Text 8596, 95 rader
Skriven 2006-12-28 19:44:50 av Carol Shenkenberger (6:757/1)
   Kommentar till text 8583 av Stephen Haffly (1:396/45.27)
Ärende: Re: Flash Drive
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*** Quoting Stephen Haffly from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***

 CS> drivers.  I believe however XYcel still makes ones that work?  USR
 CS> might as well.

SH> Yes, it is.  I tried the Linuxant driver, but that required me to load
SH> compatable 16k stack kernel, which interferred with the ndiswrapper
SH> driver.  I decided that the networking was more important for now.  I
SH> did get a hardware controlled PCMCIA modem, but FC5 wouldn't talk to i
SH> I haven't tried with FC6 since we don't have a phone line here anyway.
SH> We just have the DSL connection and our cell phones.

Yes, Ruth mentioned the cell phones.  I'll do the same when I get back
probably.  My installed phone line is just for the computer.  I'll probably
get one for the computer there too, but might not right away if the cable is
faster.

 CS> Goodie!  SuSe 10.2 as well!  I'll be one happy camper!  Be patient
 CS> though ifI hold up on the upgrade of the SuSe on the main WINbox.  It
 CS> will normally take 3 weeks to get something to me out here and i ted
 CS> to not tweak the WINbox if I might be going to sea soon and it's
 CS> stable.  I might boot the Vaio with it to play though!

SH> I'm just sending them.  If and when you choose to upgrade is your
SH> decision.

Ok!  Just didnt want you upset perchance.

 CS> box but she (just talked to her) wants to play with Fedora and the
 CS> 10.2 SuSe before deciding.  She wants to know if you dual boot Fedora
 CS> as some of her sites like the XP software better (apparently a few
 CS> features at some 'Trolls' ( a kid site about an Anime set of critters,
 CS> a bit like the Pokemon you probably have heard of).

SH> Zod (FC6) is not installable from the Live CD version I am sending.  I
SH> will have to enclose an installable version if you want to install it
SH> instead of just using the live CD.

Zod?  Sorry, new acronym to me.  Sounds like Fedora from the text?  I'd love an
installable version too if you feel so inclined?

Only if it's 'legally ok' to do that though.  I'm not asking you to do anything
you'd feel uncomfortable with.

 CS> If you or another have experince dual booting with Fedora, we are all
 CS> ears here on which OS flavors you do it with and what problems you may
 CS> have
 CS> experienced.

SH> My laptop dual boots with MS Windows XP (home) SP2.  I did the
SH> partitioning with Partition Magic and installed Boot Magic some time
SH> back.  That has simplified the dual booting arrangement as it totally
SH> isolates the XP and the Linux sides.  I installed GRUB to the boot
SH> partition and not the MBR since BM already controls the boot process.

Ok, works for me.  Then Fedora 'plays well' just like XP does (at least with
XP).


SH> My other machines are all single OS systems.  The primary has FC6,
SH> Ruth's has W95, my alternate has eCS 1.15.  I am debating an upgrade f
SH> Ruth so I can get the embroidery machine software off of the laptop, b
SH> her system is currently too limited to support that.  Alternate is to
SH> get me a new laptop and she gets this one to replace the old system.

Grin, (whisper, get another toy! Go on!  Do it!  Ya know you wanna!)

 CS> issue.  Trollz.com issue.  No issues at all with neopets but is pretty
 CS> sure she didnt play anything that required it and avoided she thinks
 CS> the few that she thinks needed it).

SH> I did upgrade my Flash player from the Adobe site, and it seems to
SH> handle most multimedia just fine.  I just took a look at the home page
SH> for trollz.com.  It seems to play the animations okay, at least those
SH> the home page.  I didn't try to go into the site though.  The latest
SH> Linux version of the Flash plugin is 7.0.69, which is what I have
SH> installed.

I'll have to see what I added to the main machine.  I'm pretty sure it has the
stuff.  The Live CD, didnt, but that was a limited boot set.


 CS> Hehe you got Charlotte all excited!

SH> Well, I'll try not to keep her waiting.  Hopefully, I can get these
SH> disks in the mail today.

Hehe.  Imagine, kid's excited about OS software toys.  She's asking if a Fedora
install has KDE.  I told her I didnt know but the other ones work pretty good
too.  She's used to KDE, 'Netscape' (Mozilla), and WIN's stuff (in Explorer
and Netscape).
                                       xxcarol

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