Arak

Thank you for the help (and the spelling lesson). I reformatted and made the home drive instead of a usr and it now runs like it should. As for the striping, thanks for the suggestion. I'll have to do that.

All right. So since we're here, can you tell me how to access the disk management tool and the options i might need to use? Thanks for clarifying that for me, i didn't know i had to be root to access that space.

The first partition is 10,000 MB, second is 6,000 MB, and the third is somewhere around 162 GB. I have no idea what format they are in, default mandriva 2007. I remember seeing ext 3 or something like that. I'm wondering if its simply a matter of finding the third partition. i thought the third partition was '/usr' but that one won't let me put anything there. If i reformat, what file format should i put them in? Let me know if there is any more information i can give. I do have another harddrive with Windows on it but it shouldn't make a difference. Here is what it says with the df command. Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/mapper/nvidia_dbcfiddb1 9.7G 4.7G 4.5G 52% / /dev/hda1 233G 106G 128G 46% /mnt/windows none 506M 12K 506M 1% /tmp /dev/mapper/nvidia_dbcfiddb6 169G 4.2G 156G 3% /usr

Hello, This is an incredibly dumb question but I'm tired of not finding an answer anywhere. I have 2 100 GB Sata hard drives Stripped to make one 200 GB hard drive. Mandriva Linux is the only thing i have installed on it and i have just done a fresh install. Whenever i try to download something (for example, a file 5 or 6 GB's large) it tells me i don't have enough space yet i know for sure i have at least 168.4 GB available (after all is installed). I've tried downloading it in the home folder and the usr folder yet i still have this problem. Any help is welcome. [moved from Software by spinynorman]

That link is now down so for those who still need the command lines, here they are: Enter these three lines in as root in Mandriva linux to fix DVD crash problem: urpmi libdvdcss cp /usr/share/lindvd/libivimandriva.so /usr/lib/ ldconfig

Thanks for the great advice. I think that resolved it.

I have installed a game called Doukutsu. What happens is if i set the menu to only use the keyboard, it works fine but if i try to use the game pad, the program crashes. So where, using the KDE menu, can i find the option to calibrate my game pad (or whatever options it may have)? Any advice about game pads in Linux? Thanks.

Hello, Thanks for the quick replies. I had to reformat because when i tried to log into linux, it said that '/tmp is full'. This happens every few weeks so i'm used to reformating. (i know my hard drive isn't full either but i'll worry about that later).... (but feel free to help me with this. I know it's some setting that erases /tmp files on boot i just don't know where to do it) Anyway, i reinstalled everything and also did the 'urpmi hal'. Now when i go to my device manager, there is no zip icon. I don't know if this makes a difference but my zip is connected to my motherboard via an IDE card. It's sort of like a card that has extra slots for people that have tons of hardware. Bios finds my zip just fine. When my computer boots up, it shows the IDE card booting up and also says it found a zip drive. Let me know, thanks! Arak

Hello, I just installed a zip drive to my computer (so i can take everything off and move it to a jump drive). When i click on the zip drive icon in the Devices folder, it gives me the message 'Feature only available with HAL'. I'm sure the solution is super simple but i'm still unfamiliar with this wonderful operating system. How do i activate HAL? Thanks

Hello all, When i try to watch dvd's, it will play for a few minues and then shut down with no warning at all. This happens with LinDVD and Kaffeine. Even if i watch avi or other movie files with kaffeine, it will shut down every now and then (especially if i pause it or tinker with the progress bar). Any suggestions? Thanks! Oh, I forgot to mention. I have installed: urpmi libdvdcss

Is there no problem you guys can't solve? I first ran the glxinfo | grep direct, with my 3d desktop activated, in the konsole and it said that direct rendering was not enabled. So i turned it off and restarted and ran the same command in the konsole and this time it told me 'yes'. I ran cedega and performed the system tests and it passed them all. Thank you all for the help. Now if i can just get a few more bugs worked out i'll have everything working just fine.

Hello, Is this one hard to solve or do you need some more information from me? I'm a little worried that no one has replied in a few days. If i didn't add the correct information then please, let me know and i'll try to get it on here.

Alright, i found it. You're right, when i put in a DL disk it was ready for it. Once again, thanks for the help.

Thank you for replying so quickly. Some of the DVD's i've finalized and others i have not. I guess i'll try some others and see if they work. As for burning with K3B, where can i find the dual burn options in there? I've used the program before and didn't notice them.

Hello, I have a dual layer dvd burner and i was wondering if linux has any programs that allow someone to burn DL dvd's? Come to think of it, I also can't get linux to read my DL dvd's i've burned in windows. Is there something i need to install? Thanks!

