Partion and Audio problems in Mandriva linux :?
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Well mandriva has diskdrake, which is an easy to use GUI disk partitioning tool. You just need to know which partition is C:/ and which is D:/. You just have to click on D:/ and format it to any linux fs you like eg. ext3, reiserfs, xfs, jfs.
Well you can do one thing. Go to disc management in windows and delete the D:/, don't partition it with disk management. Then mandriva will detect it as empty partiton and you can select.
BTW, how much space is there on the D:/. 5GB will be enough if you gonna use linux as secondary OS.
And if your C:/ is NTFS make a small partitition of 2-3 GB as FAT32, which can be read and written by both OS'es.
Well you can do one thing. Go to disc management in windows and delete the D:/, don't partition it with disk management. Then mandriva will detect it as empty partiton and you can select.
BTW, how much space is there on the D:/. 5GB will be enough if you gonna use linux as secondary OS.
And if your C:/ is NTFS make a small partitition of 2-3 GB as FAT32, which can be read and written by both OS'es.
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baccilus
Cyborg Agent
Hi tech. It has 13GB space. I use my computer to make assignments and projects. will it be possible to do so in mandriva and get print out from the market where the computers have windows installed. I will use it as a secondory operating system only since i like to play games too.
Sure you can use OpenOffice.org(Oo.org) that will be installed by default for making projects. I myself use Oo.org Writer instead of MS Word and save in .doc format.
FOr Powerpoint presentations you can use Oo.org Impress and save the presentation in .ppt format.
They will open with MS Word and MS PPT but it just might need some small editing cause there are some features that aren't exactly the same but don't worry they will take about 5-10 mins depending on the size of your project.
I too get my printouts done in cyber cafe and documents open without a problem.
As reguarding the partitons, you can divide it into two partitions using diskdrake. One will be a linux native partition explained above. You can use any though the default is ext3. And make one FAT32 partition, yes diskdruid can do that.
You can divide into a 8GB linux partition and a 5GB FAT32 partition. No hard and fast rules here. It's totally upto your wish on the amount of space for each partitions.
FOr Powerpoint presentations you can use Oo.org Impress and save the presentation in .ppt format.
They will open with MS Word and MS PPT but it just might need some small editing cause there are some features that aren't exactly the same but don't worry they will take about 5-10 mins depending on the size of your project.
I too get my printouts done in cyber cafe and documents open without a problem.
As reguarding the partitons, you can divide it into two partitions using diskdrake. One will be a linux native partition explained above. You can use any though the default is ext3. And make one FAT32 partition, yes diskdruid can do that.
You can divide into a 8GB linux partition and a 5GB FAT32 partition. No hard and fast rules here. It's totally upto your wish on the amount of space for each partitions.
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baccilus
Cyborg Agent
thanks buddy. I installed linux and even configured internet access. I have no idea why i have not installed linux uptill now. But i instaled it before you coul reply. So now i have 2 partitions and both in ext3 format. So will my *.doc files be recognised in windows i i save them in the already existing FAT32 partitions on my hard disk? One more thing, I have a 64 bit processor. Is Mandriva a 64 bit or a 32 bit OS?
Thanks for all your help tech. You have been a great help.
Thanks for all your help tech. You have been a great help.
Oops I forgot one thing. Did you make a swap partition?
The documents will be recognised and opened without a hitch in windows.
I guess the distro is 32 bit am not sure if mandriva is available in 64 bit.
Open the terminal and type alsamxer and see if Master and PCM are not muted. If anyone is muted you won't hear any sound.
OK in KDE panel, right click on system tray on the right, then select add -> applets -> sound mixer, and check if Master and PCM are unmuted.
The documents will be recognised and opened without a hitch in windows.
I guess the distro is 32 bit am not sure if mandriva is available in 64 bit.
Open the terminal and type alsamxer and see if Master and PCM are not muted. If anyone is muted you won't hear any sound.
OK in KDE panel, right click on system tray on the right, then select add -> applets -> sound mixer, and check if Master and PCM are unmuted.
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baccilus
Cyborg Agent
That didn't help either yaar. It has recognised the sound card correctly. So that means the driver has been installed. In amarok it shows the volume at 80%. So that doesn't seem to be the problem either. I have altec lansing 251 5.1 speakers. And they are fine too, i know. What could be the problem?
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baccilus
Cyborg Agent
Help me someone! I installed linux because i hate the fact that i use pirated windows. Now what will i do on it if i can't play games and watch movies and listen to music? this is an irritating problem. knoppix could play the sound buut ony 1 channel would work. Mandriva cant play anything.Where could i be going wrong?
praka123
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I am also running a 915GAV mobo with onboard realtek HDA auido.ALSA supports it fully.if u have installed alsa-utils rpm.u can try reconfiguring ALSA by issuing
as root.after that unmute the volume controls.you should try adjusting Audio controls and selecting 6/7 channel o/p using
in a terminal as root.after setting all volume controls and channel selection save the settings as root:
try and post the results.
if u want to play windows OS games u can try cedega demo or WINE software.
Also U should have all plugins installed to play .mp3's .wma's etc...
Never hooked with Mandrake,a KDE distro,You can try Debian Etch or Ubuntu Breezy/Dapper also;good support for i915GV/GM cards...
Code:
alsaconf
Code:
alsamixer
Code:
sarge:~# alsactl -d store 0if u want to play windows OS games u can try cedega demo or WINE software.
Also U should have all plugins installed to play .mp3's .wma's etc...
Never hooked with Mandrake,a KDE distro,You can try Debian Etch or Ubuntu Breezy/Dapper also;good support for i915GV/GM cards...
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baccilus
Cyborg Agent
Hi Prakash. Do i have to type thse commands in the console ? I did that but it says
bash: alsaconf: command not found. And what is alsa util rpm? I have mandriva in cd's and i installed directlly from there. I guess these already had all the drivers as i didn't install any software separately. Should i try reinstalling it?
None of the commands you gave are working in the console.
bash: alsaconf: command not found. And what is alsa util rpm? I have mandriva in cd's and i installed directlly from there. I guess these already had all the drivers as i didn't install any software separately. Should i try reinstalling it?
None of the commands you gave are working in the console.
praka123
left this forum longback
Mandriva's got a lot of rpms to get ..
*rpms.mandrivaclub.com
*rpms.mandrivaclub.com/rpms/Sound.html
And here is ur alsa-utils rpm.this is useful for saving your audio settings and a detection script also comes with it -alsaconf.
*rpms.mandrivaclub.com/rpms/mandriva/devel//cooker/i586/media/main/alsa-utils-1.0.10-2mdk.i586.html
try it and post.
ps:try as root user all commands posted in previous post in a konsole or terminal.
*rpms.mandrivaclub.com
*rpms.mandrivaclub.com/rpms/Sound.html
And here is ur alsa-utils rpm.this is useful for saving your audio settings and a detection script also comes with it -alsaconf.
*rpms.mandrivaclub.com/rpms/mandriva/devel//cooker/i586/media/main/alsa-utils-1.0.10-2mdk.i586.html
try it and post.
ps:try as root user all commands posted in previous post in a konsole or terminal.
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