awesome! thanks, DX! that's really my only problem with Vista so far.
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tiggy - Apr 26, 2008 8:44:37 am PDT #5893 of 25501
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
NoiseDesign - Apr 26, 2008 9:34:50 am PDT #5894 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
I've run VNC on quite a few platforms over the years and never had a big issue. I don't think I've set it up on Ubuntu though. One I get by Ubuntu machine moved I'll see if I can figure out some options on it.
§ ita § - Apr 26, 2008 10:07:35 am PDT #5895 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Most of the last times I've tried I've ended up with a grey screen with a fat X in the middle of it. Something's just not right with the X-server.
I have Ubuntu up, and am playing with Samba. I want to set up computer shares as well as user shares, but I'm having some confusion.
To set up a samba machine, do I need a samba user of the same name? To set up a samba user, do I need a Linux user of the same name? Can I forgo passwords on many of these?
My experimentation seems to indicate that by default I can't set up a samba user without there being a Linux user account already existing. So say I set up a Linux account for Zoe, my computer name. Then I set up a samba account for Zoe without a password (-an) and all is good. But when I try -am to create a machine account, I get no joy. Also, if I try -am without -an beforehand I get "Failed to modify password entry for user zoe$". And -anm doesn't work either, giving the same error message.
And now a directory layout question--how do you guys organise your Linux file structure? I mean, if you have files that you want to share across machines (like .avis, or something), do you stay under the /home directory? I'm probably going to drop a /shared under the root and work from there, but I'm curious.
Kevin - Apr 26, 2008 11:46:25 am PDT #5896 of 25501
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
I'm running the latest version of Ubuntu (8.04) on my laptop. I had to fuck around for half an hour to get the internal wireless card working, which was very off putting. Also, the DVD decoding was corrupt by default - it plays DVDs, but most of the pictures are messed up. I had to fiddle with the DVD decoding by hand.
Although in fairness I resolved both issues with Google searches.
§ ita § - Apr 26, 2008 4:26:31 pm PDT #5897 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm so disappointed! Looks like Firefly will not be the magical solution I wanted it to be. I can't serve video to the AppleTV from it. I'd still have to do that from a locally installed version of iTunes on one of the other computers around the place.
Makes the Linux server a bit less shiny. Still, shared storage is something I've been needing, and maybe I'll get a printer in here one of these days working off it too.
On top of just keeping a hand in.
Vortex - Apr 26, 2008 5:05:05 pm PDT #5898 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I have an odd thing. If I close my laptop with firefox running, it won't connect to the wireless when I reopen the laptop. I have to close firefox and restart it. any idea why?
le nubian - Apr 26, 2008 7:04:18 pm PDT #5899 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
firefox eats a lot of memory. maybe that has something to do with it?
Sean K - Apr 26, 2008 10:19:07 pm PDT #5900 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Okay, buying tech is ridiculously addictive. I'm already looking at doubling my memory from 2Gb to 4Gb. A friend sent me a link for getting the modules for about $90, before a rebate for sending in my old modules.
I'm also looking at possibly buying a bigger internal hard drive. Right now, I've got a bunch of stuff on here, including my iTunes transfered from the old computer. Although I've already filled 48Gb, the 100Gb free space remaining is still more than any previous drive I've ever owned. Almost as big as all of them put together.
And yet? I'm still looking at bigger internals (as well as some externals, for backup). The same place I'm looking at for memory has a Western Digital 320Gb 8Mb cache 5,400 rpm drive for $140, or a Seagate 200Gb 16Mb cache 7,200 rpm drive for $125.
I'm not in a hurry. I've already made some big investments that are way more computer than I've ever owned (but always want to play with). But still... shiny things tempt me.
NoiseDesign - Apr 26, 2008 10:48:52 pm PDT #5901 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Okay, buying tech is ridiculously addictive.
Really?
omnis_audis - Apr 27, 2008 12:08:23 am PDT #5902 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
has a Western Digital 320Gb 8Mb cache 5,400 rpm drive for $140, or a Seagate 200Gb 16Mb cache 7,200 rpm drive for $125.I'd go for the seagate. It's a bit less space, but the faster speed and larger cache will be good for just about anything. Also, I've had better luck with Seagate. Of course, everyones results vary.