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Forum: Linux - Software 06-30-2005, 05:37 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,337
Posted By midgcool
You can get a program called SMEG to edit the...

You can get a program called SMEG to edit the menu with, Ive got it on Ubuntu, not sure if it is availiable for other distrobutions
Forum: Linux - Software 06-28-2005, 09:47 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,007
Posted By midgcool
Yeh definetely try ubuntu..its really good, plus...

Yeh definetely try ubuntu..its really good, plus there is only one install cd, which was nice...Installing aps is easy using apt-get or the graphical version - Synaptic, it resolves all the...
Forum: Ubuntu 06-17-2005, 10:53 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,812
Posted By midgcool
Helloo... Well i get this when I do...

Helloo...

Well i get this when I do fglrxino...

display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
OpenGL version string:...
Forum: Linux - Games 04-11-2005, 09:03 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 599
Posted By midgcool
Wait a few months for the next xbox, ironically...

Wait a few months for the next xbox, ironically propbably called the xbox next, or xbox 360 (which is a rubbish name), just type those names into google and you should get results. Just becuase its...
Forum: Linux - Software 12-27-2004, 04:54 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 900
Posted By midgcool
Sometimes CD drives are called Optical Drives,...

Sometimes CD drives are called Optical Drives, becuase they use lasers! Give it a go..You beat me, my quickest bump was 14 minuites
Forum: Linux - Software 12-27-2004, 11:14 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,052
Posted By midgcool
ISO9660 maybe?

ISO9660 maybe?
Forum: Linux - Software 12-22-2004, 05:45 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,060
Posted By midgcool
I did this with my Windows partition, and I put...

I did this with my Windows partition, and I put uid=chris , this obviously doesnt work for all users just chris, i out this at the end of the fstab line which descirbes the cdrom...not sure if this...
Forum: Linux - Software 12-21-2004, 12:02 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 899
Posted By midgcool
Im having a few problems with USB on fedora 3,...

Im having a few problems with USB on fedora 3, but I think it is just me!
Forum: Linux - Software 12-21-2004, 11:49 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,085
Posted By midgcool
I run K3B with 2.6.9 as user and it works fine,...

I run K3B with 2.6.9 as user and it works fine, Im on Fedora Core 3 with Gnome
Forum: Linux - Software 12-21-2004, 10:19 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,434
Posted By midgcool
I may be being stupid here, but what is the...

I may be being stupid here, but what is the difference between a Windows .mp3 and a linux .mp3?
Forum: Linux - Software 12-20-2004, 04:36 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,792
Posted By midgcool
Nautilus-cd-burner is very easy to use...however...

Nautilus-cd-burner is very easy to use...however it cant see my cd-rw driver when K3B can, on the subject how do I get K3B to burn an .iso image, I mean not just put the .iso on the cd but take the...
Forum: Linux - Hardware 12-20-2004, 07:53 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 722
Posted By midgcool
Using a USB CD-RW?

Hello

Well I searched the forum and couldnt find any matching problems!

Anyway, I plug in my USB CD-RW, some posts on the forum say that you don't need to mount a cd-rw with a blank disc...
Forum: Fedora 12-19-2004, 04:18 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,960
Posted By midgcool
Yeh you dont need to recompile your kernel to use...

Yeh you dont need to recompile your kernel to use that RPM, I did it yesterday and it works fine!
Forum: Linux - Games 12-19-2004, 04:13 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,513
Posted By midgcool
Hang on are you just launching the exe which is...

Hang on are you just launching the exe which is on the Windows partition using cedega, this wont work, you have to download the steam client and then install it using Cedega, I think.
Forum: Linux - Software 12-11-2004, 04:23 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,196
Posted By midgcool
Well this is bizarre, i removed the partition and...

Well this is bizarre, i removed the partition and now it works..??????
Forum: Linux - Software 12-11-2004, 04:03 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,196
Posted By midgcool
WHY WHY must it be like this?

WHY WHY must it be like this?
Forum: Linux - Software 12-11-2004, 02:35 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,196
Posted By midgcool
My Kernel is Panicking!!!

