lars_eivind

I'm not exactly a Linux guru, but to get my Intel 2200b/g-card working I had to manually install (it's quite easy, though) the firmware for my card (from ipw2200.sourceforge.net), and the command ifplugd to connect to the WLANs I use. However, I think Mandrake has published RPMs of the firmware for MandrakeClub members to make it even simpler. Regarding the key, can't you use iwconfig to set most settings..?

I have just installed 10.1 Community, but it seems that some servers are down: *rpms.mandrakeclub.com is not responding (does anyone know if the URPMI downloads still work?) *MandrakeUpdate is not responding Has anyone experienced the same problems?

I'm trying to get my Intel Pro Wireless 2200b/g running through Linuxant Driverloader on my laptop running Mandrakelinux 10.1 RC1, but Driverloader can't find the device (which is eth1 according to Mandrake). Does anybody know a trick to get this working? Or do I have to wait until the final 10.1 and a new version of Driverloader..?

Does anyone have any simple, general power-saving tips that easily be applied using Mandrakelinux (10)? And does anyone know how to make a script that starts, for instance, KDE when the AC is connected and Fluxbox when using battery?

I am running Mandrake 10.0 Official (Download edition) on my Centrino laptop, and would like to use cpufreqd for saving battery time. I have installed cpufreqd, and this starts at boot. I have also installed the kernel sources (I am using 2.6.3-14 from Mandrake). But when I try to do modprobe speedstep-centrino i get an error message : FATAL: Error inserting speedstep-centrino (/lib/modules/2.6.3-14mdk/kernel/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.ko.gz): No such device Is it just something I haven't installed? Or is it someting I can't install because I have the download version...?

I have just installed Mandrake 10.0 Official on my new Centrino laptop. The install finds my Radeon 9700 Mobility, and I can even choose 3D acceleration during the install. When I choose to test the configuration, everything seems fine. However, when I log in and start X, KDE starts fine, but after a few seconds inside KDE X crashes. Is this a known ATi bug?Can I do anything about it myself? I'd like to try the official ATi drivers, but it would be nice to get KDE working so that I can download them. Is there something in the XF86-Config that I can change easily so that X uses a generic ATi driver (2D), like the "nv"-driver for NVidia-cards?

iphitus: I suppose it's not THAT different, but still: 1,6 GHz Centrino 60GB 7200RPM 512 DDR ATi 9700 Radeon 128 DDR Wiag Pro Turbo (108Mbit, I think..!) 4X DVD burner (not sure what model) I don't know if your .config file can do me any good, do you..? I haven't reveived it yet, according to the Norwegian postal service the package is currently in what is known as Norway's ugliest city, some hours drive from where I live. I'll try to post it when I get it, if I remember it when I'm dancing for joy

I am expecting my brand new Centrino laptop any day now, on which I am planning to install Mandrake 10.0 Official. However, I consider compiling the newest (2.6.6) kernel to provide the newest kernel features for my laptop containing quite new hardware, and I would like to have a kernel that is a little more tailored for my system. But as I am quite new to kernel compiling, I have a few questions: *If I download the 2.6.6 tarball and untar it to /usr/src/linux-2.6.6 (or something like that), is there an easy way to get the old (Mandrake default) settings, as I'd like to use this as a starting point? *Will all modules and drivers be loaded (and configurations files work) as before, as the kernels are both 2.6? (I had some trouble with the 2.6.6 kernel on my old laptop running SuSE 9.0 (which has a 2.4 kernel as standard), the sound module will not load because of differences of how this is done in the different kernels.) *I will not do anything drastic, just setting the CPU to the one I have and add options appropriate to my system and remove the ones that I definitely don't need. Is there anything that I should be afraid of? (Can anything go VERY wrong...?) Thanks in advance, Lars-Eivind

Fluxbox saved the day! :D Now I get sound, and I also like Fluxbox itself :) However, is it possible to add desktop shortcuts in FluxBox? And why doesn't my mouse wheel work like it should? (in Opera, it scrolls sideways...)

I suppose it wouldn't hurt trying a lighter wm :) And I also suppose findind RPMs with Fluxbox or something else will also be easy. However, how do I change wm, or actually start a specific wm? I now start my computer into runlevel 3 and start KDE with the command "startx".

I am using the 2.6.3-9 kernel from Mandrake. I have two soundcards, but all other games and apps use the SBLive-card. I am not sure whether I use alsa or not, but the Control Center says "Module: ‎snd-emu10k1". I couldn't find any sound settings in UFO, just volume adjustment. :(

I have installed the UFO-package from one of the pre-configured mirrors i Mandrakelinux 10.0 Official (installed from FTP), and the UFO-data-package from a plf-mirror. The game runs fine, but I can't seem to get any sound! Does anybody know the reason (and hopefully a cure) for this? (The sound works fine in KDE and other games.)

I use Mandrake 10.0 with the 2.6.3-7 kernel from Mandrake, and the newest NVidia-driver (5336). Everything works fine when i boot, and inside X. However, when i log out of X, the fonts in the shell are unreadable. They are VERY large and distorted and everything is flickering. My device-section in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 looks like this: ection "Device" Identifier "device1" VendorName "nVidia Corporation" BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce4 (generic)" Driver "nvidia" #Option "DPMS" Option "NvAGP" "1" Option "NoLogo" "1" #Option "DigitalVibrance" "0" EndSection Anybody that has a suggestion..?