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Below is the lilo.conf file in the /etc directory of 2005 # File generated by DrakX/drakboot # WARNING: do not forget to run lilo after modifying this file default="LE_2005" boot=/dev/sda map=/boot/map keytable=/boot/us.klt prompt nowarn timeout=200 message=/boot/message menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw image=/boot/vmlinuz label="LE_2005" root=/dev/sda1 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append="acpi=ht resume=/dev/sda5 splash=silent" vga=788 read-only image=/boot/vmlinuz label="linux-nonfb" root=/dev/sda1 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append="acpi=ht resume=/dev/sda5" read-only image=/boot/vmlinuz label="failsafe" root=/dev/sda1 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append="failsafe acpi=ht resume=/dev/sda5 devfs=nomount" read-only image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11-6mdksmp label="LE_2006" root=/dev/sda7 initrd=/boot/initrd-smp.img read-only I have set up the partitions as follows: LE 2005 Mount Point: / Device sda1 Mount Point: swap Device sda5 Mount Point: /home Device sda6 LE 2006 Mount Point: / Device sda7 Mount Point: swap Device sda8 Mount Point: /home Device sda9 05 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11-6mdksmp 06 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-10mdksmp As you can see from the above lilo.conf LE-2006 is pointing at the wrong image. Drakeboot does not offer the 2.6.12 image for some reason. The result of all of this is I can boot either OS but LE 2006 comes up without the network running and lots of other strange problems. How do I change the image target for 2006 in lilo.conf to target 12 instead of 11. Thanks Note LE 2006 beta 3 loads and runs fine on its own on the drive although there is lots of stuff missing still.

Can I create two seperate and discreet /root(1) /root(2), /swap(1) /swap(2), /home(1) /home(2)? I am using Lilo and the GUI partition tool in Mandriva to program boot. What I am trying to do is evaluate LE 2005 vs 2006 beta x without using seperate HDs. That I can already do. Thanks for the help

I need a little coaching here on how to set up two completely different Mandriva versions on an empty HD such that I can, using Mandriva install GUI, Mandriva Lilo, boot either LE 2005 or 2006 beta3 as two completely seperate OS's just like they were on seperate HD's. I can successfully install either OS on the drive and even resize /home down so there is plenty of space for another version of Mandriva. I can even get to the point were I have sda1, ect for the first version (LE 2005) and sda7 ect for beta3 but when i get done setting up Lilo and reboot beta3 it insists on using /linux 2.6.11 and not 2.6.12. Probably I just don't understand how to set up sdb using the Mandriva install GUI. Thanks for any hints

LE 2005 is quite stable and I use it as my primary platform. 2006 beta3 is just that. Lots of bugs and things that you think are there, are not.

Pretty much anything you try to do to install one OS over the top of another could/may/might leave stragglers, loose bits here and there. As I reuse my removable rack drives I use a bootable 1.44MB Floppy (Win98) and www.killdisk.com. Run killdisk for a few minutes on the drive and the first sectors are wiped clean. Dependent up the size of your disk and how fast it is totally wiping it clean can take from minutes to well over an hour.

My question is probably more about asking which cong file I should be editing. When an external machine be it an XP/SmartFTP (choke), Linux or Slowaris attempts to connect to my Linux box (Mandriva lE 2005) there is a lag time between when the external box issues it's User Name and Password and the server responds and opens the Users directory structure. That lag time appears to be in the many seconds as in about 20. Where is the conf file that allows you to change that ( 5 secs, 1 sec ) or make it 0 seconds? I own a D-link DCS-3220G Network Camera, a fun toy, and it is not able to FTP single images into the LE server. I suspect because of the lag time. Looking at the auth.log here is an excerpt. Aug 14 10:03:54 localhost ftp(pam_unix)[21675]: session opened for user wilcal by (uid=0) Aug 14 10:03:54 localhost proftpd[21675]: localhost (192.168.0.99[192.168.0.99]) - USER wilcal: Login successful. Aug 14 10:03:54 localhost ftp(pam_unix)[21675]: session closed for user wilcal Aug 14 10:04:04 localhost ftp(pam_unix)[21716]: session opened for user wilcal by (uid=0) Aug 14 10:04:04 localhost proftpd[21716]: localhost (192.168.0.99[192.168.0.99]) - USER wilcal: Login successful. Aug 14 10:04:04 localhost ftp(pam_unix)[21716]: session closed for user wilcal The Camera has been instructed to FTP a single image every 10 seconds, connects, then disconnects without transmitting the image. I suspect because Mandriva waits (lags) some given period of time before allowing the user to upload a file, in this case an image. When LE opens an FTP session for a external User, in this case wilcal, that user must be able to immediately transfer a file. Thanks

WOW! There's a fun subject to talk about. Hmmmmm. I have both running in my apt. LE is running on a Celeron 1.7 that's my webserver (512MB, 160GB) and every day work horse. Kinda like a brand new 2005 Mack Truck. It's all shinny, tough and sparkly and carries most of the load. A 2nd LE box is a screaming fast P3.0 775 with a gig of DRAM and a fast 80GB Maxtor SATA in a removable tray. This box also is my DVD Player and multimedia machine. This is my Corvette with several sets of easily exchangeable racing tires. The Ubuntu Hoary 5.04 is sit'n on an old Compaq P-350 circa 1998, 10GB HD and 192MB of DRAM. I drug this ole box (was running Mandrake 8.2) out of the closet and loaded Ubuntu in it so it could serve as the backup webserver to the Celeron 1.7 webserver. It's kinda like your Grandma's 98 Chevy. Old reliable, easy to start, setup, maintain and use but doesn't get used much.

