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I've installed Mandriva 2010 beta Free edition, choosing to install Gnome . No rt2860 available, as it is the Free edition; but copying the rt2860.bin file from another mandriva SD card to /lib/firmware enabled ra0 to work, and wireless functions tip-top.
Mandriva has always been supportive to eeepcs since the start, and this release is no exception.
The only little problem is that Nautilus crashes when you want to select its preferences, but it's probably not due to Mandriva, as the same is happening in Fedora 12.
Edit: the rt2860-firmware package appeared in the repositories tonight, so that's total compatibility.
Last edited by oupsemma (2009-08-26 2:43:13 pm)
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Good. The OOTB support of Mandriva for Eee PC is the reason why I have hardly thought of converting back to Ubuntu since last year.
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For anyone interested in doing the "upgrade" I will be doing:
ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/Linux/distributi … m-i586.iso
a Mandriva Linux ONE 2010 Gnome cd iso, which like the ONE 2009 should install easier than the 3+ gb dvd iso ("free" edition) but, leave you with the updates to do.
Last edited by DavAlan (2009-09-14 6:24:54 pm)
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Can anyone running 2010 on their eee confirm whether they have got the touchpad running correctly? In my case, the synaptic driver is loaded, then unloaded because no proper device was found, according to the Xorg log, so of course, the touchpad isn't working properly. Apart from that, Mandriva 2010 is looking very good. I'm glad they have finally managed to make their network profiles into something usable. And I have the impression that it controls the fan better than most other distros.
pindar
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My Xorg.conf for this device:
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice
No problem with the touchpad; via System/Preferences/Mouse Preferences , tapping and egde scrolling are working nicely.
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And right you are! After disabling the synaptic driver in xorg.conf, I could enable two-finger-scrolling and tapping. But since you're not using the synaptic driver, you won't be able to get any of the fancier features out of the touchpad. Bizarre because that driver worked well with Mandrive 2009.1...
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Please add info here: https://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=41204
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NickBrown wrote:
Please add info here: https://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=41204
OK, done.
Two more small questions for 2010, maybe someone knows:
1. I was absolutely thrilled to see that Mandriva have fixed their network profile application. It is now usable and allows fast changing of profiles. However, it still asks which profile to use during the boot process and waits for a few seconds for input. Can this be disabled so it will always use the "default" profile?
2. I get a loud and annoying beep at the appearance of the login screen. Again, can this be disabled? (I would hate to have this in the quiet reading room of a library...)
pindar
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Getting rid of this bleeping sound took me a while, as disabling it in System/Preferences/Start up applications didn't work at all. In fact, you've got to go into System/ Administration / Login Window /Accessibility and disable/untick 'Login screen ready', and that will be done.
My network connection is automatic, for that you have to click on the network icon, select 'allow users to manage the connection' and also 'start the connection at boot', then you should have it at booting time.
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oupsemma wrote:
Getting rid of this bleeping sound took me a while, as disabling it in System/Preferences/Start up applications didn't work at all. In fact, you've got to go into System/ Administration / Login Window /Accessibility and disable/untick 'Login screen ready', and that will be done.
Yes, thanks, that took care of the beep - I don't think I would have found this option in that particular place. Wonder why they enabled it in the first place, doesn't serve any meaningful purpose...
My network connection is automatic, for that you have to click on the network icon, select 'allow users to manage the connection' and also 'start the connection at boot', then you should have it at booting time.
No, that's not the problem, I have that setting too, but I have two different profiles. Since it's possible to change them on the fly, it should fall back to the profile last used without asking for user input, IMHO.
Thanks
pindar
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Just a quick note: I reinstalled the final release last week, and Mandriva is again very impressive. It really is a pity that this distribution gets so little attention. I'm a non-stop distro-hopper and have many of them on SDHC cards, I use whatever I feel like on a particular day, and I really think Mandrive delivers the best OOTB-experience on my 901. The touchpad is now properly recognized and can be configured. Net profiles work flawlessly now and don't ask for input at boot time. The network interface is still a bit clunky and intrusive when you want to switch wireless access points, but it's OK. Last week I gave a presentation with my eee and used Mandriva. The one thing that is really impressive: no other distribution offers such crisp graphics. Fonts are crystal clear, images are absolutely great. I don't know what they do differently from others, but their graphics look absolutely fantastic. Another thing I had never seen before: as soon as I plugged in the projector, it was automatically recognized, Mandriva set up a dual screen desktop. My only very minor complaint for the moment: Mandriva beeps a lot, and the beep is unnecessarily noisy. But apart from that, this is a great distribution for the eee. From my first short tests, I have the impression that Ubuntu 2009.10 is not as stable and finished as it should have been, so maybe that's a chance for all those runners-up to gain some ground?
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"I have the impression that Ubuntu 2009.10 is not as stable and finished as it should have been"
IMHO 9.10 peaked with 9,04 and went downhill from there (spiraling down the commode would be a better analogy) and has so many bugs that I would consider a successful install and run to be a bug in itself 
From the 1st alpha release on thiis new mandriva has proven to be almost flawless as a RAID installation and a great counterpart to the other RAID successful install I have (Ubuntu Jaunty). The partitioning done by the Mandiva works for the subsequent Jaunty install so, this Mandriva always goes on 1st lately.
Think I will keep with what I now have and tell the kids not to worry about the strange gurgling sounds coming from the pc at odd hours this winter as it is only another formerly flawless linux distro given the new "karmic flush" down the ol digipotty.
Last edited by DavAlan (2009-11-14 3:32:52 pm)
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