Comments on: The New Year Linux Resolution: Day Four http://www.zmogo.com/gear/the-new-year-linux-resolution-day-four/ Information about New and Popular Gadgets Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:32:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The New Year Linux Resolution: Day 3 | zMogo Tech Stuff http://www.zmogo.com/gear/the-new-year-linux-resolution-day-four/comment-page-1/#comment-422 The New Year Linux Resolution: Day 3 | zMogo Tech Stuff Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:57:52 +0000 http://www.zmogo.com/?p=999#comment-422 [...] Linux Resolution: Day 2 | zMogo Tech Stuff on The New Year Linux Resolution: Day 5AshPringle on The New Year Linux Resolution: Day FourThe New Year Linux Resolution: Day 5 | zMogo Tech Stuff on The New Year Linux Resolution: Day [...] [...] Linux Resolution: Day 2 | zMogo Tech Stuff on The New Year Linux Resolution: Day 5AshPringle on The New Year Linux Resolution: Day FourThe New Year Linux Resolution: Day 5 | zMogo Tech Stuff on The New Year Linux Resolution: Day [...]

]]> By: AshPringle http://www.zmogo.com/gear/the-new-year-linux-resolution-day-four/comment-page-1/#comment-420 AshPringle Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:52:06 +0000 http://www.zmogo.com/?p=999#comment-420 @ Andrejako: Thanks! I'm pretty stubborn, so I'm going to stick with it :) @oliver: I'm also not sure why the Intel thing isn't working. I'm sure it will get worked out though! My fifth day is up if you want to check it out everyone! Thanks again! http://www.zmogo.com/gear/the-new-year-linux-resolution-day-5/ @ Andrejako: Thanks! I’m pretty stubborn, so I’m going to stick with it :)

@oliver: I’m also not sure why the Intel thing isn’t working. I’m sure it will get worked out though!

My fifth day is up if you want to check it out everyone!

Thanks again!

http://www.zmogo.com/gear/the-new-year-linux-resolution-day-5/

]]> By: The New Year Linux Resolution: Day 5 | zMogo Tech Stuff http://www.zmogo.com/gear/the-new-year-linux-resolution-day-four/comment-page-1/#comment-419 The New Year Linux Resolution: Day 5 | zMogo Tech Stuff Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:35:23 +0000 http://www.zmogo.com/?p=999#comment-419 [...] Comments oliver on The New Year Linux Resolution: Day FourArthurM on Apple Changes iTunes Formula, I Still Won’t Buy My Songswolfen69 on The New Year [...] [...] Comments oliver on The New Year Linux Resolution: Day FourArthurM on Apple Changes iTunes Formula, I Still Won’t Buy My Songswolfen69 on The New Year [...]

]]> By: oliver http://www.zmogo.com/gear/the-new-year-linux-resolution-day-four/comment-page-1/#comment-418 oliver Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:22:27 +0000 http://www.zmogo.com/?p=999#comment-418 Yup, Intel onboard graphic should allow Desktop Effects (in fact it worked out of the box on EeePc and a Toshiba laptop, with Intrepid). Weird that it doesn't work for you, but anyway the forum people will certainly be able to help you. Good luck, and thanks for the ever-awesome writing :-D - I really enjoy reading your posts! Yup, Intel onboard graphic should allow Desktop Effects (in fact it worked out of the box on EeePc and a Toshiba laptop, with Intrepid). Weird that it doesn’t work for you, but anyway the forum people will certainly be able to help you.

Good luck, and thanks for the ever-awesome writing :-D – I really enjoy reading your posts!

]]> By: wolfen69 http://www.zmogo.com/gear/the-new-year-linux-resolution-day-four/comment-page-1/#comment-413 wolfen69 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:04:12 +0000 http://www.zmogo.com/?p=999#comment-413 @ashpringle: if you consider how many years you've been using windows or mac, just think how far you could get in a month with linux. your problems are actually pretty easy to fix. once you know how. people aren't born with knowledge of how to properly use an OS, it is something that is learned. good read, be patient and open minded. @ashpringle: if you consider how many years you’ve been using windows or mac, just think how far you could get in a month with linux. your problems are actually pretty easy to fix. once you know how. people aren’t born with knowledge of how to properly use an OS, it is something that is learned.

good read, be patient and open minded.

