On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 13:45:24 +0100, Richard wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Knoppix will let you test whether the graphics card in the laptop will > work with OpenGL and Flightgear. Unfortunately, it will not "fix" it > in any way that makes it work better in Windows. ..this depends on the card and on the Wintendo version, some cards do work better on GNU/Linux. > That said, yes, you can download Knoppix yourself, you do not have to > buy the CD. Any recent release will probably tell you what you need to > know. There used to be a Flightgear specific bootable CD, but I don't > think it has been kept up to date recently (apologies if it has, > please speak up if you know different). > > I use an old version (4) of EasyCD to burn ISO images when in Windows, > because it works. I suppose that Nero can do it as well but I have > never tried. Whatever software you use, make sure that you burn the > ISO file as an image file, and don't just put it on the CD as a > regular file. If you say what CD burning software you use, I am sure > that someone on the list will know how to make it work properly. ..a little more detali here would be helpful, I dumped Wintendo looong before I got CD burners, so I dunno how it's done in that system. > You may need to change a setting in the BIOS to make the PC try to > boot from the CD before the HD, otherwise you will still get Windows. > This is harmless, because if there is no CD it tries the HD next. It > may already be set because Windows 2K and XP come on bootable CDs for > easy installation. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
