Darkelve

I don't really know what you mean, but here are some interesting links I could find. Do you want to play games or program games? http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/to...topic_id=191450 http://www.gamespydaily.com/news/screensho...ots.asp?id=1150 http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/.../09/21/sdl.html Cheers, Darkelve

I'm a bit surprised it doesn't work. After all, most banks do the trouble to test AT LEAST for Internet Explorer and Netscape, which is the same codebase (I am not wrong here, am I?) My guess is that alot of these site are developed for/tested with IE only. Quite some bone-heads seem to do that in this time (sorry, webmaster rant...)! As a sort of stop-gap, you *could* still run Internet Explorer from within Linux with Crossover Office. Pick up the demo from their site and give it a spin. If you happen to have a CD of office2000 lying around, that'll work great; if you install office IE 5 will get installed automatically too. But yeah, I know it's a bummer. Shows we need open standars more and more!!

OEM machine. Got it in a shops 'limited-time offer', but I got lucky, cause I am very satisfied! All my hardware works, be it under Windows or Linux, and it is able to handle all the things I want to do! (only thing I'd improve is 512MB RAM instead of 256). Processor: AMD Athlon XP 2000+ (1670 Mhz, 256KB cache) 256MB DDR RAM Maxtor 80GB Hard disk Samsung DVD-Rom drive Asus CD/RW drive Sound: nVidia nForce Audio 3D graphs: Geforce MX440 Network card: Realtek8139 (router: Linksys WET-11) Motherboard: Asus A7N266-C nvidia nforce 415D chipset; 2 USB ports front & 2 back; firewire. Screen: 21-inch Gericom screen (HUGE! ... and heavy!) Philis sound boxes

My windows history: Dos (even back on those monochrome screens with those giant square floppies) up to version 6 -> Windows 3.11 -> Windows 95 -> Windows XP (came preïnstalled on my new PC) I was dissattisfied with what Windows offered me, so if I remember correctly I did a search (search engine) for 'Windows alternatives'. What I got was more than just the alternatives. It also got me to read all those informative documents like the Halloween documents, boycott microsoft website, 'blog'-like articles... Aside from dissatisfaction, I got more and more disgusted with the practices of EvilM$. So I was determined to try out something else, and Linux was quite popular and promised to be (relatively) easy to setup and use. My Linux history: 1. Lycoris Amethyst: it did a poor job on hardware detection; no music, no working network connection, ... it did give me my first play with the CLI though. 2. Tried a few distro's that were to run inside/on top of windows, but never really got them working. (between 2 and 3, there may be a few gaps in my memory, but I don't think so) 3. Downloaded Mandrake 9.0. Was very satisfied by it, so I order the 9.0 Powerpack. I was a little disappointed because what I thought it promised (like win4Lin included) appeared to be only demo versions (and I couldn't even properly set up Win4Lin since you needed a key. Since I could not get on the net with Mdk 9.0 back then, big bummer). But overall, I was satisfied 4. Mandrake 9.1 blew me away. In looks as well as in functionality, ease of use, and included programs. It was also the first distro in which I was able to use my internet connection. This got me really to play around with Linux, the programs, concepts and commands. 5. Mandrake 9.2 made the party complete by finally including improved USB 2.0 support! Now ALL of my hardware worked with it. Well, I have a HSP20 modem, which I never used anyway. 6. In the meantime, I kept checking out alternative distro's. I listed mine in that other thread. When I finally began to get REALLY serious about Linux ;) I decided to invest in a router as an intermediary between my ethernet connection and my wireless network (access point). I had troubles and still did not succeed in setting this up in any version of Mandrake... :( That's when I started to try out distro's like Lindows, Mepis, Xandros, RedHat and SuSe (in the interim also installing Mdk 10.0 as soon as I could get my hands on it). While these are all nice, I have to say that the one that worked best for my purposes (i.e. replacement for Windows) would be Xandros. Alas, I experienced the last few weeks it is not always that stable for me. Then again, I seem to have the same problem in all Debian-based distro's. But they are also the only ones (aside from SuSe) to properly detect and set up my network connection. Of course I played with a host of LiveCD's also... So I've yet to decide on a distro to use at home, eventually replacing (or at least, pushing to a second rank) evilM$XP. As you can see, I'm at an important stage in my life ;)

Good work! I especially like the yellow one with the stripe and the transparent one. I still think you should change the font, though. IMHO, it is *far* too difficult to read.

