Re: [newbie] can't eject cd after burning
On some sites you can see quality tests of different CD-Rs. I found that TDK reflex, Sony or Verbatin CD-Rs are good. Also note that CD-Rewritables can only safely burnt at 4x speed, even if noticed otherwise (The Verbatin CDRWs say 24x, but my system always said 4x was the max when inserting such a disk, same with the Sony CDRWs but those also said max 4x on the cover :). If you get such a problem again you can also turn the recorder off and then on again to eject the CD by button. I doubt if the system recognises the drive again without reboot after doing that. You can at least try to start cdrdao after doing that. On 3/18/03 9:38 AM, H.J.Bathoorn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 18 March 2003 04:14, Todd Slater wrote: Using cdrdao, with the --eject flag, sometimes after burning the green light on the cd burner flashes, but I am unable to eject it. But sometimes it does eject. This is annoying because right now the only way I know to get the CD out is to reboot :(. The burner is an HP CD-Writer Plus. Todd Had something similar a while back. Turned out the writer never stopped writing/working because the CD-rw disc itself was bad. It happens a lot with too cheap discs. Good luck, HarM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] How to edit video mode when in failsafe?
I've got it to work by selecting ATI Radeon 8500 as graphic card and the custom monitor settings all looks perfect, however, I'm pretty sure I have a radeon 7500 installed (the hardwhare info from x also says that), so it's very strange this works and the driver that should work doesn't. I also don't have 3d hardware acceleration now (I think so because the game chromium that was included with the install (yes, I looked around a bit :) ran at about 0.5 frames/sec.), but I'm already happy that I can finally explore and use this OS. I'll try to edit that config now (I want all to work, including 3d acceleration ;). After it installed mc I can just type mc file-to-edit or man mc, mc tab or help mc? I'm also going to post more questions in the list (sorry, I'm really a newbie) about some plain things. Thanks! Leendert On 3/14/03 10:22 PM, H.J.Bathoorn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You could use vi for that but it isn't that easy for some-one who'se never used it before. Try my tip on using mc it works you quite well. It isn't installed by default on MDK9.1 IIRC so you'll have to install it yourself. Type urpmi mc on the CML as su/root to do that, it will prompt you for the correct CD. It's very similar in it's functions to Norton Commander or Wincommander so if you've used any of those before you'll feel right at home. Good Luck, HarM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] 'bootstrap' problems ! (Macintosh, Mandrake v8.2)
I looked at it (at 2 of the 3 links before), there were no answers for me, but I have a new idea (thanks to one of the messages there): I never had a part of free space before the installation, I always deleted the mac (or later, the wrong linux) partitions with diskdrake, but it says that mandrake makes the bootstrap partition automaticly before (!) diskdrake starts, but that is not possible before I cleared some partitions before the installation, so now I try to start the installation again :), thanks for the help, I'll let you know if it worked! Dont worry No one will flame you for not knowing things here. We are quite civilised. I do not have a Mac ( if I did I might never have discovered Linux ) but a quick search reveals that this problem has occurred before. These links may help you. http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg04102.html http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-cooker-ppcw=2r=1s=+Unknown+or+corr upt+filesystem+q=b You might also have luck in the PowerPC forum at Mandrake Club http://www.mandrakeclub.com/modules.php?op=modloadname=Splatt_Forumfile=view forumforum=8 Good Luck derek Hi, This is the first time i use (well, at least tried to use) linux, so please don't come with too complicated answers ;-). I own an Apple Macintosh G4/800 (768 megs of Ram, ATI Radeon graphics card) and i just downloaded Mandrake Linux v 8.2. I copied one partition of 5 gb to another, restarted, booted with the c key pressed to boot from CD, and i typed install-radeon. All looked nice and worked fine until i let diskdrake automaticly (thought that with automaticly nothing could go wrong) partition the free 5 gb. Then it showed this error No free space for 1MB bootstrap. I thought Ok, then I'll do it manually, so i made a 250 mb SWAP partition, a linux partition and a bootpartition of 10 mb. Then the install started and finished, but then it came with this error (connected to the bootstrap error I think): Please wait, loading kernel... hd:13,/vmlinuz-2.4.17-17mdk: Unknown or corrupt filesystem boot: After trying many different things, including keeping some free unpartitioned space (I got also errors about installing the bootloader sometimes) i removed my whole drive from my computer and put in an empty old 4 gb drive. I told the installer to format the entire HD and then automaticly partition it, and then again: No free space for 1MB bootstrap !! So again i set up the partitions manually, 1 linux, 1 swap, 1 boot, and then it installed, after restart exact the same error as mentioned above (Unknown or corrupt filesystem)!! So i tried installing another 5 times with all different partition methods, no result... Can anyone please tell me what i do wrong? -Leendert PS: This is also the first time I use a mailing list... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] 'bootstrap' problems ! (Macintosh, Mandrake v8.2)
