Pierre

Tried True Image fron Acronis as well. However the only advantage I see with this program is that after you made the boot CD it can be used on any system. The disadvantage is that it is much slower than both Ghost and Paragon and the image sizes are huge compared tho images made by the other programs. Made an image of a /home partition (size 400 MB) with only about 50 MB used and the image size was close to 400 MB!!! At full compression.Same partion image with Ghost and Paragon was about 3 MB. If you have a small DOS partition Paragon is the way to go, with Ghost as second choice.

Ghost 8.0 now works 50/50 which means after a restore I have to run the installation CD to restore LILO. No such problems with Paragon Drive Backup. Works 100%. Little bit slower to backup than Ghost but the image files are a little bit smaller.Time to restore faster with Paragon. Max compression for both programs used.

Thanks everyone for input. Fully agree with the use of this type of software. I do backup after any new changes to the systems and can do all sorts of crazy things with files and registry without having to worry about ending up with non working systems. Have also stopped using any sort of antivirus software. If I get something bad it is quicker to restore an image than chasing after the virus. Have routinely done this for years with Windows of all versions. Still use Ghost (running in DOS) for this OS's. When I started using Linux one of my conditions for even trying was to find a working backup/restore program for this OS. Did not want to spend hours on reinstallations after I crippled the system doing something wrong. Eventually I found ParagonDriveBackup which has been working perfectly so far, but also wanted to try alternatives. Tried Acronis TrueImage without much success. Had some correspondence a while ago with the Acronis support people saying something about "Directory index (dir_index) is a new ext2/ext3" not being supported. After that I stopped trying. I think you all should try Paragon. Regarding Ghost 8.0 I finally got a restore to work but first I had to use MDK CD1 to rescue and rewrite the bootloader

Has anybody successfully used new version Ghost Corporate 8.0 for partition backup/restore on Mandrake 9.1? According to the specs for Ghost 8.0 it should support ext3 file system but I have tried without success. Also have had a lenghty exchange of messages with Symantec support on the matter. Please have a look at this link: http://servicenews.symantec.com/cgi-bin/di...l&article=37065 After backup I resore and the system stalls with "Linux loading....." For some time I have been using Paragon Drive Backup 5.5 for successfully backing up and restoring, but wanted to check out this version of Ghost. Any comment will be appreciated.

pmpatrick wrote: I'd just do the simple edit of "boot=/dev/hda" and run lilo -v. It worked fine so now I got LILO in MBR. Thanks all for your help!

The ISO's are no longer at ftp://mandrake.redbox.cz/Mandrake-iso/i586/ message says they have been moved to http://linux.redbox.cz/people/bluehawk/iso/ but they are not there(as of 03/11/05 01.50 GMT)! Anybody knows of any alternative ftp? Tried also ftp://linux.redbox.cz/people/bluehawk/iso/ but site requires username & password ????

Edited my module.conf to alias eth0 8139too from the incorrect alias eth0 via-rhine and now everything works fine again. Thanks pmpatrick!

Here is my present lilo.conf boot=/dev/hda5 map=/boot/map default="linux" keytable=/boot/us.klt prompt nowarn timeout=100 message=/boot/message menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw image=/boot/vmlinuz label="linux" root=/dev/hda5 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append="devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi acpi=off quiet" vga=788 read-only image=/boot/vmlinuz label="linux-nonfb" root=/dev/hda5 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append="devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi acpi=off" read-only image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.21-0.13mdk label="old_linux" root=/dev/hda5 initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.21-0.13mdk.img append="quiet devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi acpi=off" vga=788 read-only image=/boot/vmlinuz label="failsafe" root=/dev/hda5 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append="devfs=nomount hdc=ide-scsi acpi=off failsafe" read-only other=/dev/hda1 label="windows" table=/dev/hda hda1 is FAT32 on cyl 0-257 hda5 is Linux root on cyl 258 -821 MBR presently contain bootmanager MasterBooter for dual boot to Linux and DOS respectively. This is what I want to overwrite. Should I just change the first line in lilo.conf to boot=/dev/hda and run #lilo -v is that all?

When I first installed my MDK 9.1 I put LILO on my root partition. Now I want to move it to MBR. Can I do that without reinstallation or upgrade? If so how?

