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  1. In this section over here:

    Section "Module"
    Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
    Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
    Load "extmod"
    Load "type1"
    Load "freetype"
    Load "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia/libglx.so"
    EndSection

     

    Try replacing

    Load "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia/libglx.so"

    with just

     Load "glx"

    Also remember to restart the X server before testing it again.

     

    Are you just trying glxgears? Have youchecked anywhere else? Try the following for a sure-fire check:

     $ glxinfo |grep direct

    (Hope I remembered all that correctly :P )

  2. Webmin is pretty old, it's been around for ages. I find it pretty handy for doing small things, but I would still recommend working directly with configuration files for servers. Webmin has many projects that it needs to stay up to date with in order to work and when, say, SAMBA change the parameters of a config file, Webmin isn't always that quick at making the necessary changes.

     

    Still, it is a good learning tool and handy for smallish operations.

  3. We will need a little more info here... which graphic's card do you have? When you say '3d affects' do you mean 'direct rendering'? Which drivers did you use and how did you install them? Can we see your xorg.conf / XF86Config file?

  4. Parallels is a good option - it bridges the hardware very well and the performance loss is really minimal (I've heard people saying 2%?)

     

    The only thing you can't do afaik is direct graphics rendering, for anything else Parallels is the bomb. I used it for running Windows XP and it was solid.

     

    EDIT: The overriding problem with Parallels is that it is neither free nor reasonably priced. It's a hefty chunk of change to purchase it.

  5. Linux on older, PowerPC -based Apples is somewhat different. The new Apples use x86 architecture, just like PCs and so Linux is starting to become much like the PC experience for users of the new machines.

     

    The big problem Apple users have is in getting selected hardware to work on Linux, like the Airport wireless cards, iSight cameras, etc. If you google around you should be able to find which pieces of hardware work and which do not.

     

    I would say that if you use Linux as your primary operating system then getting a PC with verified hardware (for Linux compatibility) is still the way to go.

     

    However, the Apple operating system, OS X is based on BSD and also a Unix. It is very similar to Linux in some ways and has replaced Linux as my primary operating system.

  6. Yeah, it's time for users to put their money where there mouths are... so to speak. It's all good and well objecting to this deal, but how many SuSe users have switched distros or made Novell aware of your feelings?

     

    This is a dangerous deal. Microsoft's long term goal is to control Linux by making Novell the only distributor left standing. Their success in doing so relies on our actions now.

  7. There are a couple of applications that can be used to sync the Nano. GTKPod and Banshee seem to be the two best, but I personally prefer Banshee.

     

    You can use either the vfat file-system that Windows' iPods have, or the Mac HFS+ system, but with HFS you need to compile support into the kernel (unless it is there already). Given that your client used Windows, it would already be a vfat.

     

    The iPod works like any usb storage device, but to sync music for playback on the iPod you need to be able to manipulate the iTunes database, and this is where you need something like Banshee.

  8. Well, I have a pirated copy of XP Pro that I use in virtual PC on my Mac for one reason: to use Internet Explorer to check web pages I am making. I don't apologise for that fact and I don't care. I can't run IE 6/7 on my Mac, so I have no other way and I don't use Windows for anything else.

     

    But now with WGA it's painful, so I deleted it.

     

    I've also been playing with Vista RC2 and I'm not impressed. It's slow. Really slow. Even on an AMD 64 system with a really good ATI graphics adapter and lots of RAM. It's also ugly, obtrusive and annoying in the way it asks you a million times before allowing you to do anything.

     

    So why do I use Linux again? Because Windows just plain sucks and OS X isn't available for my home PC :P

     

    If you use IEs4Linux, you don't need Virtual PC for Mac OS or Linux; you can run IE 4,5, and 6 natively. It definitly comes in handy for checking web pages. It also includes flash 9.0 so all of your web content should be displayed just as you expect it.

     

    IEs4Linux

     

    :thumbs:

    Ah, I had heard about that proggy once, but I couldn't find it again! Thanks guppetto!
  9. SAMBA's opinions are significant, given that their development is focused on Windows' file and print sharing for Linux and as such shares commonality with the endeavours of the agreement signed between Novell and Microsoft (in a tenuous way, of course).

     

    Of course, Novell would never reconsider - the perceived short term advantages for them are too big. Should they do so, however, the agreement stipulates an exit clause allowing either party to leave if and when they no longer have need for the arrangement, making it easy for them to do so.

  10. Well, I have a pirated copy of XP Pro that I use in virtual PC on my Mac for one reason: to use Internet Explorer to check web pages I am making. I don't apologise for that fact and I don't care. I can't run IE 6/7 on my Mac, so I have no other way and I don't use Windows for anything else.

     

    But now with WGA it's painful, so I deleted it.

     

    I've also been playing with Vista RC2 and I'm not impressed. It's slow. Really slow. Even on an AMD 64 system with a really good ATI graphics adapter and lots of RAM. It's also ugly, obtrusive and annoying in the way it asks you a million times before allowing you to do anything.

     

    So why do I use Linux again? Because Windows just plain sucks and OS X isn't available for my home PC :P

  11. A bit late, but I'll also throw in my support for screen. I use it all the time - configure kernel, start compile, end session, go home, get back in, bzImage is ready to be moved to /boot. :thumbs:

     

    It's also a handy tool when you're bittorrenting ;)

  12. Mandrake gaming edition was just a packaged version of Mandrake running WineX (now called Cedega).

     

    WineX spoofs a Windows environment to run Windows applications, especially games.

     

    So, in answer to your questions: No, it is not officially supported anymore. Yes, you can, however, update it to the last supported candidate. And yes, you can play the Sims on any Linux distro - if you have Cedega installed.

  13. Yup they sure did, sadly tho the box has been gathering dust since I bought WoW.

    My whole life is gathering dust since I bought WoW :unsure:

     

    I love UT2004, one of the best FPS ever imho. I need the Mac version for my powerbook though - and since I've already paid for the Windows / Linux version, I can't be arsed to buy it again.

     

    Downloading it is a problem too. It's a huge image. Guess I better get started :P

  14. I would rather be playing a First Person style or strategy game on a PC, but absolutely hate doing so on a console, sorry but the whole mouse and keyboard combo beats a joypad ands down in this instance.

     

    But when it comes to your traditional beat-em ups/action/platform/sports games consoles win hands down. Okay yo can get a joypad/stick for a PC, but IMHO, they don't compare in quality terms with say a joypad on a playstation, or a megadrive, etc.

    I totally agree. I have tried playing FPS' on a console and it just doesn't work, except on the DS where you can use a thumb-stylus to look around, works very well :)

     

    I stopped enjoying strat games so much a while ago but I still like FPS' and I love World of Warcraft - couldn't play that on a console though, need a keyboard for chatting and stuff.

     

    The best control pad I've used imho is the Playstation dual-shock controller. It's a pity they've dropped that design for the PS3 - yet another dumb decision by Sony. The Xbox 360 controller is nice and I can't wait to see if the Wii lives up to the hype.

     

    Back on topic: I have MacMAME loaded on my powerbook and I have found some rad old ROMS. Been reliving Ghost & Ghouls, Final Fight, Bubble Bobble and some of my other old arcade favourites :thumbs:

  15. Console gaming just feels right. Relaxing on the couch is a more logical place to game (which is for relaxation... with me anyway) than sitting upright in an office chair.

    ha...sitting upright. that's why you get a comfortable, leaning chair! :P

    Still don't beat the couch bruv :P

  16. Console gaming just feels right. Relaxing on the couch is a more logical place to game (which is for relaxation... with me anyway) than sitting upright in an office chair.

     

    I've always played games on anything that can do it - computer, console, arcade... even on my iPaq, mobile phone and iPod... but a console is the preferred platform.

     

    Some more I've remembered:

    Commander Keen

    Duke Nukem

    Final Fight

    ... I had a fighter game with robots on my 386... can't remember the name... it rocked.

    Loom

    4x4

    California Games

    Skate or Die

    Search for the King

    Macross

    Top Gun

    Prince of Persia

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