Des Kinsman

Thank you all for your valuable opinions........I've a hunch that new thoughts have come out of this debate and therefore it has been worthwhile.

By changing to PS2 everything basically now works....at least I can switch operating systems now, thank you. I will now try the USB legacy in the BIOS to see if it is enabled.

In every other way the keyboard works, apart from when I'm in the O.S. menu. However I will try using PS2 I was supplied with the adaptor. But the manufacturers did state that some of the special keys will not fonction with PS2.

I have just purchased a new keyboard ......Cymotion Master Express G86-21050. It is an excellent multimedia keyboard which can be configured for both Windows and Linux..................But!!! When I am in the Lilo menu the keyboard does not operate and therefore I can't scroll. Please any ideas?

I've only used Gnome, I'll switch to KDE and see how it fits. Many thanks.

So it is just a matter of taste. Whatever I do on one I can do on the other. Sorry for bringing up such a boring subject. Thank you for your advise.

when I last installed Mandriva I chose not to install all the applications from the three installation CD's. Is there some way of reversing that decision? I attempted to install again using the upgrade option and I ticked the "ALL"box but the other software was not installed only the ones I had originally installed......any ideas? Thank you.

I need my computer for mostly multimedia work......multitrack audio and video editing. What do you suggest, KDE or Gnome...............or does it really matter?

Thank you Ian That did the trick..........yet another problem solved.

I have a flash drive for my camera sdb1. I would prefer the drive to mount when I insert the card.....at the moment it mounts when booted. Can anyone please help. /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 / ext3 defaults 1 1 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec,users 0 0 /dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom2 auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec,users 0 0 /dev/hda1 /mnt/win_c ntfs umask=0,nls=iso8859-15,ro 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/sda1 /mnt/sharedrive vfat exec,users,rw,umask=000 0 0 /dev/hda2/VolGroup00/LogVol01 swap defaults 0 0 /dev/sdb1 /mnt/removable vfat pamconsole,exec,noauto,noatime,codepage=850,iocharset=iso8859-15,managed 0 0

Thank you Arctic........Fixed!!! Des Kinsman

I've lost my sda1 drive now /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 / ext3 defaults 1 1 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec,users 0 0 /dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom2 auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec,users 0 0 /dev/hda1 /mnt/win_c ntfs umask=0,nls=iso8859-15,ro 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 #/dev/sda1 /mnt/sharedrive vfat exec,users,rw,umask=022 0 0 /dev/hda2/VolGroup00/LogVol01 swap defaults 0 0 /dev/sda1 /mnt/sharedrive vfat iocharset=utf8,umask=000 0

I have configured my /sda1 fat32 drive so I can share between Mandriva and XP except...............I can't write to it from Mandriva. Here is the /fstab :- /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 / ext3 defaults 1 1 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec,users 0 0 /dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom2 auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec,users 0 0 /dev/hda1 /mnt/win_c ntfs umask=0,nls=iso8859-15,ro 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/sda1 /mnt/sharedrive vfat exec,users,rw,umask=022 0 0 /dev/hda2/VolGroup00/LogVol01 swap defaults 0 0

The sda1 (160 Gb) sata drive without partitions is running with a Sata Raid card but not configured for raid.

I don't know but as I said that's how it came directly after a new install. should I take one out?