Re: Upgrading from XP to Linux
Al Getz wrote:
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> i probably wont
> need a manual -- it was much much simpler then i
> ever thought. Im counting my change now... 
> I see linux works with jpegs too, which is a
> very good thing.
> Any ideas how to get the modem to work?
Probably. Can you tell us the make and model number?
Of course, if you have what is called a "WinModem", then
perhaps not, because those aren't real modems. If you are
unfortunate enough to have one of those, then just replace it
with a real one. It will work with Linux, and will work faster
with Windows. When using a WinModem, the CPU spends a lot of
time just tweedling bits up and down to create tones to send
down the phone line.
> List of results/problems so far:
>
> 1. Couldnt figure out how to read the FAT32 hard drive.
> Only the virtual drive showed up on menues.
> Wanted to save a test text file to hard disk and
> couldnt because it doesnt see them or something.
> Four 'DOS' hard drive partitions show up as
> one drive "dev/something" in the config thing.
You're making this too difficult. It's already there, I'm
pretty sure, but let's add a nice icon on the desktop so
you can get there easily:
If you're using KDE (and you certainly should be), just right
click on the desktop, choose Create New/Device/Hard Disk Device,
let go the mouse button, and from the dialog, choose the devie
tab and from the drop-down list, select mnt/windows.
That creates an icon which opens the Windows drive.
> 2. Couldnt find any development tools on the cd, maybe
> they are in the full cd set? I heard lots of stuff
> like that comes with linux distro's.
There are generally 3 to 6 CD's in a full Linux distro.
That much stuff is (as you mentioned) a LOT to download.
No doubt the MandrakeMove is stripped down to just enough
to give people a taste of Linux.
You could, if you were a glutton for punishment, download all the
development tools (and games, and...) that you want. They are all
free, but I wouldn't bother unless your time is worth nothing.
> 3. Couldnt find more then one desktop style, i thought
> there were something like four including GNome?
See above.
> 4. Cant download Euphoria for linux until i get int connect.
> Cant download under win and transfer under linux because
> cant find hard drive paths in menues/file manager.
See above. Or, click on the "home" icon on your desktop, then
hit the up button twice. Then select the "mnt" icon, then "windows"
icon. You should be there.
> Overall opinion thus far:
> 1. Very interesting what you can download for free these days
> If more people knew, im sure they would give it a try.
> 2. Looks like a scaled down version of windows, or something
> very much like it. I have to wonder what would happen
> if Linux took off a bit more giving MS more competition...
> Would MS try to sue based on how similar the systems are?
> I had the feeling all the graphics were somewhat 'flatter'
> and less colorful then win, although i couldnt get more
> then one desktop style, and i think the 'MOVE' version
> is based on 9.2, not 10.0, if that matters.
Except that it is a scaled UP version of Windows. You'll find that
out after you use it a while. There are literally hundreds of
desktop themes available to make it as flashy as you want. Probably
don't get those with the Move version (for space reasons, again).
Even 9.1 and earlier versions had themes, etc.
10.0 is a bit faster, and supports more newer hardware.
> 3. Too interesting to ignore.
> 4. CD Move version takes longer to load programs i hope,
> because startup of most program apps was noticeably slow.
> I would expect disk version to be much much faster.
Yes. That's one reason I hesitate to recommend Knoppix or Move to
people who might not realize that fact.
> 5. Couldnt do any performance measurements (yet).
No major difference, if all you're doing is timing one program.
The benefit you get with Linux is that you can be running as
many programs as you want, and still get good performance.
Regards,
Irv
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