Greg2

I suspect my problem has something to do with the new Xorg version, maybe my card doesn't support it (see here).

Actually, I believe that the current driver for your card is the problem. :) The devs are working on this in cooker, so you could try the x11-driver-video-intel-2.7.0-x in the cooker repo and see if it works any better for you.

I feel certain that when they get it working properly with the new xorg-server in cooker they will push it into 2009.1 updates.

greg how did you manage to make the panels invisibles while leaving the clock and the netapplet visible? looks cool

Thanks. You simply right-click on the lxpanel > preferences > select 'enable transparency'.

Here's all the info on that panel config file: wiki.lxde.org/en/LXPanel

Mandriva 2009.1 using LXDE - it's very fast!

I'll mark this as solved, since there's no x11-driver-video-nvidia71.xx package available for 2009.1.

I believe that you have just been hit by the new xorg. According to this thread: nvnews.net/vbulletin

It appears that the 71xx series driver doesn't even support xorg-server 1.5.x, and Mandriva 2009.1 is using xorg-server 1.6.1.

I don't know what card you have, but you may have to use the nv driver.

Please try Cheese, so we can determine if the cam is working... before we try to fix Kopete.

Go to 'Configure your computer' > 'Network and Internet' > 'Remove a connection', then select and remove all of your wireless connections. Remove ndiswrapper and edit your /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-mdv file by adding the lines:

blacklist ndiswrapper
blacklist b43

then reboot your system. If your laptop has a wireless switch, is it turned on? Then go to 'Configure your computer' > 'Network and Internet' > 'Set up a new network interface', and configure your wireless card using the wl module.

Let us know if that works?

It would help us to know what version of Mandriva you're using, and if it's 32 or 64-bit? If you're using 2009.1, you should be able to install and use the dkms-broadcom-wl package from the non-free repo.

ndiswrapper -i '/home/snat/.wine/drive_c/SWSetup/Vista Drivers/bcmwl6.inf'

I don't believe that you can use ndiswrapper with NDIS 6 (Vista driver version) yet. Here's the driver I would try to use: hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex

Then extract (using cabextract) the bcmwl5.inf and bcmwl5.sys for ndiswrapper to use.

It looks like you're using the proper module. I don't have a webcam yet so I can't really suggest an app to check it, but adamw also suggested using Cheese to test a cam, and it's in the repos.

I guess I'm not tidy either.

I have 1-Main and 2-Main is very cluttered so I'll use this! :D

What are you doing? :) You've installed a 2008.1 src rpm as root, and also installed both 2009.0 and 2009.1 rpms? :huh:

The 2009.0 and 2009.1 kernels already contain all the gspca modules

[greg@halfway ~]$ /sbin/modprobe -l | grep -i gspca
/lib/modules/2.6.27.19-desktop-1mnb/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_conex.ko.gz
/lib/modules/2.6.27.19-desktop-1mnb/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_spca501.ko.gz
/lib/modules/2.6.27.19-desktop-1mnb/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_stk014.ko.gz
/lib/modules/2.6.27.19-desktop-1mnb/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_etoms.ko.gz
/lib/modules/2.6.27.19-desktop-1mnb/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_t613.ko.gz
/lib/modules/2.6.27.19-desktop-1mnb/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_main.ko.gz
/lib/modules/2.6.27.19-desktop-1mnb/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_pac207.ko.gz
/lib/modules/2.6.27.19-desktop-1mnb/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_spca508.ko.gz
/lib/modules/2.6.27.19-desktop-1mnb/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_spca561.ko.gz
/lib/modules/2.6.27.19-desktop-1mnb/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_zc3xx.ko.gz
/lib/modules/2.6.27.19-desktop-1mnb/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_sonixb.ko.gz
/lib/modules/2.6.27.19-desktop-1mnb/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_mars.ko.gz
/lib/modules/2.6.27.19-desktop-1mnb/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_vc032x.ko.gz
/lib/modules/2.6.27.19-desktop-1mnb/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_pac7311.ko.gz
/lib/modules/2.6.27.19-desktop-1mnb/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_ov519.ko.gz
/lib/modules/2.6.27.19-desktop-1mnb/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_tv8532.ko.gz
/lib/modules/2.6.27.19-desktop-1mnb/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/m5602/gspca_m5602.ko.gz
/lib/modules/2.6.27.19-desktop-1mnb/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_sonixj.ko.gz
/lib/modules/2.6.27.19-desktop-1mnb/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_spca500.ko.gz
/lib/modules/2.6.27.19-desktop-1mnb/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_spca506.ko.gz
/lib/modules/2.6.27.19-desktop-1mnb/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_spca505.ko.gz
/lib/modules/2.6.27.19-desktop-1mnb/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_sunplus.ko.gz