Wow! You're pretty! At least if that's you in the photo... maybe it's the smile. Anyway, I'd better shut up now, before I scare her away :P Welcome to the board!

My ideal Linux Laptop: Small (or Medium) and light, non-legacy, mid to high end, Must haves: around 12", XGA (1024x768), x86 (x86-64), 512MBram, at least 30GB hard disk, at least CD/RW drive, at least 2 USB2 ports, LONG BATTERY LIFE (at least 4-6 hours), 10/100MB/s LAN, WLAN (e.g. PCMCIA card with Linux driver). Soundblaster Audigy. Firewire nice, but certainly not obligatory. 3D card nice, but certainly not obligatory (I'd choose nvidia then). Processor: I'd slightly prefer AMD over Intel. Working suspend (powersave?) mode. Oh yeah, and WORKING MULTIMEDIA KEYS!! A Compaq or a Sony laptop would be nice, although I'd take any brand with more or less these specs that works well!! Country: Belgium. Price: 1000 up to ~1500 Euro.

You mean we can disagree? :deal: Really, very nice roundup energymedia. Not for one second did I get the opinion of you getting too subjective. Bravo!

Hi, does any of you know of a LiveCD with Bibletime and/or other religious programs/other stuff (PDF texts, web links, religious music, ...) I was thinking about it because I know quite a lot of people who are religious and it would make a great gift for them (plus a sneaky introduction to Linux ;) ) Know any?

From the Mandrake Newsletter: In this issue: * Top Story -- Mandrakesoft Exits Bankruptcy Protection * What's Cookin'? -- 10.0 Beta1 for AMD64 processors * Financial Corner -- Become a Mandrakesoft Shareholder * Mandrakelinux in the News -- LinuxPlanet.com, MadPenguin.org * This Week's Survey -- What is Mandrakelinux's Main Strength? * Website of the Week -- 'Mandrake Tips 4 Free' * Errata Pages -- Updated for Mandrakelinux 10.0 * MandrakeBizCases -- Healthcare: Creeping in through the back door * Software Updates -- squid Congrats, aRTee! Fame is rising :D

I know what you mean, but like they say on the website: it is to end the catch-22. Once Linux becomes popular enough for home machines, I am sure people will start to make native programs for Linux. But for that to happen, bridging technologies are essential.

I think the latest version of K3B can do just about everything Nero does. I used both, and honestly, I find K3B a LOT easier to use. I tell you I screwed up quite some ISO's cause I was confused as to how to burn them in Nero. From burning the ISO directly on a CD (like copying it), to having coasters... I am not 100% sure, but I believe Crossover Office (included in WineRack) supports running Quicken. Check it out yourself at: http://www.codeweavers.com/ What is nice about WineRack for me, is that it gives both Crossover Office AND WineX for a serious discount. I want WineX to be able to play 'some' games. Like Morrowind, Deus Ex, Divi Dead, Max Paine, ... it doesn't have to be able to play any game I have, but any game I can get running with it is a bonus. Plus I sort of expect WineRack to have a good integration with SuSe, e.g. by placing newly installed applications into a logical place in the menu, to be easy to install and setup, etc. If you don't care about games AT ALL, you might consider just buying crossover office. You can find a demo of it on their website. This will allow you to run some Windows productivity programs like MS Office, Photoshop, (I think) quicken... Oh and before I forget, better calculate Crossover Plugin also, which allows you to run some applications/plugins like quicktime or Windows Media Player (for .wmp formats)... Anyway, I encourage you, before making a decision, to check out at least these websites: http://www.codeweavers.com/site/store/?cat=cxof http://www.codeweavers.com/site/store/?cat=cxpl http://www.transgaming.com/ http://www.netraverse.com/ If you don't need WineX for the games, why pay for it? From what I gather, all you would really need is Crossover Office and (perhaps) Crossover Plugin. Anyway, before you make a decision, be sure to be informed! Oh yeah, and I understand what you say abouy pluging into Linux!! I think we are having very similar thoughts on this subject. Darkelve P.S. I sent a reminder on wednesday, 1 week later, but still no reply from SuSe presales team

Huh? Don't credit me, I got the idea of one of the admins, don't remember which one. But you are right it is important.

