Mandriva

Hi,
FGLRX 8.42.3 has been released, and it contains many improvements & bugfixes, such as HUGE 3D performance improvements, video playing problems gone, and AIGLX support, which means XGL is no longer needed

Here is a link to more info:
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=887&num=1

and two mirrors for download:
https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ati-driver-installer-8.42.3-x86.x86_64.run
http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ati-driver-installer-8.42.3-x86.x86_64.run

I tried to install it, by removing all fglrx packages from the system using rpmdrake, and using dkms remove -m fglrx -v 8.40.4 --all to remove the DKMS module.
Then I executed the installer as root, followed the steps through the GUI installer and rebooted.
Although I get a GUI, glxgears is stuttery and fglrxinfo returns Mesa.

So I'm asking, is there anyone who knows how to get fglrx working? It'd be even better if this version was added to backport repos.

Thanks.

Hello,
Yesterday I installed mandriva 2008 and compiz-fusion doesn't work.
It is written that my system does not support 3d effect.
But in the past I run beryl on ubuntu, and I read that is possible to run compiz-fusion with this card.
How do I get compiz-fusion to work?

Thanks!

Hi
I have just loaded on Mandriva 2008 and have a problem with Digikam uploading photos from my kodak c433 camera to PC , keep on getting errors . Must be a bug in the program . I didnt have a problem with digikam in Mandriva 2007

Hope there is a bug fix soon . Dont want to boot up microsoft to upload pictures to PC

Thanks

Dave

Has anyone noticed any problem with their GPU fan being "hammered" (coming on and going off quite frequently)? I've been noticing this little issue the last few days, and am not sure what to think of it.

I'm using standard nvidia-current driver that came with Mandriva 2008, and while I could go check Nvidia's site, and download/install the latest driver they have by hand, I'd prefer not to, if I don't have to.

NP

I've some troubles when i'm trying to install freevo on my mandriva 2008. It seems that mplayer just skips through all the music files without playing them. Mplayer works fine with command line.

I think it might have to do with the missing /dev/dsp, but being a newbie, i am not sure at all....

How do I add the /dev/dsp, or what could I feed my freevo config file with instead?

any helps is appreciated.

[color=darkblue:3b00702ecb]Congratulations to the Mandriva team for a superb 2008.0 release!

There's a poll of recent releases on http://www.tuxmachines.org/. Ubuntu is leading Mandriva by 37% to 33% at the moment - a bit ironic considering the number of problems that are being posted on the Ubuntu forums!

Of course, polls like this are [i:3b00702ecb]meaningless[/i:3b00702ecb], but you might want to keep an eye on this poll all the same. [/color:3b00702ecb]

I am pretty much a Mandriva newbie. Could anyone tell me how to get a Belkin WirelessG USB network adapter (802.11g-125 HSM) to work with Mandriva 2007 Spring? I have tried the wireless installation options, but it does not seem to even "see" the hardware.

Rather good interview on Distrowatch :

http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20071022#interview

Hello,

when I touch the upper right corner of the screen it only scale windows that are not minimized to tray and viewed on other desktops but I would like to scale all open windows

the second thing I would like to have is the grouping option (I am not sure of the name but it was available on mepis) which groups more than one window together and you can switch between them using thumbnails that appear when you touch the titlebar of the window

Thank you

OK. I currently have 2000.1 Spring Pwr pack installed. with an ATI 9550 Installed. Every time I go to use Beryl or Compiz My desktop turns into lines with a white background and I can't see anything. Am I missing something. Please help


Dexatron

Cannot move old log file "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" to /var/log/Xorg.).log.old"
giving up
xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X server
xinit: NO such process (errno 3): Server error.

I did a startx after login. Actually I upgraded from PCLinux to Mandriva 2008. Is that a problem? How to I login to graphical User Interface of KDE? How do I correct this error in xorg.conf?

Cannot move old log file "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" to /var/log/Xorg.).log.old"
giving up
xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X server
xinit: NO such process (errno 3): Server error.

I did a startx after login. Actually I upgraded from PCLinux to Mandriva 2008. Is that a problem? How to I login to graphical User Interface of KDE?

The totem will spit out this error:
[code:1:077d010489]The playback of this movie requires a SMB protocol source plugin which is not installed.[/code:1:077d010489]
what can i do? i have mandriva powerpack 2008

Hi all

Nice to join this forum. I've installed mandriva 2006 on my x86 based PC recently. My question here is :

1. how can I use my mobile phone as gprs modem
2. where can I find sound card onboard driver for my soundmax adi ad1888


Thx for your kind attention guys

I'm running on mandriva 2007.1, and an MSI P4M900M2 mother board. Now all these works on windows.

The problem that I have is when I'm using skype. I always get this problem regarding my sound recording. What happens is that I can hear my voice, so meaning is able to take my voice from the mic, but not recording it . When I do a test call on skype, it says that there is a problem on my sound input, but then I can always here my voice through the speakers.
I don't have problems with sound, except for this.

