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Firefox 2.0 is officially released on 24 October.

I just stopped using Yahoo. Walking away is the least we can do. Not that it's going to change much, but I just don't want to use the poorly designed portal.

Wait a sec Ian, there is an HTML standard, and konqueror and firefox comply with the stanadrd. So why woud anybody develop websites for a browser? Because IE users bring the largest share of revenue even though IE is not 100% standard compliant. So they say, hell with the standard. As for the rest 10% of users, their attitude is "Take it or leave it". I use the latest FF with NoScript extension. Even if I allow javascripts from yahoo.com, Yahoo mail refuses to work unless I completely disable NoScript, 'cause it blocks the third party ad content.

I would agree with the conclusion, but... I think the poster wants to draw attention to the fact that yahoo attempts to force users to use the latest browsers. It is clear why - you need to have the latest browser with javascripts enabled to watch the advertising content. IMHO, it must be up to the users to choose whether they want or not that content displayed, since the terms and conditions do not prohibit blocking the content. Another shameless trick.

If such a devoted user abandons Mandriva, it's quite discouraging :huh:

I have been using unison for this job for many years. It allows one to preview and correct the suggested synchronization. I.e., if a file was deleted/modified in one of the directories, you can decide whether you wanmt to delete/update it in another diresctory, or restore the original version. Quite handy.

Emperor Linux www.emperorlinux.com offers a linux laptop based on T60, they call it Toucan. You may find answers to your question from their website

how about just typing halt in the terminal window?

