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Nonononono!....

I don't mean the background wallpaper... but the ugly blue color! It must be in a config-file, if I am not completely wrong on this issue...

I want to change the blue background color of mandrake that always shows up between booting and showing the login-managers, so that I get a consistent gray background (fitting the wallpaper and overall theme I have set up). But where is that damn file located that I have to edit? I have searched hours for it and havent found any hint in the forums, either.

Any ideas? :unsure:

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Hi painter.

I don't use mdk9.2 (I have 10), but I think this shouldn't be any different.

First of all, when you install mandrake, it sets up the lilo or grub bootloader that enables you to start either win or linux. This is all done automatically. So no problem there. If you want to remove the bootloader, insert the mandrake-install disk (at least in mdk10) and when you select advanced options, you can remove the lilogrub again, thus restoring the hd to the way it was before.

Linux can usually read and write on all other partitions. At least I have never encountered any problems in some dual-boot machines that had xp+linux or win98+linux.

Concerning MCC the trouble is that it often don't read the change done by hand on .conf files, and worse, it has its own config files and Mandrake often overwrite the standard .cong files at startup.

That is the real problem IMO.

agreed.

But they store their configuration in different ways. Just as an example, networking, Arch store's it's config in /etc/rc.conf mandrake in /etc/sysconfig/network or something like that and in totally different forms.

 

What linux needs, is those forms to be the same. The GUI can change, but the configuration files behind can stay the same.

agreed.

Yupp, the problem seems to be an unwillingness to adjust to a standard. Is it personal pride that keeps us from having an always-usable foldertree concerning .conf files? I start to think so... Although every distro should have its freedom to do things in a different way, they should be aware that it is annoying to explore your distro over and over again, when you switch fom e.g. Suse to MDK to Fedora or ...

For me, I must admit, it was frustrating not to find the stuff I knew from Suse at the same place in MDK or Yoper. And the different behavior of the .conf files or the shell-scripts was also an irritating concern.

It would be wise, to agree to a certain standard and maybe, at the next Linux-conference, people manage to see that and agree on some sort uf unifying the distros.

It also places one more level of difficulty for the hacker. He can't just assume I'm running things the same as everyone else. He has to actually get better than a typical script kiddie.

Yeah, this makes it harder to hack a computer, but there must be another way to make an OS secure from hacking attacks instead of simply spreading files in a dozen parts and changing the contents of some .conf files. ;)

i cant compile source code, thats too difficult for a newb.

when I was new to the linux world, i learned to compile in 10 minutes. it is not so difficult to type in ./configure, make, make install in the console. and the best thing: when something goes wrong, you know, why. and this is a big advantage over m$.

I agree with that. everything must be configurable with cli or editing the same .conf file.

hmmm.. why don't we all switch to slackware then? ;)

well, if i am not completely mistaken, suse has released the sources of yast some time ago (i think i read something like that on distrowatch.org) and several distros are thinking of using yast in the future. maybe, mdk and redhat should look at yast (which is fairly usable imho) and add some ideas, so that yast becomes a collective, superb tool and thus the standard setup tool for those, who don`t want to do it the debian, gentoo or slack way...

B)

I think you should try the Alsa drivers first. Most cards work with Alsa, so maybe does yours. Also remember in the desktop environments to adjust the sound output from OGG to Alsa.

ouch... cooker. well, it looks, as if you are in real trouble. never touch cooker except you are an expert and really know what you do.

sorry man, but i can't help you on that one, cause i dunno what cooker files you got and how complete it is and blahblahblah... :unsure:

I'd say, take the 2.6.6 kernel... stable, hardware-support is okay and it is reasonably fast.

As I can tell from experience with other monitors, it was never a problem to select e.g. a Samsung-Samtron 75 or 7e in Linux for a newer 76e monitor, so downward compatibility schouldn't be a big problem, as long as you stay in the "production line".

Okay, first: what kde version did you update? 3.1x to 3.2x or only a 3.2x version?

Second: did you use rpms or sources?

Errm.. why do you want to set up completely separate desktops?

