really pour on the coals.

We're out to get you. :wink:

[burnwood]

both

SWMBO always corrects me when I say "lie nex".
She says its "lynnex". she works with computer people.

Yeah I have been helping that other thread out a bit. Too much computer talk in this computer related thread.

[RichGem]

SWMBO always corrects me when I say "lie nex".
She says its "lynnex". she works with computer people.

Yeah I have been helping that other thread out a bit. Too much computer talk in this computer related thread.

This has been debated almost as much as KDE vs. Gnome. LOL. There are sound samples around of Linus Torvalds saying "linux".... in the earlier clips, he says it the Euro way "LIE nix". In the newer clips, he's adopted a more American pronunciation "LYNN-ix."

So, if Linus can say both... there you have it...(KDE and LYNNix)

*Linus also prefers KDE.

[sol92258]

There's a thread about absolutely nothing that is hot on our trail. It's racking up pages a day! It's time to turn up the steam guys.

Where the heck is that post doping Mr. G? We need someone to really pour on the coals.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/3/5414660_8716bf615a.jpg

[OldSaw]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/3/5414660_8716bf615a.jpg

There we go. Now where have I seen this before? :rolleyes:

[wchnu]

Ignore the undercover bunny..just checking for cabbiages... or pancake hats.
Fuzzy

[burningdarkness]

What's a Linux? :biggrin:

[chickpea]

well, at the risk of becoming the single most hater B&Ber out there, can I just point out the obvious that that bunny does not have one, BUT TWO pancakes on its head.

There, I said it, it had to be said. /Chris Rock

[burningdarkness]

well, at the risk of becoming the single most hater B&Ber out there, can I just point out the obvious that that bunny does not have one, BUT TWO pancakes on its head.

There, I said it, it had to be said. /Chris Rock

33057

[chickpea]

33057

So you continue with your obviously erroneous pancake postings . . . that's what they call chutzpah in Boston.

[sol92258]

So you continue with your obviously erroneous pancake postings . . . that's what they call chutzpah in Boston.
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=33043&stc=1&d=1225087385

[chickpea]

ah sh&t, what the hell did I start?:confused:

[RichGem]

well, at the risk of becoming the single most hater B&Ber out there, can I just point out the obvious that that bunny does not have one, BUT TWO pancakes on its head.

There, I said it, it had to be said. /Chris Rock

Been there, done that and with an earlier timestamp. :tongue: :biggrin:




So you continue with your obviously erroneous pancake postings . . . that's what they call chutzpah in Boston.

Egregious works well too. :rolleyes:

[Eagle]

At the risk of adding another post to the competition I was wondering, has anybody seen a bunny with a pancake on its head? Mine is missing.

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=33043&stc=1&d=1225087385

[OldSaw]

well, at the risk of becoming the single most hater B&Ber out there, can I just point out the obvious that that bunny does not have one, BUT TWO pancakes on its head.

There, I said it, it had to be said. /Chris Rock


Been there, done that and with an earlier timestamp. :tongue: :biggrin:





Egregious works well too. :rolleyes:

I'm glad you guys said it first. I just thought I was being petty. Now I know I'm in good company.

[OldSaw]

3696

[OldSaw]

I've got some flares ready for 3700.

[OldSaw]

3698

[OldSaw]

3699

[OldSaw]

Wow! 3700 posts. WooHoo! :a50:

I think we need some new flare.

33090

33091

33092

33093

33094

[gugi]

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=33094
Uhmm, that's so pre-Sarah Palin... I can't believe you would do such thing, Dennis! Come on shape up, the times have changed....

[krawlx]

I'm back in the Linux game! I got a dual boot system going now, and am using Linux for note-taking, internet surfing, and watching videos. I'm slowly trying to expand into other programs and will hopefully one day be able to switch over completely. I just can't stay away from the Ubuntu.

[chickpea]

I'm back in the Linux game! I got a dual boot system going now, and am using Linux for note-taking, internet surfing, and watching videos. I'm slowly trying to expand into other programs and will hopefully one day be able to switch over completely. I just can't stay away from the Ubuntu.

Hey welcome back, the first one's free, after that your linux gets expensive.

Just don't buy any bad street linux.

try burning from linux K3B or gnomebaker rock.

Also, torrents, deluge, transmission

also . . .

