|
|
|
03-29-2007, 05:53 AM
|
#41
|
CrackBerry Addict
Join Date: May 2005
Location: DC area
Model: 8520
Carrier: TMO
Posts: 527
|
Please Login to Remove!
I've installed Ubuntu 6.10 on a laptop dual booting with XP. I've been trying vit out. Most things work except it refuses to work well with my video card. I've tried every trick on their forums, but it just won't work. I'm looking for a distro that will work.
Laptop is a Sager np5670, but I have also tried it on a Dell Inspiron 8200.
__________________
--
Scott!
T-Mobile 8520
|
Offline
|
|
03-29-2007, 09:55 AM
|
#42
|
BlackBerry God
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Cardboard box
Model: 850
OS: 0.0.00001
PIN: kie swear
Carrier: USPS Priority
Posts: 11,203
|
Try 6.06.... I know allot of people were having issue with 6.10... 6.10 was ment to be cutting edge where 6.06 is LTS and very stable....
|
Offline
|
|
03-30-2007, 08:27 AM
|
#43
|
CrackBerry Addict
Join Date: May 2005
Location: DC area
Model: 8520
Carrier: TMO
Posts: 527
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by LunkHead
Try 6.06.... I know allot of people were having issue with 6.10... 6.10 was ment to be cutting edge where 6.06 is LTS and very stable....
|
Thanks for the suggestion. I might do that.
__________________
--
Scott!
T-Mobile 8520
|
Offline
|
|
03-30-2007, 01:15 PM
|
#44
|
Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Texas
Model: 8100
Carrier: T-Mobile
Posts: 42
|
Sorry for this Off-Topic question, but Linux users are generally pretty friendly.
How the heck do I get to add my icon/avatar thingy? I don't see any option for that anywhere in the user CP...
__________________
Device: Blackberry 8100 v4.2.0.64
Carrier: T-Mobile USA
BES: 4.1.0.38
Desktop OS: Fedora 7 Linux, Windows XP (vmware)
|
Offline
|
|
03-30-2007, 09:31 PM
|
#45
|
BlackBerry God
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Cardboard box
Model: 850
OS: 0.0.00001
PIN: kie swear
Carrier: USPS Priority
Posts: 11,203
|
The avatar here on the BBF? Goto User Cp >> Edit Avater
|
Offline
|
|
03-30-2007, 09:50 PM
|
#46
|
BlackBerry God
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Cardboard box
Model: 850
OS: 0.0.00001
PIN: kie swear
Carrier: USPS Priority
Posts: 11,203
|
Ohhh I am really liking BSD 6.2.... LOVE the Unix difference... Installing in a bit on the main box..... See ya tomorrow BSD'in
|
Offline
|
|
03-31-2007, 03:05 AM
|
#47
|
Talking BlackBerry Encyclopedia
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Over the hills and far away...
Model: 9800
PIN: .
Carrier: Orange
Posts: 428
|
It there a lot of difference between unix and linux in day to day computer usage? seeing as your going through them all, dont forget solaris not sure what its benifits mihgt be but its just another for your list to install sometime. lol.
|
Offline
|
|
03-31-2007, 05:56 AM
|
#48
|
BlackBerry God
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Cardboard box
Model: 850
OS: 0.0.00001
PIN: kie swear
Carrier: USPS Priority
Posts: 11,203
|
Lol.... Yes i jump around quite a bit.... My GF is constantly rolling her eyes at me everytime a new distro goes on....
Solaris is Unix is it not?
|
Offline
|
|
03-31-2007, 01:26 PM
|
#49
|
Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: Dec 2006
Model: 9000
Carrier: Guess What
Posts: 21
|
Mandriva (Mandrake) here for years, just like the urpmi, it solves dependencies extremely well.
|
Offline
|
|
03-31-2007, 11:41 PM
|
#50
|
New Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: USA, MA, Boston
Model: pearl
Carrier: student
Posts: 7
|
i'm still new to the linux thing but I am using right now ubuntu on 3 machines(some in dualboot mode) , 1 with a gentoo partition . Ubuntu is fine but i'd like to try other distros soon as i learn more unix commands, script programing and kernel compiling.That will take for sure a loooooong tiiimmmmeeee.....
Last edited by fdrake; 03-31-2007 at 11:44 PM..
|
Offline
|
|
04-01-2007, 04:39 PM
|
#51
|
BlackBerry God
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Cardboard box
Model: 850
OS: 0.0.00001
PIN: kie swear
Carrier: USPS Priority
Posts: 11,203
|
Urf!
FreeBSD hates my Sony laptop.... 6.2 was 'said' to be where Unix should have been 4 years ago... The reivews said it was ready... NOT!
While it worked on my old laptop, everything was a no go on the Sony.... Sheesh! No wireless, no sound, mousepad a no go.... BSD is still a LONG way being ready! I could have tinkered and got all of the above working but I figure it should pretty much out the box OR I am NOT going to mess with it... This is 2007 right? Is it to much to ask? I think not....
Ok, so (you can probably see my GF rolling her eyes) I am in the process of DL and installing Ubuntu 7.04.... Looks promising with new wireless, new print system, and I have seen it has a windows migration tool.... I am thinking WOW based on the reviews this might actually be a windows replacement.... We shall see.... i will post back my 7.04 findings....
