Does anyone here use Linux?

**WasteOfSpace** · 08-17-2010 11:38 PM

I'm having a few problems with my computer, if anyone uses linux I think I'll ask for some help.

**ninja9578** · 08-18-2010 12:28 AM

I use it professionally, what is your problem?

**OldNutter** · 08-18-2010 12:33 AM

I use it whenever Windows annoys me... that being said, I'm pretty good with it.

**Keresztanya** · 08-18-2010 01:57 AM

I used to use it, but I can't get it to boot lately...

**WasteOfSpace** · 08-18-2010 02:43 AM

I'm having two problems, I'm using USB version of slax (On an SD card though) and it has worked multiple times before but suddenly it just stopped working, it goes to a black screen when I try to boot it and the cursor turns into an 'X'. And when slax did work I couldn't get Wine to run.

**OldNutter** · 08-18-2010 02:53 AM

Trying copying it to an actual USB stick, see if that works. if it does then your SD card, or SD card reader is shot. As For Wine.. I don't use ot that much, cause I have windows, but you could try reinstalling it.

**WasteOfSpace** · 08-18-2010 04:32 AM

Well it turns out I fixed it but thanks for helping anyway(lol), and I did try that at the time and it still didn't work, even on the USB device. Now I have a new problem, when on Slax it doesn't detect LAN internet cable, although it works on my normal XP and Ubuntu.

**Maria92** · 08-18-2010 06:55 AM

I'm not Slax-savvy, but I am wondering if perhaps you don't have the right device driver installed. That seems to be my primary cause of hardware not working.

**adimarten23** · 08-18-2010 10:10 AM

Well I am using Ubuntu 9.10 since last 2 years I wouldn't of recommended Linux because of it's steep learning curve and it wasn't compatible with most hardware. Since then Linux has come a long way. Most Linux Distributions are very solid and user friendly

**WasteOfSpace** · 08-18-2010 12:15 PM

You see, I sort of knew a driver wasn't installed, but I'm not really the best with computers; so what is a driver- and if its not installed how do I reinstall it? (Doesn't it require some specific computer info?) Also does anyone here work with Python?

**OldNutter** · 08-18-2010 06:32 PM

You really shouldn't need to download a driver for Linux.... It should already had it, useless it's a properitary driver, which is a pain to get. You might be able to get it from your distros software repository. Only thing is that you need to know your network card or motherboard make.

As for python... I havnt done anything with that in about 2-3 years. What are you programming?

**PXUmais** · 08-20-2010 01:12 AM

Installed it on a virtual machine once, (Virtual Box).. It was pretty cool.... Especially the Compiz effects...

**ninja9578** · 08-20-2010 02:10 PM

Compiz is now built into Ubuntu by default. Takes quiet a powerful graphics card though to do the effects.

**PXUmais** · 08-20-2010 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by ninja9578

Compiz is now built into Ubuntu by default. Takes quiet a powerful graphics card though to do the effects.

Cool, I noticed.. It was slightly sluggish, especially since it was installed on a virtual machine... It didn't have direct access to the hardware... None the less, those effects were