Made a previous post on this subject but it got screwd up and its not there any more so I make another try. Had a perfectly working system with Mdk 9.1/KDE now moved to new to new MB and not so perfect any more. During first startup on the new MB all new hardware is found and system starts OK, but no modem (LT Winmodem) and no network. Manually reconfigure modem and network and get them to work. Restart, but back to square one, no modem and no network. Why is the new settings not saved? How can I get it to stick? Managed to get one reply on the old posting before it disappeared suggesting I do an upgrade with the original CD's. Have done that but no change. The new network card (ReakTek8139) is found but shows up with the old driver (VIARhine) ! How can the system from the old network files? Mabe this will install the correct drver?

Had a perfectly working system with Mdk 9.1/KDE now moved to new to new MB and not so perfect any more. During first startup on the new MB all new hardware is found and system starts OK, but no modem (LT Winmodem) and no network. Manually reconfigure modem and network and get them to work. Restart, but back to square one, no modem and no network. Why is the new settings not saved? How can I get it to stick? Any comment appreciated

Moved my working Mdk 9.1/KDE to new MB with different sound chip (CMI 8738). The sound works after reconfiguration but AlsaMixer returns following error "Function snd_ctl_open failed....." Removed alsamixergui and reinstalled but still does nor work. Any comment appreciated Pierre

Had a perfectly working system with Mdk 9.1/KDE. Now I have moved the HDD to another motherboard and things are not so perfect any more. During the first boot sequence on the new system all the hardwares are found and system starts. Sound works OK after reconfiguring but no modem (LT Winmodem) or network. I then reconfigure network card and modem manually and everything works again and reboot. After restart again no modem and no network. Manually reconfiguration make it work again. Why are the new settings not saved? How can I make it "stick" ? Any comment appreciated Pierre

Fubar::chi wrote: you need greater than qt 2.2.1 so no you dont need qt two You would think Qt 3 would work but it doesnt!

All of the following is installed libqt3-3.1.1-13.1mdk libqt3-common-3.1.1-13.1mdk libqt3-devel-3.1.1-13.1mdk Probably need qt2, but don't know if qt3 and qt2 can coexist. When I start to install qt2 all of the qt3 libraries seems to need to be uninstalled?

Trying to compile software packages but run into following error Qt configure error (Qt >=Qt 2.2.1) Have Qt3-3.1.1 installed on MDK 9.1 and KDE 3.1 How to solve this problem?

Installed alsamixergui and started program. Did unmute "surround sound" and increased volume and it WORKS!!!! So now I have sound but can not get the recorder in Krec to work. I can hear sound going from mic to speaker but nothing captured!

Thanks bvc! I will post the output of lspci -vv later. I am away from the Linux box now. Just to reiterate my feeling about the mute/unmute situation. Every time I open up Aumix the "mute all" is checked and I unckeck it. Next time I open "mute all" is still checked. Is there a way to be perfectly sure everything is unmuted and slides are set to 100%. How do you unmute in "Alsamixer" ?

Run localhost:/# rpm -ql alsa-utils /usr/bin/aconnect /usr/bin/alsamixer /usr/bin/amixer /usr/bin/aplay /usr/bin/arecord /usr/bin/aseqnet /usr/sbin/alsactl I think successfully then [td@localhost td]$ # urpmf alsamixergui [td@localhost td]$ alsamixergui:/usr/bin/alsamixergui bash: alsamixergui:/usr/bin/alsamixergui: No such file or directory [td@localhost td] In alsamixer I set all volums to 100% Still no sound. When I run sound test in KDE ControlCenter the Arts volume display moves and same thing when i try to run a mp3 file. Have a feeling that sound drivers work but the whole system is muted. Checked also that I have sound in Windows. In Alsamixer have following info: Card: VIA 8235 Chip: Analog Devices AD1980 Item: Master The drivers for this chip in Windows are the ones for AD1980. Had a look at Asus website for Linux AD1980 driver but only found for RedHat and Caldera. Is this a path to persue or I should keep trying with the Alsa drivers ? Feels so close but very frustrating!