As for freeBSD 6.2.... All I can say is NO THANKS!
|
Offline
|
|
04-01-2007, 08:10 PM
|
#52
|
BlackBerry God
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Cardboard box
Model: 850
OS: 0.0.00001
PIN: kie swear
Carrier: USPS Priority
Posts: 11,203
|
My point about BSD is this:
How many users could figure out using this to get wifi working??
Code:
kldload if_iwi
iwicontrol iwi0 -d /boot/firmware -m bss
ifconfig iwi0 up
BSD is NOT ready....
AND that was just for wifi.... Wanna try sound??????
|
Offline
|
|
04-02-2007, 06:09 PM
|
#53
|
BlackBerry God
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Cardboard box
Model: 850
OS: 0.0.00001
PIN: kie swear
Carrier: USPS Priority
Posts: 11,203
|
Ok.... 7.04 ROCKS!
I am however back on 6.06... Why you ask? Because 6.06 just flat out loves my laptop, it's lightning fast and rock solid!
BUT
I did like 7.04 and although it is listed as a beta at this time, it's pretty solid and IMHO can be used as a stand alone OS in it's current configuration.
Here is what I gathered from it in my one whole day of use...
It has new artwork (yawn)
It does in fact have a windows migration tool (I could not test it because I don't have windows) I assume it searched for files, videos, songs etc and will import them into Ubuntu... KEWL! Way, way kewl!!!
The new wireless system is a big improvement with 128 WEP ready to rock right after boot! Sweet!!!!
Next up, printing.... Same old story with my Canon..... Linux hates it!!!!
Boot up and shut down times were a bit faster, with the proper tweaking...
It has an option now in the System >> Administration menu to search for and install restricted drivers! SWEET!
I think Ubuntu is getting very, very close to a windows replacement right out of the box with 7.04..... Everything worked with NO configuration at all! Wifi, sound, mousepad.... Detected and loaded with zero issues....
Printing is still a slight no go but for novice windows users they still would not be able to get it working.....
I might just go out on a limb here and say Ubuntu 7.04 is the closest yet to a REAL alternate windows solution.....
|
Offline
|
|
04-03-2007, 11:33 AM
|
#54
|
Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Ohio
Model: 9000
Carrier: AT&T
Posts: 16
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by LunkHead
My main problem is Suse is YaST.... It is still horrid.... I really wish Suse whould dump it...
|
YaST to not suck Wait until you see 10.3 and what is in the works for 10.4.
I use SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 with beta SP1 loaded on a Thinkpad T60p 64bit. Berry_Charger is built into the kernel 2.6.16.43-0.5-smp.
On the 8800, SLED mounts the media card with no issues. No only if it supported FLAC and OGG media.
|
Offline
|
|
04-03-2007, 12:31 PM
|
#55
|
BlackBerry Extraordinaire
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: san francisco
Model: 8320
PIN: n/a
Carrier: t-mobile
Posts: 2,166
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkARichards
Berry_Charger is built into the kernel 2.6.16.43-0.5-smp.
|
...interesting -- do you have a link to these kernel patches?
|
Offline
|
|
04-03-2007, 12:45 PM
|
#56
|
BlackBerry Extraordinaire
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Atlanta area
Model: 8100
OS: 4.5.0.102
Carrier: T-mobile
Posts: 1,686
|
I'm thinking of moving up to Fiesty Fawn from Edgy, but I want to make sure it's stable. Anyone have any issues?
Also, I just want to point out that Vista is a complete waste! I run it inside Ubuntu on a virtual drive and I now wonder why I wasted my time and drive space to even do so. I need to stay up to par with the technology, but damn if Vista isn't a step backwards!
|
Offline
|
|
04-03-2007, 02:57 PM
|
#57
|
BlackBerry God
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Cardboard box
Model: 850
OS: 0.0.00001
PIN: kie swear
Carrier: USPS Priority
Posts: 11,203
|
7.04 was pretty solid on my laptop... I went a day with zero issues or errors.... I know it's a beta release but it already pretty darn stable in my opinion...
|
Offline
|
|
04-03-2007, 04:48 PM
|
#58
|
BlackBerry Extraordinaire
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: san francisco
Model: 8320
PIN: n/a
Carrier: t-mobile
Posts: 2,166
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by rivviepop
...interesting -- do you have a link to these kernel patches?
|
Found it:
Linux Headquarters - Kernel v2.6.21-rc5 /drivers/usb/misc/berry_charge.c
It's missing 8100/8800 support, I've fired off a note to the author. Thanks for the accidental heads up! This is great.
|
Offline
|
|
04-03-2007, 04:52 PM
|
#59
|
BlackBerry God
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Cardboard box
Model: 850
OS: 0.0.00001
PIN: kie swear
Carrier: USPS Priority
Posts: 11,203
|
Sweet! Keep us posted rivvie!
|
Offline
|
|
04-04-2007, 05:27 AM
|
#60
|
BlackBerry God
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Cardboard box
Model: 850
OS: 0.0.00001
PIN: kie swear
Carrier: USPS Priority
Posts: 11,203
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkARichards
YaST to not suck Wait until you see 10.3 and what is in the works for 10.4.
I use SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 with beta SP1 loaded on a Thinkpad T60p 64bit. Berry_Charger is built into the kernel 2.6.16.43-0.5-smp.
On the 8800, SLED mounts the media card with no issues. No only if it supported FLAC and OGG media.
|
So is Yast fixed in 10.3????
Thanks!
|
Offline
|
|
|
|