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I'm looking for a network storage drive that I could use to back up my most important files (such as family photos and e-mails) from my Mandriva.
I would like this drive to be accessible from my other Mandriva PCs and hopefully even from my Win XP systems.
And I would also like to use this drive as an FTP server to share large video files (for both upload and download) with outside users.
I've got my eye set on this one (in a local store off-the-shelf): WD My book world edition (1 TB capacity). How would this work - any thoughts? :unsure:
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FWIW I always leave resizing win-partitions to win programmes.
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Just to let you know, I have compizfusion and it's 3D eyecandy enabled and am able to play videos. I know there are quite a few things not working in compizfusion, but it's not totally beyond hope. ;)
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Thank you for all of your help!
No problem!
Hope we were able to help. Pls post back to let us know how it went.And, btw, welcome to the board! :)
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This is how I would go about doing that.
I take it that the windows is controlling all of that 320 GB slave HDD (as a letter D:\ or something like that). If so, resize the D:\ -drive (or whatever the slave drive is named under XP), so that you have enough free space for your Mandriva installation. Depending on what you wish to do with it, I'd free some 50 - 60 GB from Mandriva. Then you would still have 260 - 270 GB partition left for your personal files (pics, vids etc.). The D:\ -drive is most likely formatted as NTFS files system, but that is no problem nowadays as you can still use it with Linux (ntfs-3g will let you access and write to ntfs drives). So you can use that drive even from Linux system.
Once there is adequate amount of free space on your drive, you can start your Mandriva installation. Once asked, where to install, go for the option "Use free space left" ... or something along those lines. I cannot remember what it says exactly, but it should be self-explinatory. For the installation part, here's one excellent walkthrough with nice screenshots from aRTee: http://www.mandrake.tips.4.free.fr/installmdv2008.0.html
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dude67, I see a 2008- Powerpack icon on your desktop. Does this mean you received a working 2008 Powerpack DVD from Linux Magazine?
Nope, I didn't receive anything yet. Sorry, I forgot to post back in that thread, but I managed to make a copy of that damaged disk on anothe DVD drive.
I posted an update to the original thread as well.
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Update part II:
Even though they promised to send me one (I replied them with my home address), I still haven't received any new copy of the PP2008 DVD. What I finally managed to do was create a copy of this DVD in another PC. That DVD drive wasn't that picky with the quality of the disk and didn't mind the scratches on the disk.
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Well, here's mine for March (2008 :P )
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Another vote for Gimp & GAP!
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Update:
I complained about the DVD and had a brief e-mail conversation with the good people from the mag and they promised to send me a new copy by snail mail.
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Nope, cannot copy. It cannot read the files... "Could not read file xxxxx.rpm".
It must be a corrupt DVD. I've tried to unmount/mount the DVD several times, but no.
It seems to have some scratches but more importantly the markings from the glue used in the envelope it was enclosed in are far worse than the small scratches.
I must complain about it and try to get a new DVD from Linux Magazine...
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OK, that didn't work... Does this mean this DVD is just corrupted/broken?
[root@localhost restricted]# rpm -iv --test lindvd-1.2.6-8mdv2008.0.i586.rpm lindvd-1.2.6-8mdv2008.0.i586.rpm: not an rpm package (or package manifest): Input/output error [root@localhost restricted]# urpmi lindvd-1.2.6-8mdv2008.0.i586.rpm unable to register rpm file error registering local packages [root@localhost restricted]
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dude67, Can you open the dvd in konqueror, and browse through the media?
Yes I can, Greg. Hmm.. I may therefore be able to install the .rpm packages directly without MCC or konsole... But would that take care of the dependencies?
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And this is what I get when trying to add it through konsole.
[root@localhost dude67]# urpmi.addmedia DVD_PP removable://media/cdrom/i586/media/restricted adding medium "DVD_PP" /bin/cp: reading `/media/cdrom/i586/media/restricted/media_info/synthesis.hdlist.cz': Input/output error unable to access hdlist file of "DVD_PP", medium ignored unable to update medium "DVD_PP" removing medium "DVD_PP" [root@localhost dude67]#
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Add the /i586/media/restricted directory on the DVD as an additional media source for rpmdrake.
Jim
OK, I'm feeling a little bit frustrated, but how do you add that media? When I try that through MCC (adding this media through the GUI and finding my way down the DVD path), all I get is this error message:
Unable to add medium, errors reported: It's impossible to retrieve the list of new packages from the media `DVD PP 2008'. Either this update media is misconfigured, and in this case you should use the Software Media Manager to remove it and re-add it in order to reconfigure it, either it is currently unreachable and you should retry later.
