Tuesday, December 23, 2003

12.23.2003 irc

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however, it does not support the really old cirrus logic graphic cards
NZheretic: got 2.6 running yet?
I've got 2.6 going, I need to re-compile, missed the PC speaker and my beeps are missing.
I dont have 2.6.0 running yet, just 2.6.0-test11
the one thing that makes mepis different then knoppix is that it has got a icon on the desktop (in demo mode) that launches a fully automated installation script. it even has a disk partitioner / formater
MGALUG : Waiting for new year.
anyone got it going on Mandrake?
yea...me too
my mail server/web server is running test10
just got my warranty replacement 160GB maxtor back ...installed tonight
i would upgrade but don't want to kill my uptime :)
but need new case
then I
will consider 2.6
my western digital 120 gig is starting to crap out on me
piece of crud
thank goodness for 3 year manufacturer warranty cause I definately will need it
I have several of those WD 120s at work... no probs yet.. kow
i stay away from western digital & maxtor hard drives. they are worthless
well I wish I had bought the 120 maxtor cause they *were* cheaper at the time and plus, I prefer maxtor
seagate drives are the way to go
bought the 120 gig WD for its 8mb cache
mind crapped out after only 2 months
$80 from Staples
hello MGALUG
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chrisb: hello... had vision of the thing crapping out on my just 2 weeks prior to it tanking
actually, all hardware is a freaking crap shoot. Come on lucky number 7
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photos, music, important stuff was on that drive
Eyecon: Sorry got distracted... yes my wife does use windows well, but she does not know computers technically very well...
had the click of death.
yah well I have had my hard drive go bad so many times I learned quickly if its important back it up another machine
mine is using Linux now... kinda forced her into it
think this one got too hot
yah
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was in the top corner of my case...
I had a maxtor 30 gig single platter hd that went bad from heat
had cooling turbo fan, but it was not enough
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lol, I think I have it working
the 80GB maxtor I got from the Dumpster.... yea, dumpster still working
Sorry for the intrusion, but Largo Florida is NOT moving to Ximain. They are evalutating it! But they haven't done anything yet.
fine
SO there is no show tonight?
the best investment you can do for your box is to get a cd burner & do constant backups of your files every week
nope
* viking667 wants an 8Gb that actually WORKS!!!
There is one, just not one done tonight. :-)
that would be nice to have too
I'd be EXCEPTIONALLY happy to get bigger than this, of course.
8GB drive ..
well on my mail server I have 2 harddrives, main one and second with backups. I have a php script that backs up '/home' at 12:00 morning and noon.
newbie: How about a 40 GB tape... and backup daily...
http://madpenguins.net/log.php
MGALUG: well, my biggest is a 4Gb Quantum Bigfoot...
those were workhorses
still are
My next biggest is a 3.4Gb Maxtor, which has performed flawlessly
I had a 15 maxtor that worked for years until the pins fell out lol
I thing the more they cram into these things the more likely they will tank
MGALUG: if they ever get bad sectors, it's time to consider retiring them, but until then, they're pretty good.
still have a 10 gig maxtor that runs perfectly
you may want to considder getting seagate drives
mine got fat bread errors 2weeks prior to tanking
have a 15 gig maxtor that is still running
Errr, no thanks. I'he had two that have died - horribly.
One a U8 (8Gb)
I usually regard Western DIgital as reliable, but I once had a WD drive fail 2 days out of the static bag. Worst timing, just migrated data and was booting to back up when, CLUNK!
I've got multiple 2-10GB drives ...some work ...others have not even tested
and the other was another U-job, I'm not sure of its size - 2Gb, I think
from Dumpster
what happened, what killed them
Question on another topic: Has anyone bought the tablet PC from Element Computing??? What did you think??
I have tons of 500mb western digital and a couple toshibas
and 3 2gb WD's
an 8gb WD and a 6gb WD
One thing I'd LOVE to do is to get a rotating set of CD-RW blanks going...
lol
no thanks
too expensive
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However, at the moment, I don't even have a burner...
too unreliable
that too
i wish i could afford a new laptop, i would definetly buy it off of element computing
cd-rw's go bad faster then they should
yup
The reason why the rw is because you buy them once, then you don't have to buy again for at least a hundred burns or so...
heh yah my laptop is only like 5 or 6 months old
HPze4325us
that's quite new
Someone told me they're rated for at least 10k burns, but I don't know if I believe that until I see one DO it.
what distro?
