tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post4808823757104190898..comments2023-12-11T08:49:46.305+00:00Comments on Dizzy Thinks: Still fixing the laptop......Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-50381608206814290452008-05-27T17:32:00.000+01:002008-05-27T17:32:00.000+01:00Shouldn't be using a commie OS I reckon :pShouldn't be using a commie OS I reckon :pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-46744407744409478102008-05-25T23:37:00.000+01:002008-05-25T23:37:00.000+01:00Hmm. It's all Geek to me...I have the luxury of w...Hmm. It's all Geek to me...<BR/><BR/>I have the luxury of working almost entirely with RISC OS computers, so my OS is in ROM and I can always get a working machine no matter what happens (more or less! -- the UPS eliminates most 'other' risks) and it is trivial even to replace the main hard drive, as I have full and incremental backups all over the place.<BR/><BR/>Just copy it back, using the filer, re-start and it's back as it was. These foreign systems are just a pain, and I try to avoid them. Seems to have worked well these past nineteen years...John M Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251285057595626917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-30082556888888683252008-05-25T11:43:00.000+01:002008-05-25T11:43:00.000+01:00Ed, which version of the .Net framework (1.1, 2.0,...Ed, which version of the .Net framework (1.1, 2.0, 3.0 or 3.5)? Is the application pure 100% managed code or is it dependant on other dlls? If it is pure code, then you could probably look at Mono, but a capture program is most likely gonna be making loads of calls to dlls.<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty sure you're going to be sh*t out of luck with 3.0 and 3.5. 2.0 might behave, but I don't know anyone who has managed a stable installation (typically seeing 20%-30% crash rate). .Net V1.1 should be okay, but chances are that your app requires a later version.<BR/><BR/>How about using VMware to run Windows in a virtual machine for those apps that Wine won't hack?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-83470930181656632342008-05-24T21:14:00.000+01:002008-05-24T21:14:00.000+01:00warning .... more Geek stuff :-)Trying to install ...warning .... more Geek stuff :-)<BR/><BR/>Trying to install Nikon Capture NX which requires .NET (arrghhh).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-30687044466693300892008-05-24T20:01:00.000+01:002008-05-24T20:01:00.000+01:00currently installing Half Life II. Don't expect me...currently installing Half Life II. Don't expect me to be around to reply!dizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250325010662356883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-34270151094742863082008-05-24T19:59:00.000+01:002008-05-24T19:59:00.000+01:00what is _exactly_ you are trying to do with .NET?what is _exactly_ you are trying to do with .NET?dizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250325010662356883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-75211502830329939582008-05-24T19:53:00.000+01:002008-05-24T19:53:00.000+01:00Geek Alert!DizzyHave you managed to get MS.NET ope...Geek Alert!<BR/><BR/>Dizzy<BR/><BR/>Have you managed to get MS.NET operating under Wine? If so, what's the trick? (BTW I'm using Wine under Linspire). Or is there something different to MS.NET for Linux?<BR/><BR/>EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-66968371386016535342008-05-24T18:45:00.000+01:002008-05-24T18:45:00.000+01:00self-inflicted. I wear stetson's on my own systems...self-inflicted. I wear stetson's on my own systems, after all, you are never going to know that something breaks something unless you break it! The sign of a good sysadmin is how he recovers from his own mistakes!dizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250325010662356883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-66301207321960820702008-05-24T18:29:00.000+01:002008-05-24T18:29:00.000+01:00I can't believe you are having a problem - Yu de M...I can't believe you are having a problem - Yu de Man of ITkinglearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10252474133821652670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-86830670241590519312008-05-24T18:27:00.000+01:002008-05-24T18:27:00.000+01:00Fred, it's a clean install and has been patched.Fred, it's a clean install and has been patched.dizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250325010662356883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-49095075970570489272008-05-24T18:01:00.000+01:002008-05-24T18:01:00.000+01:00That looks painful.That looks painful.Michael Heaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18272163090245223974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-55899130408764076522008-05-24T17:44:00.000+01:002008-05-24T17:44:00.000+01:00I tried my best with Ubuntu/Xubuntu but I'm afraid...I tried my best with Ubuntu/Xubuntu but I'm afraid I went back to Windows because I didn't have the patience to tweak.Old BEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974090439936326476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-6197174589635420902008-05-24T17:33:00.000+01:002008-05-24T17:33:00.000+01:00You should get the government to help, Dizzy. Afte...You should get the government to help, Dizzy. After all, their computers always work just fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-14184832674791021332008-05-24T17:03:00.000+01:002008-05-24T17:03:00.000+01:00After all the recent fuss about Debian having scre...After all the recent fuss about Debian having screwed up their implementation of SSL, are you sure that Ubuntu is wise?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com