[Tfug] Xorg 1.5

[erich]

It's too late,
        I've already downloaded all the packages, and I'm taking the box 
to the
workshop to build them tonite.
        Sure. I think there's even a (Knoppix-like) distro that'll give 
you an
instant MMPC from your, (carefully selected), box that you bought
at Worldcare.
        However I have hardware-software integration issues that require
me to configure a box just for my LAN within the context of the other
computers that I run. That's why I've run with Gentoo all these years
after trying Redhat, Mandrake (now Mandriva), and Debian. I only work
with stable packages. Installing testing status packages is only asking
for trouble. (In my experience)
        What you say has got me curious though. They must be making
certain assumptions about the end user's box, and that what gets
me wondering.
                                                                                       
Cheers,
                                                                                       
Erich


Linux Media wrote:
> erich wrote:
>> Yeah,
>>          Here are the statistics: As of Tues, Mar 10 2009 I had this 
>> machine stabilized & ready
>> to go. I've been running with it for a while. Just to give you some 
>> background, this machine
>> functions as a workstation and a multimedia audio/video system. As 
>> such, it has mplayer,
>> k3b, xine, kino and audacious installed on it. I want to do more 
>> movie editing on it so
>> I've decided to get a 1000G drive as part of an upgrade.
>>
>>          I decided in early July to upgrade the software and 193 
>> software packages need
>> upgrading. It's currently in the process of downloading the 165th 
>> package. So
>> my machine has been a "Rip Van Winkle" for only 4 months and look at the
>> hardware/software integration task that confronts me. Xorg 1.5 is a 
>> about 10% of this.
>>
>>          I hope I can get by without upgrading the compiler and the 
>> kernel.  I have to put
>> constraints in the system or the process will blithely upgrade those 
>> too.
>>
>>          Yes, HAL has already been upgraded.
>
> Why don't you go with an audio/video distribution? I use Planet CCRMA, 
> which is an audio distribution. You install Fedora (10 is stable and 
> working good) then follow the instructions at the Planet CCRMA site:
> http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/
>
> It uses a modified Fedora kernel and modifies the system to allow for 
> glitch free audio. I think that most (if not all) of the programs you 
> mention are already in the repository.
>
> Although it's focus is audio, I'm pretty sure what is good for audio 
> is good for video (as far as a glitch free running system). But there 
> are both audio/video distributions out there also.
>
> Rocco
>
>
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