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  3. new Mandrake 10.0 install - slooooowwww

    in Hardware

    Posted

    Hi,

     

    I just installed Mandrake 10.0 on a 500 MHz AMD-K6 with 256 MB ram.  It takes almost 30 seconds to get an Open Office word processing document open.  I'm a total newbie, so:

    OpenOffice.org will eat your RAM like nothing.

    1)  Is this the right place to ask this Q?

    yes :-)

     

    2)  Is it supposed to be this slow?

    yes :-)

     

    3)  Any suggestions for speeding it up?

     

    The hardware is:

      Processor: AMD-K6 3D

      HD: Seagate 40 Gig ( jumbered to 32 Gig due to bios limit)

      Video: SIS 6326

      Sound: Cirrus Logic CS 4616

    Get more mem and increase the swap size.

    Buy a new comp :-D

     

    I did manage to switch from KDE to IceWM in an effort to make the processor go faster.  That is, I think I switched.  I'm haunted by the idea that KDE is still running

    Nah. if you're in icewm kde is dead as dead can be.

     

    somewhere...  Anyway, it still takes about 30 sec to open an OO document, and the system monitor goes about 1/2 red while it starts.

    Sing to the tune of Badger Badger.

    Memory, Memory, Memory, Memory, Memory, Memory, Memory, Memory, Memory...

    Funny symptom: Under IceWM, the upper right window buttons (bigger, smaller, close) change if I mouse over them.  The display a snapshot of the sytem monitor.

     

    Any help is appreciated,

    Gary

    that's not a bug, it's a feature :cheesy: (really, it is) :D

  5. Forgot to configure x server

    in Installing Mandriva

    Posted

    I have a similar problem, but XFdrake can't seem to install the packages.  It seems to be timing out.  My guess is it's the proxy setting (or lack there of).  I tried setting them with drakproxy

    but that seemed to have no effect.

     

    How do I find out what packages I need to install?

    If you're behind a proxy then yeah, you'll need to set this up (i know nothing about this), normal cable/dsl/lan users don't need to worry about proxy settings however. What's more likely is that your server (if your grabbing from ftp) is fully loaded and won't allow any more connections when you try.

    This happens to me w/ carroll. as a matter of fact, i can usually only get stuff from it in the night time.

  6. Mandrake 10.0 questions

    in Installing Mandriva

    Posted

    first of all: amd-processors are faster than intel-processors. lots of benchmarking tests have proven this to be true.

    second: laptops boot a significant amount slower than desktop pcs. my notebook (intelprocessor, 1.8 ghz) needs nearly twice the time too boot up into mandrake than my old 750 mhz amd processor dektop pc. both harddisks run with 7200 rpm. so... what shall we do? relax and make some coffee. :)

    If you're 1.4 gig p3 is faster than you 750 ghx amd that thing needs to be shot!

    But like adamw said laptop harddrives are usually much slower than deskotp counterparts, so that might have something to do with it.

    Another big factor is mdk searching for and loading a pmcia card modules and stuff so that it'll work. Takes time to find, takes time to load and takes more time to enable the network.

  15. Building rpms from source

    in WorkBench

    Posted

    we could tag team the rpms.

    Right now I intend on doing kdemultimedia. But can't anything right now. bloody mirrors are saturated thanks to CE release. And I've a few rpms to rebuild before.

    Also I'm going to add a patch for xcompmgr support to kwin (kdebase package)

    WOOT!

  16. Cant install from iomega USB external CDRW

    in Installing Mandriva

    Posted

    It still doesnot work for my computer.

    After I select cdrom.ko then the following screen popup

     

    Please fill in entries...

    Please enter the parameters to give to the kernel

    Options____________________

    OK Cancel

     

    What should I enter in the blank.

     

    thanks

     

    best

     

     

     

     

    i was having trouble with this.. but i fixed it!!

    its very easy to install mandrake with a usb-cdrom as long as mandrake finds your usb controller.. first you need to make you an installation floppy.. or if you got a second cdrom burn you a copy of boot.iso and then boot up.. in my case.. i was using my laptop and i have some compaq prorietary cdrom and linux didnt find it so it said "CD-ROM not found." this is normal if your setup is same as mine.. next click ok and then it will say "insert additional drivers floppy.." ok now if you booted with the boot.iso ignore this and just click ok.. after a few seconds it will pop up and say Floppy is not linux ext2.. this is fine.. just hit no.. then finally it pops up a list of drivers.. the one you want is cdrom.ko ... after that i SHOULD... (it did for me) run from your usb drive..  :)

     

    i hope i fixed this for ya!

    nothing, just hit ok

  17. Building rpms from source

    in WorkBench

    Posted · Edited by illogic-al

    Well Now I've started to do this (again)

    And this time I actually got paste KDELIBS! WOOOO!

