Best copasetic installation of mandriva 2007 x86_64 and Microsoft Windows Xp Home
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Best copasetic installation of mandriva 2007 x86_64 and Microsoft Windows Xp Home
Can anyone give me a good overview of a copasetic dual boot intallation of mandriva 07 x86_64 along side of windows xp home, i tried this once already, had trouble with mandriva, on my first attempt my usb mouse wouldent function(after the installation , worked find during the installation), and on the second my usb mouse did function, but lilo somehow faulted, resulting in " L 69 69 69 69 69 69 .." being displayed on my screen. I tried to fix the bootloader with windows, wich inevitiably turned out to be a bad idea, as is with using most microsoft software, and ended up having to format my c:\ and repartion my d:\ ... i was able to recover about 90 percent of my data off of my d:\, saving a valuable 5 years of source code for the win platforms. Any assistance would be wonderful, as i would love to migrate to mandriva and start development for this platform as well. Ty in advance.
Can anyone give me a good overview of a copasetic dual boot intallation of mandriva 07 x86_64 along side of windows xp home, i tried this once already, had trouble with mandriva, on my first attempt my usb mouse wouldent function(after the installation , worked find during the installation), and on the second my usb mouse did function, but lilo somehow faulted, resulting in " L 69 69 69 69 69 69 .." being displayed on my screen. I tried to fix the bootloader with windows, wich inevitiably turned out to be a bad idea, as is with using most microsoft software, and ended up having to format my c:\ and repartion my d:\ ... i was able to recover about 90 percent of my data off of my d:\, saving a valuable 5 years of source code for the win platforms. Any assistance would be wonderful, as i would love to migrate to mandriva and start development for this platform as well. Ty in advance.
when you get 69 69 69 69 69 69 you BIOS is trying to boot from the wrong harddisk
When it comes to dual booting
1 Install Windows first
2 Install Linux Second
3 During Linux install Bootloader(lilo needs to be in MBR
choosing root or first partition can also in 69 69 69 69 69 69 since it is most likely the Windows Partition..
And i still get no mouse control. Im currently using KDE's mouse navigation by the number pad. I've tried to use usbview but it comes up with nothing attached. The mouse is a Logitech M/N:M-UV55a. Im also having problems with my sound card, it's a Sound Blaster Audigy LS, im using the ALSA driver snd-emu10k1 driver, and i get ""/dev/dsp" Dosent exist" when starting X. "/sbin/lsmod" shows that the module is indeed loaded. but "/sbin/chkconfig --list sound" errors, and so does "/sbin/chkconfig --list alsa". Is it possiable that my mouse problem could be a USB driver not functioning properly? These two devices are driving me nuts. I've spent weeks scavaging the net trying everything i've read about both, to no avial, And any help here on LQ would be greatly appriceated.
I have an older SB Live! sound card here (uses snd-emu10k1, audigy, or emu10k1 driver). I set it up in MCC (System > Configuration > Configure your computer in the menu system). Works well here.
Open MCC.
Select Hardware in the navigation list (left).
Open the Look at and configure the hardware icon in the main pane (This tool is much like Windows device manager).
Highlight the SB Live! adapter listed in the left pane. The right pane will then contain information about your sound card.
To configure the device click the Run config tool bar (bottom).
I am currently using the snd-emu10k1 ALSA driver, although the other drivers may also work well (I make it a practice to never fix what is not broken).
You should be able to configure your mouse here as well.
Ive tried using the MCC to fix my issues to no avail, i ran usbview and it reports that it cannot open a file /proc/bus/usb/devices i think it is.. But lsmod shows my usb drivers are loaded, as well as my sound card drivers loaded.. /dev/dsp dosent exist , even to root. SO , im at a very scratching my head state at the moment.
For the sound card, try each of the drivers listed. On my system there are three to choose from. Also, if you use KDE, check that the sound system is enabled in KCC (System > Configuration > Control Center in the menu system). Open KCC and navigate to Sound & Multimedia > Sound System. If the KDE sound system is not enabled, enable it, then test the sound with the Test Sound button near the bottom of the window.
As for the USB mouse, check that any USB settings in the system BIOS are enabled (I have settings for native USB support for keyboard and {I think} mouse).
Might be worth doing it before and after you have plugged the mouse in. You should see something like this:
[robertw@HP510 ~]$ su
Password:
[root@HP510 robertw]# lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
[root@HP510 robertw]# lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 062a:0000 Creative Labs
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
That's before and after I plugged in a wee cheap USB mouse.
This indicates your mouse should work fine as it works in PCLinuxOS which is a mandriva fork.
Hi, just listening in and thought I may be able to help here.
The desktop managers like kde and gnome work on top of X.(X11/xorg)
If x has no mouse then neither will the DM's.
