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This may sound a bit scary, but I will take a look at my linux manual and see if I can figure out how to do this. I did note that the error message was "error 21: disk does not exist". Will get back with the bootloader script when I figure out how to do it.... Thanks - Roger

Hello, Just working through some 2008.1 install issues. I just booted up and the keyboard didn't work (mouse ok, but typing and nothing happens). Reboot and the keyboard is now working again. This is the second time the keyboard didn't work and a reboot solved it. 2 failures in about 11 sessions. This is an old keyboard with the circular plug, as opposed to a usb keyboard. Any insight or known problems (with solutions) appreciated. Thanks -- Roger

Hello, I am having the same problem - just installed 2008.1. I was running Windows XP on a 10gb drive, which I turned into a slave drive with Linux as master. I can see the slave, with windows bits, with the media viewer under 2008.1. The boot loader also indicated an XP option, but when I tried to boot windows, I was told that the drive wasn't available (don't remember the precise language). If anyone has a suggestion as to how to make the Windows drive operable, I would appreciate it. I am also not a Linux guru (so limited/no console activity would be appropriate for me) Regards -- Roger

Thanks for the pointer - auto-login enabled and things are much more pleasant!!! Thank again -- Roger

Hello, Just installed 2008.1 and it is running really good - prior I had 2006. It appears that I have to do a session login ever time I start up 2008.1, and as a single user that is a pain (which was not required in 2006). Is there a setting where I can automatically enter the desktop where I left off, without logging the sole user (me) in?? Also, when I tried logging into the session, I clicked on my name (only user again) and it filled in the 'user' box, but then the keyboard and mouse no longer worked, and I had to terminate the session before it started. Next time I tried just typing in my name and password, and that seemed to work fine. Not sure if this is a known problem?? If I can can just drop into my old session, this obviously ceases to become a problem for me... Thanks and regards -- Roger

Do you know if most systems support multiple USB cards?? I'll get a 4 port, but given that things have gone USB I would also like to retain my current 2 port card (unless it will cause system confusion....), and I think I have at least 1 free slot now. Thanks -- Roger

Never Mind!! Cleared a USB temporarily, and booted up the Logitech fine. Now I just need some more USB capacity.... Regards -- Roger

Hello, This will hopefully be an easy one.... My old mouse is dying, and I would like to replace it on my Mandriva 2006 without a lot of fuss. I am really hoping not to substantially alter my system for want of a mouse!! The dying mouse is a 2 button with scroll wheel 'Microsoft' mouse plugging into the PS2 port. I couldn't find any info on the Mandriva 2006 hardware compatibility on mice, so I found a positive linux review (5 star) on the Logitech Optical mouse. I got a Logitech Optical mouse (not cordless) with a USB to PS2 adapter, put it in, rebooted, and of course nothing. My hardware mouse setting reads something like 'any USB or PS2 mouse', and I can change that to a specific PS2 selection if that would resolve things. Of course my system has only 2 USB ports, both of which are in use. Any help that anyone can provide would be appreciated. Alternate mouse that is plug and play compatible with 2006 (and PS2 compatible)?? Any other approach that would avoid me adding hardware, etc. would be prefered. If more USB is essential, would the mouse work even then? Returning the mouse and getting another would be no issue. Thanks -- Roger

Hello, I deleted ClamAV and the auto download problem seems to have been fixed. As a note, I did look at a Mandriva 2006 update for ClamAV, in which they alter the distribution standard DEFAULT update period (for 'my' virus database) from EVERY HOUR to once a day - in order to decrease the expected update load on their update system. I guess since I was running Mandriva I was automatically updating my ClamAV database every hour (even though I was not using it). Maybe a bigger pipeline to the internet would have made it un-noticable, but too bad anything on Mandriva has a pre-set update cycle...... Much thanks and regards -- Roger

Hi, I actually don't know anything about 'cpan.org'. I put in the address below the ebay one that says 'established' (128.121.60.235) and it seems to come up as 'ClamAV', which I gather is a linux antivirus program. When I tried to open it up, it indicated that the auto-update feature was off, but then the whole ClamAV program locked up. I have not put any of the updates on ClamAV, and I wonder if it is busted and updating itself. Can I just delete ClamAV, or does it play some useful function on my system? I guess my options are update or delete?? Thanks -- Roger

