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here is what i did with my wine cvs (you can use it as a guide) 1. i created a /opt/cvs/wine folder (i have some apps that i build from cvs), and changed there with the cd command 2. issued the wine cvs command (i have it in a simple bash script so i just call it to update the view). the first time it runs it creates a wine folder. 3. after i have successfully created/updated the wine cvs view, i go to the /opt/cvs/wine/wine folder (the one containing the source and configuration files) and issue a $ ./configure 4. if configure finishes successfully, it has created a makefile (makefiles actually) $ make depend && make 5. if make finishes successfully then that is the time i can su to root and issue a # make install . Note that instead of issuing a make install i use checkinstall so i can remove the wine installation with a single rpm -e wine<whatever>. hth.

sorry, i have not read the previous posts so ill just reply on this one. cvs (concurrent versioning system) is a means of *moderating* the work done by a number of developers around the world. they cvs to checkout[1], checkin[2] or just create snapshot views[3] of the files of a certain project (wine in this case). the checkout and checkin privileges are usually restricted to a certain few but almost anybody can create a snapshot view of the project. once you have created a view, you can update it[4]. this means that if the project repository is composed of 10,000 files, cvs will try to sync your snapshot view with the repository state by downloading/updating/removing files in your view. if only 10 files has been modified since you last synched with the repository then only those 10 files will be updated. cvs views, as it is called a developers view, is bleeding-edge. it means that those views have the latest bugfixes but they are also unstable since new bugs can be introduced. it only takes one sloppy developer to muck up and submit a piece of code to bring down the operation of the whole application. there are safeguards regarding these but there are always a few small things that pass the initial inspection. another thing, cvs will give you the source code and not the binary. you will have to build and install it, ciao! [1] checkout is the term used when a developer gains the right to modify/enhance it (fix a bug or add a new feature) and submit the modified file back into the repository (database of files). [2] checkin is the term for the act of submitting a modified file so anybody who updates their view of the project can see/get the modified file. [3] a snapshot view is a view of the files in the project repository at a certain point in time. [4] refer to the cvs instruction page of the project you are trying to build.

then bochs might be the answer for you. im also trying to install win98 on bochs but unfortunately i am stuck on the part of creating an image of the windows installer. maybe this week if time permits. :( ciao!

hi, i dont know if i get it right, but you want to compile your code using MingW running on wine? if this is correct then you wine would be your achilles heel as it is alphaware. you might have better chances installing bochs, running win98 on it, installing MingW on the bochs-ed windows and then compiling your source from there. this is one case wherein dual-booting would be pretty much welcomed: developing your programs in linux (c++/gtk|qt) and then when everything is alright, booting into windows and compiling them again. ciao!