I believe that you want to use the gspca_pac207 module for your cam. I would suggest removing all the mess that you have installed first. Then with the cam attached, please post the output of

lsmod | grep -i gspca

Have you tried this trick:

Booting while pressing the SHIFT key gives :

ISOLINUX 3.74 Mandriva Linux ETCD Copyright © 1994-2009 H. Peter Anvin

boot:

 

Then if I'm rapid enough I can press Enter and it boots. If I wait for the

gfxboot: line to appear, then I'm stuck.

It works for me, and we're ahead of Yellow Dog! :)

What's that got to do with "Fortran 77 program" ??? :huh: It doesn't help to ask questions about zipping and latex and gnuplot in a "fortran 77" thread!

Stephni- Please let us know when your problems are resolved so we can mark the thread solved. Then when you have another question you can start a new thread with that title. This method will get you more help on this forum. :)

Kadu is an open source gadu-gadu protocol instant messenger client for Linux, BSD and Mac.

Here's a page in English explaining it: English:Main_Page

filochard- Thanks for the bug-report link and the workaround.

You can add postfix to your /etc/urpmi/skip.list

/^postfix/

Firefox 3.0.10 fixes two issues found in Firefox 3.0.9: mozilla.org/security

It's available here: firefox/3.0.10

The /home directory should fit, right?

If you're going to keep your /home (not format it), that should work fine.

Here's the release notes and the errata:

2009.1_Notes

2009.1_Errata

I'm downloading it now! :)

I've never had that type of connection, so I can't give you first-hand knowledge on this. I would suggest that you install the rp-pppoe package from the official Mandriva repos. Then go to > Network & Internet > Set up a new network interface (LAN, ISDN, ADSL...) > DSL > Select your network interface to configure > Please select your provider. If your provider isn't listed, then you select > Unlisted – edit manualy > select 'PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)' > fill in your access settings.

Here's some more info on this: doc.mandriva.com

Please let us know if you have any problems.

We need some more info to help you. Is this a wired or wireless connection? What model of router are you using? What type and model of wired or wireless card are you using?

Welcome aboard! :)

I believe that is connected to this

With its three-year slump worsening, Yahoo said Tuesday that it will lay off nearly 700 workers. It's the first significant payroll purge since Yahoo hired Carol Bartz as its new chief executive in January, but marks the Sunnyvale-based company's third round of job cuts during the past 14 months.

Here's the story: tech.yahoo.com/news

Try using the parm option. First, make sure it's not loaded with

modprobe -r iwlagn

then load it with

modprobe iwlagn fw_restart4965=1

if that works, then you can add that option to an /etc/modprobe.d file.

You will not find the iwl4965 module in that kernel. Have you installed the iwlwifi-4965-ucode package from the official non-free repo? It contains the firmware you need for the iwlagn module that you should be using

[root@halfway greg]# modinfo iwlagn | grep -i 4965
alias:		  iwl4965
firmware:	   iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode
parm:		   fw_restart4965:restart firmware in case of error (int)

Here's some more info on this: intellinuxwireless.org

So make sure you're using the iwlagn module. You can check with

lsmod | grep -i iwlagn

If it's not loaded, you can load it with

modprobe iwlagn