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After spending so many years at TTV and modding their boards for the last few gasps of TTV's life, I was worried about losing the many friends I had found there. So I tried to migrate as many as possible to G4 thinking that we could still all be together in our new, although severely condensed, forums....what a mistake.
I apologize to all that I talked into going to that flame-fest.
Being a Mod at TTV meant that we had a choice if we wanted to retain those duties at G4, this time with actual teeth to do things. I tried to do my best over there but there are way to many restrictive rules we had to enforce, too many a-holes and far too few hours in the day to deal with all of them and get any real helping done.
I found myself spending all my online time telling folks they couldn't do this or that, editing profanity and obsene pics, or chasing idiot spammers using proxies to get around the bans, I didn't have time to actually help folks...which is why I do this in the first place!!!
Then you throw in all the profanity laced PM's from kiddies for making them follow the rules and it was just a nightmare.
It was enough to make me turn off my machine and not turn it on for over a month...there was no community there at all and there never will be. I'll be there only to PM some of our old TTV friends and implore them to make the jump here as I'm sure they'll notice the huge difference in the way things are here.
Dave
Hi Chappy,
I spend less and less time at G4 for the very reasons you mention. There are far too many jerks that lurk there. You can't even be civil without some miscreant flaming you. I check in from time to time there, but, I prefer this forum.
The G4 forum is a lost cause.
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Hey! It was fun while it lasted.
Yeah, I enjoyed it too, thanks for the reply, B.
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Yes, once you've burned the Knoppix CD just pop it into your cd tray and then power down your unit. If your computer is set to boot from your cd rom drive when you start-up your computer you'll boot into Linux from your Knoppix cd. You'll be running your computer from the cd, not your hard drive. Your windows install will be unaffected. Knoppix is great. When you're finished using Knoppix power down your computer, then re-start, as the computer starts to power-up just eject the cd and you'll boot into windows.
md5 is used to see if your iso file that you downloaded is okay and not corrupt.
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They are professionals, who give generously of their time.
Actually, I'm an amateur, and I can afford to give my time freely because it has no value :-)
I'd trust your Linux/Unix advice over some professionals I know, jcl
Thanks for helping out on the boards, man. We appreciate it! -
I just downloaded and burned the Knoppix ISO. I booted PC. Why has it taken me this long to find this....IT"S COOL!
Question though...while I'm running from cd, how am I protected (adaware,spybot,firewall,and AV) do I have to reload these items or what. The icons do not appear on desktop. What security do I have, are they still running in background?
I'm really impressed!
Glad you like the Knoppix CD:-)
When Knoppix is running your hard drive with the windows install is not being read so you're safe from viruses, spam. Knoppix is read-only so viruses, etc won't be saved to your hard drive. You're running your computer from your CD ROM drive not your hard drive when you're using Knoppix.
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Hi Folks,
If you get into some real trouble with Linux we are very lucky to have some Gurus who are logging in here now. jcl, iccaros, and TheLetterK are advanced users that can help you with complex problems. I've known these guys for quite some time, they are the real deal in Unix/Linux.
When I get stumped I ask these guys for help. They are professionals, who give generously of their time.
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Thank you, jcl, TheLetterK, I'll go check that out
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The above is a great add-on to IE 6 that'll block pop-ups from happening, it's free.
I never use IE 6 at all if I can help it. I mostly use Mozilla's Fire Fox. It has great pop-up blocking and is not subject to viruses and hijacking like IE 6. It's a must have.
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I'd also be really curious to know of a website that has Mac OS X commands. I know some Linux terminal commands. I just got a new shiny eMac at work running OS X, very nice. Put a user account in today, so I'm not running as admin all the time.
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Emacs tetris!
Commands (in order):
1) emacs
2) This next one is a key combo; meta (escape, press it and wait about a second) + x (x key). Once you hit these, type in 'tet' and hit enter.
Teris!
Welcome, TheLetterK, it's good to have another expert here. I'm glad you came over, man! I hope you stay for a bit
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Hi jcl, thank you for your thoughtful reply. Work has been hellish this week. It bothers me when work interferes with my ability to post messages here.
Never had a problem with RPMs or with binary-based systems. There are more important things in life than how you install your software. Like picking lint out of your navel, or watching paint dry.Well said, man! I tire of the constant obsessing with software config. Having said that I'm constantly, downloading, trying out new applications. I like trying new stuff, not spending days tweaking it to get it to work.
I just downloaded, installed Fire Fox 1.0 today. Very nice, it automatically detected that I needed Flash when I went to one website and it installed Flash for me with a few mouse clicks, very windows-like.
