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hey, you don't need to reboot after changing fstab! heretic! :D try putting "noauto" in the options if you want to mount this stuff manually. Supermount is very problematic (but heh, magicdev doesn't seem perfect either)

hey, that's a good thing! you can actually track the exchange of fruit cake during Christmas...it's the same fruit cake year after year! if you're worried about privacy, just put aluminium foil around it...do that to a wireless router/hub/receiver and see what I mean.

I'm hurt...:( I merely said, "Like what?" and you guys started bashing the hell out of the topic... But you do have a good point, and google might be a good substitute for linux forums. I'm starting to make a linux website for those who don't want to get involved in any weird offtopic threads Btw, my Win XP is purring like a well-tuned engine. You're lucky everyone you know doesn't have problems with that os, everyone I know, has, and I'm unlucky enough to be their "repairman". Ugh.

:lol: bvc, you're posting in a linux forum, don't expect us to be anything other than rabid linux diehards :P try posting "Mac can't do what linux can do" in a Mac forum and you'll see what I mean :D

company policy is affecting the performance of that "tool" and I am really against Windows using more resources than it should. Well, if they won't sell a stripped-down version of XP, I'll gladly rip it apart myself. I still plan on keeping Windows around, but not in the terrible state they sold to me. If we just keep getting bigger disks then that'll just encourage them. I edited the topic for some precautions.

the people I know using Windows aren't DOING anything (except screw up) Maybe it's different for the Mac... but I'm no graphic artist, and Blender and GIMP are enough for me. But it depends on your profession/use for the computer. Has any US National Laboratory used OS X for their supercomputers? So I guess I was wrong, different OS are usually used for different purposes, there's no "do-it all" OS there. "Mac for productivity, Linux and UNIX for stability, Windows for Solitaire"

I was having trouble connecting before...ppp0 was being shown on ifconfig, but I had no access. I was *^%&^$#! when I realized Mandrake Firewall was blocking everything. Set it to "no firewall" and set the firewall settings manually, the CLI-way. (man iptables) The default internet access in Mandrake is through the interface eth0, but ADSL modems and dial-up use an interface called ppp0. If you set the firewall to allow certain things in, it will block everything else. And since it assumes you use eth0, ppp0 will be totally blocked. I wrote a simple script to do everything: #!/bin/bash modem_run -m -f alcaudsl.sys pppd call adsl sleep 3 ifconfig iptables -A INPUT -i ppp0 -p tcp --syn -j DROP This script is only executable by root, but I'm researching alternatives.

DiskDrake with MDK 10 seems buggy. Use Qtparted or Partition Magic instead. In my experience XP is stable enough to do without System Restore (ME is horrible, stay away from it) unless you play around your system files. Clicking on email attachments should also be avoided, and put firewalls or it will catch a worm in 5 minutes (I know a friend who was lucky, he lasted 10 minutes on cable internet with Kazaa before catching a worm, SoBig.F in his case). If you REALLY think you need it, just ask yourself how much space you're willing to give to it. It's set at 10% of your HDD space by default. 10% is too big for me, since I need only about 2 weeks or less of restore points. Hence the tip to reduce it. If you screw up your partition numbering, there are 2 files you need to edit: lilo.conf or grub.conf and fstab. XP detects any change in HDD size and won't complain too much.

on second thought, turn the bugger off. you don't need it, windows will run perfectly fine without it except for the occasional BSOD, at least if you use windows like I do. I use mostly linux now.

Extremely simple, I wonder why I've never thought of it before. ->I have Win XP with only a few programs installed, so why does it take up 7 Gig? Program Files is 700 mb, Windows is 1.7 Gigs, others 1 gig. So I went to Start>applications>accessories>system>system restore then clicked settings, then I reduced the maximum disk space it was using to 200mb. Like magic, I now have 1.5 gigs more free space! Now you can use DiskDrake or Qtparted or whatever to donate that space to Linux. I'll try to track down the rest of the missing gigabytes, happy defragging! on a 20 gig hard drive, 1.5 gig is a lot. :P

I'd like to see a market with Linux, Mac, Windows, etc with a fair market share, competing with each other (fairly), with enough standards to ensure compatibility...I mean fair, as in M$ will have to give people value for their money, or be overwhelmed by competition. I'm dreaming...