]]> By: AndrejaKo http://www.zmogo.com/gear/the-new-year-linux-resolution-day-four/comment-page-1/#comment-408 AndrejaKo Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:46:21 +0000 http://www.zmogo.com/?p=999#comment-408 This post is great! I really like your stile of writing! I'm really glad to see that you are not discouraged by initial problems you have! Most people new to GNU/Linux run away screaming as soon as they see that there is something that isn't running smoothly. I also like the way you showed how a "normal" user sees Ubuntu installation! This post is great! I really like your stile of writing! I’m really glad to see that you are not discouraged by initial problems you have! Most people new to GNU/Linux run away screaming as soon as they see that there is something that isn’t running smoothly. I also like the way you showed how a “normal” user sees Ubuntu installation!

]]> By: AshPringle http://www.zmogo.com/gear/the-new-year-linux-resolution-day-four/comment-page-1/#comment-407 AshPringle Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:57:38 +0000 http://www.zmogo.com/?p=999#comment-407 @Norway and Vincent: Thanks! I figure if I can't communicate technical know-how, I can at least entertain :) My video is actually on-board Intel. Not exactly the best in the world, but other people seem to be able to get desktop effects working with it, sometimes, maybe :P Thanks for the advice! I hope the developers continue to work hard to get more drivers working. It must be a pain lobbying 3rd party companies to get them to support Linux! My next post should be up tomorrow, because I've been having some non-Linux-related technical issues with my computer today. Thanks again for all the comments! @Norway and Vincent: Thanks! I figure if I can’t communicate technical know-how, I can at least entertain :)

My video is actually on-board Intel. Not exactly the best in the world, but other people seem to be able to get desktop effects working with it, sometimes, maybe :P

Thanks for the advice!

I hope the developers continue to work hard to get more drivers working. It must be a pain lobbying 3rd party companies to get them to support Linux!

My next post should be up tomorrow, because I’ve been having some non-Linux-related technical issues with my computer today.

Thanks again for all the comments!

]]> By: luckyplayer http://www.zmogo.com/gear/the-new-year-linux-resolution-day-four/comment-page-1/#comment-406 luckyplayer Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:26:38 +0000 http://www.zmogo.com/?p=999#comment-406 I use Linux Mint (uses Ubuntu as its base) which is pre-configured with all the restricted (proprietory) drivers. Really user friendly. If you were to load your windoze os onto any computer from scratch like you did with Ubuntu then you would really appreciate Ubuntu's simplicity. I use Linux Mint (uses Ubuntu as its base) which is pre-configured with all the restricted (proprietory) drivers. Really user friendly.
If you were to load your windoze os onto any computer from scratch like you did with Ubuntu then you would really appreciate Ubuntu’s simplicity.

]]> By: Eric http://www.zmogo.com/gear/the-new-year-linux-resolution-day-four/comment-page-1/#comment-404 Eric Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:21:55 +0000 http://www.zmogo.com/?p=999#comment-404 Excellent! Just do as the 1st comment on this post says - go into your Administration tab and check what drivers can be found. By "Restricted" (very similar to the term "Non-free"), that generally means that the drivers are proprietary, but the Ubuntu developers are allowed to redistribute them - but in most cases can't change them very much. But no, you don't need to be some super agent with a government clearance to get them. Another thing you should try, maybe later on, is experimenting with other desktop managers. I'm guessing you're using GNOME, which comes default on Ubuntu. There's one called KDE which, done right, trumps both Mac OS X, Vista, and 7 in appearance (though the same could be said about GNOME, I guess). Excellent! Just do as the 1st comment on this post says – go into your Administration tab and check what drivers can be found.

By “Restricted” (very similar to the term “Non-free”), that generally means that the drivers are proprietary, but the Ubuntu developers are allowed to redistribute them – but in most cases can’t change them very much. But no, you don’t need to be some super agent with a government clearance to get them.

Another thing you should try, maybe later on, is experimenting with other desktop managers. I’m guessing you’re using GNOME, which comes default on Ubuntu. There’s one called KDE which, done right, trumps both Mac OS X, Vista, and 7 in appearance (though the same could be said about GNOME, I guess).

]]> By: Vincent http://www.zmogo.com/gear/the-new-year-linux-resolution-day-four/comment-page-1/#comment-400 Vincent Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:16:32 +0000 http://www.zmogo.com/?p=999#comment-400 Too bad so much of your hardware didn't work (that's what you get when you're the Small Guy in Town and don't restrict your customers to your own hardware), but I do have to say that this was your funniest post up til now :) Too bad so much of your hardware didn’t work (that’s what you get when you’re the Small Guy in Town and don’t restrict your customers to your own hardware), but I do have to say that this was your funniest post up til now :)

