volfro

Hi, I'm trying to install this patch, and in order to install it, I need to do the following: That's from the install file. Here's the problem: where's the $KDEDIR on an unmodified Mandrake 10 installation? I can't find it. I have urpmi'd kdebase and kwin, so they're there. I just can't find the source. Thanks for helping; I know this is a dumb question and know I SHOULD be able to find it, but I'm a noob and have been searching for days to no avail. volfro

Okay. I checked out Knoppix's sound drivers. It uses the ALSA driver included in the kernel as well, via82cxxx_audio. However, Mandrake 10 installs with the 10.6.3 kernel, but my distro of Knoppix uses the older 2.4.x (not sure what the last number is). So I'm'a try to upgrade to 2.6.8 and see what happens. Maybe it'll fix my goofy mouse/keyboard issues as well. If I have any Q's about it I'll post again! Thanks folks :)

I wish I knew more about hardware. Thanks for your suggestions. I'll try that generic driver and see what happens. I formatted and reinstalled and the sound problem still exists--only now, when the sound continues to skip, if too many sounds happen at once, the computer freezes up. No bueno. As for the checksum: how do you do that? I'll check it out, but I'm not sure how. That could very well be it, because i have the same keyboard/mouse issues since I reinstalled. It seems to happen after an improper restart (i.e. just hit the power button--which I'm forced to do, when neither the keyboard nor the mouse reacts) instead of a clean one. Not sure though. Thanks for your help! I think I'm getting it down...I've learned the basics of compiling and installing.

I just tried to boot to linux SEVEN TIMES. SEVEN TIMES I tried. And every single time, it reacted to neither the mouse nor the keyboard. So I just have to hit the power button to restart, which, I know, it's bad, but what choice do I have? MAN that's frustrating!! I'm considering formatting and starting from scratch. I spent much of last night trying to compile kernel 2.6.8 from kernel.org, to no avail. I don't think I meet the software requirements--at least, for some of the software. I urpmi'd much of it, after checking versions, but some of it wasn't available to the mandrake package program. I also tried unplugging various hardware from the power strip, but that didn't help either. Not sure what's going on here. Thanks for your help though! Keep it coming, I'm learning a lot!

Okay, I'll try that. Not sure how to update the kernel, but from what I can tell, there's plenty of how-tos with that. Any good resources or walkthroughs that explain the kernel updating process? Like I said, I need my hand held... There's not much else plugged into the strip...nothing out of the ordinary. My monitor, my computer, a printer, a phone, and my subwoofer, and I think it's a 10-space power strip. But that's an interesting theory. I don't SEE any error logs in the home directory. Hidden files shown, etc. Any specific names I should be looking for? When I tried Redhat 9, I didn't have any issues with the mouse or keyboard, but the sound never worked. I never had any issues whatsoever with Knoppix. Thanks for replying!!

Hi, Running Mandrake 10 and Windows XP on an AMD 1.6GHz with 512 megs of RAM. About every other restart/fresh start or so, my mouse and keyboard don't react. It's very strange. They're just generic PS/2 wheelmouse and 102 key keyboard and every once in awhile, neither works; I can't log in to my computer or anything, because nothing reacts. During install, the mouse didn't work but the keyboard did--but when the install finished, everything worked fine. Then I restarted, and lo and behold, keyboard/mouse didn't react. Restarted again, and they did. What's the deal? The drivers are correct. Still haven't solved my audio problems that're stated right here. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Hiya, I searched, I promise. I installed Mandrake 10 on my pre-existing 15GB Linux partition (I did Redhat 9 before, just trying out different distros and learning). The install went smoothly. However, the sound is goofy. The default drivers load, but when it comes to actually playing sound, it skips severely. The system bell sound takes about a minute to complete. That's how bad it's skipping. Increasing/decreasing the buffer using the tools in KDE doesn't help. I tried switching drivers ala ViaArena's instructions (Avance AC'97 audio controller, according to Windows, but it's an integrated sound card on the VIA motherboard) to no avail. The two drivers that come with the kernel both skip, and I couldn't get the OSS driver working. So my question is this: is there any driver included in the kernel that'll work? Anything generic or something? 2: I'm almost positive I installed the OSS drivers wrong. The FAQ here, though informative, didn't help me very much, and the readme in the VIA drivers section and the OSS driver thing was vague (to me). I think I need somebody to hold my hand and walk me through the install (I'm quite the newbie. Still trying to learn basic commands--for instance, I haven't figured out the proper syntax to the ./configure command. Yes, I'm telling the truth. Don't laugh). Before I installed Mandrake, I used Knoppix, and when my webcam wasn't plugged in, the sound worked perfectly (though the quality wasn't that great). So I know the drivers are there, somewhere. Thanks for any and all help.