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Just had a look at that easyurpmi site. I don't have broadband. Is there a way I can update to 10.1 community through 10.0 community. I wish to update to 10.1 community using my CD-ROMs

Will this mean I have the latest version of Mandrake, not just the applications, I wanted the wireless support that mandrake 10.1 Had to offer

I am new at all this. What is easyurpmi? What are mirrors (other then the ones you look at)

and no I don't have broadband

After a friend gave me the mandrake 10.1 community CD-ROMs I tried installing it. After selecting my CD-ROM drive I wish to use for the installation then inserting the CD1 I got an error message "Could not open compressed ramdisk file (/sysroot/tmp/image/install/stage2/mdkinst_stage2.bz2.)

Any ideas on how to install it??? (I had mandrake 10.0 community installed fine)

If all else fails, Is there a way I could install mandrake 10.1 from within mandrake 10.0?????

Thanks for your time, Scott

Only clubmembers can download it now. You'll have to wait a few weeks or copy the CDs from a clubmember. The RC1 should be pretty stable. You can update it with urpmi to the community edition.

 

Good luck

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Is it out yet? How much longer do I have to wait?

Should I wast my time downloading mandrake 10.1rc1 (or whatever there up to) or just waight till the final release. A few more questions. What does the final release have in it that the beta versions don't. How long is it will they release the final release?

Thanks.

Is it detected by mandrake? well when the computer starts up it says "bringing up eth1:" and i'm talking to you using mandrake (proxy settings in mandrake, the only web browser I can use)

Hello all.

I have just got my wireless network card to work using linuxant and am having problems setting up a proxy. When i go into Mandrake control center -> internet & network -> internet access, I get this warning: "You don't have any configured internet connection. Please run internet access in the control centre"

Can someone please help me with this, I am running mandrake 10

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Ok so where can I download this mandrake 10.1 (i'll just do it at school and leave it going over night.) I do not want to pay for something I don't know will work. I found some beta testing downloads on the web for mandrake 10.1 is this version the same as the beta versions, if I have to pay and if it is the same i'll just download that. Thanks

Just been googling. Is the place download kernels www.kernel.org

I donloaded the top one and it was only 335kb (does not sound right)

Can you please point me in the right direction on where I can install it now.

p.s Thanks for your help You have been a real help

The kernel is the heart of Linux. There are different versions: 2.4xxx and 2.6xxxx (and before that 2.2,.2.0 and don't ask about 2.3 and 2.5 :) )With the kernel come modules (drivers in Windows). The newer the kernel, the better the hardware support (or at least that's what it supposed to be). (so 2.6 is 'better' than 2.4)

 

Anyway, to cut a long story short. Just wait a few more days/weeks for Mandrake 10.1 and wireless support should work out of the box (I hope).

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But I want it now :(

How long would it take to download 10.1 with a 56k modem. I don't have internet connection on my linux machine.

If that doesn't work use a newer kernel (at least 2.6.5 http://www.prism54.org/), or wait a few days/weeks for Mandrake 10.1

 

Good luck.

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Ran those things. This is the output

[scott@LINUX scott]$ uname -r

2.4.25-2mdk

[scott@LINUX scott]$ lspci

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82865G/PE/P Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)

00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82865G/PE/P Processor to AGP Controller (rev 02)

00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB USB (rev 02)

00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB USB (rev 02)

00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB USB (rev 02)

00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB USB (rev 02)

00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB USB2 (rev 02)

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA/CA/DB/EB PCI Bridge (rev c2)

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801EB LPC Interface Controller (rev 02)

00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controller (rev 02)

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801EB SMBus Controller (rev 02)

00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4e4a

01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4e6a

02:00.0 Network controller: Harris Semiconductor: Unknown device 3886 (rev 01)

02:02.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7134 (rev 01)

02:04.0 Communication controller: Intel Corp. 536EP Data Fax Modem

02:09.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6105 [Rhine-III] (rev 8b)

02:0a.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 46)

p.s Where can I get this new kernal. What is a kernal? will it support any extra hardware. Thanks. p.s My linux computer can not get on the net as I need to run the internet through a proxy server (through my wireless LAN)

I e-mailed medion technical support asking them what type of wireless network card I have and this was their reply

Scott,

 

I am using the MD8083 as my work computer for the Medion Helpdesk.

 

I have rand sci soft sandra and looked in device manager and the driver is

installed as

 

"PRISM 802.11g Wireless Adapter"

 

Device manager also states the wireless adapter manufacturer is

"GlobespanVirata, Inc."

 

However when searching the internet for the manufactuer GlobalspanVirata,inc

the following url was discoverd.

 

http://www.emweb.com/

 

The homepage of this website states that GlobalspanVirata is now Conextant.

Therefore the following conextant web site contains windows conextant

drivers for WLAN 802.11g adapters.

 

However i am unsure of the availiability of linux drivers for the WLAN

802.11g network card. Unfortunatley we only support the windows XP home

edition operating system.

 

Thanks for your enquiry

 

David Buttigieg

Medion Helpdesk

1300884987

I'm trying something called LinuxAnt to get it to work. I'll let you know how I go

Thanks, Scott

Thanks for the drivers page. I don't know what type of prism card I have as all it says in windows is Prism 802.11g card. If you could direct me to how I could find out that would be helpful. If it helps my computer is a medion MD8083 (aldi computer.)

Hi all. I have just got an aldi computer (medion MD8083) and find that mandrake 10 I just installed. I am a compleate newbie at linux and need a few pointers.

1) how do I find and install drivers for the radion 9800XXL video card?

2) same thing for my Prism 802.11g wireless network card. Everything is working hunky dory

Thanks, P.S Yay my first post.