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Thanks dexter. I had an idea similar to what you mention, but it's nice that you clarified it. :D Thanks, adamw - I'm aware that the Nvidia/Ati stuff's in the "non-free" repo now. It's a great improvement. I am currently using the "free DVD" so I have not tried the commercial versions or the ONE version for Spring. I'll be switching to "one" or a commercial version for 2008 though so I'll get a feeling of how the prop. driver thing works in those versions, later this year. Not that the free-DVD isn't nice. My only problem with it is, that it installs way to many programs, by default. IMO. I did test PcLinuxOS out of curiosity, and the Nvidia installation was somewhat easier, than it is in Mandriva's free version. I still had to install the drivers after finishing the OS install, but the driver installation is very simple. For Mandriva, I can only judge from the "free version", but it seems to me, that the process of installing the drivers could be easier. I mean, it's not a personal problem for me to install them and run XFdrake, but I guess it can be for many newbies. How's your opinion on this? adamw :D BTW adamw... Do you ever sleep? You seem like a BUSY man. Your help and assistance is much appreciated though.

- You mention this when talking about PCLinuxOS so I thought I'd ask you to tell a bit more. I often wondered why some distro's are able to include prop. driver stuff "out of the box", while others can't do this? I am currently running PCLinuxOS 2007 as my 2. OS and the comparisons to my top pick, Mandriva are obvious. In most areas PCLinuxOS is still behind Mandriva IMO (overall look and consistency, automatic updates etc.) but PCLinuxOS has one big advantage for many users (especially new Linux users) - The "out of the box" prop. driver thing. Getting graphics drivers etc to work is very easy, and I guess that's a major reason for many new users to chose PCLinuxOS. Personally I prefer Mandriva. It's the real deal and IMO the most complete looking/feeling Linux distro out there. I really enjoyed the easy install and out of the box expirience with PCLin though. - What are the plans of the Mandriva team about this towards Mandriva 2008? Is making the installation of prop. stuff a high priority? IMO it should be. It's the only real area where Mandriva comes in second for me, and (I guess) lots of other users. Regards o

I'll have a look at your suggestion. I use the same username/password for all 3 distro's (in Mandriva the UID is 500 but in Ubuntu it's 1000, I think). So it's possible to create a group with the user from all 3 distro's? I'll give it a go.

Late reply... As far as I know MDV 2007.0 is still using an old version of Beryl. The Xcomposite error could indicate that you are missing one of these in your xorg.conf: - Option "Composite" (under section "extensions") or - Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" (under section "device") But I guess this should be setup automatically when you enable native 3d and beryl from the MCC http://wiki.beryl-project.org/wiki/Trouble...lose_buttons.29

Late reply, but just in case. Yes Beryl runs better (in most cases) with native support. It is also recommended to start beryl with the "beryl-manager" command and not just "beryl" and if you use Nvidia I recommend using the option "Force AIGLX" in the Beryl-manager advanced option. At least that's how it works best for me in Mandriva 2007.1.

I use PCLinuxOS 2007 along with Mandriva 2007 Spring and I think it's really nice. It's VERY newbie friendly too - Installing prop. graphics drivers is somewhat easier than in Mandriva. A few comments to some of the issues mentioned in this thread: - Most any package I have needed is available and "Synaptic" works like a charm. Like always. - I have installed Mandriva RPM's in PClinuxOS and I've had no problems. - It's very much KDE centric, then again IMO that's just a big plus. - The comparisons too Mandriva are obvious, but not as slick looking yet. - Installing prop. drivers was easier in PCLinuxOS. - Works great out of the box. Mandy is still my favorite. Especially because of the very complete and professional design. The overall consistent look. PCLinuxOS is still somewhat behind Mandriva in this area, IMO. PCLinuxOS is definitely a keeper, for me. BTW I read a guide for using "Synaptic" with Mandriva 2007.0 somewhere. Has anyone here tried this?