     

    I'll post my progress here and if anyone wants rpms or to help feel free.

    BTW afaik there aren't any graves bugs in KDE 3.3 itself. People just aren't upgrading properly :-D

     

    Oh, and just so you guys know. I'm not adding _any_ mandrake patches to my rpms (makes it much simpler and much stabler). Which means no mandrake menu.

     

    If you'd like KDE w/ mdk aptches go to grab a spec file from

    http://cvs.mandrakesoft.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/SPECS/ , a corressponding src.rpm (for 3.2) and happy hacking :-D

     

    If you decide you just wanna rebuild your rpms i can help yah.

     

    So far I have kdelibs, kdebase, and arts done. right now I'm working on kdemultimedia.

  18. WM/DE-02: KDE

    in Frequently Asked Questions and How To's

    Posted

    Installing a new Splash screen for KDE

     

    Ok so do you want to change the splash screen for KDE? Well keep on reading on in the next few steps you will be able to install a new theme that fits your need.

     

    1.First up all open up Konqueror,

    a.You can open Konquereor my clicking on " Home " on your desktop or on your toolbar ( if you have not removed it )

     

    2.Next you will need to browse into .kde/share/apps. ( Incase you cannot see .kde then you will have to change Konqueror to show hidden files, if so read on. If not then skip the next step )

     

    a.To make Konqueror show hidden files is very simple, on the Konqueror window go to View > and click on ' Show Hidden Files '

     

    b.Now browse to .kde/share/apps

     

    3.Once you are in .kde/share/apps you need to create a folder labeled ksplash

     

    a.To do this right-click > Create New > Folder...

     

    -When it asks you to put in the name for the folder type in ksplash

     

    b.Now click on ksplash to change directory into that folder.

     

    4.Once you are in ksplash, you will need to create 2 more folders one labeled Themes and the other labeled pics

     

    NOTE: when you type in Themes make sure it is a capital T

     

    Follow step 3.a. to create both folders Themes and pics

     

    Now here is the part that might get a little confusing for some of you,

     

    Next you have to download a splash screen from the following websites,

     

    http://www.kde-look.org/index.php?xcontentmode=35

     

    Download them somewhere on your hard drive ( /home/usr, /home/Documents etc... ) remember where you are saving it to!

     

    5.Once you have downloaded the splash screen of your choice and open up Konsole and type in the following,

     

    cd .kde/share/apps/ksplash/Themes/

     

    Once you are in there do the following,

     

    * If it's a tar.gz,

     

    tar -xvzf /path/of/file/where/you/saved/the/splash/screen/to.tar.gz

     

    *If it's a bz2,

     

    tar -xvjf /path/of/file/where/you/saved/the/splash/screen/to.tar.bz2  

     

    The splash screens you have downloaded should be in their own folder inside of .kde/share/apss/ksplash/Themes

     

    Now to apply the splash screen you will need to click on Application Starter > System > Configuration > KDE > LookNFeel > Splash Screen

     

    Once that comes up you should see on the list the name of the splash screen you have installed. Click on the splash screen you want, then click ' Apply ' then click ' OK ' to exit,

     

    If you would like to see what the splash screen looks like in action, click on ' Test ' on the bottom left hand conner.

     

    And that's it! You have now learned how to install a splash screen. When ever you need to install another splash screen, just follow steps from 5. on down.

     

    Enjoy!

     

    -Luis

  23. Mandrakelinux Default Desktop Discussion

    in WorkBench

    Posted

    I liked the default desktop a lot. Everytime I re-installed mandrake I just felt "at home" and kept it like that (especially the wallpaper) for a while.

    The one exception, the things I always changed were the size of the panel (to normal) and the removal of that BUTT UGLY purple background, behind the star. Very bad idea that was.

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