I'm trying to add this medium as a "Removable device" and the path is /media/cdrom/i586/media. I've also tried this path: /media/cdrom/i586/media/restricted and /media/cdrom/i586/media/restricted/media_info. The last path is where the synthesis.hdlist.cz resides...
Do I need to upgrade (by booting with the DVD) it to Powerpack?
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Great, it works! Thanks Greg!
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Add the /i586/media/restricted directory on the DVD as an additional media source for rpmdrake.
Jim
Thanks Jim, I'll try that. I think I'm going home via a supermarket...
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I'm thinking of buying this issue for the LinDVD (I've no idea if that's alone worth it...) and the Cedega (with one months' worth of updates).
I'm running Mandriva Free 2008 currently, so what would be the best and easiest way of upgrading Free to Powerpack? Do I need to make a fresh installation of the Powerpack or can I somehow upgrade Free 2008? What I really want from that Powerpack would be that Cedega and perhaps the LinDVD.
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Linux Magazine out now with Mandriva Powerpack 2008 on DVD.
The issue is March 2008.
More here: http://www.linux-magazine.com/
Does anyone know if this is "the real thing" as the price for this mag is far less than what the Powerpack sells through Mandriva? What's the catch?
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Thanks Greg, I'll try it tonight. My almost 5 year old son thanks you in advance!
(But I'm not going to tell him that his daddy couldn't solve this by himself... :P )
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I used to be able to play mania drive on this machine (PC #1) and I still have it installed from earlier. But for some reason it will not play anymore.
It starts and gives the start up screen. But when I click on the "Story" gamemode it returns to my desktop...
When trying to find the internet tracks, it says that I don't have any connection (I obviously do) and suggests that I may want to see the proxy configuration. But how and where...?
I have also done a reinstallation (uninstalled and re-installed through MCC), but the problem remains.
Anyone had the same problem?
Here's how it looks when I started maniadrive from konsole.
[dude67@localhost ~]$ maniadrive Raydium: Raydium 3D Game Engine Raydium: version 0.705 Raydium: command line args: OK Raydium: chdir to './': OK Raydium: using '/home/dude67/.mania_drive' as home dir Raydium: Requesting 1024x768:32 mode Raydium: Xinerama detected with 1 screens: Raydium: *** screen 0 : 1280x1024 at (0,0) Raydium: using Xinerama screen 0 Raydium: Found 1280x1024 with 24 bpp color and 24 bits zbuffer (stencil is 1) Raydium: using GeForce 7600 GT/PCI/SSE2, from NVIDIA Corporation (version 2.1.2 NVIDIA 169.09) Raydium: Signal Handlers: OK Raydium: OpenGL extensions: OK Raydium: Platform "4xfloat" vector size is: 16 byte(s) long Raydium: OpenGL implementation maximum texture size: 4096x4096 Raydium: OpenGL hardware providing 4 texture unit(s) Raydium: vertex arrays memory: OK Raydium: path: OK Raydium: keyboard: OK Raydium: mouse: OK Raydium: joy: FAILED (cannot open /dev/js0 and /dev/input/js0) Raydium: sound: Buffer creation successfull Raydium: sound: OK, using 'default device' Raydium: PHP support: OK Raydium: atexit functions: OK Raydium: lights: OK Raydium: fog: OK Raydium: objects: OK Raydium: network: OK Raydium: timer: detection: 2 iterations: diff: 1 steps (1000000/sec) Raydium: timecall: method accuracy = 0.001 ms (999999.94 Hz) Raydium: timecall: Using basic gettimeofday() method Raydium: timecall: OK (999999 Hz) Raydium: timecall: softcall 0: 1 Hz (1000000 clocks interval) Raydium: particle: OK Raydium: gui: OK Raydium: video (live): OK Raydium: shadow: OK Raydium: HDR: OK Raydium: shaders: OK Raydium: webserver: OK Raydium: Raydium engine reseted to original state Raydium: timecall: callback 1: 400 Hz (2500 clocks interval) Raydium: physics: ODE Net: 10 element(s)/packet Raydium: physics: OK Raydium: RegAPI: OK Raydium: Engine is now ready. ----------------------------------------------------------- Raydium: sound: Tried to set negative or 0 Pitch , clipped to 0.1 Raydium: Texture num 1 (BOXfront.tga) loaded: 512x512, 3 Bpp (b0 lm0 hdr0) Raydium: Texture num 2 (BOXback.tga) loaded: 512x512, 3 Bpp (b0 lm0 hdr0) Raydium: Texture num 3 (BOXleft.tga) loaded: 512x512, 3 Bpp (b0 lm0 hdr0) Raydium: Texture num 4 (BOXright.tga) loaded: 512x512, 3 Bpp (b0 lm0 hdr0) Raydium: Texture num 5 (BOXbottom.tga) loaded: 512x512, 3 Bpp (b0 lm0 hdr0) Raydium: Texture num 6 (BOXtop.tga) loaded: 512x512, 3 Bpp (b0 lm0 hdr0) Raydium: Texture num 7 (theme-maniadrive.tga) loaded: 256x256, 4 Bpp (b1 lm0 hdr0) Raydium: Texture num 8 (font3.tga) loaded: 512x512, 1 Bpp (b1 lm0 hdr0) Raydium: timecall: softcall 2: 1 Hz (1000000 clocks interval) Raydium: Changing game state to 1 Raydium: timecall: WARNING ! 