Forum: Geek Forum
Topic: Linux is being a pain in the ass again
started by: The_Stomper
Posted by The_Stomper on Jun. 03 2001,21:26
Well, I've decided to dip my toe into some Linux. I'm using < PhatLinux > - and I've got to say, my first experience has SUCKED. X11 will NOT recognize my geForce2 GTS (it claims the card has 64KB of video ram) and won't run at anything higher than 640x480x8bpp. I've tried getting drivers, but the things don't seem to work (it says it needs XFree 4.0 or better, and PhatLinux apparently doesn't have it.) What the hell do I have to do to get XFree and my GTS working together?(Edit - fucking UBB code.)
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Posted by KL1NK on Jun. 03 2001,22:56
quote:
Originally posted by The_Stomper:
I'm using < PhatLinux >
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Try Mandrake.
Posted by Spydir on Jun. 03 2001,22:59
I've never used phatlinux, but that's because 100\% of people that I know who have used it said it sucked. Try switching distros for one with a newer version of X (x 4.1.0 was just released, but most distros will probably have 4.0.1 or newer). SuSE, Red Hat (go for version 7.1, stay away from 7), Mandrake 8, and a few others have XF86 4.x. If you're looking for something to specifically boot out of windows, I know slackware comes with loadlin, and I remember reading Mandrake has something that can kinna-sorta do all that (although I can't remember exactly).Otherwise, you can try upgrading X to a 4 series, but every time I do a source/binary upgrade I fuck up pretty bad, so don't ask me about that. ------------------
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Posted by The_Stomper on Jun. 03 2001,23:35
Hey, I did say I was "dipping my toe" in Linux. I'm still a "Linux Lam0r" - so I'm looking for something I can run outta Windows. I think I'll try Slackware like Spydir suggested.------------------
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Posted by The_Stomper on Jun. 03 2001,23:37
Mother fucker! Is Slackware ever huge - if I'm gonna hit 3 CDs worth of downloads, I might as well get Mandrake or RedHat.------------------
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Posted by SLATE on Jun. 04 2001,00:10
go redhat.. its newbie friendly...
And dont EVER EVER EVER EVER USE ANYTHING CALLED PHAT!
Posted by Spydir on Jun. 04 2001,00:14
... I got slackware 7.1 on a one CD...anyways, you're better off with mandrake. It's much more newbie friendly. and if it's "Phat Booty Maker" for chicks, then it's ok to use something named Phat. ------------------
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Posted by KL1NK on Jun. 04 2001,00:43
quote:
Originally posted by The_Stomper:
Mother fucker! Is Slackware ever huge - if I'm gonna hit 3 CDs worth of downloads
You only need the install cd, source and contrib are extras.
Posted by CatKnight on Jun. 04 2001,00:50
quote:
Originally posted by KL1NK:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
i second that 
Posted by The_Stomper on Jun. 04 2001,02:49
OK, I've been doing some research. Here's what I've come up with/plan to run: - Mandrake 8 or RedHat 7.1 (opinions please?)
- XFree86, latest release (4.1.0?)
- KDE 2.0 Upon further research into PhatLinux (and several hours of fucking around) I've decided it sucks ass. It's basically Mandrake 7.x, XFree86 3.3, KDE, and just enough proprietary code added to totally fuck up any patches/XFree updates that you attempt to install. So much for "don't judge a book by its cover." ------------------
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Posted by Spydir on Jun. 04 2001,04:30
go with Mandrake. It's Red Hat and then some, and quite easy on a newbie.And stick with KDE 2. It's purdee Case in < point > ------------------
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Posted by CatKnight on Jun. 04 2001,11:34
use gnome, ya bastard. KDE can suck my balls.edit: was joking, btw  This message has been edited by CatKnight on June 05, 2001 at 06:35 AM
Posted by L33T_h4x0r_d00d on Jun. 04 2001,14:40
quote:
Originally posted by Spydir:
And stick with KDE 2. It's purdee Case in < point >
Ha ha ha icp.... Get your PHD...Playa hatas degree? Oh yea and gn0me 0wns j00r m0th3rs. ------------------
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Posted by CatKnight on Jun. 04 2001,16:25
thats what i said!
Posted by Spydir on Jun. 04 2001,16:36
I used to be addicted to IceWM and GNOME, but I switched to KDE2 for a weekend and I've been to lazy to switch back (all that ln -s'ing is a waste... of... grubbing time!).Don't matter. As long as I can have a sexy women in the background of my x-chat and my wallpaper, I'm happy with most anything. ------------------
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Posted by KL1NK on Jun. 04 2001,19:46
I like blackbox
Posted by KL1NK on Jun. 06 2001,20:35
congrats.
Posted by The_Stomper on Jun. 06 2001,21:40
Thanks... I still got plenty of kinks to work out though. No sound yet, my wheel on the mouse isn't working right, and I swear it's running off software acceleration. Even this text is typing slowly. Any ideas? I did a fresh install of the nVidia RPMs for Mandrake 8.0... maybe I'll try the tarballs.------------------
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Posted by damien_s_lucifer on Jun. 06 2001,21:55
quote:
Originally posted by CatKnight:
use gnome, ya bastard. KDE can suck my balls.
twm! twm!!!
Posted by The_Stomper on Jun. 07 2001,01:10
Turns out it is running off software rendering. GLX isn't even loaded as an extension - I've got 'driver="nvidia"' line and 'Load "glx"' in my modules area of XF86Config-4. Still no clue on the sound though - hell, even PhatLinux recognized my SB16. Maybe there's a console tool for that (does Mandrake 8 come with Kudzu?)------------------
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Posted by Spydir on Jun. 07 2001,01:21
try running Lothar. I ran mandrake 7.0 for a long time and I'm pretty sure they still got Lothar in there.------------------
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Posted by The_Stomper on Jun. 07 2001,03:51
Fixed the GLX - it's DEFINITELY hardware now. Damn, Q3A kicks ass under Linux .... except still no sound or mouse wheel. One problem down, 2 to go. Maybe I'll just buy an SB Live, I need a new card anyways (lousy SB16)------------------
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Posted by The_Stomper on Jun. 07 2001,05:59
I'm posting this from Mandrake 8.0. I got it working!------------------
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Posted by Spydir on Jun. 07 2001,15:39
then give me the SB16, please . I need a better sound card in my linux box...------------------
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Posted by The_Stomper on Jun. 07 2001,18:02
Anyone know how to manually assign IRQs? My geForce2 has decided to sit on IRQ5, and I want it on IRQ10. I've tried "HardDrake" from Mandrake's library, but I can't seem to find "set configuration manually" or the equivalent.------------------
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