Bruno Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Hi DaleGnome uses a different printing system then KDE . . once back in KDE you will be able to print again ;)To get to KDE: log out --> End session only ( so no reboot or shutdown ) --> you get the usual login screen . . . highlight "Dale" and press next . . now on the dialog where you give your password . . right under the passwordbox there is "Session Type" . . Make that KDE . . . . and it will boot into KDE from there on Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longgone Posted June 8, 2004 Author Share Posted June 8, 2004 Bruno.....I was in KDE when I tried it.... have done nothing yet in GNOME .. but now that you have shown me how to switch back and forth I have gained more """"knowledge"""" ....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacher Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Careful. You are in danger of having some real fun there! Switch booting! :DJulia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Great Dale !! . . Trial and error , that is how we all learn :DB) Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longgone Posted June 16, 2004 Author Share Posted June 16, 2004 Okay everyone,,,,Very quick question here .... I am trying to make a boot floppy for Mandrake 10.0, did the configure your computer and then searched around there for a bit but I cannot find where/how to make the boot floppy. It is not listed like it was in 9.0 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacher Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 http://forums.scotsnewsletter.com/index.ph...14&t=503&st=207You should be able to follow this tip, then go to the MCC and burn the floppy there.$ fdformat /dev/fd0u1722 ( for 1722kB, but even up to 1920 kB is possible )Here are all the formats:fd0u1440 fd0u1722 fd0u1840 fd0u720 fd0u830fd0u1040 fd0u1600 fd0u1743 fd0u1920 fd0u800fd0u1120 fd0u1680 fd0u1760 fd0u360 fd0u820Use the $fdformat /dev/fd0u1920 and you should be fine.Julia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longgone Posted June 17, 2004 Author Share Posted June 17, 2004 Using that info here is what I exit[dale@localhost dale]$ fdformat /dev/fd0u1920Double-sided, 80 tracks, 24 sec/track. Total capacity 1920 kB.Formatting ...ioctl(FDFMTTRK): Invalid argument Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Hi DaleMaking a boot-floppy on such a large formatted floppy is no real good idea . . . . on that format floppies are highly unstable and the chances are that it will prove un-usable by the time you really need it :(A better idea is making a boot-CD ( For Drake 10 ): # mkrescue --iso --initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.3-7mdk.img --kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.3-7mdk This will put a file named "rescue.iso" in your /home directory . . . rightclick the file and burn it to CD . . . then check if it works and you are ready :DB) Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longgone Posted June 17, 2004 Author Share Posted June 17, 2004 Bruno.......Okay, will try that way, the other way wasn't working as you can see from the post, I tried it the way it is in the "tips" section and it would not work either. I kept getting a "disk is full" error on an empty new disk. I try this one now ... to bad it can't be as easy as 9.0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Hi DaleIt are those bigger kernels that are making things impossible to fit on a floppy . . . that and the fact that many new computers don't even have a floppy drive anymore is pushing things towards Boot-CDs . . . . . and because all this is fairly new it is not automated yet. A few versions from here and you can simply inset a CD in your burner and press a button in the MCC to make a Boot-CD . . . but we are not there yet, so we have to do a few commandline tricks ;) Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longgone Posted June 17, 2004 Author Share Posted June 17, 2004 Bruno......Well ... made a boot CD ... tested it and by gum ... it seems to work just fine ..... now I have one for 9.0 (floppy) and 10.0 (CD) .... and BTW ... I am now convinced that the live CD I have for SuSE 9.0 is not going to work on anything I have. I tried it on that new (brand new) DVD Rom and it would not work on it either ... now the question is which distro should I play with next ????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryB Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Well Dale..the only thing I see missing from your computer setups is a nice Debian Based distro...umm like Mepis, or knoppix.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Yep . . . Mepis is a good plan !! . . . . . how are you for free partitions Dale ?? Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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