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Icculus.org has release the beta of Serious Sam for Native Linux. You require the Windows CD (Full Store bought). I have it installed now and running in Mandrake 9. Works like a charm, but because it is a Beta, there is not patching ability, and you can't play online on Windows servers. See the Below URL; This is my favorite game of all times so I am very happy right now. http://icculus.org/news/news.php?id=1028

I got passed the time experation, but backing my Calendar Date to 2002 The server is now back up and running online, and I have downloaded every Custom Map I could find for Coop. Now I just have to figure out how to get them to run on a dedicated without Serious Runner and Windows.

CS works great, and generally is problem free. You can either download the CVS WineX http://www.transgaming.com/ version or use Wine which usually comes standard with Linux Distros. You can have a look at the following link; http://www.transgaming.com/gamepage.php?gameid=1

Anyone running it ? I have the source compiled, but I am having problems getting the retail version to extract or install in XP/NTFS filesystem. Just keeps giving me an error 200 when I try to install either the retail or any of the shareware I download.

I have and it runs like a charm in Linux, but you need to have your own CDKey to install it. It comes on 2 CDs, able to install on most Unixes, Linuxes.

All I had to do for my Mandrake box was make sure the Samba processes (SMBD/NMBD) were running in the Mandrake Control Center, edit my /etc/samba/smb.conf file and change the workgroup to the same one I am using on my local (Windows) network. As ROOT, run; #smbpasswd -a username (must match the user name of the windows machine) Give password x2 of the user (must match password of the user on the windows machine). Then as ROOT, restart the Samba processes by running #/etc/rc.d/init.d/smb stop #/etc/rc.d/init.d/smb start It was that simple with Mandrake. Every windows machine can now access my Linux machine and gain access to their own folders.

Slackware is the most user unfriendly of all the distros, I have played with it from time to time, and it can be fustrating. I do know it will work in Slackware. You may have to either install it by doing what you were doing, rebuilding the kernel with the proper modules for the sound card, or you can also try downloading the Linux driver and compiling it. What version of Slackware are you using ? There should be a program with slackware you can run, something like a "sounddrake" in Mandrake, which should detect the sound card.

I am actually using the the RPM version of the WineX code, which I paid for. I run and install SOF2 on Mandrake by installing it partially in Linux (It drops out of the install after CD 1, then I copy the remainder of the files over from the windows partition) change the file permission on the ones I copied over. And it run very well in Mandrake 9 vice running it from a windows partition. There is more detailed informatioin at the www.transgaming.com website. Here is the exact URL; http://www.transgaming.com/gamepage.php?gameid=434 There are 2 ways you can do WineX, 1. Free by downloading CVS from sourceforge.net and compiling it yourself. 2. Paying a subscription fee for a year, and have access to all the RPMs for a year. Version 3.0 will be released shortly.

I did a full install of Mandrake 9.0 and didn't have any problems with VMWare 3.2.

Or at least until the code expires hehehehehehe

Been a while since I played with the first one, but will have a dedicated Coop running shortly.

It worked great for me in Mandrake 9.0 using WineX 2.2-1b RPM, I just couldn't get Op4 to install. I have talked to others too that have it running using the version of Wine that comes with Mandrake.

No but I have 3 of them running under Mandrake with there own type of play. I just downloaded the dedicated server code and ran that instead. But I have been having problems getting all 3 to run at the same time, do to port conflicts and firewall/router settings, so I just fire them up one at a time depending on the game play I want to host. The best site for information and howtos is the following URL; http://www.ina-community.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?forumid=249

Yes, I have a both digital audio and regular audio cable from both DVD and CDRW, going to my sound card. You will have no audio without them. Is your audio volume the same when you play an audio CD and when you download an MP and play it in XMMS ?

I have an LG burner which works well with Mandrake 9.0, I also have a LG DVD/CDROM both of which are IDE. I do have problems with them which is a know problem with the Super/Automount feature in Mandrake 9.0. I would do some reading at the www.mandrakeusers.org site on it, there is a bundle of info there. I doubt it is kernel problem or module problem. Mandrake 9.0 will detect the drivers during the installation and you will not have to manually do anything once installed, unless you messed the installation up.

Okay that was kind of a long thread, but I have seen longer so I will get to the point. Did you download and install the latest Video driver for Mandrake 9 ? I saw something about new drivers being released for ATI Cards. I don't use the ATI cards for obvious reasons, lack of driver support. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/21/1623202&mode=nested&tid=104

Mandrake use to use Bastille Firewall, but they stopped using it, not sure why they decided to go with Shorewall, it is garbage. I am using GuardDog now, which is actually pretty good, one of the better ones I have used. http://www.simonzone.com/software/guarddog/#mailinglist

If you are going to access documents and data via LAN only, I would not use either FTP or telnet, I would recommend using SSH, for security reasons. If you need FTP, most Linux Distros come with both ProFTP, and WU FTP.

If I am not mistaken, I have not heard of any routers that would not work with Linux, especially Cable. It is simply a matter of configuiring the router with the proper external and LAN settings. I am using a Linksys with bothXP and Mandrake 9 with no problems at all. I also use GuardDog firewall for Linux, but default it denies all, and you have to specify DNS ..etc, the way a firewall should work, not allow everything by default.

Zero0w; I have Maya 4.5 running perfect in Mandrake 9.0. The rest of ya all, I had to manually disable automount, and comment out the devices in the /etc/fstab, then mount and unmount the CDs manually as root until the install completed properly. Yeah it is a pain.