=2D----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 What sound chip is installed? it's likely a ac'97. A good cheater I found for installing modules when you're not quite sure wh= at=20 it is, I boot off knoppix, then look at the modules it loads. Knoppix is incredible in that respect. I haven't missed a module yet due to knoppix. nathan Am Sunday 02 February 2003 01:23 pm schrieb PLUG@sahuaro.us: > Thanks Nathan, > > That sounds like a cool system! More comprehensive then tagfiles. > > Right now I need to find me a good tutorial on loading modules so I can g= et > sound and the Lucent modem working. I've spent this morning browsing the > documentation installed (a hell of a lot, BTW) and trying to decide which > are up to date and which are not. I'll check LDP tomorrow from work. > > Dennis Kibbe > > Quoting Nathan England : > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > It's really not that bad. I've been working on a package retrieval syst= em > > for > > > > slack for about a year. So I have hundreds of updated packages on my > > server and using my package system, I just type > > arcanum install and it grabs eveything I want and > > installs/upgrades > > it. It works great for my business. arcanum.sh has the ability to update > > everything through a cron job. I've also been adding service checks and > > failover to it. It's much nicer than the original slack, but I may be t= he > > only one to think so! With out open source, it never would have been a > > thought. I also rewrote the installation scripts, instead of dialog it's > > a text console, but it also adds the ability of keeping track of > > everything you > > > > do, then copies it all to a floppy disk, so if a week later you've > > trashed something, you pop the cd in, along with the floppy and it > > installs everything exactley the way it was. It is so far working perfe= ct > > on IDE systems, but I've been having some problems on scsi systems > > because my only scsi test system is a VMware scsi machine! Granted that= 's > > how I do all mytesting. I also have i686 built packages for kde 3.1. If > > you're interested > > > > in those, let me know, along with any language packs you want. > > > > Of course, if I wasn't in Payson, or broadband was available, you could > > just arcanum.sh install kde3.1 > > > > nathan > > > > Am Freitag 31 Januar 2003 07:55 nachmittags/abends schrieb Dennis Kibbe: > > > On Friday 31 January 2003 12:01 am, you wrote: > > > > Now that there are a few of us talking, did you have a question abo= ut > > > > it? > > > > > > I've been patiently waiting!! > > > > > > > > nathan > > > > > > > > Am Mittwoch 29 Januar 2003 08:14 nachmittags/abends schrieb Dennis > > > > Kibbe: > > > > > I'm curious to know if anyone on the list is running Slakeware. > > > > > > > > > > Dennis Kibbe > > > > > > Nathan, not yet. I'll planning to install it on my prime system this > > > weekend (maybe even tonight) replacing Debian Woody. I'll gain KDE 3 > > > :-) and lose APT > > > > > > :-( > > > > > > A test install on a spare drive went smoothly and left only sound & > > > modem to configure by hand - same as when I installed Woody. > > > > > > One reason for switching besides KDE 3 (I know I can hack Woody to get > > > it) is I feel I should learn to complie kernels and programs from > > > source (and do other daring things:-)). Up to now I've been dependent > > > on binaries if > > > > I > > > > > wanted something. > > > > > > I do wonder how much more trouble it will be to keep system updated > > > since APT made that job child's play. > > > > > > Dennis Kibbe > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > - -- > > Nathan England > > > > Arcanum Linux ! > > nathan at the-arcanum.org > > jabber id: linuxjunkie@jabber.earth.li > > > > "A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular." > > - --Adlai Stevenson > > > > > > Registered Linux User #189789, Machine #106603 > > www.sincerechoice.org > > > > Spam related material will be forwarded to: > > uce@ftc.gov > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iD8DBQE+PBikQ7yNnsYcupwRAsxMAJ0SFaAn38qWsdrtVipBvSNdzJPimgCfeCnC > > Dq5Ck+k/SWYRQ5TJyDc13uE=3D > > =3DXcb8 > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > ------------------------------------------------- > This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss =2D --=20 Nathan England Arcanum Linux ! nathan at the-arcanum.org jabber id: linuxjunkie@jabber.earth.li "A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular." =2D --Adlai Stevenson Registered Linux User #189789, Machine #106603 www.sincerechoice.org Spam related material will be forwarded to: uce@ftc.gov =2D----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+PdEyQ7yNnsYcupwRAj3LAJ0c+PWHBPkD6DuXV5Nine+YLiLSNQCgro8G 0K2MAkU949LUGq+AaJ9knBo=3D =3Db2mY =2D----END PGP SIGNATURE-----