Browse: [About the FAQ forum] [table of contents] [FAQs] [contribute] [GQ: General Questions not covered in the other sections] GQ-01 : How do I find (additional) help? There may come a time in this Linux forum of ours where you will hear a shout of RTFM! Many Linux Gurus get RTFM rage as new users assume that they are some kind of helpline. There is a reason for this, nearly all of the Linux and Unix tools feature a lot of documentation. This is great for the user, as it means you dont have to wait for a more experienced Linux user to help you. :) This post aims to provide a selection of links to manuals of all sizes and shapes, so that the user does not have to search for them (god forbid the new Linux user having to find the manuals themselves:)) The man command How to use man Now our first useful resource is the man command, this is used in the following way: man <package name> It can be executed by any Linux user at all ;) Now, man is a command that formats and shows the manual pages for a particular tool, useful huh? Now, man can be used very easily, sometimes however I have people asking me how to exit man, this is very easy, use q Pressing the down arrow lets you proceed onto the next page, the man pages typically list all the command line switches of the tool, as well as some interesting configuration information. To test this command out type: $ man man Now, read on down, this is the full manual page for the man command, it should be split in nice easy to read sections. This is one of the most useful commands on Linux :) If you are not sure what command does what you want, you can use $ man -k <keyword> to search for utilities that have the keyword in their description. Instead of man -k, you could also use apropos or whatis. When to use man The time when it is ideal to use man is if you have a question such as What is foo-bar and how do I use it? or I wonder if foo-bar can do blah-de-blah. Since all the functions are listed under the man page then you can use its wealth of resources, as well as read the short description of the function. Also the man page should be used as the first resource before starting to look elsewhere. The info command The info (/usr/bin/info) command is thought to be the replacement of the almost obsolete "man" format for reading the documentation of computer programs. Most of the GNU programs have their documentation written in info format, though they mantain a copy of that documentation in man format (many times that man page is not updated, and points to the info version). You can see how to use "info" for reading documentation either by: man info or info info It is also possible to access man and info pages graphically in KDE. To do this you will need to open up Konqueror and in the urlbar type man:/ Similarly for info pages you can type info:/ They can also be accessed through the KDE Help Center if it is installed khelpcenter The help built in The bash built-in commands, are only documented on "man bash" or "info bash" which are difficult to use due to its heavy size. So to get quick help on bash builting commands, you can use the built in help command. Example: help alias alias: alias [-p] [name[=value] ... ] `alias' with no arguments or with the -p option prints the list of aliases in the form alias NAME=VALUE on standard output. Otherwise, an alias is defined for each NAME whose VALUE is given. A trailing space in VALUE causes the next word to be checked for alias substitution when the alias is expanded. Alias returns true unless a NAME is given for which no alias has been defined. Internet Resources LinuxQuestions- This is one of the largest Linux specific forums on the internet, you should NOT automatically think that because these are forums then you should post your question, you shouldnt. This forum has the search feature enabled. So, head right up to the search feature and start searching. Some tips for searching are: 1. Use booleans, AND, OR etc. 2. Make your search as specific as possible 3. Search for only words over two (2) characters long 4. Do not search for "linux" or other such generic terms There are thousands of posts at the site, most of your problems should be covered here. If they're not then :shock: Google - Linux - The little known Linux section of google. This site covers many areas of the Linux online world and there will be some matches for your search. Follow the same searching tips as above. (You can also resort to the standard google search if you are having no luck, make sure, however that you do include the word "linux" in the search. Google - Groups (groups.google.com) Even better resource than the http://google.com/linux you have the Google Groups (an excellent search engine for Usenet discussion forums) for finding answers to your punctual questions. Literally, every question you have has already been answered in Usenet. Next stop, New York, well - almost, actually freshmeat.net now the chances are that your software will be listed on freshmeat/sourceforge. Do a search here for the package name, if it is found then try clicking on the "Project Homepage" link, or the Docs link if there is one; have a thorough read of these and see if your problem is listed as a bug, if it is then there isnt much you can do about it, until the next version comes out :( Also, if there is a SourceForge link check that they don't have a forum such as the KICQ projects here. Have a read around here, this will most likely be where the developers help out. Another place to go will be down the nav-bar on the left is a documentation link, have a look, have a read and see whether your problem is listed there. If it isnt then you have two options: OcUK Linux Forum - We're happy to help if you have read the manuals and have tried to research your problem. Make sure your post includes: 1. The version of the software 2. Your current distro 3. How you installed (i.e. via RPM [urgh evil!] or via .tar.gz [use the source luke!] 4. The exact error message (copy and paste if possible) that was given when your program crashed/the problem occured. If you have a random crash problem, try running from the terminal (xterm, konsole, gnome-terminal) to see this error. If we dont know the answer or you would prefer not to ask @ OcUK then try the aforementioned LQ Forums, or the forums of your chosen package. Also, check distro-specific forums such as The Gentoo Forums. Forums such as these have extensive search features, and often have the developers/gurus of that particular distro on them :) And finally there are our forums, complete with the handy Search link in the upper right hand corner of the page :-) Another valuable resource is IRC (internet relay chat). The best IRC server for help I find is: irc.openprojects.net Here there are many channels such as #gentoo and #fluxbox etc. There is also a general Linux channel @ #linux. If you have BitchX the IRC client then use this: $ BitchX irc.freenode.net /nick <your nickname> /join #<chosen channel> For more information on connecting to IRC see our How To Connect to IRC How-to. Because Linux is free, the software you install may require some work from YOU the user to get working. The vast array helplines that can be found for Windows don't exist in such abundance for Linux and therefore you need to try to help yourself before asking frantically. Linux requires you to put effort in to make your system work properly, I tweak and change my current Gentoo system frequently - and I know I will never have it perfect. If you want a system that works out-of-the-box and you dont want to put any effort in at all - then go back to WIndows and format every 3 months :roll: . The OpenSource community requires both developers and users to put effort in it. Enjoy your Linuxing... /edit - I've written this, and read over it and it sounds like a rant, it isn't a rant, it's a guide for new Linux users, a guide to show people HOW to look for their own information, so that they can try to help themselves. I've picked out what I think are the most helpful guides on the Internet and elsewhere for you to use. Please don't take it as a rant. If you think there are any more useful sites on the internet/resources please PM me and I'll add them to the guide :D NOTE: This was a post made mainly by JeroenM at club-nihil.net and was edited to include some additonal tips from other users. Reference Link(s): http://mandrakeusers.org/index.php?showtopic=2302 http://linuxquestions.org/ http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/ http://freshmeat.net http://forums.gentoo.org man man man apropos man whatis man less info info

