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Oops, sorry for not replying. My videocard is GeForce FX 5200 and I'm using Compiz Fusion, if that's what you're using. I don't think I'm mistaken about using a 3D desktop. It certainly seems 3D to me. EDIT: Help, anyone?

Again it seems like I should just give up my 3D desktop or switch to GNOME...

I have no idea what to do, so nothing except try maximizing the window manually and then restarting X. It doesn't help. By clicking the Firefox logo I get the options: Advanced -> Keep above others / Keeb below others / Fullscreen Move Resize Minimize Maximize Shade. The "maximize" option works just as well as the maximize button on the upper right.

Hi, I found a few topics dealing with a similar problem but they didnät really help me at all so I decided to ask. My problem is that everytime I start Openoffice or Firefox the windowis not maximized - it's sized a little bit over it that so that the windowis partly on the right side of my cube desktop. I need to click to maximize the window everytime so that the oversizing won't cause any annoying problems with the cube. Is there a way to make these two programs start in the maximized mode? I attached a pick to clarify the issue. Thanks, Tapksa [moved from Software by spinynorman]

Brilliant. I backed up everything I need just recently, so I'm safe from losing anything. I can boot the system normally. Thanks for the help and advice. I'll see if this is the end of my disk. -Tapksa

[root@localhost ~]# fdisk /dev/hda The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 14946. There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024, and could in certain setups cause problems with: 1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO) 2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK) Unable to seek on /dev/hda Also: [root@localhost ~]# fdisk -l Unable to seek on /dev/hda So am I screwed or what? Should I try the systemrescue CD?

I hate to bump a thread like this, but it kind of seems like a reminder is needed here. New hints and ideas are also welcome. I'd like to be able to resize the partitions when necessary. Thanks and sorry for the bump, Tapksa

Hi everyone, I was rezising my partitions using my Mandriva LiveCD because I needed to take some space from my /home partition and enlarge my Ubuntu root (only 3.1GB) and Windows partitions a bit. I took resized my 84GB /home partition to 81GB. There's still 33GB free space on that partition so I thought it would be safe. The next thing was trying to resize Ubuntu and Windows partitions. I got the following error message: Does that mean I need to format my whole hard drive to make resizing possible again? Right now I'm unable to resize anymore. I tried searching for the same error message and found something similar but nothing that helps me, so I'm making this new thread. Is there something I should do? How badly did I screw up? Is there something I can do? I'll manage with these partitions, I guess, if the Ubuntu partition won't prove to be too small. Of course there's now 3GB unpartitioned space but that's okay if I don't need to format my computer and install everything all over again. I'm a bit scared. Any ideas? Help? Hints? What's happening? Thanks, Tapksa

Thanks guys! It now works perfectly. I really need to study all these kernel things a bit. Hopefully I don't end up asking for your help everytime I update something. :P

Did it and tried booting Ubuntu: Booting 'Ubuntu 8.04.1, kernel 2.6.24-19-generic' kernel (hd0,7) /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic root=UUID=ff19f81d-10f6-491a-9e48-552ee23ab544 ro quiet splash Error 1: Filename must eb either an absolute pathname or blocklist Press any key (pressing any key resulted in a text GRUB, and it didn't work at all better.)

