Yup, my XP installation got a virus, again. This time I'm not gonna do a complete reinstallation and wait 3-6 months for it to die! I'm gonna fully cross over to Linux, Fedora 9 to be precise. I've figured out how to boot and install it, so that's some work done. In this project I wanna be able to replace, fully my Windows XP installation and do with what I normally do in Windows. Now that's not just web surfing and printing documents, its tablet work and gaming and listening to itunes! Not to mention I need to 'fix' some linux annoyances such as non-grid icon placement.

issue 1: USB Keyboard doesn't work!
solution: Installed updates and set System>Adminitration>Bootloader>Set to 5 seconds

issue 2: Firefox font hard to read
solution: (In firefox) Edit>Preferences>Content>Fonts and Colours (Set mine to Lucida Typewriter size 20)

issue 3: Scrolling not smooth
solution:

issue 4: No flash support
solution:

issue 5: Rythmbox skips!
solution:

Applications Required (Something easy to install via Add/Remove Programs...)

1. Something to replace Itunes
Solution: Burnt everything onto discs and re-extracted onto Rythmbox... Can't update ipod tho...

2. Something to replace Painter X

3. A Wacom tablet driver

4. A video editing application

5.

We should be able to fix most of that

Review the lvn package list and select other packages you want to install

mplayer and vlc should automatically trigger downloading of most of the libraries you need for audio and video.

http://livna-dl.reloumirrors.net/fedora/9/x86_64/



issue 1: enable legacy USB support in the BIOS, that should help.


issue 2: install wine with the extra fonts "yum install wine" etc

issue 3: may have to install the AMD/ATI graphics drivers, not sure if there is a new driver out for fedora 9 yet.

issue 4:

http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/dow [...] moid=BUIGP

download install_flash_player_9_linu
x.tar.gz


Download Firefox from http://www.mozilla.com/

issue 5: try other audio players, if they skip also then it is likely a driver or compatibility problem.



Applications:

1. gtkpod "yum install gtkpod"

2. GIMP, inkscape, blender, etc

3. I thought there was a driver...

4. Kino? "yum install kino"



GL

issue 3: Scrolling not smooth

Check your video drivers, if it's running just generic linux drivers for your ati/nvidia cards, it will be choppy when scrolling. Install the required drivers :-)

issue 4: No flash support

Install 32bit flash support, there are a few tutorials out there for Ubuntu, it could possibly work for Fudora

issue 5: Rythmbox skips!

Check your sound drivers, I had this issue once, realised I had the wrong drivers for my onboard sound, fixed pretty quick ;-)


2. Something to replace Painter X

Gimp might be a good place to start, I'm going to be testing PAINT.NET in WINE as I found it a good program for working with .DDS files


EDIT: Linux_0 beat me to the punch

Thanks knightrous great advice by the way


@amdfangirl

As I mentioned in the other thread an inexpensive solution would be a $15-$30 SB Live or Audigy.

I have seen the value Audigy selling for around $30 new on newegg.

Unfortunately newegg does not ship to Australia besides the shipping would be very high.

You should be able to find one locally especially if you have any friends that upgraded and no longer need their old card.

Since your bandwidth is limited you could download some of the software you need at the library and run "yum localinstall ........." or "rpm -iv ..................".

GL

Newegg doesn't, but MSY Technologies does

http://www.msy.com.au/Parts/PARTS.pdf

Creative SB 5.1 =$23
Creative Audigy Value =$49

MSY is great, I pickup parts from in Brisbane all the time from them! They have stores all around Australia and the prices are pretty damn nice.

...wait when did I mention the sound card was at fault...? It works... updated that Alsa thing...

Any excuse to buy new hardware ;-)

knightrous and I are hardware heads

Most nicer PCI sound cards also sound and work better than most onboard sound chipsets.

touche! Nah, I think my onboard sounds well enough! Besides my bank balance is somewhere in the -$300 mark...

So what, if anything, still isn't working the way you want it to?

Are ATi's drivers any better? As you can see, I went nVidia with my new build... but still curious as my old computer is still around and I might decide to finally get a Linux-only box up and running.

I've heard they are improving, but I have yet to check them out myself; my old lappy with the 9700 mobility is pushing up daisies.

PSA: if you can, take broken or unused electronics, especially something as complex and hazardous as a laptop or desktop, to a proper recycling center!

I haven't decided what I'm doing with them yet... I have 2 fully functional computers... one had Windows and the other is running some version of Unix. (I inherited it when they received a new compy with Redhat installed). I don't know if I'll sell them, give them away, or hang on to them for when my daughter gets older. It would be nice to save one so that she has her own compy to mess up and doesn't break mine, I suppose.

^ how old is your daughter?

if she's like 2 or something chuck em away but if she's 12 keep em...

... still can figure how to install Ati drivers...

BTW: USB died again with a 110 error...