Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1945 mails)

[lynn <lynn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 16 December 2009 20:46:30 Clayton wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 20:02, lynn <lynn@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Thanks for the tips. I now have youtube and flash from the repo you
> > described
>
> Flash should be automatically installed the first time a user runs the
> software installer after the initial install.
>
> > I had to click accaptance check boxes. Is that correct?
>
> Yes, it's normal.
>
> > I've got Mplayer and vlc from packman too. Still nothing beyong 800x600.
> > I am totalling up the hours it has spent to get this far on a single
> > computer and whether anyone else without my opensuse list knowledge would
> > be able to get anywhere near it in 6 hours. Still trying.
>
> 6 hours is roughly what it takes me to get a Windows machine up and
> running... that's installing the OS, and then endlessly trawling the
> internet looking for drivers for each bit of hardware I've got
> connected.  openSUSE takes me 15 to 20 minutes to install (at the
> most), and then a couple minutes to set up the Community repos, and do
> the initial updates (which automatically  include the Flash player and
> a few other odds and ends).  Then I install my preferred media players
> (although the defaults work just fine as well)... plus a few other
> apps I like to use. Total install is under an hour.
>
> Your video issue... that would be interesting to sort out.  Guessing
> here... one of two things.. the video driver being used for the video
> isn't capable of going above 800x600 (unlikely) or the monitor isn't
> being autodetected correctly (most likely). Have you tried KMenu >
> Configure Desktop > Display and seeing if you can set it to a higher
> resolution?
>
> Webcam.... if the webcam supports the UVC standard (almost all new
> webcams do http://linux-uvc.berlios.de/ ) then it's pretty much plug
> it in and it'll "just work".  If it's an older webcam, it'll be
> somewhat hit and miss if you will ever get it working.
>
> C.
Sax2 fixed it. I now have 1024x760. It's not brilliant but it's acceptable. 
Webcams: That's a great site you mention. Some of those webcams are available 
for less than 20 Euros at my local hypermarket.
Thanks. L x
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