Hey guys! Im having trouble setting up wireless on Ubuntu 8.10! Can someone help?
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#2
- Töki (HUN)
I had the same issue before. I gave up.
I gave ubuntu up.
Because buying Windows is too simple - Ubuntu.
I tried Ubuntu...when I realised that it didn't want to run GTA4 or CoD or even LFS...I gave up and went back to windoze... (BTW..Windoze 7 is the canines vernaculars!)
Might be tempted again by Linux IF they ever get it to support mainstream games "out of the box"
Might be tempted again by Linux IF they ever get it to support mainstream games "out of the box"
#6
- Tomba(FIN)
hahahahah me too.
Might be tempted again by Windows IF they ever get it to support linux binaries "at all"
I don't see how you are complaining about Linux not being able to run WINDOWS executables. Maybe game developers should actually make linux ports of their games...
That.
I never used Linux, in fact I avoided it for years. Decided to try Ubuntu and have loved it since. So much more manageable then Windows, and LFS doesn't run too bad in WINE
But native support from big studios would be superb.I enjoy that Ubuntu is faster then Windows, prettier then OSX (Compiz Fusion \o/) and more reliable then them both.
Anyway, what wireless card are you using? My wireless stuff just worked out of the box on Ubuntu.
In fact, only bit of hardware I had to deal with was my video card.
I use Ubuntu on my laptop, where it is infinitely faster than Vista. On my PC though, it has no proper driver support (800x600 with no sound or internet, not fun), and actually runs slower than 7. It seems to be a kind of hit and miss affair at times. And also the only way to run Windows games is through emulation, which is slower than hand-drawing the game 
Not true. I get ~80% of windoze performance in WINE (but with custom DirectX)
Dougie's hands do 90%
On a bike he'd probably do 2000% but it'd be monochrome, or have a few shades of green and brown, depending on where he's "drawing" 
I find it far easier to draw in 16-bit actually 
Not really though, I get ~15-20FPS in LFS on my laptop in Vista, where if it actually runs in Ubuntu (it usually crashes, or else refuses to load anything, like the attachment) it struggles to hit 1 or 2. I can draw 4 wheels and half a man in the time it takes to render it
And no DirectX apps run on my PC under Ubuntu using WINE, they just crash out and die. I've tried upgrading the GPU drivers to the latest Nvidia Linux ones, but they won't install either (complains about some missing lib, even after I installed it due to something else needing it before)
Not really though, I get ~15-20FPS in LFS on my laptop in Vista, where if it actually runs in Ubuntu (it usually crashes, or else refuses to load anything, like the attachment) it struggles to hit 1 or 2. I can draw 4 wheels and half a man in the time it takes to render it
And no DirectX apps run on my PC under Ubuntu using WINE, they just crash out and die. I've tried upgrading the GPU drivers to the latest Nvidia Linux ones, but they won't install either (complains about some missing lib, even after I installed it due to something else needing it before)
No problems for me with Linux and Windows games, at least the ones I have (CS:S, LFS, WC3). There is absolutely no performance drop, either.
I just gave up on Ubuntu! 
Stupid good for nothing dell drivers
Stupid good for nothing dell drivers Have you tried the forums?
http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=336
A lot of people have managed to get wireless working in Ubuntu. You could be one of them.
How did you managed to run CS:S in WINE?
Or you use non-steam version?
It's crazy they don't supply drivers for an OS very very few of it's users few, and that the PC doesn't ship with...
</sarcasm>
Jakg, they must supply drivers for all OS'es, forcing users to use windows is just plain stupid.
BTW, I got 40$ back from WinXP which was pre-installed on mine laptop cause I never used it
BTW, I got 40$ back from WinXP which was pre-installed on mine laptop cause I never used it
If Dell sell a computer with XP, I'd expect XP drivers - would I expect Vista / 7 drivers? Would be nice. Would I expect official Mac / Linux drivers? No.
I use the Steam version.
It's quite simple:
1. Install wine:
sudo apt-get install wine2. Download SteamInstall.msi from the Steam website.
3. Install Steam:
wine msiexec -i SteamInstall.msi4. Install CS:S via Steam.
I have played CS:S using Wine on three distros: Debian (my current system), Fedora, and Ubuntu. No major problems yet.
Thanks, never knew there is "msiexec" in wine.
To Jakg: imagine, you bought a new laptop with windows XP. 6 months after that, you upgraded to Se7en, and you spent money to it, but your drivers won't work.
What will you do?
Find drivers for it some other way - if not i'll be annoyed - but I can understand that they are selling me an XP computer, not a PC with 7 or Vista.
Will contacting dell support do any good? Also I will check the Ubuntu forums, I have been messing around with NDIS wrapper but gotten nothing so far.
Contacting Dell will result in he answer; go to http://www.ubuntuforunms.org
...I may as well ask, what wireless card you got?...
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