Hello, Here is the netstat -tuan. Hopefully it provides a clue as to what is going on. Browers were closed when I ran netstat - seems that the ebay autos page I was looking at prior to the auto download was still active?? Regards -- Roger Active Internet connections (w/o servers) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State tcp 0 0 0-1pool117-202.nas68.:37985 srv.ebaymotors.ebayrtm:http TIME_WAIT tcp 0 0 0-1pool117-202.nas68.:58740 128.121.60.235:http ESTABLISHED Active UNIX domain sockets (w/o servers) Proto RefCnt Flags Type State I-Node Path unix 2 [ ] DGRAM 1239 @/org/kernel/udev/udevd unix 2 [ ] DGRAM 7512 @/var/run/hal/hotplug_socket unix 10 [ ] DGRAM 6345 /dev/log unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 14694 /home/roger/tmp/ksocket-roger/klaunchernrpFBb.slave-socket unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 14692 unix 2 [ ] DGRAM 13007 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 11209 /tmp/.ICE-unix/dcop3852-1165655764 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 11208 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 11185 /tmp/.ICE-unix/3880 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 11184 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 11181 /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 11180 unix 3 [ ] DGRAM 11179 unix 3 [ ] DGRAM 11178 unix 2 [ ] DGRAM 10871 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10399 /tmp/mcop-roger/localhost-0f23-457a7ede unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10398 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10375 /tmp/.ICE-unix/3880 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10374 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10332 /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10331 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10328 /tmp/.ICE-unix/dcop3852-1165655764 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10327 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10315 @/tmp/fam-roger- unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10314 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10299 /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10298 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10277 /tmp/.ICE-unix/3880 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10276 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10237 /tmp/.ICE-unix/3880 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10236 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10229 /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10228 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10227 /tmp/.ICE-unix/dcop3852-1165655764 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10226 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10211 /tmp/.ICE-unix/3880 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10210 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10207 /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10206 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10203 /tmp/.ICE-unix/dcop3852-1165655764 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10202 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10190 @/tmp/fam-roger- unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10189 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10178 /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10177 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10176 /tmp/.ICE-unix/dcop3852-1165655764 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10175 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10163 /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10162 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10109 /tmp/.ICE-unix/3880 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10108 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10096 @/tmp/fam-roger- unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10095 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10094 /tmp/mcop-roger/localhost-0f23-457a7ede unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10093 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10089 /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10088 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10087 /tmp/.ICE-unix/dcop3852-1165655764 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10086 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10058 /tmp/.ICE-unix/3880 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10057 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10046 /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10045 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10044 /tmp/.ICE-unix/dcop3852-1165655764 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10043 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10020 /tmp/.ICE-unix/3880 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10019 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10018 /tmp/.ICE-unix/dcop3852-1165655764 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 10017 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9999 /tmp/.ICE-unix/3880 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9998 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9995 /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9994 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9986 /tmp/.ICE-unix/dcop3852-1165655764 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9985 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9956 /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9955 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9916 /home/roger/tmp/ksocket-roger/kdeinit__0 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9915 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9912 /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9911 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9910 /tmp/.ICE-unix/dcop3852-1165655764 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9909 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9899 /tmp/.ICE-unix/dcop3852-1165655764 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9898 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9829 /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9828 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9773 @/tmp/fam-roger- unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9769 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9728 /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9727 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9726 /tmp/.ICE-unix/dcop3852-1165655764 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9725 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9694 /var/run/dbus/system_dbus_socket unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9693 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9658 /tmp/.ICE-unix/dcop3852-1165655764 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9657 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9647 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9646 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9645 /home/roger/tmp/orbit-roger/linc-ef7-0-4826773a8c82a unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9644 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9643 /home/roger/tmp/orbit-roger/linc-f0e-0-21a943906c9dd unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9640 unix 2 [ ] DGRAM 9607 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9568 /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9567 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9520 /var/run/dbus/system_dbus_socket unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9519 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9435 /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9434 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9431 /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9430 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9391 /var/run/dbus/system_dbus_socket unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9390 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9389 /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 9388 unix 2 [ ] DGRAM 9371 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 8745 /tmp/.font-unix/fs-1 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 8744 unix 2 [ ] DGRAM 8735 unix 2 [ ] DGRAM 8561 unix 2 [ ] STREAM 8274 unix 8 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 8752 /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 8264 unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 7511 /var/run/dbus/system_dbus_socket unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 7510 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Hello, I did copy some of the information out of netstat - if someone can tell me how to do a screenshot in console then I can get the whole content here. Browsers and all windows were closed when I ran netstat. Some of the streams had no path data (which is why they are blank below....) this is the info with type=stream. No 'flags' were checked.... Inode Path 54522 /tmp/.ice-unix/dcop3851-1165503244 54521 54516 /tmp/.ice-unix/3878 54515 ?? /tmp/.x11-unix/xo 54520 27264 /tmp/ice-unix/dcop3851-1165503244 this repeats a bit, and then some others 14354 /home/roger/tmp/ksocket-roger/klauncherc81wa.slave-socket 10413 /tmp/mcop-roger/localhost-of21-45782b16 10354 @/tmp/fam-roger- 9631 /var/run/dbus/system-dbus_socket 9624 /home/roger/tmp/orbit-roger/linc-ef4-0-10fdf5678d0a1 8752 /tmp/.x11-unix/xo Hope this allows someone here to get some idea of what is going on with my system and what I can do to put an end to it. Please let me know if more info is required and what it would be. Thanks -- Roger

