On 10/10/13 05:33, C wrote:
Oddly enough, now, in addition to the graphical issues, we are also now running into sound problems... I have to admire the persistence of my friend. He really wants to run Linux :-) I'm still trying to work through the issues. It is quite slow since I'm trying to do it all remotely.
Everyone's advice is appreciated. We are making progress. And.... it's done. My friend gave it a go for almost a week to try and get a stable Linux on his system. He tried ElementaryOS (a disaster from the start), Ubuntu 13.10 (couldn't even get the installer to find his drives because of GPT), and then openSUSE 12.3. openSUSE was the closest to actually working, but... with the constant segfaulting X, unreliable sound, and a host of other bizarre issues, he finally gave up and installed Windows.
He has tried many times over the past 8 years. I have to give him credit for trying... and trying again :-P He says he might try again after openSUSE 13.1 is out.
But... yah... that didn't go so well.... again.
C.
I wonder....... When I first started in Linux I had a few hassles caused by the use of "/" and "\". Windows uses "\" and Linux "/" and using the former for a Windows user is automatic. It wasn't until one person cottoned on to what I was typing when reporting a problem that the whole thing was resolved :-) . I learnt the hard way to use "/" :-) . BC -- Using openSUSE 13.1, KDE 4.11.2 & kernel 3.11.6-3 on a system with- AMD FX 8-core 3.6/4.2GHz processor 16GB PC14900/1866MHz Quad Channel Corsair "Vengeance" RAM Gigabyte AMD3+ m/board; Gigabyte nVidia GTX660 OC 2GB DDR5 GPU -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org