Hi !!!!
i m having mandy10.....I was using urmpi to get some file updates....i noticed something strange thing.....My console window is showing that it is downloading at speed of 50KB/sec...but, at the same if i use Mozilla to surfing ...the speed of downloading through urmpi drops to 5 kb/sec..even less than it......again, if i stop using Mozilla ...speed comes back to 50kb/sec....I cud not get it....HOW THIS IS HAPPENING?????
One more problem....in software media manager....i have deleted the 4 CD installation options by mistake.....how can i get it back those 4 options????????????

One more problem What is minimum no of services i need to run faster on mandrake 10 just like windows....(no need of server, ftp,printing,)....i just wanted to use as simple mutimedia n netsurfing system???????





Thanx in advance!!!

//The_neo

look at your running services, then look up each on the web to see what itdoes. if you don't do that or need it, turn it off. probably sendmail, and any web server. maybe cron. i don't know about the rest of your problems.

Thanx for fast reply!!...i will look for it

//The_neo

to get your CD4 sources back (or any CD source, for that matter) do the following..........

MCC->software management->software media manager. click on each CD source (one at a time) then click remove. when they're all removed, click the "add" button. click on "removable device". insert CD4 & mount if necessary, in the "name" box name it whatever you like (keeping it simple helps, IE: mdk cd1, mdk cd2, etc.). in the "path" box put /mnt/(name of cdrom that the cd is mounted in), IE: /mnt/cdrom, /mnt/cdrom1, /mnt/dvdrom, etc. leave the "relative path to synthesis/hdlist" box blank. click "ok". when it's done, remove the CD (umount first if necessary) & repeat the above procedure for each additional CD source if you have others. click "ok" when done.

for nvidia installation, see my post #2 in This Thread.

as for your net speed issues, that could be caused by several things.......... heavy network traffic, too many internet connections at once, a slow site, a bad connection, etc. it's tough to troubleshoot something like that. i'd say try a few different update mirrors until you find one with decent speed. the speed of various ftp mirror sites can vary greatly.

if you want to eliminate some running services that you probably don't need, go to Mandrake Control Center->system->services. use the info buttons to see if you think you need something. chances are, you won't need most of them. i have mine whittled down to 17 running & i prolly could eliminated a couple more if it weren't for the convenience of it. (like numlock, sensors, harddrake, raw devices). just make sure you don't shut off some services that are absolutley needed for your system to run. the following are needed...........

alsa (if you're using the alsa sound system)
cups (if you want to print)
dm (for your graphical display)
iptables & shorewall (if you're running a firewall)
keytable (for keyboard)
kheader (kde kernel header regeneration)
network (for internet)
random (for security)
sound (self explanatory )
xfs (X font server)

otis

Thanx for yur such elaborate steps......but, when i type command ps-A.....i m getting a lot of services running those u have told....right i m using xmms and mozilla....below is the list of services running....

PID TTY TIME CMD
1 ? 00:00:03 init
2 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/0
3 ? 00:00:00 events/0
4 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/0
5 ? 00:00:00 pdflush
6 ? 00:00:00 pdflush
7 ? 00:00:00 kswapd0
8 ? 00:00:00 aio/0
10 ? 00:00:00 kseriod
231 ? 00:00:00 khubd
762 ? 00:00:00 ifplugd
1324 ? 00:00:00 xfs
1374 ? 00:00:00 mdkkdm
1398 ? 00:04:24 X
1448 ? 00:00:00 portmap
1898 ? 00:00:00 httpd2
1911 ? 00:00:00 advxsplitlogfil
1938 ? 00:00:00 httpd2
1939 ? 00:00:00 httpd2
1940 ? 00:00:00 httpd2
1941 ? 00:00:00 httpd2
1942 ? 00:00:00 httpd2
2008 ? 00:00:00 lisa
2093 tty1 00:00:00 mingetty
2094 tty2 00:00:00 mingetty
2095 tty3 00:00:00 mingetty
2096 tty4 00:00:00 mingetty
2097 tty5 00:00:00 mingetty
2098 tty6 00:00:00 mingetty
2101 ? 00:00:00 gconfd-2
4097 ? 00:00:00 mdkkdm
4183 ? 00:00:00 startkde
4249 ? 00:00:00 magicdev
4264 ? 00:00:00 kdeinit
4267 ? 00:00:00 kdeinit
4269 ? 00:00:00 kdeinit
4272 ? 00:00:02 kdeinit
4284 ? 00:00:00 artsd
4286 ? 00:00:00 kdeinit
4288 ? 00:00:00 kwrapper
4290 ? 00:00:00 kdeinit
4291 ? 00:00:02 kdeinit
4294 ? 00:00:02 kdeinit
4297 ? 00:00:10 kdeinit
4299 ? 00:00:00 kdeinit
4306 ? 00:00:01 kdeinit
4321 ? 00:00:02 kdeinit
4324 pts0 00:00:00 bash
4355 pts0 00:00:00 su
4359 pts0 00:00:00 bash
4395 ? 00:00:00 soundwrapper
4397 ? 00:00:07 xmms
4427 ? 00:00:22 mozilla-bin
4444 ? 00:00:02 kdesu
4448 ? 00:00:00 kdesud
4488 ? 00:00:00 kdesud
4490 pts/2 00:00:00 su
4494 pts/2 00:00:00 kdesu_stub
4528 ? 00:00:04 drakconf.real
4811 ? 00:00:00 httpd2
4977 ? 00:00:00 syslogd
4985 ? 00:00:00 klogd
5019 ? 00:00:01 kdeinit
5022 ? 00:00:00 esd
5023 pts0 00:00:00 ps

what is magicdev,stardrake,mdkkdm,aio/0 etc......???

anyway thanx....i m still learning linux.....specially commands part....

//The_neo

those aren't services. they're processes. some of them are processes of servers. i see a webserver, and a portmapper you probably don't need.
you can check your services with ksysv, and change them.

anyway thanx man......now i will shift to others problems....Linux is very tough 4 a newbie in some ways....i have just installed a new hard disk....i mounted it through MCC.....but, i cannot access it in mnt folder...folder is having lock....Folder properties is showing only root can see the content.....How i can change the permission for read n write???
Thanx in advance

//The_neo

Try this site www.linuxloader.com. It may help you with some of your problems.