On Saturday 05 June 2004 03:06, Dennis Myers wrote: > On Friday 04 June 2004 07:27 am, Richard Gelling wrote: > > Hi > > > > I at present am running Suse 9.1 on my desktop PC. I am having a few > > problems with it, which I don't seem to be able to solve. So I am hoping > > to install Mandrake 10 Powerpack which I have ordered form Amazon. I was > > wondering if anyone has had problems with USB pen drives with Mandrake > > using the 2.6 kernel. Under Suse it either isn't recognised or it locks > > the machine up completely. I have tried two makes of USB pen drive and > > both have the same result. I have also had the same problem with two > > different PCs both running Suse. This USB pen worked fine with Suse 9.0 > > and Slackware 9.1, so I think the drive is ok. I think it something to do > > with the new submount facility in the 2.6 kernel. > > > > Also even with modifying the fstab file to do away with the submount on > > my floppy drive I can only write to it as root, I have changed the > > permissions etc. and have changed the fstab to what it was under Suse > > 9.0. > > > > So I was wondering before I wipe my Hard drive again, could someone tell > > me if they have had problems with USB Pen drives under Mandrake 10 ( 2.6 > > kernel ) and if they have been able to use the floppy drive as a normal > > user? > > > > Also the only way to burn DVD's with K3b on Suse 9.1 is to umount the > > drive manually from the command line first before starting K3b up, and > > then mounting it again to use the disc. Which is a bit long winded (like > > this post!). > > > > I have installed Mandrake community on a laptop, but didn't get chance to > > try the pen drive out. But I was impressed with the difference in speed > > between Mandrake and Suse. So hopefully this problem doesn't occur with > > Mandrake. > > > > Thanks a lot > > Richard G. > > My comp will not boot if a usb ext HD or a pen drive is attached. The HP > printer does not seem to be a problem. ????
Once booted does your USB pen work? On Suse It either gives a blank screen or locks the PC up completely, and that's with two different makes of pen drive. Both worked fine under Suse 9.0, Unfortunately I have got a lot of downloads on my hard drive, so a reinstall is a bit of a bind, but if I knew the USB and floppy worked fine with Mandrake 10, I would bite the bullet and wipe my drive. Richard G. -- Registered Linux User: 256848
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