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... and look at this thread: http://www.mandrivaclub.nl/site/index.php?showtopic=6914

gola, here is a draklive-install rpm for Leuven: www.mcnlive.org/down. Hope it works. It did in July 2006. :D

Here I could find truecrypt for MDV 2007.1 (if you are using Delft or Toronto) ftp://ftp.mandrivauser.de/rpm/GPL/2007.1/i586/release/ You need two packges: truecrypt and dkms-truecrypt Also you need the matching kernel-sources for your kernel, (2.6.17-13), and some dev packages. this is not an easy task in case of a live system. In addition, if you create on a live system an encrypted container, it does not make sense to do it in /home/guest, because this is a directory in RAM, not on a real device.

I am not familiar with encryption, so I hope someone else will come here to help. Please don't try to install 3rd party software that needs to be compiled. MCNLive does not come with development stuff. There are already encryption modules included that should work out of the box. But as I said, I am not familiar with it. Main question is: what do you want to secure/encrypt? A file? Several files? A partition? Do you want to create an encrypted container? Where?

You either can have a normal, full install to an USB hard disk --> you can do this with the normal Mandriva DVD or MCNLive. No dynamic hardware detection. Only for one specific machine. Or the Live mode, with the limitations. You can make your own version (remaster) beforehand and/or use the livecd persistent feature. All added software and settings will be kept.

If you have an ati card, you can enable the (already configured, but by default disabled) non-free software sources (Mandriva Control Center), and install these packages: ati-kernel-2.6.17-13mdv-8.34.8-1mdk.i586.rpm ati-8.34.8-1mdv2007.1.i586.rpm Then run the 'Configure Video' tool (Menu - MCNLive) I don't know if this helps. I am not familiar with closed source drivers.

Welcome philou, yes it is possible. One thing you need to do before you start is to create (and format) a FAT32 partition as the first primary partition on the drive. At least 500 MB, up to 3 GB. Make sure the boot flag is set on this partition. Then you would do the same steps as described to set up a usb stick/key/pendrive. In short: burn the iso, boot it up, plug in the usb drive, start the "Create Live USB' wizard. The system wil be a live system with dynamical hardware detection, portable. For computers which can't boot from usb you would carry the Live cd and start it with: livecd fromusb and plugged in usb key. More info here: www.mcnlive.org/usblive.htm. --chris

Corrupted download and/or bad burn

Canonical :D

When the programm name is Opera, then type in 'opera' (lower case) in the search field in MCC - Sofware - Remove software (it is called something like this ...). You want to remove Amarok, search term is: amarok You want to remove all 3D desktop stuff, search: task (this is an example that I can't remember how it is called exactly and I am too lazy to look it up) On the mirror where you downloaded MCNLive you can find a file (rpmlist-xxx.txt) for each mcnlive version. Download this file, save it, open it. You'll find a list of all packages, the main programs, the libraries, the base system ... In rpmdrake you can browse all packages, look at descriptions etc., click on the arrows to expand the information. 2. Q about orphaned stuff - I simply don't know. Sorry. My question for you: why did you choose MCNLive that did not come with OpenOffice and Firefox (there are reasons why, they are huge and slow)? It would be much easier to just start with a live linux distro that includes it ...

The live cd and the hd installed system use the same detection routine as a normal MDV system, backend: the drakxtools, the GUI: drakconnect, a part of the Mandriva Control Center. You could try: Make sure that the service harddrake is enbled (MDV Control Center su service network stop Then in MCC --> network, remove all network devices. Restart the xserver, CTRL-ALT-backspace Control the following files: 1. /etc/modprobe.conf Which driver is assigned to which network card? 2. /etc/iftab the nework devices and their mac adresses Are they ok? 3. /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts There should be no ifcfg-eth(x) files, because you removed them. 4. /etc/udev/rules.d/61-net_config.rules -- should not have incorrect entries Now try to setup a new network device. MCC --> network If you have only one eth device it should be eth0

