Recent content by WheelDweller

This might sound wrong, but here it is. Drop the tarballs and use RPMs. I've installed MySQL about a hundred times, counting the updates- the maintainer of the RPM is a pro jock; when it's packaged, it's ready. And you don't have to micro-manage just to get the basics ready to support higher...

I think this is what's called "Magic Cookies" in the old days, or "artifacts". It's got nothing to do with the window manager or anything, it's a driver issue. It's *possible* that your video card's driver has been obsoleted, ill-chosen or similar. I can't tell which it...

Not a big problem, but it requires a human touch. When you're needing "libXm.so.whatever", you need to locate the library "libXm" (independent of version, usually- get the newest you can find.) See http://rpmfind.net they have almost everything ever made. You can enter...

For this and other laptops, see: http://www.linux-laptop.net It doesn't mention a "Versa Premium", but it shows several NEC Versas by model number. Also- http://www.google.com/linux is your pal.