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My memory is fading
18-08-2011 9:02 PM
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A couple of years ago, I started messing around with Linux, and downloaded a few OS`s to see what they were like.... I seem to remember one that had a dark red and black "flame" effect desktop page to start it off... I think it was called Phoenix... but can`t find it to download.... is it still available..
( I remember using it as a live cd on a friends laptop, when his windows failed.... and it actually had a wireless connection immediately)...(no B43 or driver download)
Re: My memory is fading
18-08-2011 11:19 PM
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I think the curent Linux Mint would likely cover things like B43 drivers without additional download but it certainly doesn't match your colour description (it is easy enough to chage themes if you must have red /black) and compiz (if that's still used) has / had a wonderful flame effect for closing windows.
I tend to think my own memory is also on the way out so someone else may be able to help with what you think you might remember.
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Re: My memory is fading
19-08-2011 8:25 AM
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Mint 11 is on one, at the moment, but if you check back on this board, you will see I had great difficulty getting the wireless to work with it... it needs to have the B43 Installer downloaded and installed AFTER installing the Mint 11..... BUT ... nowhere does MINT tell you you need to do this... which I think is a big shame on the guys who put it all together..I should think that 99% of users need the availablity of wireless internet connection, and the facility should have been included in the Mint 11 Download, or at least when you try to "connect" to the internet... a popup message should tell you to get the B43 Installer and download it..
( this shows the reason why MS Windows is so popular..... it does give you instructions on how to connect, and the structure is in the program to do this, without further "messing about" in the dark)
Re: My memory is fading
19-08-2011 9:06 AM
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Quote from: shutter I should think that 99% of users need the availablity of wireless internet connection, and the facility should have been included in the Mint 11 Download, or at least when you try to "connect" to the internet... a popup message should tell you to get the B43 Installer and download it..
Did you visit the Mint Forum and post this as a request? If not then you are just whistling in the wind mate. If they don't know about the problem they can't fix it. As to 99% no I would say about 30-40% rather.
Quote ( this shows the reason why MS Windows is so popular..... it does give you instructions on how to connect, and the structure is in the program to do this, without further "messing about" in the dark)
Thats NOT how I remember it. And having worked on those systems for 10 years I saw a lot of driver issues. Best one was a NEW revision of a nic card + old driver causing a server to reboot after 30 SEC up time. Took a LOT of head scratching to find that problem.
Most of the time XP will just say NEED driver - connect to internet - no connection = no driver, nothing to say what kind of driver was needed just "unrecognised hardware". Maybe the newer versions have better setups but I haven't/won’t be using them.
And as to using a several years old version of a distro... you are asking for problems not the least being MANY updates. No idea of whether the distro even supports the older B43 chip-set any more, most have moved to the newer Kernel driver.
Re: My memory is fading
19-08-2011 1:41 PM
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Re: My memory is fading
19-08-2011 4:33 PM
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Did you visit the Mint Forum and post this as a request?
No,. didn`t do that... was so frustrated by all the effort on the forum here, to get it working, that by the time I did, I was so pleased ....! just carried on...
I am surprised that nobody else has come across the problem, and not "reported" it or asked for it to be included... !..
Re: My memory is fading
19-08-2011 5:14 PM
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Well there Is now, Linux Is what you make It.
Quote from: shutter I am surprised that nobody else has come across the problem, and not "reported" it or asked for it to be included... !..
Re: My memory is fading
19-08-2011 5:36 PM
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Re: My memory is fading
19-08-2011 7:14 PM
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(Main reason is the 15" screen with a FIXED 1024x764 ratio My old IBM LT (P3/733Mhz) has at least 1600x1200 on the same size screen.)
Re: My memory is fading
19-08-2011 7:39 PM
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(I downloaded the DVD version specifically to get "everything", and not have to download any other drivers and stuff)...
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19-08-2011 8:13 PM
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I deliberately chose a laptop with an Intel wireless card because Intel has the longest history of supporting Linux with wireless drivers.
Re: My memory is fading
19-08-2011 10:00 PM
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They (broadcom) can`t gain anything under copyright protection because it IS available, BUT you have to get it seperately... My main gripe was that this was not made clear on the download page, nor at any time during installation .
Re: My memory is fading
20-08-2011 9:56 AM
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We have no control over the contents of ANY Linux distro, UNLESS you roll your own or modify the existing using remastersys. They only way of getting something added is by TALKING to the authors not the plebs.
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