Pluses (+) and minuses (−) of this day

[Fifo]

Fail…



I guess I’ll have to install it on an actual computer.
– my spare hard drives are dead and I don’t wanna sacrifice any data on the one I’m using

– I really wanna tinker with old Linux distros

[PluMGMK]

Yes indeed, you have to create the Xorg.conf. Real pain in the proverbial! Try its man page, if you dare…

[Fifo]

Yes indeed, you have to create the Xorg.conf. Real pain in the proverbial! Try its man page, if you dare…

*sigh* I’m givin’ up – I’ll just install RedHat 9.0 and save myself from the torture.

– I’m still tempted to try “installing” Gentoo.

[incognito]

It may not be X11 depending on how old the system is, try to locate the configuration folder.
+ so far not a bad day.

[PluMGMK]

Old? No seriously, most systems don't have a Xorg.conf unless you create it manually. The NVIDIA driver creates one automatically though. I'm not sure if there are other tools that help with it (and if there aren't there should be!).

[Fifo]

It may not be X11 depending on how old the system is, try to locate the configuration folder.

It *is* X11.

Shall I try looking at XF86Config?

[PluMGMK]

Well, if it's there, then obviously that's what you need to look at! Good luck!

[Fifo]

– The file’s a mess…
+ I guess I can take the proper mode lines from my Red Hat 9 install

========== EDIT ==========

– I screwed it all up

[Master]

+ I think I'll manage to hit the recommended requirements for my project report
+ I should be able to finish it in good time
- Motivation just isn't there, I'm feeling rather lazy at present. I don't want to fall into the pitfall of putting it off until the final days.
- Flaring up again

[Fifo]

– If I try using XFdrake to edit the X server config I get a “no valid modes found” error

[incognito]

Old? No seriously, most systems don't have a Xorg.conf unless you create it manually. The NVIDIA driver creates one automatically though. I'm not sure if there are other tools that help with it (and if there aren't there should be!).

What ? Modern systems don't have a Xorg.conf, old ones have it, if it ain't created a tool allows you to create it, xorgsetup or xorgconfig.
Come on. I had harder issues.
+ Day of work almost done.

[Ray502]

+/- Weekend doesn't come without an incomplete assessment or two.
+ Got the rest of today and Sunday to get it done.

[Ambidextroid]

+ I had a really nice barbecue for dinner for the first time in ages, with chicken, lamb and duck

[Hunchman801]

+ Finally released a library I was working on!
+ Time for duck confit and pommes dauphines now.
+ And wine. A lot of it.

[Reese Riverson]

I'm not even going to ask, Hunchman.

+ Weekend is going rather well so far.
- Need to spend it tidying up things at the same time.
+ Minecraft server progress is going rather nicely.

[incognito]

I'm not even going to ask, Hunchman.

I saw his work, it is what a seriously masochistic (but also talented) developer would do of his free time.
+ Talking about masochism, I have done a serious amelioration on my case this morning.

[Ray502]

+ Had a much better night sleeping.
- One of the phones I was interested in is out of stock.

[PluMGMK]

+ New intern started at work today, nice to meet someone else my age!
– Didn't quite get that report finished, despite spending the whole day on it.
+ I don't see any way that I could fail to finish it tomorrow…
– Banjaxed the headphone port on my phone, so I can't use the FM radio anymore.
± Can still listen via online streaming, but that wastes my data!
+ Finally an excuse to upgrade to something more expensive?
+ We're probably not heading for an election soon.

[Fifo]

+ Managed to successfully install Gentoo in a VM

[Ray502]

+/- Average Monday afternoon, nothing too exciting.