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Eeep! Noooooo not Java! It's slow, it's horrid to code, despite what people claim it is not very portable imo, the interfaces look yucky, the error msgs are unhelpful, and I've always found a better tool to do the job than Java.

Hello tr34d :) I'm quite new to linux myself :) It is a steep learning curve (especially learning all the command line stuff... but the man pages are helpful), and I've definately got a long way to go, but I think it will be worth it :) Things I like so far are: - Multiple desktops. They are really useful, especially when you're doing lots of things at once and don't want a cluttered screen - Lots of retro games I'm easily pleased.... - Open Office. It looks a lot like Microsoft Office, but it doesn't have the annoying Paperclip. It's compatible with MS office docs as well, which is good. - The Gimp. Much nicer than photoshop imo :) And it's free!

Mandriva isn't recognising my thumb drive. I've tried all the usb slots, and they are fine, so I'm guessing it's a Mandriva problem?

I had to zap the whole lot in the end. Bit annoying, but I now have a working Mandriva hurrah :D

Update..... After lots of faffing around, I can now login if I am in failsafe mode and use kde :D That is the only way though :/

Reinstalled gnome, but again had no joy... same old problem. So I thought I'd give kde another go, installed that, and still I have the same problem. Just freezes after I enter my password :(

Will get Mandriva off a mirror (i.e. not use the version I got with a Linux mag) and see how that goes :) You must think I am a right pain!

That's pretty cool :D My desktop is of a daisy :) Don't suppose anyone here would be interested though.....

So update gnome you say? Had a look at the gnome site and the last fully supported mandrake version was gnome 2.4 :/

Well that didn't work either :( To makes matters worse Gnome sometimes freezes up completely even when I am root :(

Just found this online: "Turns out for some reason the Mandriva LE 2005 DVD that came with Linux Pro Magazine Issue #55 did not completely install the components for Gnome (even if you selected it as your only desktop during install). In this months issue (#56), the magazine recommended 4 packages be installed. I'm not positive if it is against forum rules to post links to actual files on the boards so I will only list their names and you can most likely find the rpms from your favorite Mandriva repository or pick up the magazine yourself and look in the "Letters" section.. libpanel-applet-2_0-2.8.3-6 gnome-applets-2.8.1-2 gnome-utils-2.8.1-2 gnome-panel-2.8.3-6" As I used the CDs that came with the magazine, I think installing the above packages might solve my problem :)

Would it be worth getting a newer version of gnome and trying to install that? Or do you think I would still have the same problem?

I logged in as root, renamed .gnome, and then tried to login as a normal user again. Unfortunately I'm still getting the same problem :( Also added a new user, and tried to login, but I got an error msg along the lines of saying that a gnome process had failed and therefore the session had to be ended :( As far as I'm aware I don't have KDE on my system. When I originally installed Mandrake I selected gnome only I think.

If I try to login at the command line as anything other than root, it just hangs. Nothing happens at all. I tried to change my regular user passwords when I was root. The password was changed successfully, but I still had the same old problem when I tried to login as a normal user (it just looped back the login screen again) Will check the /home folder and rename ./gnome to ./gnome.bak and let you know how it goes :) Thanks for your help :)

Hi (first post here so please be nice!) I recently had the bright idea of upgrading my machine from Mandrake 10 to Mandriva LE. Installation seemed to go okay, until I tried to login. My problem is as follows: If I try to log on as a normal user, it loops back to the login page. Tried it for all users and the same happens every time. Wondered if it was an incorrect password, but I try that it tells me I've got a wrong password. Wondered if it was GUI problem, so I tried to login via the command line. Still got the same problem though :/ The only way I can login is if I'm root (I know I shouldn't do that, but I wanted to try anyway). It's a bit slow to do it, but it gets there in the end. Not sure why this is the case :/ Only errors it tells me about are an ATD I/O problem, and and couple of whinges about some pngs missing in Gnome. I don't want to create a new user as I want to use my existing accounts. Any help would be much appreciated :) Thanks :) BTW: I am still very much a beginner with Linux, so please bear with me if I ask you to explain things in more detail for me :)