The first question I don't understand. The second: you get a list of all dependencies = what is getting deleted. (and you can click on 'cancel' if you want to stop). In this list you will find the names of the programs. After a while you know which program and which library is needed. For example, you can't uninstall certain gtk libraries, otherwise it will erase the whole Mandriva Control Center :-) Just to add a small note. If you guys are trying to get MCNLive VERY small --- why? The size does not make it faster! It does not matter how big the iso is. The only reason to make it smaller is to fit it on a small usb key and the copy2ram feature. But it does already fit on 512 MB thumb drive. And it is almost impossible to get it under 256 MB, trust me. I tried everything. Not even with xfce. The reason is: the MCC (and all gtk deps) & 3D desktop & the codecs & flash-plugin and more... PS: 'Delft' is smaller ...

gladiator, with PLF free and non-free you have all repos you really need (main, contrib, updates, non-free (mdv), PLF free, PLF non-free) - which does not mean that there are more. (3rd party mostly, un-official) All these repos can be added via easyurpmi, that is basically our repo list.

The usb key setup has intentionally not the graphical isolinux/syslinux bootscreen because in some cases it prevents the usb booting. 1. The bootloader is not lilo, but syslinux 2. You need to copy the /usr/lib/syslinux/splash.jpg to the root dir of the usb stick 3. Copy the file /usr/lib/syslinux/vesamenu.c32 to the root dir of the usb stick 4. You need to edit the syslinux.cfg file, adding in all single append lines this: fromusb Example: append livecd=livecd initrd=initrd.gz root=/dev/rd/3 vga=788 keyb=us splash=verbose fromusb ... and even with these changes I am not sure if it will work. PS: with your quoted syslinux.cfg it is absolutely impossible to boot from usb. :o

MCNLive is Mandriva, we don't use synaptic, but rpmdrake and urpmi :-) The package amule is only available at PLF which is not added as a source in MCNLive as default. Go to: http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ and add the sources PLF free and PLF non-free. Don't add other sources, they are already configured. Now search for 'amule' in the graphical rpmdrake (MCC, Add software).

There are two recent versions of MCNLive, Delft and Toronto. Both have the same code base. They only differ in size and applications and look&feel. Both fit on a 512 MB usb key. Both can be installed on your flash drive as they are. But if you want a smaller size: Delft is only 358 MB of size. You might want to start with this version. And uninstall one applications after the other. The steps to make your own version. Click up a browser, click on the HowTo link. There is a remaster howto. Please read it! If you have a NTFS hard disk (and no linux partiton) you need to start the live cd with: livecd ntfsrw Don't start with 'persistent changes'. 1. Uninstall programs: MCC (Mandriva Control Center) 2. Install programs: MCC 3. Change the look and feel, your bookmarks, and so on 4. Menu - MCNLive - Remaster Live (simple) You will get a new iso (stored on your hard disk), with all changes, which you can burn on a CD, start and setup on usb key. Because of the nature of the thing, you can experiment as much as you want, if you break stuff, you would just reboot. And make a new iso. PS: There is only one desktop environment, it is KDE. The rest are libraries you do need.

knoba, am I right that your dad's monitor is a 22 inch TFT screen? --> Iiyama Pro Lite TFT E2200WS Your screenshots are 1024x768, is this the configured resolution or did you scaled down the screenshots? neddie already had a advice to set the native resolution for this monitor. Maybe MDV did not do this automatically? A TFT should run @60 Hz (somebody please correct me if i am wrong), and the resolution could be higher than 1280x1024. You can change the monitor type and the resolution in the MCC. My 19 inch TFT has a native resolution of 1280x1024@60 Hz, and it looks great, and my (old) eyes don't have a problem. But I need to increase the size of the fonts, at least in a webbrowser.

The fonts look great, on both of your screenshots. Is the problem that the fonts are too small? Try a bigger size.