[Confuzius]

Just to let you know
TODAY ONLY (Tuesday October 28th, 2008)
Codeweavers is giving away Crossover products for free.
Their site is getting so hammered they set up a temporary light version with only the free products.
http://down.codeweavers.com/

If you don't know they are the main commercial contributors to wine, and have optimized versions to run different windows programs in linux and osx (bsd? I dunno?)

I havn't tried it myself, but it could be an easier solution for thos programs you can't quite get working properly in wine.

[OldSaw]

I'm back in the Linux game! I got a dual boot system going now, and am using Linux for note-taking, internet surfing, and watching videos. I'm slowly trying to expand into other programs and will hopefully one day be able to switch over completely. I just can't stay away from the Ubuntu.

Good man! It's good to break the MS shackles.

[burnwood]

the lie nex scares me.

[OldSaw]

the lie nex scares me.

Then use Linux. Linux is your friend.

[chickpea]

the lie nex scares me.

The Linux is coming, prepare to be assimilated

http://peterdarling.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/01/23/borg.jpg

[OldSaw]

The Linux is coming, prepare to be assimilated

With laptops getting so cheap, there is really no reason why everybody shouldn't have at least one Linux machine in their home. When one laptop is replaced the old one should immediately be converted to Linux.

[chickpea]

With laptops getting so cheap, there is really no reason why everybody shouldn't have at least one Linux machine in their home. When one laptop is replaced the old one should immediately be converted to Linux.

It's also a great preventative for gout, heart worms, zombie hands, and explosive diarrhea. :biggrin:

Actually, most "normal" folks SHOULD be running linux, they would have far fewer problems in terms of virus, malware, etc.

Windows 7 looks to be a "netbook" clawback, however. I will reserve judgment. I expect it to be lightyears better than vista, as most of the pain is already over. Most old software/hardware that required new drivers is already upgraded, obsoleted, so no more driver issues. Also, to be fair, Vista is lightyears ahead of XP in terms of OS security. But, it still suffers from a few fundamental windows flaws (files can be downloaded as executables explicitly? without changing permissions??:eek:) and the biggest flaw being of course windows users. :biggrin:

[homebrewer]

For some reason I started thinking of something this morning.... How did the penguin become the Linux mascot? When I think of penguins, the words slow, generally stupid, bloated, and useless appendages (bloat) pop into my head, none of which I would use to describe linux.

So does anybody know where it started? I'm curious. :confused:

[RichGem]

For some reason I started thinking of something this morning.... How did the penguin become the Linux mascot? When I think of penguins, the words slow, generally stupid, bloated, and useless appendages (bloat) pop into my head, none of which I would use to describe linux.

So does anybody know where it started? I'm curious. :confused:

I'm too lazy to google the history of Tux right now, but IIRC, Linux Torvalds thought that penguins were cute and non-threatening or something like that. Either that or he dreamed it one night after eating herring.

[sol92258]

Re: "windows 7 is bound to be lightyears ahead of Vista"...

if that's all they're after, then Win95 would suffice...

[chickpea]

For some reason I started thinking of something this morning.... How did the penguin become the Linux mascot? When I think of penguins, the words slow, generally stupid, bloated, and useless appendages (bloat) pop into my head, none of which I would use to describe linux.

So does anybody know where it started? I'm curious. :confused:

Linus Torvalds was bit by a penguin once. And also he thought that they were cool/cute.

I am NOT JOKING. He really WAS bit by a penguin once. Just thought I needed to add that as alone, it looks like I am joking.

[burnwood]

With laptops getting so cheap, there is really no reason why everybody shouldn't have at least one Linux machine in their home. When one laptop is replaced the old one should immediately be converted to Linux.

I am thinking of doing just that. I inherited Mom's laptop and it is way better than mine. Mine will be in line to try the penguin. Maybe.

[RichGem]

I am thinking of doing just that. I inherited Mom's laptop and it is way better than mine. Mine will be in line to try the penguin. Maybe.


maybe? maybe?! you have posted here; you must try it. all the cool geeks are. :wink:

[burnwood]

maybe? maybe?! you have posted here; you must try it. all the cool geeks are. :wink:

dang peer pressure. of course my old laptop has no internet capabilities (no modem) so I would have to get a CD and GHAST!!! spend money on it.

[chickpea]

dang peer pressure. of course my old laptop has no internet capabilities (no modem) so I would have to get a CD and GHAST!!! spend money on it.

jeebus burnwood NO MODEM on your old laptop? What was that the FIRST laptop? Is that a Commodore 64 or something?

