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Just typing from 8.04 in Live-Mode. Very impressive release so far. hmmm... now I am in trouble: upgrade to mdv 2008.1 or to ubuntu 8.04?

Congratulations for another LTS release. I guess I will give it a try anytime soon. I like that one: I always wanted to know who I am.

Please check the "Tips&Tricks" section of this board on disabling IPV6. It might be able that the your system has problems with the IPV6 protocol or that your used DNS-Servers are error-prone.

Home system: 100% Mandriva Work-laptop: Sadly Windows XP Pro (due to Canon EOS utilities, which do not run under Mandriva/Linux but which I need for my job)

You should be worried if someone is scanning certain ports repeatedly. Otherwise, you should just be cautious and check the log file now and then. If you are unsure if someone really hacked you, you should check for a root-kit.

Could you please tell us which version of Mandriva you are using and what kind of network-setup you use?

I second that.

If I insert the CF card into my cardreader (I use Gnome btw.), then a dialogue asks me if I want to import the images or not. I can use that menu-option which directs me to fspot and manages the download automatically, or I can directly access the CF card using the hotlink that pops up on my desktop when I insert the CF card. Then it is like browsing any USB-stick.

Neddie, I use a very cheap external card reader since years (Xtension XA 100, Cost: not even ten Euros) and it works perfectly. So why bother with connecting the camera directly, if it ain't necessary? :)

Could you be a bit more polite, please, Reiver? If you have a problem with Mandrivas way of doing things, than that's okay. Blame Monsieur Duval for that but don't attack AdamW. I really don't like the way you talk to him in this thread. He is not responisble for the financial things. He is simply a very helpful guy that deserves a bit more of respect. JMHO.

AdamW wrote in the Mandriva forum: Quick solution by another user:

A bit less sarcasm and a bit more information. You do get TWO Powerpack copys of Mandriva for your 78 Dollars. You pay for non-free software and non-free codecs. In some countries it is illegal to use some codecs without paying for them. Furthermore, some people are not willing or unable to install multimedia-codecs or buy proprietary software individually. Thus Mandriva offers the Powerpack-edition. With Windows, you only get for the base-system. With Mandriva, you get a fully fledged operating system plus thousands of software packages, too. Thus you cannot compare the price-tag of Mandriva with that of Windows. Yes. As I said: You bought two copies of Mandriva. PS: If you do pay for Mandriva, you do of course not only support a company, but also human beings that work there. If you want to pay the bucks or not is up to you.

My upload and download speed are quite identical. Seeding is not a problem. :) But the torrent speed is rather slow this time. :huh: Download speed is at roughly 80 Kb/s... 16 hours to go. Using an ftp-mirror, I might have downloaded the dvd in roughly one hour.

Yay!!! /me clicks the bittorrent link. BTW: are there any known issues that I should know of, if I want to upgrade via urpmi later? You know... things that might break (except thos listed on the errata page).

tyme not fuddling with arch anymore... hard to believe. :blink: *me marks the current day in his calendar. Tagged: "revolution"* :P

Umm... Ubuntus colour theme can be changed with two clicks, so that should not be a showstopper, right? Anyways, in a few days, Mandriva 2008.1 is sheduled for release. Maybe you could try the Live-CD then and see if your wireless problem got solved in the new release. And: Congratulations for buying a non compatible printer. :P

Could you also give us some information on your hardware? Maybe there is one piece that might cause problems (Rather unlikely but who knows?) Btw.: Ubuntu is not easier to install. It is simply different (and sadly takes quite a bit longer to install). And welcome aboard.

I was also wondering... it seems as if the Linux version is for free.

Yay! Bibble works! Thank you! You really saved my day. :D

Currently downloading bibble. Maybe that one works...

Does anybody know of a RAW-converter that REALLY works with Linux? I think I tried all of them and am unsatisfied. Rawtherapee is unable to handle my 10-15 MB RAW images (Slow and unable to display the image), UFRaw and dcraw are able to load and display the images, but not really able to leave the colour settings as they should be (They are all messed up and no matter what I try, they cannot be corrected well), Lightzone refuses to run at all. Canons DPP works okay using Wine, but it has some graphical bugs and some instability problems here and there. I really need a reliable and working RAW-converter for my every-day work. I don't want to fire up my Win XP driven laptop all the time for processing my photos. Although I had absolutely zero problems with Linux and especially Mandriva during the past year, the RAW-support on Linux-Systems has still a long way to go. I can completely understand, why so many photographers don't use Linux: Working with RAWs is a pain.

IIRC, I had to adjust the group settings in Debian Etch back then in order to use USB-Sticks correctly.

AFAIK it is supported BUT unreliable and tricky. Read e.g. here: http://weblogic.noroot.org/2006/12/27/gprs...50-on-gnulinux/ He got it up and running but others report of a frozen system. Maybe you should ask someine in the Mandriva-Cooker IRC channel for support in 2008.1.

You will probably need to install the correct driver for your ATI card. First, run as root XFdrake and try to set up a basic graphical environment. After that, configure your urpmi mirrors and install the needed packages for your ATI card. After that, reconfigure your graphics. If you need more help, first do a search on this board for similar topics (there are tons). If you are still stuck, report back. Good luck. :)

Correct, cptaylor. Noobish fault. Oooops... :blush: