Re: [Flightgear-users] Running FG on win 98(not SE)

2005-02-15 Thread Kristin
Jeremy, Thanks for the suggestions, I will probably download the cd images as $$$ is tight all our income goes into food and paying the mortgage with little left over for things like buying CD sets. A few years ago I would have just ordered of the net or run on down to my local software emporium

Re: [Flightgear-users] Running FG on win 98(not SE)

2005-02-15 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 22:51:25 -0500, Jeremy wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Windows must always be the first primary partition on the primary harddrive or it won't boot--which I re-learned the other day when I switched the WindowsME harddrive from a computer with a motherboard/cpu/memory

Re: [Flightgear-users] Running FG on win 98(not SE)

2005-02-15 Thread Jeremy Johnson
On Tuesday 15 February 2005 03:22 am, Kristin wrote: Jeremy, Thanks for the suggestions, I will probably download the cd images as $$$ is tight I use getright downloader so even if the connection closes I just redial and keep going so I can just download all night and part of the day. I

Re: [Flightgear-users] Running FG on win 98(not SE)

2005-02-14 Thread Dave Culp
So now I am at the point where I can do almost anything, I might as well put LINUX on a drive so what version is best easiest, and will support my hardware? I'd recommend going to cheapbytes, or osdepot, or some such place and ordering a CD set of the latest Mandrake distro. It's always

Re: [Flightgear-users] Running FG on win 98(not SE)

2005-02-14 Thread Jeremy Johnson
On Monday 14 February 2005 02:30 pm, Kristin wrote: Suggestions please, I don't mind downloading another flavor but with a 56k connection I don't want to have to download several to find one that works. Sorry you had problems making room for linux. Linux can be booted from either of your

RE: [Flightgear-users] Running FG on win 98(not SE)

2005-02-10 Thread Kristin
I am running or trying to run v0.9.8 fg, I have also downloaded SLAX linux Live 4.2.0 (180MB= 12 hrs) and am trying to config my mouse(not sure what com port or how to load mouse driver) linux boots but i have no mouse and am only able to TAB, ALT etc to navagate, it does support my audio and

Re: [Flightgear-users] Running FG on win 98(not SE)

2005-02-10 Thread Jeremy Johnson
On Thursday 10 February 2005 07:46 am, Kristin wrote: I am running or trying to run v0.9.8 fg, I have also downloaded SLAX linux Live 4.2.0 (180MB= 12 hrs) and am trying to config my mouse(not sure what com port or how to load mouse driver) linux boots but i have no mouse and am only able to

RE: [Flightgear-users] Running FG on win 98(not SE)

2005-02-09 Thread Vivian Meazza
Kristin wrote Running FG on win 98(not SE) I sent some information the other day , since then I have been able to at least get the control panel view up but my keyboard does not seem to operate anything. I tried 9/3 combinations and the page up/down keys to operate the throttle and most