May 18th, 2007
Comments Off, HOWTO, Linux, by jay.
This is an easy hack that took me forever to figure out. This all came about because I wanted to test out some browser computability issues within Linux. The normal easy way would be to download a LiveCD, burn it to a disc and then reboot a computer using the LiveCD. This [...]
June 27th, 2006
Comments Off, Linux, by jay.
I found this post at the Ubuntu forums and it worked for me:
Ok, so there are other tutorials out there for the other 43xx cards, but from my experience, none of them have worked with the specific 4318 card. This way i will explain below is the only way i have gotten my 4318 card [...]
June 26th, 2006
Comments Off, Linux, by jay.
Extract the theme to /usr/share/themes for a system-wide install or to /home/USERNAME/.themes for a single-user install. The path should read something like /usr/share/themes/THEMENAME/xfwm4/ or /home/USERNAME/.themes/THEMENAME/xfwm4/, where THEMENAME is the name of the theme.
June 26th, 2006
Comments Off, Linux, by jay.
Linux and Wireless is currently a pain in the arse. Some wireless vendors are hip to Linux and others could care less. To get around the this issue Linux hackers and some vendors have created dirvers or hacks to get Linux and wifi in the sama bed.
This page is my resource and [...]
June 16th, 2006
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Installing
Installing Fedora Core 5 on this rig was pretty easy. The only iffy area is the monitor. I first tried Generic LCD but it rendered everything skewed in 1024. I went into setup -> xconfig -> hardware and select Gateway and then ???????. I did this a few time until I [...]
June 11th, 2006
Comments Off, Linux, by jay.
I have spent the past month evaluating every distro I could find. From HD Installes to Live CD/DVD’s and each one of them had a quirk that drove me nuts. I have 2 machines that are mine to ruin; (I have a 3rd comp but every time I wipe the drive my wife flips [...]
June 5th, 2006
Comments Off, Linux, by jay.
Linux distro STX LINUX looks interesting especially for my old PIII500Mhz/392RAM box. As soon as I get home I’m going to download it and test it out.
UPDATE
Well my old P3 finally kicked the bucket this evening so I guess I won’t be testing STX on that thing!!