Stevieag

Hi, i feel im wasting your time and space asking this but its bugging me?

 

On the KDE 4 desktop of MDK 2009.1 there is a bar on the right hand side (clear and jutts out a touch), what is it and whats it for.

 

Next, in kde 3 my task bar was narrow and grew wider as i opened more. i dont seem to be able to get teh say effect with 4? i had 3 set to centre and as narrow as poss then dynamic, i kinda get something with 4 by setting similar but its not very user friendly with the strange width settings. is there anywhere you suggest for help?

 

 

thanks as always

 

 

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in terminal i can get an ip but generally watching network events i get a contiual scroll of request dchp, receive dchp... eventually if fails?

Why are you using ndiswrapper?

 

it is due to the fact that in the past the only way i could get life out of the connection was to install every boot??? i lived with this as i don't shut down often. i was using ndiswrapper.

 

i did install 2008.1

 

all went well, except grub didn't find my windows partition so had to add it myself. looks good and did find my ralink edimax rt73 without problem. after a reboot it found my network and i set about entering the info needed.

 

what i get on network set up is associated and requsting ip from dchp. mostly just disappears to nothing but the odd time i've got past here and had a request for host name.. twice this has been sucssesful but to no avail. i can get internet access, i still cant connect to wireless router via wlan.

 

it is working aok under winxp as this is how im here.

 

giving the config an ip as opposed to dchp get me linked but nothing else.

 

how have others managed?

 

i've followed 5 differing set up read me's. ralink, ndiswrapper, wpa_supplicant etc........

I am running Mandriva 2008 PP

 

I have installed ndiswrapper, rt73 firmware and seemidly anything/everything needed to get my wireless working.

 

i've reinstalled a couple of times just so im on a clean install.

 

Im tonight going to reinstall again to get a clean install to start again with the good help of you guys (hopefully) (im going to try mdk one 2008.1 spring this time as opposed to the above, to see if it helps (good or bad idea?)

 

As it stands i can see my network, can set up in all ways (control centre, network config etc)

all seems to go well until it asks my router dchp for ip. The message then leaves and im not connected. If i specify an ip i get the message indicating that i am now associated with wlan0.... to all indications im connected but i cant even connect to my router config page.

 

I can easily connect via ethenet.

 

i've tried WEP, WPA, WPA2, NONE all to no avail

i've tried without ndiswrapper and with, using the inf from my working XP install

 

 

Has anybody successfully set up a RT73 (mines an EDIMAX)

 

would they be so kind as to walk me through each thing i need to do

 

 

 

Im on Win XP at moment for internet access so will need to flit back and forth to give updates.

 

Thanks in anticipation

 

Off i go for reinstall

Ive been trying to get any linux installed and followed a page for a ubuntu install but for college work i need to install via a win xp host??

Heres a tricky one........

 

i have a windows 2000 (pass protected) dell latitude csx laptop, had been binned and now retrieved

 

it has no cd/dvd

no floppy

and wont boot from usb

 

it does however have a lan card in it

 

 

i have mandriva 2008 on my desktop and would love a version on the laptop

 

has anyone any idea how i could get something on it? :unsure:

 

i have a working internet conection via a router, once run i wont need the cd-floppy etc i will use net and usb

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/linux-tut...ives-linux.html

 

tried this, abit of a pain having to mount each time but works?

 

just changed fstab again, automount active

yes i do have dosfstools installed?

 

im still at a loss. ive reformatted my card and as you said cant have one partition on a 4GB card unless fat32

 

 

i cleared the card and allowed the phones internal auto formatting to take place and it does it as fat32

 

so as it is im flitting between xp and linux just for my memcard?

 

all help is much appreciated......

cfdisk /dev/sda

 

comes up

 

NEW 4GB DISK

 

Disk Drive : /dev/sda

Size: 4072669184 bytes, 4072

Heads: 128

Sectors per track: 32

Cylinders: 1942

 

Name: sda1

Flags: Boot

Part Type: Primary

FS Type: W95 Fat32 (LBA)

Label:

Size: 4072.67

 

 

 

SMALLER WORKING 500MB DISK

 

Disk Drive : /dev/sda

Size: 491782144 bytes, 491

Heads: 32

Sectors per track: 32

Cylinders: 938

 

Name:

Flags:

Part Type: Pri/Log

FS Type: Free Space

Label:

Size: 0.26 *

 

 

 

Name: sda1

Flags: Boot

Part Type: Primary

FS Type: FAT16

Label: [NO NAME ]

Size: 491.01 *

 

 

 

Name:

Flags:

Part Type: Pri/Log

FS Type: Free Space

Label:

Size: 0.53

 

 

 

 

Definitely different?

