Ubuntu Linux

i have some probs with my ubuntu have being able to settup everything i need to keep my system running, the only thing i have been unable to sort out now is my wireless, In my vista partition i could send files from my pc to another system connected wireless to me,i can share my internet connection and also tap from another internet connections wirelessly, please is there a way i can do all these on my ubuntu, i currently use verizon wireless evdo card has my default internet connection, hope the use of wireless would not compromise it, i use inter pro/wireless 3945 Network connection driver for linux -which is a restricted driver, please any help would be appreciated,

omo i no get probs for the evdo, am just wondering how i can send files through wifi,

thanks mate   

Yellow dog 5.0.2

Sony was doing 'sme-sme' at the beginning refusing to allow access to the wifi hardware. When they finally did it was at first only to YDL, i don't know whether ubuntu, gentoo or fedora have gotten the improvements yet (there's an add-on cd that sony/ibm usually release with custom source code for the ps3, to use to extend your distro of choice)

ubuntu is on the ps3 but i hear it takes extensive work to get it to work properly. Gentoo supposedly is the best, due to its inherent 'from scratch' and 'from source' mentality, but most people would need a binary distro. The first linux i used was FC5- its basically like using ydl without the ps3-optimization. ydl is built with the ps3 in mind, and sony gives them attention first.

ydl has support for bluetooth devices including the sixaxis pad, but does not support the motion control functions. It recognizes usb devices, keyboards, mice, and bluetooth peripherals no sweat.

all linuxes on ps3 do NOT have hardware accelerated video. This means kde and gnome are dog slow. However ydl uses e17 (enlightenment) for speed with various gnome packages installed for added value (nautilus, gedit, etc)

since ydl is goddamn fedora, it means the kernel has been castrated of any ip-ambiguities such as divx or ntfs support. You need to painstakingly locate fc5-compatible power pc extensions to support ntfs (for external usb drives) and samba (for windows shares and cifs) and dvd/mp3/mpeg/divx support (installing vlc and mplayer can be a real challenge)

if you install the right packags and don't get killed by livna/freshrpms conflicts vis-a-vis fc5, you will get good speed on software scaling (fast bilinear only) for divx video and great perormance for mpeg1 and mpeg2. Unfortunately only the most basic postprocessing, and no other scaling than software scaling. There are projects in progress to leverage the power of the CELL processor for scaling and postprocessing (and decoding). lu-zero, unsolo and other ppc linux devs are hard at work and getting good results though not ready for fulltime consumption yet.

RAM is only 256 megs because RSX and its own 256 megs are blocked. DVD access is provided throggh a hypervisor so DECSS does not work, and blu-rays cannot be dumped. This means we can only watch unprotectd dvds through YDL, but the game os on psp supports encrypted DVDs.

YDL looks beautiful on a 720p hdtv. ALL linux on ps3 looks like shit on a standard def TV. ydl doesnt even install on standard def unless you go to text mode.

due to a lack of RAM and hardware accel, usage can be sluggish at times. e17 helps, and cell optimizations are on the way for all graphics related functions.

currently, sony disables one network interfacve when the other is in use to prevent us from using the ps3 as a router- i have no idea why.

in summary:

linux on ps3 is nice, and though a work in progress you can already use it to extend all your divx from various devices to an HDTV, which previously required a laptop that costs twice as much or more. with cell optimizations, more applications are on the way, like hi-def divx and windows media playback/streaming.

Most importantly it includes full-fledged cell devkits for those who want to practice developing for the cell processor.

ps3 = neat techie toy :-)

but the 360 is better for games,  that much is CLEAR.

yes o but its still undercontruction, am still working on some articles about installations and other basic howto, however anybody can contribute their tutor guides infact wellcome usefull post by all the guru in Nairaland.  it is hoped that the blog would be the home of the UBuntu Nigeria's loco group

is there a way i can virtualise windoze on fedora core 5.i  can't seem to get round the problem,  and any help would be appreciated, i love ubuntu but i don't like the fact that it seems to always be too windoze pleasing and that is why i wont install it, it encourages laziness , beside u can only get the real linux experience when u use redhat or any destro based on it, but all the same ubuntu is a good start for newbies