Well I reinstalled windows and it all went fine and Lilo remained and Linux is still there...I know becuase im using Explore2fs in Windows and can see all my Linux files....

Anyway im using...
Forum: Linux - Software 12-08-2004, 02:24 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,626
Posted By midgcool
I use GTK-Gnutella, Its very good

I use GTK-Gnutella, Its very good
Forum: Linux - Software 12-06-2004, 11:26 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,942
Posted By midgcool
type su then your root password.. this makes...

type su

then your root password.. this makes you the root user

chmod 777 "filename" , this gives you, root, all read write privalges , or as root , chown "user to give ownership to" "filename"...
Forum: Linux - Software 12-05-2004, 05:33 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,020
Posted By midgcool
Perl has messed up my system..Can anyone help?

Ok...Another problem...

Ok I was trying to install wine, and I run the ./tools/wineinstall, and it needs an extra package, so I download this package, and it require perl-base, so I install perl...
Forum: Linux - Software 12-04-2004, 05:52 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 7,222
Posted By midgcool
I was wondering this as well...if you mean risks...

I was wondering this as well...if you mean risks as in being fined etc....
Forum: Linux - Software 12-04-2004, 03:24 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,740
Posted By midgcool
O sorry yeh I did

O sorry yeh I did
Forum: Linux - Software 12-03-2004, 05:34 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,563
Posted By midgcool
Try xine, and use Xine-ui for your Gui, it is...

Try xine, and use Xine-ui for your Gui, it is very good program, get all the plugins and its excclent
Forum: Linux - Software 12-03-2004, 05:23 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,740
Posted By midgcool
Yeh

Yeh
Forum: Linux - Software 12-03-2004, 05:04 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,740
Posted By midgcool
Anyone?

Anyone?
Forum: Linux - Software 12-03-2004, 01:13 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,740
Posted By midgcool
Installing ATI Drivers

Hello again....

Got a new problem I need some help with...

Trying to install the ATI drivers on Mandrake 10.0, I downloaded the Xfree 4.3 version as I believe that is the right version,...
Forum: General 12-02-2004, 04:21 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,602
Posted By midgcool
I think Longhorn should be Linux based......

I think Longhorn should be Linux based......
Forum: Linux - Software 12-01-2004, 12:43 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,942
Posted By midgcool
Hmmm cant help you sort out your problems, but I...

Hmmm cant help you sort out your problems, but I would recomend GTK-Gnutella...It is a very good P2P client that runs on the same netowrk as limewire..
Forum: Linux - Software 11-30-2004, 10:19 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,447
Posted By midgcool
Yeh, Ive learnt alot from this fiasco and luckily...

Yeh, Ive learnt alot from this fiasco and luckily I got all my important data..and now have it backed up on sepearte partition
Forum: Linux - Software 11-29-2004, 01:57 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,447
Posted By midgcool
Hello Thanks for all the advice and help... ...

Hello

Thanks for all the advice and help...

Im back on linux after a clean install..Yay..I have all my important data backed up on a Win/Linux shared Fat32 partition,

Cheers guys

Chris
Forum: Linux - Software 11-29-2004, 12:50 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,447
Posted By midgcool
Yep, where do I format it? From windows?

Yep, where do I format it? From windows?
Forum: Linux - Software 11-29-2004, 12:44 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,447
Posted By midgcool
ummm i'll think i'll pass on that...should be...

ummm i'll think i'll pass on that...should be back on here with linux in about 40 mins

Thanks again for the help
Forum: Linux - Software 11-29-2004, 12:33 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,447
Posted By midgcool
Him btw....Yeh thanks guys for your quick and...

Him btw....Yeh thanks guys for your quick and helpfull responses...If i did get a Knoppix CD, how would I get Mandrake working or is a reinstall inevitable?
Forum: Linux - Software 11-29-2004, 12:26 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,447
Posted By midgcool
Yeh I might back up my data and reinstall, as im...

