astromech_kuhns

Got my stickers..... love them...

ok, so its a lot like this. although i grew up with windows, im more use to linux and like it. a lot. if i go the windows route, then i might as well game and take advantage of it. but if not, then i simply want to be able to play star wars games. such as galaxies, the new TOR game, and the old kotor and republic commando. so at the least, linux with those games. so it kind of comes down to i guess, linux with mentioned games in vmware, like you said, if it will work, or run windows and be backed by full hardware.

Wine cant handle games can it? i thought that it wasnt even able to handle a application as big as itunes....

i need to work on learning to program on my own time. besides that networking and servers. i can do the basics of networking, but other than that, im not sure. basic ideas, read stuff but not solid. i will be taking class's to clear this up though. so i should be good soon.

i would try it but i dont have sufficient ram to even run the virtual box. i still need to build my own computer. which i hope will happen soon now that i have my car.

exactly. if i have virtual windows, i can designate how much hard drive space i want on it, so i can save a game file, and then also, you can put RAM to it. leave enough for the linux OS, which isnt much and run your game... i want to build a computer and play starwars games for story line, as well as take advantage of the amazingness of a system i build, but cant do that if i cant game. so if in that sense, windows would be a better tool for me to use than linux and i would switch.

so if im running linux, and am running virtual box with windows as the virtual OS, can i play games on it? i want to play games but i want to run linux as well. i prefer the security of linux and its ease of use. so i want to run ubuntu, set up virtual box with a windows OS, and then put it the new TOR game or republic commando. i would assume it works, the disc would come up in the virtual windows machine and i could run it. but im not sure.... havent been able to run anything like that, not enough sufficient RAM. so if any one that can try it would, that would be amazing. and i dont want to dual boot. it would be a hassle to switch between the two for gaming and everyday use. i do it right now. if there isnt a way, then im just going to have to run windows. because i want gaming. Thanks Kolton

im up for a official hak 5 game for all of us hakys to hang out and play together. we should have designated times on certain days, like once a week to all meet up and play. and then on top of that, anyone that wants to anytime can jump on and play with other members if there on, but a designated time to get the most people would be nice. probably a game we can create a group on or have a friends list....

yeah, i like some of the dummy books to. i have one for C++

its best by far to build your own. but you have to learn how. and i will tell you how to learn how and that will be how. so this is how: watch these videos, its a series, this is the first, in the description it should link to the next one: then, go and grab a old desktop, open it up, and take it apart, dig in, probably one that would be cool to have working again but that isnt needed. like that old dell desktop in your garage..... :-) anyway, unhook things, explore, learn by doing take parts out, identify them and what not. thats what i did, i ruined the first cpu that way, good thing i had a second computer. anyway, the videos will teach you to match up parts and identify them, taking one apart gives you hands on experience. thats how i did what i just taught you how to do. so now you should know how.

a lot of topics. its about 1300 pages or so long, and it goes over all of the hardware that goes into a computer, as well as the ins and outs of windows and its tools and history, removable media, installing windows, command line, maintaining and troubleshooting windows, printers, networking, wireless networking, internet, securing computers, complete PC tech, portable computing and much more. lol. i grabbled most of those from chapter titles. but as far as hardware, there is a chapter devoted to each. it is amazing. very good book.

so, if you have taken the comptia certification exam, you probably know about this book. but if figured for everyone who hasnt heard of it i would share. i recently picked up a book (couple months ago) and its called comptia A+ certification. its by mike meyers. it is an amazing book. it is a exam book, but it does not just go over the answers to questions. it goes over windows and hardware from A to Z the ins and outs. it gives history, lots of info on the history. it also goes into networking and linux a bit. it is a great book so far and i recommend it. even if you dont plan on taking the exam, if you are planning on going into the IT field, or just want to learn windows, this is the book. it is definitely one i will take with me when i work on computers as a on site reference guide. it is amazing. TIA book

since we are off topic anyway, i went ahead and sent for my stickers!

i have a flash drive running the u3 system and when i plug it into linux i dont see it at all. so i havent seen it on this flash drive when i put it into linux. but i put it into a windows PC a minute ago and it didnt come up with u3 software. so im not sure. but when i stuck it in and clicked on it, it auto ran to the presentation.

i would hit the "like" button on that!

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yeah, i tried it again on my comptuer, i am now home using ubuntu, my native distro, and off that horrible sabyon. so i opened up the disk utility and looked at its location it was sr1. i typed in the same command, but changed the name and got something new added i believe, it said its write protected and read only. still assuming its because it comes up as a cdrom. so the force mount will not work. but i will try to fsck it. ill report back with a edit when i poke around a bit more...

well i guess it could be sent over email to multiple computers if that was a to widespread (most peoples goals) so there a specific name for a language to write in notepad to create a app?

ahhhh, thats ok, i dont have a hard drive anyway! im running a disc os off my laptop with a broken HD. ill try it and get back to you. EDIT:sudo mount /dev/sda /mnt/. -o force mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda, missing codepage or helper program, or other error In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or so is what i got back. so since it is mounting as a cdrom do i even need to force mount it?

my bad. lol. and the device name is 2010TOOLKIT yet when i do dev/2010TOOLKIT it says special device /dev/2010TOOLKIT does not exist.....

actually when it comes up, it does come up as a cdrom. i have the 916MB as removable storage and the 2010TOOLKIT as a cdrom. and yes, it is weird linux cant format it. i was actulally showing someone who is considering switching to linux how much i love some of the features and he said he couldnt get the flash drive to format and i said linux can do it easily and then i couldnt. so i did think it strange.... ill try to force mount it and then fdisk. i actually tried to run fsck but it said command not recgonized??? EDIT: i ran the command and got mount: mount point /mnt/dst does not exist. do i need to replace that with something?

well, i am not good at programming yet, although i am starting to learn. so i dont exactly know how to go about something like this. but i have a idea... it would go something like execute the program. program locates system files in specified path that are already known do to how a OS is set up. and then program upon locating it will delete files or change soure code to corrupt files? then add the programing inbetween, but i assume you would program it like that?

so with writing a program in notepad and turning it into a app, what are you designing it to do if it is supposed to say corrupt system files? im still very new to learning to program, so how does one be able to target something like that? make it go from downloading, to automatically executing and then to corrupting or deleting files?

just what he said, go to the toshiba site, put in your model number select your computer, look for drivers and downloads and look in the video ones. you should see one that matches your video card download it and launch it, it should take you through a quick setup and then you can go to my computer, right click it, hit properties, select the hardware tab and hit device manager, then go ahead and look to make sure you have one under video. you may need to restart the computer for it to work. good luck!

so i have a USB that was for business, it was given by a company to the sales reps for presentations and info. i think its two gigs. it has 916 free space which i was able to format. but it also has 1GB of used space for the presentation stuff. i am unable to change the permissions on it via properties. i also was not able to use the disk utility's to edit or format the portion of it with the presentation called 2010toolkit. i am running linux and using the disk utility in it. i have even tried to use the terminal and the command chmod 755 and 777. it says changing file permisions but doesnt do it. anyone know how to get rid of the extra stuff and format the flash drive? i cant just delete the files either. never seen a flashdrive locked down so tight. anyway if anyone knows how or if its even possible (im sure it is) it would be awesome if you could let me know!!!