If when you are in a console/terminal type drakxconf, this will give you a menu to a few configs you can change. As opposed to drakconf the gui for mandriva configs (as mentioned above) you will/should be able to set up your usb mouse to a usable state in X.
And lsusb may have a -v switch(verbose) like lspci -v.
Cheers, Glenn
ps, the mouse config should show up in /etx/sysconf/mouse file
Last edited by GlennsPref; 06-12-2007 at 07:30 AM.
lsusb -v returns it cannot open a file. drakxconf reports it cannot find a mouse. USB Legacey support in my bios is enabled. Ty for the compliment on the usage of the english language. My distro is x86_64, so im kinda at my wits here, lsusb by it's self returns nothing (exits with native code nonzero). Truely would love to use mandriva over windows. Nice to at least have it boot up ya know. Seems it also has trouble writing to NTFS drives, as iv'e put the output of all the commands ive tried into a text document, but im unable to put it on a NTFS portoin of my disks, even after i've remounted them with rw permissions. *Shruggs* Im not giving up by no means, even if this drives me to my grave *hi*. But , i am at my wits ends. i know nothing else to try. The mouse is the moust pertinant thing, as it has become praticly a neccessairy input device. The numberpad manipulation scheme in KCC is nice, and very handy, but it lacks the elegance of a true mouse. My problems in sum are not that numerous, but theay seem to be the most dounting with a Linux os. Forgive my mispellings this morning, i do work nights, and im rather exhausted at the moment.
btw, the hardware .. its a compaq pesario sr1913 , onbard sound disabled. SoundBlaster audigy LS sound card, Logitech m/n:m-uv55a mouse, winmodem(that does have a ltmodem chipset driver out for diff kernals). The bios is up-todate as far as i know, i'll check again when i wake up this afternoon. and again guys, ty for your help.
Ok guys, first and foremost let me say TY IMMENSELY for the help you all have given me. This forum is foremost the BEST iv'e encountered online in over a decade of INET usage. Ok, Heres the rundown:
After exhausting myself and the community here at LQ, i decided to try a newer release of mandriva, the spring edition, and this time in a non 64 bit fashion. Result : INSTA mouse!!
Sound card drivers are loaded indeed , heres a lsmod result :
I've done some reading, and as many sound drivers that i have loaded, im shure my sound issues is totaly due to the OS not having the correct default sound device (even though harddrake and KDE's Sound config apps list the Sound Blaster Audigy LS as the sound card) because the first listed is usb_audio_device, wich is a line 6 toneport i use for guitar recording on my windows os. Though , i could be wrong.
My modem. it's an agre systems modem i know that much ... The installation always points me to a linmodem site to dl a driver, however i know not wich driver set i need for the mandriva 2007 spring release('Joe Dirt' "Im new , Im new and I don't know what to do!" haha)
Anyways. Again, TY SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH for the help!!! And if any more info is needed to assist anyone reading this in helping me, ASK AND IT SHALL BE YOURS!!
0K!! I fixed my sound card!! YAY! Heres what was wrong :
For some reason harddrake or sounddrake, or alsa mixer dident acutally create /dev/dsp. So, i mknod /dev/dsp c 14 3. then i modprobe snd_emu10k1, Then i started up SoundDrake, and the KDE Sound Configuration, and set the sound card up again, and presto! It started the sound system up, using ALSA! WOOT!! Now, as far as internal devices the only thing i have left to configure is my Agre Systems modem. I've done some reasearch on the thing, think i need to run scanmodem on it to get the actual chipset on the modem? or maby just a proper ltmodem driver set for my kernal ? I dunno. I do know this much. The spring editon of Mandriva 32 bit friggin RAWKS!! And a Lexmark driver for a z645 would be nice.. Does Lexmark offer Linux drivers? Again, TY TY TY for the help LQ has given me in the past, and now!
Ok, heres my progress on the modem, and a good question for the folks at LQ. My modem is a winmodem, and it's the only way i can access the internet at my rural location, so if im to acutally use linux on the net, getting this modem up and running is vital to me.
I picked up scanModem and untared / executed the script. it reported back to me that i have an Agere.DSP modem, and that i need support for Agere.DSP. It pointed me to http://phep2.technion.ac.il/linmodem...l-2.6/martian/
to obtain support. However i dont know wich particular package to download, as my linux kernel is Linux version 2.6.17-13mdv. The listings on that page are by date, with one exception for the unbuntu distro's , thier listed via kernel version. Can anyone tell me wich particular set i need? I've no quarrels with compiling code, Though if im required to recompile the kernel, i will most likely require assistance there. if scanModem's output provides usefull in assisting me, i'll gladly post it. Ty in advance!.
0oh, Glen, btw, Not a problem. Im still learning Linux, and im enjoying doing so. On my first attempt with it , the 64 bit distro i have, something tells me that it's a bad burn of the cd's or a bad dl on the iso's , Never could get the installation of it to run as smoothly as 2007.1 spring did.
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