Germ

I'm using Tex's KDE 3.2.1 on a MDK 9.2 and a 10 CE install. Performs flawlessly. ;)

That's good to know, but wouldn't it be easier to use the mkrescue script? /sbin/mkrescue --iso From the manpage: mkrescue takes its specifation for the kernel from the default image specified in /etc/lilo.conf. If the actual default is an other= speci- fication, then use the first image= specification. Any associated ini- tial ramdisk (initrd=), and append= options will also be used. The root directory will be taken to be the current root. A bootable floppy or CD-image will be created using LILO version 22.5.5 or later. mkres- cue normally requires no options, unless a CD-image is desired (--iso).

Delete /etc/asound.state Silly question...Did you save the settings after you adjusted alsamixer? Adjust then exit alsamixer and use the command alsactl store as root. Check aumix and kmix settings. Go to the KDE Control Center and make sure sound is enabled. reboot or restart alsa

the latest k3b does use ide natively. I'm burning both CDs and DVDs with no scsi emulation. Depending on the version, you may need to upgrade cdrecord. etc.

Mostly KDE, but I use XFce quite a bit.

Did you manage to get Texstar's KDE 3.1.4 RPMs before the directory was removed from ibiblio? They work great with MDK 9.2 B) And most of the other RPMs I get from contrib and plf.

get the tdfx drivers from dri.sourceforge.net They have nightly snapshots, so you may need to try the newest or maybe and older driver. Just unpack it, init 3, and run the installation script. You will need the kernel sources installed to compile the drivers. Germ

I just unpack it in my home directory and run mozilla.exe from there. No install necessary.

You must install libdvdcss to play encrypted DVDs. ;)

I installed 9.2 using my LG GMA-4020B DVD-RW.....no probs.

I use mplayer from plf. It's worked fantastic for me.

I've done several upgrades with Mandrake. Rarely had a problem and when I did it was relatively minor and easily fixed. Usually involved upgrading a previoiusly installed app that doesn't come with Mandrake. And I always have to tweak some of the UI settings. YMMV. ;)

yup, you probably won't have a problem with just about any CDRW. However, I recommend Lite-On. More bang for the buck and they are extremely reliable. :wink:

resolv.conf should be there. I had the same prob with one of the Ark Linux releases, alpha6 I think. resov.conf was not being created, even though it should have been. I created it manually as an empty file. No more probs with ppp. Open a terminal. su to root. type cd /etc hit Enter type cat>resolv.conf hit Enter now, press and hold the Ctrl key and hit the d. exit the terminal and you now have a fresh, new, blank resolv.conf in /etc

First, check and see if you actually have /etc/resolv.conf. If it's not there, just create an empty file named resolv.conf and give it another try.

EarthLink. They have proprietary software for clueless Window$ users, but you don't have to use it. All you need is username, password, and phone number to dial. Works great with kppp. I've been using EarthLink over 4 years. Never a problem.

From your config: 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 I think you need to load the radeon driver, I'm pretty sure fglrx is the driver module for the FireGL card.

I use a Radeon 7500 and here's my modules section: 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 Here's my device section: Section "Device" Identifier "device1" VendorName "ATI" BoardName "ATI Radeon" Driver "radeon" Option "DPMS" Option "AGPMode" "4" #Option "EnablePageFlip" The EnablePageFlip option will sometimes increase frame rates, it did not for me.

For the wheel, open /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 in a text editor and scroll down to: Section "InputDevice" for your mouse. You need these two options for the scroll wheel: Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" You can set your cursor speed in KDE Control Center in Peripherals > Mouse > Advanced Or, back in XF86Config-4 you can try this option: Option "Resolution" "50000" you may need to experiment with the number to get your desired speed.

Yep, lots of good info there. :wink:

The default color depth is set in the Screen section and display resolutions for each depth in the subsections. The modes are attempted in order, so put the resolution you want first. In this copy of my Screen section in XF86Config-4, you can see my default is 1024x768 @24 bit color. Section "Screen" Identifier "screen1" Device "device1" Monitor "monitor1" DefaultColorDepth 24 Subsection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection

http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/re...ery/!INDEX.html If all you want to do is be able to boot your box if the boot sector is hosed. You should be able to do that with most any Linux boot floppy. You'll get a lot faster boot with the CD1. At the boot splash, instead of hitting Enter to install, hit F1 to go to a prompt. You can boot your box, or type "rescue" and hit enter to go to the rescue scripts.

mahiles, try this in your config under Section "Device" BoardName "ATI Radeon" Driver "radeon"

I think I would use the 4.3-8.2 from Mandrake Update. They specifically address ati problems and you might want to grab the linux drivers from ati's website. I would suggest the DRI project drivers, but I think they only support up to a 9200.

which ati card? If it's a newer card, you might try the updated xfree86 from mandrake update.