Yes!! Solved it. Here is the solution: 1: Boot from the Mandrake CD and get to DiskDrake 2: Delete the partition you want linux to be installed, leave it FREE 3: Let DiskDrake save the partitionmap, it will now come with 2 errors: No swap and no linux partition, ignore them, and press the RESET button on your computer (if you don't have one just plug out the power cable ;-). 4: Boot from the CD again. Now you won't get that not enough free space for bootstrap error. Open diskdrake to make your partitions. You'll see it has added the bootloader automaticly now! Now just make your partitions (1 swap, 1 linux) and install. 5: after restart press l to start linux, and you WON'T see this error again: Please wait, loading kernel... hd:13,/vmlinuz-2.4.17-17mdk: Unknown or corrupt filesystem boot: If you see it, you've probably not correctly followed the steps above and/or made a bootstrap yourself... -Leendert Anne wrote: If you solve the problem, please post again telling us about it. If you don't, ask again. Persistance pays :) Anne On 3/13/03 11:54 AM, Leendert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I looked at it (at 2 of the 3 links before), there were no answers for me, but I have a new idea (thanks to one of the messages there): I never had a part of free space before the installation, I always deleted the mac (or later, the wrong linux) partitions with diskdrake, but it says that mandrake makes the bootstrap partition automaticly before (!) diskdrake starts, but that is not possible before I cleared some partitions before the installation, so now I try to start the installation again :), thanks for the help, I'll let you know if it worked! On 3/13/03 12:33 AM, Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dont worry No one will flame you for not knowing things here. We are quite civilised. I do not have a Mac ( if I did I might never have discovered Linux ) but a quick search reveals that this problem has occurred before. These links may help you. http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg04102.html http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-cooker-ppcw=2r=1s=+Unknown+or+cor r upt+filesystem+q=b You might also have luck in the PowerPC forum at Mandrake Club http://www.mandrakeclub.com/modules.php?op=modloadname=Splatt_Forumfile=vie w forumforum=8 Good Luck derek On Wednesday 12 Mar 2003 11:01 pm, Leendert wrote: Hi, This is the first time i use (well, at least tried to use) linux, so please don't come with too complicated answers ;-). I own an Apple Macintosh G4/800 (768 megs of Ram, ATI Radeon graphics card) and i just downloaded Mandrake Linux v 8.2. I copied one partition of 5 gb to another, restarted, booted with the c key pressed to boot from CD, and i typed install-radeon. All looked nice and worked fine until i let diskdrake automaticly (thought that with automaticly nothing could go wrong) partition the free 5 gb. Then it showed this error No free space for 1MB bootstrap. I thought Ok, then I'll do it manually, so i made a 250 mb SWAP partition, a linux partition and a bootpartition of 10 mb. Then the install started and finished, but then it came with this error (connected to the bootstrap error I think): Please wait, loading kernel... hd:13,/vmlinuz-2.4.17-17mdk: Unknown or corrupt filesystem boot: After trying many different things, including keeping some free unpartitioned space (I got also errors about installing the bootloader sometimes) i removed my whole drive from my computer and put in an empty old 4 gb drive. I told the installer to format the entire HD and then automaticly partition it, and then again: No free space for 1MB bootstrap !! So again i set up the partitions manually, 1 linux, 1 swap, 1 boot, and then it installed, after restart exact the same error as mentioned above (Unknown or corrupt filesystem)!! So i tried installing another 5 times with all different partition methods, no result... Can anyone please tell me what i do wrong? -Leendert PS: This is also the first time I use a mailing list... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] 'bootstrap' problems ! (Macintosh, Mandrake v8.2)
So that's why it makes a separate /home partition :). At least I have some experience with those folders because of Mac OS X (also a Unix based system). Thanks for the info Anne and Derek! -Leendert PS: If a monitor isn't listed in the install menu, and you can't find it on the companies page either (because it's an old monitor), do a search for it at www.google.com, then you'll almost always find the specs. I did this with a dell D1526TX-HS, I couldn't find it on the Dell page, but I found it with google (a link to Dell's archives!! Dell has a pretty bad search engine on it's homepage!). On 3/13/03 1:26 PM, Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Glad to hear you solved it, Leendert, and your info may help someone else with a similar problem. Just one thing - you might not want to re-install at this stage, but it's worth bearing in mind that if you have a separate /home partition you will not lose your data if you re-install or update your installation. Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] How to edit video mode when in failsafe?
