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Post by **Scourge** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 6:06 am

Yeah, considering most distros are free.

Post by **rep** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 6:26 am

Post by **Scourge** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 6:36 am

Do you have a point buried somewhere in that pile of crap?

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 7:41 am

Um.. issues.. any "nix gurus" around still?

Post by **^misantropia^** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 7:56 am

SOAPboy wrote:Um.. issues.. any "nix gurus" around still?

Around.

Post by **Scourge** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 8:07 am

SOAPboy wrote:Um.. issues.. any "nix gurus" around still?

Mabye not ATM, but I have my brother on stand by most times. He's been a dedicated Linux user for quite some time now. He's one of the mods of the linux forum over at gfxOasis. I can hit him up or maybe get him to come over here.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 8:07 am

Well.. i installed fedora 3 onto my D:\ and it fucks up my MBR..

anyways.. basicly, it wont boot at all after i install. have to break out XP disk, fixmbr fixboot and start over.. were trying something really quick (sigh install #3) if it dont work ill report back.. hopefully youll still be here

Post by **DooMer** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 8:16 am

You put your boot manager on the mbr? you might be better off using some other 3rd party boot manager if you have probs. i think lilo is kinda cuntish.

Post by **Scourge** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 8:17 am

Dude for a first install you might want to try Mandrake just to get the feel. No hassle with the mbr. Pretty well set up GUI. Still takes a bit of getting used to but minimal hardware issues and LILO works great. Beginners yeah but I had relatively zero problems installing and running. Fixing to go to Arch Linux myself.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 8:19 am

DooMer wrote:You put your boot manager on the mbr? you might be better off using some other 3rd party boot manager if you have probs. i think lilo is kinda cuntish.

Using Grub..

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 8:20 am

scourge34 wrote:Dude for a first install you might want to try Mandrake just to get the feel. No hassle with the mbr. Pretty well set up GUI. Still takes a bit of getting used to but minimal hardware issues and LILO works great. Beginners yeah but I had relatively zero problems installing and running. Fixing to go to Arch Linux myself.

well i used to run redhat in college, and well fedora = redhat for the most part..

might end up biting the bullet and downloading that 2 fucking gig dvd tho..

Post by **Scourge** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 8:26 am

Ahh, I see. Never messed with Grub. Lilo always worked great for me even with a triple boot. Tried getting a hold of my brother, he seems to be asleep.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 8:27 am

scourge34 wrote:Ahh, I see. Never messed with Grub. Lilo always worked great for me even with a triple boot. Tried getting a hold of my brother, he seems to be asleep.

well i keep reading that the /boot needs to be on the same parition as my windows install.. for some reason i think i can get around that.. is there any GOOD 3rd party loaders? because honestly, its getting installed, its just not booting..

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 8:52 am

ok.. so it didnt work..

question.. anyone know a good boot manager?

thats free.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 9:05 am

and nevermind.. it couldnt find nix.. so im resizing C now.. wo

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 10:07 am

Woot.. posting from Fedora.. WOOOO

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 10:49 am

Unf.. and the nvidia driver thrashed my install.. good fuckin game..

if anyone has ANY idea how to get my 6800GT working in Fedora/redhat please post.. im going to bed as of now, but im gonna try again tomorrow..

oh and if anyone has a RPM package or RUN package for redhat/fedora that would be just peachy.. unf man this has been a ride so far..

thank god nix distros install fast..

oh, and i ended up having to use a boot manager.. and honestly, im happy about it.. soooo much nicer than that stupid black and white screen..

Post by **o'dium** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 10:54 am

I was gonna use Linux once, but then got worried because it had an X in the title. I'm now using XP instead.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 10:55 am

o'dium wrote:I was gonna use Linux once, but then got worried because it had an X in the title. I'm now using XP instead.

be stupid else where..

Post by **o'dium** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 10:56 am

SOAPboy wrote:
o'dium wrote:I was gonna use Linux once, but then got worried because it had an X in the title. I'm now using XP instead.
be stupid else where..

Dont slit your wrists.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:00 am

o'dium wrote:
SOAPboy wrote:
o'dium wrote:I was gonna use Linux once, but then got worried because it had an X in the title. I'm now using XP instead.
be stupid else where..
Dont slit your wrists.

Fuck
Off

Normally i find your idiotic trolling amusing, but now its just being plain ignorant..

Post by **o'dium** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:08 am

SOAPboy wrote:
o'dium wrote:
SOAPboy wrote: be stupid else where..
Dont slit your wrists.
Fuck
Off

Normally i find your idiotic trolling amusing, but now its just being plain ignorant..

As a concerned member of the interweb, i was just asking you not to do it is all. No need to get angreh.

Post by **Grudge** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:22 am

So, what do you nerds use Linux for? The only thing I can think of is perhaps for running a webserver, but why the fuck would you want to boot your server from a CD?

Post by **diego** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:40 am

you can steal password-hashes.

Post by **rep** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:55 am

o'dium wrote:
SOAPboy wrote:
o'dium wrote:I was gonna use Linux once, but then got worried because it had an X in the title. I'm now using XP instead.
be stupid else where..
Dont slit your wrists.

OH SHIT! You just got owned, SOAPboy!!! (For real)