Hi ! Just joined today!

I've been using Linux for nearly 4 years now, so maybe not quite a noob, but there again at my age (46) learning new things 'aint as easy as it once was, so maybe I'm a total noob after all ;) LOL

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Here is my current desktop.

 

And here is my current desktop running Windows XP in VirtualBox:

 

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The best of both worlds!

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Hey everyone - I'm prime.

 

I'm a senior in highschool who happens to have a lot of experience with Linux, Windows, servers and programming. Web dev is my specialty, but I can run a server pretty well, too. I've got quite the resume and am trying to get into MIT for the next fall semester. I'm hoping to share some of my knowledge here on these boards.

First of all, let me say that I'm an utter noob with Linux. I've worked with Windows my whole life (sad, I know) and am attempting to get on the bandwagon. Ubuntu isn't making it that easy for me, though.

I recently got a Ubuntu LiveCD and am attempting to install it dual-boot with Windows XP. I cleared off a drive and then proceeded to install Ubuntu. However, when the GRUB bootloader comes up and I select Ubuntu, it goes CLI, tells me I'm working in Debian 'ash', and gives me a prompt for commands. I have tried working with the GRUB options menus and with the 'ash' shell. There seems to be no effect - Ubuntu always boots to the ash shell. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks for your time.

I have a 32-bit game that I run (circle-mud). I want to upgrade to 64-bit distro but in the past when I have I haven't been able to compile and run the game. What changes would I need to make in order to do this? Here is the first part of my Makefile file:

 

# C compiler to use

CC = gcc

 

# Path to cxref utility

CXREF = cxref

 

# Any special flags you want to pass to the compiler

MYFLAGS = -Wall

 

#flags for profiling (see hacker.doc for more information)

PROFILE =

 

 

##############################################################################

# Do Not Modify Anything Below This Line (unless you know what you're doing) #

##############################################################################

 

BINDIR = ../bin

 

CFLAGS = -g $(MYFLAGS) $(PROFILE)

 

LIBS = -lcrypt -lgd

 

 

I have a 64-bit AMD and 4GB of RAM (only 3.2 shows with 3-bit distro). Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Please let me know if you need any other info.

I have a 32-bit game that I run (circle-mud). I want to upgrade to 64-bit distro but in the past when I have I haven't been able to compile and run the game. What changes would I need to make in order to do this? Here is the first part of my Makefile file:

 

# C compiler to use

CC = gcc

 

# Path to cxref utility

CXREF = cxref

 

# Any special flags you want to pass to the compiler

MYFLAGS = -Wall

 

#flags for profiling (see hacker.doc for more information)

PROFILE =

 

 

##############################################################################

# Do Not Modify Anything Below This Line (unless you know what you're doing) #

##############################################################################

 

BINDIR = ../bin

 

CFLAGS = -g $(MYFLAGS) $(PROFILE)

 

LIBS = -lcrypt -lgd

 

 

I have a 64-bit AMD and 4GB of RAM (only 3.2 shows with 3-bit distro). Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Please let me know if you need any other info.

I updated my Fedora 9 laptop today to Fedora 10, and this is how I did it incase any of you want to try (this is for the 32 bit release)

 

Quote:[root@localhost]# cat /etc/redhat-release Fedora release 9 (Sulphur)

Quote:(986/986): openoffice.org-core-3.0.0-9.10.fc10.i386.rpm | 90 MB 01:20 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Total 1.0 MB/s | 1.1 GB 18:57

warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 4ebfc273

Importing GPG key 0x4EBFC273 "Fedora (10) <fedora@fedoraproject.org>" from /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-i386

Is this ok [y/N]: y

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Slackware, the grand daddy of Linux distributions, has released a new version: Slackware 12.2. This new version runs the 2.6.27.7 version of the Linux kernel. The other updates include Xfce 4.4.3, KDE 3.5.10, HAL support etc. You can get Slackware 12.2 from one of their mirrors.

 

via osnews.com

http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2008/12/linu...-kids-back.html

 

.. surprisingly, from the point of view of someone involved in education.

 

I say "involved in education" since it appears they are a teacher by vocation... but it looks like their minds are too closed to become educated themselves, sadly.

 

(footnote: the blog is not written by the teacher - they are reporting the teacher's objections)

Dear All,

Hello, I am still not a heavy user of linux so please pardon my sillyness in asking this.

I recently installed CentOS-5.2-i386 and started working on it little bit. I also recently installed a program VMD (www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/) which though worked, but not fully, i.e. When i run vmd it says

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Info) Multithreading available, 2 CPUs detected.

Info) Free system memory: 1508MB (84%)

libGL: XF86DRIGetClientDriverName: 5.3.0 r300 (screen 0)

libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/lib/dri/r300_dri.so

drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID pci:0000:01:00.0

drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0

drmOpenDevice: open result is 5, (OK)

drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 5

drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports pci:0000:01:00.0

unknown chip id 0x7183, can't guess.

libGL warning: 3D driver returned no fbconfigs.

libGL error: InitDriver failed

libGL error: reverting to (slow) indirect rendering

Info) OpenGL renderer: Mesa GLX Indirect

Info) Features: STENCIL MDE MTX NPOT PP PS

Info) GLSL rendering mode is NOT available.