0 Hz callback (num 1) Raydium: Texture num 9 (video) FAKED: 256x256, 3 Bpp (b0 lm0 hdr0) Raydium: live: texture 'video' created Raydium: video: mania_menu_v1.jpgs (0) as live texture video (0), 256x256 20.00 fps (703 frames) Raydium: Texture num 10 (BOXmania_cursor.tga) loaded: 32x32, 4 Bpp (b1 lm0 hdr0) Raydium: ODE: Error: Cannot delete object: invalid name or index Raydium: Texture num 11 (mania_logo2.tga) loaded: 512x512, 3 Bpp (b0 lm0 hdr0) Raydium: Texture num 12 (BOXmania_music_popup.tga) loaded: 512x128, 4 Bpp (b1 lm0 hdr0) Raydium: Texture num 13 (font2.tga) loaded: 512x512, 1 Bpp (b1 lm0 hdr0) Raydium: Using repositories to get 'mania_drive.story.beg' file Raydium: ERROR downloading file: No URL set! Raydium: Warning: Unknown list entry type in request shutdown (0) in /usr/share/games/maniadrive/rayphp/libfile.php on line 12 Raydium: FAILED: Cannot get date on mania_drive.story.beg (http://repository.raydium.org/) Raydium: No valid repository found for this file, aborting. Raydium: ERROR: cannot find story file ! abording ... Raydium: Internal buffers: Raydium: ----------------- Raydium: Total of 0 vertex(s) loaded: Raydium: Texture num 0: 0 vertex(s) - loaded as "dummy.null" Raydium: Texture num 1: 0 vertex(s) - loaded as "BOXfront.tga" Raydium: Texture num 2: 0 vertex(s) - loaded as "BOXback.tga" Raydium: Texture num 3: 0 vertex(s) - loaded as "BOXleft.tga" Raydium: Texture num 4: 0 vertex(s) - loaded as "BOXright.tga" Raydium: Texture num 5: 0 vertex(s) - loaded as "BOXbottom.tga" Raydium: Texture num 6: 0 vertex(s) - loaded as "BOXtop.tga" Raydium: Texture num 7: 0 vertex(s) - loaded as "theme-maniadrive.tga" Raydium: Texture num 8: 0 vertex(s) - loaded as "font3.tga" Raydium: Texture num 9: 0 vertex(s) - loaded as "video" Raydium: Texture num 10: 0 vertex(s) - loaded as "BOXmania_cursor.tga" Raydium: Texture num 11: 0 vertex(s) - loaded as "mania_logo2.tga" Raydium: Texture num 12: 0 vertex(s) - loaded as "BOXmania_music_popup.tga" Raydium: Texture num 13: 0 vertex(s) - loaded as "font2.tga" Raydium: Estimated total: 10.92 MB used for textures. Raydium: Using 0 object(s): Raydium: sound: Deleting sources Raydium: sound: Deleting buffers Raydium: sound: Releasing OpenAL Raydium: path: read: "/home/dude67/.mania_drive/data" Raydium: path: write: "/home/dude67/.mania_drive/data" [dude67@localhost ~]$
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Glad it worked for you as well! :D
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I think that's the location I meant. Thanks neddie!
(A little bit embarrased as this would have been easy to find through search...)
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There is a .png file somewhere (cannot remember and I'm not at my Mandy system currently) for that side image. By gimping a new image to replace that old file, you can get new image that is better suited for your taste. If memory serves me right, the text was in the image and not separately configurable.
If anyone remembers where that file is, post back. I know I bumbed into it some time ago when configuring a new kicker image, but cannot remember where that was. I may also want to change that image.
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OK, thanks Ian.
This WD drive is around 250 EUR from a local shop. I may go for that then.
Then if I want to store and access the drive from both WinXP and Mandriva, should I format it to NTFS? Or would that cause problems with my Mandriva back-ups?
And further into the subject: What would be the best Mandriva programme to assure my most important files and settings are backed-up regularly? I've used the one accessible from MCC (drakbackup) - is that the one to use?