This may be somewhat of a simple newbie-ish problem, but I reckon you guys have an easy solution. I use 3 different Linux distros (mandriva, PcLinuxOS and (K)ubuntu at the moment). For all 3 distro's I use a big storage partition. When I boot into another Linux distro I sometimes lose Write access to the drive and then I use "chown -R username:username /media/diskname" to regain write permission. I use the same username for all 3 OS, but the userID's differ. How can I make this partition available with RW access, for the (same) user in all 3 distro's?

Naaa ... pretty much as one could expect. I guess it's not a bad choice, but personally I'd prefer something less Gnome centric. :dry:

I did what Greg2 suggested and it seems to have solved my problems with Kget. I also use wget -c in some cases. Thanks for the tips guys.

Suggested VirtualBox as a free "alternative" to Wine, in this thread: https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtopic=40897&st=15 Just in case you did not see it.

Weird. I have no problems with Wine and 2007.1 at all. If you'd like I can recommend VirtualBox. I use it for running poker software that will not work on Wine. You'll need a Windows CD though. VirtualBox runs great when I use it with my old Win2k. Any other type of similar software (e.g Qemu) I've tried resulted in slow programs. I'm really impressed with VirtualBox, it runs perfect and I can simply minimize the window and be back in Mandriva. Also the mouse does not lock to the virtual system like in Qemu once the emulated system is running. It's a real easy install and real easy to use. It can be installed from the MCC but I recommend the proprietary version from the website. Once installed. Click "Deviced" in the top and choose "install guest additions" to get proper screen resolution and mouse support etc. This would not work for me, with the version from the repos. That's why I recommend the website. Here's a setup guide in case you need it. It's for Ubuntu but setting up VirtualBox is the same in MDV. http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-Wind...nds-48173.shtml Regards opvask

To get to know Beryl visit: http://www.beryl-project.org/userguide.php http://www.beryl-project.org/faq.php#ub1 and the site in general. I have not tried it myself so I'm afraid I cannot guide you, but what you need should be the "wallpaper-plugin/Wallpaper manager". http://wiki.beryl-project.org/wiki/Wallpaper_Manager I also recommend the forum. Good luck.

EDIT: woooo. I read your question again. Perhaps I did misunderstand the problem? I did not think you were able to install 2007.1 but it seems this is a matter of not being able to start Mandriva after installing? I have deleted my previous suggestions. I thought this was an install issue, Sorry Perhaps this thread can help. https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtopic=40743&hl=

I have no problems (other than the usual) with Wine in 2007.1 WHEN not using 3D. If I use Beryl the Wine programs I use (e.g. Ladbrokes poker) do not behave correctly. It does not crash my system though.

Get going Ianw - Upgrade. Your wasting valuable spring moments here. (and we'd like to hear your opinion). I agree. Some of the bold points are relevant. Especially the one about the mirrors. But some of these points are relevant for most likely any Linux distro I've tried (e.g the 3D point). BTW: The talk about Cedega and LinDVD makes me wonder. The way I have understood this, they are not removed from the powerpacks. They aren't ready yet but they will be there, eventually. Right?

Do you still have problems? Have you read the thread about this (very common) issue in the Club forum? It solved my problems with signatures for "Main official". I totally agree. This is only his personal experience. Like mentioned it does not fit the feeling I get from people that know better - The daily users. The ones active in the community.

It is? On my system it's the direct opposite situation. From my expirience Mandriva 2007.1 is more stable than any Ubuntu/Kubuntu distro I've used. My expirience with 2007.1 is also the direct opposite of the review. I think if you look through this forum and the club forum you will find a lot of positive feedback on Spring. Also from very experienced Linux users. Honestly, reading that review does not fit the feeling I get when seeing a lot of users being very satisfied with Spring. IMHO 2007 was nice but 2007.1 is a big step forward. Also when we discuss stability issues we must take into consideration if we are using 3D desktops e.g. Beryl, or not. Beryl is not a 100% stable product yet.

I'm not sure if this is possible with Compiz but it works with Beryl.

