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  1. Mandrake 10.0 ****** up my HD

    in Installing Mandriva

    Posted

    Hi guys,

    i have got the same problem, I installed MDK 10 and it corrupted my MBR. It freaks it out so much that a winxp cd cant run, it stalls. The only way i have found to repair it to remove winxp and give mdk10 the whole cd. Bad news.

     

    I have a maxtor 120Gb and western digit 200gb same prob on both.

     

    I have lost all the stuff on the maxtor, please dont make me lose the stuff on the western digit.

     

    Knoppix is fine with the partitions and allows me to copy stuff between them without any issues. What's up with 10?

     

    Also i have a m-audio delta 410 sound card ( PCI alsa ) which worked out of the box in 9.2. Why the hassle in 10. is it all to do with the kernel?

     

    Thanks

    K

  2. xMule woes

    in Software

    Posted

    hi ,

    i use amule and xmule all the time and there is a way round it.

     

    I use Guarddog to manage my firewall and i have port 4662 open.

     

    I have posted about this before and never got a good reply but here is the thing.

     

    If i boot up, run guarddog (as root ) and click 'apply' without changing anything i dont get a lowid, otherwise i do.

     

    So thats my way round it.

     

    It is a drag that i need to refresh my firewall scripts this way, if anyone knows another i would be glad to not have to start guarddog everytime i reeboot.

     

    Eska

  4. Mandrake 9.2 and win xp

    in Installing Mandriva

    Posted

    hello,

    In answer to your questions.

     

    Install should go as well as you have described, but unfortunately it doesn't for everyone.

     

    What make/model is your modem. We cant help you if we don't know!?

     

    To view your files like in windows explorer do this:

    1. click on the home Icon.

    2. press F9 to view the side panel ( the icons on the side represent what you are looking at )

     

    All the best

     

    Eska

  5. Refreshing Iptables / guarddog

    in Security

    Posted

    hello

     

    I use guarddog and find it very nice to set up and use. The only problem i have is that every time i reboot i loose connection to my port 4662 ( my amule/ed2k port ) To fix it i have to open guarddog and then apply my settings ( even though i haven't changed anything )

     

    Other ports are fine like slsk (2234) and the web and stuff.

     

    Another interesting issue it that when i look at services running ( through drackconf ?> system ?> services ) iptables is listed as stopped ( it is also selected as run on boot ) if i click start nothing happens.

     

    I am using mandrake 9.2rc2 and i am using the enterprise kernel ( i have to to get al my ram recognised )

     

    Please advise.

     

    Eska

  6. totem: how come nobody's mentioned this before? :)

    in Everything Linux

    Posted

    I cant stand totem and have removed it.

     

    On my system it locks up all the time with alsa and does not go full screen on tv out. Im sure these are just my problems but one thing i really hate about any media player is not being able to drag and drop in the playlist. This is a problem with mplayer too. If they would make the playlist more like xmms mplayer would be the ultimate media player.

  7. ATI linux drivers

    in Hardware

    Posted

    here is a copy of my config file. I copied a bunch of stuff from the one that the ati driver created and pasted it into my previous one.

    # File generated by XFdrake.

     

    # **********************************************************************

    # Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of

    # this file.

    # **********************************************************************

     

    Section "Files"

        # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)

        # By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of

        # the X server to render fonts.

        FontPath "unix/:-1"

    EndSection

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Section "ServerFlags"

        AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse doesn't work

        #DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)

        #DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)

    EndSection

     

    Section "Module"

        Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension

        Load "v4l" # Video for Linux

        #Load "extmod"

        Load "type1"

        Load "freetype"

        Load "glx" # 3D layer

        Load "dri" # direct rendering

    SubSection  "extmod"

          Option    "omit xfree86-dga" # don't initialise the DGA extension

        EndSubSection

    EndSection

     

    Section "DRI"

        Mode 0666

    EndSection

     

    Section "InputDevice"

        Identifier "Keyboard1"

        Driver "Keyboard"

        Option "XkbModel" "pc105"

        Option "XkbLayout" "gb"

        Option "XkbOptions" ""

    EndSection

     

    Section "InputDevice"

        Identifier "Mouse1"

        Driver "mouse"

        Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"

        Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"

        Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

    EndSection

     

    Section "Monitor"

        Identifier "monitor1"

        VendorName "Plug'n Play"

        HorizSync 30-81

        VertRefresh 50-76

        Option "DPMS"

     

        # Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)?

