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the driver thing may well be where I fall flat on my face but I think I may well knock up a system tomorrow I have a spare 64 bit 3000 chip and board so I may well bash at 64 bit :)

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s'only the full-on 3d driver that seems to not be installed by default, so you'll get a system up an running within 30 mins.

Re: Ubuntu
 

If you're going to go for an x86_64 distro, you might want to look at something other than Ubuntu. While it's probably the best 32-bit distro out there, there isn't an official Debian version for AMD64 yet, and so there have been reports of people having problems.

You might like to try Fedora (from Red Hat) or Suse instead -- from what I've read, they're reckoned to be the two best 64-bit distros.

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Blimey, finally got it to work with the 3d drivers... thanks to this post on the Ubuntu forum - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=24557

Word of warning... don't forget to backup the xorg,conf file before you start editing it! :rolleyes: It makes life a helluva lot easier if you screw it up (like I did the 1st time).

I've got no idea about 64-bit Linux, as I'm still on 32-bit, so I'd trust Tristan on this one :tu:

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Ive gone with the 32 bit on your recommendation :) I think I may have made a balls up though,it wasnt connected to the net during install willit be a mare to configure???
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Now Im starting to quiver I kinda hoped to avoid any recomiling well its installed now time to have a look :)
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Ok plugged modem direct to pc running Ubuntu no net
no idea how to set it up :confused: no idea even how to restart it :LOL: guess im a Linux muppet


Looks nice though had a little look around it could well do as a web browser / media machine if I can get the web that is

Ok created a keyboard short cut to shut down etc aint I good :)

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Go me go me go me :D I am now using my ubuntu and configered my own net. Now I need help where do I find a virus scan :) :) gonna look at avast site

Do I need one? is there one here im missing am I muppet ??? :D

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Fair play, Zing :)

I was gonna point you in the direction of http://www.ubuntuguide.org/#networking but looks like you don't need it.

As for AV, it's a lot less necessary than under Windows... I've got figures in a report somewhere here at work that show the number of viruses available for Windows compared to Linux. Will try and dig it up, cause it makes for interesting reading.

What you have to bear in mind is that using Linux, you don't generally use your root account for everyday tasks (unless you use Lindows or Linspire or whatever it's called now), so if you do get infected by a virus, it tends to be less effective by default.

Saying that, using an anti-virus is still a very good idea. I believe Ubuntu comes with clam anti-virus installed by default. Have a look for that in Synaptic to start with, and have a play with it if it's already installed. If not, either give that a go, or there are some alternatives you could try... I think Panda do a Linux version, I know for a fact that Sophos do too (although that might be more difficult to get hold of, as they don't sell direct to the consumer market).
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Also, maybe now would be a good time to suggest bookmarking the following site... http://www.tldp.org/docs.html

The Linux Documentation Project is not specific to a particular distribution, but has loads of general docs on various subjects, covering subjects for both newcomers and more experienced Linux users.

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Nice one dude enjoying playing around ;) id rep ya but i need to spread some love :) look and feel is sound anyway not a convert yet mind :D

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Given that, to my knowledge at least, there has never been a single Linux virus "in the wild", I don't bother running an antivirus programme.

But if you want one for peace of mind, Clam is free and updated regularly.

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Its issolated on its own machine so I may as well not bother running one then :) its gonna take a long time sussing it out,the interest bug needs to hit me,when it does ill be able to research and learn as I go.At least its a start ;)

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I got my package of cd's for this today.

Running the 64 bit live cd, it looks OK & runs fast enough etc.
If I can incrwease the screen resolution abov 1024 then I might just be tempted to use it myself.

Problem is that I still need to be able to boot into windows for the kids etc.

I have a spare 2nd drive to use for it, how would I go about making it dual booting?

Cheers,
Zoombini.

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I got all mine today too, still can't get a belkin wireless NIC running on the 32 or 64 bit version though.

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Dual-booting is dead easy -- just let the installer do it for you. It will recognise you've got Windows on your PC and will install a boot menu so that you can select either Ubuntu or Windows when you start the PC.

As to the resolution thing, it's pretty easy to solve, but it requires editting a config file and so can't be done with a Live CD.
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Do you know what chipset the card uses? Is it a 'b' or 'g' card?