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Hi. Can anyone help me. Got an AM2 4200+ dule core with 7600gs in sli mode. Installed both ubuntu 5.04 32bit and suse 10.1 (don't have the 64bit versions). Both install fine, but when I boot to the hdd, I have nothing on my monitor(blank). Think it's the sli. Short of removing one of my cards, how can I make it work, or id there a distro that will work with sli.

thedon --> Welcome to the forums but this is not the place to post your question as it is not related to distro sharing.

Please start a new thread.

Sorry

Ok to all of you interested, I just obtained the following distros.

Slackware 11 (DVD)
Ubuntu Server 6.06.1

and even though this aint a distro I thought I'd include it anyways incase someone is interested.

Ultimate Boot CD for Windows
Ultimate Boot CD 3.4

Futs wrote:Ultimate Boot CD 3.4

Oh yes! I have a copy of that. Its really cool ....especially when you want to backup/restore sys partitions....

K, got FC6 CD's 1-5 as well as DVD.

Note to all, if you wget a DVD, don't be surprised if it fails at 2.1 gigs or so with an error... Rather FTP it... I learnt the hard way

List updated!

Lets get downloads of all these

http://www.gridter.com/linx/linux.html

Jus kidding...

hey there. i looking 4 a good KDE linux. i new to it and still experimenting with it.

Im not a genious at Linux, but a friend of mine is using Suse...with KDE I think... Aparently thats pretty cool!

Maybe give this thread a look:
LINK

Does any one know if there is Linux os on the latest PCF mag?

@SBSP: Fedora Core 6

Futs wrote:@SBSP: Fedora Core 6

How much does the mag cost?
How is Fedora the last i played with was FC4 does it come with the 3d Desktop thingy?

was just under R40.

FC6 is pretty good, lots of supported hardware and loads of software included.
The look is pretty descent as well, I dropped the gnome and run KDE as the primary.

Installation and setup is pretty straight forward with a lot of services.
This is also one of the all in one distros.

FC and Suse is some of the most user friendly versions available, compiled for usability.

I'm currently running FC, Kubuntu and Windows XP on one drive.

Ok Linux peeps...

I made a special 25gb partition on my new hdd for linux and I go all excited when I say Beryl in action... so far as I can tell Feisty Fawn can be configured to get this eye candy without the user (me) committing suicide three times out of frustration...

But before I answer myself, what is the best Linux distro to get the most of the excellent pretty wow wonderful effects (Vista's backside!11!!)

...and then just as important... who is going to send me a disc withit... (I will pay... no really)

Beryl... BERYL...

Does anybody know where i can get RedHat 9?

Redhat is more a commercial disto, Fedora Core is a offspring of RedHat. If you want something commercial try suse it is owned by Novell a company that sells enterprise wide software, it also uses a rpm package system like Redhat. ( if you really want redhat you can try local linux vendors )

I don't think Redhat markets to the public

I found getting Beryl up and running on opensuse 10.2 was pretty strait forward. There are very good walktroughs on the net and everything you need you can download and burn to a cd, so you don't have to download it again if your installation goes boom.

There are two things I found that stalls my computer: Supreme Commander demo and beryl

I have Ubuntu 7.04, Redhat something somewhere and a version of gentoo I can't remember..will get the details when I'm home again.

I'm in the Centurion area.

Recently got Ubuntu 7.0.4 & Ubuntu Ultimate is anyone wants it. Preferably in the CT area Im more than happy to hand out copies. Should be getting some Studio Version aswel, where Video & music editing is the main base

OK, my list of Linux distros has been updated:

Ubuntu 7.0.4
Ubuntu Ultimate 1.4 CD iso
Ubuntu Ultimate 1.5 DVD iso - getting it this weekend

I really dont mind sending it to people, as long as you guys pay for shipping and a blank DVD

Does Beryl have to be downloaded separately?

Yes it does, as is true for most of Ubuntu. To be precise, Beryl merged with Compiz, with the "bells and whistles" product called "Compiz Fusion".

I discovered that the basic Compiz "Desktop Effects" are working on my new installation, but I'm not sure how, since I didn't install it.

Nifty though. Next step is to get Fusion going so I can also go "ooooh! purdy!"

OK guys, with the peeps that want Ultimate 1.5 from me, this is what you gonna be getting pretty soon:

DVD iso, bootable Live DVD Ubuntu Ultimate 1.5
Sent to you


Here some screenies from 1.5, I've setup links, rather because the pics are quite big

http://ubuntusoftware.info/Ubuntu_Ultim ... shot-5.png
http://ubuntusoftware.info/Ubuntu_Ultim ... hot-13.png
http://ubuntusoftware.info/Ubuntu_Ultim ... hot-25.png
http://ubuntusoftware.info/Ubuntu_Ultim ... eless3.png
http://ubuntusoftware.info/Ubuntu_Ultim ... beryl1.png
http://ubuntusoftware.info/Ubuntu_Ultim ... beryl2.png
http://ubuntusoftware.info/Ubuntu_Ultim ... beryl3.png

The rest of the shots are here
The YouTube vid is there aswel



The guys I need to send it to are as follows:

bootsie - Still need name and location, JHB/Durbs etc
FUSED
DAE_JA_VOO
Mori
D3PART3D - Still need name & address

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If anyone else wants let me know before 2pm today. I need to go to Waltons and get envelopes, which I will sponsor
Shipping is R35.90 overnight + R10 for the DVD so all in all it will cost you guys R45.90

Please add me to your "hit list".