I've been looking into DVD-RWs because CDs are just not up for the job any more. SIckening when you think about it.
newbie: yes... I have not purchased one... but it looks nice. I'd like a tablet that I can betwork via wireless...
XP2000+, 40gb hd, 512ram, 15" screen, DVD/CD-RW
the only laptop i own is a old ibm 560 (133 mhz)
well I use slackware on my laptop
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actually on everything
mwg: check the reviews prior to purchase...
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morphix is cool
but I'm not liking debian so slackware will go back on my laptop soon
MGALUG: The drives or the media?
both
let me know what you think about morphix
morphix is good
im using the lite version with xfce4
Video friend of mine swears by TDK discs
One way around the problem is buy three media, do the same backup job to all three...
i like xfce4 cause it uses like <=20 megs ram One concern I have about tablets is performance ... I have a freind that has one that runs Windoze that he does not like the performance.
I am running Lindows 4.5 (debian) and my laptob and works fine
says that's what LucasArts uses
MGALUG: Well, I was given a +RW drive, so I guess I'll concentrate on media.
TDK is the only way to go
i allready tried veclinux
I'm using a Sony DVD+RW
although they smell ass
* viking667 has tdk CDs here - no idea how well they work yet...
piece of crap..
TDK or Toshiba might be better
TDK's dont peel like some do
MGALUG: Funny you should mention that...
Lindows is sok
it is all in the die
"dye"?
never speak of lindows in my presence please :)
dye
lindows sucks
the dye dies if it's not right
it works
its like paying for free software
lol
So if you overburn a disk does it curl up and dye? :-)
Mandrake is very nice ... have full network going at home (here)
all Mdk 9.2
Lets face it - when you buy Mandrake or Redhat, you're "paying for free software" ...
mwg: lol
yah except base mandrake install makes you look like a honey pot waiting to be accessed
Mdk here... all download editions
have cox.net highspeed.
since charter upgraded my dl speed to 2.4 mbbp, i have been downloadin every linux distro i could find
Mine too - 9.1
Actually when you buy Redhat and Mandrake your paying for a "Solution"
nice for updates
good site norlug
after trying and using maybe 50 or more distro's from SOL to peanut, slackware is what I have stuck with
had Mandrake, RedHat got tired of them
for customized updates
for Mandrake
9.2
all other distros are too slow
Or perhaps... when you buy Redhat... your paying and paying for a solution...
I prefer Mandrake/RedHot purely for RPM.
and slackware's font's rule
I'm not a Lindows user, but paying for a good repository service makes sense to me.
rpm is the devil!!!
urpmi on MDK rocks!
:)
you pay for the easy installs
yea, but he keeps my system running
And yes, I like urpmi - it's nearly as good as apt-get
RedHot? The distro from hell? :-)
paid nothing... well, the speed issue
rpms suck, but, urpmi rocks...go figure
well everybody starts with redhat, but after 7.3 i couldn't stand it
got Gentoo
7.3 was last "good" redhat version
all the rest were slow
I gave up on Redhat after 6.0 - transferred to TurboLinux 6 for a while, then someone sent me Mandrake 7.2, I've been hooked ever since.
... will finally plop in one of those xtra drives and test it in a Dell 750Mhz
Gentoo, have not tried it but it does seem great for an enthusiast....
i think i will use mepis when i go to upgrade my box
heard it's much faster than Redhat or Mandrake as it compiles for the system it is installed on
Gentoo you MUST have enough room or a compile (especially for X) else it'll be no good.
yea
errr, "room FOR a compile ... "
The great thing... all these distros are pretty good... just think what it was like 5 or 10 years ago...
speaking of DVD bruning this is a nice use of embedded linux http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/article/0,,2076_15020036_16603896,00.html
well when redhat feels slow on an XP1800+, 512ram, ti4200. its time to chunk it
seven years ago, I was playing with kernel 1.0.9
was sickening back then, but lots of people did use it
namaseit: bah. I work on a Cyrix MII-300 and a K6-II@533MHz
because it is better than Windose
newbie: Do u do any development? I'm wondering about mepis.org and KDE development.
Basically, the mome memory you can give them, the faster they'll "feel" to a certain point.
well with AMD hardware so cheap, no reason not to upgrade.
anything is better than windows
I can't spell for peanuts, sorry...
uhmmm - there is when I've GOT no money to upgrade WITH.
well slackware "feels" tons faster then any other system i've tried
Can you spell for walnuts?