No modem, that's crazy talk.

[burnwood]

jeebus burnwood NO MODEM on your old laptop? What was that the FIRST laptop? Is that a Commodore 64 or something?

No modem, that's crazy talk.

tell me aboot friend. it was a dell something or other. it had a DVD drive which is all I really wanted at the time. got it at the bay.
bothered SWMBO to modemize it for years but alas non.

[RichGem]

jeebus burnwood NO MODEM on your old laptop? What was that the FIRST laptop? Is that a Commodore 64 or something?

No modem, that's crazy talk.


yeah, but it has a very up-to-date tape punch for saving programs. :w00t:

[OldSaw]

So Eniac had a laptop version?

[chickpea]

yeah, but it has a very up-to-date tape punch for saving programs. :w00t:

It even has a parallel port for reel-to-reel archiving. :biggrin:

[RichGem]

So Eniac had a laptop version?

And it works quite well once you get enough car batteries together to power it up.

[chickpea]

And it works quite well once you get enough car batteries together to power it up.

or a cubic s-ton of hamsters on wheels. Those bastards EAT man. Burnwood's gotta go through a LOT of hamster feed to get that sucker to power the 5 inch monochrome screen.

[OldSaw]

or a cubic s-ton of hamsters on wheels. Those bastards EAT man. Burnwood's gotta go through a LOT of hamster feed to get that sucker to power the 5 inch monochrome screen.

When did they come out with a screen?

[RichGem]

When did they come out with a screen?

right after they started giving the hamsters steroids.

[RichGem]

For all you 'buntu heads, v. 8.10 is out.

[OldSaw]

For all you 'buntu heads, v. 8.10 is out.

Now I have to fire up the laptop and see what I have.

[RichGem]

Now I have to fire up the laptop and see what I have.

Just don't feed it after midnight. :scared:

[OldSaw]

Just don't feed it after midnight. :scared:

Oh Crap! Now you tell me. :mad2::sod:

[RichGem]

just 9 posts to go... wooo hooo!

[OldSaw]

just 9 posts to go... wooo hooo!

Oh Crap! Now you tell me. :mad2::sod:

[OldSaw]

just 9 posts to go... wooo hooo!

Oh, my bad. I thought this thread was all of a sudden counting down to 4000.

Well congratulations on 4000 posts Rich.

[RichGem]

Oh, my bad. I thought this thread was all of a sudden counting down to 4000.

Well congratulations on 4000 posts Rich.

thanks. the thread will catch up to me soon.

[OldSaw]

thanks. the thread will catch up to me soon.

Hopefully. There seems to be quite a flurry of activity in that thread about nothing. Oh well, at least this thread is about something, even when it is off topic.

[Lynchmeister]

Hopefully. There seems to be quite a flurry of activity in that thread about nothing. Oh well, at least this thread is about something, even when it is off topic.

I noticed this too...:tongue_sm

I suppose I could go break something...

Ubuntu 8.10 you say?

:lol:

[sol92258]

Hopefully. There seems to be quite a flurry of activity in that thread about nothing. Oh well, at least this thread is about something, even when it is off topic.

I have no idea what you're talking about, so here's a thread (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=57352) about something with no idea what it's talking about, too.....:001_huh:

[burnwood]

I noticed this too...:tongue_sm

I suppose I could go break something...

Ubuntu 8.10 you say?

:lol:

Well look who it is. Been avoiding the debates lately Cory.

[Lynchmeister]

Well look who it is. Been avoiding the debates lately Cory.

Like the plague. :biggrin:

[sol92258]

Like the plague. :biggrin:
actually, if you're following the past few XKCD's, you'll find "Cory" has been pretty busy....

[OldSaw]

I noticed this too...:tongue_sm

I suppose I could go break something...

Ubuntu 8.10 you say?

:lol:

Do it Cory. Just do it.

[RichGem]

Well look who it is. Been avoiding the debates lately Cory.

He's still decompressing after the Summer of George Cory.

[Lynchmeister]

Do it Cory. Just do it.

:devil:


He's still decompressing after the Summer of George Cory.

...don't wait up, folks!

[rabidpotatochip]

Hey guys,

I know I've been out for a while; it's a long story I don't feel like getting into at the moment. I'm taking a crack at getting some accounting software from the office running on Ubuntu and I've hit one critical (and stupid) snag.

