Hey all
I want to 'kill' my XP and move to CentOS
I used a copy of CentOS 5.3-i386 but by VirtualBox and now i am ready to move to Linux.
I have a couple of questions.
I will be without the internet when I will install Linux, so i need to know does CentOS support my hardware:
Toshiba Qosmio G30-195
CPU Intel® Core 2 Duo, T7600, 2330 MHz, L2 4096 Kb, FSB 667 MHz, Intel® i945PM Express
monitor WUXGA, 17,0" , 1920×1200
2048 Mb DDR2-533
NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7600, 256 Mb, PCI Express
I tried to run Maya (Autodesk Maya 2008 (Unlimited) ) in VirtualBox (CnetOS) but i think it(Maya) does not work because VirtualBox does not show to Linux real video card. it supports just some simple analoges, so Maya does not work (I used Wine to simulate win32)
Am I right ?
So Maya will run if the system "see" real hardware and uses full functionality drivers. is this correct?
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A google on [code]maya site:centos.org[/code] shows others are using it.
As far as supporting your hardware - don't find any other reference to that specific system on the site. I'd try the LiveCD before blowing away Windows. It may also be useful (assuming it supports networking on your hardware) if you encounter issues during the install and need internet access.
As far as supporting your hardware - don't find any other reference to that specific system on the site. I'd try the LiveCD before blowing away Windows. It may also be useful (assuming it supports networking on your hardware) if you encounter issues during the install and need internet access.
Re: Toshiba Qosmio G30-195
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pschaff wrote:
A google on [code]maya site:centos.org[/code] shows others are using it.
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I did not find something useful
[quote]
As far as supporting your hardware - don't find any other reference to that specific system on the site. I'd try the LiveCD before blowing away Windows. It may also be useful (assuming it supports networking on your hardware) if you encounter issues during the install and need internet access.
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I can not understand how to make the LiveCD from windows XP
make a boot sector on a USB disk
pschaff wrote:
A google on [code]maya site:centos.org[/code] shows others are using it.
[/quote]
I did not find something useful
[quote]
As far as supporting your hardware - don't find any other reference to that specific system on the site. I'd try the LiveCD before blowing away Windows. It may also be useful (assuming it supports networking on your hardware) if you encounter issues during the install and need internet access.
[/quote]
I can not understand how to make the LiveCD from windows XP
make a boot sector on a USB disk
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Re: Toshiba Qosmio G30-195
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SSShvb wrote:
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I can not understand how to make the LiveCD from windows XP [/quote]
http://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/General#head-bba5523102ae19bc33329ac298e47e94dd398f9c
If the CentOS LiveCD does not work, I'd try Fedora, Ubuntu, or Knoppix to see if any flavor of Linux will work on your hardware.
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make a boot sector on a USB disk[/quote]
https://projects.centos.org/trac/livecd/wiki/ImageFlash
May be an issue with creating LiveUSB media as you need a functional Linux system to do it. Catch 22.
SSShvb wrote:
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I can not understand how to make the LiveCD from windows XP [/quote]
http://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/General#head-bba5523102ae19bc33329ac298e47e94dd398f9c
If the CentOS LiveCD does not work, I'd try Fedora, Ubuntu, or Knoppix to see if any flavor of Linux will work on your hardware.
[quote]
make a boot sector on a USB disk[/quote]
https://projects.centos.org/trac/livecd/wiki/ImageFlash
May be an issue with creating LiveUSB media as you need a functional Linux system to do it. Catch 22.
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thanks a lot
I did it
P.S.
maybe someone will be interested in How make a LiveCD (USB) from windows
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/
I did it
P.S.
maybe someone will be interested in How make a LiveCD (USB) from windows
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/