Thanks for the replies. I imagine part of the problem is my lack of understanding of this fine operating system. Am i sure i have direct rendering enabled? No, i'm not sure. How would i find that out? I've got my nvidia drivers installed and all seems well but i wouldn't know how to go about verifying this. Yes, i'm using a 3d desktop enviornment (and whether i use it or return it back to normal, it still fails). It is the XGL option. The other one is greyed out. I have fiddled around with my settings (i have two nvidia 7800 GT SLI cards) and have managed to get the other one to appear. When i did get the AIGLX ooption working, it seemed to be a bit jumpy compared to the other one. I don't know if that means anything but i figure i would tell you all i can. Alright, here is a copy of my xorg.conf file: # File generated by XFdrake (rev 57713) # ********************************************************************** # Refer to the xorg.conf man page for details about the format of # this file. # ********************************************************************** Section "Files" # font server independent of the X server to render fonts. FontPath "unix/:-1" # minimal fonts to allow X to run without xfs FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled" EndSection Section "Extensions" Option "Composite" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" #DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort) #DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching) AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension Load "v4l" # Video for Linux Load "extmod" Load "type1" Load "freetype" Load "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia/libglx.so" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard1" Driver "kbd" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "us" Option "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse1" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2" Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "monitor1" VendorName "Plug'n Play" ModelName "SDM-HS95P" HorizSync 28-65 VertRefresh 57-63 # Monitor preferred modeline (60.0 Hz vsync, 64.0 kHz hsync, ratio 5/4) ModeLine "1280x1024" 108 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output. # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630 # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616 EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "device1" VendorName "nVidia Corp." BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 7 Series" Driver "nvidia" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" Option "DPMS" Option "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone" Option "TwinView" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "screen1" Device "device1" Monitor "monitor1" DefaultColorDepth 24 Subsection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240" EndSubsection EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "layout1" InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer" Screen "screen1" EndSection

I know i'm new to linux but perhaps this might help. I had the same problem with Mephis 6.0. I went to their help site and i was directed (after shutting down what i had already mentioned above) to go to the 'KPowersave Settings' and shut those off. Is there something like this in Mandriva 2007? I'm wondering if it's the same thing.

Alright.... In response to scarecrow, i typed in those commands. As root i first typed 'updatedb' and it gave me an error message but when i typed in locate libGLU.so.1, it showed this: /usr/lib/libGLU.so.1.3.060500 /usr/lib/libGLU.so.1 I guess that's what you were looking for. In response to joaopa, i searched in that directory for the file libGLU.so.1. It was there. So, and this may not have been wise on my part, i took that same file from the /usr/lib folder and copied it to the cedega file. There was no change. First (and i'm new to linux) how would i uninstall a program? I know this sounds dumb but i usually just did a reformat when i couldn't remove it. Secondly, will reinstalling it make it right? Also, is there any other bit of information i can post here that would help? Thanks!

I didn't until now. Using the urpmi libglu command as the root user, i installed it. I have no idea what that does but it hasn't changed anything. When i run the test in cedega, it still fails. Any other ideas? I appreciate any and all help.

I thought i would add some more information. I have been searching all over for a solution to this problem, and i believe i've found one on this website. If you look here: https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtop...6&hl=cedega It says the problem has been solved. How did they solve the problem? I have the same problems this fellow has so i assume the solution is the same, or similar. I am fairly new to linux and what is there doesn't make sense. Could someone walk me through it? Thanks.

No, It's not my monitor. Is there some other option, some other command that i am missing? If not, then thanks anyway.

How can I shut this off? Where can i find this?

The screen will shut off every so often. I right clicked on the desktop and deactivated the screen saver. Also, in that same menue, i went to the power control and deactivated those options. What else is controlling this? Thanks!!! [moved from Software by spinynorman]

I thought i would post this here first. When i had mephis installed on my computer, Cedega didn't fail any of the system tests. Now when i run it, it fails the OpenGL direct rendering test. I've installed the nvidia drivers with that Urpmi thing (whether they are the latest drivers, i don't know). Have any of you had this problem and if so how have you fixed it? I used the dvd version to install this version of Mandriva and i've heard that it will install either the 32 bit version or 64 bit version. Would it make a difference to install the 32 bit version (i can't tell if it's the 64 bit version or not). This is the actuall message it has posted: /usr/lib/transgaming_cedega/tests/glxinfo: error while loading shared libraries: libGLU.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory This is what i have on my computer: dual core athalon 64 3800+ Mandriva 2007 free 2 nvidia 7800 GT cards Thanks!! [moved from Software by spinynorman]

I got it! It was quite easy to install. Though it will only work with one of my dual video cards, it still works. Thanks for your help! Now if i can only get cedega working.....