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  1. Thanks for this suggestion but unfortunately it didn't work. So I have re-installed Sabayon which has no problem with this setup. A bit disappointing but I will try 2008 on my laptop which has more conventional hardware.
  2. A copy of the actual patent can be seen here: http://www.google.com/patents?id=3tUkAAAAE...mp;dq=5,072,412 Having read it, albeit briefly, it seems to me that the holders would have good case to go after Microsoft for Internet Explorer. It to uses workspaces with forward and back 'doors'. Not to mention the snazzy new Vista desktop! I am sure we will see M$ leaping to the the aid if their pals at Novell to make sure this fails and IP Innovation don't come after them next (or maybe not? ;) )
  3. When trying to do the first boot after installing 2008 it hangs with a kernel panic. I tried to install 2007 One and that did exactly the same. I used to have 2007 installed and working but since then I have added a second hard drive so I assume that is the issue. I have previously had Sabayon installed in this PC so I know Linux does work with it. The hard drive partitions are as follows: SDA1 Windows XP (NTFS) SDA2 Data (FAT32) SDB1 /boot SDB2 / SDB3 Data (NTFS) When I look at the partition table using Gparted it says that the file system on SDB2 is 'unknown'. I don't know if that is significant or just because the installation hasn't been completed? The error message during boot up is as follows: mounting filesystem /dev/root mount: error 6 mounting ext3 flags default well, retrying without option flags mount: error 6 mounting ext3 well, retrying without any flags mount: error 6 mounting ext3 switching to new root ERROR opening /dev/console!!!!:2 unmounting old /proc unmounting old /sys switch root: mount failed:22 initrd finished kernel panic - not syncing:attempted to kill init
  4. What about 'Linux Organizer'? http://linuxorg.sourceforge.net/ Or have you considered Lightning from Mozilla? It is not quite the same but it is pretty good. http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/
  5. I don't use Gnome so I am probably not much help but have you tried running gconf-editor and looking for a setting in there?
  6. I suggest you boot up the Live CD version Mandriva and look at your partitions using Gparted (partition editor). You should be able to use that to sort out the partitions and reformat your drive.
  7. Aaaaaaah! Release notes! I read the release tour, and there is nothing about this in there! http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Releases/Mandriva/2008.0/Tour Anyway, thanks for pointing me in the right direction!
  8. Hello! I have been using Sabayon for quite a while but for various reasons want to go back to a more 'conventional' distro. One of the features of Sabayon is that it can read AND write to NTFS partitions, can Mandriva 2008 do the same? Edit: Actually what I meant to ask was can Mandriva 2008 write to NTFS by default or do you have to intall NTFS-3g or similar?
  9. By coincidence I read an interview with the guy responsible for those drivers only yesterday! He really is one of the great unsung heroes of the Linux community http://www.theinquirer.net/en/inquirer/new...235-usb-webcams
  10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6610901.stm I will believe this when I see it! ;) It is one thing to "... offer Ubuntu 7.04 as an option on select consumer models..." it is quite another to actively promote Ubuntu as an option. Is it a marketing strategy to get business from existing Linux users but don't try and win any new converts so as not to upset the folks at Redmond? Everyone in the Linux community will know about this but the majority of Dell customers will still be in blissful ignorance.
  11. You can install Seamonkey via the Mandriva Control Center. Though to be honest i don't think it is worth the bother. Firefox and Thunderbird are better options.
  12. The latest issue has the first of the five part article on open source software, starting with how to install Mandriva. http://www.computeractive.co.uk/magazine/thisissue I think this is a very significant development as until recently they have barely acknowledged that Linux existed.
  13. Ah well, I will just learn to live with it. One of those phenomena that scientists are powerless to explain?
  14. You mean like this: http://msmobiles.com/news.php/5497.html
  15. I have been using Mandriva One 2007 (KDE) for several weeks, and very nice it is too. However, a few days ago I opened the Mandriva Control Centre and got a 'new media detect' message window. This was for my floppy drive which did not have a disk in it. This now happens every time I open the control centre. If I click cancel it goes away, if select 'open' it tries to mount the disk but obviously fails as there is no disk. Any idea why this is happening and what I can do to stop it. The only changes i have made to the system lately is installing Google Earth.
  16. I am using Mandriva One with KDE. I changed the icon them using the 'configure your computer' option from the system menu. Then i decided I didn't like the new theme and went to change it back but the setup menu wouldn't open. If I run it from console I get the following: [dt@Viglen ~]$ /usr/sbin/drakconf [dt@Viglen ~]$ (drakconf.real:5847): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme file for default has no name (drakconf.real:5847): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme file for default has no directories Any ideas anyone? Anyone?
  17. Using Mandriva One, when I plug in my digital camera via the USB port it is detected with the folllowing message: A new medium has been detected what do you want to do? Medium Type: Camera If I choose 'open in a new window' I get the following error message: Could not start process Unable to create io-slave: klauncher said: Unknown protocol 'camera'. Any suggestions most welcome. It is not a huge issue as the camera IS detected by digiKam and I can download pics with that. however. I do not like unresolved error messages so it would be nice to fix it.
  18. Hmm! You got me there! ;)
  19. If it was me, I would seriously consider getting another internal HD and keep the external one for data. I think booting from a USB drive is going to be very inneficient. You can get an 80G HD for under £30 and companies like Maxtor provide cloning software FOC that will let you clone all the data on your existing HD. You could just add a 2nd drive but you would lose the benefits of having a newer and fast HD as your main drive.
  20. The 'problem' with Ekiga is that it is not compatible with Skype. Whatever you may think about Skype it is the market leader.
  21. I use Logitech cordless keyboard and mouse. It has worked perfectly with every Linux distro I have tried (including live CDs). The transmitter has a PS2 and USB connector so you can choose what suites you best.
  22. Of course, groups! Doh! Until recently i have never needed to use groups as I have been the only family member who used Linux. But now i have installed this flashy Mandriva with 3D desktop everyone wants to try it out.
  23. You can get a copy here: http://www.darkscot.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/i.../bushadvice.jpg But don't tell anyone i sent you! ;)
  24. Uuhhmmmmm, not so sure about the bush x 2 pic...... :unsure: Well I do not wish to upset anyone or incur the wrath of the moderators so i have changed the image.
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