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n°859015
06-22-2008 at 04:24:21 AM

Yup, my XP installation got a virus, again. This time I'm not gonna do a complete reinstallation and wait 3-6 months for it to die! I'm gonna fully cross over to Linux, Fedora 9 to be precise. I've figured out how to boot and install it, so that's some work done. In this project I wanna be able to replace, fully my Windows XP installation and do with what I normally do in Windows. Now that's not just web surfing and printing documents, its tablet work and gaming and listening to itunes! Not to mention I need to 'fix' some linux annoyances such as non-grid icon placement.

 

issue 1: USB Keyboard doesn't work!
solution: Installed updates and set System>Adminitration>Bootloader>Set to 5 seconds

 

issue 2: Firefox font hard to read
solution: (In firefox) Edit>Preferences>Content>Fonts and Colours (Set mine to Lucida Typewriter size 20)

 

issue 3: Scrolling not smooth
solution:

 

issue 4: No flash support
solution:

 

issue 5: Rythmbox skips!
solution:

 

Applications Required (Something easy to install via Add/Remove Programs...)

 

1. Something to replace Itunes
Solution: Burnt everything onto discs and re-extracted onto Rythmbox... Can't update ipod tho...

 

2. Something to replace Painter X

 

3. A Wacom tablet driver

 

4. A video editing application

 

5.


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n°859024
06-22-2008 at 10:51:18 AM

We should be able to fix most of that :)


Code :
  1. su -
  3. yum install yum-fastestmirror.noarch # install fastest mirror plugin
  5. wget http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-9.rpm # download the RPM
  7. rpm --checksig livna-release-9.rpm # check the signature
  9. rpm -iv livna-release-9.rpm # install the RPM
  11. yum install "mplayer*" "vlc*" "gnome-mplayer*" # install mplayer, vlc, gnome-mplayer
  13. yum list "*lvn*" # list other lvn packages



Review the lvn package list and select other packages you want to install :)

mplayer and vlc should automatically trigger downloading of most of the libraries you need for audio and video.

http://livna-dl.reloumirrors.net/fedora/9/x86_64/



issue 1: enable legacy USB support in the BIOS, that should help.


issue 2: install wine with the extra fonts "yum install wine" etc

issue 3: may have to install the AMD/ATI graphics drivers, not sure if there is a new driver out for fedora 9 yet.

issue 4:

http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/dow [...] moid=BUIGP

download install_flash_player_9_linu
x.tar.gz


Download Firefox from http://www.mozilla.com/

Code :
  1. su -
  3. cd /home/username/Downloads # cd to the directory where the tar.gz is stored
  5. md5sum firefox-3.0.tar.bz2
  7. # output should be
  8. # fb66b2c2639dc3216abb0c6e1b3dc668  firefox-3.0.tar.bz2
  9. # if you download the US version otherwise make sure the md5 matches the one at
  10. # http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mozilla.org/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/3.0/MD5SUMS
  11. # for the version you downloaded
  13. # if the md5 does not match do not install firefox
  16. tar xzvf firefox-3.0.tar.bz2 # extract firefox
  18. mv -i firefox /usr/local/ # move the extracted firefox directory to /usr/local/
  21. # now flash
  23. md5sum install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz
  25. # output should be
  26. # a311fd97aa6c214f63dc089a20cf7a39  install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz
  28. tar xzvf install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz # extract flash player
  30. cd install_flash_player_9_linux/ # change directory
  32. cp -i libflashplayer.so /usr/local/firefox/plugins/ # copy the flash player plugin to /usr/local/firefox/plugins/
  35. su - your_username # su to a normal user, you shouldn't run firefox as root
  37. /usr/local/firefox/firefox # launch firefox





issue 5: try other audio players, if they skip also then it is likely a driver or compatibility problem.



