swarfendor437 Â Â 14 #109 Posted February 29, 2012 There is no point in constructing imagined problems (W7 64 Driver issues) which don't exist, offering Linux as a solution, and then blaming MS for the fact that Drivers aren't available. Â OK so at least I know where things are with Windows 7 64-bit but because of previous issues in XP 64-bit (and not having ever owned same) I think I would have been cautious on any future versions (just as you would with certain GNU/Linux distributions.) Â Anyway to put it into context further, a few years ago now there were no drivers in GNU/Linux to play Movie DVD's - so a 17 year old Nordic lad writes drivers for GNU/Linux - what happened? the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America - land of the free!) weren't too happy and said 17 year old is placed under house arrest! Get the drift now? Â And to Mel - glad you managed to install Zorin! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
swarfendor437 Â Â 14 #110 Posted February 29, 2012 (edited) Forgot to mention another distro I am equally enamoured with PearOS - the latest incarnation is shaping up nicely in the form of Comice OS 4 and is as fast as Zorin for boot times with a nice Mac-like interface. The dev version is out at the moment and you have to run 'sudo apt-get update' after install so that the 'AppStore' works correctly - but that's about it. Not tried installing it yet but did try the Beta - what I liked about that was the clever way it picked up the webcam and gave the option to take a picture to associate with your account at point of install (Beta was 64-Bit and non live - the dev 32-bit is!) Â http://sourceforge.net/projects/pearoslinux/files/Comice%20OS/ Edited February 29, 2012 by swarfendor43 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Swampster   10 #111 Posted March 1, 2012 Forgot to mention another distro I am equally enamoured with PearOS - the latest incarnation is shaping up nicely in the form of Comice OS 4 and is as fast as Zorin for boot times with a nice Mac-like interface. The dev version is out at the moment and you have to run 'sudo apt-get update' after install so that the 'AppStore' works correctly - but that's about it. Not tried installing it yet but did try the Beta - what I liked about that was the clever way it picked up the webcam and gave the option to take a picture to associate with your account at point of install (Beta was 64-Bit and non live - the dev 32-bit is!) http://sourceforge.net/projects/pearoslinux/files/Comice%20OS/  I've looked at Pear OS for a simple interface for the old man's PC, not tried the new "beta" version.. it did look nice, and for what he needs simple enough to use. Never really had time to tinker with it though.. did notice some localisation problems in a few of the bundled 'apps'. The music player I think sticks in my mind as being totally French.. (and no Tony... it REALLY was French ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
swarfendor437 Â Â 14 #112 Posted March 1, 2012 I've looked at Pear OS for a simple interface for the old man's PC, not tried the new "beta" version.. it did look nice, and for what he needs simple enough to use. Never really had time to tinker with it though.. did notice some localisation problems in a few of the bundled 'apps'. The music player I think sticks in my mind as being totally French.. (and no Tony... it REALLY was French ) Â Yes - that would be Panther 3.0 - partially rectified (as Clementine music player was also an issue - French interface) if you installed the locale for English GB system wide and applied it resolved most of the issues but AppStore was Franglais! However 4.0 Development version for testing only is looking really cool! I can't see all the wallpaper on this rig as it has an old graphics and old monitor (17" CRT) - just tried it live on a laptop at work and can see all the wallpaper - which reminds you it is for test purposes only. If you do decide to install, be sure to open a terminal and run 'sudo apt-get update' and that will make sure the AppStore runs how it should - and it is looking pretty good I can tell you! - mmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
swarfendor437 Â Â 14 #113 Posted March 3, 2012 Sorry for the delays, but here is the link for Scanners that work under GNU/Linux (and ones that do not): Â http://www.sane-project.org/sane-mfgs.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
khus   10 #114 Posted March 3, 2012 Whats Linux? :help::rant: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
swarfendor437 Â Â 14 #115 Posted March 3, 2012 Whats Linux? :help::rant: Â Is this: Â a. genuine question? b. a wind up? c. a thread bump? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   863 #116 Posted March 3, 2012 Is this: a. genuine question? b. a wind up? c. a thread bump?  i guess B... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
swarfendor437 Â Â 14 #117 Posted March 3, 2012 i guess B... Â I wait with trepidation! Is Zorin working yet on your machine? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   863 #118 Posted March 3, 2012 I wait with trepidation! Is Zorin working yet on your machine? not tried it tbh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
swarfendor437   14 #119 Posted March 3, 2012 not tried it tbh  Perhaps you should try ComiceOS 4 then; unless you have an allergy to fruit! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Swampster   10 #120 Posted March 3, 2012 Been trying to get Comice installed on this spare machine, it just keeps locking up midway through the install.. :/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
