Recent content by smooth_buddha

i didnt know about the code tags i will have to use those in future. I would like to suggest maybe adding about once a problem is fixed using the <SOLVED> tag.

Heres one for you to try if you havnt already. This used to be my go to red wine back in the day! https://www.vinello.co.uk/cabernet-sauvignon-casillero-del-diablo

you mentioned it only freeze on Arch based distros, maybe go with debian based so mint or ubuntu or standard debian

Did you install using usb or cd/dvd? did you try to install distro on the ssd or the hd drive? did you manually partition install or do let the installer set up partitions automatically? If you set up partitions manually did you make a swap space if so how big? Was you connected to internet...

Thanks captain! I will do that. I take it slackbuilds is the goto place for many packages on slackware?

Slackware 15 I actually am a slacker!

YES!!!!! wipped out an old ethernet cable Ran $sbopkg -i broadcom-sta Installed- rebooted Now wifi is working ! Thanks guys

i downloaded the broadcom-sta driver and burned it to usb then put it into slackware machine. made file executable chmod +x and ran script and got this error: ./Makefile: Line 21: syntax error near unexpected token '$(KERNELRELEASE),' ./Makefile: Line 21: 'ifneq ($(KERNELRELEASE),)' im...

Amen to that! Try bashtop instead of htop

My first decent computer was an Amiga500. I loved that machine booting everything with old floppys really easy to copy games on it lol

thanks brickwizard i will give that a try!

just installed slackware 15 xfce on a dell inspiron. everything seems fine other than network manager not picking up wifi. wifi is not showing up, to activate/turn on internal wifi usually press Fn key + f2 but seems to have no effect $lshw not available ran a $ping localhost which works i...

yeah i read many of your articles i jsut never realised you authored the whole website. thats awesome!

https://linux-tips.us/indexes/index/

Kg I never knew you had your own site full of linux tips. That’s awesome , I will have to addd it to my linux learning resources thread!