Yeh I might back up my data and reinstall, as im really starting to like Mandrake, anways I tried those commands and they all return either no reuslts or startx doesnt exist....is a reinstall in...
Forum: Linux - Software 11-29-2004, 12:00 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,447
Posted By midgcool
ok..ill try that less command..i did startx, and...

ok..ill try that less command..i did startx, and I got command not found, do i have to do this from a specific directory?


PS: What is the command to restart pc
Forum: Linux - Software 11-29-2004, 11:42 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,447
Posted By midgcool
Yeh im having to boot back into windows...How do...

Yeh im having to boot back into windows...How do i read the contents of a file...just ./[Filename]
Forum: Linux - Software 11-29-2004, 11:12 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,447
Posted By midgcool
runlevel gave me N 5 , is this a valid answer?

runlevel gave me N 5 , is this a valid answer?
Forum: Linux - Software 11-29-2004, 11:04 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,447
Posted By midgcool
Ok ill brb..I got the coursework back with...

Ok ill brb..I got the coursework back with Explore2fs...great little program, you can explore your Linux partitions from Windows and then export files into windows...
Forum: Linux - Software 11-29-2004, 10:56 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,447
Posted By midgcool
Yeh I have a command line

Yeh I have a command line
Forum: Linux - Software 11-29-2004, 10:36 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,447
Posted By midgcool
Hmmm it didnt work though, it is still read...

Hmmm it didnt work though, it is still read only...I made a small Fat32 partition..where will this be mounted to in Mandrake?
Forum: Linux - Software 11-28-2004, 05:07 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,447
Posted By midgcool
Ok well i did some more research on the net, it...

Ok well i did some more research on the net, it seems that this is pretty difficult with an NFTS partition, however I have made a 1gig partition, now how do I mount this drive?
Forum: Linux - Software 11-28-2004, 04:47 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,447
Posted By midgcool
hmmm acids post didnt work..I type and nothing...

hmmm acids post didnt work..I type and nothing happens, it will just bring up a new [computername-root]$ thing where you can type more commands....any more ideas?

Ps- The windows Partition is NFTS...
Forum: Linux - Software 11-28-2004, 04:28 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,447
Posted By midgcool
What does that do..?

What does that do..?
Forum: Linux - Software 11-28-2004, 04:26 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,447
Posted By midgcool
What does that do?

What does that do?
Forum: Linux - Software 11-28-2004, 04:22 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,447
Posted By midgcool
Well it is pretty urgent for me...anyhow....i did...

Well it is pretty urgent for me...anyhow....i did the cp thing and it says, along these lines, Cannot create /mnt/windows/ScienceCoursework.doc Read only file system, how do I fix this?
Forum: Linux - Software 11-28-2004, 04:12 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,447
Posted By midgcool
Nice one, ill go try that...Its mounted by...

Nice one, ill go try that...Its mounted by default..ill brb, any ideas about getting my GUI back?
Forum: Linux - Software 11-28-2004, 04:07 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,447
Posted By midgcool
Gah!! Can no one help me....:(

Gah!! Can no one help me....:(
Forum: Linux - Software 11-28-2004, 03:53 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,447
Posted By midgcool
Can anyone help me (Previously called Urgent..Im having a nightmare.....)

Hello

Please dont ask how I got into this situation, but basically I was trying to get America's Army to work, and I was messing around with xFree86, I couldnt get AA to work, I restarted hoping...
Forum: Linux - Software 11-28-2004, 11:47 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,639
Posted By midgcool
Yeh, I have an Athlon 3000Xp, its brilliante!! ...

Yeh, I have an Athlon 3000Xp, its brilliante!!

Seriously though, I think a newer pc would be more usefull than more RAM, 1Ghz AMd would be great of an 800mhz intel...
Forum: Linux - Software 11-28-2004, 11:24 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,639
Posted By midgcool
Well im young to, 15 here, and I found Mandrake...

Well im young to, 15 here, and I found Mandrake 10 really easy to get to grips with, but I doubt that would run on that machine, you could probably get a 1Ghz with 256mb ram on ebay for around...
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