[SWLUG] Mandrake 9.0 queries

Dick Bain dick at towy71.uklinux.net
Mon Jan 20 19:38:52 UTC 2003


 From my experience Mandrake 9 as an install is not very good, but works 
well as an upgrade from 8.2, for some reason 9 comes without kudzu which 
has been very successful in earlier incantations.

Gareth Lewis wrote:
> Hi all,
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> Some quick queries about my now (mostly) working mandrake 9 install.   
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> does anyone have a working setup for lm_sensors ?   the /etc/sensors.conf file seems to want to source another file that I don't have and I'm stuck as to where to put the  correct modprobe commands !
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> Also the /etc/modules.conf  doesn't look like anything i'm used to seeing - has it changed due to red hat rejigging things or because the kernal has changed ?  
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> anyone tell me how to get the matrix screen saver to work in kde for mandrake ? they seem to be worried about copyright etc. so have removed it. and don't seem to have xscreensaver working either in kde.
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> also,  which is the safest & easiest way to tweak X under mandrake - they seem to have not botherered with making a 'configureX-drake' program. anyone care to suggest the best 4.? setup tool ?
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> cheers all.
> 
> Gareth
> 
> PS Marcus - I'll drop the discs around probably friday or next monday.
> 
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>>>>"Gareth Lewis" <Gareth.Lewis at patent.gov.uk> 16/01/2003 10:23:46 >>>
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>>Hi all,
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>>anyone out there in Cardiff (or fairly near) have any mandrake 9.0 cds they might consider >lending to me for a weekend ? 
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