Okay, I'm starting to like Linux...

AndrewAPrice · Post by **AndrewAPrice** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 2:07 am

inflater wrote:LOL I've successfully managed to run my ADSL modem inside Kubuntu !!!

Does not your modem support ethernet? Then it should be as simple as plug in and assign IP/or use DHCP.

inflater · Post by **inflater** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 3:32 am

My modem supports ethernet

, but... it was a miracle it worked through libatm and eagle-usb packages...

This modem, like another modems, isn't oficially supported for Linux though. (Based on Conexant chipset)

Yeah I am using mtdark2 theme too (kinda like BSOD-ish though

), but when I was taking that screen, I was not logged in.

Regards
inflater

inflater · Post by **inflater** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 4:28 am

Linux working perfectly, just upgraded the new version of the kernel

This unfortunately erased the WinXP from the GRUB boot menu, but it was only a two minute task to recover it back up.

I have heard of such program called Automatix, a program capable of downloading software, http://www.getautomatix.com/ , heard positive and also negative comments. The negative are, on www.ubuntu.sk the post-installation process is informing that Automatix will clobber your Linux system... I preinstalled Linux like three times wondering why

, ...

Any ideas about this program? Can it really damage the kernel?

Regards
inflater

Brynet-Inc · Post by **Brynet-Inc** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 7:17 am

inflater wrote:My modem supports ethernet

You should always use the Ethernet (RJ-45) connector on modems, As it's far more reliable then using the USB interface & associated drivers..

You might even receive a performance increase by using your OS's native PPPoE client.. (Assuming that's the protocol your ISP uses..)

@mtDar2 theme:
Cool! at least some people are using it

I hate it when my login session expires.. the bright white light burns

inflater · Post by **inflater** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 8:30 am

So, I remembered trying for compiling the Tempest for Eliza or 3D Filesystem Browser in cygwin

... so I downloaded SDL source, and ran the configure script:

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jojo@jozef-i386:~$ cd /home/jojo/Desktop
jojo@jozef-i386:~/Desktop$ cd SDL-1.2.12
jojo@jozef-i386:~/Desktop/SDL-1.2.12$ ./configure
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.
jojo@jozef-i386:~/Desktop/SDL-1.2.12$

When trying to apt-get install binutils, it says the latest version is already installed on my system... Kinda noob questions, but what should I do next? I have taken the config.log in the attachment.
In the log, it complains about crt1.o:

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/usr/bin/ld: crt1.o: No such file: No such file or directory

Regards
inflater

nick8325 · Post by **nick8325** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 8:54 am

Binutils is only the assembler and linker etc. From your config.log, it seems that gcc is installed, but not its startup files...perhaps you should try

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apt-get install gcc

binutils · Post by **binutils** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 8:28 pm

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apt-get install build-essential

FYI: "aptitude" is more frendlier than "apt-get"

pcmattman · Post by **pcmattman** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 8:29 pm

Brynet-Inc wrote:@mtDar2 theme:
Cool! at least some people are using it

I hate it when my login session expires.. the bright white light burns

It's an awesome theme - but yes, the white light does burn.

inflater · Post by **inflater** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:08 am

Got it working by installing libc6-dev package

. Through Synaptic.

I then downloaded some binaries, and tested - for example, compiz-fusion. It was like Windows Vista

, but I do not need overactive system with amazingly smooth 3D desktop

, I am fully satisfied with GNOME itself (or KDE style or WinXP style, or Win98 style, etc etc.)

But... I tried to download SDL and compile it; any SDL program would output this:

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Exit to error: Can't init SDL No available video device

First I disabled the proprietary NVIDIA driver, restarted system, didnt work. Enabled it back again, of course it wouldnt work. So I fired up Synaptic, removed SDL and reinstalled it back again as binaries, nothing except this message. So I set the SDL_VIDEODRIVER environment variable to "x11", nothing. I tried another program based on SDL, zugga. Also I tried to "xhost + localhost" or running the program under root privileges, still nothing... I googled and found these troubleshootings above, but they didnt solved my problem...

Anybody knows what I am doing wrong? You see, I tried almost everything. Should I google more, or ask in ubuntu forums?

Regards
inflater

inflater · Post by **inflater** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 12:11 pm

Oh, never mind, I have downloaded every library that has the "x11-dev" name in it, and recompiled SDL from source.

. It would be a shame if I would not post some of the screenshots...

So,

One thing I discovered is, that DosBox runs better on Linux than Win32!

Screen of TDFSB: 3D Filesystem Browser:

Actually I was on my NTFS partition listening to my favorite MP3's using this program.

I also compiled successfully Tempest for Eliza and its MP3 support, but I do not have much time to plug in my old dusty CRT monitor to check it out

Regards,
inflater

nick8325 · Post by **nick8325** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:41 am

inflater wrote:Oh, never mind, I have downloaded every library that has the "x11-dev" name in it, and recompiled SDL from source. .

You could've just installed libsdl1.2-dev

Nice screenshots, though

Dex · Post by **Dex** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:26 pm

@inflater, you are now a linux geek, you will be doing a full kernel recompile or your own distro soon

.

PS: How have you gone from Mr bean to that monster as your avatar ?.

inflater · Post by **inflater** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:34 pm

Dex wrote:you are now a linux geek, you will be doing a full kernel recompile or your own distro soon

LOL

I believe in almost everything, but I will make an exception in this, really.

Dex wrote:PS: How have you gone from Mr bean to that monster as your avatar ?.

Well, I have the Mr. Bean avatar on some three forums, should I remove the face from Exorcist back to Bean?

Or should I use Tux like piranha or Alboin are having?

//EDIT: I tried today to build my own gramaphone using my homemade "air conditioner" ... a CPU fan in a box.

, also, with two screwdrivers, one big screw thing, chemical glue and superglue, and a frisbee along with an ordinary (damaged), school drawing compass. My attempt to build an chassis capable of spinning 33 1/3 RPM or any other speed, failed. The big screw hit me in the face when plugging the CPU fan (as a motor) to the mains, and it was only 3 volts!

Well... time to find a strong motor with the long and thin rotor thing where I could attach the frisbee to

(for spinning

). At least the needle+speaker thing is done

I wonder how would these vinyl records sound, with my unique recordplayer

Regards
inflater

OrOS · Post by **OrOS** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:58 pm

Didn't read through this entire thing, but:

I don't think you can install Linux or any Unix-like system on a FAT32 file system.. It will lack file permissions amongst other things.

Not true. Several smaller linux distros install just fine onto a fat32 partition, some as expanding images, others as tree based permissions ( which do slow down HD access by a couple of ticks ).

In fact, if your just starting with linux, try one of the versions you can install right onto your windows partition, and that use a special boot floppy to expand the image and load from there. 100% working system with no data loss.

All linux distros ( That I'm aware of ) have issues of one kind or another with NTFS. Reading is usually fine, but writting can have some issues, especially with 2.4 kernels using the older NTFS libs.

Alboin · Post by **Alboin** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:26 pm

inflater wrote:Or should I use Tux like piranha or Alboin are having?

I should have you know that my tux avatar is a custom made version of Ewing's penguin, that is, I added the tea cup.