]]> By: Yann http://www.zmogo.com/gear/the-new-year-linux-resolution-day-four/comment-page-1/#comment-398 Yann Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:09:29 +0000 http://www.zmogo.com/?p=999#comment-398 When using Linux there is an important thing to know: not all the hardware works with it. So long-time linux users only buy hardware that does work - and don't see the problems that younger linux users experience :P You will find a very large amount of linux users lobbying Hardware manufcaturers for Linux drivers - to some extent, with success; recently via and amd/ati started to work a lot more closer to the linux community. I think creative, too, not sure. Intel, HP, xerox, already do. We still need to convince all the other ones.. welcome on board :] When using Linux there is an important thing to know: not all the hardware works with it. So long-time linux users only buy hardware that does work – and don’t see the problems that younger linux users experience :P

You will find a very large amount of linux users lobbying Hardware manufcaturers for Linux drivers – to some extent, with success; recently via and amd/ati started to work a lot more closer to the linux community. I think creative, too, not sure. Intel, HP, xerox, already do. We still need to convince all the other ones.. welcome on board :]

]]> By: nudepenguin http://www.zmogo.com/gear/the-new-year-linux-resolution-day-four/comment-page-1/#comment-396 nudepenguin Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:21:47 +0000 http://www.zmogo.com/?p=999#comment-396 This is great, I now look forward to reading daily! ROFLMAO............................................. This is great, I now look forward to reading daily! ROFLMAO………………………………………

]]> By: Anders Kringstad http://www.zmogo.com/gear/the-new-year-linux-resolution-day-four/comment-page-1/#comment-395 Anders Kringstad Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:00:19 +0000 http://www.zmogo.com/?p=999#comment-395 Hi again! - I have been enjoying for the past two days reading about your prominent battle for Linux love and have some fresh comments from my corner: * The problems with wireless drivers are becoming less dominant over the past two years, especially with new hardware. For sure, there are still some issues with 'Windows-only' hardware, but there have been great changes on the political arena of hardware manufacturers regarding releasing open source drivers for both networking and graphics cards the stage is set for a 'normalization' of driver-issues for Linux-users in years ahead. * It's a fun factoid, but actually - most USB-based printers just work out of the box in Linux when plugged in now-days. That's something you unfortunately can not yet say about digital sound recording. * On a last note, since you seem to be interested in music and recording would be to introduce you to the lovely world of 'Rosegarden'. Check it out: http://www.rosegardenmusic.com/ Hi again!
- I have been enjoying for the past two days reading about your prominent battle for Linux love and have some fresh comments from my corner:

* The problems with wireless drivers are becoming less dominant over the past two years, especially with new hardware. For sure, there are still some issues with ‘Windows-only’ hardware, but there have been great changes on the political arena of hardware manufacturers regarding releasing open source drivers for both networking and graphics cards the stage is set for a ‘normalization’ of driver-issues for Linux-users in years ahead.

* It’s a fun factoid, but actually – most USB-based printers just work out of the box in Linux when plugged in now-days. That’s something you unfortunately can not yet say about digital sound recording.

* On a last note, since you seem to be interested in music and recording would be to introduce you to the lovely world of ‘Rosegarden’. Check it out: http://www.rosegardenmusic.com/

]]> By: frank http://www.zmogo.com/gear/the-new-year-linux-resolution-day-four/comment-page-1/#comment-388 frank Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:18:43 +0000 http://www.zmogo.com/?p=999#comment-388 Congrats on conquering linux...somewhat. It took me a long time to get my graphics drivers up and running...mostly because once i had messed them up, I was limited to console only, and wasn't experienced enough to get out of it.... wireless devices are tricky...i had to use madwifi to get mine up and running...but if I try to configure it, it goes kaput and i have to reinstall the drivers...but hey, no complaints, having it working after a quick install was wonderfull. Also detects wpa and whatnot. so thats a charm. Congrats on conquering linux…somewhat.

It took me a long time to get my graphics drivers up and running…mostly because once i had messed them up, I was limited to console only, and wasn’t experienced enough to get out of it….

wireless devices are tricky…i had to use madwifi to get mine up and running…but if I try to configure it, it goes kaput and i have to reinstall the drivers…but hey, no complaints, having it working after a quick install was wonderfull. Also detects wpa and whatnot. so thats a charm.

]]> By: Hilton Gibson http://www.zmogo.com/gear/the-new-year-linux-resolution-day-four/comment-page-1/#comment-385 Hilton Gibson Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:31:37 +0000 http://www.zmogo.com/?p=999#comment-385 Here is a link that might help with virtualisation. http://www.ubuntu.sun.ac.za/wiki/index.php/Microsoft Also search for "vmbuilder" which aims to take the pain out of virtualisation. Here is a link that might help with virtualisation.

http://www.ubuntu.sun.ac.za/wiki/index.php/Microsoft

Also search for “vmbuilder” which aims to take the pain out of virtualisation.

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