DragonMage

How big is it? And does it still have the 100% CPU usage problem when used in conjunction with a webbrowser? (i.e opening a pdf file in a web browser using adobe plugin will shoot the cpu usage to the roof).

The only feature I am interested in Nero for Windows that I cannot have in K3B is creating VCDs without messing with resolutions, framerates, codecs, etc. Otherwise, K3B is much better than Nero in any format.

For those who have Nero for Linux, please check whether it is so.

It seems that because the change is hand made, the autodetect/mount feature in Mandrake will create a new /mnt/removable2 whenever you unplug and plug the usb key disk again.

Try deleting the /mnt/removable line in your /etc/fstab. Reboot, then plug in your usb key disk again.

BTW, what is the security option do you choose for your Mandrake?

Tiger

Take a look at this link for your soundcard.

http://mandrakeusers.org/index.php?showtopic=23241&hl=

If it is a newer SB Live! (aka SB Live! 24 bit), then you have to wait until the newer version of Mandrake or build your own Alsa modules to enable it.

If I were you, I remove all the lines containing nvsound and nvaudio .

Wanna make a joke post of what the new company's name will be? :)

IMO, plextor makes the best burner, but the price range is usually on the high side.

Anyway, I have an 8x BenQ DVD+RW that I like, the only problem is that I have to change firmware if I have to burn Dual Layer DVD (which is not a problem in my case since dual layer disks cost a lot of moolah). It's a bit on a slow side for reading (24x max for CD), but it has the best burn quality on all the 8x burners I have yet seen. The 8 MB buffer probably help :)

Buying the router could be the best 50 dollars you ever spend. Not only that it alleviates most of the hustle of networking setup, it adds a second layer of security. In fact, you can make your home desktop a LAN server while still protected from the internet by the router.

Since the default sound is snd-intel-8x0 (which should not happen), that means your onboard sound is still turned on. During the computer bootup, go to the bios (usually by pressing Del during bootup) and disable the Onboard sound. After that, Mandrake Control Center should be able to choose your soundblaster card better.

I used to have a modem like that. If I remember correctly, no modules/driver is needed for that modem. All I needed to do is to type some commands on the command line (setserial something something) and I can use the modem without any problem.

Note that the dominance they are talking about is in terms of market share in USA. The thing really good about the merger is that they are combining two market areas that have zero overlap (Europe and South America). If you think in terms of market potential, S.A is a lot better than USA where there are two heavyweights already entrenched over there (Novell and RedHat). Europe, while there is still Novell (or Suse) to think about, is more open than USA, although not as open as S.A.

Anyway, in terms of product range, I am not really sure what is the target for Connectiva. However, Mandrake has been eyeing the business market for quite a while. While they don't have the weight nor the brand name to go over the rich enterprises, they can go to small to medium business very well. Or better yet, a large enterprise which is poor in dollars (since we are talking about International market here). I checked the price of Novel OpenExchange server once and while they are cheaper than Microsoft's offering, amount of 4 digits in US dollars is still very expensive. If Mandrake can offer a similar product for only 3 digits in US dollars, those South Americans would snap them up :)

No directx? Oh well.. maybe next release..

I installed thunderbird from this site

http://norlug.org/?op=rpms

Add the repository into my urpmi database, type urpmi mozilla-thunderbird, and voila.. thunderbird is installed.

I like it even more than Mozilla Messenger, but too bad I still cannot have the click open Firefox directly.

Oh.. his rpms are high quality indeed. I used his newest Mozilla RPMs during my Mandrake 10.0 days. I even updated to his x.org.

Here's another praise from me :)

Hmm.. I have a feeling that I am going to need cybrjackle's help soon. I just procured Fedora Core 3 X86_64 version from my local Linux shop. As soon as my monitor get fixed, I will install it to taste true 64 bit goodness :)

Add me for someone interested in the product IF it supports DirectX and multimedia.

There is a bug in Mandrake installation that it forgots to load yenta_socket during installation. Hence, no pcmcia will run at all. Put this line into /etc/modprobe.preload file.

yenta_socket

And then try rebooting.

I mean, that card should load. I have it for my Toshiba laptop to replace the broken network jack.

Here's a few links that may help you solve your problem

1. Printer http://www.linuxprinting.org

2. Scanner http://www.sane-project.org

3. Motherboard, should be supported with possible exception of SATA Raid (if it is available).

4. Cable modem, possibly not supported since it's USB. Maybe you should get a router to route the modem to ethernet jacks so that linux can use it.

5. Hard drive, supported

6. Video, should be supported, just don't forget to install NVidia driver if you want 3d

7. Monitor, choosing a generic LCD with maximum resolution that your monitor can support during installation should suffice

8. Audio http://www.alsa-project.org

Maybe the CD-RW is dirty?

It is possible that ASP linux's kernel is newer than Mandrake 10.1, so that the kernel module for ASP linux works while Mandrake's doesn't.

If you want, you can try Mandrake Cooker's kernel, but I don't recommend it. Since ASP Linux works, why don't you stick with that, and wait for 10.2 instead? :)

And welcome to the board

I have a similar problem in my laptop. The symlink /dev/modem keep going into my pcmcia lan/modem combo instead of the built in winmodem. So to solve it quick and dirty way to have /dev/modem symlinked correctly and automatically at boot is to add the commands to do it at the /etc/rc.local file.

So edit your /etc/rc.local file and add these lines

modprobe -r lt_serial

modprobe lt_serial

Then after bootup, your symlink should be done properly.

Usually, evolution takes gnome's configuration of the default web browser. It is usually located in ~/.gconf directory. I am not really sure how to do it without gnome control center, but I will wager a guess on this one.

First, find a directory in your /home/username partition called .gconf (note the . in front). Then edit the file /home/username/.gconf/desktop/gnome/url-handler/http/%gconf.xml

Here is an example of that in my case

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<gconf>
<entry name="command" mtime="1080633442" muser="username" type="string"><stringvalue>mozffremote %s</stringvalue></entry>
</gconf>

The mozffremote command is the command to execute Mozilla. Try editing that to your web browser of choice.

Good luck

Maybe it's the timeout in your dialer that is put too short?

Or maybe there is a older/newer driver that fits the mandrake kernel better? I remember installing a version of a winmodem driver that basically does the same thing, even though the older version works fine.

Have you tried typing

soundwrapper dosbox

instead of just plain dosbox?

This routes dosbox sounds through arts (which is KDE sound daemon), so there will be no fighting about who gets the sound between KDE and dosbox.