Launch nautilus as root in Mageia

I just found a way to launch nautilus as root in Mageia.

1. To install gksu.
2. Press alt+F2 to launch Run dialog box.
3. Type in: gksu nautilus
4. Enter password and press OK.
5. It is done.

Drivers for wireless usb adapter - Mageia1

I recently bought a new wireless usb adapter. But my Mageia1 can't detect it. I search the net but can't find any. Something that cross my mind. I had a Backtrack 5 DVD. It is for cracking wifi. It support many wireless and it should have the driver my want. That's it I found the driver in the /lib/firmware folder. I copy the files in that folder. It works!!!

Add Windows 7 to Mageia Linux boot loader

I found a simple way in the net that can easily add windows 7 to Mageia boot loader.

I have two harddisk. One with Mageia and the pther with Windows 7.

I just ad the the following to /boot/grub/menu.lst

title windows 7
root (hd1,0)
chainloader +1

After reboot I can select Windows 7 from the boot menu.

P/S From my new installed Mageia 2. I found that the brub boot setting for windows 7 is as follow:

title windows
root (hd1,0)
map (0x81) (0x80)
map (0x80) (0x81)
makeactive
chainloader +1

Surprise! Megeia 1 can read and write to DVDRAM Disk

All the while I am using Mandriva Linux, but I can't use DVDRAM Disk in this way that a udf formatted DVDRAM Disk use like hard disk. I got to use packet writing to accomplished the job. Now I use it like removable usb drive. Thank you Mageia.

Megeia1 and Firefox 4 plugins

I downloaded and installed Mageia1 and find out that Firefox 4 can't open java and flash site. The solution for flash is easy.Just download .rpm flash from Adobe web site and install it. For the java plugin, I waste three days to find out the solution to this. Just install from the repository by using "rpmi icedtea-web" and that's it. Hope this can help.