Re: XSI FND trial on Ubuntu 7.04 (false alarm... *sob*)

Date : Mon, 07 May 2007 18:05:13 +0200
To : XSI(at)Softimage.COM
From : Fabian Schnuer <admin(at)schnuer.com>
Subject : Re: XSI FND trial on Ubuntu 7.04 (false alarm... *sob*)
sounds like an idea.
could someone running redhat, suse or gentoo post the gaminrc perhaps
and any start-up scripts that might exist. thank you

On Mon, 2007-05-07 at 09:07 -0500, Oscar Juarez wrote:
> that kind of error is caused probably by gamin
> everything crashing xsi on open or merge is gamin.
> 
> in gentoo... gam_server is always running but in ubuntu
> theres no process running at all. its supposed to be written 
> to run not as a daemon. but why in gentoo i have it running
> and not in ubuntu.. ive searched how to run it manually but no luck.
> 
> i think thats the main issue.
> 
> 
> 
> On 5/6/07, Fabian Schnuer <admin(at)schnuer.com> wrote:
>         Maybe it will come since even Dell will start to ship it with
>         some
>         machines at least. And besides the ubuntu install is a heck of
>         a lot
>         easier and more convenient than XP. Dont know about vista
>         since that
>         turd is not touching my hard drives. 
>         
>         And just for the record, its mostly free open source and not
>         shareware
>         drivers. The only shareware driver i've got is for the
>         printer.
>         
>         but why on earth can xsi import obj, load clips, etc. but not
>         open a 
>         scene file? any ideas?
>         
>         have a nice sunday,
>         Fabian
>         
>         On Sun, 2007-05-06 at 08:45 +0200, Stefan Andersson wrote:
>         > and I would like to add that there are a lot of us the have
>         high hopes
>         > in the future that Softimage will support Ubuntu :) 
>         >
>         > I kind of knew it wouldn't work, but I had to try.
>         >
>         > regards
>         > stefan
>         >
>         >
>         > On 5/6/07, Stefan Andersson <sanders3d(at)gmail.com> wrote:
>         > > As long as you follow the compatible list at softimage.com
>         you are
>         > > fine. Ubuntu is not one of the supported distros. And
>         Ubuntu IS very
>         > > different because it's debian based. 
>         > >
>         > > anyhow.... the dark side doesn't support it but it works
>         anyhow :)
>         > >
>         > > regards
>         > > stefan
>         > >
>         > >
>         > > On 5/6/07, Kris Rivel <krisrivel(at)gmail.com> wrote:
>         > > >
>         > > >  Probably going to get flamed by this but this is
>         exactly the reason I have
>         > > > no intentions of ever going to Linux in the near
>         future.  Too many 
>         > > > obstacles, hacks, and shareware drivers, etc. just to
>         get it working
>         > > > smoothly and getting all your apps and various devices
>         working properly.  I
>         > > > just don't see how its worth it even if it does give you
>         a slight speed 
>         > > > increase.  Long live Bill Gates! :-)
>         > > >
>         > > >  flame on...
>         > > >
>         > > >  Kris
>         > > >
>         > > >
>         > > >  Fabian Schnuer wrote: 
>         > > >  Bugger, thought it was my ubuntu which was upgraded
>         from 6.10 to 7.04
>         > > > and i though the fault was carried over somehow. Any of
>         the linux guru's
>         > > > got any suggestions? If all else fails i'd learn gentoo
>         but to be honest 
>         > > > i dont have the time and have a personal dislike for
>         both redhat and
>         > > > suse.
>         > > >
>         > > > On Sat, 2007-05-05 at 19:26 +0200, Stefan Andersson
>         wrote:
>         > > > 
>         > > >
>         > > >  hmmmm.... so far I've only been testing to import and
>         export OBJ
>         > > > files, since I'm work with mm... mmm.... ...
>         maya...(still difficult
>         > > > to say). And that worked like a charm. When trying to
>         open up a 
>         > > > example file XSI crashes with a message:
>         > > >
>         > > > Illegal instruction (core dumped)
>         > > >
>         > > > interesting :)
>         > > >
>         > > > damn... and I was so happy... 
>         > > >
>         > > > /stefan
>         > > >
>         > > >
>         > > >
>         > > >
>         > > >
>         > > > On 5/5/07, Fabian Schnuer <admin(at)schnuer.com> wrote:
>         > > >
>         > > >
>         > > >  I've gotten as far as you did however xsi bombs out
>         without warning when
>         > > > I try to open a scene. Happened in Ubuntu 6.10 and now
>         7.04. Anything
>         > > > special you did to make that part work or did you just
>         use the default
>         > > > install of ubuntu? Happened on two different machines
>         here. Houdini
>         > > > Apprentice and Blender works like a charm on those same
>         machines btw. 
>         > > > and I can do stuff in the xsi interface like creating
>         objects and
>         > > > editing them etc. so I cant imagine it has anything to
>         do with the
>         > > > graphics. Any pointers?
>         > > > 
>         > > > Thanks,
>         > > > Fabian
>         > > >
>         > > > On Sat, 2007-05-05 at 14:09 +0200, Stefan Andersson
>         wrote:
>         > > >
>         > > >
>         > > >  Just installed the trial version on Ubuntu 7.04 and it
>         seems to work
>         > > > as it should. Instead of the trial version (which isn't
>         updated to
>         > > > 6.01) I just downloaded the SPM and XSI for essentials
>         (which is weird
>         > > > that you don't need to register for... but for
>         foundation you need 
>         > > > that...).
>         > > > Requested a 30day trial and installed the keys. Worked
>         like a charm...
>         > > > only one thing. XSI keeps asking me to accept the
>         license agreement
>         > > > and forgets all the settings I've changed (since it
>         creates new 
>         > > > preferences or something... or doesn't save the ones I
>         just created.)
>         > > >
>         > > > regards
>         > > > stefan andersson
>         > > >
>         > > >
>         > > > 
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