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Kooka is also nice: http://kooka.kde.org/

For example if tthe file is placed in /home/<your namè>/Download you change directory by typing: cd /home/<your namè>/Download

Open a console, change directory o where the sbfw.usb is placed,, login as root and type: mv sbfw.usb /opt

configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH

You need to install gcc.

Use Kino. It can do most/all of the stuff you want. I don´t know about voice narration but you could just record that seperately and add it as an audio file to your project.

http://www.kinodv.org/article/static/2

Conversion: there is mencoder and others. There are Gui for mencoder (look at kde/look.org for examples) or use Avidemux. In avidemux you just click auto-dvd to create a dvd standard mpeg file.

One card: I´m not aware of one card that does DV and analog (it would need 2 tuners anyway). Your better off with a firewire card and an analag tv card like the hauppauge pvr 150.

vmware download link: https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtopic=28164

At the lilo boot prompt hi F1 and type: linux noapic acpi=off

You need to reinstall xorg. Login as root and type: urpme libxorg && urpmi libxorg

First try qemu. It's free and works OK. Here is a link: https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtopic=27932

If it doesn't fit your needs try vmware.

Just use the cable TV input. (it's what I use). If the Laserdisc player can't be connected that way (I've never had a ld player so am not very knowledgeable) use a converter. I wouldn't try putting cables in the soundcard. Better have the complete signal (audio and video) in one cable directly in the tv-card. For example if I want to record from a VCR I would run the coax cable I would normally plug into the TV into the TV card.

I don´t have a floppy dirve. So yes it´s possible to install Arch from a network but it´s a pain compared to Mandriva. I´ll have Mandriva up and running while you are still installing the base system. No wonder you have no comment. :)

If you want more info about X, its history and new developments read this:

http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/free_i...x/index_p1.html

I had a look at Arch Linux just now but correct me if I´m wrong but they don´t seem to have a network install option. I always install Mandriva without burning CDRoms. These days with fast internet connections it´s just environmental pollution to install from CDs.

PS Their mission statement about providing the best software doesn´t seem to include their installer: it looks very dated and compared to Mandrivas installer hopelessly inadequate.

Arch 0 - Mandriva 2

Mandriva is a company and a company needs to make money. With Linux/OSS it´s not yet clear how to make money. It´s a bit like Google/search engines before they figured out you could make money selling adverts. Mandriva right now is searching for ways to make money. They try selling adverts during installation process, they have the subscription/club model, they try selling services, boxed editions etcetc. Till now they haven´t figured out how to hit the jackpot so they keep trying new ways to make money. In the meantime they keep creating a great product. :)

Perhaps you´re using a very basic wndow manager? Hit ctr-alt-F2 login as root and type: killall X

Logout as root, login as normal user and type: startx startkde

If that doesn´t work it´s a X problem. Hit ctrl-alt-F2, login as root and type: mcc. Configure your videocard again. Use the vesa driver.

I have used Mandriva 2006.0 for 6 months now and I have not experienced problems. I don´t use Firefox and have uninstalled Kat immidiately but that hardly explains why I have so little problems. I´ve most of the things a ´normal´user has (webcam, digicam, joystick, tablet, scanner/printer, tv card, remote control etcetc) and everything just works. Further Mandriva is fast. I can start Openoffice in 2 seconds. I can build xmame from source in 20 minutes.

The fact that Mandriva now has a yearly release schedule is in my opinion a sign of maturity. There isn´t much that needs changing. New features in newer kernels can just be bakported to 2.6.12 (most distros anyway don´t ship with stock kernels) and new software can easily be updated trough updates (urpmi makes that so easy :) )

You plug it in. :)

If it doesn't work give some more information.

https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtopic=20501

urpmi.update -a && urpmi kdebase

I can do it in one command. :)

And if you try it with ctr-c, ctr-v. If that works check the configuration of your mouse.

I remember a long discussion about urpmi versus the rest from a couple of months ago so I won´t go there, however any package manager that let´s me install a complete new version of KDE, xorg, and qt in one go in about 20 minutes (that includes download time) is perfect to me. I´m sure they can optimize it more, make it run faster but I doubt they can improve on it´s functionality.

Emerge: takes to much time. I want to install KDE in 15 minutes

Pacman: it only has to deal with a few 1000 packages. Llet´s see how it scales to repo´s with 10000 of packages.

The only buggy feature i can remember in Mandriva 2006 was Kat. All the things I do with my PC work better then ever.

Yes it´s safe to install MDE rpms on a Mandriva relase. They are build for that release. Cooker is the devel environment of Mandriva and it´s not advisible to use cooker rpms on a stable release.

Mandriva has the basics right: they have a great package manager (urpmi), their hardware detection is the best, and the mix between stability and running bleeding edge software is right. Mandriva 2006 is just about the best Linux distro I've used (for desktop, PVR, music server so can't speak for other uses). If I want to run the latest software there are people like Thac and Ze or MCNL who build the latest packages (or I can run cooker) plus I get stability. Between kernel upgrades my uptime run sin months and that's desktop use. I've always managed to crash my system running other OSs but Mandriva 2006 just keeps running.

Try playing the files with mplayer and not with mplayer-gui. Look for differences between the output from the CD and from the HD.

Yes I have. :)

tv card: take one that saves the recording as an mpeg2 file (tip Hauppauge pvr 150)

editing software. Avidemux to cut out unwanted bits from the recording

DVD creation: qdvdauthor to create menus etcetc on the DVDs

DVD burning: K3b