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superphysics: just a shot in the dark (a very long one), could you post the output of this run in terminal? : rpm -qa | grep compiz rpm -qa | grep ccsm

If you have the Mandriva Free DVD, boot using it and choose Rescue system and then choose restore windows MBR (or boot loader). If you don't have the Free DVD then, if you have it, you can use a bootable xp cd. Boot then choose recovery not install and then use the command fixmbr. You can also use fixmbr /? for an explanation of what the command does.

On the same HD, first install windows XP then install Mandriva. While installing be careful when partitioning. Choose to install GRUB to the MBR of the HD. After you install Mandriva there should be an option to load Mandriva in the GRUB menu. If it's not there then load Mandriva and then open the Mandriva control centre>Boot>set up boot system>Next>Add>other OS (windows). In the Root box choose the first partition on the HD where XP is installed.

It's a problem in krandr (IIRC), that makes it report a false refresh rate. The solution would be add Option "DynamicTwinView" "false" to xorg.conf under Section "Device". But honestly I don't bother. Let Krandr report it falsely, doesn't matter really as long as the right refresh rate for the monitor is being used. BTW best way to check the actual refresh rate is to use the buttons on the monitor itself (some monitors do support that feature). daniewicz: it's under Section "Device" not Screen.

It would start exactly at 4:01 am.

Siarhei: Glad it worked.

In terminal as root run this to update the media sources: urpmi.update -a then run this to get the links to the rpms: urpmq --auto-select --sources Then open a terminal and cd to the folders containing the downloaded rpms and run this as root: urpmi *.rpm this will solve the dependencies for you. For a full reading, read here: http://forum.mandriva.com/viewtopic.php?t=88537

Try this: disable 3D desktop and make sure the shutdown and restart options are back in place then re-enable it and see if they stick around this time. If that doesn't work, post here again.

I am not sure what you want exactly but if you are running KDE open the KDE control centre>regional and accessibility>keyboard shortcuts. is this what you wanted?

Open the Mandriva control centre>hardware>set up the graphical server>resolution. From the drop down list choose other, this should give you a much bigger list of resolutions. Does that solve the problem?

AFAIK you need to do nothing, the kernel will detect the new processor automatically. How much RAM do you have and which kernel do you have installed, desktop586, desktop, laptop or server?

I don't know if this will work with vista but try this: download DigestIt. Then right click the iso file and choose digestit>calculate md5sum. Compare the string you get with the string in the corresponding .iso.md5 file here. I am assuming you are trying to install 2008.1 aka spring. If you are trying to install 2008.0 then in the link above change 2008.1 to 2008.0. You can open the .iso.md5 file with notepad.

Also have you checked the md5sum of the iso you downloaded?

Issue 1: by all means do what dexter11 said. From what you said, that you unplugged the Mandriva HDD and still got a GRUB error, this means that GRUB installed itself on the MBR of the 250GB HD (which was the logical thing since the 250GB HD was the first boot device), you must have been prompted as to where to install GRUB while installing Mandriva, right? so try this open the Mandriva control centre>boot>set up boot system>Next>Add>Other OS (windows). Give it a label (any label you want), then in Root choose the C:\ partition of the 250GB HDD, that's is the first partition on the 250GB HDD, so it's either going to be sda1 or hda1 or sdb1 or hdb1. You can find out which partition is the windows partition (which you need to put in the Root box above) by opening the Mandriva control centre>local disks>manage disk partitions.

You need the task-kde-devel package. You always need the devel packages when compiling from source.

You mean you have a windows installation on another HD? or just some files you wanna be able to access? If it's the former yes GRUB will do that, if it doesn't do that automatically then after you install Mandriva open the Mandriva control centre>boot >set up boot system>next>add>other os (windows).... Give it a label (any label you like, like windows xp ,vista whatever) the in the Root box point it to the C:\ drive of the other HD i.e. the first partition of the other HD. If OTOH it's the latter then yes you will be able to access any windows partitions from Mandriva.

Open the Mandriva control centre>local disks>manage disk partitions. I think you won't write to the fat32 partition but since you say you wanna recover files then hopefully it'll work out OK.

Actually no, you weren't hit by that bug. But by all means update to 2008 spring ; )

Yes, but he won't be able to reach the boot section from the text mode mcc that's invoked from the text console. I don't know of a way to change the display manager from the command line. :unsure: I think that the OP's problem was that he had 3D desktop Compiz Fusion enabled. Mr Pockets151: What version version of Mandriva are you using 2008.0 or 2008.1? Try this: from the text console log in as root then type: XFdrake then hit enter. From the text window that appears open Graphics Card and choose the "nv" driver if you have a Nvidia card and the VESA driver if you have an ATI card. Then OK OK OK OK or whatever until you are back at the text console then become a normal user, type: exit then type: startx And see if that starts the Graphical desktop. From the Mandriva control centre change the display manager back to kdm and change the Graphics card back to the proprietary driver. As for the shutdown and restart options try disabling 3D desktop if you have it enabled and see if that solves the problem. If you are running 2008.1 try enabling 3D desktop again and see if shutdown and restart stick this time. If you are running 2008.0 then try changing the display manager to gdm, you will have to install gdm first of course.

If it's previewing .avi then it should be previewing other video files as well, so I don't know what's wrong at your end. To preview sound files (this should be enabled by default) in konqueror open view>preview.

Glad it worked.

I don't know about superkaramba, but for deleting the file here goes: open konqueror>view>show hidden files. If you still can't find it open konqueror>tools>find file and search for the file you want.

Thanks for the info, didn't know that.

As has been said you need to install the lsb package. First if you haven't added the Mandriva official repositories then add them as per instructions here: http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Docs/Basic_tas...tions_available While you are at it, enable both the non-free and the non-free updates repositories. Next open the Mandriva Control Centre>software management>install & remove software. If you are running 2008.1 then change Packages with GUI (in the top left hand corner) to All. Now search for and install the lsb package. Then try installing realplayer again. Real player is based on the Helix player but it can't play real media e.g. .rm .ram files. Read here: https://player.helixcommunity.org/2004/unix...lixrealfaq.html Mplayer is not in plf, it's actually in main.

Now this is a nasty one. You can run mcc (the mandriva control centre) in text mode from text console but I can't seem to find a way to reach the auto login feature. This is happening because you didn't install Gnome, or did you? you wanna try Gnome, so might as well install it. Have you added the Mandriva official repositories? I hope you did, otherwise this procedure won't work. Press Alt+Ctrl+F1 this should reduce the display to a text console. Login as root: localhost login: root then enter your root password and hit enter. Now to install Gnome, type: urpmi task-gnome After the installation process finished, open mcc and cancel the auto login feature.