Then you should check out Freebsd : www.freebsd.org
Are you kidding me? Why the hell would anyone suggest FreeBSD to someone who's already mad as hell at how poorly modern Linux distros install and operation?
FreeBSD has its merits, being user friendly sure as hell isn't one of them. That's like recommending Gentoo or Slackware to someone who's never used anything but Windows before. Not going to be a very nice experience for the poor soul, and not going to leave a favorable impression of free operating systems and software either.
Don't get me wrong, I prefer using Linux over Windows any day of the week, but even I have some applications that require the use of Windows at work, and there are currently no Linux alternatives. Thankfully, I can get away with running Linux at home on ALL of my systems (Ubuntu, Slackware, Gentoo, CentOS). I used to have a Windows machine for gaming, but that was becoming a distraction. It's gone now.:-)
At any rate, FreeBSD is a horrible choice for a beginner who's interested in switching from Windows. Ubuntu is a much better choice for a home user, CentOS would be good for someone in a more professional setting (so they can compare/get used to RedHat Enterprise Linux).
Five hours? You spent that much time on trying to get dual-headed X working, and still failed? Please, please tell me you don't write code for a living, or do anything but change backup tapes for whatever company you work for.
First time EVER running Ubuntu was when I installed Dapper Drake this past week. I used ATI's drivers, read a bit of documentation, and have hardware accelerated dual-headed X working just peachy. I think it took me 20 minutes from start to finish.
People like you have zero business even touching a computer, and give the rest of us who have the ability to read and comprehend documentation a bad name.
No, setting up stuff like dual-headed displays under X isn't the same as under Windows. It's also not exactly difficult either.
I haven't had any problems with stability using the driver package supplied by ATI under Slackware, Ubuntu, or CentOS. Give that a shot if you haven't already.
Yup, ran into this problem installing 6.06 LTS RC this past weekend on an ATI based system. Ubuntu is freakin' sweet, once it's up and running. The installer leaves very much to be desired, as it is fairly inflexible.
All that said, I found out AFTER I did the install that the "alternative" installation CD offers a text based installer. D'oh.
They should be very much upfront with the fact the graphical installer is horribly busted for modern ATI and nVidia video cards, and direct users with said video cards to the text installer.
I agree, ATI's current lineup for motherboard chipsets looks great. I'm going to be replacing my shitty nVidia nForce-4 based motherboard as soon as possible with one of the offerings based off of the newer ATI chipsets.
Sorry, but much like VIA, nVidia's lineup is getting stagnant, and a little "heavy" with the built-in features. ATI's going to eat nVidia's lunch in the near future.
I've never had any problems running the ATI control panel or any other supporting software with my current ATI card. Their drivers and apps used to suck, but that's no longer the case from what I can tell.
I've been using ATI and nVidia based products for many years, from graphics boards to motherboards. I'll take ATI over nVidia any day of the week, based on the crappy products I've had from nVidia (including my current motherboard, which is based on an nVidia nForce-4 chipset, ugh).
ATI and nVidia both suck at proprietary drivers under Linux. I happen to have had no problems making my ATI Radeon X700Pro work fine (with hardware accelerated 3D) under Slackware, CentOS, and Ubuntu.
Don't get me wrong, I think it's noble that you went into the military to provide for your children, but there were other ways (jobs) to do that outside of the military. Maybe those choices didn't appeal to you, maybe the military did (at the time).
Class differences? What do you consider "rich"? There are a heck of a lot more people who are "middle-class" ("working class" is more like it) or poorer than those I consider "rich". Stands to reason you'd see a lot less of them in the military.
You can look up how your representative voted, and they provide phone numbers to their offices so you can thank them or berate them (depending how they voted).
Please, people, pick up the phones. I'm calling during my lunch break to chew out the asshole I voted for for not supporting net neutrality.
Why the hell would anyone other than a dial-up user need to have a firewall enabled under Windows? Everyone with broadband should have some other device between their computer and the big, bad internet to handle firewall duties. Corporate networks had better damned well have some security at the gateway to the WAN/internet.
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Are you kidding me? Why the hell would anyone suggest FreeBSD to someone who's already mad as hell at how poorly modern Linux distros install and operation?
FreeBSD has its merits, being user friendly sure as hell isn't one of them. That's like recommending Gentoo or Slackware to someone who's never used anything but Windows before. Not going to be a very nice experience for the poor soul, and not going to leave a favorable impression of free operating systems and software either.
Don't get me wrong, I prefer using Linux over Windows any day of the week, but even I have some applications that require the use of Windows at work, and there are currently no Linux alternatives. Thankfully, I can get away with running Linux at home on ALL of my systems (Ubuntu, Slackware, Gentoo, CentOS). I used to have a Windows machine for gaming, but that was becoming a distraction. It's gone now.