The contents of Mandriva's menu.lst: timeout 10 color black/cyan yellow/cyan gfxmenu (hd0,4)/boot/gfxmenu default 0 title linux kernel (hd0,4)/boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=linux root=/dev/hda5 resume=/dev/hda6 splash=silent vga=788 initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd.img title linux-nonfb kernel (hd0,4)/boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=linux-nonfb root=/dev/hda5 resume=/dev/hda6 initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd.img title failsafe kernel (hd0,4)/boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=failsafe root=/dev/hda5 failsafe initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd.img title windows root (hd0,0) makeactive chainloader +1 title desktop 2.6.22.9-1 kernel (hd0,4)/boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=desktop_2.6.22.9-1 root=/dev/hda5 resume=/dev/hda6 splash=silent vga=788 initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd.img title desktop 2.6.22.12-1 kernel (hd0,4)/boot/vmlinuz-desktop BOOT_IMAGE=desktop_2.6.22.12-1 root=/dev/hda5 resume=/dev/hda6 splash=silent vga=788 initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd-desktop.img title desktop 2.6.22.18-1 kernel (hd0,4)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.18-desktop-1mdv BOOT_IMAGE=desktop_2.6.22.18-1 root=/dev/hda5 resume=/dev/hda6 splash=silent vga=788 initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd-2.6.22.18-desktop-1mdv.img title desktop 2.6.22.19-2 kernel (hd0,4)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.19-desktop-2mdv BOOT_IMAGE=desktop_2.6.22.19-2 root=/dev/hda5 resume=/dev/hda6 splash=silent vga=788 initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd-2.6.22.19-desktop-2mdv.img title Ubuntu kernel (hd0,4)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.19-desktop-2mdv BOOT_IMAGE=Ubuntu root=/dev/hda8 initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd.img There are these weirds desktop 2.6.22.xx-x things the purpose of which I know nothing. I guess I could delete those entries? Well anyway that's not that important. Ubuntu's menu.lst: # menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8) # grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8), # grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub # and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/. ## default num # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and # the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used. # # You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry # is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'. # WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your # array will desync and will not let you boot your system. default 0 ## timeout sec # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry # (normally the first entry defined). timeout 10 ## hiddenmenu # Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu) #hiddenmenu # Pretty colours #color cyan/blue white/blue ## password ['--md5'] passwd # If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing # control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the # command 'lock' # e.g. password topsecret # password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/ # password topsecret # # examples # # title Windows 95/98/NT/2000 # root (hd0,0) # makeactive # chainloader +1 # # title Linux # root (hd0,1) # kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro # # # Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST ### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST ## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified ## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below ## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs ## ## Start Default Options ## ## default kernel options ## default kernel options for automagic boot options ## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z ## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted. ## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro ## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro ## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro # kopt=root=UUID=ff19f81d-10f6-491a-9e48-552ee23ab544 ro ## Setup crashdump menu entries ## e.g. crashdump=1 # crashdump=0 ## default grub root device ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0) # groot=(hd0,7) ## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options ## e.g. alternative=true ## alternative=false # alternative=true ## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options ## e.g. lockalternative=true ## lockalternative=false # lockalternative=false ## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the ## alternatives ## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5 # defoptions=quiet splash ## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options ## e.g. lockold=false ## lockold=true # lockold=false ## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option # xenhopt= ## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option # xenkopt=console=tty0 ## altoption boot targets option ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options ## altoptions=(recovery) single # altoptions=(recovery mode) single ## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst ## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the ## alternative kernel options ## e.g. howmany=all ## howmany=7 # howmany=all ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option ## e.g. memtest86=true ## memtest86=false # memtest86=true ## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system ## can be true or false # updatedefaultentry=false ## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options ## can be true or false # savedefault=false ## ## End Default Options ## title Ubuntu 8.04.1, kernel 2.6.24-19-generic root (hd0,7) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic root=UUID=ff19f81d-10f6-491a-9e48-552ee23ab544 ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-19-generic quiet title Ubuntu 8.04.1, kernel 2.6.24-19-generic (recovery mode) root (hd0,7) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic root=UUID=ff19f81d-10f6-491a-9e48-552ee23ab544 ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-19-generic title Ubuntu 8.04.1, memtest86+ root (hd0,7) kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin quiet ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST # This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian # ones. title Other operating systems: root # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS # on /dev/sda1 title Microsoft Windows XP Professional root (hd0,0) savedefault makeactive chainloader +1 # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing # linux installation on /dev/sda5. title linux (on /dev/sda5) root (hd0,4) kernel /boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=linux root=/dev/hda5 resume=/dev/hda6 splash=silent vga=788 initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd.img savedefault boot # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing # linux installation on /dev/sda5. title linux-nonfb (on /dev/sda5) root (hd0,4) kernel /boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=linux-nonfb root=/dev/hda5 resume=/dev/hda6 initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd.img savedefault boot # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing # linux installation on /dev/sda5. title failsafe (on /dev/sda5) root (hd0,4) kernel /boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=failsafe root=/dev/hda5 failsafe initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd.img savedefault boot # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing # linux installation on /dev/sda5. title desktop 2.6.22.9-1 (on /dev/sda5) root (hd0,4) kernel /boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=desktop_2.6.22.9-1 root=/dev/hda5 resume=/dev/hda6 splash=silent vga=788 initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd.img savedefault boot # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing # linux installation on /dev/sda5. title desktop 2.6.22.12-1 (on /dev/sda5) root (hd0,4) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-desktop BOOT_IMAGE=desktop_2.6.22.12-1 root=/dev/hda5 resume=/dev/hda6 splash=silent vga=788 initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd-desktop.img savedefault boot # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing # linux installation on /dev/sda5. title desktop 2.6.22.18-1 (on /dev/sda5) root (hd0,4) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.18-desktop-1mdv BOOT_IMAGE=desktop_2.6.22.18-1 root=/dev/hda5 resume=/dev/hda6 splash=silent vga=788 initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd-2.6.22.18-desktop-1mdv.img savedefault boot # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing # linux installation on /dev/sda5. title desktop 2.6.22.19-2 (on /dev/sda5) root (hd0,4) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.19-desktop-2mdv BOOT_IMAGE=desktop_2.6.22.19-2 root=/dev/hda5 resume=/dev/hda6 splash=silent vga=788 initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd-2.6.22.19-desktop-2mdv.img savedefault boot Did I misunderstand something?