Me Morrowind! And Laxius Power... :D :D

Best I can do for the moment: http://www.winehq.com/site/resources I think if you sign up with their newsletter you can also ask questions. That is, I remember reading a newsletter and seeing similar questions/remarks.

You could reset ??? I dont follow exactly what you are talking about resetting. I may try this fbdev thing tonite. Ill post what I find. Thanks for another lead. No, I read it was possible to 'reset' (meaning: roll back) KAFFEINE (media player) to its standard configuration using a command line (command + option). It was not possible in my version of KAFFEINE, but I read it was implemented in a later version, also to solve similar problems.

Any chance it'll work on an NT box with Lotus Notes (6.5)? I guess I'm asking too much here... :o

I wondered because, when I tried SuSe 9.0 Evalution CD, I messed a bit with Kaffeïne, and instructed it to use the 'fbdev' driver. Is that possible? Anyway, when I tried to start it up again, it would complain and exit at startup. Probably because SuSe instructed X to use the nVidia driver (or a general driver) instead of in fbdev / 'safe' mode??? On the internet I found you could 'reset' the configuration to the standard config through a CLI option, but it wasn't possible here. Older version I think (or maybe it just would not work on a LiveCD?) Sorry about the questions, but this is getting interesting. In fact, I haven't been that curious about my Linux box's interals since a long time. Then again, it has been a long time since I've been so enthousiastic about Linux.

and that's in response to which post? I'm just pointing out as a Linux Zealot that windows Sucks that's all. This is sort of like: My GMC Truck is better than your Ford truck. Getting stupid eh? What's a GMC? :unsure:

and that's in response to which post?

aRTee, sorry to go OT here, but what's fbdev?

aRTee, thanks for giving me some credit ;) As for desktop use, I think one thing needed is that 'local' Linux vendors -if there are any in the region- finally get serious about pushing Linux as a viable option. While hardware *should* work out of the box, a simple solution to counter the 'fears' of computer owners, would be for a shop to sell ( A ) Linux Distro(s), AS WELL as ( B ) a set of hardware known to work without any problems under Linux. Compare it to, say, what Apple does with its online store. An owner will want to buy a PC (hardware) that's functional (Operating System+applications), but will afterwards probably seek to broaden his selection of ( a ) software, which means easy and painless installs, and ( B ) HARDWARE, which means if I buy the product it will work instantly without the risk of ending up as a very expensive paperweight (I have a scanner like that in my room...). So you offer the customer the extra 'reassurance' that any hardware he will buy at your shop, will work without giving him/her headaches. Of course, the inevatible 'pre-loaded PC' comes up again here. [On I side note, it is disgusting to see those hardware things that state 'designed for WindowsXP' or 'designed for Windows200' etc...] If you take it yet another step further, you could even offer a 'Linux multimedia PC' kit, selling e.g. a PC preloaded with a certain distro, accompanied by a digital camera, a printer, a scanner, ... making sure things such as Sane and Digikam are installed. Heck! Make it easier: configure it for them! (ok, I know it takes more time but allow me to continue ranting while I'm busy mmkay ;) ) For our desktop discussion, this I figure is also interesting: http://primates.ximian.com/~rml/blog/ While it is said Linux has reached its tipping point, I do not fully agree. It probably has in the server market etc... But to make it tip in the 'desktop' area, local resellers are needed that actually SELL the product and that at a cheaper price than comparable windoze boxes. You can bet more price-conscious people will go for such a solution. Then, slowly but inevitably, the rest will follow. Now take a look at Mandrake 10, Xandros 2, Lindows 4.5 (or is it 5?). Then tell me you cannot sell that. Then I will say your are wrong. I gave a short tour of Xandros 2.0 to my father, who was surprised and said 'and all of this is possible with Linux??'. When I asked him if he would consider switching at one point he answered: 'but I will not be able to keep using alle of my programs then, can I?'. Well, said I, with this Crossover thingy, you CAN use those MS Office thingies like Word and Excel etc... and perhaps a few other programs... and you can try to install other programs with it, but it's not sure that they will function or function without problems. Yesterday he was irritated because he was scanning a pic from his wedding (it was my parents wedding anniversary) and Windows 2000 on his Compaq laptop gave the (in)famous message: insufficient disk space. Which, of course, caused the PC to crawl forward ever so slowly. My brother's Armada V300 laptop with Win98 gets infected with spyware every few *weeks*. Now I would be happy to pull out a LiveCD like a rabbit from my geek hat, BUT the Wireless PCMCIA card (Intel Pro/Wireless 2011 PCMCIA) has no drivers for it. Well, there are drivers, but those are in beta stage now and only to be found in CVS, whatever that is. Notice the parallel between my theory at the beginning and my practical experience at the end? Just like Windows its good enough, Linux is good enough. But with one difference: it's better (arguably) and it's cheaper (more or less a fact). Only thing stopping it from steamrolling ('snowballing' if you like) Windows on the desktop is: 1. hardware support 2. preloaded machines 3. local resellers As I pointed out, it's not difficult to imagine situations where you combine the three. Let the debates begin!