Is there a way to fix this ? does this mean I lack something?

Please send me suggestion on how I can go about fixing this problem.

Thanks for sharing

Hello, long time Linux user first time full mandriva user!
I have tried mandriva a few times in my past here and there but this might be my first permanent stay.
Right now I am evaluating mandriva for a week or so but if I feel all is satisfactory I might stick around this time

I need to know if there is a solution for interruption of download if connection is reset. Will the whole thing have to start from the beginning or will it continue from where it stopped or got disconnected?
Are the files downloaded to cache or directly installed?

How can i get to work my webcam?
Thanks!

My sound doesn't work. I ran through the troubleshooting suggestions, but I'm not sure where my problem lies. Any help would be appreciated.

[code:1:4d1e6c1d6d][baishen@localhost ~]$ lspcidrake -v | fgrep AUDIO
[baishen@localhost ~]$ grep sound-slot /etc/modprobe.conf
alias sound-slot-0 snd_hda_intel
[baishen@localhost ~]$ /sbin/lsmod
Module Size Used by
dm_zero 2528 0
nls_utf8 2496 0
isofs 31356 0
iptable_raw 2688 0
xt_comment 2336 0
xt_policy 4256 0
xt_multiport 3808 4
nvidia 6213552 34
ipt_ULOG 7748 0
ipt_TTL 2656 0
agpgart 27656 1 nvidia
ipt_ttl 2336 0
ipt_TOS 2560 0
ipt_tos 2176 0
ipt_SAME 2880 0
ipt_REJECT 4288 4
ipt_REDIRECT 2720 0
ipt_recent 8344 0
ipt_owner 2464 0
ipt_NETMAP 2656 0
ipt_MASQUERADE 3872 0
ipt_LOG 6560 10
ipt_iprange 2336 0
ipt_ECN 3200 0
ipt_ecn 2656 0
ipt_CLUSTERIP 7460 0
ipt_ah 2368 0
ipt_addrtype 2336 0
nf_nat_tftp 2208 0
nf_nat_snmp_basic 9732 0
nf_nat_sip 4768 0
nf_nat_pptp 3552 0
nf_nat_proto_gre 3012 1 nf_nat_pptp
nf_nat_irc 2816 0
nf_nat_h323 6720 0
nf_nat_ftp 3424 0
nf_nat_amanda 2560 0
ts_kmp 2592 5
nf_conntrack_amanda 4512 1 nf_nat_amanda
nf_conntrack_tftp 5492 1 nf_nat_tftp
nf_conntrack_sip 8788 1 nf_nat_sip
nf_conntrack_proto_sctp 8520 0
nf_conntrack_pptp 6176 1 nf_nat_pptp
nf_conntrack_proto_gre 5152 1 nf_conntrack_pptp
nf_conntrack_netlink 23936 0
nf_conntrack_netbios_ns 3104 0
nf_conntrack_irc 6104 1 nf_nat_irc
nf_conntrack_h323 48156 1 nf_nat_h323
nf_conntrack_ftp 8800 1 nf_nat_ftp
xt_tcpmss 2688 0
xt_pkttype 2400 4
xt_physdev 3120 0
xt_NFQUEUE 2496 0
xt_NFLOG 2560 0
xt_MARK 2784 0
xt_mark 2400 0
xt_mac 2400 0
xt_limit 2944 0
xt_length 2464 0
xt_helper 2944 0
xt_hashlimit 8588 0
ip6_tables 12484 1 xt_hashlimit
xt_dccp 3556 0
xt_conntrack 3040 0
xt_CONNMARK 3200 0
xt_connmark 2688 0
xt_CLASSIFY 2368 0
xt_tcpudp 3680 11
xt_state 2752 6
iptable_nat 7396 0
nf_nat 16140 14 ipt_SAME,ipt_REDIRECT,ipt_NETMAP,ipt_MASQUERADE,nf_nat_tftp,nf_nat_sip,nf_nat_pptp,nf_nat_proto_gre,nf_nat_irc,nf_nat_h323,nf_nat_ftp,nf_nat_amanda,nf_conntrack_netlink,iptable_nat
nf_conntrack_ipv4 15148 8 iptable_nat
nf_conntrack 54984 29 ipt_MASQUERADE,ipt_CLUSTERIP,nf_nat_tftp,nf_nat_snmp_basic,nf_nat_sip,nf_nat_pptp,nf_nat_irc,nf_nat_h323,nf_nat_ftp,nf_nat_amanda,nf_conntrack_amanda,nf_conntrack_tftp,nf_conntrack_sip,nf_conntrack_proto_sctp,nf_conntrack_pptp,nf_conntrack_proto_gre,nf_conntrack_netlink,nf_conntrack_netbios_ns,nf_conntrack_irc,nf_conntrack_h323,nf_conntrack_ftp,xt_helper,xt_conntrack,xt_CONNMARK,xt_connmark,xt_state,iptable_nat,nf_nat,nf_conntrack_ipv4
iptable_mangle 2976 1
nfnetlink 5080 4 nf_conntrack_netlink,nf_nat,nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_conntrack
iptable_filter 3136 1
ip_tables 11396 4 iptable_raw,iptable_nat,iptable_mangle,iptable_filter
