UAM - use the instructions in the link, wpa_supplicant is one of the built-in tools, you just need to set it up.

I woulda PM'ed you this, but I just wanted to Clocker Bob the front page with some linux stuff.

hopefully, I'll have this going soon:

http://ubuntustudio.com/

madlee wrote:hopefully, I'll have this going soon:

http://ubuntustudio.com/

I've ironed a few wrinkles out of it, let me know if you have any problems and want a hand.

The newest *buntu's are really something special. I've been playing with xubuntu for a few weeks now, and haven't felt the need to go back to windows, yet.

Although I do miss foobar2000.

I swear I'm cursed with *nix.

Just tried the idiot-proof install of xubuntu. Would not mount my partition or write to the MBR. Fatal failure to install error. I'm typing this from my windows partition. I know nothing's wrong with the MBR, because I've installed other flavors of *nix on it with no problem (other than the usual wireless woes).

Guess I have to wait for Geriatric Giraffe (7.10?) to try again.

you could try wubi, and then install the xubuntu package.
http://wubi-installer.org/

Huh, that looks interesting.

My theory on my install issues is that this is an old comp with a cdrom drive that tends to halt on large files, sometime never finishing reading them. I've had trouble copying large .avi files from it before. I think something may have gone wrong there, because the install sat for about 20-25 minutes with no activity except a repetitive spin every 10-15 seconds or so....a sound I've become all too familiar with. And the cd was shit hot when I took it out.

I may try DSL still....50 MB off a cd shouldn't have any problems (knock on wood)


Thanks for posting the link!

Dude, that repetitive disk spin-up sounds like either a borked drive or a borked disk - does the disk pass a media check/does the iso pass MD5?
If it's the drive, you could alternatively try a network install.

skinny honkie wrote:

madlee wrote:hopefully, I'll have this going soon:

http://ubuntustudio.com/

I've ironed a few wrinkles out of it, let me know if you have any problems and want a hand.

you can count on it!

It's getting to the point where there's only a few apps that aren't available on linux (photoshop, etc.) and possibly just having a separate windows install for that...amazing.

the whole free bob thing is interesting, I guess I'm looking at the presonus fp10, but do you have any other recommendations?

Offered with the qualification that I've only used FW kit for sketchpad stuff...
I haven't had my hands on an FP10, but if it really is just a firepod by any other name, it'll need it's firmware updated on a windows box/mac first to run reliably, and it'll have really uneven frequency response. I doesn't necessarily sound bad at all, but if you're after transparency, shop elsewhere. I wish Motu would pull finger and put out for-real linux drivers. I've been told that the Terratec Phase 88 runs more reliably under linux using the FFADO/Freebob driver than it runs on windows or macs with the terratec driver, but that wouldn't be too hard. That's 2nd-hand info tho, and I wouldn't go looking for one myself. Possibly it or the FP10 are the pick of an average bunch.

In all honesty, firewire audio on linux is pretty shit.