What's the story with AMD -- is the Optron really going to be a good desktop system for Linux?
And no, I can't stroll the streets - already married.
did anyone here fill out that survey that microsoft was asking linux users to fill out?
newbie: .....huh?
there's another opteron thats like half the price, its only got 512 L2 cache but hey im not complaining
lol
hell no
Didn't even register on the radar...
the article is on osdn.net
ohhhhhhh.
but read responses on slashdot
newbie:yah lol, i said "theres no one feature that could make me switch to windows"
That's why I didn't see it - I haven't been to osdn for ages.
survey: was that for real?
yea
yah
some engineer put it up
another way to try and spread FUD
it was not even hosted on a microsoft domain
from within hell...er...microsoft
spawn of satan....
satan is not deserving of that title
heh - one way to get authoritative SOA records, huh?
stolen from Unix
lol
namaseit: lol
Come to think of it, I'm SURE I've seen some GPL notice in there somewhere...
what's that site where Bill gatez is the Antichrist?
don't know theres too many where he is that
lol
sure it
http://www.microsoft.com
i wonder if microsoft aint running some hacked up SCO code in their OS
Got to go... happy holidays all...
same
to ya
same here
Bye roblnx.
What scares me is: MS bought a SCO license, right? What if MS fund SCO's defense, or, worse still, BUY sco and pursue the case?
well im glad nvidia gave us a holiday present hehe :)
yea
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running them here too
Well I would but desktop HD is crapped right now :|
version 5328
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3647313623&category=4619
namaseit: I'm following thread over in kde-devel about how nvidia installer overwrites GLU libraries and fouls things up. Watch out.
I know it'd be pretty unlikely, given the "anticompetition" and all that, but ...
ouch
hey wait, does the new driver run on 2.6?
yeouch
i beleive the reason that microsoft refuses to reveil their source code is because of the hacked (stolen) code they are using
or do you still have to do minion.de patch?
Problem seems to be libGl.so.
newbie: naw they are just so huge and bloated that they can't and won't change their ways, too many hands in their company
Actually, someone ought to do a bit of code analysis as to what the MS compilers put out for typical code, match that up against typical asm from other operating systems...
You'd only pick up the simple stuff, but hey...
if you made billions off of doing something one way would you change?
where's that kde-devel site
MGALUG: irc.kde.org#kde-devel
10-4
didn't know they had an irc server, huh
then again who doesn't
namaseit: Actually, its freenode.
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ah
that sounds like a worthy project, create a open source compiler / viewer just to read the source code for microsofts os
* viking667 tinkers with the idea of plugging the second screen in, and "managing" wendows from the "other" machine...
newbie: yah until they slap the DMCA on you : newbie: uh uh - you'd have to be exceptionally good to unwind asm to C/C++
plus its not like java
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Not only that, but the EULA epressly prohibits that except in places where it's allowed, which is practically nowhere anyhow.
oh wait but its just VBScript!!!
Bullshit.
:)
hey you don't know :)
it could be :)
naw I know it's not
i just thought i would suggest that
So that means that CMD.EXE is just a VBScript Interpreter? HAH! No WONDER it's so slow!
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dangit
I need to get K3B
has anyone tried the helix client yet?
Realaudio you mean?
yes
yea
works fine here
does it work?
just make sure you put in the Version 9 codecs
yah it works fine
do i need to uninstall realplayer 8 before installing it
not personally fond of real but eh
nice christmas present too
it should install in RP8's directory
see that is a problem, what do you ask for, for the holidays when I have all need from free software?
but good ide to dump it first
lol
good hard drives
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highspeed internet
namaseit: Yea, my wife asked me if I wanted any software and I couldn't think of ONE thing!
already got cable modem
Linksys here
I would like a new monitor, but the one i want is $350
got both router and modem for $65 total
does it matter what kernal & gcc compiler i use to install it?
after rebates
I have a 21" Sun monitor but I don't like it
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19 dell.. trinitron here
whoops - pulled the modem plug out when I was plugging in the ninth monitor - sheesh.
friend gave it to me this year
got a $50 D-Link gateway for $10 at a garage sale brand new!