Well i've been using ubuntu also and so far it's been good. I quite understand that there are differences between distros, some are more security conscious, some for the simple end users, thats why you have to pick what suits you. I tried RH 9 and didn't like it, that was my first distro no one told me anyhting about it, didn't read anything and decided to buy it from ikeja. Bottom line it wasn't just for me.
Do you know why most windows users are now turning to linux, its because linux now speaks in human terms, ubuntu's slogan is linux for Human beings, it gives what the average user needs at the same time gives a powerful back end for those who needs it. Thats why i laugh at mac users at times. They sometimes don't know that what powers their mac is Unix and yet most people would love to have a mac.
Some people even adopted linux just because of beryl am using ubuntu because it gives me a balance between power and usefullness and surely u can't tell me Debian isn't strong enough

My latest scren shot

people, stop burning deflick, he said he loves ubuntu. He just said it encourages laziness and to an extent that is true. Most of u had your first linux experience with redhat which was like hell, so u were already gurus before using ubuntu. New users who start with ubuntu may never learn REAL linux because everyhting is so easy.

I'm just happy for bigbrovar who had problems with his aircard    or he may never have learned to use ubuntu properly

At the moment I use ubuntu by the way, and yellow dog on my Ps3 (which is a variant of FC5)

Also @esquire, there's no such thing as rh10, and nothing like rh9.2
I'm sure you mean rh7.2 and rh9

I personally prefer debian to red hat because it is free of ip restrictions. so i tend to prefer debian derived distros like knoppix and ubuntu. I'm only using yellow dog because it is ps3 optimized. As soon as ps3 ubuntu becomes stable, and spu-medialib is complete, i'm off to ubuntu on the ps3!!!!

deflick sorry if you feel you've been howled at but even could be a real pain. i could remember when i was trying to get my nvidia to work. it was hell, what didn't i do ? drivers upon drivers editing xorg and messing it up and fixing it back. going to the ubuntu forum no success until someone finally gave me the solution which was just a line of code i felt like banging my head when it worked.
bottom line when problems occurs in ubuntu, peeps give you command line solution and you learn that way.

@Jodina;

System Spec ? ?

man join the club man, i remembered that 3 months ago i was like u, but now people in these forum can tell u how far i have gone, i also dual boot my system with vista, though i have not used vista in about 2 months now, the process is very simple and easy and your specs is more then capable  to host ubuntu, about the dual boot, gimi a call on 08022982697 am in lagos and we can easily hook up and i will complete the process for u, including installing and software, to read more about ubuntu u can check here www.ubuntunigeria.com

Am a computer engineer too and have not heard about linux  and i think its not disgraceful
Men Jodina i think the guy is right, let me guess you happen to be many of the computer guru guys who thinks they've known the world with windoze and theres nothing there to learn anymore. Men look around you there are many things to learn about computing and if u want to do that start with LINUX Cheerio

sorry rich dad i was down with malaria , and am just recovering

Hey Darkman right on the spot again,  while i try to help people's path to discovering the power of ubuntu a bit easier by providing basic support with cds and softwares , like u said the ultimate achievement of true enlightenment through linux is a jorney that has to be walked alone, nobody can do that for u, i remembered some 3 months ago u gave me the push and a stick to walk with, but it was me who took the dive and ultimately learned how to walk on my own, yeah i still have countless of things to learn and know , cus with linux u can never know it all , there is always something new and refreshing, the ubuntunigeria project is about given people the push and the stick that there would need to explore the world of opensource its not about spoon feeding, cus if it were that then welcome to devavu and the world of windoze, spoon feeding cripples people for ever cus it deprives them of learning how to fish and the different way u can fish,

@ rich dad am now feeling beta u could call me on my number so that we can arrainge how u can come pick up the Ubuntu dvd,

@Dakmanzero,
   Thanks for your points.Yes!i do believe in the DO IT YOURSELF"theory when it comes to computer stuffs becasue thats the best way to become a guru like you  anyway i will looking forward to tutorials from you gurus 

@Bigrovar,
  How are you feeling now??hope you are better,  .Bytheway i can see that you are very busy.How can i get the fiesty dawn or the latest ubuntu? and also with what i have read from the ubuntu nigeria website i think i can go through some of the processes and if other help require i will contact you, so what about that?

@Rich Daddy

Yh, You can use alternate connections if the need arises, but since u're at Lagos - You can hold on, a copy of Ubuntu Ultimate 1.4 DVD has been mailed to bigbrovar in Lagos - I have just installed it, this is what it looks like . . .