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bigrovar (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #480 on: August 08, 2007, 04:54 PM »

omo Afo i don fix the screenlet o, i finally got a blog that give me a how to guide, although it wasnt that easy i had to reinstall beryl but it all went well, and i have the screenlet working

by the way the whether code  4 lagos is "NIXX0012" lagos weather


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adewaleafolabi (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #481 on: August 08, 2007, 05:02 PM »

Men thanks. yesterday the beryl +screenlet + opera and some other programs + a corrupt package made my computer so slow that i had to log out and celtel disconnected me after
adewaleafolabi (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #482 on: August 09, 2007, 11:06 AM »

The weather stuff worked. it showed that rain was going to fall and it did
esquire (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #483 on: August 09, 2007, 01:20 PM »

Men how una dey now, its been a long time since have dropped by but anyhow sha am posting from my school cafe with a toshiba satellite pro core duo 2 and i wish it were mine with Ubuntu on it solely Wink Smiley Cheesy Grin you all fell my pain don't u well its all good Afo and Bigrover the linux convert turn linux guru whats up she we fit meet for Afo place tommorrow friday if yes flash me nos. cheerio ain't gor much time
adewaleafolabi (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #484 on: August 09, 2007, 01:54 PM »

u guys can come but what time are u coming o
hayprof (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #485 on: August 09, 2007, 02:59 PM »

The Meeting of the 'Buntus Cool

Am i invited? Lips sealed
adewaleafolabi (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #486 on: August 09, 2007, 03:40 PM »

medo of cpurse u are.
esquire (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #487 on: August 09, 2007, 03:46 PM »

@hayprof
Hammed u dey hem Grin Grin if u wan come, come now.
@Afo the time of coming will really depend on Bigrover so i'll holla u bout it. cheerio
adewaleafolabi (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #488 on: August 09, 2007, 03:49 PM »

na problem. Anyway hw far with connecting your phone via bluetooth ?
hayprof (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #489 on: August 09, 2007, 03:57 PM »

Am gon check ma Scedule,   Lips sealed

Wetin make i donate? Shaks,  Plenty dey Cool
esquire (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #490 on: August 09, 2007, 04:15 PM »

Am currently using the sagem now because am no longer using the sendo X so bluetooth is out of the question so am planning to get L6 and i have the cable so i will use that for the main time Hammed she no be shepe you dey bring along oo Grin Grin Grin
hayprof (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #491 on: August 09, 2007, 05:18 PM »

Ra ra O. no sepe na enough Garrium Sulphide, Grin Cheesy


Who dey bring Omi [water]?
adewaleafolabi (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #492 on: August 09, 2007, 09:40 PM »

Linux users get registered and counted o. me i've been counted and its quite easy go to http://counter.li.org and register o


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dakmanzero (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #493 on: August 09, 2007, 09:41 PM »

wow.

bigbrovar is a linux maestro now

I knew it! He always sounded like a potential linux guy Smiley
bigrovar (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #494 on: August 11, 2007, 09:16 AM »

afor i don finish the virtualisation o, i was able to enable the wide screen support and the mouse works even better now so i don't have to click the right ctrl key whenever i want to leave the virtual box, i was even able to create a shared folder between it and my feisty fawn, but the best news of all is that it connected to the net using my default connection, sweet, now i can use internet download manager on feisty fawn, so for now i intend to use xp as a slave os for my UBUNTU, @ Darkman, where have u been all this while  ? good to hear from u,
adewaleafolabi (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #495 on: August 11, 2007, 11:54 AM »

Big the linux guru please tell me how you made it use your default connection was it from the machine settings ? And guess what i saw fisayo on nairaland yesterday
mendax
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #496 on: August 14, 2007, 03:22 PM »

@adewaleafolabi
ol boy abeg how i go take start this tin now? abi how do i contact u?
cheers & more grees 2 your elbows!!
bigrovar (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #497 on: August 14, 2007, 04:55 PM »

check out windows xp  in a cube , and another power, of open source, another power of Ubuntu, another power of Linux!


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adewaleafolabi (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #498 on: August 14, 2007, 05:30 PM »

i'll try and see if my old machine can handle fiesty livecd in virtual box plus beryl.
mimoh_mi (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #499 on: August 17, 2007, 12:50 PM »

Hey guys, this thread is and will ever remain hot.
Been out of the ubuntu box. If anybody needs a copy
just call or mail me to get it. I have two copies but will
be giving out one.

As an open source explorer, an digging out on solaris. Nice
but not enough support like onther linux flavours. It's more
of unix.

