2.7 is the current "for sale" version. The BRLUG has express permission to use and distribute 2.7 because Libranet wants to be a part of the FOSSILE-Project (see http://fossile-project.sourceforge.net for details).
Doug --- "Carter, Jim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is LibraNet 2.7 downloaded? A brief glimpse at their home page > makes me > assume that they're selling the latest copy and giving away the old > ones? > > Jim > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Doug Riddle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 9:03 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Debian. > > > > > > Debian 2.x = stable. Stable is good. Stable is not always what > you > > want. If it it not bleeding edge technology and doesn't work in > the > > previous release of Debian stable, it doesn't work, never did, > never > > will. Debian 2 was potato. Potato wasn't bad. I went straight > to > > Woody (Debian 3.0) back when it was in early testing. My system > is a > > Woody-Sarge blend now (version 3.0, with the next version's test > code > > blended in). When I get the time I am loading Libranet's 2.7 > > release. I really can't wait. I just do not have enough hours > in > > the day! > > > > Doug > > > > > > --- Mat Branyon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > i had that same crad on a 2.x installation of debian... worked > just > > > fine, never had any problem with it. in fact, im still usign > the > > > card, > > > one of the two on my dual moniter system... still works just > fine > > > > > > --mat > > > > > > On Fri, 2002-10-25 at 18:29, Doug Riddle wrote: > > > > The Gforce drivers can be buggy. Rather than blow a lot of > > > energy > > > > trying to repair that load, why don't you get a copy of > Libranet > > > 2.7 > > > > from the LUG. It is (mostly) Woody, some testing (Sarge) and > > > IMHO a > > > > better product than straight Debian. > > > > > > > > Libranet has a great support group too. > > > > > > > > Having said that, you probably need to manually edit the > > > > /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file. I am attaching mine as an > example. > > > You > > > > can also join the mailing list at www.libranet.com and ask > there. > > > It > > > > isn't too clanish and anything Debian is fine to ask about. > > > You'll > > > > get mostly blank stares with anything else. > > > > > > > > Doug > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Brad Bendily <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Isn't there some debian guru's on this list? > > > > > What kind of magic do you have to do to get Debian's > > > > > Xwindow system to work? > > > > > Mind you this is the woody version 3.0 of the > www.debian.org > > > > > distro. We had a fairly generic test PC with a Geforce2 MX > card > > > > > and the GDM didn't install correctly. After that it seemed > that > > > > > everything went down hill. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Brad Bendily - CNA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > General mailing list > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > http://oxygen.nocdirect.com/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > > > Warmest Regards, > > > > Doug Riddle > > > > http://www.dougriddle.com > > > > > > > > ## Firearms are second only to the Constitution in > importance; > > > they are the Peoples' Liberty Teeth." - George Washington ## > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site > > > > http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > General mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://oxygen.nocdirect.com/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > ===== > > Warmest Regards, > > Doug Riddle > > http://www.dougriddle.com > > > > ## Firearms are second only to the Constitution in > > importance; they are the Peoples' Liberty Teeth." - George > > Washington ## > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site > > http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://oxygen.nocdirect.com/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://oxygen.nocdirect.com/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net ===== Warmest Regards, Doug Riddle http://www.dougriddle.com ## Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the Peoples' Liberty Teeth." - George Washington ## __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site http://webhosting.yahoo.com/
