Buntz Posted May 3, 2008 CID Share Posted May 3, 2008 What are you running 32-bit or 64-bit version of linux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark06 Posted May 4, 2008 CID Share Posted May 4, 2008 The never ending question God here we go again My 2 primary choices are Fandora & Madrike Also puppy for when you need to revive a dead pc or have to do something on someone elses pc that you want to remain confidential Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted May 4, 2008 CID Share Posted May 4, 2008 Anyone tried " puppie " live, or the usb ? I'm working on the usb right now , on an old 128 MB EDIT , not 128, it's a 256. I know the live cd is lightning fast , and is fully equipped, so thanks Dark06, I love it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark06 Posted May 4, 2008 CID Share Posted May 4, 2008 Yeah i do too i have it running in my Nintendo pc http://www.testmy.net/t-19051 I love it it runs so fast since it is running off ram i have use it on a 250 mhz systen with 512 mb of ram and it surf the web alright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted May 4, 2008 CID Share Posted May 4, 2008 Yeah i do too i have it running in my Nintendo pc http://www.testmy.net/t-19051 I love it it runs so fast since it is running off ram i have use it on a 250 mhz systen with 512 mb of ram and it surf the web alright I'm having a bit of trouble w/ the USB installation. I can install it, but incorrectly. I haven't found a way to format the usb to journaled yet, Gparted wont allow it. EDIT , I'm setting the partition to ext2 -boot , see what happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted May 4, 2008 CID Share Posted May 4, 2008 It worked ! The reformat to EXT2 W/ the boot flag . Now to get the network configured on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted May 4, 2008 CID Share Posted May 4, 2008 It worked ! The reformat to EXT2 W/ the boot flag . Now to get the network configured on it. Why did you go with something so old like EXT2 and not 3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted May 4, 2008 CID Share Posted May 4, 2008 Why did you go with something so old like EXT2 and not 3? That's what worked lol , although there weren't very many programs installed, including the network configure I'll try ext3 today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark06 Posted May 6, 2008 CID Share Posted May 6, 2008 If it works why "Fix" it? :cheesy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted May 6, 2008 CID Share Posted May 6, 2008 If it works why "Fix" it? :cheesy: Yeah, true, but many time using the newer partition will increase read write speeds, security, compatibility, among other things. But very true either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buntz Posted May 6, 2008 CID Share Posted May 6, 2008 Put Mandriva on my new notebook,but it a little buggy,so I am now going to download Kubuntu and try it out. Is there any advanage going with the 64-bit version or should I stay with the 32-bit version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just- Posted May 8, 2008 CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 Fuck Ubuntu. I hate that fucken thing. Everything on it is done in such a noobish way on there. Go with opensuse (my fav) or centos. suse 11 is coming out in about 60 days, and it looks really good, from what ive seen so far. Suse has this sweet thing called YaST which is a kick ass installer and config tool for it. So no more command line installs out of all of them centos is probably the most stable. I dumped RHEL from all my boxes after the first of the year, and switched to centos and wont look back. Ive had one box for 79 days, and its been up for 78 of them with out a restart. I never did that with rhel i dont even have it an say Ubuntu, because its the cool thing mind the language BOY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjageek Posted May 8, 2008 CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 Put Mandriva on my new notebook,but it a little buggy,so I am now going to download Kubuntu and try it out. Is there any advanage going with the 64-bit version or should I stay with the 32-bit version. I would stay with the 32 bit. Seems the 64 bit has problems with some software just like xp. I would surff the kubuntu forums and see what problems they are having. I am almost sure they have a special forum over there just for the 64 bit. I almost put it on til I saw the issues the 64 bit had. Just decided to stay with the 32 bit. Sadly the pc world both windows and lynux are just not ready for 64 bit. Just my 2 cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buntz Posted May 8, 2008 CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 I would stay with the 32 bit. Seems the 64 bit has problems with some software just like xp. I would surff the kubuntu forums and see what problems they are having. I am almost sure they have a special forum over there just for the 64 bit. I almost put it on til I saw the issues the 64 bit had. Just