EFI is already used by Apple, and if you want to dual-boot one with
Linux (or that other major OS) then you have to download install
REFIt, which acts like a bootloader gives you the options to boot into
an OS, from a CD or flash drive, or go into a shell, use the disk
partitioner, get the about
On Wed, 2010-06-09 at 16:41 -0500, JMJ wrote:
On 06/09/2010 04:13 PM, andrew mcelroy wrote:
I wouldn't mind collaborating with someone on a bash 101 or
linux 101 workshop/interactive presentation.
Depending on what you have in mind for Linux 101 I might be able to
help. My first
I'm not sure what security issue you're referring to. Do you mean
that you had to configure your router to not use WPA security?
Chris
On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Jim Fuqua jimfu...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks for the help Tuesday night concerning non-functioning wlan on
my new laptop. We
That's really good to know. I've used REFit on dual-boot Mac/Windows
systems. I didn't realize you could use that for dual booting to
Linux, too!
Chris
On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 9:39 AM, Jim Peterson jim.sokytec...@gmail.com wrote:
EFI is already used by Apple, and if you want to dual-boot one
I'm currently DB with OS X Ubuntu 10.04. The Nvidia driver is a bit
wonky, though, when rendering web pages that you have to scroll on. It
quite often gives you double lines of text/pictures, but you can select
all on the page straighten most of it out. Kind of annoying, and I
think I'll
Ubuntu lets you choose between the open source Nvidia driver and the
proprietary Nvidia driver. Have you tried both? Does one work any
better than the other?
Chris
On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 12:58 PM, Jim Peterson jim.sokytec...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm currently DB with OS X Ubuntu 10.04. The
Yeah, it doesn't make any difference. I've even waited to see if the new
2.6.3x kernel might make a difference, but no dice.
Jim
On Thu, 2010-06-10 at 13:00 -0500, Chris McQuistion wrote:
Ubuntu lets you choose between the open source Nvidia driver and the
proprietary Nvidia driver. Have you
So can I put on the website that we will have a presentation called
Linux 101: Getting Started with Linux at 2 PM, by Joey and Andrew?
Chris
On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 6:47 PM, Howard White how...@usit.net wrote:
On 06/09/2010 04:41 PM, JMJ wrote:
On 06/09/2010 04:13 PM, andrew mcelroy wrote:
On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 6:35 PM, gk gm5...@gmail.com wrote:
Honestly Grub2 is not that difficult. I had a stuck installation that all
the files weren't generated properly and it really is an easy, easy fix. It
took me 30secs with this.
It might be easy if you're a Linux enthusiast, sys admin,
On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:47:01 -0500, Greg Donald gdon...@gmail.com wrote:
It might be easy if you're a Linux enthusiast, sys admin, or the like.
Personally I'm sick of dealing with stuff like you describe. I've
been hearing Linux is going to become mainstream and easy for
something like 13
On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:55:04 -0500, Chris McQuistion
cmcquist...@watkins.edu wrote:
The progression you mention is spot on: LiveCD, load linux on a spare
beater computer (dual boot is a pretty advanced topic; just look at the
fight I had last night before my presentation about GRUB2), boot
On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 6:47 PM, Greg Donald gdon...@gmail.com wrote:
One of the keynotes today at RailsConf was @unclebobmartin explaining
how our software is not in any way keeping up with our hardware:
http://en.oreilly.com/rails2010/public/schedule/detail/14134
It's so fucking true.
On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 08:25:36PM -0500, gk wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:47:01 -0500, Greg Donald gdon...@gmail.com wrote:
I personally could type those commands with ease, I just don't want to
anymore. I'm sick of fixing Linux when it breaks. At what point do I
get to quit having to be
On 06/10/2010 05:35 PM, gk wrote:
trim
http://grub.enbug.org/Grub2LiveCdInstallGuide
Honestly Grub2 is not that difficult. I had a stuck installation that
all the files weren't generated properly and it really is an easy, easy
fix. It took me 30secs with this.
thank you for the nice
On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:29:30 -0500, Howard White how...@usit.net wrote:
thank you for the nice write up, but trimmed for response purposes
You missed the play by play, gk. GRUB2 was never the problem.
Oh no, we've never had a problem with a computer not wanting to do the
right thing.
15 matches
Mail list logo
