On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:48:50 +1300 Barry Marchant wrote: > Got it off apc dvd for jan. It looked very impressive as a live cd. I > installed it tonight on a new ptn... BUT > > No root login.(mandriva setup?)
Root login is disabled by default. I think this is case for most distributions. However, you can enable it by booting into failsafe mode, typing 'init 3', logging in as root, and running 'startx' from there, then modifying the login system. > > How do I get root access to dolphin/konqueror to do some customising? > (kde problem I think) Why do you think you need root to do this? There are settings options to both from the drop-down menus. > > Only sees an ethernet card, not the usb connection to the bb modem > (package missing?) It will depend on the particular modem, have you tried watching syslog when you plug the device in to see what is detected? Overall, I understand that USB modems are generally considered as 'badthings(tm)' > I can not unpack the .gz file on the cd i burnt for the install, which > contains the pkgs, with what has been installed. That file only contains a list of the packages installed, not the packages themselves. > Any help will be appreciated John