        # 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync

        ModeLine "1024x480"    65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480  488  494  563 -hsync -vsync

     

        # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.

        # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync

        ModeLine "768x576"  50.00  768  832  846 1000 576  590  595  630

     

        # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync

        ModeLine "768x576"  63.07  768  800  960 1024 576  578  590  616

    EndSection

     

    Section "Monitor"

        Identifier "monitor2"

        VendorName "Plug'n Play"

        HorizSync 30-81

        VertRefresh 50-76

        Option "DPMS"

     

        # Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)?

        # 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync

        ModeLine "1024x480"    65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480  488  494  563 -hsync -vsync

     

        # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.

        # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync

        ModeLine "768x576"  50.00  768  832  846 1000 576  590  595  630

     

        # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync

        ModeLine "768x576"  63.07  768  800  960 1024 576  578  590  616

    EndSection

     

    Section "Device"

        Identifier "device1"

        VendorName "ATI"

        BoardName "ATI Radeon"

        #Driver "radeon"

        Driver "fglrx"

        Screen 0

        BusID "PCI:1:0:0"

        Option "DPMS"

    #lots of options from ati config

     

        Option "no_accel"                "no"

        Option "no_dri"                  "no"

        Option "DesktopSetup"            "0x00000100" 

        Option "MonitorLayout"              "AUTO, AUTO"

        Option "IgnoreEDID"              "off"

        Option "HSync2"                  "30 - 81" 

        Option "VRefresh2"                  "50 - 76" 

        Option "ScreenOverlap"              "0" 

        Option "Capabilities"            "0x00000000"

        Option "VideoOverlay"            "on"

        Option "OpenGLOverlay"              "off"

        Option "CenterMode"              "off"

        Option "Stereo"                  "off"

        Option "StereoSyncEnable"        "1"

        Option "UseFastTLS"              "0"

        Option "BlockSignalsOnLock"      "on"

        Option "UseInternalAGPGART"      "yes"

        Option "ForceGenericCPU"            "no"

        Option "FSAAScale"                  "1"

        Option "FSAADisableGamma"        "no"

        Option "FSAACustomizeMSPos"      "no"

        Option "FSAAMSPosX0"                "0.000000"

        Option "FSAAMSPosY0"                "0.000000"

        Option "FSAAMSPosX1"                "0.000000"

        Option "FSAAMSPosY1"                "0.000000"

        Option "FSAAMSPosX2"                "0.000000"

        Option "FSAAMSPosY2"                "0.000000"

        Option "FSAAMSPosX3"                "0.000000"

        Option "FSAAMSPosY3"                "0.000000"

        Option "FSAAMSPosX4"                "0.000000"

        Option "FSAAMSPosY4"                "0.000000"

        Option "FSAAMSPosX5"                "0.000000"

        Option "FSAAMSPosY5"                "0.000000"

        #BusID "PCI:1:0:1"    # vendor=1002, device=496e

     

    EndSection

     

    Section "Device"

        Identifier "device2"

        VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"

        BoardName "ATI Radeon"

        Driver "fglrx"

        Screen 0

        BusID "PCI:1:0:0"

        Option "DPMS"

     

    #this is the stuff i pasted last

    #

    #

    #

    #

        Option "no_accel"                "no"

        Option "no_dri"                  "no"

        Option "DesktopSetup"            "0x00000100" 

        Option "MonitorLayout"              "AUTO, AUTO"

        Option "IgnoreEDID"              "off"

        Option "HSync2"                  "30 - 81" 

        Option "VRefresh2"                  "50 - 76" 

        Option "ScreenOverlap"              "0" 

        Option "Capabilities"            "0x00000000"

        Option "VideoOverlay"            "on"

        Option "OpenGLOverlay"              "off"

        Option "CenterMode"              "off"

        Option "Stereo"                  "off"

        Option "StereoSyncEnable"        "1"

        Option "UseFastTLS"              "0"

        Option "BlockSignalsOnLock"      "on"

        Option "UseInternalAGPGART"      "yes"

        Option "ForceGenericCPU"            "no"

        Option "FSAAScale"                  "1"

        Option "FSAADisableGamma"        "no"

