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adolfix

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  1. I would like to connect my laptop with mandriva 10.1 to my wireless router 802.11g.

     

    I can do it for Windows with my Hercules wireless G PCMCIA card (model HWGPCMCIA-54). But it does not work with mandriva.

     

    Could any one communicate me the references of cards working well with mandriva 10.1 ?

     

    Thanks in advance.

  2. Is it possible to use a USB storage key to storage and transfert files between windows and mandriva ?

     

    Up to now I have used this USB storage of 256 Mo with Windows only.

     

    I would like to use it also with linux.

    I can see in linux /dev/sda but It requires to format it and to mount it.

    If I do so, can I still use my USB storage with Windows ?

     

    Thanks in advance.

  3. With outlook of Windows XP making a copyng of the files in the folder :

    Documents and Settings/User/.../local settings/.../outlook a backup can be done.

     

    With Mozilla Mail which is (are) the folder(s) or file(s) to copy in order to make a backup and a restauration if necessary ?

     

    Thanks in advance.

  4. I recommend you to install a ethernet board in your computer. Ethernet connexions are better than USB.

    Otherwise go to the MCC (Mandrake Control Center) and look into Network and Internet section if everything is alright.

    Bye

  5. I have an old Compaq Presario 9520. I am traying to install mandrakelinux 10.1 on it. The boot disket with the kernel 2.6 can not be used for the installation.

    I had to create a boot disket with the kernet 2.4 to be able to install it.

    Now my problem is that the capacity of my hard disk is too small (4.9 Gb) to install the minimun I would like to have.

    I am therefore going to change the hard disk.

     

    Could someone tell me which was the latest mandrakelinux version using the kernel 2.4 ?

     

    Thanks in advance.

  6. I would like to make a back up of the MBR, just in case for security.

     

    I login as root.

    I format the disket with the command mformat a:

    After, I do the command :

    dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/fd0/mbr.bin bs=512 count=1

    The systems responds :

    dd: ouverture de `/dev/fd0/mbr.bin': Not a directory

     

    I then execute the command :

    ls -l /dev/hda

    the system responds :

    brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 0 mai 5 09:32 /dev/hda

     

    It seems it does not exist. What should I do ?

     

    Thanks in advance for your help.

     

    [moved from Security by spinynorman]

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