 

i take it, take my data off the disk then reformat as fat16? then put data back on?

hi, i have a sandisk 512MB Pro Dua memory card i use in my phone.

 

i have never had a problem with this. i just put it in the usb card adapter then it comes up.....

 

now i have a 4GB sony card. this doesnt come up when plugged in. it sometimes come up if i have it in and do a full reboot.

 

the 512 come up as 'system:/media/sdb1' or media/disk

 

i hate to say this but in desperation i used winxp.... i feel sick

it worked fine here swapping quite happily, so...... im back using windoze just to put stuff on my memory card?

 

 

can anybody help?

NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-9755-pkg1.run

 

sorry, this is what i installed.

 

i can count really

im running mandriva 2007 free

 

i installed the official 7655 driver.

 

this enabled the compiz option under 3d.

 

i recieved no 3d enhancments. so i updated the compiz and it indicated various other programs needed. i installed these some being beryl, emerald.....

 

i now have under config:

emerald themes manager

gset-compiz

beryl settings manager

 

i have had no joy and still am getting static screens..... no bouncy stuff here!!!!!!!!!!!!!

how about IE under wine?

hi, i have a brilliant screensaver that is an aquarium.

problem it runs under windows. its perfect as the pc sits in the corner of my lounge and it is so realistic its like having an aquarium

 

Q. can it be run under linux mdk 10 CE

its working

 

i'm here in linux mdk 10

 

kernel 2.4 (i'm sure)

 

prob try a clean install with 2.6 for definate

 

 

MY SECRET???????

 

speedtouchconf-20-03-2004.tar.gz

it didnt work at first but after restart boot into root and ran /etc/rc.d/init.d/speedtouch start

 

waited.......wow

 

did have to

urpmi bc

decompress speedtouch file

place microcode into decompressed folder

cd into it

type in /speedtouchconf.sh

answer as asked and in my cas came up that couldnt load microcode

then couldnt lfind ppp0

 

 

but as said i rebooted

typed /etc/rc.d/init.d/speedtouch start

BINGO I'M HERE

EDITED :- SEE BELOW I GOT IT WORKING

 

i've looked through plenty of forums, asked loads of questions.

 

i have the said alcatel 330 usb speedtouch modem

 

(note: before i start, upon mount none........ i get none could not be mounted according to [cant remember] none is already mounted, is this o.k.)

i have been through the set up as in past versions

 

./configure && install

./make install

blah blah blah....

 

i'm getting the led's flashing now in kernel 2.6 after installing speedtouch-1.2-1mdk.i586.rpm

if not installed i get nothing

 

couldnt get to work, hung at first with alcauld.sys, ok with mgmt.o

get a responce with ifconfig ppp0

 

 

 

tried an install as above full normal but when asked at install which applications i require i also ticked the 2.4 kernel

 

 

same as above

 

 

 

 

 

tried another install as full but with lsb to force a 2.4 kernel install

 

 

again nothing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i here now in windoo's and getting very p@#*ed off

 

 

please help me , i'm sick of flicking back and forth between mdk and win and sick of installing.

 

no joy going back to mdk 9.X if poss, family getting sick of p.c. being down and slagging linux off as poo

been through this and soooo many other forums trying to sort my modem.

had it working every time in previous versions of mdk (now on 10ce)

ive tried full install

install with 2.4 kernel

install with lsb to force 2.4 kernel

NOTHING

 

thinking of going backward to 9.X

yow

i've downloaded:- ppp-2.4.1-9mdk.src.rpm and

speedtouch-1.2-1mdk.i586.rpm

 

run these and now my modem is responding

 

seems to do as should (flashes, flashes and steady)and connect but not

 

could any one tell me a good way of recording all that is shown during boot up?

this is where an error is shown when connecting. way too much to remember and/or type

 

starts

 

checking internet connections to start at boot

Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000004

*pde=00000000

Oops:0000 [#1]

CPU:0

EIP: 0060: [<d0d5b232>] Not taintedVLI

E Flags:00010246

EIP: is at _crc_usb_hcd_irq+0x814ddd6/0x815192e [usbcore]

 

and so on

 

feel i'm getting some where

 

if i don't start winning soon will resort to re-install with final mdk10 when available!!

any one know when??

yow

i've downloaded:- ppp-2.4.1-9mdk.src.rpm and

speedtouch-1.2-1mdk.i586.rpm

 

run these and now my modem is responding

 

seems to do as should (flashes, flashes and steady)and connect but not

 

could any one tell me a good way of recording all that is shown during boot up?