        Option "FSAACustomizeMSPos"      "no"

        Option "FSAAMSPosX0"                "0.000000"

        Option "FSAAMSPosY0"                "0.000000"

        Option "FSAAMSPosX1"                "0.000000"

        Option "FSAAMSPosY1"                "0.000000"

        Option "FSAAMSPosX2"                "0.000000"

        Option "FSAAMSPosY2"                "0.000000"

        Option "FSAAMSPosX3"                "0.000000"

        Option "FSAAMSPosY3"                "0.000000"

        Option "FSAAMSPosX4"                "0.000000"

        Option "FSAAMSPosY4"                "0.000000"

        Option "FSAAMSPosX5"                "0.000000"

        Option "FSAAMSPosY5"                "0.000000"

    EndSection

     

    Section "Screen"

        Identifier "screen1"

        Device "device1"

        Monitor "monitor1"

        DefaultColorDepth 24

     

        #Subsection "Display"

      # Depth 8

          #  Virtual 1280 1024

        #EndSubsection

     

    # Subsection "Display"

        #    Depth 15

        #    Virtual 1280 1024

    # EndSubsection

     

        #Subsection "Display"

      # Depth 16

          #  Virtual 1280 1024

        #EndSubsection

    # 

        Subsection "Display"

            Depth 24

        Modes      "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"

    # Virtual 1280 1024

        EndSubsection

    EndSection

     

    Section "Screen"

        Identifier "screen2"

        Device "device2"

        Monitor "monitor2"

        DefaultColorDepth 24

     

    # Subsection "Display"

    #  Depth 8

    #  Virtual 1280 1024

      #  EndSubsection

     

    # Subsection "Display"

    #  Depth 15

    #  Virtual 1280 1024

    # EndSubsection

     

    # Subsection "Display"

    #  Depth 16

    #  Virtual 1280 1024

    # EndSubsection

     

        Subsection "Display"

            Depth 24

            Modes    "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"

        # Virtual 1280 1024

        EndSubsection

    EndSection

     

    Section "ServerLayout"

        Identifier "layout1"

        Screen "screen1"

        Screen "screen2" RightOf "screen1"

        InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"

        InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"

        #Option "Xinerama"

    EndSection

  8. speedtouch in mandrake 9.2 rc1 and 2

    in Tips and Tricks

    Posted

    it wirks for me on my green speedtouch.

     

    It is indeed speedtch

     

    I am no expert but from what i can tell 9.2 has the speedtch.o module which it attempts to load at boot even though built in support for the speedtouch already exists.

     

    You get an error insmod speedtch cant be loaded ( or something like that )

     

    All we are doing is disabling support for speedtch.o

     

    I dont really know why it is there at all, but i dont know much.

     

    Enjoy.

     

    Eska

  9. speedtouch in mandrake 9.2 rc1 and 2

    in Tips and Tricks

    Posted

    this is more of a statement than a question. I have had problems getting connected with 9.2

     

    The speedtouch would flash red and then stick.

     

    For anyone who has the same problem here is the solution.

     

    Open your /etc/modules.conf and add the line

     

    alias speedtch off

     

    save and restart and all should be well.

     

    Eska

  11. more speedtouch problems, it connects but...

    in Networking

    Posted

    Thanks for the help. Question 1 is sorted.

     

    Sorry but i must not have made sense in Q2. I don't have shorewall installed ( i don't want to either, i like guarddog ) I was just mentioned it so you would know it wasn't what was stopping me accessing web pages.

     

    I tried to ping google and it worked, from what i have read i have a problem with my /etc/resolv.conf at the moment it is blank but i think it is the key to getting the web working.

     

    Please advise,

     

    Eska

  12. more speedtouch problems, it connects but...

    in Networking

    Posted

    I have built a new linux box and i have a couple of problems i have not had before.

     

    1. My ethernet adaptor does not show up as an option in the mandrake control panel. I have complied the driver and added it in with the rest in /lib/modules/ it is a 3com 3c2000.o driver. I can add it with the insmod but how do i get mandrake to do it for me at boot.

     

    2. in the can get the speedtouch to connect and when i do an ifconfig i can see it and the looopback. The problem is i cant access any web sites through browsers, the firewall is off. How do i get round this.

     

    Many thanks,

     

    Eska

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