So ubuntu is on

[rabbit]

resolution solution

/me chuckles

Solving problems you have (and you'll have a LOT since you're still new to Linux) will be a lot easier if you setup a shared partition.  NTFS works fine now (if you use ntfs-3g driver, not the default ntfs one), especially with Vista.  FAT32 will work fine too, as long as you don't try to store large files.

[CrAz3D]

Yeah, I need to go back and create one :-\.

Solution for RESOLUTION ISSUE: (hopefully I can find that via a search here, if I need it again)
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=3473521&postcount=3

Modify /etc/X11/xorg.conf so that a new monitor is added for
the tv-out, marked as disabled. Specify on the device section
the name of the dummy tv-out.

add:

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "TVOutput"
Option "Disable" "true"
EndSection

find Section "Device" and add:

Option "monitor-TV" "TVOutput"

Now to fix the sound.


p.s. I love how these threads become a lovely log of my progress.

[Sidoh]

That's because Ubuntu comes with all kinds of extra crap.  What you should do is download ndiswrapper and the Windows drivers you need and burn them to a CD, and then you can install those on Fedora and all should be well with the world.

The 'bulk' isn't really as negative as you're making it seem.  It sure does come with things you'll probably never use, but it works out of the box more often than any distro of Linux I've ever used.

For the record, I've used Fedora 8 on my machine as well.  It doesn't run any faster. :)

I don't think I'd like to use Ubuntu as a server OS, but it kicks ass for a desktop OS.  It's extremely well managed and I've been impressed time after time with how well it works with my hardware.

Crazed, as for the sound, I think the best way to find a solution for it is to find the name of your hardware, type it into Google and hack "Ubuntu" on the end.  You should get plenty of helpful results.

[CrAz3D]

Yup, installing an alsa driver now.  Hope that works.

Edit: It works, sorta

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1) sudo aptitude install build-essential
2) mkdir alsa
3) cd alsa
4) sudo wget ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/driver/alsa-driver-1.0.15.tar.bz2
5) tar xvjf alsa-driver-1.0.15.tar.bz2
6) cd alsa-driver-1.0.15
7) sudo ./configure
sudo make
9) sudo make install
10) sudo reboot now
11) unmute all channels in mixer and sound work
Get the most recent driver from the alsa page, the current driver is 1.0.16.
Unfortunately, this doesn't allow the speakers to work as they normally would, they're WAY too quiet :(.

[CrAz3D]

So ... anyone wanna explain a "blacklisted driver"? ;)  (Compiz says my driver is blacklisted, am I SOL?)

[iago]

Generally, a blacklisted driver is one that's listed in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist (or something similar). But from the context, I'm guessing it's something else?

[CrAz3D]

I'll post the exact print from the terminal once what I'm doing now is done.

[Sidoh]

Hm, I thought Ubuntu came with Alsa.  I can run alsamixer on my machine and I definitely don't remember installing it.

[rabbit]

CrAz3D, the only thing you probably needed to do was
modprobe alsa

[CrAz3D]

Ooops?  ;)  Sidoh, how would I access alsamixer?
edit:
Something happened and alsa was no longer installed.  Found it in the package area, installing now.  hmm


Compiz works now ???.

Typed SKIP_CHECKS=yes compiz in the term and it works ::).  Hope it stays working

[Sidoh]

$ alsamixer

[rabbit]

# is better!

[CrAz3D]

So I have all of the alsa related packages installed (via package manager) yet it doesn't run (I assume as I have no sound) when I restart.  Start up script?


Modprobe alsa is not working, either.  "module not found"

[CrAz3D]

Well, looks like this is about as good as I'm going to get it for now.  The sound works (poorly) and compiz only runs when I enter compiz --replace in terminal or the run dialog ::).

Whatever I guess.

[Sidoh]

Have you tried enabling compiz through the "Appearance" settings?

Settings => Preferences => Appearance => Visual Effects

I think anything above "None" makes compiz the default WM.