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« on: May 14, 2007, 11:19:09 PM »
I will write a weekly, if needed, guide on how to do something if someone is have issues or I think it is just outright cool..  I will try and have them done by Friday so that you all have the weekend to work on your systems.

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5/11: Dual boot: Windows XP and openSuSE 10.2
5/18:  How to get wireless working in openSuSE 10.2
6/3 DVD Playback in SuSE 10.2: How to watch movies
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« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2007, 07:38:29 AM »
Awesome, thanks so much Swimmer. I am on Vacation at the moment but will be reading. Thanks again.
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« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2007, 05:28:55 PM »
Quote from: Shug7272 on May 15, 2007, 07:38:29 AM
Awesome, thanks so much Swimmer. I am on Vacation at the moment but will be reading. Thanks again.
i will look into it, but i have suse 10.1 lol i downloaded/installed the wrong version  Rolling Eyes
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« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2007, 06:57:25 PM »
Ummm..  How did you do that?  Did you look in the wrong location?
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« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2007, 07:01:51 PM »
Quote from: Swimmer on May 16, 2007, 06:57:25 PM
Ummm..  How did you do that?  Did you look in the wrong location?
no i had downloaded suse 10.1, never touched the dvd i burned the iso to. then downloaded suse 10.2 and accidentally grabbed the 10.1 dvd instead of the 10.2 dvd right after i used gparted. and i didnt think about it untill i had like 5 minutes of install left  uglystupid2
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« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2007, 07:09:39 PM »
You might actually be able to upgrade.  Try placing the 10.2 into the DVD drive and selecting upgrade for the installation type.  I have never tried this method, I have always just reformatted.
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« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2007, 06:15:21 PM »
thanks, but i'll stay with this untill i get wireless working and more ram for my laptop, then i'll upgrade versions. right now i'm still trying to learn the basics  Razz
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« Reply #7 on: May 24, 2007, 02:36:44 PM »
hey swimmer i need help with wireless and i never saw you do a tutorial. any help is appreciated.
if you reply to this i'll start a new thread for it. but just letting you know  Razz if i cant get suse to work i can change to ubuntu i guess. Smile
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« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2007, 08:55:37 PM »
Doing it Monday..  My mom was really sick.. Sorry about this guys.. I will make it up to you.

What type of wifi card do you have?? Does SuSE detect it or not?
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« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2007, 10:14:48 PM »
Quote from: Swimmer on May 26, 2007, 08:55:37 PM
Doing it Monday..  My mom was really sick.. Sorry about this guys.. I will make it up to you.

What type of wifi card do you have?? Does SuSE detect it or not?
Sorry to hear that about your mom  undecided, hope she is feeling better now  Smile

well i have an acer aspire 3100 laptop with the integrated "Acer InviLink 802.11b/g Wi-Fi!" is all i know about it. and i dont think it detects it because i have the wifi switch turned on but nothing happens. it just says the my network manager is off....and wont let me turn it on, so i use an ethernet cord and all is fine.
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« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2007, 10:18:13 PM »
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Sorry to hear that about your mom  undecided, hope she is feeling better now  Smile

well i have an acer aspire 3100 laptop with the integrated "Acer InviLink 802.11b/g Wi-Fi!" is all i know about it. and i dont think it detects it because i have the wifi switch turned on but nothing happens. it just says the my network manager is off....and wont let me turn it on, so i use an ethernet cord and all is fine.

see if you can find out what wireless chipset it uses. I looked for a few minutes but i couldn't find it.
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« Reply #11 on: May 26, 2007, 10:22:20 PM »
same here dlewis, i looked again and this is all i found   
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Networking Network adapter
Wireless NIC Acer InviLink 802.11b/g
Data Link Protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Features Acer SignalUp
Compliant Standards IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED

i guess i could uninstall suse and use ubuntu, i can use that easier and it recognizes my wireless better....
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« Reply #12 on: May 27, 2007, 09:28:17 AM »
It isn't going to matter to much... The way that the guide is going to be written is using the windows drivers anyways.  Just wanted to know if it detected it.
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« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2007, 06:48:43 PM »
Finally.. it is done.. enjoy..  Any ideas for the next ones?
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« Reply #14 on: May 28, 2007, 06:50:04 PM »
thanks swimmer, looking at it now!.

ummm...what about loading xgl in suse? i am not using it untill i get a new laptop and reinstalling suse on it but hey, you wanted a topic for a guide  Very Happy
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