decided to stay with the 32 bit. Sadly the pc world both windows and lynux are just not ready for 64 bit. Just my 2 cents Thanks for the reply. I am still using Mandriva. The bug I was getting in Firefox has disappeared. I am now trying to figure out how to get my Broadcom wireless to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted May 8, 2008 CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 Thanks for the reply. I am still using Mandriva. The bug I was getting in Firefox has disappeared. I am now trying to figure out how to get my Broadcom wireless to work. NDIS Wrapper , or the broadcom one , depending on your card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buntz Posted May 9, 2008 CID Share Posted May 9, 2008 NDIS Wrapper , or the broadcom one , depending on your card. ndiswrapper is not working for me. I keep getting a error. [unable to find the diswrapper interface ] I have it check off in the software management, is there something else I have to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted May 9, 2008 CID Share Posted May 9, 2008 ndiswrapper is not working for me. I keep getting a error. [unable to find the diswrapper interface ] That tells me you have another module installed. This is not the first one you tried is it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buntz Posted May 9, 2008 CID Share Posted May 9, 2008 That tells me you have another module installed. This is not the first one you tried is it. What do you mean by another module. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted May 9, 2008 CID Share Posted May 9, 2008 What do you mean by another module. You tried to install a different driver for the wireless , and did'nt uninstall it. When I was doing this, I realized that you have to be very careful, you must know the correct one you need, and do it on a new installation, or things happen that prevent the wireless from working correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buntz Posted May 9, 2008 CID Share Posted May 9, 2008 You tried to install a different driver for the wireless , and did'nt uninstall it. When I was doing this, I realized that you have to be very careful, you must know the correct one you need, and do it on a new installation, or things happen that prevent the wireless from working correctly. OK I understand now. That is most likely what I did. So I am getting ready to do a fresh install of Mandriva. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted May 9, 2008 CID Share Posted May 9, 2008 You should make sure you know which one you need before doing anything. It is getting easier, but still, it can be a tough one. I have a PPC ver. of hardy , and I still can't find the right one lol. It has the broadcom in it, and there's a couple dozen or more that may work Haven't put to much time into it, just to busy I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdawnaz Posted May 9, 2008 CID Share Posted May 9, 2008 linux...linix...lynix...lynux...linx...lynx...linnus...lynnus...linnis...lynnis...lynnix...lynnux...linnix...linnux k...so what is the propper spelling for this???...i've see so many...few versions right here in this topic...so i think we should at least all get the spelling agreed upon before we can decide which system is best...hmmmm?? i vote for the first one i posted...that's my fav ...okay i admit it i picked that one cuz that's the way ca3le spelled it and i believe him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted May 9, 2008 CID Share Posted May 9, 2008 linux...linix...lynix...lynux...linx...lynx...linnus...lynnus...linnis...lynnis...lynnix...lynnux...linnix...linnux k...so what is the propper spelling for this???...i've see so many...few versions right here in this topic...so i think we should at least all get the spelling agreed upon before we can decide which system is best...hmmmm?? i vote for the first one i posted...that's my fav Its Linux. There is only one real way too say it. And CentOS is the best.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted May 9, 2008 CID Share Posted May 9, 2008 LINUX Pronounced LEE- NUX I have seen a video of " Linus Torvalds " pronouncing it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds Its Linux. There is only one real way too say it. And CentOS is the best.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark06 Posted May 9, 2008 CID Share Posted May 9, 2008 I would stay with the 32 bit. Seems the 64 bit has problems with some software just like xp. I would surff the kubuntu forums and see what problems they are having. I am almost sure they have a special forum over there just for the 64 bit. I almost put it on til I saw the issues the 64 bit had. Just decided to stay with the 32 bit. Sadly the pc world both windows and lynux are just not ready for 64 bit. Just my 2 cents Sadly its true we are capable of 128 bit processing but it would be easier to see 10 cores in one chip than 128 bit processing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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