All this is a little bit confusing to me. I had no idea it would be this difficult to get a sound card working under Linux. I hate to point out what happens when one uses the more common OS. Anyways, I am not going to give up yet! During my previous effort I might had compromised some of the settings and have now done a clean install and rerun the procedures you suggested in your first post. MCC/System/DrakXServices Alsa Running x OnBoot Sound Running x OnBoot Modprobe: [root@localhost td]# modprobe via82cxxx_audio /lib/modules/2.4.21-0.13mdk/kernel/drivers/sound/via82cxxx_audio.o.gz: init_module: No such device Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters. You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg modprobe: insmod /lib/modules/2.4.21-0.13mdk/kernel/drivers/sound/via82cxxx_audio.o.gz failed modprobe: insmod via82cxxx_audio failed [root@localhost td]# [root@localhost td]# modprobe snd-via82xx [root@localhost td]# Lsmod: [root@localhost td]# lsmod Module Size Used by Not tainted udf 90464 0 (autoclean) snd-seq-oss 31104 0 (unused) snd-seq-midi-event 5640 0 [snd-seq-oss] snd-seq 42608 2 [snd-seq-oss snd-seq-midi-event] snd-pcm-oss 43556 0 snd-mixer-oss 14488 0 [snd-pcm-oss] snd-via82xx 14092 0 snd-ac97-codec 40160 0 [snd-via82xx] snd-pcm 77536 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-via82xx] snd-timer 18376 0 [snd-seq snd-pcm] snd-mpu401-uart 4396 0 [snd-via82xx] snd-rawmidi 17600 0 [snd-mpu401-uart] snd-seq-device 5832 0 [snd-seq-oss snd-seq snd-rawmidi] snd-page-alloc 7732 0 [snd-via82xx snd-pcm] snd 40868 0 [snd-seq-oss snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-via82xx snd-ac97-codec snd-pcm snd-timer snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device] soundcore 6276 0 [snd] nfsd 74256 0 (autoclean) ppp_async 9216 0 (unused) ppp_generic 24060 0 [ppp_async] slhc 6564 0 [ppp_generic] af_packet 14952 0 (autoclean) sr_mod 16920 0 (autoclean) via-rhine 15056 0 (autoclean) (unused) mii 3832 0 (autoclean) [via-rhine] nls_iso8859-15 4092 1 (autoclean) nls_cp850 4316 1 (autoclean) vfat 11820 1 (autoclean) fat 37944 0 (autoclean) [vfat] supermount 15296 1 (autoclean) ide-cd 33856 0 cdrom 31648 0 [sr_mod ide-cd] ide-scsi 11280 0 scsi_mod 103284 2 [sr_mod ide-scsi] ehci-hcd 18568 0 (unused) usb-uhci 24652 0 (unused) usbcore 72992 1 [ehci-hcd usb-uhci] rtc 8060 0 (autoclean) ext3 59916 2 jbd 38972 2 [ext3] [root@localhost td]# Modules.conf probeall scsi_hostadapter ide-scsi probeall usb-interface usb-uhci ehci-hcd above snd-via82xx snd-pcm-oss alias eth0 via-rhine alias sound-slot-0 snd-via82xx # lt_drivers: autoloading and insertion parameter usage alias char-major-62 lt_serial alias /dev/tts/LT0 lt_serial alias /dev/modem lt_serial # The next two lines are syntax examples, only Rarely Needed, to automate parameter usage during lt_drivers insertion. See documentation for details. # options lt_modem vendor_id=0x115d device_id=0x0420 # options lt_modem Forced=3,0x130,0x2f8,0 # section for lt_drivers ends BVC wrote: How are you testing? Are you using kde? Is arts set to run at login? I am using KDE. Arts is there under the multimedia tab BVC Wrote: "do you want to use alsa, or oss" Doesn't matter to me, as long as it works. There is a document at ViaArena about "Mandrake Linux 9.1 Audio Driver Installation Guide" that claim all parts of the audio spectrum is only covered by "built-in Alsa"???? Tried to add your lines # ALSA portion alias char-major-116 snd alias snd-card-0 snd-via82xx above snd-via82xx snd-pcm-oss alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss to modules.conf and restart. Firstly when I log out system hangs on "Stopping alsa" have to reset. After restart still no sound. Also now in startup dialog "Alsa 0.9.0rc8 via82xx" Do unmute in Aumix, but read somewhere that this does not work for alsa, only for OSS. To unmute you need alsa-utils???? Is there any way you can unmute on startup? Sounds weired to me that the system is not started in a workable state.