That's why I prefer seperate partitions. I do not have a spare partition though because I'm testing out a couple of distro's like: Sabayon (wanted to try something Gentoo based) and "Freespire" (out of curiosity). But the question then is - If I remove task-gnome will it remove everything installed by "urpmi task-gnome" and get me back to my normal beloved KDE as it was before the install? I mean, task-gnome will install quite many files and I'd like to be able to remove them easily. I enjoy this with "aptitude" in Kubuntu, but I'm not sure urpme or the "software installer" can do this? Or perhaps something like this could be a solution for keeping things organized: For kde (Kmenu Gnome): http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php/K...9?content=31025 For Gnome (Gnome menu extended): http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php...f4806cf8be91b1e It does say this though:

Even though I'm kde centric I would like to try Gnome with Mandriva as I have only tried it with Ubuntu so far. Just out of curiosity. I have a question though. In Ubuntu when I installed the kubuntu-desktop on Ubuntu the menu's were crowded with kde applications in the Gnome session and the other way around in kde sessions. Luckily I used aptitude to install, so it was easy to remove kubuntu-desktop and do a clean kde install instead. If I add "task-gnome" to Mandriva will I get the same problem with lots of gnome entries in Kmenu again? If want to remove "task-gnome" will it be able to remove all dependencies and installed files again e.g. by doing a "urpme task-gnome"? I'd hate to clean up all the Gnome files "manually". I guess I could install gnome-base-minimal but I'd like to try the "full" Mandriva Gnome desktop.

I guess installing the Suse menu should be possible. I've seen a polish distribution of Mandriva which use the Suse menu (Kickoff). There are also alternatives like "tasty menu" and kbfx. Have a look at http://www.kde-look.org. If you use Beryl and want transparent menus, see this thread: http://forum.beryl-project.org/viewtopic.p...DE+menus#p25858 You can edit the login and boot screen from "Kcontrol" - Kdm themes (system administration) & splash screen (look & themes, I think). I'm not sure if the kdm themes part is installed by default. You may need to install kdmtheme.You can also choose to use gdm login from the Mandriva Control Center's system tab, if you like. You'll need to install gdm first though. Sorry I cannot give you the exact names of the locations in MCC and Kcontrol, because I use a danish system. Good luck [question]BTW as I recall I was able to do these settings (kdm themes, splash etc.) from the MCC in Mandriva 2007.0. Or? I cannot find these settings in 2007.1.[/question]

I do not mean to bash Gnome. Preferences vary. I do think, that many kde applications are superior compared to their Gnome AND Windows counterparts, but that's kinda off topic. So no more comments on that. My apologies, no disrespect towards Gnome users. Just a little bit of danish "humor" or something, from a dedicated KDE addict. I do (of coarse) agree that it's nice to see companies like Nero making products for Linux. Personally I'd rather support the OS k3b project though. K3b is one of the programs that made the conversion to Linux very easy for me

I have no need for consistency with Windows programs. I don't use Windows at all. I agree with scarecrow - With a wonderful application like k3b available, for KDE users (and Gnomies who don't mind "polluting" their system with kde libs) the choice is obvious. Description fits quite many Gnome applications, or? B)

Mandriva 2007.1 Spring KDE with the "We are gear" wallpaper & Beryl.

Are you using XGL or native (AIXGL)with Beryl? I do not have an ATI card myself and I have not run Metisse yet, but I did this to use Beryl and it runs great installed prop. driver, did a ctrl+alt F2 and ran XFdrake. I then chose to use the prop. driver. Opened MCC/3D - chose 3d, then native (xgl gives me problems with beryl) and beryl logged out When logged in again Beryl was running with aquamarine. I then loaded beryl-manager. I did not have to edit xorg.conf myself. I'm not sure if this is any help but it worked for me. I also recommend the beryl forum. BTW perhaps you can post your xorg.conf and let people know if you installed the correct driver for your ATI card and how. Good luck