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sounds like I only installed the first cd.. LOL will look when I Get home. if i can find the disks again ;-)

I have hunted high and low..and there simply is no web browser....i'm lost....

i have the same problem....isn/t there an easier way ?? If I hook up to the router via vired....is it possible that mandrake with install UPGRADES for my wireless card?

I installed mandrake a few months ago. couldn't get the touchpad to work..and since I've now solved that problem..(VERY EASY)....i WANT to give mandrake another go.. I can't find the browser....??????????? I have to log out of windows to find it... also, can I install windows programs on here?

I have the same internal wireless card but can't find the drivers for it for linux? Where can I find please?

on my laptop I have NO MOUSE...I don't use a serial mouse or anything mouse that is attached..I use the built in one that comes with the laptop..the one where you just move your finger over it...its square..I have a tosiba a70...what can I do to get that to work please...??? thanks brenda--PROBLEM FOUND IN THIS POST..THANKS..

After reading some of the posts, I'm begining to think this mouse thing will be really hard to fix so I'll have to plug in a usb mouse..but in the mean time, I have a tosiba a70 and the mouse pad doesn't work....at all.I've tried every one available... thanks

HELP, GOOD GRIEF wish you had posted how you got the laptop mouse to work..Mine is a p4 toshiba the touch pad mouse? how do I get it work work please/?? Im so excited I got linux up and I can't do anything without a mouse

ok 2 years later and a new laptop..and patience, I finally got linux loaded... interesting though how I had to do it.....I'll post later.. but I couldn't get my mouse to work..the one that comes with the laptop...I'll try and find out how to get it work here..but thought if someone was up??? thanks..brendaaaaa YIPPIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEE

thanks for the suggestions and support. Funny, when I left the house today I had that link open cause I didn't want to loose it..I will be following all of that IF I can't get linux to work...going to try it yet again..thanks..

well, I have to go to work shortly..so no more time to play...but I started over AGAIN...I thought I better put xp on ..and than do the install again tonight for linux....so far it's been almost a week since I started trying to get linux on. Now I'm here for help.. ;-) I could not log in because i don't recall needing a password..so I figured I did it wrong...again..so starting over? I'll just try again..unfortunately, by the time I need help everyone else is in bed because of my time zone and I loose patience and try and fix it myself..LOL not sure if this is good or bad.....is there a place where someone has written down really good newbie instructions...something that says..do this and do that and just follow the directions for installing v10..new laptop....toshiba..THANKS..

hello-after much a-do, Ifinallly get a log in screen: enter login: enter password: session type: kde, icewmk, default, failsafe, reboot, halt, login, I've tried just loggin in with my name..do I have to start over...did I mess up?

FIXED IT... guess what---i used the software that came with toshiba to burn my disks..BAD MISTAKE.. so after reading more posts on here, I dnloaded another program and used it..and it works..now I have another problem which I best post under installation.. THANKS FOR REPLYING TO THIS POST... it at least gave me someeee ideas...

ok I've now burned THREE copies..and it will not boot...what is going on please?

ok downloading it again..from here" ftp://mirrors.secsup.org/pub/linux/mandra.../iso/10.0/i586/ hope that's ok..I have a p4...toshiba laptop..am I suppose to partition first?????? if I useed partition magic 8 it has a thing for linux? should I do the three partitons? it also has a thing to setup linux?? so confusing..I messed with it yesterday ended up with 24 partitions or something stupid..had to insert the cd that came with this computer to get windows back..LOL not that I minded I've been trying for days to get linux to even boot.. so third time downloading again..

ok, I tried booting from disk 1 and 2 on both copies that I have no luck..........I tried booting from the dell also...even though the dell can't take the cd's..it still should have tried to read from them right? I'll try another p4 later on..but now I'm thinking maybe it's my copy..even though I've tried 2 different sites to dnload from..any other ideas?? redownload AGAIN..?? takes hours n hours..LOL

I do the f12 thing..I haven't tried it on another computer to see if it will boot from it..I will try today though...I also tried a backpack drive..no luck either...I am sure I have tried to insert disk 2 also..but will go and try all these suggestiions now..and will report back.. THANKS.. bren

Hello again! After not being able to install on my dell laptop..I'm back with a new laptop..tosiba a70..beautiful thing. but can I install linux.....I'm gonna be grey by the time I do..(more grey) ;-) dnloaded v10 twice..mandrake...IT WILL NOT BOOT UP ..not once I've partititioned ...and that just screwed up my computer...had to use recovery cd..gross so...any idea what I"m doing wrong...please...three cd's...insert the 1st one..and nothing every happens..and yes i have it set to boot from the cd.. thanks..desperate to put linux on.ANY VERSION

thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

ok..so here's the scoop: I have three errors: 1) Unable to open /dev/agpart 2) i810-no video bios modes for chosen depth 3) screens found, but none have a usable configuration 4) fatal error, no screens found ok, now I can't even run the knoppix live...but I'll start another post on those errors..but can someone tell me something besides the above:, how does one go and edit the XF86config file?????? or how do I bring up another one and save it as that file...I can't access any of the linux files on my computer. All I see is the c: windows hardrive.. bren

the instructions are a little much for me. I found some better instructions but again, they don't give clear instructions and assume we know what to do..LOL oh well I'll have another good look when I've got some time off..

no no not me fuzzy...I just found the post ..and put it up for people to try...I haven't tried it yet.. LOL going to take me awhile.. thanks though..

Hey everyone, I found this over at Dell: Should help people like me... Inspiron 2600 Linux video limitation SOLVED Options Hi everybody. Just wanted to let all the Linux users disappointed with their Inspiron 2600s know that the problem has been solved. The solution is here: http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~chak/linux/c40...00.html#xfree86 This fine fellow has created driver patches to get around the legacy video limitations. As of right now, I'm running XFree86 on my 2600 at 1024x768x24, using 8 megabytes of memory for video. It's kind of a lengthy process to get it working, but well worth it. The driver doesn't allow for gamma correction or for anti-aliasing, but I think that's a small price to pay for being able to use a superior operating system on the 2600. Please send this guy an email thanking him for the hard work. Despite Dell's and Intel's lack of support, it works. If anybody has any questions that aren't covered on the webpage, I'd be happy to help out in any way I can. Send me a message at dustin@lovellsonline.com.

Thanks for the help. I should have known something was wrong when nothing worked. So we now know DELL INSPIRON 2600 has crappy video card and will NOT WORK with Linux. At least so far version 10 i586. Even the Knoppix won't load on this thing. So I'm off now to the Dell site and so some research over there and also to the above links. Someone must have it working some how. LOL What a interesting journey this is..will keep on trying..

ok well I'll learn how to do it....LOL wish me luck...where do I find material to do this?