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Hi from memory you run

alsactl

to store your settings after alsaconf

alsactl [options] [store|restore] <card # or id>

edit I must remember to read post fully

Shot at 2007-09-09

Etch xfce, conky tilda and gartoon icons with some tweeking and desktop pic from nybill on lottalinuxlinks forum


a large version is here

http://www.my2bits.org/images1/sunset_keys_snap.png

This is how i setup dual boot on ppc macs. in osx download carbon copy cloner. (ccc). plug in an external firewire harddrive ( ihave used 30gb firewire ipod) clone your hd onto it. use the osx install disk to partition your hd with osx on the first partitooon. the rest as free space. startup from yo...

Thanks for the replys I'll investigate when I get home this evening.

Maybe its 1394 (firewire) not usb?

Hi I have a ppc emac running etch, very nice it is to. But to use ekiga and my apple isight webcam, I have to reset permissions in /dev/video1394 and /dev/raw1394 then ekiga and the isight work great with my gizmo account. The problem is after a reboot I have to do it all again? any ideas howto FIX ...

Job wrote: now is there a good light file-manager i can use with fluxbox? .

yes rox-filer very fast easy to use and setup.


http://rox.sourceforge.net/desktop/static.html

Also, Mac's screens from what I've seen aren't really too glossy. But my System76 widescreen is very glossy, and it makes all of my apps/programs look much nicer in the end. My whole desktop environment looks nicer actually :) . The glossy screen is an option when you buy it. glossy if you want to ...

As a Mac / Debian user I put my 2 pennys worth in. I'm a switcher switching from osx to linux I use debian 70% osx 30%. first off there are two issues. software and hardware Mac is both debian is not, 1 software Ease of use: for a beginer osx wins at a canter. the gnome and kde boys would learn alot...

Joe - thamarok Thanks for your replys Here in the uk it's almost impossible to buy an os free laptop. Although I have seen desktops. I do know about System 76 and others but at the moment they dont ship to the UK. Tobe honest unless they can setup a base here I could see them being rather expensive ...

Hi The idea is not just about getting a pc with no os, or getting your windows tax back. Its about trying to provide an easy way for for: A: people that would like to buy an os free machine without having to delete ms or chase up their refund B: at a discounted price through volume sales C: establis...

I think they still offer something comparable - the N series - with no OS installed and a copy of Freedos shipped with it. In fact, I suppose you could purchase a very nice, basic dell desktop and install Debian on it after you've wiped the Windows OS. yes heres the link http://www.dell.com/content...

I think they still offer something comparable - the N series - with no OS installed and a copy of Freedos shipped with it. In fact, I suppose you could purchase a very nice, basic dell desktop and install Debian on it after you've wiped the Windows OS. yes heres the link http://www.dell.com/content...

My machines are named after there proccessor speeds. so mac classic is called 8 powerbook 3400 200 amd 300 p3 567 mac G4 677 mac G4 867 emac G4 1333

Hi. I like others have been really worried and anoyed by the difficulity in buying a laptop free from microsoft windows. This tax means that meny people that run Linux have to support MS as the hardware venders will not supply blank machines to the public. They will how ever to companies. ( well del...

I ran updatedb and localepurge and there was about 8 or 9 apps in the status section which I've removed.

I'm updating some apps now then will reboot and see if it runs any better.

Thanks

Hi How do I perform maintainance on my debian box? I come from osx and when I saw glitches showing up I would run disk utility and all would be well. (usually) Are they any similal programmes / commands for debian and if so what. They only programme I have found is orhan, but I'm sure the must be mo...

Hi all I have a G4 ppc tower digital Audio and am running debian etch (2.6.18.3). every time I start I have to do alsaconf as it forgets my settings. I have tried running alsactl store but it still fails to load the sound card. On startup I get some message saying that aslactl store failed?? If I tr...

Jeroen wrote:

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aptitude install gnome gdm x-windows-system

should work, and give you a graphical system.

Thanks I'll give it a try

Hi all, just installed (Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 r0a "Sarge" - Official powerpc Binary-1 CD) on a g4 ppc but when I fire it up It asks for my login and pass word fine. Then I get text? and I dont know what to do to get the desk top (gui). I have no internet connection with linux but do if I lo...