ubuntu has a nice LIVE CD it found everything on my G4. the tricky part was, yes the VIDEO output for a projector/monitor that was difficult but everything else was easy.
Patrick Pagano, B.S., M.F.A Digital Media Specialist Digital Worlds Institute University of Florida (352) 294-2082
-----Original Message----- From: pd-list-bounces@iem.at [mailto:pd-list-bounces@iem.at]On Behalf Of David Powers Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 5:28 PM To: Georg Holzmann Cc: B. Bogart; PD List send Subject: Re: [PD] stability of Gem for video playing
Yes, I can get Live CD's to run (Demudi Live) - but note that I need to dual boot and partition my hard drive correctly, and that was where I got stuck.
Additionally, I couldn't get my wireless working, and without the wireless, I can't get on the net, to look up Google and figure out what's wrong!!!
Also, I couldn't figure out how to access files on my hard drive, through Linux - will Linux even read my Windoze partitioned drives?
The dual-boot is a necessity, I have a lot of important music and other files that I've made with windows software that I really can't give up on. But I'd prefer, at least, to browse the web, and run PD and such, on Linux. Even without audio, if GEM was as stable as people say, it would have some interest for me, when I run live visuals (but can I get the output out of my laptop easy in Linux?)... I'm on a Toshiba Satellite, btw. I think it would be easier, if I had a desktop, but my old one doesn't really work it always freezes (regardless of operating system, must be hard drive or motherboard).
~David
Georg Holzmann wrote:
Hallo!
I'm sorry, but - some of you Linux people really don't understand the beginner viewpoint. Linux is not that easy, and some people like me JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND IT! I've tried, 15 minutes to install, no way; more like, 5, or 15 hours, than give up in frustration. And googling, when you don't
Well, try to download e.g. the installer cd from http://kanotix.com ... You cannot tell me that you don't manage to install this when you are able to use a program like pd ...
LG Georg
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Additionally, I couldn't get my wireless working, and without the wireless, I can't get on the net, to look up Google and figure out what's wrong!!!
90% of notebooks including Toshiba's use the Centrino platform, and Intel directly supports open drivers for their network and video hardware
if it screwed up, one of two things, either you have some windows-only card and will have to use ndiswrapper, or you just need to: modprobe ipw2200, dhclient wlan0
its much easier than windows, when you factor out the 'preinstalled', to get windows up you have to waste a CD burning network drivers, click your wrist off downloading and installing video drivers, disabling services, and installing apps, then hope you dont go to the wrong website or open the wrong email. to bring another gentoo box online i just pop in knoppix, untar portage, chroot, and 'emerge -K kde mozilla-firefox', requires 0 manual intervention except for a few minutes mostly spent waiting for the CD to load..
Also, I couldn't figure out how to access files on my hard drive, through Linux - will Linux even read my Windoze partitioned drives?
theres readwrite available for NTFS, HFS+, VFAT, etc. try mounting your reiser or ext drives from OSX(P)...
The dual-boot is a necessity, I have a lot of important music and other files that I've made with windows software that I really can't give up on.
which? just about everything works in the latest WINE. even complex audio apps with openGL GUIs like Ableton Live. you can output right to JACK
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cdr -
Patrick Pagano