Thanks bvc for willingness to help. First don't know what a 5.1 or 6.0 device is. Sorry. The mobo is an Asus A7V8X-X. No Linux drivers or help at Asus! Please find below the output from the different probs. [root@localhost td]# modprobe via82cxxx_audio [root@localhost td]# modprobe snd-via82xx /lib/modules/2.4.21-0.13mdk/kernel/sound/pci/snd-via82xx.o.gz: init_module: No such device Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters. You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg modprobe: insmod /lib/modules/2.4.21-0.13mdk/kernel/sound/pci/snd-via82xx.o.gz failed modprobe: insmod snd-via82xx failed [root@localhost td]# modules.conf: probeall scsi_hostadapter ide-scsi probeall usb-interface usb-uhci ehci-hcd above snd-via82xx snd-pcm-oss alias eth0 via-rhine alias sound-slot-0 via82cxxx_audio # lt_drivers: autoloading and insertion parameter usage alias char-major-62 lt_serial alias /dev/tts/LT0 lt_serial alias /dev/modem lt_serial # The next two lines are syntax examples, only Rarely Needed, to automate parameter usage during lt_drivers insertion. See documentation for details. # options lt_modem vendor_id=0x115d device_id=0x0420 # options lt_modem Forced=3,0x130,0x2f8,0 # section for lt_drivers ends When I go to MCC/System/DrakXServices the alsa is stopped and sound is running. When I try to start alsa i get following message: alsa driver isn't running. PS I little bit confusing this stuff with two diffrent drvers (Alsa and OSS)

To Cris: OK now installed "sndconfig" and did run the program, which finds the sound chip but the says "... is not currently supported" ! During boot following message: Loading sound module (Via-82cxxaudio) In HardDrake configuration following message: "Your card currently uses OSS (VIA 82cxx) audio driver. (Default driver for your card is snd-via82xx)" Have tried to change to default driver also but no change. Have been to AUMIX and unchecked muteall and set all sliders to 100% Still no sound! To GuaJing: The sound chip works fine in Windows with default conecctions. (Dual boot with MasterBooter) lsmod gives the following result: sr_mod 16920 0 (autoclean) via-rhine 15056 0 (autoclean) (unused) mii 3832 0 (autoclean) [via-rhine] nls_iso8859-15 4092 1 (autoclean) nls_cp850 4316 1 (autoclean) vfat 11820 1 (autoclean) fat 37944 0 (autoclean) [vfat] supermount 15296 1 (autoclean) ide-cd 33856 0 cdrom 31648 0 [sr_mod ide-cd] tuner 11744 1 (autoclean) bttv 78496 0 videodev 7872 3 [bttv] i2c-algo-bit 9064 1 [bttv] i2c-core 21192 0 [tuner bttv i2c-algo-bit] soundcore 6276 0 [via82cxxx_audio sound bttv] ide-scsi 11280 0 scsi_mod 103284 2 [sr_mod ide-scsi] ehci-hcd 18568 0 (unused) usb-uhci 24652 0 (unused) usbcore 72992 1 [ehci-hcd usb-uhci] rtc 8060 0 (autoclean) ext3 59916 2 jbd 38972 2 [ext3] Hope this info helps!

Have a MB with VIA VT 8233 sound chip. The chip is found by Mandrake 9.1 and driver seems to be loaded (snd-via82xx) , but no sound. Had a look a previous post on sound card problems and suggestions of running su and sndconfig in the Konsole. When I try to do that, I get response "command not found" Any suggestions will be appreciated.

When I click and follow the link to check the installation the program runs through the standard installation with choices like "Modify", "Repair" and "Remove", no "Network" "Workstation" choices. However as the program was looking for .sversionrc in my /home directory I just copied the file from the /root to new location and now everything works. Thanks all for your help!

I have tried your suggestions but unfortunately it still does not work. I drag "swriter" from /usr/soffice/program in Konqueror to the desktop and choose copy. When I click on the new icon nothing happens! Same thing with "scalc" etc. When I drag and copy "soffice" from /usr/soffice/ and click on this icon I get following message: The application can not be started. The configuratin file " /home/TD/.sversionrc " was not found. Do you want to start up the setup application to check your installation?