Ready to Code!

After submitting the source code for Google Summer of code project, I got several chances to do more hacks with Linux stuff. But for me, there were some issues while coding in Linux.. Main things were the inadequate HD space, and lacking of a 'comfi' Linux distro.

I have been using Ubuntu/Kubuntu for sometime, but it couldn't make me feel comfortable in most aspects. Last Monday (26) I got corrupted my Ubuntu installation (again) so decided to switch to OpenSUSE.

It took about 20 hrs to download the full DVD (3.6GB torrent), and as usual I got an common error while doing the installation. (Most of the time I get common errors while installing Linux distros. ;) ) The error occurred during the partition process, so after some googleing and with the help of my Kubuntu CD I manged to fix the partition table and yay! OpenSuse got into my laptop smoothly. :D

It is the buddy distro that I was looking for, so simply I'm in love with OpenSuse. haha.
Hopefully it'll be a 'comfi' distro and will cause to throw one issue out, from the list of issues.

What about the HD problem..? Ok.. I went to 'Epsi' and bought a 250 GB SATA. :D Mmm! not only the HD, also bought some little little gadgets/stuffs.. hehe

Actually it was like this.., to work with 250GB HD I thought I would need more memory so I bought 1G Ram. With 1G Ram and an onboard VGA I have nothing to do. ;) so got an Asus - Nvidia 7300. Then this new VGA didn't match with my old lovely 14" CRT... so it made me to buy a 17" wide screen LCD. :D

On the way home I bought "DIRT" (PC racing Game) to play with my new Logitech Rumblepad 2. ( Ah forgot to tell, it was also in the list )

I spent whole night with my new gadgets and yeah they worked perfectly for me. An especial mention about the Rumblepad, guys trust me it's awesome!. 10 buttons, 8-way D-pad and two analog sticks, which give the 360-degree control and vibration feedback will make you fly..

Now I do have a coool workspace.! so I'm ready to code!!!

P.S. Though I got a 250G HD it's still on the desk.. need to find SATA data n power cable soon.

Updated : Got SATA data cable and a power cable.. Now 250G is live.! ;) [ Thanks Chami ].

Cheers!
- Lala.




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