I/we (the company I work for) has fielded over 500 MSI computers (Hetis 915) into a nationaly known retailer. http://www.msicomputer.com/ One each per store. Those all went out early in 2004. The OS is Mandrake 9.2. I have two of these at home and have one running as a webserver. OS is Mandriva LE 2005. The other runs XP but boots and runs MOVE (Live CD) flawlessly. They are all Celeron 1.7 or 1.8. All 500+ of these things have run nearly flawlessly. Mandriva loads and understands everything. Ya can't ask for better then that.

Just to follow up my post here. Where "Kate OS" completely fell on its sword, last night I downloaded the latest ISO for Berry Linux just released. That thing, except for one issue, plugged and Played. My hardware is irrelevant to this thread. Move works completely, Kate OS fell on it's sword and Berry Linux almost totally works except for no sound. How successful you are with any particular Distro will be unknown until you give it a try. Mandriva LE 2005 note Also last night I installed the very latest libdvdcss, popped in Men in Black II and that devil played immediately in Totem. Nirvana.

I have found through my testing of various Linux Distros that install lockups are common if not the norm. There are various and lots of reasons for that. Two of the more common are: 1) Burning your own ISO's can be problematic. Burn at 1/2 speed and always install using the same CD-Rom/DVD-RW drive. I realize that will be a problem for most. I use a removable SATA drive rack and tray system on my test computer. 2) Unrecognized hardware. LAN connections, Serial hard drives and unrecognized video circuits. All of the above. If you are using a particularly newer computer or a particularly older one expect mismatches. I suggest, as did several here before me, give the Live CD a try first before committing to the install. I have done that with both Ubuntu and Mandriva (Move) and if you can successfully bring up the Live CD version of the Distro likely you can do the associated install. I suggest that you start simple to get your confidence up that your computer is just fine. Try Damn Small Linux Puppy Linux are fun to tinker with and they get your confidence up that your computer is just fine. Last night I downloaded the latest "Kate OS" ISO, burned the CD-RW and attempted to load it (Live CD). It promptly fell on it's face with a message that I had to manually configure the unknown LAN (Marvel Yukon Gigabit). Move, Ubuntu, Knoppix and Puppy Linux all understand that thing, install and run just fine. The creators of "Kate OS" need to get their stuff together and get the latest drivers. I'll try it again in a year.

OMG that is truly a condemning comment. You are implying that newer technology is worse then older. Mercedes has seen this as they packed more and more bells and whistles into their autos reliability fell off.

I would not disagree that there is an occasional laptop out there that is reliable. But that is the exception not the rule.

I have found that by using the Live-CD versions of a potential Distribution as a test that will give you a pretty good idea if a full install will work. In the case of Mandriva I use MOVE. If you can boot a Live-CD Move on a system, and it all works, it's likely you will be able to install Mandriva LE 2005 on that same system. Also, if you are creating your own install disks from ISO try to use the same system/drive as you created them on and create the disks at 1/2 speed. Mandriva LE 2005 use MOVE (Live-CD) Ubuntu use the Ubuntu Live-CD

Laptops have traditionally, and still carry on that tradition, have an extremely high problem rate. Consumer Reports has indicated that regardless of brand they saw a 20%+ failure rate new and right out of the box among laptops. Another consumer reporting agency indicated that all, 100%, of laptops will require service in its expected 3 year life. If you own one, or are anticipating owning one, the extended warranties are highly recommended. Aside from the high failure rates laptop manufactures take great liberties on what's inside the can. The fact that a laptop is branded Gateway or Dell or whatever they are not the manufacturer. The real manufacture is any number of nameless Far East manufacturers contracted to produce this or that laptop with this or that feature(s). Recently Gateway enjoyed a plague of CD/DVD drive failures. A fellow employee was the victim of this plague. Although the Gateway laptop had the same name and model the original manufacturer decided to change drive supplier mid stream picking one that proved to exhibit a near 100% failure rate. Apple Computer is presently experiencing a 20% plus hard drive failure rate in it's laptop computers. I was told by one unfortunate owner of one of these machines that replacement drives are backed up for months. 1st Rule. Don't buy a laptop and expect to get a reliable computer. 2nd Rule. If you insist on buying one of these things purchase the extended warranty. 3rd Rule. Do not count on your laptop to be your primary computer. It's a portable device and not to be counted on when needed. 4th Rule. Don't expect a laptop from Brand Name XYX, Model Number MD-234A, Serial Number 123943 to be the same internally as laptop Brand Name XYZ, Model Number MD-234A, Serial Number 123944 to be identical internally with its siblings. So, bottom line, suggestions on this or that Laptops is likely to be based on experience with a single machine with little or no knowledge of the entire deployed base.

