Ixthusdan

Yes. Change the printer driver. (You could give more details, like which Mandriva? Which printer?)

A note of caution: You must allow windows free space on its drive for the page file. Windows will stop running if you inadvertently do not allow for space in its partitions. You can always adjust the page file to a smaller size, but then windows will work slower than it already does. It is best to allow empty space on the windows partition that has the operating system.

Triple, quadruple booting, or more, is do-able. I make one installation a base or home for grub and edit that file for all others. I do not chain load except for windows.

If you have no sources configured in MCC, then you should also turn off the automatic update check daemon. You should be fine. Removing sources does not "break" anything.

If you are connected to the internet, when Mandriva checks for updates, it looks at the DVD info along with trying to look for internet info. Nothing is broken so much as things are incomplete. This situation should only occur if you are on a machine with a live connection and urpmi has not been configured. I'll agree that not enough info is stressed concerning setting up urpmi, or in your case turning off some automatic features.

AFAIK, kernel 2.6.24blah is only available in Mandriva 2008.1 beta. The release of 2008 came with kernel 2.6.22 and 2.6.23 in the contribs, along with the specific sources for each. That is why I asked you to be sure you have installed the correct source. Do you have a beta version of 2008 Spring rather than 2008?

Very nice. Thank you.

John, I have been updating an install from the first alpha, and it has not been stable until about 2 weeks ago. Most of the booting problems were kernel issues for me. But I have cleared out several old kernels and do not remember which was a problem. Frankly, I keep my menu.lst and edit it, even when a new kernel is installed. I just go back and rename my old list and edit since the new kernel always renames the current one menu.lst.old. You might want to try keeping a good menu.lst in your /home.

Nice site. Could you say something contrasting your site from Seer of Souls, MDE, or PLF? I am just curious as to where your stuff fits in. Also, do you have an ftp link for incorporation into urpmi? It would be nice for you to post it.

Be sure that you have installed the correct kernel sources. The kernel sources must match the running kernel. Just update to the latest kernel and then install the matching sources. If you cannot update, then scan the install disk for the correct sources.

Is your dhcp server in the router, then? Or do you use fixed addresses?

The reason I am asking is I think that I want the server to run the office network including remote locations, but the router is running the wifi.

I have a client who has been using an elaborate router to authenticate their wifi. I am installing a server in their office, along with some networked programs, so that they have a better handle on their daily operations. The servier will also handle vpn, as I am using the wifi to connect the work stations in the park to the office. My question is, should I have a separate ip for the server or should I set the router for a pass-thru for the vpn? The router has the capacity for a public/private network setup, but I have always made vpn servers have their own public ip. Any thoughts?

Even when comparing two versions of the same distro, I have frequently encountered problems with config files, at least in KDE. Of course, when comparing with anything in cooker, the mess could just be cooker! I would recommend a small /home file for comparing, just to be safe. (Unless you like fixing things from the CLI.)

Read this link concerning kcore.

kmsg is stuff the kernel says and is over written each boot, I think.

Greetings!

I recommend getting on-line and configuring urpmi through Easy-Urpmi at the top of the page. Follow the directions. Then, installing software is a flash, as long as you are connected. For example, to install a machine for making software, type "urpmi kernel-source" and everything including make will be installed for you.

It is better to remove the dvd media from your sources. Then urpmi will no longer ask for it. Everything is newer on the internet, anyway.

Welcome!

Are you saying that the screen is black/blank? Is the cursor flashing? Is it a log in prompt? The name resolution has to do with networking and your device getting an ip address.

Actually, all that is needed is a restar of the X server, not the whole system. ;)

scarecrow has a great suggestion.

Simply typing "urpmi nvidia" will install dkms as well. ;)

When posting a problem, it is helpful to be more specific. Saying that "the driver does not work" really is not enough for anyone to do but guess.

For Mandriva and nvidia, if you cannot get video when first booting, try using the vesa driver in /etc/X11/xorg.conf Please set up urpmi via Easy-Urpmi at the top of the pages of this forum, and afterwards type "urpmi nvidia" in a console. The driver will install and you should then run XFdrake to complete the set up.

To answer your question, create a folder and copy the data. Then, set the area up as a resource to be used by urpmi. But willie is correct in that setting up sources off the internet is preferred.

About urpmi

Linux packages software differently than windows. In Linux, programs are compiled using certain libraries and other programs. These other programs are called "depends" because the software you wish to install depends upon another program for some function. Installing software used to mean that one had to look at the "readme" file, gather the depends, install them, and then install the desired program. Urpmi automatically does all of this for you. Again, if you want a program that is not available in a Mandriva specific rpm, you can use source tarballs and compile it your self. But you will have to also get the depends. There are lots of programs available as rpm's.

With urpmi configured, the system's auto update notifier will work, which may be what you noticed.

Yes, kde4 is rather flaky.

Try going into MCC and go into the section which selects desktop managers. Make the selection for kdm and save. If it is already selecter, deselect it and reselect it again. Save, close hit ctrl-alt backspace. You should have kdm back up again.

It was not visible for a brief time while board management discussed the thread. Our members are properly representing the community, and so there is no issue. Naturally, MUB does not support pirating software.

If it is a new system with no viable data, then simply perform the entire install again, including formatting the Linux partitions.

To get into a Linux system, you need live cd. Boot with the live cd, mount your partition, and edit /etc/password. Look for the line with "root' in it and zero the password section in the middle of the line.