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Kernel-2.4.0
by Earl Brannigan 12 Jan '01

12 Jan '01

Hi All, I've only just joined ALUG, so a quick intro: My name is Earl Brannigan, I work near Newmarket for a small software house and eventually convinced the boss after much effort to go Linux, Now he loves it and we've put together some nice stuff on Linux Web Servers (Not our own page yet mind). But I am now pretty proficient with apache, security etc so we'll see. I run Linux at home - Red-Hat 6-2, and have been doing pretty well with it - until 4am some nights. So here's the problem : … [View More]

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Re: [Alug] New ALUG Website: Call For Articles & Assistance
by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 12 Jan '01

12 Jan '01

Mark - always happy to help if i can, but no experience of websites, very new to linux OS, and live a fair distance from Norwich (Cambridge). Also work full time, play in a band, and look after two young children, so pretty busy. But if you want something done, ask a busy person................let me know if i can do anything remotely, with such limited credentials. Jenny.

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New ALUG Website: Call For Articles & Assistance
by MJ Ray 12 Jan '01

12 Jan '01

Hi, At long last the Great Website Renovation is done. We should be on Martyn's host and fully operation in a few days, and I think that includes email redirectors for anyone that wants them (right Martyn?). In the short term, I need your help to make the site more substantial. From the old site, we have: - Contact details page - Mailing list sign-up and archive - Meetings information for the first five - Meeting venues information (in the next day or two) This is a general call … [View More]

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List Administrivia: replies
by MJ Ray 12 Jan '01

12 Jan '01

I've noticed that reply-tos are currently being mangled. This will cease effective immediate, so please hit "REPLY TO ALL" if you want to send your reply to the mailing list. The footer has changed to remind people. For a summary of reasons, see the essay at http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.htm -- MJR

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Re: [Alug] Distro's, Hardware and Gaming
by David Freeman 12 Jan '01

12 Jan '01

--- Adam Bower <abower(a)zeus.com> wrote: > > > David Freeman wrote: > > > > > Is the GeForce 2 chipset supported under linux? > > > My GeForce GTS 2 is fine although I did have problems getting 3d > DRI > > > working, and have since broke it again. > > > > What was the problem? > > The drivers are binary only (no source) and they can be a little > tricky > to get right, but I was using a hacked about version of … [View More]

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Re: [Alug] Distro's, Hardware and Gaming
by David Freeman 11 Jan '01

11 Jan '01

--- Adam Bower <abower(a)zeus.com> wrote: > On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, David Freeman wrote: > > > Which Distro would people recommend for ease of install and > > maintainance, also are there any which install the bttv driver as > > default? > I think SuSE has the bttv driver as a module but then most distro's > will. > I prefer Debian as although some people claim it is harder to install > than > most other distro's, but I found it to be the easiest to … [View More]

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Re: [Alug] Distro's, Hardware and Gaming
by David Freeman 11 Jan '01

11 Jan '01

--- Paul Tansom <paul(a)whaletales.co.uk> wrote: > On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, David Freeman wrote: > > Having Just ordered a hardware upgrade for my aging 200mhz K2, I > was > > thinking I might treat my self to a decent graphics card at the > same > > time. So I have a couple of questions. > > > > Which Distro would people recommend for ease of install and > > maintainance, also are there any which install the bttv driver as > > default? > … [View More]

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Re: [Alug] Distro's, Hardware and Gaming
by David Freeman 11 Jan '01

11 Jan '01

--- Adam Bower <abower(a)zeus.com> wrote: > On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Paul Tansom wrote: > > > I'm just about to make the switch to Debian, so if you are looking > to try a > > distro based on this check out Storm - it has a less complex > install than the > > raw Debian, but is pretty true to its roots. I haven't tried it > yet, but > > apt-get is supposed to be a very nice means of installing updates. > I have tried Storm and the main thing that … [View More]

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Re: [Alug] Distro's, Hardware and Gaming
by David Freeman 11 Jan '01

11 Jan '01

I also like the good 'ol games. I have fond memorys of chucky egg on the BBC, which I still have and will one day connect to my linux network :o), I quite like the idea of porting it to linux, but thats abit beyond my level ATM. Space invaders, Snake and hardball/breakout are all good for winding down. The other classics I quite like are Duke nukem 3d, doom trilogy, and a friend has got me into playing Rogue spear on his PC. I may as yet treat my self to Soldier of fortune, one day :-) Thanks … [View More]

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Re: [Alug] Distro's, Hardware and Gaming
by MJ Ray 11 Jan '01

11 Jan '01

David Freeman <david_freeman(a)rocketmail.com> writes: > What are there in the way of Linux games available? Well, I'm quite into simpler games, so these probably won't be to everyone's taste, but I enjoy XBlast and many of the libSDL games. Not much more advanced than your original consoles, but I find them fun. I don't think I've actually any games installed right now. I must put that right. -- MJR

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