Bye for now.
3d_hunter (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #500 on: August 17, 2007, 05:38 PM »

@ adewaleafolabi
i have been very busy, that is why you have not heard from me. as i said last, the system was able to boot from the cd, then it just stoped.  given me a blank screen
bigrovar (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #501 on: August 17, 2007, 05:41 PM »

MAHN i just installed compiz fusion , nd o boy that shit is da bomb, i can't say more ,



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bigrovar (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #502 on: August 18, 2007, 08:40 PM »

@ afo this is the screenshot of my current session try make sense of it please


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bigrovar (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #503 on: August 22, 2007, 09:11 PM »

 Wink


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bigrovar (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #504 on: August 25, 2007, 05:43 PM »

Here are some of my latest screenshot, the first one is  plugin in compiz fusion that enable all your workplace to be displayed.my first work place is firefox,2nd is my virtualised xp,3rd is a chat session ,the last is my amarok music player

the 2nd screenshot is the cube desltop
the last is my desktop
the last is just my desktop
Grin


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bigrovar (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #505 on: August 26, 2007, 03:10 PM »

hope its cool


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adewaleafolabi (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #506 on: August 31, 2007, 12:05 AM »

For those who need still need to run windows applications, try wine or this http://chxta(dot)blogspot(dot)com/2007/08/software-review-crossover.html
Gridlock (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #507 on: August 31, 2007, 01:05 PM »

Afolabi, have u tried runnig any windows games with wine? I tried GTA3 and the performance sucked. Later it just wouldnt start, telling me it was looking for a 800x600 mode. (wonder what on earth it means, changing my screen res didnt fix it).
I also tried cegeda/winex - which is supposed to be tweaked for windows games -  although it was the free unsupported version i got (i can't pay $15 per month for the purpose of gaming on linux).

Any successes out there plz holla.
dakmanzero (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #508 on: August 31, 2007, 04:56 PM »

if u want to game on linux, support games that compile native linux versions, like epic games (UT, etc) and id games like doom3.

don't bother with winex, etc. keep a windows partition for those games.

adewaleafolabi (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #509 on: August 31, 2007, 09:20 PM »

running games with wine could be a real drag. But even cedega aint that good but managable. Wine is growing but you could try linux game and you don't even need to compile them, there are binaries and even deb. i have a dvd worth of linux games like America's Army (Damn its graphic intensive), Nexuiz- death match, et-Medal of honour like but with team play.
There are tons out there if you need a list check wikipedia. I don't know if its possible to play 3d games in a virutalized environment but hey you could try virtual box to virtualize MS
adewaleafolabi (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #510 on: August 31, 2007, 10:38 PM »

Guys for those who haven't tried Songbird please do, although its still a developers preview, its sweet, am on jamendo downloading me some cool LEGAL music.(I like FREE so what).
Songbird is a multimedia player, a web browser and lots of other crazy stuff, its gives you the option of downloading your streamed music or to download any media file on that webpage. to it, its like the web is a music library, i use gprs and i've gotten up to 5track from jamendo so its fast. Its built on mozilla firefox, so its damn fast at the same time serves as a media player, why not go ahead and play the web www.songbirdnest.com
adewaleafolabi (m)
Re: Ubuntu Linux
« #511 on: September 02, 2007, 08:36 PM »

Fixing grub after windows reinstallation

Grab the CD you used to install Ubuntu on your computer. If you don't have it anymore, download a CD image from www.Ubuntu.com/download, and burn it on a blank CD. If you used the live CD to install, you will need to use the alternative installation CD with the traditional text mode installer.

Insert the CD in the drive, and restart your computer. It will boot on the CD instead of using the hard disk as usual. Now highlight the Rescue a Broken System line, and press Enter. Select your language and keyboard, and let the installer detect the network (for the computer name, you can leave the default Ubuntu) just like when you installed Ubuntu for the first time.

You will then be presented with a list of available partitions on your hard disks. Don't worry about the first line (/dev/discs/disc0/part1). Start looking at the other lines. You need to remember on which disk and on which partition Ubuntu is installed. Most of the time, you probably have just one disk. If you have Windows installed on it, it is probably located on the first partition of this disk, and Ubuntu should be on the second one. Therefore, you probably want to select /dev/discs/disc1/part2 (then press Enter), unless your situation is more complex.

On the last screen, select the first line Execute a shell in ,  You can now enter commands. Start by mounting the disks on your system:

foo@bar:~# mount -a

Now type:

foo@bar:~# df

Look at the list printed on the screen. Search the last column for the single / character, and on the corresponding line look for the first column. It should say something such as /dev/hda2 (the last few characters may be different for you). Now type the following command, and replace /dev/hda with what you have just read, but without the last digit (/dev/hda instead of /dev/hda2 in the above example):

foo@bar:~# grub-install /dev/hda

Wait for the process to finish. It might take a few minutes. About a dozen lines should have appeared on the screen. Check whether you find the text 'installation finished'. If you do, everything went fine. You can now restart your computer by typing

foo@bar:~# exit

Eject the CD, and then select Reboot the System. Welcome back to Ubuntu!
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