David Batson

Just a guess, but maybe the mirror it is trying to get the dependancy from is offline. Try going to the mirror directly. In other words test the mirror you have set up for your repositories. I know the "coffee" mirror was offline for several days and may still be offline. I think some of the other mirrors might be offline temporarily as well.

In Install & Remove Hardware make sure that "All" is selected instead of the default "GUI only". With GUI only packages selected for the search, you will not see things such as kernels and drivers.

I just installed 2008.1 this past weekend and was having a lot of problems with rpmdrake and the database always being locked. I think my problem was the mirror I chose (the 'coffee' mirror) was offline for several days (and it may still be offline). You might try deleting your media sources, then add them back choosing a different mirror.

I was trying to install an application this morning using the latest version of wine in the repositories that I found (Wine 0.9.58), but the application would not properly load. I saw that this particular application I was trying to install was reported to work fine with Wine 1.0, so I downloaded and installed wine-1.0-1mdv2006.i586.rpm from the following webpage, then installed the application successfully. :D http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.p...ackage_id=80066 Wine 1.0 came just in time for me. B)

Not exactly true. I have found linux Canon drivers (rpm's) on Canon websites in certain countries. I have a multifunction Canon PIXMA MP600 and I was able to find Canon drivers for the printer and scanner. Works for me. Here are some sites I bookmarked for my printer. http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer....non-PIXMA_MP600 ftp://download.canon.jp/pub/driver/bj/linux/ http://cweb.canon.jp/drv-upd/bj/bjlinux270.html http://www.canon.com.au/products/all_in_on...00_support.aspx http://mp610.blogspot.com/2007/11/setup-ca...0-or-mp610.html

Here is what speed dial is about. It's just like speed dial on a cell phone. http://cybernetnews.com/2007/03/02/opera-r...aturei-like-it/ The download manager can resume stalled downloads without restarting from the beginning. If this is standard fair nowdays, I was unaware of it. I forgot to mention another feature I really like. There is a search box on the toolbar that searches the webpage you are on with any text you type into the search box. Search begins as you start typing, so usually you do not need to type in a complete word, term, or phrase.

Yes, there are many configuration options. In addition to what {BBI}Nexus{BBI} stated above... * One of my favorite features is "Fit to Width". Click on that button and a forum thread that is too wide because of an excessively long pasted url or large image automagically shrinks to fit. B) * I also like that you can type g, a search term, then hit enter and you have google search completed. I also type g, paste a search string from the clipboard and hit enter to initiate a search. * Zooming images is fast and works great. * Opera is also one of the most secure browsers available. * Opera includes a mail client.

Just installed Opera 9.50 final. Was using Opera 9.50 Beta 2. Opera has been my primary browser for the last 2 years. Yep, I like Opera :D I see it has a new look and feel. Just installed 5 minutes ago, so don't have much else to report yet.

There is no such thing as a Cable router or ADSL router unless the modem is built into the router. You already have the modem, so just buy the router. See if the following link is of any help. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residential_gateway Really, the main thing you need to be concerned with is setting up the router, and whether to use PPPOE or not. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pppoe HTH

If you have a router with NAT, your ISP can't tell how many computers you have connected. Don't expect any technical support from them though if you have a problem with your router.

Generally speaking you can get most any WiFi router to accomplish your task. When you plug in the router, you go to a configuration page in your browser to set it up. There are several types of connections and you choose the appropriate one. AFAIK, most all wireless routers include several wired RJ-45 jacks for connecting directly to it from a computer.

You need sdparm installed for sdparm to work. Sdparm should be in the repositories. Look for it in Software Management. You might also need smartmontools installed - not sure, but it is related.

Naw, just the linux fanbois. I use Vista Ultimate SP1 as well as Mandriva. I like them both. I prefer Vista SP1 to XP now. Just takes a little getting used to. True, Vista works best with software designed for it. So if you want to keep using all your legacy software then staying with XP is probably the best course.

If you are trying to view commercial Hollywood movies, see the following threads... libdvdcss2 & Cyberlink PowerDVD

I don't really believe what I just wrote above. Mandriva the company most likely just wanted their forum entirely under their control.

Upon reading them just now, I concede your point. Personally I find the guidelines at forum.mandriva.com much more tuned to my way of thinking. That said, I do find mandrivausers.org to be a good forum. I believe I read a post earlier in this thread where Mandriva the company decided to create their own forum instead of using this existing MUB forum. Could this forum's rules and guidelines [read: moderation philosphy] have been a factor in that decision?

Today is the first day I bothered to check out this thread. I have not been around mandrivausers.org all that long, and do not know much about it's history, or the history of the admins and mods here. Nevertheless, I will put in my 2 cents... I think the idea of multiple distros on one forum is a good idea. However how your board will fly over time, I have no idea. There are 2 issues that catch my attention on the quick browse I made just now. * Under the list of Linux Distros, where is Mandriva? Have you really become that disillusioned with your former love? * I find the Board Guidelines a bit draconian. Sure, it is a good idea to moderate the forum and nip ad hominem attacks at the bud, but reading your PC guidelines just turns me off. It is enough to stop me from signing up [not that I would be missed anyway]. Best wishes with your new forum.

It seems clear from your comments that you have strong, if not intense disregard for Mandriva, the company. I would not label your caustic remarks regarding adamw's employer as "a debate" with adamw. Any typical reader of this thread will find your tone condescending to adamw, and in fact condescending to anyone that chooses to financially support Mandriva. I have to agree with the sentiment of the other mods here.

Sorry for the red herring. I couldn't remember how I had started it. Try this: right-click on the taskbar to where you see the option to "Add Applet to Panel", choose Kima from the list. You might have to right-click on a couple of different places on the taskbar to bring up the "Add Applet to Panel" option.

I'll take your word for it. I have seen "command not found" when run as regular user, but the command worked fine when run as root. I thought this was the same issue, but apparently not. Try running kima from Konsole (I think this is how I started it). Just type kima and press ENTER. You might have to type su first and log in as root.

The $ in your error message is telling me that you are running that command as a regular user. You need to type su and log in as root. You will notice the $ becomes a #. That said, you should not need to compile from source... You can find kima in the Mandriva contrib official repositories. If you have trouble downloading it, try a different update source. The French sources are reported to be offline less frequently. kima-0.7.4-1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm

If I am not mistaken, I saw another user report the issuing the command ndiswrapper -ma solved that issue for him. I believe you need to be logged in as su to run the command.

I use Kima. IIRC, I got it from the Mandriva repositories. Kima leaves a display of the temps you want in the notification area of the taskbar. You may need ACPI installed as well.

You probably need to blacklist the kernel drivers and go with the firmware by itself. You can try the command from Konsole su ndiswrapper -ma . If that doesn't work, you probably need to manually edit /etc/modprobe.conf and add the line: blacklist ipw3945 or else blacklist iwl3945 . I am still on 2007.1, and all I had to do for my Intel 2200bg card was copy the firmware files *ipw2200* to /lib/firmware. After a reboot I configured the card using the Network Configuration wizard. In 2008.0, with a Netgear WG511v2 I had to add the line: blacklist mrv8k to /etc/modprobe.conf, then use ndiswrapper to install the firmware WG511v2.inf (with WG511v2XP.sys available at the same location as WG511v2.inf).

Everything I did is documented in the following thread: Enabling Hardware hotkeys on a ThinkPad T42