Pretty drawings!!

I had a look at their beta Live CD. Pretty and interesting, for my taste the most advanced setup -besides Mandriva One- of a unionfs live system. Immediately adapted their isolinux start screen into MCNLive.

I would love to see more of your works. If you don't mind ....

I like it a lot, photoworks You are an artist?

Problems to boot from USB In most cases booting from USB is not a problem. Plug in the usb device. Run the 'Create Live USB' graphicak wizard. Reboot. Set your BIOS to boot from 'USB-HDD' or use a function key (depends on your Notebook or computer). If you have problems to boot. 1. Follow these steps: www.mcnlive.org/usblive.htm 2. Still no go? Your computer is able to boot from 'USB-HDD'. You are sure that the usb stick or pendrive or usb hdd is not physically damaged? Then most likely you have a messed up partition table and/or missing boot flag on the first partition and/or wrong formatting of the partition. All usb sticks are bootable, at least those with at least 512 MB. I don't know one case where we did not get a usb key to boot. Look at these topics, they have the same problem and the solution: http://www.mandrivaclub.nl/site/index.php?showtopic=8443 http://www.mandrivaclub.nl/site/index.php?showtopic=8472 The steps are. A. Control the partition with: su fdisk -l /dev/sdX where X can be a or b or c or ... depends on your device B. If you see a strange output here or a missing bootflag, then delete the partition, recreate it, format it, all done with the MCC. Control it again with the fdisk command. C. In some cases you need to overwrite a completely messed up partition table. Even and in particular on factory preformatted usb sticks. An example is the SanDisk Cruzer 2 GB. It has a sort hidden partition (?) which prevents the BIOS to recognize the stick as a boot device. When you try to boot you'll see a message like: 'no operating system found'. The fix is easy, tested and it works. Read on ... Example, your device is /dev/sdb: su dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=1M count=2 Be very carefully, that you don't specify an internal or external hard disk. You will erase the MBR, incl. the bootloader and the partition table. Now you can create a new partition. D. Run the 'Create Live USB' wizard. ATI RADEON X600 Hypermemory in a Dell box (This is only an issue with MCNLive 'Toronto' which uses a new special isolinux boot splash.With 'Delft' you would simply hit F1, type vesa and <enter>) This must be a very (DELL) special video adapter that needs a special trick to get started. Insert the CD. Reboot. At the very beginning, before you even see the first isolinux boot screen, hold down the SHIFT key, and keep holding it. You'll get a 'black screen' and get asked to type a boot option. Type: vesa (and enter)

Your wireless adapter is correctly detected. The driver is loaded. But it is not 'connected' to a wireless access point/router/modem whatever. The menu entry you can find under MCNLive is the same as the MCC. You say, that your wifi connection works with Windows. Please post here all settings you have in Windows.

Remaster-on-the-fly * When you are running the 'Remaster Live' wizard, and it comes to the step where you see terminal messages, there is an error-message when the boot splash is being built. You can ignore it. It is non-critical, and won't lead to any problems. * If you want to build your own version by remastering, please don't run an automated 'update' (--auto-select or auto-update). It will pull in some packages that could prevent a proper working Live CD, for example the package 'initscripts' and a (wrongly) packed rpm mille-xterm-busybox. Don't install them. * Basically you can install an updated kernel, even on a Live CD. But because you can't reboot a live cd you need to create two remster.iso, in two steps. Install the additional kernel. Build a remaster (NOT with graphical too), but in a terminal with the additional argument: --kernel 2.6.17-XXX (the new kernel !!) Boot the new live system. Uninstall the old kernel, and build a second remaster - you don't need a kernel argument, it will pick the running kernel. * On Toronto only You can easily replace the graphical isolinux bootsplash - the first screen when booting. Create a 640x480 picture, save it as splash.jpg and copy it over to: /usr/lib/syslinux replacing our file.