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I want to cheaply build my own PC that will run the latest versions of Linspire, Fedora Core, FreeBSD and Solaris, but I don't know where to start.

Your first issue is finding a system that will run these - I believe Solaris is the hardest to do as far as finding a system it will run on after loading (if it loads). No bashing here (I am a Solaris SA) - just stating facts. I've gotten Solaris X86 to run once on only one system - have tried multiple systems (1 out of 4 worked). So if you want to run Solaris X86, find a system that will fit in the hardware compatibility list that Solaris has. SUN HCL

Once you find something that will run Solaris, make sure that hardware will work with the rest on your list (each should have the same type of list - I have a Compaq Armada that I put Freebsd and then Fedora on with no big issues - Solaris X86 2.6, 7, and 10 didn't work on it).

As far as a FAQ for building - each OS is different and they usually have a FAQ and other docs for building from the same site you download from. Plus the issue of hardware would make for a huge project for Perderabo to put something together. Maybe when you finish building, you can report on what you did Smilie

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GLTRON(6)							   Games Manual 							 GLTRON(6)

NAME

       gltron - a tron-like 3D lightcycle game

SYNOPSIS

       gltron [[-FftwbghcCsk1234simo]

DESCRIPTION

       glTron is a tron-like lightcycle game with a nice 3D perspective 3D acceleration is recommended.

       More information can be found at the gltron web site http://www.gltron.org/

PROBLEMS

       If the game refuses to start up, check your hardware settings and that the necessary libraries are installed.

       If the options are messed up, remove ~/.gltronrc and try again.

       Anything else check TODO, known bugs on the website, and lastly ask in #gltron on irc.freenode.net.

OPTIONS

       Valid command line options:

       -O     enable software optimizations, useful if your card doesn't have OpenGL acceleration. For best results combine with -t and -1.

       -f     fast finish after human has crashed

       -F     don't display FPS counter

       -t     don't display floor texture, use lines instead (huge speed gain)

       -w     don't display walls (speed gain)

       -x     don't show crash texture (speed gain)

       -g     don't show glows (small speed gain)

       -c     don't show ai status

       -C     show ai status (default: on)

       -1     set resolution to 320x240

       -2     set resolution to 640x480 (default)

       -3     set resolution to 800x600

       -4     set resolution to 1024x768

       -s     don't play sound

       -h     help

AUTHOR

       Updated with PROBLEMS section by Countersync <countersync@hotmail.com> before submission to upstream source.

       This  manual  page  was	 written   by  Jeronimo  Pellegrini <pellegrini@mpcnet.com.br>, based on the information in the package by Raphael
       Bossek, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

								    2001-06-10								 GLTRON(6)