9th... lol
sweet
I've ot a 17" Samsung flat screen. Another freebie from my crazy friend.
ewps - that was meant to be 2nd monitor
should be some of those around here with the local Tobacco company going south
i had dual 21" Sun monitors but sold one for $100 more then I paid for it and bought other stuff
good yard sales that is
i find my monitors on the trash & fix them
newbie: should work on pretty much any 2.4x kernel...
I want a 23" flat panel hehe :)
$1200 ?
???
23" flat panel = $$$ ~1000 - 1200?
no
i think more lik 2200-3000
yikes
could get a widescreen tv for that
lcd 33"
startkde: Starting up
well isn't sony supposed to be coming out with those $1000 big screen flat panel tv's?
i think it will be a few years before i get a flat pannel
me too
would like faster computer
I don't watch or like tv enough to buy one of those
same here, mines a 333 mhz
My only problem is: I don't think I can have a X server on one screen, AND a console on the other VGA card at the same time, can I?
1Ghz & 700+ MB ram is too slow
no
viking667, nope
viking667, what vid card?
you could just have extended desktop and open multiple xterm or konsole's
mgalug 1ghz to slow???
on the second monitor
to compile, listen to music Shoutcasted from god know where, scan documents, read email, rip/burn cds - one of those is likely to fail on me
when you are doing multiple tasks.
hmmm, I've never had a problem doing more then that on my 1.533
i can do multiple task on this 333
and have /home/user for each of my other 3 system hosted on this system...yea
me too...just slows down for some critical tasks like CD burning
Two VGA cards - one a ET6000, the other a CyberBlade/i7
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i run my cd burning as root, while i do my other task in my normal user mode
141 procs
And I don't know how to make them both behave like the same "screen" -
gimp, kmail, konqueror with 50+ tabs open, noatun, compile kernel, compile mplayer, compile lisad, qtdesigner, kdevelope. I think that is second to the most multitasking i have had going on.
so far, I have :0.0 and :0.1
So far I've only had to take care when using the DVD burner. My burn speed tops out at 10x for CDs, and I'm still working on the software to burn DVDs. Need more backup.
me too... but still slows system if doing all the other . kopete
burn at 40x here
mwg, what burining software you use
i get my laptops cd burning of 24x fully
WIth a 733MHz coppermine I have limits. :-)
I use k3b at work for DVD burning
1ghz is athlon
mine
i use gcombust
namaseit: cdrecord.
i use k3b
: cdrecord for isos
check out this linux embeded pro DVD recorder editer
you can use k3b for isos
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/article/0,,2076_15020036_16603896,00.html
i sometimes use cdrecord
in fact
k3b does bin/cue
yea... but cdrecord is sometimes faster
for isos
:-|
could depend on hard drive and system
less X overhead
i suppose
hdparm optimized 8mb cache drive at 7200rpm
I want one
I've had the combination of cdparanoia and cdrecord produce travel copies of CDs that the comnputer cannot tell from the original. (CD lookup works.)
heh
and connected at 133mhz bus
SATA drives are getting cheap now
finally
everything is
nope...scanners have gone up
in fact i actually have 2 amd XP mobos doing nothing
only thing I have noticed... aside from MS software
I could use a cheap 1GB+ USb keyfob.
I had to get cdrdao 1.1.8-pre2 in order to quit using ide-scsi
ones a shuttle that I got for $45 and it has usb2, firewire, onboard lan/sound. The works.
and its a KT400 chipset
so AGP8x
as well
Except for the DVD drive, my burners are SCSI, so I haven't had much of a problem.
chrisb: What distro u running? I'm RH9.
for $45 i had to grab it
debian unstable
* PhantomsDad looked for an updated cdrdao but couldn't find one for RedHat.
namaseit where did you get it ... if I might ask?
newegg.com
recently?
like a month or two ago
: cool
And it was the highest rated "cheap" board
PhantomsDad I think I had to grab cdrdao from CVS
I only buy my stuff from http://www.newegg.com
I have ordered so much, I literally am friends with the Fed-Ex guy
http://www.tcwo.com is ok
http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=2171
I bought from there back along time ago, but I found newegg and never gone back to any others
chrisb: Yea, guess I could do that. I'd pay a subscription fee for a good, up-to-date repository service.
plus I *alwasy* get my stuff in 2 days cause its only 1 state away
most any local big store where I can get rebates...