Applications:

1. gtkpod "yum install gtkpod"

2. GIMP, inkscape, blender, etc

3. I thought there was a driver...

4. Kino? "yum install kino"



GL :)


Message edited by linux_0 on 06-22-2008 at 10:53:07 AM

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n°859025
06-22-2008 at 10:57:27 AM

issue 3: Scrolling not smooth

Check your video drivers, if it's running just generic linux drivers for your ati/nvidia cards, it will be choppy when scrolling. Install the required drivers :-)

issue 4: No flash support

Install 32bit flash support, there are a few tutorials out there for Ubuntu, it could possibly work for Fudora

issue 5: Rythmbox skips!

Check your sound drivers, I had this issue once, realised I had the wrong drivers for my onboard sound, fixed pretty quick ;-)


2. Something to replace Painter X

Gimp might be a good place to start, I'm going to be testing PAINT.NET in WINE as I found it a good program for working with .DDS files


EDIT: Linux_0 beat me to the punch ;)


Message edited by knightrous on 06-22-2008 at 10:59:03 AM

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n°859028
06-22-2008 at 11:20:02 AM

Thanks knightrous great advice by the way :)


@amdfangirl

As I mentioned in the other thread an inexpensive solution would be a $15-$30 SB Live or Audigy.

I have seen the value Audigy selling for around $30 new on newegg.

Unfortunately newegg does not ship to Australia :( besides the shipping would be very high.

You should be able to find one locally especially if you have any friends that upgraded and no longer need their old card.

Since your bandwidth is limited you could download some of the software you need at the library and run "yum localinstall ........." or "rpm -iv ..................".

GL :)

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06-23-2008 at 02:15:57 PM

linux_0 wrote :

Thanks knightrous great advice by the way :)


@amdfangirl

As I mentioned in the other thread an inexpensive solution would be a $15-$30 SB Live or Audigy.

I have seen the value Audigy selling for around $30 new on newegg.

Unfortunately newegg does not ship to Australia :( besides the shipping would be very high.

You should be able to find one locally especially if you have any friends that upgraded and no longer need their old card.

Since your bandwidth is limited you could download some of the software you need at the library and run "yum localinstall ........." or "rpm -iv ..................".

GL :)



Newegg doesn't, but MSY Technologies does ;)

http://www.msy.com.au/Parts/PARTS.pdf

Creative SB 5.1 =$23
Creative Audigy Value =$49

MSY is great, I pickup parts from in Brisbane all the time from them! They have stores all around Australia and the prices are pretty damn nice.


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n°859039
06-23-2008 at 02:21:30 PM

...wait when did I mention the sound card was at fault...? It works... updated that Alsa thing...

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06-23-2008 at 02:24:19 PM

Any excuse to buy new hardware ;-)


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n°859042
06-23-2008 at 02:27:21 PM

knightrous and I are hardware heads :)

Most nicer PCI sound cards also sound and work better than most onboard sound chipsets.

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n°859043
06-23-2008 at 03:01:12 PM

touche! Nah, I think my onboard sounds well enough! Besides my bank balance is somewhere in the -$300 mark...

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n°859045
06-23-2008 at 04:09:23 PM

So what, if anything, still isn't working the way you want it to?

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n°859046
06-23-2008 at 08:54:41 PM

Are ATi's drivers any better? As you can see, I went nVidia with my new build... but still curious as my old computer is still around and I might decide to finally get a Linux-only box up and running.


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n°859049
06-24-2008 at 07:53:15 AM

I've heard they are improving, but I have yet to check them out myself; my old lappy with the 9700 mobility is pushing up daisies.

PSA: if you can, take broken or unused electronics, especially something as complex and hazardous as a laptop or desktop, to a proper recycling center!

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n°859050
06-24-2008 at 09:03:27 AM

I haven't decided what I'm doing with them yet... I have 2 fully functional computers... one had Windows and the other is running some version of Unix. (I inherited it when they received a new compy with Redhat installed). I don't know if I'll sell them, give them away, or hang on to them for when my daughter gets older. It would be nice to save one so that she has her own compy to mess up and doesn't break mine, I suppose. ;)


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n°859051
06-24-2008 at 09:06:27 AM

^ how old is your daughter?

 

if she's like 2 or something chuck em away but if she's 12 keep em...

 

... still can figure how to install Ati drivers...

 

BTW: USB died again with a 110 error...


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06-25-2008 at 05:07:37 PM