ROX == rocks? :)

[Elledan]

This article [slashdot.org] got me interested in the ROX desktop for Linux. It's derived from RISC OS and takes a very different approach to, well, everything actually, than KDE, Gnome etc.
Not only that, ROX also has a very smal memory footprint, making it more suitable for less fast systems (less than 400 MHz).

Has anyone here already used ROX? Any comments? Complains?

 

[Elledan]

No ROX users here?

 

[n0cmonkey]

I have been happy with bb for a long time now. If I get the chance and remember I may check this out though. It looked interresting.

 

[Elledan]

Thanks for your reply, n0cmonkey

If you do try ROX, I will be interested in your comments.

 

[n0cmonkey]

I just did a quick installation of the filer and it looks decent so far. Ill have to play with it some more though.

 

[Elledan]

<< I just did a quick installation of the filer and it looks decent so far. Ill have to play with it some more though. >>

Well, let us know what your further impressions are, especially of the desktop part of ROX

 

[n0cmonkey]

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<< I just did a quick installation of the filer and it looks decent so far. Ill have to play with it some more though. >>

Well, let us know what your further impressions are, especially of the desktop part of ROX >>



Ill be reading some of the docs later and testing out the desktop part for another user on my system (dont want to chance a screw up of my perfect bb configs). All I need is some time and motivation to actually do something

Have you tried it yet? I was impressed it compiled *without problems* on my OpenBSD system. No hacking necessary!

 

[Elledan]

<< Have you tried it yet? >>

Nope, I'm in the middle of a rather large project, so I'm a bit short on time. I might try it during the weekend

BTW, the system (running SuSe Linux 7.1) I've choosen as volunteer (read: victim) has a tiny problem with shutting down/rebooting. It always hangs when it wants to shut down eth0 (the only NIC in the system). I'm getting tired of watching fsck every time I boot up, but I haven't found a solution yet.

Any suggestions?

 

[zigCorsair]

I know this might be insulting, but I finally just replaced my nic that was having issues. Perhaps it's the drivers?

 

[n0cmonkey]

Its not so bad so far. The only problem is that I did not see blackbox in the list of wms so Im stuck using fvwm until enlightenment compiles (first one I saw). I dont think I would use this for day to day operation, but its not bad. Any error messages when shutting down?

The ROX system thingy is pretty cool, although a bit of a hack on my part was necessary to get it to work

 

[Elledan]

<< I know this might be insulting, but I finally just replaced my nic that was having issues. Perhaps it's the drivers? >>


Hmm... I haven't tried reinstalling the NIC yet.

Don't tell me: I should have done this a long time ago

 

[Elledan]

<< Its not so bad so far. The only problem is that I did not see blackbox in the list of wms so Im stuck using fvwm until enlightenment compiles (first one I saw). I dont think I would use this for day to day operation, but its not bad. >>

Any specific reasons why you wouldn't want to use ROX for day to day operation?


<< Any error messages when shutting down? >>

Nope, it just hangs



<< The ROX system thingy is pretty cool, although a bit of a hack on my part was necessary to get it to work >>

What kind of hack?

 

[n0cmonkey]

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<< Its not so bad so far. The only problem is that I did not see blackbox in the list of wms so Im stuck using fvwm until enlightenment compiles (first one I saw). I dont think I would use this for day to day operation, but its not bad. >>

Any specific reasons why you wouldn't want to use ROX for day to day operation? >>



I prefer bb. I may use the filer, but I dont need any of it really.



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<< Any error messages when shutting down? >>

Nope, it just hangs >>



Check your logs and make sure.



<< The ROX system thingy is pretty cool, although a bit of a hack on my part was necessary to get it to work >>

What kind of hack?[/i] >>



linking and copying and moving library files. It may have been because of problems with OpenBSD's port of one of the dependancies, but it was pretty easy.

 

[Elledan]

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<< Its not so bad so far. The only problem is that I did not see blackbox in the list of wms so Im stuck using fvwm until enlightenment compiles (first one I saw). I dont think I would use this for day to day operation, but its not bad. >>

Any specific reasons why you wouldn't want to use ROX for day to day operation? >>



I prefer bb. I may use the filer, but I dont need any of it really. >>

Admit it, you're just too lazy to try anything else



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<< Any error messages when shutting down? >>

Nope, it just hangs >>



Check your logs and make sure. >>

Will do.

I'll probably have some time to spend on the system tomorrow, so I'll make sure to check all logs for any errors.



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<< The ROX system thingy is pretty cool, although a bit of a hack on my part was necessary to get it to work >>

What kind of hack? >>



linking and copying and moving library files. It may have been because of problems with OpenBSD's port of one of the dependancies, but it was pretty easy.[/i] >>


Probably a blowfish/devil-only problem

 

[n0cmonkey]

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<< Its not so bad so far. The only problem is that I did not see blackbox in the list of wms so Im stuck using fvwm until enlightenment compiles (first one I saw). I dont think I would use this for day to day operation, but its not bad. >>

Any specific reasons why you wouldn't want to use ROX for day to day operation? >>



I prefer bb. I may use the filer, but I dont need any of it really. >>

Admit it, you're just too lazy to try anything else >>



I tried it all out this morning (couldnt sleep). Its not my style. But Window maker is kind of nice



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<< Any error messages when shutting down? >>

Nope, it just hangs >>



Check your logs and make sure. >>

Will do.

I'll probably have some time to spend on the system tomorrow, so I'll make sure to check all logs for any errors.



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<< The ROX system thingy is pretty cool, although a bit of a hack on my part was necessary to get it to work >>

What kind of hack? >>



linking and copying and moving library files. It may have been because of problems with OpenBSD's port of one of the dependancies, but it was pretty easy. >>


Probably a blowfish/devil-only problem [/i] >>



Probably.

 

[Elledan]

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<< Its not so bad so far. The only problem is that I did not see blackbox in the list of wms so Im stuck using fvwm until enlightenment compiles (first one I saw). I dont think I would use this for day to day operation, but its not bad. >>

Any specific reasons why you wouldn't want to use ROX for day to day operation? >>



I prefer bb. I may use the filer, but I dont need any of it really. >>

Admit it, you're just too lazy to try anything else >>



I tried it all out this morning (couldnt sleep). >>

I know the feeling


<< Its not my style. But Window maker is kind of nice
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Well, that's one thing