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<br>Steve<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2008/11/6 David Goodwin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:david@codepoets.co.uk">david@codepoets.co.uk</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Roger Frisby wrote :<br>
<div class="Ih2E3d">> Hi guys, as you know I eventually managed to download a copy.<br>
<br>
</div>Hello Roger,<br>
<div class="Ih2E3d"><br>
<br>
> Could not get the cd/dvd writer to burn some photos, but the last straw<br>
> was when the movie player would not play AVI video files without a codec.<br>
> I can understand the problem with WMP players but AVI ?<br>
<br>
</div>I install 'vlc' or 'mplayer' - both play every possible format under<br>
the sun (At least any format I've ever been able to find that's a film<br>
etc).<br>
<div class="Ih2E3d"><br>
<br>
> I do not like suse, I do not know why, I just don't. Fedora is the only<br>
> program i have used that will recognise the Belkin USB wireless device.<br>
> The only problem is that I keep having problems loading it.<br>
<br>
</div>I presume this is the same USB network stick thing as you mentioned at<br>
our meeting? Unfortunately there aren't many 'good' USB wireless<br>
adaptors out there :-/<br>
<br>
I bought a wireless USB adaptor from the LinuxEmporium who guarantee that<br>
their stuff works (apparently) but I couldn't get it working<br>
(after spending more than a few hours :( )<br>
<div class="Ih2E3d"><br>
> It also appears to me that such a basic operating system should have a<br>
> really good Internet system. That will recognise hardware such as the belkin device that i use.<br>
<br>
</div>I /personally/ feel you may be better off with e.g. a Netbook type<br>
thing (i.e. it comes running a web browser / .wireless etc all work)<br>
or a computer that's preloaded.<br>
<br>
There was a recent article on LWN.net mentioning how Linux supports<br>
more hardware than any other O/S; annoyingly my DNS issues seem to<br>
stop me from finding a work-able URL.<br>
<br>
If you get bored, or have too much time on your hands, try :<br>
<br>
- Slackware<br>
- FreeBSD<br>
- OpenBSD<br>
- NetBSD<br>
<br>
<br>
:)<br>
(I say those in jest, as the last 3 aren't Linux-es)<br>
<br>
David.<br>
<br>
(Now I just need to figure out why my DNS goes titsup in the late<br>
evening... is it a conspiracy by my wife to make me go to bed before<br>
22:00?)<br>
<font color="#888888"><br>
--<br>
David Goodwin<br>
<br>
[ david at codepoets dot co dot uk ]<br>
[ <a href="http://www.codepoets.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.codepoets.co.uk</a> ]<br>
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