I have a virtual machine with Ubuntu 8.04 installed by way of VirtualBox (http://www.virtualbox.org/) (I recommend it over VMWare since the full version of this is free for personal use), and I'm trying to build Wine 1.1.7 from source. It looks like the whole build attempt is succeeding without visible errors, but by the end of it I have nothing to show. I've successfully built other programs from source, so I'm hoping somebody here can help me overcome this hurdle.

I'm not sure why I started here instead of the Ubuntu forums either... :blushing:

[RichGem]

No clue at all. Sorry. :sad:


Hey guys,

I know I've been out for a while; it's a long story I don't feel like getting into at the moment. I'm taking a crack at getting some accounting software from the office running on Ubuntu and I've hit one critical (and stupid) snag.

I have a virtual machine with Ubuntu 8.04 installed by way of VirtualBox (http://www.virtualbox.org/) (I recommend it over VMWare since the full version of this is free for personal use), and I'm trying to build Wine 1.1.7 from source. It looks like the whole build attempt is succeeding without visible errors, but by the end of it I have nothing to show. I've successfully built other programs from source, so I'm hoping somebody here can help me overcome this hurdle.

I'm not sure why I started here instead of the Ubuntu forums either... :blushing:

[rabidpotatochip]

No clue at all. Sorry. :sad:

Well, at least you're concise. :lol:

I can always wipe the image and try on a different distro. Or I probably still have room for a new image with a different distro.

Edit: Argh... I'm an idiot... the build went fine.... I just had a typo...

[Confuzius]

No need to build it from source, just add the wine repos to your sources list:
http://www.winehq.org/site/download-deb

It runs the development packages so 1.1.7 is what you get.

[homebrewer]

Two days with no replies? Seriously guys? I don't want to have to find another place to procrastinate... so here's an odd one for you.

My newer mandriva partition is working beautifully now, even with KDE4.1. I have an odd problem with my wireless mouse (MX revolution) though. In general, the mouse works just fine, although I haven't been able to map all of the buttons yet. The weird thing is, when I open up the add/remove programs, or try and update my urpmi database. After I close either one of those, the mouse is very slow to respond, and skips across the screen in a jerking motion.

Any ideas? Is this a mouse issue, a wireless usb reciever issue, a KDE issue? It only happens if I have opened one of those programs and closed it. If I have a bunch of other things open, and load the processor, it works just fine.... only those two.

:confused:

[Lynchmeister]

Two days with no replies? Seriously guys? I don't want to have to find another place to procrastinate... so here's an odd one for you.

My newer mandriva partition is working beautifully now, even with KDE4.1. I have an odd problem with my wireless mouse (MX revolution) though. In general, the mouse works just fine, although I haven't been able to map all of the buttons yet. The weird thing is, when I open up the add/remove programs, or try and update my urpmi database. After I close either one of those, the mouse is very slow to respond, and skips across the screen in a jerking motion.

Any ideas? Is this a mouse issue, a wireless usb reciever issue, a KDE issue? It only happens if I have opened one of those programs and closed it. If I have a bunch of other things open, and load the processor, it works just fine.... only those two.

:confused:

After installing several various Ubuntu and Mint distros on my wife's desktop, we also experienced a similar mouse issue in regards to the slow response and jerkiness. I still don't know what the root cause was, but our solution was to use a different connector. The USB didn't work, so we clipped on a PS/2 adapter. PS/2, if you're not familiar, being the green, round connector with pins.

For what it's worth, hope this helps in some way.

[homebrewer]

After installing several various Ubuntu and Mint distros on my wife's desktop, we also experienced a similar mouse issue in regards to the slow response and jerkiness. I still don't know what the root cause was, but our solution was to use a different connector. The USB didn't work, so we clipped on a PS/2 adapter. PS/2, if you're not familiar, being the green, round connector with pins.

For what it's worth, hope this helps in some way.

Hmm, I never even thought of that... will a wireless USB key for a mouse even work with through a PS/2 adapter? Either way, my laptop (nor the docking station that it is usually plugged into at home) has PS/2 ports. The mouse hasn't been a major issue for me, I was just curious. In the mean time I just restart after an update or adding/removing programs... I figure I've been forced to do it all my life with windows, so I don't let it bother me too much:tongue: