Comments on: Toying with Linux again http://www.feckoff.net/2007/03/16/toying-with-linux-again/ Random waffle about anything that catches my eye Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:43:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Steve http://www.feckoff.net/2007/03/16/toying-with-linux-again/#comment-1204 Steve Mon, 07 May 2007 14:52:13 +0000 http://www.feckoff.net/2007/03/16/toying-with-linux-again/#comment-1204 Hi Alex, I have since <a href="http://www.feckoff.net/2007/04/21/ubuntu-704-feisty-fawn/" rel="nofollow">upgraded</a> to Ubuntu 7.04 which solved the WPA issue for me. I have an nVidia 6600go card, so 915resolution doesn't help me - as far as I can tell xorg.conf editing is still the only solution here. Its not too bad I guess since it only has to be done the once, its just annoying. I tried qsynaptics on 6.10 but it wouldn't actually work until I edited xorg.conf to enable some part of the synaptics driver! Thanks for your comment. Hi Alex,
I have since upgraded to Ubuntu 7.04 which solved the WPA issue for me.
I have an nVidia 6600go card, so 915resolution doesn’t help me - as far as I can tell xorg.conf editing is still the only solution here. Its not too bad I guess since it only has to be done the once, its just annoying.

I tried qsynaptics on 6.10 but it wouldn’t actually work until I edited xorg.conf to enable some part of the synaptics driver!

Thanks for your comment.

]]> By: Alex http://www.feckoff.net/2007/03/16/toying-with-linux-again/#comment-1203 Alex Mon, 07 May 2007 14:41:27 +0000 http://www.feckoff.net/2007/03/16/toying-with-linux-again/#comment-1203 Hi, 1) Re: WPA. Try network-manager-gnome or knetworkmanager. They're easy to setup. (Sending this over WPA2-PSK.) 2) Re: Synaptics, try gsynaptics, qsynaptics, or ksynaptics. No need for xorg.conf editing. 3) Re: resolution. I suspect you need to install 915resolution if you are on e.g. i945/950, like I am. I didn't have to edit xorg.conf, either. I'm using Ubuntu 7.04, but I'm pretty sure these tools have been around for a while... Hi,

1) Re: WPA. Try network-manager-gnome or knetworkmanager. They’re easy to setup. (Sending this over WPA2-PSK.)

2) Re: Synaptics, try gsynaptics, qsynaptics, or ksynaptics. No need for xorg.conf editing.

3) Re: resolution. I suspect you need to install 915resolution if you are on e.g. i945/950, like I am. I didn’t have to edit xorg.conf, either.

I’m using Ubuntu 7.04, but I’m pretty sure these tools have been around for a while…

]]> By: Steve http://www.feckoff.net/2007/03/16/toying-with-linux-again/#comment-1133 Steve Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:51:14 +0000 http://www.feckoff.net/2007/03/16/toying-with-linux-again/#comment-1133 I got Windows file sharing up and running on Ubuntu last night. If I hadn't previously known that you had to create a Samba password using smbpasswd, I would have been left scratching my head wondering why my Windows machines could not connect. Ubuntu's help button on the file sharing dialog has no mention of this! Its silly things like this that drive me crazy. I tried Suse 10 (the non-open one) about 2 years ago and it was pretty good alright. I had problems with it (on a different laptop) getting a wireless card and some other bits and bobs working. I got Windows file sharing up and running on Ubuntu last night. If I hadn’t previously known that you had to create a Samba password using smbpasswd, I would have been left scratching my head wondering why my Windows machines could not connect. Ubuntu’s help button on the file sharing dialog has no mention of this! Its silly things like this that drive me crazy.

I tried Suse 10 (the non-open one) about 2 years ago and it was pretty good alright. I had problems with it (on a different laptop) getting a wireless card and some other bits and bobs working.

]]> By: neil http://www.feckoff.net/2007/03/16/toying-with-linux-again/#comment-1132 neil Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:15:50 +0000 http://www.feckoff.net/2007/03/16/toying-with-linux-again/#comment-1132 If you don't want to have to use the terminal or edit config files, I'd recommend <a href="http://en.opensuse.org/Welcome_to_openSUSE.org" rel="nofollow">openSUSE</a>. Installing is painless and, when I installed v10 a while back, it detected and set up my wireless card and two graphics cards, enabling a dual-screen setup automatically. With a little <a href="http://www.thejemreport.com/mambo/content/view/254/" rel="nofollow">tinkering</a> (just package installs, no terminal antics), it's easy to bring Suse OSS (the free version) up to speed with non-free features like DVD-playing. Though I'm using Vista (RC1), I do have Suse installed on another machine that I occasionally as a server for WebDev, and it works flawlessly with Windows machines on the network, for file and printer sharing. If you don’t want to have to use the terminal or edit config files, I’d recommend openSUSE.

Installing is painless and, when I installed v10 a while back, it detected and set up my wireless card and two graphics cards, enabling a dual-screen setup automatically.

With a little tinkering (just package installs, no terminal antics), it’s easy to bring Suse OSS (the free version) up to speed with non-free features like DVD-playing.

Though I’m using Vista (RC1), I do have Suse installed on another machine that I occasionally as a server for WebDev, and it works flawlessly with Windows machines on the network, for file and printer sharing.

]]> By: Bok http://www.feckoff.net/2007/03/16/toying-with-linux-again/#comment-1131 Bok Sat, 17 Mar 2007 19:06:22 +0000 http://www.feckoff.net/2007/03/16/toying-with-linux-again/#comment-1131 Dell to offer linux straight out of the box: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/02/28/dell_to_offer_linux/ Dell to offer linux straight out of the box:

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/02/28/dell_to_offer_linux/

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