x_tables 12036 44 xt_comment,xt_policy,xt_multiport,ipt_ULOG,ipt_TTL,ipt_ttl,ipt_TOS,ipt_tos,ipt_SAME,ipt_REJECT,ipt_REDIRECT,ipt_recent,ipt_owner,ipt_NETMAP,ipt_MASQUERADE,ipt_LOG,ipt_iprange,ipt_ECN,ipt_ecn,ipt_CLUSTERIP,ipt_ah,ipt_addrtype,xt_tcpmss,xt_pkttype,xt_physdev,xt_NFQUEUE,xt_NFLOG,xt_MARK,xt_mark,xt_mac,xt_limit,xt_length,xt_helper,xt_hashlimit,ip6_tables,xt_dccp,xt_conntrack,xt_CONNMARK,xt_connmark,xt_CLASSIFY,xt_tcpudp,xt_state,iptable_nat,ip_tables
af_packet 17960 2
ipv6 250084 13 nf_conntrack_h323
snd_usb_audio 76032 0
snd_seq_dummy 3492 0
snd_seq_oss 29888 0
snd_seq_midi_event 6912 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 46800 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_pcm_oss 37216 0
snd_mixer_oss 14784 1 snd_pcm_oss
video 15080 0
thermal 11304 0
sbs 16520 0
fan 4260 0
container 4032 0
button 6576 0
dock 7600 0
battery 10344 0
ac 4452 0
ide_cd 35200 0
binfmt_misc 9416 1
loop 14276 0
ntfs 252840 0
usbhid 38880 1
ff_memless 5448 1 usbhid
dm_mirror 20224 0
dm_mod 48064 2 dm_zero,dm_mirror
rndis_host 5984 0
cdc_ether 5728 1 rndis_host
usbnet 14664 2 rndis_host,cdc_ether
piix 9028 0 [permanent]
mii 5280 1 usbnet
ipaq 32472 0
usbserial 29960 1 ipaq
snd_usb_lib 15264 1 snd_usb_audio
snd_rawmidi 19456 1 snd_usb_lib
snd_seq_device 7276 4 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi
usb_storage 90276 0
ide_core 99748 3 ide_cd,piix,usb_storage
floppy 54052 0
cpufreq_ondemand 7340 2
cpufreq_conservative 6600 0
cpufreq_powersave 2240 0
acpi_cpufreq 8040 0
freq_table 4512 2 cpufreq_ondemand,acpi_cpufreq
processor 25796 2 thermal,acpi_cpufreq
ohci1394 32016 0
ieee1394 81080 1 ohci1394
snd_hda_intel 284028 3
snd_pcm 69636 4 snd_usb_audio,snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel
snd_timer 19652 3 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 8456 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
snd_hwdep 7492 2 snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_intel
snd 45092 15 snd_usb_audio,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_hwdep
e1000 181184 0
i2c_i801 8528 0
soundcore 6624 1 snd
i2c_core 20224 2 nvidia,i2c_i801
ehci_hcd 30668 0
uhci_hcd 22832 0
usbcore 113576 13 snd_usb_audio,usbhid,rndis_host,cdc_ether,usbnet,ipaq,usbserial,snd_usb_lib,usb_storage,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd
tsdev 7104 0
sr_mod 15236 0
evdev 8448 4
sg 30552 0
ext3 118408 2
jbd 50504 1 ext3
scsi_wait_scan 1984 0
sd_mod 26272 4
ata_piix 12132 0
ahci 19428 3
libata 108848 2 ata_piix,ahci
scsi_mod 125356 6 usb_storage,sr_mod,sg,scsi_wait_scan,sd_mod,libata
[baishen@localhost ~]$ /sbin/chkconfig --list sound
error reading information on service sound: No such file or directory
[baishen@localhost ~]$ /sbin/chkconfig --list alsa
error reading information on service alsa: No such file or directory
[baishen@localhost ~]$ aumix -q
bash: aumix: command not found
[baishen@localhost ~]$ /sbin/fuser -v /dev/dsp
[baishen@localhost ~]$ lspcidrake -v | grep -i audio
snd_hda_intel : Intel Corporation|82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (vendor:8086 device:27d8 subv:8086 subd:0419)
snd_usb_audio : Asahi Kasei Microsystems Co., Ltd|AK5370 I/F A/D Converter [Audio|Control Device] (vendor:0556 device:0001)
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I noticed the store is still selling the Flash with "Mandriva Linux 2007 KDE 32-bit". Will this be updated to Mandriva 2008? Any idea when?

N.B. This is the problem with a 6 month release cycle; products become 'obsolete' sooner...