Browse: [About the FAQ Forum] [Table of Contents] [FAQs] [Contribute] [CL: Command line questions] CL-05 : How do I check if my cd/iso is not corrupted? If you have downloaded an iso image of your favorite distro (or any file), it might serve you to check the md5 checksum (aka md5sum) of your data to see that what you downloaded is exactly the same as what resides in the source server. This only works if the server hosting the file provides the md5sum of the file (or you have acquired a copy from a trusted souce). To check the md5sum of an image, run the following $ md5sum yourimage.iso which will display the md5 checksum of the file yourimage.iso. It is a common trick to just compare the first four and last four characters of the checksum with the checksum from the server. If you have a file containing the checksum of one or more files, you can invoke the following to automate the checking (assuming that all files to be checked resides in the folder where md5sum is invoked). $ md5sum checksumfile.md5 NOTE: If you are not using a *nix machine, you still can check the md5sum of your files using a native md5sum utility. Refer to the links below for some suggested md5sum applications. If you have bought linux installation discs, you can still check the md5sum by issuing the following command (adjust the device descriptor to fit your machine specs) $ md5sum /dev/cdrom but be wary of this caveat. Reference Link(s): http://www.md5summer.org/ http://www.etree.org/md5com.html http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/coasterless.htm http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Wikilearn/Cd...urning#In_Linux man md5sum [PREV: "CL-04: How can I use shortcuts in the command line?"] [NEXT: "CL-06: How to burn data cds from the command line?"]

i think there is a port somewhere but i forgot the name. search for it in freshmeat. ciao!

i dont know if you are just kidding or what but i think mandrakesoft is after a philosophical name that should symbolize their current status. a bamboo is a resilient plant. It belongs to the grass family which is pretty incredible if you consider its height. A bamboo plant is so resilient that it can withstand storms. it does this by swaying with the wind; where other trees survive using their thick trunks and huge root systems, bamboo plants weather the storm by swaying with the wind. i think the name is cool. but then it might be just me. i would have appreciated it if its named rice stalk, but i dont think the distro has been fit enough to be named such. ciao!

