Ubuntu Live is Ultra Sweeet

[digerati]

I meant my speedtouch 330 modem, but anyways, I notice that it is formated as extended 3. wth is that? I also notice that it can see the files on the older drive from SYSTEM > ADMINISTRATION > DISKS. It knows its ntfs. the ubuntu is of course ext3

Why do you need drivers for your modem? Do you use USB to connect to it? Ubuntu ext3 is the linux journaling filesystem. Basically it allows the OS to recover faster from crashes. And yes it can read ntfs filesystems.

[DJ_WOW]

yea is usb i use to connect my net up.

[crosswire]

off - topic

I have a Geforce card with existing linux drivers to download, I think.

Can set up a boot menu like what I have with XP, no problem, or use the bios short cut boot menu to boot from the new hard drive.

I have DSL access too, Cisco wireless and lan. (Preparing for Flow in the next year or two.)

I gonna set up ut2004 when new hd arrives, and learn linux shell script.
eg

#!/bin/sh
# This script was generated using Makeself 2.1.3
CRCsum="688882760"
MD5="b23388ad99d0c97369da805ac339651b"
TMPROOT=${TMPDIR:=/tmp}

label="Unreal Tournament 2004 for GNU/Linux 3186"
script="./setup.sh"
scriptargs=""
targetdir="ut2004-lnx-installer-dvd"
filesizes="29619265"
keep=n

print_cmd_arg=""
if type printf > /dev/null; then
    print_cmd="printf"
elif test -x /usr/ucb/echo; then
    print_cmd="/usr/ucb/echo"
else
    print_cmd="echo"
fi

MS_Printf()
{
    $print_cmd $print_cmd_arg "$1"
}

MS_Progress()
{
    while read a; do
	MS_Printf .
    done
}

MS_dd()
{
    blocks=`expr $3 / 1024`
    bytes=`expr $3 % 1024`
    dd if="$1" ibs=$2 skip=1 obs=1024 conv=sync 2> /dev/null | \
    { test $blocks -gt 0 && dd ibs=1024 obs=1024 count=$blocks ; \
      test $bytes  -gt 0 && dd ibs=1 obs=1024 count=$bytes ; } 2> /dev/null
}

MS_Help()
{
    cat << EOH >&2
Makeself version 2.1.3
 1) Getting help or info about $0 :
  $0 --help   Print this message
  $0 --info   Print embedded info : title, default target directory, embedded script ...
  $0 --lsm    Print embedded lsm entry (or no LSM)
  $0 --list   Print the list of files in the archive
  $0 --check  Checks integrity of the archive
 
 2) Running $0 :
  $0 [options] [--] [additional arguments to embedded script]
  with following options (in that order)
  --confirm             Ask before running embedded script
  --noexec              Do not run embedded script
  --keep                Do not erase target directory after running
			the embedded script
  --nox11               Do not spawn an xterm
  --nochown             Do not give the extracted files to the current user
  --target NewDirectory Extract in NewDirectory
  --tar arg1 [arg2 ...] Access the contents of the archive through the tar command
  --                    Following arguments will be passed to the embedded script
EOH
}

MS_Check()
{
    OLD_PATH=$PATH
    PATH=${GUESS_MD5_PATH:-"$OLD_PATH:/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/local/ssl/bin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/openssl/bin"}
    MD5_PATH=`exec 2>&-; which md5sum || type md5sum`
    MD5_PATH=${MD5_PATH:-`exec 2>&-; which md5 || type md5`}
    PATH=$OLD_PATH
    MS_Printf "Verifying archive integrity..."
    offset=`head -n 360 "$1" | wc -c | tr -d " "`
    verb=$2
    i=1
    for s in $filesizes
    do
	crc=`echo $CRCsum | cut -d" " -f$i`
	if test -x "$MD5_PATH"; then
	    md5=`echo $MD5 | cut -d" " -f$i`
	    if test $md5 = "00000000000000000000000000000000"; then
		test x$verb = xy && echo " $1 does not contain an embedded MD5 checksum." >&2
	    else
		md5sum=`MS_dd "$1" $offset $s | "$MD5_PATH" | cut -b-32`;
		if test "$md5sum" != "$md5"; then
		    echo "Error in MD5 checksums: $md5sum is

[Gillion]

yea is usb i use to connect my net up.

http://www.speedtouchdsl.com/supfaq330R3.htm#Linux

From SpeedTouch DSL Website

Where can I find Linux drivers for the SpeedTouch USB/330 ?

* An open source driver is available on Sourceforge: http://speedtouch.sourceforge.net
This driver is not supported in any form by Thomson

From the ubuntu wiki ...

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UKSpeedtouchDSLHowTo

From ubuntu forums ...
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-5766.html


From the speedtouch opensource webstite ...

http://speedtouch.cvs.sourceforge.ne...?revision=HEAD

3.2 Installation from binary packages

3.1.2.1 Debian package for i386

dpkg -i speedtouch_1.3-1_i386.deb

....

. Setup

In every case, you will need the following information:
- your vpi
- your vci
- your ISP login
- your ISP password

4.1 PPPoA connection on GNU/Linux

- copy SpeedTouch330_firmware_3012.zip to /etc/speedtouch/
- run speedtouch-setup

4.2 PPPoE connection on GNU/Linux

- copy SpeedTouch330_firmware_3012.zip to /etc/speedtouch/
- run speedtouch-setup --pppoe

5. Start the connection

- manually with speedtouch-start
- automatically : plug the modem (requires hotplug)

Download...
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/s...6.deb?download

[crosswire]

Thanks Ramesh for the ubuntu disc.

Well I can try it when I reach home.

[DJ_WOW]

Thanks Gillion, but I decided to dump ubuntu for Fedora Core 5. Stil linux so I guess that the driver should still work. Is it any better? I think so since its like 3GB vs a 650MB iso.

[DJ_WOW]

ok, I am aware that I can not play my windows games on linux, is there like a virtualization thing I can run on linux to install my windows games and run on it? I dont like the idea of me having to reboot. I would like to make a permanent swicth to linux but its gonna take time, windows is like crack I tell you.

[M0ses]

ok, I am aware that I can not play my windows games on linux, is there like a virtualization thing I can run on linux to install my windows games and run on it?.

there is a free emulation called wine and a commercial called cedega

http://www.winehq.com/
http://www.transgaming.com/index.php...ceid=2&meid=-1

AFAIK cedega is a special wine version for games. I would first try if the apps run in wine.

greets M0ses

[xclusief]

thx for the link Gillion. I also have a speedtouch usb dsl modem and i just couldn't get the damn thing to work. gonna give this a try when i get home. If it doesn't work, I'm switching to SuSe(already downloaded) or Mandriva. Which do you guys recommend? Keep in mind I am a linux n00b so I'd prefer the one that offers the best user-friendly environment.

[DJ_WOW]

thx for the link Gillion. I also have a speedtouch usb dsl modem and i just couldn't get the damn thing to work. gonna give this a try when i get home. If it doesn't work, I'm switching to SuSe(already downloaded) or Mandriva. Which do you guys recommend? Keep in mind I am a linux n00b so I'd prefer the one that offers the best user-friendly environment.

tell me how it works xclusive, when i finish get fedora core ill need help.