I am having trouble with my old (Mandrake 9.2) laptop. It has two USB ports and one more port is on the port replicator. I have also a 4-port USB hub which is (or I should say, used to be) connected to the port replicator thus giving me 6 USB ports to use. Yesterday I purchased a USB phone and a USB webcam which I intended to use under Windows with skype. I connected them to the hub along with the USB mouse and an old 3 button PS/2 mouse (connected via PS/2-to-USB Y connector). While I am not going to use the phone and the cam under Linux, I would prefer them to be connected so I don't have to pull cables every time I switch between Windows to Linux. With that in mind I reboot back to Linux, and... my usb stuff is complete mess! Firstly, this strange message appeard in the log (note that 00:1d.7 is Intel USB 2 controller): Oct 7 22:08:54 localhost kernel: hub.c: connect-debounce failed, port 1 disabled Oct 7 22:08:54 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-1, assigned address 2 Oct 7 22:08:54 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=2 (error=-71) Then more... Oct 7 22:08:54 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-1, assigned address 3 Oct 7 22:08:54 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=3 (error=-71) snip snip Oct 7 22:08:54 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-1, assigned address 4 Oct 7 22:08:54 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=4 (error=-71) Oct 7 22:08:54 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-1, assigned address 5 Oct 7 22:08:54 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=5 (error=-71) snip snip Oct 7 22:08:54 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-1, assigned address 6 Oct 7 22:08:54 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=6 (error=-71) Oct 7 22:08:54 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-1, assigned address 7 Oct 7 22:08:54 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=7 (error=-71) snip snip Oct 7 22:12:13 localhost kernel: hub.c: connect-debounce failed, port 1 disabled Oct 7 22:12:18 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-4, assigned address 8 Oct 7 22:12:18 localhost kernel: hub.c: USB hub found Oct 7 22:12:18 localhost kernel: hub.c: 4 ports detected Oct 7 22:12:19 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-4.1, assigned address 9 Oct 7 22:12:19 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device 9 (vend/prod 0xac8/0x305b) is not claimed by any active driver. Oct 7 22:12:20 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-4.3, assigned address 10 Oct 7 22:12:20 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device 10 (vend/prod 0x4b3/0x310b) is not claimed by any active driver. Oct 7 22:12:20 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-4.4, assigned address 11 Oct 7 22:12:20 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device 11 (vend/prod 0xa81/0x205) is not claimed by any active driver. Oct 7 22:12:21 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-4.2, assigned address 12 Oct 7 22:12:21 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device 12 (vend/prod 0x6993/0xb001) is not claimed by any active driver. Oct 7 22:12:22 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: ... no modules for USB product 409/59/100 Oct 7 22:12:23 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: ... no modules for USB product ac8/305b/100 Oct 7 22:12:23 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:1d.7-4 address 8 Oct 7 22:12:23 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:1d.7-4.1 address 9 Oct 7 22:12:23 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:1d.7-4.2 address 12 Oct 7 22:12:23 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:1d.7-4.3 address 10 Oct 7 22:12:23 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:1d.7-4.4 address 11 Oct 7 22:12:23 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup usbmouse hid for USB product 4b3/310b/160 Oct 7 22:12:24 localhost kernel: hub.c: connect-debounce failed, port 4 disabled Oct 7 22:12:24 localhost kernel: usb.c: registered new driver hiddev Oct 7 22:12:24 localhost kernel: usb.c: registered new driver hid Oct 7 22:12:24 localhost kernel: hid-core.c: v1.8.1 Andreas Gal, Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz> Oct 7 22:12:24 localhost kernel: hid-core.c: USB HID support drivers Oct 7 22:12:24 localhost kernel: mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice Oct 7 22:12:24 localhost kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usbmouse Oct 7 22:12:24 localhost kernel: usbmouse.c: v1.6:USB HID Boot Protocol mouse driver Oct 7 22:12:24 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup mousedev for USB product 4b3/310b/160 Oct 7 22:12:25 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup usbkbd hid for USB product a81/205/10 Oct 7 22:12:25 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup usbmouse hid for USB product a81/205/10 Oct 7 22:12:25 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup mousedev for USB product a81/205/10 Oct 7 22:12:25 localhost kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usbkbd Oct 7 22:12:25 localhost kernel: usbkbd.c: :USB HID Boot Protocol keyboard driver Oct 7 22:12:25 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup hid for USB product 6993/b001/0 Oct 7 22:12:25 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup keybdev for USB product a81/205/10 Oct 7 22:12:25 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup snd-usb-audio audio for USB product 6993/b001/0 Oct 7 22:12:26 localhost kernel: usb.c: registered new driver snd-usb-audio Oct 7 22:12:26 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: ... no modules for USB product 6993/b001/0 Oct 7 22:12:26 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: ... no modules for USB product 6993/b001/0 Oct 7 22:12:26 localhost kernel: usb.c: registered new driver audio Oct 7 22:12:26 localhost kernel: audio.c: v1.0.0:USB Audio Class driver Oct 7 22:12:30 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-1, assigned address 13 Oct 7 22:12:30 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=13 (error=-71) Oct 7 22:12:35 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-1, assigned address 14 Oct 7 22:12:35 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=14 (error=-71) Oct 7 22:12:44 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-4, assigned address 15 Oct 7 22:12:44 localhost kernel: hub.c: USB hub found Oct 7 22:12:44 localhost kernel: hub.c: 4 ports detected Oct 7 22:12:45 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-4.1, assigned address 16 Oct 7 22:12:45 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device 16 (vend/prod 0xac8/0x305b) is not claimed by any active driver. Oct 7 22:12:45 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-4.3, assigned address 17 Oct 7 22:12:45 localhost kernel: input: USB HID v1.00 Mouse [04b3:310b] on usb4:17.0 Oct 7 22:12:46 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-4.4, assigned address 18 Oct 7 22:12:46 localhost kernel: input: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter] on usb4:18.0 Oct 7 22:12:46 localhost kernel: input: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter] on usb4:18.1 Oct 7 22:12:46 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-4.2, assigned address 19 Oct 7 22:12:46 localhost kernel: hiddev0: USB HID v1.00 Device [Yealink Network Technology Ltd. VOIP USB Phone ] on usb4:19.3 Oct 7 22:12:48 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: ... no modules for USB product 409/59/100 Oct 7 22:12:48 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: ... no modules for USB product ac8/305b/100 Oct 7 22:12:49 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup usbmouse hid for USB product 4b3/310b/160 Oct 7 22:12:49 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup mousedev for USB product 4b3/310b/160 Oct 7 22:12:50 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup usbkbd hid for USB product a81/205/10 Oct 7 22:12:50 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup usbmouse hid for USB product a81/205/10 Oct 7 22:12:50 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup keybdev for USB product a81/205/10 Oct 7 22:12:51 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup mousedev for USB product a81/205/10 Oct 7 22:12:51 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup hid for USB product 6993/b001/0 Oct 7 22:12:51 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup snd-usb-audio audio for USB product 6993/b001/0 Oct 7 22:12:51 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: ... no modules for USB product 6993/b001/0 Oct 7 22:12:51 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: ... no modules for USB product 6993/b001/0 Oct 7 22:13:03 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:1d.7-4 address 15 Oct 7 22:13:03 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:1d.7-4.1 address 16 Oct 7 22:13:03 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:1d.7-4.2 address 19 Oct 7 22:13:04 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:1d.7-4.3 address 17 Oct 7 22:13:04 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:1d.7-4.4 address 18 Oct 7 22:13:08 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-1, assigned address 20 Oct 7 22:13:08 localhost kernel: hub.c: USB hub found Oct 7 22:13:08 localhost kernel: hub.c: 4 ports detected Oct 7 22:13:08 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-1.1, assigned address 21 Oct 7 22:13:08 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device 21 (vend/prod 0xac8/0x305b) is not claimed by any active driver. Oct 7 22:13:09 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-1.3, assigned address 22 Oct 7 22:13:09 localhost kernel: input: USB HID v1.00 Mouse [04b3:310b] on usb4:22.0 Oct 7 22:13:09 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-1.4, assigned address 23 Oct 7 22:13:09 localhost kernel: input: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter] on usb4:23.0 Oct 7 22:13:09 localhost kernel: input: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter] on usb4:23.1 Oct 7 22:13:10 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-1.2, assigned address 24 Oct 7 22:13:10 localhost kernel: hiddev0: USB HID v1.00 Device [Yealink Network Technology Ltd. VOIP USB Phone ] on usb4:24.3 Oct 7 22:13:11 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: ... no modules for USB product 409/59/100 Oct 7 22:13:12 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: ... no modules for USB product ac8/305b/100 Oct 7 22:13:12 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup usbmouse hid for USB product 4b3/310b/160 Oct 7 22:13:12 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup mousedev for USB product 4b3/310b/160 Oct 7 22:13:14 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup usbmouse hid for USB product a81/205/10 Oct 7 22:13:14 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup usbkbd hid for USB product a81/205/10 Oct 7 22:13:14 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup mousedev for USB product a81/205/10 Oct 7 22:13:14 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup keybdev for USB product a81/205/10 Oct 7 22:13:14 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup hid for USB product 6993/b001/0 Oct 7 22:13:14 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup snd-usb-audio audio for USB product 6993/b001/0 Oct 7 22:13:15 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: ... no modules for USB product 6993/b001/0 Oct 7 22:13:15 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: ... no modules for USB product 6993/b001/0 Oct 7 22:13:47 localhost gconfd (valu-3959): Received signal 1, shutting down cleanly At this point I found that I did not have mouse, and decided to logout/restart. As of this point the log is full of messages Oct 7 22:14:04 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-1, assigned address 26 Oct 7 22:14:04 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=26 (error=-71) Oct 7 22:14:07 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-1, assigned address 27 Oct 7 22:14:07 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=27 (error=-71) Oct 7 22:14:07 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-1, assigned address 28 Oct 7 22:14:07 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=28 (error=-71) Oct 7 22:14:42 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-4, assigned address 29 Oct 7 22:14:42 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=29 (error=-71) Oct 7 22:14:44 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-4, assigned address 30 Oct 7 22:14:44 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=30 (error=-71) Oct 7 22:14:53 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-3, assigned address 31 Oct 7 22:14:53 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=31 (error=-71) Oct 7 22:15:00 localhost CROND[5527]: (mail) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /usr/lib/mailman/cron/gate_news) Oct 7 22:15:11 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-1, assigned address 32 Oct 7 22:15:11 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=32 (error=-71) Oct 7 22:15:11 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-1, assigned address 33 Oct 7 22:15:11 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=33 (error=-71) Oct 7 22:15:27 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-1, assigned address 34 Oct 7 22:15:27 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=34 (error=-71) The hub is no longer detected, I disconnected everything except for the USB mouse which is connected directly into the slot on the port replicator. The mouse works. While the laptop sits on the port replicator, its two USB ports do not recognise my flash drive which they previously did not have any trouble with. Inserting the memory stick causes an error in the messages log: Oct 8 16:47:58 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-4, assigned address 10 Oct 8 16:47:58 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=10 (error=-71) Oct 8 16:47:58 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-4, assigned address 11 Oct 8 16:47:58 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=11 (error=-71) I have limited success using these ports when the laptop is not on the replicator (i.e., the flashdrive is automounted, but the USB card reader may or may not work). And of course, everything fine if I boot back to windows. This is to say that the hardware seems to be in good order. Does anybody have an idea where to start sorting this mess out? Complete reinstall is not an option.

