[newbie] when I switch from kde to virtual console kde logs out

2002-12-05 Thread Marty McFly
Hey all. I use kde on mandrake 9.0. Sometimes I like to use a virtual console. I can't remember if it's all the time or just most of the time, but when I use the virtual console for a short period kde logs out by itsself. Or maybe X is crashing and restarting? Anybody know what's going on?

[newbie] /dev/sound/* owner set to my username. should that be?

2002-12-05 Thread Marty McFly
Hey all, another question. The things in /dev/sound (files or what?) are all owned by my user, and part of the audio group. I can use sound when I log in, but when someone else logs in, for example to KDE, they can't use the sound stuff, because, I guess, I own it. Not sure why I own it.

[newbie] virtual console dropping characters

2002-11-12 Thread Marty McFly
Here's a weird bug for you. I just installed mandrake on my computer last night. I was able to log in to both xwindows and the virtual consoles. I logged into a virtual console, switched to xwindows, and then later back to the vc. When i switched back, every 'y' in the screen was

RE: [newbie] Radeon 9000, xwindows and Mandrake 9.0

2002-11-08 Thread Marty McFly
comes to worse, you can configure X to use framebuffer until drivers become available.. I have had to do that several times in the past with IBM machines with onboard video. rgds Frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:newbie-owner;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of Marty

[newbie] Radeon 9000, xwindows and Mandrake 9.0

2002-11-07 Thread Marty McFly
I just installed Mandrake 9.0 on my computer, which has a Radeon 9000 agp card in it. During the install, when the installer came to the point of configuring the video settings, that process failed with some error message, something like invalid configuration. I tried to select Radeon several