Browse: [About the FAQ Forum] [Table of Contents] [FAQs] [Contribute] [BQ: Board Questions] BQ-02 : How do I link directly to a specific post? Left click on the post number in the top right corner of the post to copy the link, then paste into your post. [instructions updated by spinynorman 28/06/05]

Browse: [About the FAQ Forum] [Table of Contents] [FAQs] [Contribute] [IM: Installing and Configuring Mandrake] IM-01 : How do I install Mandrake from the harddrive? A new FAQ is currently being worked on ;) Reference Link(s): http://fhj52.tripod.com/linux/MDK_HD_INSTALL.html

Browse: [About the FAQ Forum] [Table of Contents] [FAQs] [Contribute] [GQ: General Questions not covered in the other sections] GQ-03 : How do I copy and paste between two applications? The behavior of the cut/copy/paste, when called through shortcut keys (CTRL+[x,c,v]), differs from one application to another. Linux provides another way of doing this: Highlight the text to be copied. Point the X pointer to the location where the copied text is to be placed and click the middle button to execute the paste action. If your mouse doesn't have a middle-button, you can simulate it by pressing the left and right buttons at the same time. NOTE: Highlighting text overwrites the previous contents of the clipboard. To clear the contents of a textbox/editbox, click on the box to set the focus and press CTRL+U. You can middle-click afterwards to paste the contents of the clipboard. Reference Link(s): http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/clipboards.txt

Browse: [About the FAQ Forum] [Table of Contents] [FAQs] [Contribute] [CL: Command Line questions] CL-02 : How do I move/rename a file from the command line? To move a file: $ mv <file-to-be-moved> <destination-directory> To rename a file: $ mv <original-file> <new-file-name> You can combine the two invocations to move AND rename a file or directory. Read the manpage of mv for more information. Reference Link(s): http://mandrakeusers.org/index.php?showtopic=1628 http://www.mandrakeusers.org/docs/basics/i.../index.html#fad *This link is currently unavailable* http://www.math.mcgill.ca/new/services/lin...nux_basics.php3 google search vi tutorials [PREV: "CL-01: How can I edit a file in command line?"] [NEXT: "CL-03: What is the size of a directory?"]

Browse: [About the FAQ Forum] [Table of Contents] [FAQs] [Contribute] [GQ: General questions not covered in the other sections] GQ-02 : What do I do when my system stops responding? Before you get to the point of needing to press the reset button, you might want to read this. Author Tom Berger. The Magic SysRq Key This feature allows you to do some basic maintenance tasks even if the rest of the system isn't responding. It is enabled by default on Mandrake Linux. In particular, it allows you to shutdown your system properly, thus avoiding the risk of file system corruption when simply turning the machine off with media still being mounted. The 'SysRq' sequence involves pressing three keys at once, theleft ALT key, the 'SysRq' key (also labeled 'PrtSc' or 'F13') and a letter key: 1. <ALT> <SysRq> <r> puts the keyboard in 'raw' mode. This might be helpful in cases where the graphical interface does not respond to keyboard or mouse commands any more. Having pressed that sequence, press <ALT> <CTRL> <BACKSPACE> simultaneously. This will try to kill the X server and drops you onto the console (i.e. it's the emergency key combination to switch from runlevel 5 to runlevel 3). 2. <ALT> <SysRq> <s> attempts to write all unsaved data to disk ('sync' the disk) to prevent file corruption. 3. <ALT> <SysRq> <e> sends a termination signal to all processes, except for 'init'. 4. <ALT> <SysRq> <i> sends a kill signal to all processes, except for init, thus terminating all processes which ignored the termination signal. 5. <ALT> <SysRq> <u> remounts all mounted file systems read-only. This prevents file system corruption. 6. <ALT> <SysRq> <b> reboots the system. Alternatively, replace the 'b' with an 'o' to turn the machine off. If you look at this sequence, you see that you are - apart from the first step - actually emulating the 'init' shutdown process. Therefore it is important that you press these sequences in the correct order (e.g. that you 'sync' the drives before remounting them): Raw -Sync - tErm - kIll -Umount - reBoot. A possible mnemonic phrase: 'Raising Skinny Elephants Is Utterly Boring'. Mandrake Linux user Louis suggested this phrase, which is a bit more on topic: 'Remembering the Sequence Entirely Is Useful Buddy'. Reference Link(s): http://mandrakeusers.org/index.php?showtopic=993 http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/admin/arecov4.html http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/mdoc/ref/...tem-freeze.html

