was out of Linus for about a year after a Windows XP reinstall reset the
boot loader.I was running 10.1, skipped over 10.2 & 10.3. I heard some
nice things about 11.0 so I took the plunge over the long weekend.

I had fewer problems with the install, when right in with no problems. I
couldn't find the exact HP printer model in hardware set up, but the
model just under mine (same printer, no network interface) so I picked
it and it worked. My wife's HP 4 in 1 was a challenge but I read the
info on the HP site, downloaded the latest hplip and now I have that
working on the network too. (I wish that the HP windows software worked
as well !).

I like the part where it will automatically configure additional repo's,
that made setting up my Nvidia card and getting MP# support a breeze
(not like 10.1),

So far this is a keeper !

John Karpich wrote:
> was out of Linus for about a year after a Windows XP reinstall reset the
> boot loader.I was running 10.1, skipped over 10.2 & 10.3. I heard some
> nice things about 11.0 so I took the plunge over the long weekend.
>
> I had fewer problems with the install, when right in with no problems. I
> couldn't find the exact HP printer model in hardware set up, but the
> model just under mine (same printer, no network interface) so I picked
> it and it worked. My wife's HP 4 in 1 was a challenge but I read the
> info on the HP site, downloaded the latest hplip and now I have that
> working on the network too. (I wish that the HP windows software worked
> as well !).
>
> I like the part where it will automatically configure additional repo's,
> that made setting up my Nvidia card and getting MP# support a breeze
> (not like 10.1),
>
> So far this is a keeper !

Everybody is running 2 gig of ram or better and half a terabyte
harddrive or better. What did they save by hacking the printer database
and making you jump through hoops?

You running KDE4 with desktop effects?

Claude Hopper wrote:
> John Karpich wrote:
>> was out of Linus for about a year after a Windows XP reinstall reset
>> the boot loader.I was running 10.1, skipped over 10.2 & 10.3. I heard
>> some nice things about 11.0 so I took the plunge over the long weekend.
>>
>> I had fewer problems with the install, when right in with no problems.
>> I couldn't find the exact HP printer model in hardware set up, but the
>> model just under mine (same printer, no network interface) so I picked
>> it and it worked. My wife's HP 4 in 1 was a challenge but I read the
>> info on the HP site, downloaded the latest hplip and now I have that
>> working on the network too. (I wish that the HP windows software
>> worked as well !).
>>
>> I like the part where it will automatically configure additional
>> repo's, that made setting up my Nvidia card and getting MP# support a
>> breeze (not like 10.1),
>>
>> So far this is a keeper !
>
> Everybody is running 2 gig of ram or better and half a terabyte
> harddrive or better. What did they save by hacking the printer database
> and making you jump through hoops?
>
> You running KDE4 with desktop effects?

Nope

Athlon XP2700+, 512MB ram, Installed on a 80 MB Western Digital HD.
Nvidia 5200 Ultra Video, SB Audiology Sound. Running KDE 3.5, cause I
heard about the problems with 4.0. Most HP printers run PCL 5, so a
close match is good enough.

On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:45:33 -0400, John Karpich wrote:

> was out of Linus for about a year after a Windows XP reinstall reset the
> boot loader.I was running 10.1, skipped over 10.2 & 10.3. I heard some
> nice things about 11.0 so I took the plunge over the long weekend.
>
> I had fewer problems with the install, when right in with no problems. I
> couldn't find the exact HP printer model in hardware set up, but the
> model just under mine (same printer, no network interface) so I picked
> it and it worked. My wife's HP 4 in 1 was a challenge but I read the
> info on the HP site, downloaded the latest hplip and now I have that
> working on the network too. (I wish that the HP windows software worked
> as well !).
I have just come from Debian. My only problem with suse 11.0 is that
because I have a Dell desktop Dimension C521 when installing any distro
the switches 'apci=off and noapic nolapic ' have to be used. With Debian
after installation everything works but with suse the switches have to be
used every time I start the computer. It is annoying.
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Neil Ellwood wrote:
> I have just come from Debian. My only problem with suse 11.0 is that
> because I have a Dell desktop Dimension C521 when installing any distro
> the switches 'apci=off and noapic nolapic ' have to be used. With Debian
> after installation everything works but with suse the switches have to be
> used every time I start the computer. It is annoying.

You can add these to grub so you do not have to enter them all the time.
edit /boot/grub/menu.lst or go via YaST to edit it.

houghi
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On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:31:20 +0200, houghi wrote:

> Neil Ellwood wrote:
>> I have just come from Debian. My only problem with suse 11.0 is that
>> because I have a Dell desktop Dimension C521 when installing any distro
>> the switches 'apci=off and noapic nolapic ' have to be used. With
>> Debian after installation everything works but with suse the switches
>> have to be used every time I start the computer. It is annoying.
>
> You can add these to grub so you do not have to enter them all the time.
> edit /boot/grub/menu.lst or go via YaST to edit it.
>
> houghi

I will try that this afternoon. Thanks.

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Linux user 335851

On Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:00:28 -0500, Neil Ellwood wrote:

> On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:31:20 +0200, houghi wrote:
>
>> Neil Ellwood wrote:
>>> I have just come from Debian. My only problem with suse 11.0 is that
>>> because I have a Dell desktop Dimension C521 when installing any
>>> distro the switches 'apci=off and noapic nolapic ' have to be used.
>>> With Debian after installation everything works but with suse the
>>> switches have to be used every time I start the computer. It is
>>> annoying.
>>
>> You can add these to grub so you do not have to enter them all the
>> time. edit /boot/grub/menu.lst or go via YaST to edit it.
>>
>> houghi
>
> I will try that this afternoon. Thanks.

Thanks Houghi,

IT WORKED.

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Linux user 335851

Neil Ellwood wrote:
> Thanks Houghi,
>
> IT WORKED.

No problem and thanks for the feedback.

houghi
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rather watch a bunch of sweaty guys jumping all over eachother,
than, say fashion TV - where hot models walk down the runway.

Claude Hopper wrote:
>
> Everybody is running 2 gig of ram or better and half a terabyte
> harddrive or better.

Nope. I have 11.0 with KDE3.5 installed on my desktop machine, 750MHz
Athlon, 512MB RAM, 80GB HDD. (Although I usually use my Macbook which is on
10.3)


--

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Ulick Magee <ulickatmaildotcom@feckoff.invalid> wrote:
>Claude Hopper wrote:
>>
>> Everybody is running 2 gig of ram or better and half a terabyte
>> harddrive or better.

>Nope. I have 11.0 with KDE3.5 installed on my desktop machine, 750MHz
>Athlon, 512MB RAM, 80GB HDD. (Although I usually use my Macbook which is on
>10.3)

I have 11.0 installed on a laptop with 512K memory (but higher
speed.)

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