On 3/13/03 8:44 PM, H.J.Bathoorn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks!! I'll try it now :). Can I also find a command list somewhere online, like how to list a directory in parts, or how to edit documents? Thanks again, Leendert Yes, that would be the command drakxconf without the quotes. All commands starting with drak are configuration tools. The easiest way to find out is to type drak on the command line and the hit the tab key (which is for autocompletion) and as there are mutiple possibilities, all of them will be shown. drakxconf will be among them. tab is your best friend on the CML!:o) Good luck, HarM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] How to edit video mode when in failsafe?
Thanks for all the help, Xdrakres even let me choose my monitor again (that isn't in the list), but it still doesn't work. If I choose TEST still the same, black screen, but it stays black, doesn't switch back (and I guess it should, because it's a test button). The computer, however, didn't lock up when booting normally, I'm sure because after I pressed enter (I have a default user without password, so I think it logged in when I did that) I heard a (welcome?) music... Anyway, this is my configuration: -ATI Radeon (recognized, driver set to radeon) -Dell Ultrascan 15TX (old one) configured as Generic VGA monitor (also tried custom monitor, but the specs of my monitor couldn't be filled in, and tried some other models that looked like my monitor). Now I have some other questions: -Can I look for a driver for my monitor, or make a text document with the specs or something myself to add it to the list, and will this help? -Can I also tell linux to use the same video settings as on the installation? -IS this a monitor problem, or has this to do with my video card? And things that still bother me: -on the install it installs GRAPHICAL in 1024x768 and all looked nice!! -at boot it also switches resolution from 1024x786 to 640x480 and nothing goes wrong At least I'm now a little more familiar with the commands ;-) -Leendert Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] How to edit video mode when in failsafe?
I tried 16 bit, also tried the super vga interlaced now, but still no result... I think I just download and try 9.1rc tomorrow, ok, it's a rc, beta, whatever, but maybe that one works :). Control+alt+backspace didn't work (maybe because that was not implemented in 8.2?) so I had to restart each time. I also found that HOWTO on the net, that is a little too complicated for me, but if 9.1 also won't work I'll try it for sure! On the other side, I need to buy a new monitor anyway, this one sucks... BTW what version of Xfree86 are running? How can I get the version number? Well look at the bright side: You're getting a crashcourse CML and probably a working windowmanager to top it off:o) At least I learn how to work with that command line system, will always come in handy, because I think unix based systems are going to be the future standard (windows sucks (sorry windows users) and apple already made it's newest OS on unix), and the basic commands also work in the terminal in MacOS X :-D -Leendert On 3/13/03 10:40 PM, H.J.Bathoorn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did you try lowering the color depth i.e to 16 bits? To stop the graphical interface anytime during test hit ctrl alt backspace simultaneously. That should return you to the CML pronto. Use your arrow keys (up and down) to scroll through the history of your commands, that way you won't have to constantly retype your them. I don't know your monitor but with older VGA monitors I had some succes by trying generic super vga interlaced The install runs on the BIOS framebuffer and actally Xfree should've configured that in your case. BTW what version of Xfree86 are running? Well look at the bright side: You're getting a crashcourse CML and probably a working windowmanager to top it off:o) Good luck, HarM On 3/13/03 11:33 PM, Richard Urwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: XFree86 Video Timing HOWTO It hasn't been updated in a year, now, and I don't think it's canon anymore. But it tells you how to hack the timings by hand. I used it, (but my problem was a video card not good enough for a picky monitor, so it didn't help. YM will probably V :-) Oh, and you're probably using XF86Config-4, not the one without the -4. But the HOWTO is too old to tell you that. -- Richard Urwin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