At any rate, FreeBSD is a horrible choice for a beginner who's interested in switching from Windows. Ubuntu is a much better choice for a home user, CentOS would be good for someone in a more professional setting (so they can compare/get used to RedHat Enterprise Linux).
He probably means that he hasn't had any issues after switching from Intel to AMD. I know I didn't when I bought my dual-core 3800+ last fall.
If you had to lug this 17 pound SOB around, I'll be that lap starts to shrink pretty quickly!
Maybe this is part of a hidden agenda to get tech people in better shape? I hear they sell a 4 pound USB mouse to go with this thing...
Oh, I don't know, maybe enslave the human race?
Took the wrong pill this morning, eh?
And if the IED doesn't use electronics to detonate?
Five hours? You spent that much time on trying to get dual-headed X working, and still failed? Please, please tell me you don't write code for a living, or do anything but change backup tapes for whatever company you work for.
First time EVER running Ubuntu was when I installed Dapper Drake this past week. I used ATI's drivers, read a bit of documentation, and have hardware accelerated dual-headed X working just peachy. I think it took me 20 minutes from start to finish.
People like you have zero business even touching a computer, and give the rest of us who have the ability to read and comprehend documentation a bad name.
No, setting up stuff like dual-headed displays under X isn't the same as under Windows. It's also not exactly difficult either.
You read my mind.
I haven't had any problems with stability using the driver package supplied by ATI under Slackware, Ubuntu, or CentOS. Give that a shot if you haven't already.
Yup, ran into this problem installing 6.06 LTS RC this past weekend on an ATI based system. Ubuntu is freakin' sweet, once it's up and running. The installer leaves very much to be desired, as it is fairly inflexible.
All that said, I found out AFTER I did the install that the "alternative" installation CD offers a text based installer. D'oh.
They should be very much upfront with the fact the graphical installer is horribly busted for modern ATI and nVidia video cards, and direct users with said video cards to the text installer.
I agree, ATI's current lineup for motherboard chipsets looks great. I'm going to be replacing my shitty nVidia nForce-4 based motherboard as soon as possible with one of the offerings based off of the newer ATI chipsets.
Sorry, but much like VIA, nVidia's lineup is getting stagnant, and a little "heavy" with the built-in features. ATI's going to eat nVidia's lunch in the near future.
I've never had any problems running the ATI control panel or any other supporting software with my current ATI card. Their drivers and apps used to suck, but that's no longer the case from what I can tell.
I'll take ATI over nVidia any day.
I've been using ATI and nVidia based products for many years, from graphics boards to motherboards. I'll take ATI over nVidia any day of the week, based on the crappy products I've had from nVidia (including my current motherboard, which is based on an nVidia nForce-4 chipset, ugh).
ATI and nVidia both suck at proprietary drivers under Linux. I happen to have had no problems making my ATI Radeon X700Pro work fine (with hardware accelerated 3D) under Slackware, CentOS, and Ubuntu.
I still find amatuer... Oh, wait. RADIO. Not pr0n.
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Not the greatest, but they do have fairly decent GPUs out there, and they tend to work well under Linux. At least, that's been my experience.
Don't get me wrong, I think it's noble that you went into the military to provide for your children, but there were other ways (jobs) to do that outside of the military. Maybe those choices didn't appeal to you, maybe the military did (at the time).
Class differences? What do you consider "rich"? There are a heck of a lot more people who are "middle-class" ("working class" is more like it) or poorer than those I consider "rich". Stands to reason you'd see a lot less of them in the military.
That's all I read of your post before hitting reply.
You are a fucking moron, plain and simple. Don't talk about things you have absolutely zero knowledge about.
No one goes into the military to make money, I don't care how poor you think some of us are.
Heh... Slackware 5.0... Now THAT is funny.
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You can look up how your representative voted, and they provide phone numbers to their offices so you can thank them or berate them (depending how they voted).
Please, people, pick up the phones. I'm calling during my lunch break to chew out the asshole I voted for for not supporting net neutrality.
Why the hell would anyone other than a dial-up user need to have a firewall enabled under Windows? Everyone with broadband should have some other device between their computer and the big, bad internet to handle firewall duties. Corporate networks had better damned well have some security at the gateway to the WAN/internet.
Not with an attitude like that, it won't.
Hrm... Need a temporary boost in your folding at home project? Plug in an FPGA module!
This can only be a good thing.
Who wants the NSA to know what you're watching at home? I mean, sheesh...
Oops, wrong checkbox... Doh!