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  1. @ pixiestix1103...Have you installed Linux yet? If so, how did it go? If not....What are you waiting for? B)
  2. Like the others have said...relax. There is no reason to be intimidated by what you have read. Don't worry about the programming thing. The most "programming" I've ever done in 'nix is writing some script files to make my life easier.....scripts are pretty much the same level as dos batch files...no real programming.....Well, mine are anyway. The way I started out (and still run my main computer this way today) is by dual booting Linux & Windows. That way I had the safety net of going back to Win to get something done if I couldn't get it sorted in Linux. This kept my frustration level to a minimum. The more I learned Linux the less I had to boot back to Windows to get something done. If I needed something done quick...I booted into windows to get it done. Later, when I had time, I made a point to sit down & figure out how to do it in Linux. Now I am at the point where I rarely boot into windows....only do it for a few games (this is improving since Cedega makes it so easy to run GTA Vice City) & the occasional video editing (a 5hr conversion to SVCD that I let my Win boot do while I am at work or sleeping). Another thing to think about is to make frequent backups of your Linux partition(s)....because you will break it learning. I use Acronis True Image, but there are others out there. You will learn alot more if you aren't worried about breaking your system. Nothing beats knowing that you can try anything. If you completely trash your system you can just boot from a CD and restore from a backup file in about 15-20 minutes. Break it, try to fix it. If all else fails, restore from your backup. Final tip..lurk around this site & www.justlinux.com. Almost all of my problems have been solved in these two places....most of the time by just using the search function in the forums. It seems like someone else has had every problem I've had & I can usually find a solution without posting a question. Pretty soon you will find other posts that you can help out on....so give back by answering others that are where you have been. That's my 2 cents....Take it for what it's worth & I hope it helps. Stop researching & start installing!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :P Just make sure you have fun with it.
  3. Nominated Screenshot What the hell....I'll throw my hat in the ring. :D My dual monitor KDE goodness :P click me
  4. Now hold on a second....I don't know if I totally agree with that. I used MDK from 8.2 (briefly...installed it right before I got a copy of Mandy 9..I was a newbie moving from windows & still have a long way to go before I am close to being an expert) to 9.1 then switched to SuSE 9.0. I've found that SuSE is pretty much comparable to Mandrake...the learning curve seems the same to me for both distros. The first thing I had to do after installing SuSE was manually edit my XF86Config file so my dual monitors/dual video cards would work..couldn't do this with YaST or SaX..they would both fail to make it happen. This wasn't a problem for me though since I couldn't do this in Mandy either without using the CLI to edit my XF86Config-4 file..I had to learn this the hard way with Mandy because it would boot into X on my second monitor with the wrong settings giving me no display on my primary monitor & a "out of sync" error on my secondary monitor..... I still get the same error today on alot of live CDs including MandrakeMove, PClinuxOS, & the SuSE 9.2 KDE liveCD. But thanks to my experience with Mandrake & SuSE I know how to fix it.... BTW any Knoppix based CD detects my primary monitor fine. I'm still running SuSE 9.0 now and will probably keep it after 9.2 is released. I've spent way to much time tweaking my box to start over now. It's been updated to the 2.6.4-52 kernel (I know..It's not the bleeding edge, but it runs fantastic on my P4 2ghz & is quite the upgrade from the 2.4.21 kernel that came with 9.0) & pretty much everything 9.1 has. I'm running a bastardised version of KDE 3.2 w/ the 3.3 devel files because I've been too lazy to update completely to 3.3, but needed the files to compile some apps. Regarding your Xine comment...Yes Dammit!!!!! the SuSE disabled installed version sucks. I removed it quick!!! On Mandy I was able to go to PLF and get what I needed to play my DVDs....On SuSE I had to learn to build a libdvdcss RPM (http://packman.links2linux.org/?action=122)...something I'm pretty sure your "mum" wouldn't want to do to make her DVDs play on her computer. And regarding "Suse's stupid /opt crap..." If I remember correctly (please correct me if I'm wrong) to compile a KDE app for Mandrake you had to make sure to use ./configure --prefix=/usr. How is this different from ./configure --prefix=/opt/kde3 ? Please don't take this post as trolling or think I am trying to start anyhing here. I found this forum when I started out with Mandrake & still come here because this is one of the best around. It's just that I don't have a problem when the Slack or Gentoo guys say SuSE isn't gonna teach you much...Right on! I respect all you hardcore guys! You have a perfectly tweaked system. I just don't have that kind of time/dedication..I want my system working NOW..That's why I've been drawn to distros like MDK & SUSE. But I really feel Mandy & SuSE have alot in common.......both are fantastic distros that you can do as little or as much as you want to with..........It's all up to to the guy at the other end of the keyboard..........