this is where an error is shown when connecting. way too much to remember and/or type

 

starts

 

checking internet connections to start at boot

Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000004

*pde=00000000

Oops:0000 [#1]

CPU:0

EIP: 0060: [<d0d5b232>] Not taintedVLI

E Flags:00010246

EIP: is at _crc_usb_hcd_irq+0x814ddd6/0x815192e [usbcore]

 

and so on

 

feel i'm getting some where

 

if i don't start winning soon will resort to re-install with final mdk10 when available!!

any one know when??

tried script

i had no joy

 

keeps telling me that etc/peers/adsl does not exist

it does i can see it

tried all i can think of to no evale

rename, same

cd to folder still no

rewrite, nooo

 

other errors i forgot to write down but will

 

 

 

 

am i right? i read somewhere that at present adsl is only available as PPPoA at moment on mdk 10. prob mistaken but think i read this on one of the hundreds of threads i have read.

THANX JOHN

 

i agree its important so myself borrowed a gif to promote

HI ALL

 

i have placed this here as i was stuck as to script use

thought that if any other are the same it may help

 

hi, i saw your reply in a thread re 330 alcatel speedtouch

 

you mentioned script to help?

 

how would i use this?

 

Thanks for you help

 

 

fire up your favourite text editor, and type in the script. Save it as whatever.sh. go to terminal, type

chmod +x whatever.sh

 

and to use it, as root, type:

./whatever.sh

 

 

 

to test the connection type "ping -c 3 www.yahoo.com" or whatever website you want.

 

 

i'm going to give it a go

i'll report back

here is a tread i started in networking

 

Stevieag Posted: Apr 6 2004, 12:08 AM

 

 

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Hi, I've set up mdk 9-9.2 with out problems following the tar i downloaded in the past BUT

i am on mdk 10 and i cant set up my usb alcatel speedtouch 330.

i've used the network wizard without joy, i've got mgmt.o and alcatel.sys an a floppy but the program won't pick it up

i've been through the install from the tar as i've successfully done in the past.

i've asked to start the connection at boot. on watching this at first it reported that speedtouch.conf was not in usr/share/speedtouch. i extracted this and placed it as such and now the report is

SIOCDELRT: no such file: no config file

i'm trying to convert full time to linux but this isn't impressing the family?

on install i'm asked for disk 4? where can i get this from? do i need it?

 

i'm running

xp on 1st ntfs partition of 25GB on master ide1, 5GB fat32 swap area for o/s's on this drive

mdk 10 on slave ide1

dvd rom on ide 2 master

cdr on ide2 slave.

1.3Mhz Athlon t'/bird

256MB sdram

via M/B

anything else important?

 

in root terminal all comes up o.k.?

 

 

 

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AussieJohn Posted: Apr 6 2004, 12:58 AM

 

 

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This looks remarkably similar to my thread on this matter. Mine is a version 530 ( which may only be the number used for Australian packaging).

Please have a look at my post and leave a comment there as to whether is is the same. It certainly looks like it.

 

 

I am sorry I forgot to mention that my post on this subject is in the Installation section by mistake and the moderators do not appear to have moved it yet.

 

Also sorry to Moderators

 

This post has been edited by AussieJohn on Apr 6 2004, 02:53 AM

 

 

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The Computer Desktop of the future is already here today.................LinuxMANDRAKE with KDE

 

JOHN..................(69yrs young)

Registered LINUX user #318452

hi, in the firewall set up mentioned is to set up manually?

how is this done? i've used the wizard and set to no firewall, is this good enough?

 

pppd, ppp0? what is this meaning?

 

so far i have followed the instructions with tar file i.e.

configure && make......

all installed ok

changed all file indicated obviously changing user name, pass and 0,35 to 0,38 as i'm in uk, and as done in past.

 

on following instuctions then

loading microcode

call pppd

then ifconfig

 

steady led's all the time from as soon as half way through boot up

 

has anyone an alcatel running under mdk 10?

 

thanks again for your time

just like to make contact and say welcome to the real world.

i am a newish convert to the world of mdk

i've had one foot onboard the great ship since mdk 8 and tried to jump the m/s ship to board the luxury mdk liner completely but the power of m/s on the un enlightened masses has kept me stradleing the two for the sake of my daughters studies as her college uses ms os and office.

i like that there is always a learning curve with linux.

as soon as i'm o.k a new version is out and so off we go again?...great

:mdk: cool

no need