My preference is Gnome and I can swing either way at home or at work.

Be careful of the hardware you choose. Using bleeding edge technology hardware results in many of the Linux Distros not knowing how to deal with them. SATA drives treated as SCSI devices by some MoBo's will result in not being able to install some Distros. My MoBo sports the Marvell Yukon Gigabyte LAN, not understood by many Distros In the world if Linux Distros older hardware is beautiful.

Yes, may I suggest the following as this is what I have done in the past and am doing now as I upgrade my computer platform(s). Instead of mounting the hard drives permanently into the machine I put them in a rack mount and trays. The present setup uses racks and trays from Kingwin and they are SATA drive(s). This set up allows me to try this and try that by simply shutting down the system, changing out the drive for another, and starting all over. This without blowing away all the work you've done. I have brought up my new computer on Knoppix, Ubuntu, Fedora and Mandriva. Plus, horrors, I have a fully functional drive and tray with Windows XP SP2 Home Edition. You can kinda kick around Distros to your hearts content till you find the one that works best for you and your hardware. The first bootable device on my machine is the floppy, then the CD/DVD drive then the HD(s). A bootable Win98 Floppy with the Ultimate CD Live CD can do wonders for your confidence in your hardware platform. Hey, if this or that install doesn't work give it the boot, literally. Erase the hard drive and reload again with something else.

I just installed Mandriva LE 2005 and was going through the Apache httpd2.conf file looking for the Proxy on/off sections. Remembering that Mandrake 9.2 installed Apache with proxy on I wanted to make sure that it's off otherwise the world uses my little webserver to send spam. No can find section. Does Mandriva LE 2005 install Apache 2 proxy turned on or off. And if on how to turn it off. Thanks

Tools, tools, tools that’s where Mandriva excels. Yep hardware detection can be better but hardware platforms and flavors change daily. My own latest Linux hardware challenge is the Marvel Yukon Gigabit LAN. Mandriva LE 2005 figured it out right out of the ISO. Many Distros didn’t. Lets face it, hardware manufactures build for XP Home/Pro all stop. I don’t blame them. But Distros using RPM and DEB install/update systems are, IMO, actually better then Billy Gate’s platform for application selection and support. In fact if anything there are just too many to choose from. Lots of tools to Play with.

I find writing Linux ISO anything, CD or DVD, in a Windows environment is an imperfect art. In fact I stay away from DVD and use a Mandrake 9.2 system with a CD-Rom drive run at half speed to burn install and backup disks. Ya get fewer hockey pucks that way. :o

Solved As mentioned in the first posting in this thread the MoBo sets up the CD/DVD-Rom as a SCSI drive. So for whatever reason Mandriva LE 2005 sets the fstab file such that the CD/DVD-Rom drive to not automatically mount the drive at boot. The initial line in fstab is as follows: /dev/sr0 /mnt/cdrom iso9660 user,iocharset=iso8859-1,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 I simply changed this line to be as follows: /dev/sr0 /mnt/cdrom iso9660 user,iocharset=iso8859-1,auto,ro,exec 0 0 Rebooted the system and the CD/DVD-Rom drive appears on my Gnome desktop and operates properly.

Solved This one I stumbled across looking for something else. Here goes. During installation Mandriva LE 2005 asks you to make a decision on the Security Level of your system. Here is that screen: http://shots.osdir.com/slideshows/slidesho...ase=334&slide=5 The default choice here is Security "High". That will effectively not allow any external access to your Mandriva Box preventing external access to Apache and Webmin. If during the installation you change that setting to Security "Standard" you will be able to access the websites on your new Mandriva Box from the LAN and ultimately the WAN if you choose to allow that through your Router. I suspect everyone has stuggled with this one. Thank you all for the hints

FWIW I have two Mandrake boxes on the LAN. A 9.2 and this new LE 2005. From the LE 2005 box I can ping the 9.2. From the two XP boxes on the same LAN I can ping the 9.2. The LE 2005 can't be pinged from anything on the LAN but can ping itself.

Thanks for the help. No, for some reason Gnome does not see the CD/DVD drive. I checked again to see if I could run cdrecord in su mode in a terminal in Gnome and it rreally does work. Putting any kind of CD or DVD disc into the drive makes no difference. One thing I am going to try is to go through the install process again and see if there is someting I missed there. Thanks. My tip of the day is that when you are playing with multiple OS's, as I do, www.killdisk.com run from a bootable Win98 floppy is a hugely valuable tool. It will completely fill the disk drive from the MBR sector all the way to the end with "0"'s. It's the only way to reload a new OS of any kind.

Reburned all three CD-R's at 4x instead of 8x and have now reloaded Mandriva LE 2005 off that new 3-disk set at least 4x successfully.