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Yep, 8.2 is still out there. Not too many sites still have it tho. Here's one of the official mirrors that still has it: ftp://mandrake.redbox.cz/Mandrake-old/iso

Seems like windows fans are having a field day with this. Too bad they really didn't read the article and realize the damage that could be done if they gave someone a user account on their windows box --- but then that would not be news either --- it would just be accepted by those that pay the MS tax. Serious Linux Security Flaw Found ( from PCworld ) PS: It only affects Debian users... NOT Mandrake.

double check what IP you forwarded the port to. I previously had 4662 forwarded to my router at 192.168.0.1, which seemed to work, but not as it should of. I ran ifconfig and it showed eth0 was on 192.168.0.2, so I changed it to that and I got an open ID and things worked much better. I would also try overnet: http://www.edonkey2000.com/ basically same files and all, but much more refined and stable.

PAN ! This is on your discs and you will need gnome installed.

I had always thought this would work: [root@localhost scoopy]# drakfloppy guess its been broken a while now. Just wanted to be sure you knew this was an option. You could set LILO to boot XP by default in drakboot in Mandrake's control center. Or by editing etc/lilo.conf default="linux" and changing linux to your windows partition.

Looks like a very good and timely move for Mandy. Now we got two live discs to choose from. So how is Texstar's project coming along?

Welcome aboard, Sounds like you just installed 9.2 and are running KDE. Try this in konsole/ terminal: update-menus -v Install those updates and that should keep that from happening.

You could try overnet/edonkey: http://www.overnet.com/ I have had good luck with this and a Linux, mac, or windows client available. or you could try connecting to a Mandrake mirror and work your way up and into the other distros they offer and see what's there. (I just tried to see what version of Suse is on the public mirrors, but could not connect to Mandrake for there list of servers.)

I like that thinkgeek site. Lots of cool stuff. Found a perfect t for illogic-al

GOOD JOB! Gotta admire your persistence here. I will have to remember the ESC key trick. Soooooo, what did you install now ?

Sorry we're not having much luck at this. I got that link above by searching HP's website for Omnibook 4150, but seeing now that is nothing like the motherboard you have --- let's not go by that photo. This method would still work, but only if it had this set of three pins that were marked specifically to clear the password. Did we ever try using "Admin" as the BIOS password. I would think chances are good that it was left on the default setting... normal users haven't NO clue they even have a BIOS in their puters. Here's some good general info I found on cracking this password: http://computing.net/linux/wwwboard/forum/583.html Lots of good ideas there, but I am afraid you got one of those that need a special tool that only HP authorized shops would have to clear this mess. I did read on their website you will need proof of ownership, but they can clear this password.

Would this be the one? (for mandrakewilson) http://mandrakeuser.cjb.net/

Welcome, start here: http://www.mandrake.tips.4.free.fr/index.html This site belongs to one of our members here (aRTee).

CD2: file:/mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS2/gqview-1.3.2-4mdk.i586.rpm (gqview is not bad either) also, as a photographer, I like the fact that gthumb will show the image's EXIF comments (info recorded with the image by your camera). You will need to install libexif-gtk4 (on CD1) for this to work.

that is correct But works well while I am in kde (probably need gnome installed tho)

If you want to avoid dependency issues, stick with the mandrake rpms --- these usually have mdk at the end of the file name. And stick to the stuff on your install discs, such as kwickview or gqview. If either pixieplus or gthumb interests you --- these are available on mandrake ftp sites in the contribs folder, such as: ftp://mirrors.secsup.org/pub/linux/mandra....2/contrib/i586 I have tried them all and wound up switching from pixieplus to gthumb, because pixie was not completely finished (as of only a few months ago) and gthumb has another cool feature where it produces web ready photo galleries.

But why do you need the floppy at this point? I don't understand why you would need to use a floppy if you gotten this far into the install process? Whatever is causing this, I would think this will continue to be a problem later on. Yes, that should work - but then so should the other methods ;) Copy the files just as they appear on the cd and boot with the hd.img and floppy.

I think it would be a really good idea to find a way to get past that BIOS password... sooner or later you will need to, plus, you should might need to turn off plug and pray to install linux properly ( not sure with laptops, since I never used one ). Anyway, as you requested, info on alternative installs: I believe, seeing you have XP running, you should be able to start the install from windows and opening CD1 and running "autorun.exe" without needing to boot from the CD. or, create a boot floppy as described here: http://doc.mandrakelinux.com/MandrakeLinux...tml#win-rawrite You should not need to copy the files to the harddrive if you have everything on CD. Plus you really only need the first CD to install a basic Mandrake system with a basic KDE desktop. The rest you can install from the net.

k, sarah31 deserves a too thanks,

There's a real easy fix to get this back... actually it is not a fix.... this is just a show/hide option. 1) Open up K menu --> Configuration --> Configure you desktop 2) Under "Look and Feel" select "Panels" 3) Click on the "menus" tab 4) Select "show run command" 5) Click "apply" and there its back :)

I just read someplace on HP's site that upgrading (flashing) the BIOS does not change the password. Sorry. But I did find something else to try. Use "admin" or "Admin" just to check and see if it is still set on its default setting.

Sorry, I am not typing too clearly here. We are not gonna "press it" we are going to remove the little plastic thing and put it back onto the pins next to it (like it shows in photo). And nothing should happen then, as you better have the power unplugged when you do this ;) I would be sure that you do change the correct one, either by your motherboard is gonna match the picture I used from HP or it will say "clear password" or "clear pw" right next to these pins. I am looking at that photo from HP again, but it appears it belongs to a tower instead of a laptop because of the pci and isa slots. I did search the site looking for info on your Omnibook 4150 and this is what came up. We definiately want to be sure we find the right pins to do this. Will have to do some more searching tonight.

a to johnnyv So no fancy program needed here... just write your own little script. Now I am curious as to how to finish this and make it work. Is this correct? (forgive my cli ignorance here) I would type out that script in my favorite text editor and could save it with any name I want. When I want to run it, I would open up a terminal / konsole and type in that name I gave the file. Is that it, or am I missing something (like chmod that file somehow).

no, not the cmos battery --- the cmos jumper. If you clicked the link I supplied above, it explains the process and has a pretty picture (below) to follow. You are looking for a little plastic thing that covers two pins, much like the jumpers to set a harddrive or cd drive as master or slave. Once your clear the supervisor password, you will need to set a new one and then you will be able to get into the BIOS to set CD drive to boot. Hope that helps and let us know how your making out.

Welcome to the MUsb ! Buddy, you have come to the right place for knowledge. There is plenty of documentation that comes on the disks, but first you got to find them (they are called man docs) and second they can be a bit hard to understand ;) I would suggest beginning with our FAQ forum here (link in my sig below). Lots of good stuff there. Anything else you would like to know, just ask.