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  1. I do not have 10.0, but it should have no problem using the ethernet connection. Using the network portion of drake config (configure your computer in the 9.2 menu), you can configure the eth0 connection
  2. Thanks! I looked at the lilo config file, but I did not see that append info out there. That did it!
  3. I am running 9.2, and I want to see the verbose boot information as a default. I would prefer just a basic screen, the way it was way back whenever. When you have youngsters in the house who may not always be inclined to shut the system down properly, it is a good idea to pay attention the info floating by on startup. In particular, recognize that few seconds available to start a disk system verification. I have edited the global.config file in /etc/bootsplash/themes/Mandrake/config to show no logo, no change, Also, init file in /etc/sysconfig to show BOOTUP=verbose......no change, I also tried bootsplash file in etc/sysconfig to say no bootsplash. Still not what I want. The only difference I see is that I now ONLY have a bootsplash screen, no moving status bar or note to hit etc for verbose. I must be missing something. Any ideas? Thanks.
  4. jgutty

    sound card

    I am not a MDK 'pro', but the I/O, IRQ, and DMA info should be available when you are in windoze. The control panel should have a system icon that lists the hardware. This was available under the system 'device' tab in '98. I am not familiar with later versions. The properties for that device will list the info you need. The properties are available with a RIGHT click while on that device.
  5. Just to close this out....I went back to MDK 9.2. All works fine now. As an aside, 9.2 must be the best OS I have ever used. I liked 10 also, but there seems to be some issues a novice such as myself can't resolve.
  6. I placed the .so file as suggested...no difference. The links that I referenced above both currently work in windoze, and it is every rm file I try, and they work in 9.2....so it must be a mdk 10 issue. Bummer. Thanks anyway.
  7. I made the move to MDK 10, and I have a vexing issue. When I try to listen to a streaming sound file that is real media, there is no sound if I have the realplayer selected as the application in Mozilla or firefox. Never was this an issue in any previous versions. If I select totem as the application, I get sound sometimes....... http://www.jgutty.com/media/lville7_25_03a.ram ............sometimes it doesn't work at all...... http://www.musicsojourn.com/ I have an asus p4t533-c w/ AC97. I am using KDE, all seems normal otherwise.
  8. I am currently using a Palm M515 as an essential companion. I use MDK 9.2 at home, and windoze 2k/Lotus Notes at work. I am able to use the palm handheld to sync my address books and such between home and work. Life is good. However, a few weeks ago, my palm contracted SUDS....a long story...but I am forced to either return it to palm to fix, or do a strange dance with different cables every time I want to sync. I am extremely busy, and I prefer to use multiple cables at home, the office, and on the road rather than go without my substitute for an adequate long-term memory. My employer will get me a new PDA....but they will only supply an Axiom (or something like that) from Dell. They must get hockey tickets or something, as my IT people are not very aware as to why this is so. Aside from my aversion to anything additional that uses windows....is there anything I need to be concerned about? Will this thing sync to MDK? Should I just buy a new palm on my own? Any insight would be appreciated. [moved from Hardware by spinynorman]
  9. You are correct. I apologize. I made an incorrect assumption about the product. I was just going on my own past experiences.
  10. Hi John, I can read a little :) MDK is a good distro, but all people considering the distro should be aware of its shortcomings. I am sure that this board is a good forum for their education. From my past experience, MDK is not a 'best practices' company. Based upon my past experience, and this unfortunate's story, I surmised that MDK did not wait until they shipped to charge that poor guy's account. This is not the practice of a sound company, and is risky. I have learned from past experience that MDK does not have their customers at the top of their mind. (BTW, nice picture)
  11. And I bet MDK did not wait until they shipped to charge your account. That is the only reason (up to now) that I won't pay any money to MDK....they do not have their customers at the top of their mind. They are only a revenue stream in their mind. I hope that you did not have too many over-draft fees.
  12. This is a very interesting thread. I was talking to a young engineer at work just today; the subject was Linux (I mention it every chance I get). After demonstrating the PCLinuxOS run-time CD...the question was, "What is the down-side?". Thinking back to MDK 8.1....my 1st venture into Linux, I told him to be sure to only play around with Linux on a system that is not critical, and therefore he can be free to experiment. Be prepared to loose the whole system.....then he can rebuild it, having learned something in the process. I feel that most windoze-oriented people do not tend to experiment with their PC. That is too bad. This is the process most people learned about computers and their software years ago. I loved DOS 3.1. It was a hobbyist environment, and users were not afraid to try new things. With windoze, their new users don't even know what a file extension in windoze is! It is a steady "dumbing-down" of the windoze computer user community. I am glad I found Linux...I hope to live long enough to learn all its innards.
  13. I have an ATI all-in wonder pro....I monkeyed around and got the TV tuner working in MDK 9.2 using the AVview application and ati2 video files. However, I could not get video capture working. Frankly, I did not spend much time at it and I don't use it, because the quality is not up to par with the windoze suite of apps made for the ati board. That is one of the two reasons that I keep 'doze as a dual boot.
  14. I also love Nero. With winex installed, I have successfully burned cds in mdk9.2/kde using the windoze nero package. But I also like k3b....its nero-like
  15. Well, I admit.......I had to look it up.... "Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)" Puerile Pu"er*ile, a. L. puerilis, fr. puer a child, a boy: cf. F. pu'eril. Boyish; childish; trifling; silly.
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