back to sleep, you!

Oh yeah Null, and in my humble opinion, I think the new SuSe version with Winerack will be the best thing out there for current windows users to switch to. But don't expect all your windows programs to work with it though. Only some work, and not all of them 100% perfect. See codeweavers.com for more details on this. Xandros is also excellent (Deluxe version comes with crossover).

Ok, but you forgot to mention some things I am sure most of you already know: - Linux is able to run on 'cheap' intel hardware - A number of distro's (Lindows, Mandrake, SuSe, Xandros) are making the distro easy to use for newbies. - As most people only need a small percentage of features & applications, those distro's are an excellent fit for a LOT of people. E.g. those who 'only' use their PC to surf the net, check their mail, chat on *cough*MSN*cough* chat networks, listen to audio/mp3 and watch video/DVD. - For a whole host of other applications, bridge technologies exist. E.g. the famous (infamous to some?) Wine technology, Win4Lin, ... which ironically allows me to run some Win98/2000 games again on Linux I can't run on XP (no, not even in 'compatible' mode). - People are fed up with viruses, e-mail worms and hacking attempts. I'm also sure they'll freak out once they learn their machines could easily get turned into zombies - Also, don't underestimate the power of a vendor 'backing' Linux, like IBM and -more importantly for the desktop- Novell. Which *could* have as a nice side-effect that more people are going to buy the SuSe 'desktop'-product The problems Linux on the desktop is facing: - Not well known enough. Actually more people know of it then you may think, but a lot think it is just hype, or feel uncomfortable because its new, or some of the inevitable FUD got stuck between their ears. Now the solution is simple to think up, but far less simple to do: 1. Advocate Linux, making it better known, and presenting the TRUE facts to people 2. Offering Linux pre-loaded on consumer PC's and laptops 3. Demo some Linux distro's to your friends and family and try to convince them to switch or at least dual-boot. 4. Actually use Linux and Linux programs (e.g. 'eat your own dog food, or drink your own champagne', to quote Novell). DON'T change that browser ID into Internet Exploiter! Use a nice wallpaper for your background that says 'Linux' somewhere. 5. Inform the 'n00bies': Hammer on security. And on getting educated. And on sharing with the community (and what it is, and why it matters). This as much to the benefit of desktop users as to Linux itself. The most valuable gift we were giving recently to show off Linux is the LiveCD. Have plenty of them. Never be out of stock. Carry them everywhere you go (ok, maybe not everywhere). So I disagree Linux will never gain foothold on the desktop. It won't if you don't believe in it. And it would be a shame to let this opportunity slip away (don't expect Longhorn to be merciful). After all, if we're the Free speech movement of the moment -and I agree to a large extent- why should we deny it to others?