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Thanks :]

Not too much i know about it but i enter by going to Start -> Run -> MSTSC

I have been given access to a Windows remote server.

My question is: do i need to enter windows every time i want to check on that server? OR can i just connect through Mandriva (and how)?

Now when trying to run Ventrilo i get the following error:

Missing outbound codec (GSM 6.10 - 11Khz, 16 bit)

Okay it is there wine-0.1.40-mdv2006 (/usr/bin/wine)

I didn't understand what you meant about the Setup.exe and the Windows.exe files to put and where to put them

Hey i tried installing Wine a few times today getting the same result every time -> Nothing!

I installed the RPM for Mandriva (I'm using the Free, KDE).

I cannot find the Wine program activation file anywhere... (Thanks to anyone who can help me out).

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Thanks again :]

Worked, Thanks alot!

Can anyone tell me where to get the special effects? (that don't come with KDE).

Thanks alot! ill try it now :]

I installed using the howtoforge (Mandriva Free) tutorial (http://www.howtoforge.com/the_perfect_desktop_mandriva_2007_spring_free_p1)

Problem is during that install they say to install GNOME (installed it due to the fact i didn't know it has such a big difference from KDE).

How can i convert my Mandriva to KDE?

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Another problem i just encountered...

Last time i entered Linux i mounted my NTFS windows local disks (C & D) onto a folder.

After reset i had to re-mount (It didn't save it).

Will re-installing fix the problem?

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I just found there are like 80 updates for the system, I will install them all and see what happens next :]

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It didn't fix a thing as far as i noticed.

I might have found the problem:

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/1189/problem1fe6.jpg

for some reason after i set the keyboard (just so it will fix the problem, i get the above message).

As for the file:

http://rapidshare.com/files/39906907/xorg.conf.html

If you want to experiment with disabling harddrake, you need to go into your list of services and click the checkboxes to disable the service. I'll assume you're using Mandriva 2007 Spring because you don't say otherwise...

In the menu, go to "System" and select "Configure your computer". You'll need to give the root password here.

Select the "System" tab, and click "Enable or disable the system services". You'll get a long list of services, sorted by name. Look for "harddrake" and see if it is running (Status "running" or "stopped") and see if it is set to start every time it boots ("On boot"). You can stop the service here and deselect the checkbox for "On boot" and see if that makes a difference to your problem. If it doesn't help, you can always set it back to how it was before in exactly the same way.

Yes I'm using Mandriva spring (installed from the CD, currently downloading the DVD to install it in a better way).

Did you try with another mouse, and got the same problem?

TBH i didn't.

I'll try later and I'll update here.

I think you made a typing error there. I don't think you meant "Ugh read what i said", I think you meant to write "No, I don't think so. I don't think the mouse is the problem." Although problems with clicking and other mouse operations could certainly have at least something to do with the mouse...

 

As an experiment, I would try stopping the harddrake service, and preventing it from starting at bootup. It's possible that when harddrake detects stuff at startup (like maybe the mouse) it's rewriting your xorg config file.

Just a thought, but it might be worth trying.

Heh I'm new to Linux so i don't know a lot so umm sorry about that, whats Harddrake?

If you do a quick google search for 'G7 mouse Linux', you will find many users with problems and fixes.

 

I don't have one, so I can't offer much help.

Ugh read what i said... the mouse isn't the problem.

What kind of action is it that you try to do, and what happens when you do it?

As i said... any type of action like Right Click / Normal Click.

And what happens is like a PrintScreen of the selected area (= normal click will do blank pic but drag will show the dragged area).

To be able to click and do normal stuff i need to Hold CTRL untill i do the keyboard settings operation...

Im sorry, but your description is too short and I do not understand. Please state step-by-step what the error is what is happening.

I load up Mandriva...

If i try to do anything with my mouse (eg. open files / close folders / move stuff) it creates a picture file of the area selected.

To be able to click and do things i need to HOLD the control (CTRL) Key on the keyboard.

To fix the problem i need to enter my Keyboard settings and just define my keyboard all over (once done its fixed untill the next reboot).

My keyboard is a normal Compaq one and my mouse is a G7 (which I'm sure isn't the problem).

Each time when i enter Mandriva to do any action i need to Hold CTRL and then click and stuff, To fix that problem i need to enter the Keyboard settings and just press NEXT untill the end (that fixes).

How can i fix it so i wont need to do all the above each time?

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