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So I decided my first project w/ VMware would be to install gentoo and start learning how to use that distribution. For one thing it helps if I could learn how to type correctly or at least check for typos before rebooting into a new kernel. As I type this gentoo’s emerge is building the [ READ MORE ]
My fellow PBLUG members got me interested in a software product product called VMware Workstation 4.5, from VMware. So upon finding a decent price I placed an order for two, one for my workstation at work, and the other for use at home. So what does this VMware do you ask? VMware Workstation enables software [ READ MORE ]
I went wardriving last night for the first time in about a year. Last time I went I used Netstumbler on Windows98, this time I did it right and was using Kismet on Fedora Core 1. I drove around Midland for about an hour and a half and I really had a good time–it was [ READ MORE ]
2560×1024x24bpp. That’s right got X up and running on my 17″ panels at home last night using my Athlon box. Gave the P4 machine one last try using the Radeon 9000 but no luck. I’ll just keep the Matrox G550 in that rig and start testing Fedora Core 2 test 2. Seems [ READ MORE ]
It seems that I was correct in my assumptions about Linux’s kernel motherboard drivers. I installed Fedora Core 1 onto my Athlon box. which has a Radeon 9000. Downloaded and installed ATI’s binary drivers configured it for large frame buffer mode. Started up X and VIOLA! it worked. Granted this is on 15″ panels at [ READ MORE ]
The Matrox G550 dual head video card arrived on schedule yesterday and I swapped it out with the Radeon last night. Downloaded the DRI Project’s latest CVS source of XFree86, configed it to build drivers for Matrox cards, made it and installed it over my 4.3.0.2 install. Started X and it came up just fine [ READ MORE ]
Ever since I installed Fedora Core 1 onto my workstation at my apartment I have been wanting to get my dual display working just like I have it in Windows XP. It seems that getting it to work correctly in X is like getting a root canal. I’ve been hacking at it for the past [ READ MORE ]