----- Original Message ----- From: John Layt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] first email from new laptop w/Mdk!!! Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 21:21:35 +1100
> > On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 15:56, Angus Auld wrote: > > I had a real marathon getting things setup. > > Does anyone have any idea why Mdk installer would not show > > me options to choose from various filesystems during my > > SEVERAL installations??? I tried "expert" mode as well as > > default. > > Is there any way to change from the ext3 that I have now > > to reiserfs? > > Also, how can I get my laptop (Dell Inspiron 1150) to > > power down automatically on shutdown. I now have to > > manually do it with my start button. :-( > > Besides that though, it looks good. > > Greetings from a fellow Dell laptop user (i8600 here). You will find people > around here pretty friendly, but even friendlier if you provide a few details > such as Mandrake version :-) Thankfully, the questions asked are pretty > generic to teh last couple of releases. > > On install, Mandrake takes a very conservative approach with Power Management > by not enabling it fully, due to the large number of very buggy ACPI > implementations out there in hardware land. You need to configure your > machine after the install to tell it to use your laptop's ACPI power > management. > > 1) Fire up the Mandrake Control Centre (MCC), aka "Configure Your Computer" in > the Desktop Menu under System/Configuration > 2) Go into the "Boot" tab, and choose "Boot Loader" > 3) On the first screen, ensure that the "Enable ACPI" box is ticked, then > select "Next" > 4) If it wasn't already installed, MCC will now ask your permission to install > acpi and acpid rpms, click on "OK" > 5) Next you will see a list of boot options, select the default one (should be > "linux" with an asterix next to it), and click on the "Modify" button > 6) This brings up the details window, in the "Append" field make sure that > there is an option "acpi=on" and not "acpi=off" or "acpi=ht", modify it if > needs be. Click on "OK". > 7) Now click on the "Finish" button to save your changes. > 8) Next in the MCC, go to the "System" tab, and choose the "Services" option. > 9) You will now see a list of Services available to run on your machine. Make > sure that both "acpi" and "acpid" have the "On Boot" boxes ticked so that > they are run every time you boot-up. > 10) Click on "OK" to exit Services, then reboot your machine to see if it > works. Note that the changes will not take effect until you have rebooted. > Once you have rebooted, now shutdown to check that it works properly. If it > doesn't, report back here and I'll tell you where to look for some clues on > what could be going wrong. > > If you use the KDE desktop, might I suggest you check you have the > kdeutils-klaptop rpm installed to get a neat battery monitor in your System > Tray, and check out the configuration options (right click on the battery > meter in the system tray) for power saving options to enable. > > Now, on to choosing reiserfs instead of ext3. I don't do installs too often > anymore, some I'm a bit hazy, but thankfully we have osdir.com with their > screenshots collection to come to the rescue. So during the install, you > will come to the Partioning question screen: > > http://osdir.com/shots/slideshows/slideshow.php?release=147&slide=7 > > Choose the "Custom Disk Partitioning" radio button and click on next, which > will bring up the DiskDrak screen (for which there isn't a screenshot > unfortunately) where you can click on the "Toggle to Expert Mode" button, > which should give you all the options you will ever need. > > If you are doing a new install, then try configuring the Power Management > properly from the "System Configuration Summary" screen towards the end of > the install: > > http://osdir.com/shots/slideshows/slideshow.php?release=147&slide=18 > > Click on the Boot / Bootlader "Configure" button and then the Boot / Services > "Configure" button and follow the instructions as above. > > Hope this helps. > > John. > ************************************ Thanks a bunch for the helpful replies! Right now, I am using the standard kernel version that installs with Mdk10.0, which is what system I'm using. I am going to update to the latest kernel version this evening. I will implement the changes suggested, and report back on my progress. :-) You gotta love this list..... Best regards. -- Angus PS (Margot). Do I have to stop *jumping for joy* about this installation already? ;-)) "Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness." -- James Thurber *********************************************** ~Linux Powered by Mandrake 10.0~ *********************************************** ~Reg. Linux User #278931~ *********************************************** -- _____________________________________________________________ Web-based SMS services available at http://www.operamail.com. From your mailbox to local or overseas cell phones. Powered by Outblaze
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