Dapper Dan

What the hell is "Duke Nukem?"

In Fedora/Redhat, you often have to include the absolute path. Say for ifconfig you have to go: Code: /sbin/ifconfig ...and so on. Do a command line search for iptables and see where it is, then do the command again with the absolute path as root. It might be at: Code: /usr/sbin/iptables

Hi LinuxCrusader. I've had the same problem. The way I find them is Google the subject and whatever I can remember about the thread, and add "linuxcompatible.org" and my usrname and it usually comes right up.

I've been fooling around with this. Even though there is a slim chance we could get infected with something, you likely don't want to pass viruses along to our Windows friends. It might come in handy. The interface is console and very easy to use. Thought you'd be interested...

I used it briefly until I hosed my Ti 4200. (The driver didn't cause it...) There were many problems with 6629, most of which were addressed with 7167. 6629 gave a lot of problems with my MX4000. I'm ordering a 6600 plus for gaming. I think you'll be satisfied with 7167. It reportedly gives better FPS than previous drivers.

Unless there is some reason you must have an internal modem, I'd go with an external. It's going to give you better performance and stability. Most external serial modems will work with Linux. We know the Actiontec serial and the Best Data serial work right out of the box in most cases. I don't think x86_64 would be a factor with either.

Originally posted by cypres24: Quote: ...so then I tried to get the update/patch and it brought up the same message... So I take it you weren't able to install the updates? "Internet connection is invalid" usually means the updates have not been installed. Are you trying to use the in game update method? You can get the latest updates online, download and then apply them without the in-game updater. Do a Google for latest Half-Life patches and updates.

You may also want to check into BeatrIX. They claim it is designed to run on older systems better. I have it installed to my HD and it is blindingly fast! It's lineage is: Debian - Knoppix - Morphix - Ubuntu - BeatrIX.

Missed that 'N' there at the end of 802.11. Email Belkin and tell then you want Linux drivers. They'll probably give you the standard, "at this time, we have no plans..." line, but at least you'll be one more person asking for them, which could possibly help in changing their mind at some point. In the meantime, you need a wireless card right? Look on that list and see if there is one there you might like. I use the Netgear MA311, but I've had my eye on that wireless Hawking WP251 for quite some time... Is your router 802.11N bacward compatible to 802.11B?

I run Dell too. Check this list and see if it has your card listed. If so, tell us which one it is and the chipset.

Hi Justbill. I know this sounds crazy, but often Linux distros will not install unless you have RAM in these sizes... 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, etc. That 48 RAM might be the problem. Take out to make it 32, or better yet, find a stick to add to it to make it 64. You'd be amazed at how well that box will run if you can spring for 128.

I ran into the same warning when running Slackware 10, but it had no effect on my 3d acceleration. I'm having Nvidia problems myself. 6629 gives the Nvidia splashscreen with no way to access the DE and 6111 won't compile. It says it can't find the right kernel source even though it is installed and I've pointed it right to it. Can't play Half-Life or Team Fortress... Which card are you running?

I'd try the Nvidia 6111 driver. Stay away from 6629 for now as it has some problems with some installs.

I think you're having a monitor problem. What is the make and model of your monitor? Do you have the vertical and horizontal rates for in in a manual? Did you run XFdrake? Run: Code: XFdrake And press enter. Try different resolutions but see if your monitor is in the list and make sure to choose it. If it isn't, you may have to configure your monitor by hand which isn't that difficult, I can show you how. Try XFdrake first though...

If I may make a suggestion on top of what Jimxugle has already stated, I think you might be happier with RH 9. It should provide you with a lot less aggravation than 7.3.

Did you try: /usr/sbin/iptables Or: /sbin/iptables ?

I've never done it, but I'm sure it's possible. Is your Windows and Linux on the same HD? My Windows is on hda1 which is mounted in /mnt as hda1. So for instance as root I'd go get the Firefox file in Windows and copy it to my home directory thusly... Code: dapper@dan# cd /mnt/hda1/Program\ Files/Mozilla\ Firefox/defaults/profile/ List profile's contents to make sure it's there... Code: dapper@dan# lsbookmarks.html chrome extensions localstore.rdf mimeTypes.rdf prefs.js search.rdf Then, copy the Windows/Firefox/bookmarks file to my home folder... Code: dapper@dan# cp bookmarks.html /home/dapper After it is copied to my home folder, I'd use the Firefox importer to "install" it. Open Firefox, go to "Bookmarks" - "Manage bookmarks" - file - import - imort from file. Then make you way to the bookmarks.html file you just copied to your home folder. I can't see any reason this wouldn't work. If you need further help, let me know...

As Justbill says, it's a matter of personal preference. Remember though there are other DE's also besides just the big two. There's Blackbox, Fluxbox, Windowmaker, XFCE, and my personal favourite, IceWM, just to name a few. The big two are great if you want a lot of Windows like tools and utilities. If you need mean, fast and clean, consider one of the others..

Hi wqpalmer728 and welcome. If you're using a Debian system then you don't need .tgz or rpm files. The package management for Debian is .deb packages. Unlike other distros, you don't go looking over the web for packages as Debian uses a system called apt-get. There is a good front end "GUI" for Debian called "synaptic." If you're connected to the internet, open a terminal and type su And press enter. It will ask for your root password, (not your regular user password), type it in and press enter. You are now Super User. Now type: apt-get update And press [enter] Do the above step a second time and press [enter]. Now go: apt-get install synaptic [enter] The synaptic front end will download and install. After the install, just type in the terminal as root: synaptic [enter] The synaptic front end will then come up. It's pretty easy to follow. You can then do a search for the packages you want to install. I hope this helps...

Have y'all tried this yet? I took the test and it said SuSE is the first distro I should consider! That's exactly what I use at home!

Hmm, that's odd. I've never had a problem writing to Fat32 partitions from Linux, only to NTFS. Some of them cost, like SuSE Professional and RedHat Enterprise. SuSE Pro 9.1 cost me $90.00. But the best, Slackware doesn't cost us anything!

Also, granted the hardware will break before the OS does... Just a week ago I had to replace the fan on my Nvidia video card. I guess I'm lucky in that all the games I like to play run almost perfectly under Linux using Winex/Cedega. Team-Fortess, Half-Life and its mods, Starcraft and Trespasser all work great. I do have an XP installation at hda1, (C drive), but that's only cause Partition Magic won't run under Wine...

Originally posted by janfebmar: Quote: until everything works without a fiddle on linux ill keep to windows as Pri, OS. I use Slackware too, and for the very reason you state. Granted, it takes a little longer to get your box running the way you want with Linux, but after you do, it will run forever without breaking!

Under Fedora Core 1, Core 2 and Suse 9.2 Professional, Firefox will, sporadically just die when I'm either going to a new web page, or making a new post on a forum. It happens often enough to be considered a nuisance. It has died on me when I press "preview" a couple of times, which is really irritating since that means I have to go back and type the whole post all over again. Anyone else having similar problems with Firefox suddenly dying?

If you don't find a Windows solution, you can download and burn a Linux live cd to access and write those files to CD. Knoppix is the most well known and will automatically "mount" both your Windows hard drives and create icons for them right there on its desktop for your easy access. Knoppix runs straight from the CD, so there is no danger to your Windows OS. Set your Bios to boot from cd before hard drive, and fire it up. Knoppix comes with an excellent CD burning program, K3b. Drag and drop those files and burn them. A word of caution: If you choose to try this, don't transfer files from your old hd to the new one via Knoppix. Writing to NTFS partitions from Linux will likely cause major problems. Of course, if your hard drive is physically damaged then there may be no way of retrieving them. Good Luck.