Info) Textures: 2-D (2048x2048), Multitexture (8)

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my system is

uname -a

Linux dhcp5XnX1.XXX.edu 2.6.18-92.1.18.el5xen #1 SMP Wed Nov 12 10:35:03 EST 2008 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

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glxgears

libGL: XF86DRIGetClientDriverName: 5.3.0 r300 (screen 0)

libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/lib/dri/r300_dri.so

drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID pci:0000:01:00.0

drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0

drmOpenDevice: open result is 4, (OK)

drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 4

drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports pci:0000:01:00.0

unknown chip id 0x7183, can't guess.

libGL warning: 3D driver returned no fbconfigs.

libGL error: InitDriver failed

libGL error: reverting to (slow) indirect rendering

1613 frames in 5.0 seconds = 319.589 FPS

1582 frames in 5.1 seconds = 313.140 FPS

1582 frames in 5.1 seconds = 311.108 FPS

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glxinfo

name of display: :0.0

libGL: XF86DRIGetClientDriverName: 5.3.0 r300 (screen 0)

libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/lib/dri/r300_dri.so

drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID pci:0000:01:00.0

drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0

drmOpenDevice: open result is 4, (OK)

drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 4

drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports pci:0000:01:00.0

unknown chip id 0x7183, can't guess.

libGL warning: 3D driver returned no fbconfigs.

libGL error: InitDriver failed

libGL error: reverting to (slow) indirect rendering

display: :0 screen: 0

direct rendering: No

server glx vendor string: SGI

server glx version string: 1.2

server glx extensions:

GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating,

GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_OML_swap_method,

GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_hyperpipe,

GLX_SGIX_swap_barrier, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer

client glx vendor string: SGI

client glx version string: 1.4

client glx extensions:

GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,

GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_allocate_memory,

GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_MESA_swap_control,

GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control,

GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync,

GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,

GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap

GLX version: 1.2

GLX extensions:

GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,

GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer,

GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGIS_multisample,

GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap

OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org

OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect

OpenGL version string: 1.2 (1.5 Mesa 6.5.1)

OpenGL extensions:

GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multitexture,

GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_point_sprite, GL_ARB_shadow,

GL_ARB_shadow_ambient, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp,

GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add,

GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar,

GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat,

GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two, GL_ARB_texture_rectangle,

GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra,

GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_blend_logic_op,

GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint,

GL_EXT_copy_texture, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_fog_coord,

GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_EXT_packed_pixels,

GL_EXT_point_parameters, GL_EXT_polygon_offset, GL_EXT_rescale_normal,

GL_EXT_secondary_color, GL_EXT_separate_specular_color,

GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_subtexture,

GL_EXT_texture, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp,

GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine,

GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_EXT_texture_object,

GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_APPLE_packed_pixels,

GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3, GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once,

GL_ATIX_texture_env_combine3, GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat,

GL_INGR_blend_func_separate, GL_MESA_pack_invert, GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture,

GL_NV_blend_square, GL_NV_point_sprite, GL_NV_texgen_reflection,

GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap,

GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp,

GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_SGIX_depth_texture, GL_SGIX_shadow,

GL_SGIX_shadow_ambient, GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays

 

visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav

id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat

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0x23 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None

0x24 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None

0x25 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow

0x26 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow

0x27 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None

0x28 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None

0x29 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow

0x2a 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow

0x2b 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None

0x2c 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None

0x2d 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow

0x2e 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow

0x2f 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None

0x30 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None

0x31 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow

0x32 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow

0x4a 32 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ncon

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dmesg | grep radeon

[drm] Initialized radeon 1.25.0 20060524 on minor 0

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Now i googled and found that i should install correct driver. So I downloaded "ati-driver-installer-8-11-x86.x86_64.run" (this was the only option available for my ATI radeon X1300 series)

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sh ./ati-driver-installer-8-11-x86.x86_64.run

Created directory fglrx-install.Z23219

Verifying archive integrity... All good.

Uncompressing ATI Proprietary Linux Driver-8.552......................

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ATI Technologies Linux Driver Installer/Packager

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Detected configuration:

Architecture: i686 (32-bit)

X Server: X.Org 7.1 7.2 7.3

Removing temporary directory: fglrx-install.Z23219

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After this i did:

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aticonfig --initial

aticonfig: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/libGL.so.1: cannot restore segment prot after reloc: Permission denied

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also glxinfo, and glxgears gives the same error

and "ls -lh /usr/lib | grep GL" gives (just to give more information)

# ls -lh /usr/lib | grep GL

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 432K Nov 10 2007 FGL.renamed.libGL.so.1.2

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Dec 3 10:58 libGL.so -> /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Dec 3 10:58 libGL.so.1 -> /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 463K Dec 3 10:58 libGL.so.1.2

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Nov 26 10:20 libGLU.so -> libGLU.so.1

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Nov 26 10:14 libGLU.so.1 -> libGLU.so.1.3.060501

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 515K Nov 10 2007 libGLU.so.1.3.060501

 

Please suggest how to correct this. Any input would be greatly appreciated (Also sorry for the long post)

Thank you

 

Please suggest how to correct this. Any input would be greatly appreciated (Also sorry for the long post)

Thank you