Actually, I was lying :-) Well, not lying exactly, but I do end up fighting most of the systems I use. It's not something I look for in an operating system, but it's not something that drives me away either.I've enjoyed reading your posts about advanced configurations on the old Tech TV board. I've become better at Linux over the last few years, but, I know I have a long way to go before I catch up with you, shanenin, and iccaros:-) It's fun when something works when you experiment.
Installing Gentoo is pretty simple if you can turn your brain off. Open the installation guide and let the text go in your eyes and come out your fingers. It's when you try to understand what you're doing that you run into problems.Yeah, the install guide was wonderful and I got fairly far, manually configured my NIC, used Links2 to download a kernel with knoppix 3.3. I installed file systems, untarred the kernel I got as far as genkernel I think building a stage three sytem and then I got to a certain point it couldn't find the kernel and aaaarrrrrrggggghhhhhhhhh, I was toast. I never made it to editing my fstab. I may take another run at it again at some point. You're right! I probably would have done better if I didn't try to understand what I was doing.
The thing that bugs me about that is that Linux could work around the problem too. The workaround is known (read the BSD drivers), and cause of the problem in Linux is known (ACPI changes in 2.5 that were backported to 2.4), but for some reason no one will put in the time. Reading the discussion of the bug I kinda got the feeling that since it's a hardware or firmware problem, it's Not Our Problem.I can understand the desire to prevent the kernel from turning into a tangled mess of workarounds for broken hardware -- there is a lot of broken hardware out there, and Windows is an example of what happens when you try to make it all work -- but aesthetics has to give way to reality sometime. The BSDs incorporate workarounds like this, though grudgingly and sometimes impolitely (e.g., boot messages that amount to "your hardware is broken, replace it").
Whoops, should have dropped anchor back in the Gentoo discussion, it looks like I've got a little thread-drift to deal with :-)
I think gradually Linux is becoming more aware that not everyone is a programmer like you jcl:-) I noticed today as previously mentioned that my rpm build of Fire Fox is becoming automated with plug-in installation. Linux is gradually becoming more user-friendly. Yeah, I noticed with installing BSD that the install procedure was not very helpful when I messed things up, had to re-do it several times to get X up and running. Don't even get me started on trying to set-up DHCP on my router:-) But, all in all Linux has been a fantastic adventure. I could never just run windows again.
I like having a unit that never crashes.
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Et voila! Mandrake 10.0! (boy was that easy!)
Sweet, congratulations! I also run Mandrake 10 and love it.
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You can download Knoppix from the first link and buy it from the second link. Welcome to Linux. Knoppix is a great way to get into Linux as jcl said. The only thing you may need to do is set your computer to boot from your CD ROM drive, but, it probably already does that.
Your XP install will not be touched as your computer will boot from the CD ROM drive and run all programs from the CD.
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If you've never installed Linux before I'd go with Mandrake or Fedora, either are good distros. Go to the hardware compatibility lists of the version of linux that you choose and ensure that your video card, modem, NIC, sound card, etc. is Linux compatible. In other words you've got to do an inventory of the hardware in your PC. Know your PC before you install Linux.
If you have some experience with Linux and are comfortable with the command line then try slackware or gentoo.
Good luck, man:-)
hitest
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I post there the odd time when I'm feeling particularly masochistic, but, those times are becoming more and more infrequent. The G4 boards are far too hostile for my tastes.
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I honestly don't know what to do. I keep giving themn away and I keep getting more. I almost get them as fast as I give then away.
Lets just turn them into currency so that I can be rich again.
If you don't know what to do with the gmails, donate them to our Military Troops.
I went to that site and signed up to give away my invites, but, never got a response. Maybe I'll try again.
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This little exerpt comes from the Gentoo install guide at gentoo.org
How do I burn an ISO file?
You need to burn the file in so-called raw mode. This means that you should not just place the file on the CD, but interpret the file as an entire CD.
There are lots of CD burning tools available; covering them all would be a Sisyphean problem. Describing a few popular tools however doesn't hurt
* With EasyCD Creator you select File, Record CD from CD image. Then you change the Files of type to ISO image file. Then locate the ISO file and click Open. When you click on Start recording the ISO image will be burned correctly onto the CD-R.
* With Nero Burning ROM, cancel the wizard which automatically pops up and select Burn Image from the File menu. Select the image you want to burn and click Open. Now hit the Burn button and watch your brand new CD being burnt.