tcwo is just a few miles from me so I go pick up from there
yah
yeah it sure would make things easier
slickdeals has good rebates posted...most of the time
newegg is down in Industry, CA and im in Springfield, OR
like the 120GB drives for $30 ...worked for a friend of mine last weekend
same friend loves to buy newegg stuff
circuit city had 80gb WD's for $40 after mail-in rebate/auto rebate
thought about it but had no cash
always need a spare hd around :)
I have used newegg to get some inkjet DVD's
I like the one where some 160GBs were actually packaged 200GB discs... that'd be a nice surprise for $80
I know some kid who has a terabyte of HD space in his desktop system
awesome...full of music no doubt
almost as bad as me
but he's a windows user so he kinda needs it :)
lol
yea
mostly movies actually
like every single one you can think of almost
cool
I have 2 120gb internal and a 160, and an 80 gb firewire drives
but I told him to use linux and encode them himself
does he have any Speedy Gonzoles movies?
???
your friend
but I use them for film editing and dvd creation
with TB of space
don't talk to him much, he's kind of one of those "I know computers" but he doesn't
type people
yup
Good night all. Have a merry X-mas.
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his dad is a doctor so he gets whatever he wants
adios phant
spoiled...
basicly
I have 200gb in my desktop
80gb maxtor and 120 WD
240GB here
200 at work
80gb I moved to an external usb 2.0 housing
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helps keep pc cooler
i thought, why pay for 128meg or 256 meg usb-pen when I can move 80GB to a usb housing
those 1gb usb-pens are $200+
crazy
I've got an Archos I use for that kind of transfer
20GB
music mostly... data sometimes
well i kind of want a 256meg usb-pen to put on a bootable distro and use it as a rescue thing
I am looking into the Archos 40 for mepg 4 video
...there. Resized to ALMOST 160x64 under KDE...
why?
lol
transport
what is at 160x64?
asaone: where would you get it at?
you're all on my twin server at the moment.
not Circuit $$itty i hope
err, at least, all these programs are...
have you seen that new linux distro called "puppy linux" that fits on a usb pen drive? i saw it on distrowatch this morning
oh yah
i just had bad experience with them
Had to resize the twdisplay so it would capture all of my text screen.
no i didn't see that distro
sounds interesting, even tho the name sounds retarded
I can't remember where I saw them, either tigerdirect or cdw
damnsmall should be able to do that
it was listed on distrowatch thismorning
yah damnsmall is nice
Now I just have to "set" plastic to using utc for itself, instead of localtime.
wait, viking667 are you just using 1 desktop streatched across 2 monitors or like 1 desktop 2 monitors, 2 seperate areas?
namaseit: I use like 1 desktop 2 monitors, 2 seperate areas at work
using Nvidia 128 xForce card... nice to work on
do you use two mice two?
ti4200 for me
nope...just one
im thinking of getting 5600fx maybe cause they are cheap now
I have the ti4200 in my laptop
what?
what brand?
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Dell
you sure it's not the fx5600 mobile?
i've lots with that
seen^
does anyone here have any experiance with the ATI rage 128 pro cards? are they well supported
as supported as a crap card can be :)
nothing ATI is well supported
I have one or two yes
mine has the ti 4200 with 64mb
huh
just look at what Nvidia is doing ... good stuff, though taints kernel
and hoses GLU libs
2 ati rage 128's, 440mx 64meg, ti4200 128meg, geforce2 mx400 32meg. all the vid cards I own
i wont be using the card for gaming, i just want to know if it works well in linux
but my kids can play Tuxracer ... makes me smile.
newbie, yah it works perfectly
:-)
ok, thanx
growing up Linux learned...
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I play American Army on my laptop
i play frozen-bubble on my laptop
speaking of those rascals, gotta get to bed...long day tomorrow.
they love frozen bubble
it has a piece of shit ATI IGP320
and I am happy, lol
yah I would be too
:)
like the music with frozen bubbles
i'd be play NWN:HotU and RTCW:ET
gets on your nerves after 3 hours
if I had ti4200 on my laptop
tuxracer music does too.
especially using Wherever-racer
version
you ever play frozen bubble 2 player?
I do have the original RTCW
nope
its so much fun
can now though... gotta try it tomorrow
well, its getting past my bedtime, i will join in next week while listening to the linuxshow
I'm too good though cause my friends just cuss at me now and don't play
now that I have a network
goodnight yall
at home
adios
night
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night
I better head out as well, got lots of nothing to do now and tomorrow
well, I think I will head out too.
I have to go too I am behind in my editing
night all...next week
editing?
night all
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