  5. In SuSE it's located here: /opt/kde3/bin/k3bsetup That's where it is in my 9.0 install anyway......... :D Man Windependent....I feel your pain. I went through the same thing when I set up my SuSE box. I had numerous permission problems with K3B. Creating a burning group & adding myself to it didn't work either. Finally I said the hell with it & edited my /etc/sudoers file to allow me to run k3b as root w/o a password. add this line to the bottom of your /etc/sudoers file: %users ALL = NOPASSWD: /opt/kde3/bin/k3b Now run k3b by typing: sudo k3b If that works fine for you, edit your k3b menu icon to use the sudo k3b command. Regarding your slow burn times....Ensure you have DMA enabled for your CD burner. SuSE didn't enable it by default when I installed....Had the same problem you did until I enabled it. (check YaST/Hardware/IDE DMA Mode).
  6. Heh: http://packman.links2linux.org/?action=122 then some text about getting it from videolan and how instructions to install it. Should work, but WAY less straightforward than just clicking on an RPM. I've used those instructions to enable DVD playback on my SUSE 9.0 box... They are pretty straightforward. Followed the directions and DVD playback worked just as well as it did when I was running MDK with the PLF libdvdcss RPM. It's just adds one extra step to build the RPM from the source rpm....
  7. Wrote the script...works great..thanks for the tip.
  8. use "sux -" instead of "sux". I had the same problem when I switched to SuSE...now it's 2nd nature.
  9. aRTee..As far as I know that hide frame option is only in KDE 3.2.
  10. Once you install Eterm, run it with these options to get a transparent/borderless terminal: Eterm -O --buttonbar no --scrollbar no -x -f whatevercolor you want here ex.. "Eterm -O --buttonbar no --scrollbar no -x -f white" will give you a transparent/borderless terminal with white text.
  11. I meant etc/modules. Add it to etc/modules as this will load it at boot. This keeps you from having to load it manually by typing "modprobe ehci-hcd" each time you re-boot. If you type in the modpreobe ehci-hcd command (su'd to root) you should see a speed increase you are looking for right off the bat. This way you can test if you want it started at boot. This is how I did it when I installed a USB 2.0 card in my box to speed up my ext USB HD. I had a huge speed increase after loading the ehci-hcd module. Was running MDK 9.2 at the time. I do have the same slowdown pmpatrick mentioned when transferring large files. It stalls then "plays catch up". I think this is normal for external USB drives.
  12. type in "modprobe ehci-hcd" at the cli. You also might have to unload ohci first by typing: "modprobe -r usb-ohci". I have USB 1 built-in & a PCI USB 2.0 card, so I left ohci loaded on my system. This should enable your USB 2.0 support. To have it automatically start at bootup add "ehci-hcd" to /etc/modules
  13. Just wanted to drop a post to say thanks to bvc, anon, mystified, & everyone else who helped post these ISOs. My poor Mandy install got alot of abuse in my first year of learning linux. It has been updated from 9.1 to 9.2, installed many textar & plf rpms, compiled alot of programs I couldn't find in rpm, installed KDE 3.2 & a botched 2.6 kernel install (worked, but was never quite right). I learned alot from this install, but it was about time for me to start from scratch. I downloaded these ISOs & absolutely love how my new SuSE install is running. Took me a little while to get DVD playback & my LPD print server running....but now I'm happy. I still plan on checking out MDK 10 when it comes out, but IMO SuSE 9.0 has MDK 9.2 beat for hardware detection & ease of configuration. This install/configuration was painless. USB hotplugging is fantastic in SuSE. Thanks again for posting these ISOs.
  14. Thanks kuchwas.... That worked like a champ. I am now happily running on the 2.6 kernel. I really appreciate the help.
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