Most applications (like Open office or Gimp) can (and should be, IMHO) be run from fluxbox, xfce, kde, gnome and others alike. The multiple use of qt and gtk is one of the main strengths of linux. And if you are in e.g. kde, why shouldn't you be able to run, say mozilla or sodipodi? If you simply want to remove some menu entrys, then use the menudrake to set up individual menu-structures.

Hmm... there is a detailed howto in the gentoo-manual covering the manual configuation of grub and lilo. Just take a look... maybe it helps.

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/hand...l?part=1&chap=9

buaaaahhh... this is shitty... unnessesary work to do... but I don't have a choice, right?

Are you sure that this story is dated to 2nd of April and not 1st of April, thus being a joke? I think I heard of this story already on April 1.

Sure it is... Best way is to do it via the KDE-Desktop-configuring tool (alternatively in Konqueror select "preferences", "configure Konqueror", "preview pictures & metadata"). Select "components", "file manager", then "preview pictures & metadata" and select all protocols + increase the maximum file-size to e.g. 5 mb. That way, big-sized pictures will be displayed, too. Restart Konqueror and hit refresh button if necessary. If that doesn't work, restart KDE. :P

Hi ho.

I had renamed the mandrake-star in all icon-folders as root so that my kicker displays the correct theme icon for the k-menu once I select an icon-theme (MDK10, KDE 3.2). Everything was smooth until I started the 6th update of my system via MCC. After the 6th update, the mandrake star was back in place, where I had the "original" kde-icon.

Not that this is dramatic (only annoying), but is it only me who experienced this 'bug'? Is there any way to make sure that the icon themes don`t get written over again after an update? (I have no idea, which of the package updates caused this "problem")

Any ethernet DSL modem....

not quite right... there are some bloody ethernet modems that do not work with linux because the source code is not available (e.g. many teledat ethernet-modems are only functional with window$. ). I experienced this the hard way.

A sure bet for linux is the LG LAM200E (cost about 80 €, sometimes you get it at discount prices of 45 €) although I had a problem with a rj-cable that didn't work... but that is (i think) a minor and rare production fault. It is also configured via web-browser. Quite simple to accomplish, even for untrained persons. :P

why don't you install mdk 10 oe? if you don't have net access, try with a live cd like knoppix to access the net (marvelous hardware support!) and download the isos from one of the mandrake mirrors. ; )

hmm.. i changed all my kde-fonts in the control center to some lovely sans serif fonts and firefox added them right away.. if that doesn't work: did you try the firebird-menu "edit-> preferences-> fonts" panel?

btw. what graphic card do you use that produces a misty image?

well... pretty simple... i deactivated and reactivated the check box (use graphical boot) in mcc. :P

Problem solved... I was just plain stupid. :D

Hi, Mark.

Well, maybe we can fix that problem... First question: what mandrake version do you run on your comp? 9.2 or 10.0? Community or official edition? What is the exact name of the network card (maybe I can find the driver-link on the net)? Which Kernel are you running? (2.6.x or 2.4.x)

What you need to know is that, if the network-device is unknown to the Kernel, then linux selects usually a network device that is somehow similar to the one you are actually running, but it is not identical, so you won't be able to activate it (I experienced that the hard way with a 90 € dsl-ethernetmodem... ). So, we will try to find the right driver module. If we can't find the right driver (= your network card is not supported by linux-kernel) then there is still the possibility to buy a new ethernet card. They are quite cheap. Mine cost me 6,90 € and that should be affordable. But before we get to that, we will give everything a try.

Usually, Firefox installs in the /home/blahblahblah/firefox/ folder, unless you give another path to the program. Just browse through your home directory and in case it is hidden(by accident), activate "show hidden files/directories" in Konqueror menu-bar.

hmmm... sounds strange... just trying to understand what you mean...

your comp doesn't connect to web-sites etc after initializing the network card et all, but after running an adsl-restart, everyting works fine again? if this is so, then i think you have found a bug with your adsl-card. if it is not so, did you check the security-level/firewall? did you check if other distros (e.g. knoppix or other live cds) report the same problem?