Browse: [About the FAQ Forum] [Table of Contents] [FAQs] [Contribute] XD-03: How do I move the X pointer without using the mouse ? It is possible to control the X pointer using numeric keypad controls. Here's how to do it: 0. Make sure your X server supports the keyboard extension. (Requires X11R6.1 or higher.) xdpyinfo can tell you this; grep for XKEYBOARD. 1. Press Shift+NumLock to activate the mouse keys. (My system beeps when this happens.) If Shift+NumLock doesn't work, try Alt+Shift+NumLock. If this still doesn't work, try this shell command: xmodmap -e "keysym Num_Lock = Num_Lock Pointer_EnableKeys" 2. Control the pointer using the following keys on the numeric pad: Arrow numbers (2,4,6,8) move the pointer along the X or Y axis. Other numbers (1,3,7,9) may move the pointer diagonally. 5 performs a single click of the "default" button. + performs a double click of the "default" button. 0 locks the "default" button for dragging. . unlocks the "default" button to release a drag. / sets the "default" button to Button1. * sets the "default" button to Button2. - sets the "default" button to Button3. 3. Press Shift+NumLock to toggle out of the mode. Reference Link(s): http://www.mail-archive.com/linux%40hamlug...g/msg00498.html http://mandrakeusers.org/index.php?showtopic=983

its on the installation discs. or http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.p...=mandrake&arch= as for configuring it as an IDE, its a broad subject and you might be better off subscribing to an emacs list. :) ciao!

Browse: [About the FAQ Forum] [Table of Contents] [FAQs] [Contribute] [XD: XFree86, desktops, Gnome, KDE...] XD-02: How do I add resolutions or change refresh rates? Board member and translator qeldroma has written an excellent writeup regarding this topic which i will paste below.... ==================================================== Many people request help according their X-settings. Here you'll find answers if you.. ...want to understand a little bit your XF86Config(-4) file ...want to change possible resolutions ...want to change refresh-rates !!! IMPORTANT: YOU are responsible for changing your settings !!! !!! IMPORTANT: Only use settings, your hardware supports !!! Some PREs': To change between console (textmode) and Screen (X, graphical-mode) use <ctrl><alt>-F1...F6 for the consoles, <ctrl><alt>-F7...F10 for maximum four X-screens. To start a X-session, type "X" for terminal 0 (F7), or "X :0"..."X :3" for terminal 0 to 3. To start it in the background, add "&". Example: "X :2 &" - This will start X on F9, going to the background, so your console is not blocked. To start a X-based program, you'll have to define, on WHICH X-session it has to start. For that, you'll have to change the variable "display". If you want to start XTerm on F8, type following (beginning on console 0): 1. "X :1 &" 2. <ctrl><alt>-F1 3. "export DISPLAY=0:1" (0 for localhost) 4. "xterm &" 5. <ctrl><alt>-F8 And YES, you can start SEVERAL X-sessions parallel on your machine, perhaps to do change settings, without going back to init 3. ------------------------------------------------------------- 1. XF86Config: How it works In this file, you'll find all possible settings concerning your screen and graphic-card combination. To make it easier, i removed all comments in the following examples. First, my complete file: Section "Files" FontPath "unix/:-1" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" AllowMouseOpenFail EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" Load "v4l" Load "extmod" Load "type1" Load "freetype" Load "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "myKbd" Driver "Keyboard" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "de" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "wheelMouse" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Studioworks900B" VendorName "LG" HorizSync 30-96 VertRefresh 50-160 EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "AGP-V7100" VendorName "Asus" BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce2 DDR (generic)" Driver "nvidia" Option "NoLogo" "on" Option "CursorShadow" "on" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "myResolutions" Device "AGP-V7100" Monitor "Studioworks900B" DefaultColorDepth 24 Subsection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "layout1" InputDevice "myKbd" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "wheelMouse" "CorePointer" Screen "myResolutions" EndSection - At the beginning is defined, where to search for fonts. - Serverflags are serverflags. ;) (Details in "man XF86Config") - Modules defines all modules for your layout, that have to be loaded to work properly. If you want OpenGL, then a type of "glx" module must be loaded, depending on your hardware. This is like finetuning: some modules just add some features, like video acceleration, etc.. - The inputdevices are..well.. inputdevices :shock: (IMPORTANT: every device needs its own "Section" - "EndSection") - The monitor section defines your monitor. Here you can tune your settings. This is the place for modelines, too. - The device section defines your graphic-cards. All graca-specific flags (options) have to be defined here. - A screen is a compilation of graca, monitor and wanted resolution/color-combinations. Every display-subsection represents a colordepth. - And finally a layout defines the complete "scene". What you can figure out is, that you can define MORE THAN ONE graca, monitor, input device, etc.... Then you define the different layouts and tell the server, which layout he has to use. For details, again, look at "man XF86Config". That results in the possibility to use severall graca/monitor layouts AT THE SAME TIME. ------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Changing possible resolutions/refresh rates The way is to try them and if they DON'T work, to finetune them. 2.1 Trying wanted resolutions - skip this if you want only to change refresh rate There are several resolutions that work "on the fly". If you want to add p.e. "1152x864". The only section you'll have to modify is the screen-section. Just add the wanted resolution to all colordepths you'll want it to be in. Remember that the FIRST resolution in the line is the default. Section "Screen" Identifier "myResolutions" Device "AGP-V7100" Monitor "Studioworks900B" DefaultColorDepth 24 Subsection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1152x864" "1400x1050" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1152x864" "1400x1050" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1152x864" "1400x1050" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1152x864" "1400x1050" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection EndSection Then go back to console and make a "X -probeonly". This will check your configuration and logs all to "/var/log/XFree86.0.1". If there are no errors, you can try it with "X". If it switches to your new resolution, all is done. If it doesn't or, if it does, but the screen is unreadable or the refreshrate is wrong, go to the next step. Remember "<ctrl>-<alt>-Backspace" to kill X. 2.2 Defining a modeline (change refresh rate, too) The way now is: first getting a basic modeline that will be used to begin. Then finetune it if necessary. 2.2.1 Getting a modeline Please check out this link to find out your first modeline. Just type in your wanted resolution and refresh rate. Following an example: # 1024x768 @ 100Hz, 81.00 kHz hsync Mode "1024x768" DotClock 110.16 HTimings 1024 1056 1168 1360 VTimings 768 772 776 810 EndMode That above is EXACT THE SAME AS: Modeline "1024x768" 110.16 Paste one of that examples in your "/etc/X11/XFreeconfig-4" file, in your monitors section. Voilà. Please check again if it works via "X -probeonly" and, if it worked, "X &". If you now have to resize or move the window, you'll have to use "xvidtune". Don't panic, it's easy... While X is working on "<ctrl>-<alt>+<F7>", type in the console "export DISPLAY=0:0". Afterwards "xvidtune". Then switch back to X again (<alt>-<F7>). Click on the auto button to see the result of your changings immediately. After using the sizing and moving buttons, you'll just have to modify the modeline. Therefor notice the colored values. You see 1 vertical. Result: Section "Monitor" Identifier "Studioworks900B" VendorName "LG" HorizSync 30-96 VertRefresh 50-160 Modeline "1024x768" 110.16 1024 1056 1168 1360 768 772 776 810 EndSection or Section "Monitor" Identifier "Studioworks900B" VendorName "LG" HorizSync 30-96 VertRefresh 50-160 Mode "1024x768" DotClock 110.16 HTimings 1024 1056 1168 1360 VTimings 768 772 776 810 EndMode EndSection Now it's done. Have fun! ==================================================== Reference Link(s): http://mandrakeusers.org/index.php?showtopic=576

