[SOLVED] New to linux Plz Help me

[Darkside44]

ok i have been useing windows for a long time and i work on computers here and there. I decided to install linux because i was tired of windows and heard many times that linux was better. well after installing Ubuntu i tried to install belkin wireless drivers, nVidia GeForce 5500mx drivers, Realtek sound drivers. well i have downloaded the nVidia drivers but since im new to linux i have no idea how to begin to install or run the file. I do many things on the computer such as gaming, writing, anime watching and downloading music, you know the usual stuff. well i really want to use linux but im at a complete loss on how to do anything. I will continue to look up info on how to get started but in the mean time please share any idea or advice that you may have.

BTW my computer SPECs are:

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.4Ghz Processor
Realtek Sound Card
80 GB Hitachi HDD
1 GIG DDR RAM
nVidia GeForce 5500 MX 256 VRAM PCI


Thank You

[elija]

ok i have been useing windows for a long time and i work on computers here and there. I decided to install linux because i was tired of windows and heard many times that linux was better. well after installing Ubuntu i tried to install belkin wireless drivers, nVidia GeForce 5500mx drivers, Realtek sound drivers. well i have downloaded the nVidia drivers but since im new to linux i have no idea how to begin to install or run the file. I do many things on the computer such as gaming, writing, anime watching and downloading music, you know the usual stuff. well i really want to use linux but im at a complete loss on how to do anything. I will continue to look up info on how to get started but in the mean time please share any idea or advice that you may have.

BTW my computer SPECs are:

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.4Ghz Processor
Realtek Sound Card
80 GB Hitachi HDD
1 GIG DDR RAM
nVidia GeForce 5500 MX 256 VRAM PCI


Thank You

In Ubuntu you use the hardware Drivers Program to install proprietary drivers.

System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers. Tick any of the drivers shown there and they will be automatically downloaded and installed for you (this may happen when you click close - it's been a while )

I don't know if it will find all of your drivers but it will be a good start.

[devils casper]

Hardware Drivers option detects and install all proprietary drivers most of the time. In case it doesn't work, its easy to install Driver using other tools.
Try Hardware Drivers first.

[Darkside44]

Thanks for the advice... i posted this today. any ideas?


ok i want to change my login welcome screen to something more interresting and i have GNOME i beleive... well im very new to linux i switched over to linux 4/3/09 night and was tinkering with it till the next moring lol... im also having trouble with games... you see i have a extreme liking for games but all i have are "windows" games. Sadley i have installed halo on my PC and can run it and its very slow. I could run it on this same PC when i had Windows like a dream. So besides the emulator Wine to run it i dont get why its so slow. I installed halo as a test in order to get an idea of what i could do with linux as far as gameing. Does anyone have any information that could help me?

Thanks

[rokytnji]

I don't game so I won't be of much help to ya, but maybe this LINK will improve your situation.

[Darkside44]

Thank you for the link... i was actually looking for that page i had ran across it last night ^_^. I have made an account at WineHQ and asked them to place there answers here.

also how do i use the line commad while not logged into the root account.... my account is the main account but i want to run line commands while logged into my profile...

[D-cat]

First of all, make sure you're using the actual nVidia driver (that it is still checked in the Hardware Devices panel after the restart). That will make a big difference on how fast games or any 3D programs run. Also note that GL based games will run much better under Linux than DirectX based games. There is no DirectX in Linux (or even wine) because it is a Microsoft technology and cannot be legally included. Wine does its best to translate, but this is a slow and unreliable process. Also, many popular games have been coming out with a Linux native version which will outperform anything run via wine.

As far as the command line, the programs are called Terminal or Console. These will give you a window to a command line you can use. Here's an okay starting point for learning the Linux CLI (and I emphisize starting):
A beginner?s introduction to the GNU/Linux command line

Enjoy the day!
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While you're in the terminal, type in glxgears . It's a 3D rendering test that will show you the framerate while showing 3 rotating gears. It should be smooth with a fps of several hundred to thousands depending on your specs (I'm averaging 715 fps on an old laptop with a 1GHz processor). This test makes sure your 3D driver is loaded and functioning properly. If you're getting single or double digit framerate, something is wrong.

[Darkside44]

ok im having a little problem.... so far i had my audio working on my headsets. I just got my speakers setup and they will play the welcome login sounds but nothing else afterwords i have tried this https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu...question/24639 and no luck. i have tried changing the device and there is no change after choosing and trying them all. also if i try to play any music at all the application that plays it freezes. last but not least a very simple question..... when a window fades black/grey that means its frozen right?

sorry for all the questions but i an very anxious and curious on how to resolve these issues.

Thank you for your responses and help!

[D-cat]

Sound issues where it sometimes works and other times doesn't usually has something to do with PulseAudio serving system. First thing to try is in a terminal type alsamixer -c0 and make sure your volume levels are sufficient. If that doesn't work then proceed to more drastic measures.

There's a couple schools of thought on this one, mine is unless you need certain advanced audio features, then just get rid of it. ALSA works on its own and the old Esound daemon makes a perfectly suitable audio bridge between Gnome and ALSA.

Howto solve all PulseAudio-related issues in Ubuntu|Ubuntu Geek

As far as windows fading, this is just an advanced desktop effect. Windows fade the longer they haven't been the focus (real fun when transparency is on). They still exist and can be brought back up through the taskbar or [Alt + Tab]. The effect can be turned off, though I have forgotten how (I don't use it).

If the application is indeed frozen, then it'll have to be killed. While KDE and I think Gnome have a timer option that'll let you kill the app if the windows asn't closed on its own after you instructed it to, other environments and in some cases even with the common ones the app has to be killed manually. In the terminal, the easiest way is to type killall [app_binary] . Else, you use ps -A to get a list of running processes by id number, then use kill [pid#].

[Darkside44]

.........well i was trying to dual boot with windows and it didnt work. But now im back and i have working audio in all aspects. I wanted to dual boot to play WOW without the patch annoyance. But manually installing a patch isnt so bad, so im staying with linux... i will reinstall halo and install WOW here shortly and i will come back if i have any issues at all ok...

Thanks for all the help guys ^_^