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by maduranga
Wed Oct 13, 2010 2:12 pm
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: Unable to boot. Getting stuck during the boot up.
Replies: 1
Views: 538

Unable to boot. Getting stuck during the boot up.

I tried to boot up my laptop with the linux mint cd and the boot up process seems to be always getting stuck at a certain point. I took a snap shot of the screen and it is attached to this thread. followings are my pc specs. Its a Toshiba satellite l500 laptop with the i3 M330 processor. http://i293...
by maduranga
Sun Aug 05, 2007 3:18 pm
Forum: Tutorials
Topic: Install Compiz Fusion with mintInstall & working Emerald
Replies: 21
Views: 22234

emerald isn't working. but compiz fusion works perfectly. someone please tell me to get emerald working?
by maduranga
Sun Aug 05, 2007 1:06 pm
Forum: Other topics
Topic: What is the BEST? Envy or Restricted Nvidia Drives?
Replies: 3
Views: 1070

yep.. can use envy. but i have heard that some people says that installing drivers through envy can cause problem when the kernel is updated to a newer version? what is the way to get the latest nvidia driver? and the way to get most out of my vga card?
by maduranga
Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:52 am
Forum: Other topics
Topic: What is the BEST? Envy or Restricted Nvidia Drives?
Replies: 3
Views: 1070

What is the BEST? Envy or Restricted Nvidia Drives?

Hello... :) I just want to install Nvidia drivers to get the Compiz Fusion installed and running on my pc. But still don't know what method to use to get the Nvidia driver installed. What I want is GOOD PERFORMANCE and QUALITY.. so what do you suggest to use? what method you are using to install Nvi...
by maduranga
Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:18 am
Forum: Other topics
Topic: Can someone post the default min sources.list?
Replies: 5
Views: 1158

:D thanks... ELA!
by maduranga
Sat Aug 04, 2007 4:01 pm
Forum: Other topics
Topic: Can someone post the default min sources.list?
Replies: 5
Views: 1158

thanks :D now i have configured my sources list to looks like the one that you posted here. But my sources list don't contain repositories thats begins with "deb-src" is it really necessary to add them to my one too? And what is Romeo? is that the next Mint version? if it is, then is it ok...
by maduranga
Sat Aug 04, 2007 10:06 am
Forum: Other topics
Topic: Can someone post the default min sources.list?
Replies: 5
Views: 1158

Can someone post the default min sources.list?

Hello... i have already edited my sources list and now i want to go back to cassandras's default sources list. Please someone post the default Cassandra's Sources.list. then i can check and reconfigure my sources list to the default.

Maduranga.
by maduranga
Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:19 pm
Forum: Other topics
Topic: remove beryl and install Compiz Fusion?
Replies: 1
Views: 840

remove beryl and install Compiz Fusion?

Beryl is installed by the default in Mint. is it a good idea to remove beryl and install Compiz Fusion on Cassandra? If yes, can some one lead me to do that?

Maduranga.
by maduranga
Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:16 pm
Forum: Other topics
Topic: Does Mint need more additional repos?
Replies: 3
Views: 1043

Does Mint need more additional repos?

I'm using Cassandra and it seems most restricted packages are installed by the default. And also codecs, totem-xine,mplayer, nVidia drivers and etc. I have used ubuntu before and, after an installation it requires to edit the sources list to add repos for most packages i need wich are installed by d...
by maduranga
Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:03 pm
Forum: Sound
Topic: Mplayer plugin or Totem plugin?
Replies: 6
Views: 3613

I have used totem-xine plugin under ubuntu and it works perfectly in firefox. I have 512Kb ADSL. But media streaming through totem-xine worked perfectly without a pause. Now there is Mplayer plugin for the firefox by the default in Mint. In most stream lines, mplayer failed to start playing. some of...
by maduranga
Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:47 am
Forum: Sound
Topic: Will Audigy 5.1 surround sound work in Bianca ?
Replies: 2
Views: 3618

In Volume Control six all six channels can enable. when enabled, all speakers play the sound. But it seems it isn't affecting the amount of sound coming out. It automatically balance the sound between 6 channels. i just wanted to boost the middle range sounds. but i think it didn't happen actually. ...
by maduranga
Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:20 am
Forum: Other topics
Topic: How can I make 5 out of 5 working in 5.1?
Replies: 3
Views: 1176

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82865G/PE/P DRAM Controller/Host-Hub Interface (rev 02) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82865G/PE/P PCI to AGP Controller (rev 02) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02) 00:1d.1 USB Controller: In...
by maduranga
Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:14 am
Forum: Other topics
Topic: How can I make 5 out of 5 working in 5.1?
Replies: 3
Views: 1176

How can I make 5 out of 5 working in 5.1?

Hello.. I have setup a 5.1 surround configuration in my pc. But when i play an audio or video file, only two speakers are working(stereo) in the 5.1. How can i make other 3 speakers working when i play a mp3 file via xmms or any other application?
by maduranga
Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:06 am
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: What computers have people installed Mint on.
Replies: 29
Views: 19450

2.6Gig processor, 512 ram, 128MB GeForce 5200FX VGA, 2 HDDs (160GB,80GB), DVD Writer. :D

Mint works fine without any problem. Ela!
by maduranga
Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:13 am
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: what to use? Beryl or Compiz Fusion???
Replies: 1
Views: 867

what to use? Beryl or Compiz Fusion???

Hello.. I have found that the Beryl is installed on Cassandra by default. But before i have used Compiz Fusion with Ubuntu. When I ran the Beryl in Mint I didn't able to find any difference of features between Beryl and the Compiz Fusion. In Ubuntu forums, it seems like that the Compiz Fusion is the...
by maduranga
Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:13 am
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: Installation Stuck at Partitions Formatting
Replies: 3
Views: 1636

I got it installed after formatting the partition manually by Gnome Partition editor.
thanx 4 helping.

:D
by maduranga
Thu Aug 02, 2007 2:29 am
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: Installation Stuck at Partitions Formatting
Replies: 3
Views: 1636

I have two hard disks and the 80GB contains ubunttu and the 160GB contains XP. I have selected the Guided Partitioning to use the entire disk, 80GB. And after the wizard begins the installation at the 5% of partition formatting, it sops working. When i run the GNOME Partition Editor, after a very lo...
by maduranga
Thu Aug 02, 2007 2:04 am
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: Installation Stuck at Partitions Formatting
Replies: 3
Views: 1636

Installation Stuck at Partitions Formatting

Hello.. I have downloaded and burned the Cassandra CD image to a cd and the live system is working perfectly. But when i try to install Cassandra to the hard disk, in the installation wizard it at the Partitions Formatting the installation seems getting stuck. although the wizard is still responding...

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