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Ok so what do ya think...
lazygamer:
Well, it looks like my search is over, I found something that looks really good. Perhaps tommorow I'll have to install it, and see if Harddrake detects it.
Ok much thanks! I found the mixer thingy, and I was like "WTF?! Why didn't this have a shortcut?!". My sound works FINE! Just crank 'er up and all the music and SFX blasts through.
Ok but this is funny, alot of the games don't seem to load at all on my Linux. My theory is that it's my video card. Ok I guess custom Linux drivers are on the shopping list. At least I know a great place to get voodoo 3 drivers.
In addition I took my baby steps and... READ THE FUCKING MANUAL! I've finished the "computer retard section", I think im at chapter 10 now. I wanted to tackle more chapters, but I need a sleep! Im afraid that after the user guide ends, it will be nothing but raw reference guides. That's no good. What's a direct link to semi-tutorial documentation on the net, that's perfect for someone who has just finished the user guide? I know of a few sites that I could sift through, but it's nice to know EXACTLY where to look on the site, not just "dig through this pile of n00b stuff and you'll find something".
Oh and here's a question. I removed most of the panel icons in KDE. I thought it would TEMPORARILY remove them, and they would be back after re-logging in. Boy was I wrong. Any way to reset the panel icons to their default setting?
BTW, I re-tested my Mandrake. Removing those services vastly improved Mandrake boottimes.
Mandrake boots in 76 seconds, XPoo boots in 35 seconds. XPoo restarts in 40 seconds, Mandrake restarts in 48 seconds. I judge boot times from the moment I press enter on the Lilo boot menu, to the moment I can click on the start menu. I judge reboot times from the moment I choose reboot, to the moment im into Lilo. Why does XPoo boot quicker?
As I continued my tour, I've noticed even more cool things in Mandrake, and im sure I'll discover more and more as I grow to accept my new friend.
voidmain:
quote:Originally posted by lazygamer:
Ok but this is funny, alot of the games don't seem to load at all on my Linux. My theory is that it's my video card. Ok I guess custom Linux drivers are on the shopping list. At least I know a great place to get voodoo 3 drivers.
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Are the games you are trying to run actually installed? I don't know if this is still the case but I recall in past versions of RedHat there would be shortcuts for all the games on the K menu, even if you didn't install the games. Maybe Mandrake is the same way? I think the *only* game that comes with RedHat that I've ever had trouble with is Tux Racer, but like I said I didn't spend any time on it.
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In addition I took my baby steps and... READ THE FUCKING MANUAL! I've finished the "computer retard section", I think im at chapter 10 now. I wanted to tackle more chapters, but I need a sleep! Im afraid that after the user guide ends, it will be nothing but raw reference guides. That's no good. What's a direct link to semi-tutorial documentation on the net, that's perfect for someone who has just finished the user guide? I know of a few sites that I could sift through, but it's nice to know EXACTLY where to look on the site, not just "dig through this pile of n00b stuff and you'll find something".
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Sorry I can't be of much help here, when I was in your postition with Linux it was nearly 10 years ago, things have changed drastically. All I can say is there are *boatloads* more n00b documents out there than there were 10 years ago. In fact the RTFM source was pretty much the Linux source code itself. It may be daunting but you'll eventually run by sites with information that make sense to you. Just type your questions into Google and generally it spits out useful information.
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Oh and here's a question. I removed most of the panel icons in KDE. I thought it would TEMPORARILY remove them, and they would be back after re-logging in. Boy was I wrong. Any way to reset the panel icons to their default setting?
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http://www.kde.org/documentation/userguide/adding-programs.html
The "kpersonalizer" command runs the same configuration command that runs on a first time login and would accomplish an entire reset.
Of course you could fiddle with the "kickerrc" file, maybe deleting/renaming it would cause a new default one to be generated but I doubt it. One solution would be to generate a new session with "kpersonalizer" then make a copy of your ~/.kde directory so you can copy the default files back when you want them (like the ~/.kde/share/config/kickerrc). Maybe someone knows an easier way? I always change the default anyway and put my own ICONs there.
lazygamer:
quote:Are the games you are trying to run actually installed? I don't know if this is still the case but I recall in past versions of RedHat there would be shortcuts for all the games on the K menu, even if you didn't install the games. Maybe Mandrake is the same way? I think the *only* game that comes with RedHat that I've ever had trouble with is Tux Racer, but like I said I didn't spend any time on it.
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I chose to install all the games, but I didn't choose indivdual package selection. So maybe several games weren't installed by default? How would I go about installing specific games from the Mandrake games package, without having to re-install Mandrake?
So if it's the fact that the games don't actually exsist, maybe my card works fine. Oh... I really need to try out an emulator on Linux. Okay... get teh joystick driver, ummm a driver is easy to install right? Ok well I'll take my chances. Oh yes, I probably have to compile the damn emulator. So I'll D/L it, then ask for help.
TheQuirk:
I remember something about going to a settings panel or something like that.. Or was it administrator panel? There was a "package manager." Just click on it and you'll have a list of al the RPMs you installed and can installed (under the instalable tab). Just search for "games" and then selct all of them and hit install. It will then prompt you for the Drake CDs.
lazygamer:
Thank you Quirk. Well I've have done a n00b mistake. Everytime I learn how to fix a mistake, rather then re-install Mandrake, I get better.
Here's what happened. An idea crossed my mind! Just delete my "Shawn" account. Then create a new one. KDE default stuff restored. I musta fucked something up, cuz now when I go into userdrake I get a "Error. Cannot lock user lib file /etc/ptmp or /etc/gtmp exsist". I think userdrake prematurely closed on my actually, can't remember. So what did I do exactly, and how do I fix it? My account is still there in the exact same condititon, but Userdrake don't work now.
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