daniewicz

There should be no problem using a PCI card instead of the AGP. You may need to go into the BIOS to change from AGP to PCI.

I'm not a gynecologist, but I'll take a look

I wish I could help, but graphics are not my thing either.

The card should be detected by the linux kernel without the need of installed drivers.

Do you see any boot-up errors in /var/log/messages?

the file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 is used by the OS to set up network parameters such as dhcp, load on boot, etc. Mine looks like this (created automatically):

DEVICE=eth0

BOOTPROTO=dhcp

NETMASK=255.255.255.0

ONBOOT=yes

METRIC=10

MII_NOT_SUPPORTED=no

USERCTL=yes

RESOLV_MODS=no

IPV6INIT=yes

IPV6TO4INIT=yes

ACCOUNTING=yes

DHCP_CLIENT=dhclient

NEEDHOSTNAME=no

PEERDNS=yes

PEERYP=yes

PEERNTPD=no

Sounds like the icon feature is working fine for other 4.4.5 installs?

Yup

Two questions:

Can you change the graphic for other icons on your desktop?

If you rename .kde4 does the problem go away?

I am running (without problems) KDE 4.4.5

When I perform a single left-click on the cog like execute icon, I am able to change the icon. I am using Mandriva 2010.2 with KDE.

Right click on the desktop icon and select Properties.

now click on the icon graphic and select a new icon

When I execute the tar command, will it automatically create a directory in /usr/? for the firefox 9 files?

It will if you are using the GUI with a right click on the tar file. I can't speak to the command line.

ideally you would unpack this in for example /usr/local

I am a /opt man myself B)

Can I just run the install ignoring the dependency issues (an option given on the screen) or is that a formula for disaster?

Sounds like a formula for disaster to me.

I have Firefox 9.0.1 in Mandriva 2010.2 using the method given by willie.

/var/log/messages

Well I am getting back to this problem after being distracted by other things.

Before trying Ian's suggestion, I decided to implement the gnu debugger (gdb) as suggested by Greg. When I run gnubg from within gdb, I am unable to make gnubg crash! In other words, if I run the program as follows all is well:

gdb /usr/games/gnubg

:o

Since Ian is talking about settings in the BIOS, I would go one step further and clear the CMOS. There should be a jumper on your motherboard that can be used to clear the CMOS in case it has become corrupted. If you can't find this jumper, you could remove the motherboard battery for a spell.

Ian,

I have a ridiculously underpowered GeForce FX 5200 video card, so if I switch to the vesa driver my KDE struggles. Thus I have not tried to make this driver switch. I appreciate your input, but I think I need fixes that allow me to stay with the NVidia driver.

Well turning off the sound did not work for me. I have noticed that if I keep the default design, there is no crashing.

I remember now while I stopped playing gnubg long ago. I grew tired of getting spanked! This is POWERFUL stuff.

Thanks Greg. I was not familiar with gdb so I learned something. I will turn off the sound and see how it goes.

Thanks for the responses guys

Ian

I'm guessing that's the only error that is shown when you launched gnu backgammon from the console window? No other text?

yes, that is all I am seeing from the console

Greg

Not that I am doubting you, but why do you think this is a sound related problem?

Any backgammon players out there?

I installed gnu backgammon gnubg 0.9 on my 2010.2 system with KDE.

As I near the end of a game, the program crashes (sometimes) with the following message:

Segmentation fault

Can anyone help?

I could try to walk you through option #2. Give me some specific questions.

Thanks for all the responses. I am currently happy with my Mandriva 2010.0 and 2010.2 installs on various desktops, notebooks, and laptops around the house. When the time comes for a reinstall I will seriously consider Mageia.

It does make me a little sad though... :sad:

GTyco:

I am just curious. How would you compare Mageia with Mandriva?

There is probably a setting in the BIOS to disable the onboard LAN.

You just need one monitor section.

What you need are ModeLines that match your monitor. I thought you could pull modeline numbers from the link I gave you.

Alternately:

Creating monitor modelines for xorg.conf

The GTF XFree86 modeline generator is a utility for calculating VESA GTF modes. Given the desired horizontal and vertical resolutions and refresh rate (in Hz), the parameters for a matching VESA GTF mode are printed out.

$ gtf 1280 1024 85

# 1280x1024 @ 85.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 91.38 kHz; pclk: 159.36 MHz

Modeline "1280x1024_85.00" 159.36 1280 1376 1512 1744 1024 1025 1028 1075 -HSync +Vsync