[root@localhost ~]# cd /boot/grub [root@localhost grub]# d device.map e2fs_stage1_5 ffs_stage1_5 install.sh.old* jfs_stage1_5 menu.lst.example minix_stage1_5 stage1 ufs2_stage1_5 xfs_stage1_5 device.map.old fat_stage1_5 install.sh* iso9660_stage1_5 menu.lst menu.lst.old reiserfs_stage1_5 stage2 vstafs_stage1_5 Maybe that explains something.

After using using a dual boot of Mandriva Free 2008 and Windows XP for some time I decided to try some other distribution. I chose Ubuntu 8.04.1. I made a new partition on which I would install my third OS. So I installed Ubuntu and rebooted my computer. I then noticed that my graphic GRUB had not only been replaced by a text GRUB but with a text GRUB with the Ubuntu entry as the primary one. I had had (and wished to still have) a graphical GRUB that would boot Mandriva automatically after a few seconds of waiting. I thought I could fix this by booting Mandriva and reinstalling my GRUB. This made the Ubuntu entry disappear completely. I used the Mandriva Control Center's bootloader options and made a new boot entry. I didn't know what I'm supposed to select for that entry's "root", but I think it's /dev/hda8. That's the partition on which I installed Ubuntu. I could now boot Ubuntu, but the mouse cursor didn't move one bit. I'd like to use my mouse so I wasn't truly satisfied yet. When creating a new boot entry I'm supposed to select an "image". I get these to choose from: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.18-desktop-1mdv, /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.9-desktop-1mdv, /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.12-desktop-1mdv /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.19-desktop-2mdv How about "Append", "Default" and "Initrd"? In case you need to know, these are my partitions: (Partition | Filesystem | Mountpoint | What's this? | Flags) /dev/sda1 | ntfs | /media/disk-2 | Windows | boot /dev/sda2 | extended | - | - | - -What is this anyway? It claims to be 100GB but as far as I know this partition doesn't exist..? /dev/sda8 | ext3 | /media/disk-1 | Ubuntu | - -It's only 3.1GB. Do I need a bigger partition for this? /dev/sda5 | ext3 | /media/disk-3 | Mandriva | - /dev/sda6 | linux-swap | - | swap | - /dev/sda7 | ext3 | /media/disk | my /home partition | - The home partition, of course, is supposed to be used by both Ubuntu and Mandriva. The command find /boot/grub/stage1 returns: (hd0,4) (hd0,7) I've got no idea what to do. So: A ) how to make an entry that works? B ) how to fix the entry that does boot Ubuntu but disables my mouse? Thanks, Tapksa

I guess it's time for me to give up already since neither aMSN, Kopete or Mercury could send my webcam to a contact. I believe I installed the required drivers. So seeing myself works fine but when I try to start a webcam discussion, nothing seems to happen. If someone has any idea what I should do, please help. Thank you all for your help anyway. -Tapksa

My camera is Logitech QuickCam Communicate STX, and lsusb gives: Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c045 Logitech, Inc. Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:08d7 Logitech, Inc. Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000