Ok, after you install Session manager, go to Tools -> Extensions, click Session Manager, then Select restore previous session from the pulldown menu. This has worked for me (under WinXP).

I don't think FF1.x is able to save sessions. This feature will be added to FF 2.x, try the latest release candidate.

The first two questions has been answered already, but let me add on the 3rd one... Even though I use KDE, my rule of thumb is to install both DEs as much completely as space permits. You can use only KDE or GNOME but then there are Gnome tools which you may find more conveneient than those which are part of KDE, and vice versa. Install everything, then use what you like!

Try booting with kernel options noapic, nolapic. Open the Mandrake control center, go to the boot menu and toggle the apic/lapic checkboxes.

If you used Mandrake/Mandriva or any other Linux distro before, you could have noticed that (a) the KDE menu has changed quite substantially and has become more newbie friendly; (b) Distros modify the standard KDE menu the way they see appropriate. If I am not mistaken, Mandrake/driva does offer (or used to offer) an option of using a simplified version of the KDE menu, which has features you mention (though I am not certain it goes as far as package selection). Would it be a good thing if KDE or Mandriva one day decide to do things Windows way? I strongly disagree. If you prefer using Windows, that's fine, but you should not expect KDE/Mandriva to be like Windows. If you ever had to fix a broken system or tried to install a non-Mandriva/non-RPM software, you would have appreciated the transparency of linux installation, and this is when all those package dependencies start making sense. In regard to the simplicity and friendliness of Windows, you should not mistake selecting packages behind the scene for a more robust package selection/installation/removal. If you ever installed a Windows game you would notice a pop up window saying that you needed DirectX or something. Did you ever think, why did those messages appear "Blahblah.dll has been found on your computer. Skip/Overwrite?" How do you know the right answer? And when you uninstall something, in 99% cases you would see a message "BlahBlah has been uninstalled, some components could not be removed". Did you ever try removing leftovers from the registry? Do you call this a nice GUI for software removal? If you use SpyBot (and you should on a routine basis), how do you tell false positives from the spyware? The list can go on... Let me just finish by quoting the famous character "Ogres are not like cakes, ogres are like onions!". You can like cakes or onions, or both, take your pick.

Each and every groupware should be able to import contacts. Did you try to use the Import functionality?

Ha-ha 2007 has not been released as yet but they have already issued the first security advisory: Package : webmin Date : September 27, 2006 Affected: 2007.0

Try pbone.net

Don't know what happened but my system has cured itself! I don't have any explanation. This morning I plugged the laptop to the network at work and switched to the corresponding network profile - all sites loaded fine. When I got back home and switched back to the home net profile, all problematic sites worked as if nothing happened. I should say that I did try switching profiles before (without actually plugging to another network), and this did not help...

I do agree this is a DNS prob but I can't figure out where exactly the bottleneck is. My own webpage is among those causing a problem, and I know exactly that there is nothing on that page which could cause that much delay - no java, external ads, it contains only one image of about 25K in size.

Thanks, Ian. ifcfg-eth0 and resolv.conf look absolutely fine, and I have no problem with browsing/networking, except for browsing my work webserver. The problem only occurs when I use eth0, and only when browsing/downloading via a web browser (and yes, I tried firefox,konqueror, opera and IE under crossover office - same result). Secure login to the same host works seemslessly. The card is an Intel onboard network card, it works fine with e1000 driver. /sbin/modprobe -c gives alias net-pf-10 off, but I tried your suggestion anyway, and it did nor make any difference. It looks like web packets from my webserver at work go through some hoops and loops, as download speed from that site is 0.5KB/sec... Since everything works fine using eth1, I wonder if it is possible to create a new eth2 device for my network card?

This is a tough one... I was connected via VPN to my server at work, when suddenly my USB mouse died, and I was stupid enough to kill the X server and reboot (one of those days, you know...). After the computer restarted, I had to manually fix /etc/resolv.conf to remove entries added by pptpconfig, and my network was back to normal - almost, that is... For some strange reason, when the computer is connected to the network via a network cable (eth0), webpages served by the webserver at work (on the same network as the VPN server) load noticably slower than they used to load. But if the connection is via the wireless card (eth1), the network works perfectly and the same pages load at no time. On the other computer, these pages also load fast. This makes me think that there is some other settings I have to check, but I can't think of anything. I should note that I was connected to VPN via eth0, and I was using pptpconfig to establish the VPN connection. Eth0 (wired) and eth1 (wireless) have different IP addresses but on the same subnet, and they connect to the same router. Does anybody have an idea what happened or suggest what I should check? Any ideas are welcome, no matter how weird the are. PS. I have also tried to load Windows on the same box using the same IP address - worked perfectly, aaand also tried to assign a different IP address to eth0 - worked just as bad. Hence my guess is the problem occurs when I use eth0 - no matter what IP address is assigned to it...

The majority of the third party software which come as tarballs or .tgz install to /usr/local/ and put executables or symlinks to usr/local/bin. Few years back when I used firefox for the first time, it came with installer which did exactly that. In fact only software which installs to /opt that I know of are Adobe Reader, Crossover Office, Picasa and Grisoft Antivirus.

Yes, I am pretty shure I uncompressed FF as user, and then moved the directory as root. I have done a quick test - moving files as root does not change the owner, so that explains why I own the FF files. I am now certain that the whole premise of autoupdates is a flaw, and won't allow updates anymore. My message to everybody who put the FF outside of the home dir - change the file permissions and forget about automatic updates

Thanks guys, I usually follow the same procedure as described by daniewicz except for putting firefox directory in /usr/local/.... There are no particular reason for that. As for permissions, I still have copies of 1.0.7, 1.5.0.1 and 1.5.0.7 in my archive, 1.0.7 stuff is owned by root, and the newer ones 1.5.0.1 and 1.5.0.7 (which was updated from the original 1.5.0.6) are owned by user. I will need to see why this has happened.

What is the point of having autoupdate enabled then?