Linux-Which distributions do you use?

Andy_J · Post by **Andy_J** » Mon 31 Jan, 2005 6:26 pm

The kernel has had calculator link cable drivers for a while now. In fact, they are deprectating them now in favor of userland programs.

dysfunction · Post by **dysfunction** » Mon 31 Jan, 2005 10:36 pm

I've got 2.6.2, and that doesn't have the cable drivers.

koolmansam375 · Post by **koolmansam375** » Tue 01 Feb, 2005 1:52 am

I use Slackware. I was thinking of trying Gentoo but my comps not that fast and i dunno how to configure all that stuff. Whos the other Slacker?

I would assume that you can use any text editor. Linux has like 15 to choose from. Youd need the right compiler and squisher and linker (TiLP) tho. Which would those be tho? zasm for compiling, 'wine devpac8x' for squishing? Any better solutions? Also is there a version of the asm.bat file that can be used for linux? like a bash script or whatever language thatll accomplish that?

btw does anyone know how to setup a wlan in Linux? I have a Linksys WMP54G (RaLink 2500 chipset) i tried to use ndiswrapper and wireless tools but my dmesg output has no wlan0 in it? how do i set that up?

CoBB · Post by **CoBB** » Tue 01 Feb, 2005 6:19 am

Wine devpac? Are you kidding? It takes just a couple of lines in c. If you have downloaded Acelgoyobis, you can find bincalc.c in the sources dir. Just compile it and there you go.

Post by **tr1p1ea** » Tue 01 Feb, 2005 7:40 am

Yes, all devpac does is slap an appropriate header on your file.

Andy_J · Post by **Andy_J** » Tue 01 Feb, 2005 2:18 pm

dysfunction wrote:I've got 2.6.2, and that doesn't have the cable drivers.

They should be there. I don't remember exactly where they are, but they should be in there somewhere.

shadowing · Post by **shadowing** » Tue 01 Feb, 2005 3:10 pm

Why don't you upgrade to 2.6.9? Maybe it has cable drivers.

koolmansam375 · Post by **koolmansam375** » Tue 01 Feb, 2005 7:39 pm

AndySoft wrote:
dysfunction wrote:I've got 2.6.2, and that doesn't have the cable drivers.
They should be there. I don't remember exactly where they are, but they should be in there somewhere.

Yes Ive seen them too. They have support for the parallel link and silver (USB) link tho.

For wireless support would i need a newer version of a linux distro (which in turn has newer stuff in it) to be able to setup a wireless network?

coelurus · Post by **coelurus** » Wed 02 Feb, 2005 3:57 pm

You shouldn't need a super-duper new kernel for wlan, just do a search on google and you should find lots of info.

koolmansam375 · Post by **koolmansam375** » Thu 03 Feb, 2005 11:53 am

Its ok now. I found a little guide on linuxquestions.org. It was even specific to my distro AND wireless card.

Post by **benryves** » Thu 03 Feb, 2005 1:35 pm

Knoppix (the only one I've tried) hates my hardware. No network card, locks into low resolution (1024x768), scratchy sound. Not to mention a ghastly and laggy interface (graphics card problems? Maybe).

Come on, even BeOS plays fair with my hardware!

So, I think I'll stick to Windows for the moment.

Timendus · Post by **Timendus** » Wed 09 Feb, 2005 11:59 am

I run Gentoo on my server. Without a graphical environment, because that would only slow things down unnecessary. And it has been running perfectly for... 56 days, 20:45 hours at the moment. For desktop work I prefer Windows though.

And Ben; Gentoo recognized all my hardware as soon as I put the CD in. Except for my LAN card, I had to supply it with the proper driver, and that was it.

Post by **Patori** » Fri 08 Apr, 2005 12:59 pm

mandrake... and slackware...

dysfunction · Post by **dysfunction** » Fri 08 Apr, 2005 5:25 pm

benryves wrote:Knoppix (the only one I've tried) hates my hardware. No network card, locks into low resolution (1024x768), scratchy sound. Not to mention a ghastly and laggy interface (graphics card problems? Maybe).

Come on, even BeOS plays fair with my hardware!

So, I think I'll stick to Windows for the moment.

That's not really fair... what would you expect from a distro running off a live cd? Knoppix isn't intended as a permanent OS.

Post by **Patori** » Mon 11 Apr, 2005 1:14 pm

koolmansam375 wrote: btw does anyone know how to setup a wlan in Linux? I have a Linksys WMP54G (RaLink 2500 chipset) i tried to use ndiswrapper and wireless tools but my dmesg output has no wlan0 in it? how do i set that up?

Whahahaahahahaahahaa... it's impossible... Linux hates wireless networking... (for me and my friends at least) :'(

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Linux-Which distributions do you use?

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