* With cdrecord, you simply type cdrecord dev=/dev/hdc (replace /dev/hdc with your CD-RW drive's device path) followed by the path to the ISO file
* With K3B, select Tools > CD > Burn Image. Then you can locate your ISO file within the 'Image to Burn' area. Finally click Start.
* With Mac OS X Panther, launch Disk Utility from Applications/Utilities, select Open from the Images menu, select the mounted disk image in the main window and select Burn in the Images menu.
* With Mac OS X Jaguar, launch Disk Copy from Applications/Utilities, select Burn Image from the File menu, select the ISO and click the Burn button.
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I'm in the same boat. I can't give these Gmail invitations away.
I have 6 gmail invites to give away.
If you'd like one just PM me your e-mail address and I'll send one your way.
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Yeah I felt the same way when Leo left. i've been watching on and off now. and again when Pat left.
More than anything else it's like the show has no personality and i want to shout out "where has all the tech gone?" They don't go into as much detail as they used to. Now everything on the show feels more like a commercial for products. I personally liked it when they went into some detail about how certain tech worked instead of saying "wow these are really great speakers." I know they didn't do it much but I think it helped the feel of the show. Now everything is a little snipet like they are trying to cram in as mush as they can.
I haven't watched the show very much since Pat has left. I also like it when they go into some depth about gadgets or software. I like Yoshi's segments.
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The dangerous addiction of SPS. Every day several inocent and unknowing posters become victim to SPS Starving Poster Syndrome. They become so addicted to posting in online forums and instant messaging that they never leave their seats to eat. Their body filled with only mountain dew and cheesy puffs they become delusional and heavily infected with SPS. Once someone is infected they spread the disease by posting about food products.
Here is some posts from an infected member who unfortunately ran out of his reachable food supply.
30 minutes now. feeling soo weak. i have spotted some fallen cheesy puffs behind the desk. will attempt to capture with my toes.....attempt failed.....
LOL i found lots ABC gum under desk. flavor is still there.
hour 3 ----- feeling weak again. have spotted bag of left over holloween candy from last year aproximatly 10ft away. i will embark on a level 12 quest for this treasure.....
quest failed due to a chair blockade and shortness of keyboard cord.
hour 6 ---- moral is high. parental unit sky dropped supplies. PB sandwiches and milk.
hour 10 ---- internet aliens have taken my mouse hostage and demand that my room be cleaned. attempts to click have failed. all further clicking operations will be on hold indefinantly.
It's too late for this individual. By the time he finally got away from the computer and found a source of nourishment he had forgotten how to eat and attempted to place butter in the CD Drive.
Another individual after being infected with this disease drug his fridge to his desk and gorged himself. after seeing a shocked kitty pic and a reference to ninja burger he laughed and chocked on a 1lb block of cheese.
This has been a public post announcement paid for by The Happy Cheese Block Corporation.
LOL
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Thank you for your generous reply, jcl.
It's refreshing to talk to an advanced person who doesn't bristle with indignation when someone is using a lowly rpm distro. Some gurus will ridicule you if you're not running a source based distro.
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"I'm not real big on fighting the system just to get it to do its job."
I like your pragmatic philosophy about distro use. I agree, I'm not a slave to any one distro, and will use what ever runs well on my system.
As you know I ran Red Hat 9 for a year then had to migrate to another distro when Red Hat pulled the plug on RH 9. Over a six month period I tried a variety of distros. I got Free BSD 5.2 installed and X windows running, but, it wouldn't identify my video card so I had to use a generic vesa driver, sound card wasn't recognized, networking was a problem. With Slackware 9.1 my CD ROM drive wasn't identified by the install CD and I couldn't swap in another CD ROM drive as my BIOS wouldn't allow that. With Gentoo, my NIC and sound card were both issues, also the install procedure was a bit beyond me. But, with Mandrake 10 in ten minutes it was up and running perfectly the first time. I just had to do a command line config to get my sound card working.
Very cool about the super fast build speeds with BSD. From what I saw BSD is very fast. My desktop was never as fast as when BSD was running on it, I had most of my RAM free when X windows was running. I like the idea that BSD has more flexible work arounds to solve problems.
I may take another run at Slack at some point on my other old IBM PC which I'll inherit from my daughter when I buy her a new shiny XP box (ick).
later,
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How To Get Started.
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Sweet! Welcome to Linux, man! The next step in your journey is to choose a distro to install on your hard drive.
When I first installed Linux a few years ago I did it on a piece of crap computer that I scrounged and not my main computer. That way if it messed up I wouldn't care. If you've got an older computer that's maybe a place to start.
Good starting distros in no particular order Fedora, Mandrake, Suse.