manmath sahu Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Hi All, I got Mandriva 2008 Powerpack with March issue of Linux Magazine. I am yet to install it on my home machine. But before that I would like to ask you few questions in this order: 1. Has this version of powerpack fixed some bugs that were reported when mandiva 2008 released, because it is long gap from that date. 2. Does this version has updated kernel and xorg since it's very long duration from the date of mandriva 2008 release to the date when linux magazine distributed it free with the magazine. Hope somebody will answer these questions. Waiting for your answer earnestly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Powerpack is just Mandriva Free with some proprietary software not included on the Free disk. If it's Mandriva 2008.0 then it will be the same as when it was released almost six months ago. It won't have any updates on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2 Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 I can also tell you that (AFAIK) no Linux distro has ever given away an improved (updated) version of the 'same release version' in a magazine or book. With a distro like the Mandriva Powerpack (paid version), this would really be an insult to those who paid the full price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reiver_Fluffi Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 With a distro like the Mandriva Powerpack (paid version), this would really be an insult to those who paid the full price. To be fair, by releasing the Powerpack to a magazine they have already insulted those that paid full price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manmath sahu Posted March 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 You are very very right. Thank you all for your answers. Last night I installed Mandriva 2008 Powerpack on my notebook. I have some weird problems after installation. I am unable to pay video dvds on lindvd. What's worse, I can't browse the video dvds though I have no problem browsing data dvds. I have also installed libdvdcss still nothing to my avail. Previously I had none of the problems with mandriva 2008 free. I had a great computing experience after installing some non-free stuffs. But how come such weird things happen with powerpack. Please help me out! Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 (edited) Not familiar with LinDVD, but try installing say VLC, or Mplayer/Smplayer/win32codecs and then open either vlc or smplayer from console. libdvdcss2 is required, but installing libdvdnav also should be useful. Do you get any strange message in console when you insert a commercial video DVD? Edited March 14, 2008 by scarecrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manmath sahu Posted March 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Thanks you came to my rescue! Actually I have already installed libdvdcss2 and libdvdnav. The strange thing is that I can't even browse any video DVDs. But there is no problem in reading/browsing data DVDs. Installed mplayer and vlc both, but still I can't play any commercial DVDs, though all of them played well on Mdv 2008 Free. While browsing solutions for my problem on official mandriva forum and on this forum I found many having bad experience with lindvd and mdv 2008 ppk. However, all of them have problem with playing the DVDs, but here I can't even browse the video dvds. Let me cut short the facts: 1. there is no problem in browsing data dvds 2. unable to play or browse video dvds 3. libdvdcss2 and libdvdnav is installed 4. vlc and mplayer are also installed 5. shows no message on konsole while i pop in a video dvd please suggest a fix for this problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 See if there is a libdvdread package available for you to install. If so, when installed, does it help? I don't know for sure if it's available in Mandy, but check, could be different from one distro to another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manmath sahu Posted March 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 i wonder i can't even browse video dvds whereas i have no problem in browsing data dvds. i installed libdvdread it's a tiny package installed within a second. but still nothing to my avail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Hmmm, not sure. The only time I had problems reading Video DVD's was because of libdvdcss or libdvdcss2 not being installed. Check if you have both of these packages for installation, in case maybe you need to install the other as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manmath sahu Posted March 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 thanks for your answer. i think it's better to go back to mdv 2008 free. i had no such problem with the free version, but ppk created all the issues - is not it an irony! many users have problem with playing and browsing dvd with ppk. is it worth its salt. perhaps mdv people hurriedly brought out the ppk, they should have tested it well. one lesson i learnt ppk is not as good as its seems from a distance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 There really isn't much difference between Free and Powerpack. I've used both myself and never had this problem before. Would be best to compare package listings on both systems to see why the other worked, and the other not. But requires you do this before cleaning system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manmath sahu Posted March 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 thanks. i am just installing mandriva 2008 free, i will post my experience soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manmath sahu Posted March 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Finished installing mdv 2008 free. after installing w32codecs and libdvdcss2 i have no problem in browsing and playing video dvds on kaffeine. even i installed dkms-cdfs from pclinuxos repository so that i could easily copy some of my classic video cds. However, i am still looking for answers on why mdv ppk could not even mount the video dvds. I think it's the most hurried or improvised work than a polished one. Lessons to all linux lovers, try mdv free. powerpack is just a disappointment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 I'd have to get hold of a Powerpack and test it, but they both use the same repos, same packages - so a little weird why it didn't work for you. However, prior to the install, I would have done something like this: rpm -qa | grep -i dvd | sort > dvd_package_list to list what dvd packages I had installed, and maybe even: rpm -qa | grep sort > full_package_list and taken copies of these files to another machine. Then I would have done the install of Mandriva Free, and then compared the package listings to see what was different. Then it might have helped see why one worked and one didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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