Ok, well it happened again (no surprise). I closed the browser and the 'download' was still happening. I opened console, logged into su, and typed in 'netstat'. No log came up, but just a message something like 'foreign user'. I tried 'run netstat' but no result. Can anyone clarify what I need to do differently to get a useful log, or what action I need to take. At this time, I am thinking I need to save personal files on dvd and reload 2006. I am concerned, though, that I will end up in the same situation in the near future. Any suggestions appreciated. I am concerned that I have a virus or some such infliction. Regards -- Roger

Yikes, this sounds like it might be something unpleasant...... now I would have been happy with updates : ) Can I just write down the result of netstat, or do I need to do a screenshot?? If so, can you provide info on how to do that in console (and where will it go such that I can retrieve it....). Yep, can barely turn on the system.... Thanks -- Roger PS - given recent behavior, it won't be long before I have an opportunity to run netstat

Hi, Running KDE and on one side of the clock there is a 'hide panel' and on the other is the Korganizer alarm demon, screen resize, a questionmark in an orange circle that says that 'service is not configured', network up/down icon and the volume. Not sure where the update applet by the clock is?? What should I be looking for? Thanks and regards -- Roger

Hello, Can someone please provide a list of actions I need to take to disable all auto updates on my Mandriva 2006?? I still am on modem, and part through a session some download starts which completely disables my session. The packet profile looks like a typical download, with most everything coming in - if it were going out, I would be a lot more worried. I only have the disks on my media manager, and those have the update boxes unclicked. Not sure what actions I need to take to disable the updates, but this is a real problem for me. Any recommendations appreciated Regards -- Roger

Got it - thanks

Well, looks like I replied a bit too soon. I though that I had created a shortcut via skype, but that didn't work. The toolbar seems to only want to allow me to add shortcuts of apps that are shown on star menu, but skype doesn't seem to be on star menu. I realize that this is probably pretty basic, but how specifically do I get skype added?? Since I can't see it as user, I assume that I need to log in as root to gain access to it at this point. Regards -- Roger

Thanks for all of the help!! I have it running now, and just need to confirm that I've a shortcut. Regards -- Roger

Hello, Running 2006 (just), and a newbie. Downloaded skype 1.3.0.53-1mdk.i586 from the Skype site to the desktop then installed it. Rebooted after a seemingly successful install, and couldn't find the application in the 'star' menu anywhere. Just to see, I checked the deinstall menu under 'skype' search, and it does think that I have skype there to deinstall. Where can I look for the installed application - I figure it is out there on my system somewhere??? Thanks -- Roger PS - if there are other apps not normally included in 2006 that I would need for skype, how would I find out (assuming that I ultimately find skype, of course)??

Thanks for the background - sounds like it is just as well that I removed it.... Regards -- Roger

Hello, Just upgraded from 10.0 to 2006 Free 3 days ago. Just started to get a frequent KDE fault, which seems to be related to Kat. Deleted Kat and fault seems to have stopped. Is Kat still an issue with 2006?? If so, hard to understand why it is still part of the default install. The overall Mandriva 2006 install is excellent and simple (even for a non-techie like me). Regards -- Roger

Hello, Thanks for the suggestions. Fixing the font size has resolved most of the small font issues. Probably just need to keep poking at it a bit..... it's only been in for less than a day. Thanks very much, and I am sure I will be back for more assistance as other things crop up. Regards -- Roger

Hello, I assume that you are talking about the Mozilla Firefox menu. I can certainly get to edit - preferences, but there is no 'content'. Under 'general' there is a 'fonts and colors' menu, but no advanced setting option I can find. I tried setting the font size there, but it does not seem to help on the web page content itself. Can you please clarify?? It may be that the firefox has a more limited menu than standard Mozilla?? Probably my issue with not being clear about the Firefox. Thanks -- Roger

Hi, Thanks for the suggestion. Yes, I am using that, but it seems kind of silly to have to do that every time I open a page. I was hoping that there was a preferences setting that would keep it at the 'magnification' level that works for me. Thanks -- Roger