Mike- Does your computer use ACPI or APM? The thing of stating "power down " but not actually powering down sounds like the behavior of a Linux system without functional ACPI installed on a computer which uses ACPI. Lee mike enriquez wrote: >I boot into x-session. >I just clicked on turn off computer in verbose mode. All processes were >perform as [ok]. >The very last line on the verbose mode is "Power Down". >I am assuming that I am to push the power button but this >does not make sense to manually have to hit the power button >in Linux. But what do I know? >I will try the install process you suggested. >Thanks >Mike > > > >On Fri, 2005-02-25 at 20:59, Donn Shumway wrote: > > >>Please describe what you mean by 'mandrake will not shutdown the >>computer'. Describe he shutdown process. Are you booting into an >>X-session or to the command line? >> >>2) Installing Firefox and Thunderbird is fairly easy. Start with >>Firefox. Download the latest tar file from the Firefox site (version >>1.01 just came out today and includes some significant bug fixes). The >>file is named firefox-1.0.1.installer.tar.gz. If you are the only >>user, and you want to partake of the internal updater, you can install >>it into your Home directory (run the installer as your user, and >>choose your /home/user directory to install to). If multiple users >>will use it, install into /usr/local or /usr/share as the root user. >> >>copy the tar file to the root directory where you want to extract the >>Firefox installer. >>run the command 'tar -zxvf firefox-1.0.1.installer.tar.gz' >>This will create a directory called 'firefox-installer' and extract >>all the files into their proper directory structure. Once extracted, >>and assuming you want to install into your Home directory, you can run >>the firefox-installer with [assuming you extracted to /usr/local]: >>/usr/local/firefox-installer/firefox-installer >> >>Follow the prompts and enter the destination [ex. /home/foo/firefox] >>directory you want to install in, finish the install. When complete, >>run Firefox with the command: >>'/home/foo/firefox/firefox &' from a shell, or create a desktop Icon >>to run it from. >> >>Thunderbird is similar, but (if I remember correctly, does not contain >>an installer. You merely run it from the directory you extracted to. >> >>Let me know if you need more detail. >> >> >>On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 19:28:59 -0700, mike enriquez >> wrote: >> >> >>>I have a dual boot with winxp and mandrake. >>>Issues: >>>1. Mandrake will not shut down the computer. It did it once then it >>>stopped shutting down. >>>2. I tried to install thunderbird and firefox and got nowhere. >>> I have downloaded both apps but I can't get pass the download to >>>install. I am doing something wrong but I can't figure it out. >>>3. I am taking a linux class at Gateway but the class is not at this >>>point of installing apps and drivers. >>>So I need a little kick start tomorrow. >>>Thanks >>>Mike >>> >>> > >--------------------------------------------------- >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > -- Lee Einer Dos Manos Jewelry http://www.dosmanosjewelry.com --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss