I would like to dual boot mepis 8.5 and mandriva 2010.1. How do I set up my partitions and how do I install the distros so I can go from one to the other. I have a 40GB hard drive, which has been wiped clean.
View 4 RepliesI have used ubuntu for som years now, I thought It could be nice to try a kde focused linux distro, so I installed mandriva spring.
The problem is that only the ubuntu LTS boots, and the mandriva part just stops after (and I don't know where to start, and what is relevant to write)
how do i install mandriva 2010 with the help of pen/flash drive? i hav the ISO image but my DVD drive is not working so burning it to a disk is not a sol for me i m using win 7 so the other method shown is not working
View 6 Replies View RelatedI'm still new to this.
Which OS is better to use Fedora 14 or Mandriva 2010.2.
If not anyone of these any suggestions?
I got 'Mandriva 2010.2 One KDE Europe - Americas' live image with a tech magazine as an .iso. The live usb image created with Unetbootin on my Mint 10 of the iso won't boot. All I get a warning no operating system or something. I tried the Mandriva-seed script but it gives an error
Quote:
GLib-GIO:ERROR:/build/buildd/glib2.0-2.26.0/gio/gdbusconnection.c:2270:initable_init: assertion failed: (connection->initialization_error == NULL)
Also tried the isotostick script too but it too won't work. Here is the error message
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Not verifying image...(no checkisomd5 in Ubuntu so skipping)!
./isotostick.sh: line 103: /lib/udev/vol_id: No such file or directory
USB filesystem must be vfat or ext[23]
Cleaning up to exit...
note that the file system of the usb drive is FAT32 and the md5sum of the iso is the same as that specified in the website !!
Having trouble mounting cd dvd under mandriva 2010.tried bash with su command and then# mount media/cdrom.but got this reply "mount:wromg fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sr0,missing code page or helper program, or other error. In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or so"
View 5 Replies View RelatedI used Ubuntu as my os for about 6 month.In that i could install gloobus coverflow,gloobus previve and gloobus flow.
Few days back i install Mandriva 2010 in to my laptop.I try to find out how to install gloobu in Mandriva.But i couldn't.It's not available in Rpmdrake.
I am a newbie and don't now how to do it.If some one now how to do it..
I have a tar.gz file that I am trying to install - In trying to convert it to a rpm file I extracted it to its own directory and ended up with a heap of .svg files - how do I install from here?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI am trying to learn more about linux. I have Mandriva 2010 and I got it to connect to my netgear router but I am unable to get it to connect through the router to connect to the Internet, I have read lots about it and tryed lots of different things Mandriva See's bouth my wlan and lan and it is installed on a packared bell ML61 laptop.
View 1 Replies View RelatedWhile I was exploring my newly installed Mandriva Linux 2010 in my system, I found some emoticons somewhere in a window ( I exactly don't remember where ). I want to know where to use those emoticons or what are the uses of those emoticons. Please give me an example. If possible also please tell me where I could find that emoticons i.e. in desktop settings or somewhere else. I forgot the location.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have a Nortek Diva keyboard and my machine runs Mandriva. In Mandriva 2009, pressing the "magnifying glass" button on my keyboard took me straight to the Firefox Search bar. Fantastic! Now that I've upgraded to Mandriva 2010, however, pressing the same button just launches the search engine as a new tab (okay, I can live with that), but the cursor is not active in the Search field.
I've been to the Nortek site but there are no drivers for the keyboard, Linux or otherwise. And no Nortek keyboard configurations appear in the Mandriva Linux Control Centre. I know how to use xev to capture keystrokes. What I'd like to know is, how can I map the keyboard button to position a cursor in the Firefox Search bar? I use Search A LOT, so this is really slowing me down. I bet it's something like "firefox %search".
i have mandriva 2010 but i want to create ext3 file system. so i am using mke2fs command in terminal. but "command not found" such message is coming. how to solve this problem
View 2 Replies View RelatedLately when i open my computer i encountered failed in loading system. its goes like this. Unexpected error, run fsck manually...log in as root. I have to log in as root and type fsck try to fix bad blocks. the mandriva ask me to reboot so i reboot my computer. after loading system, in log in screen. I click my username then type my password and press enter. There is a message prompt on me. "Your home directory is listed as:'/home/Gonzalo' but it does not appear to exist. Do you want to log in with the / (root) directory? it is unlikely anything will work unless you use a failsafe session.
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Frequency|Bluetooth] (vendor:0a5c device:2150)
[root@localhost ~]# service network restart
Shutting down interface eth0: [ OK ]
Shutting down loopback interface: [ OK ]
Bringing up loopback interface: [ OK ]
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I am trying to build a Python module (pyfits) but I get the following error:
# python setup.py install
/home/steve/src/pyfits-2.2.2/stsci_distutils_hack.py:239: DeprecationWarning: os.popen3 is deprecated. Use the subprocess module.