Browse: [About the FAQ Forum] [Table of Contents] [FAQs] [Contribute] [XD: XFree86, desktops, Gnome, KDE...] XD-01: How do I install/add new icons to KDE? The procedure for adding new icons to KDE is: Download a compressed tarball containing the new icons to be added. Refer to link [1] below for a sample of a site offering KDE icons. Launch the KDE Control Center. Go to the Look&Feel->Icons portion of the Control Center. Browse to the tarball package. Click install. Reference Link(s): [1] http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=3883 [2] http://mandrakeusers.org/index.php?showtopic=267

Browse: [About the FAQ forum] [table of contents] [FAQs] [contribute] [GQ: General Questions not covered in the other sections] GQ-04: How do I remove Linux to reinstall Windows? Basically the steps are as follows: - Remove the installed bootloader. - Delete the Linux partitions. - Create Windows partitions. Removing the bootloader is doable before or after deleting the partitions. If t the bootloader is installed in the MBR and Windows is going to be installed then the step could be skipped since Windows is going to overwrite the MBR area during installation. * To remove LILO, enter lilo -u as the root user. You might be required to pass the device wherein LILO is installed. If it is installed in the MBR of the first harddisk then you need to pass /dev/hda . If it is on a partition then you need to specify that partition. <TODO: Add instruction for removing GRUB while Linux is still installed> The bootloader in the MBR could also be removed by invoking fdisk /mbr from a windows bootdisk. There are also reports that some Windows versions have the fixmbr utility. Your mileage might vary with that tool. The Linux partitions will have to be removed since Windows cannot normally see these. To delete the Linux partitions then they should not be in use. There are three ways to do this: A. Boot using a live-cd or rescue Linux distro. Once booted, use fdisk or cfdisk to remove the Linux partitions. You can also create Windows partitions inside these utilities and have Windows format these later on. Cfdisk is recommended because it has a pretty intuitive interface. It is also recommended that you create extended partitions whenever possible. B. Use the installer of your distro if it provides a rescue mode. The instructions above applies. C. In the case of the Mandriva installer, you can proceed with the advanced installation until you get into the graphical partition utility. You can delete and create partitions, save your modifications and then exit the installer. Reference Link(s): http://mandrakeusers.org/index.php?showtopic=103 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...;EN-US;Q247804& http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;315224

thanks bvc, i got this backwards. but since im dual booting, the swap can only be relocated in the middle of the drive. i gather this would get a little boost over placing the swap partition in the end of the drive? ciao!

i experienced monitor flickering during my 8.2 installation. it has something to do with the prosavage video card that i have. ndeb helped me with a setting that i put in my rc.local so it is executed everytime i boot. succeeding versions of mandrake didnt have that problem. give your videocard specs and maybe somebody (maybe ndeb) can figure out what can be done. ciao!

both right. im not getting hit because i dont use the tools that have updates. checkout this post of mine to better explain why. i dont get to use my pc much lately so i expect to get hit somewhere down the road. but for now my 9.1 is performing better than 9.0 in terms of my daily use. the only bug i have encountered so far is gnucash segfaulting but i think that has something to do with guile. like i said, a boon for others, a bane for some. ciao!

Emacs is the proverbial kitchen sink. :mystilol: ciao!

The results are in: its a dismal FAILURE! and no, its not a partimage/ntfs problem. the problem is that knoppix cant detect the lan card of the dell optiflex gx260. my colleague said he was able to install solaris in a similar machine but wasnt able to detect the lancard as well. *grumble, grumble*. :( ciao!

yup. thats what i was saying. ciao!

thanks. i just hope i dont get fired for this. :#: ciao!