"OS X has capabilities that the best versions of linux can't match...." yeah, like what? hehe...

to load the firmware manually, (as root) type modem_run -m -f /path/to/alcaudsl.sys The LEDs should blink in the correct sequence. now, to manually connect, type "pppd call adsl" as root, and then check /etc/ppp/connect-errors if you can't connect. Your username and password should be in /etc/ppp/pap-secrets and /etc/ppp/chap-secrets. Also check /etc/ppp/peers/adsl for the correct VPI and VCI numbers. ifconfig will say if you're connected, there should be a ppp0 interface. Don't setup the Mandrake Firewall, it will prevent you from connecting on anything other than eth0.

A home is not a home without a GNOME. Gdesklets are an abuse of system resources and I love them. I'm gonna install fluxbox soon. I'll also try KDE with superkaramba, but I'm a gnome user for now. KDE is too..windows-like. But I'll customize mine so it won't look like that M$ crap anymore. Any tips?

But coverup says he uses the synaptics driver on the Thinkpad with trackpoint and touchpad, send him a PM for more info. good luck. PS. you might also want to try other linux distros. Mandrake isn't the only one out there.

Problem solved. The "install /bin/true" is just the reply you get if you put "alias speedtch off" in modprobe.conf. I removed that - bad idea. Now it works, and I don't even need to use kernel mode. Now hopefully this green frog/stingray can stomach downloading 300+mb of updates for 10.0CE. I'm doing it now. Now the stupid thing is I wasn't also able to connect because of the stupid firewall. It only opened ports on eth0, not on ppp0. It's 2 am, got to get some sleep.

Try this: http://www.MandrakeUsers.org/index.php?sho...indpost&p=63552 I'll just add more things: edit /etc/modprobe.preload and add one line: evdev Save it and type as root "modprobe -v evdev" That's it! Go to terminal as root again and type init 3, then type startx Finally as a last step, dump windows :D

uh, which entails connecting to the internet, which I can now only do under Windows XP... :wall: this board keeps update (stable) rpms right? I'll have to do it manually...

I'll try it. Been having strange problems recently. If I can load the speedtch module, I can't load the firmware. If I can load the firmware, I can't load the speedtch module. This happens inexplicably between reboots. Like exclusive OR - if they would just come together, I can get it working #modprobe speedtch -v install /bin/true now what in the world does that mean?

I found a synaptics RPM in the cooker contribs, but I already installed mine from source, so I haven't tried it. ftp.club-internet.fr/pub/unix/linux/distributions/Mandrake-devel/cooker/i586/Mandrake/ click "RPMS2", then look for the synaptics rpm. if this works, it's going to be much easier for laptop users.

yes. the one that looks like a stingray. works in 9.2, doesn't work in 10.0 If it's not just me, then maybe it's a 10.0 bug.

I put this in Networking since this is most probably a software problem. I use the Alcatel SpeedTouch ADSL modem and I'm triple-booting XP, 10.0 and 9.2. My modem works in 9.2 according to the instructions in Tips and Tricks, but in 10.0 I cannot connect at all. I copied the 9.2 configuration down to the last line. The modem firmware loads properly so I know it's not the modem. It's when I do "pppd call adsl" that nothing happens. In 9.2 if there's an error it shows up in "connect-errors" log, but nothing shows up in 10.0 so I don't know what's wrong. Is anybody having the same problem? Has anyone used Alcatel Speedtouch in 10.0? btw, this 10.0 is not updated, since it can't access the internet!

No I think I'll stick with mandrake and buy a powerpack (but...see my sig) since unlike those 3 big shots, Mandrake is FULLY GPL. :D :D I can also program, but I'll stick to bash scripts for now.

yup, it's a cool desktop...but for what OS? Solaris?

Klaptop is not a separate rpm, I think it's in the package KUtils or something. But I have it installed by default in 10.0. Anyway, right-click gkrellm and you can configure the battery meter. Be sure to have the module "battery" loaded. Type "lsmod" as root to see the modules. You should check for acpi too.