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I am trying to change the login screen from "Configure Your Desktop>Advanced>Login Manager".When I go into the login manager, everything is grayed out,you cannot change anything.I have to change it as root but I don't know how to do that. Therefore I need help regarding that. I did google searching but it was not of any help because they were for previous releases of mandriva or other distros which didn't apply to my case.
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View 14 Replies View Relatedhave very limited experience with command line interfaces in Mac OSX (the OS that I'm used to). Please pitch any replies at the appropriate level My problem:I've installed Mandriva Spring 2010 Free in a Parallels Desktop 5 VM running inside Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).Parallels has a set of tools that I need to install to make the VM play nicely with my host OS. It is here that I'm running into problems. When trying to install Parallels Tools I get a warning that 'Some components needed for parallels tools installation are missing in your system;. I'm offered the chance to download them automatically. This download always fails and I'm told that I need to download 'kernel sources' manually and try again.
After some considerable research (remember I'm TOTALLY new to Linux) I found out what this means and have installed what I believe are the correct files using the 'install and remove software' window. As I understand it, I need to download the source files of the kernel I am using (exactly the same version), so I now have:kernel-desktop-latest - Version 2.6.33.5ernel-source-latest - Version 2.6.33.5These are 'virtual rpm's that make sure i always have the latest kernel versions, which as I understand it means that I should have the latest kernel and corresponding kernels sources... but I still get the damn error message telling me to install 'kernel sources' when I try to run the parallels tools installer.
I'm trying to use my nokia n79 as internet modem for my laptop which has mandriva 2010 spring (free) installed. When i connect phone and computer with usb cable i can see my phone listed under 'gprs modem' but when i click 'connect' it says 'please wait' for a while then nothing happens.
I've tried using bluetooth and rfcomm to connect but the devices do not pair. Even l2ping isn't able to communicate with my phone.
When i use rfcomm with the connect command a dialog pops up on my phone requesting pin and i enter the one in my /etc/bluetooth/pin but then nothing happens and rfcomm exits saying connection refused.
[SOLUTION] Install kernel 2.6.34 or newer, or use kernel 2.6.32 or older. 2.6.33 seems to have problems with this pad.
I can't get this tablet to properly work. Here are the details:
Tablet: Wacom Graphire CTE-630BT (Wireless over BlueTooth).
Mandriva: 2010.1 Free 64 bits, all repositories configured. code...
since a recent upgrade to Mandriva 2010.1 I am not able to 'sudo' as administrator or when I use the 'root' password. I am the only user on this machine (Dell Inspiron 530S multi-booted with Window's Vista Home Premium, Ubuntu 10.4, and Mandriva 2010.1). I can get into the 'Manage Users' section of the control center by authenticating as 'root' but I can't access 'sudoers file' from command line.
View 4 Replies View RelatedThe new Mac Mini has just been refreshed. I'm thinking of getting one as a general admin machine, as they run very quietly. I'd like to able to dual boot it with Ubuntu 10.04 and I have a few questions. The hard-drive is 350gb. Would it be possible to dual boot with OSX on two fairly small partitions, say 50gb for each OS. Leaving a remaining partition of around 250gb to keep files on for both OSX and Ubuntu? I've read about this for windows/ubuntu dual boots, but can't seem to find much on OSX/Ubuntu dual boots and whether you can share files easily between them and having common drives for data storage. Also, general tips on dual booting a Mac Mini with Ubuntu 10.04 would be welcome (not a lot out there that I can find).
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View 3 Replies View RelatedI am a newbie in Linux. Recently installed Mandriva 2010 KDE 4 in my system.Now, when we right click in windows XP window, we can see the "Refresh" option (which on clicking will refresh the page or window). But this facility is not there by default in Linux.
So, I wonder if anyone of you can please help me with that problem
I have Ubuntu 10.04. I used a Gparted live cd to partition it and installed Mandriva spring 2010 in unallocated space. It works fine but I can't get back to Ubuntu. How do I do it?
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View 10 Replies View RelatedI have just migrated from windows to linux(Mandriva one 2010 with KDE4) and am a noob to linux.I Had never used Linux before. while everything is going on fine and am learning about it slowly. My problem is that though I am getting sound from my rear audio jack which is working perfectly, my front audio jack is not working at all. I am not getting any sound from it.... When in windows to disable front audio panel detection to get it warking. So I think there might be a similar workaround here... but that's just a guess. i am using a Gigabyte- GA31 MES2L motherboard which uses Realtek Audio Drivers.
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