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Hi,
I've using Mageia 64 bit, since it was released, and it works fine and stable. Since I've been using Mandriva before, might say I am experienced user, and have no objection for new OS. Except 2 things:
Default font is so hard to read, (seems that letters flicker somehow). I tried to import fonts from Windows, some various Ubuntu fonts, but no effect! Is there any way to import the SAME Sans Serif that was in Mandriva before? Unfortunately, they have changed it in Powerpack too, but stiil it is Mandriva 2011 One. The only reason I quited Mageia is that one.
The second "problem" is permission to copy files on NTFS partition (cause I use Windows too) So, imagine how it looks like if you copy 100 mp3 songs!. Every time you need to click OK, or keep Enter key pressed while files are copied! How to avoid that message "Could not change permissions for..."? In Mandriva 2010.0 (that was the best possible Linux), you could simply type admin password to access NTFS partitions, and it would work until next reboot. But, in 2010.2, and in Mageia, it's not. Is there any rpm file that would easily solve that problem? Tried NTFS configuration tool, but nothing changed!

musix wrote: The second "problem" is permission to copy files on NTFS partition (cause I use Windows too) So, imagine how it looks like if you copy 100 mp3 songs!. Every time you need to click OK, or keep Enter key pressed while files are copied! How to avoid that message "Could not change permissions for..."? In Mandriva 2010.0 (that was the best possible Linux), you could simply type admin password to access NTFS partitions, and it would work until next reboot. But, in 2010.2, and in Mageia, it's not. Is there any rpm file that would easily solve that problem? Tried NTFS configuration tool, but nothing changed!

Task: copy a video file (owner wobo) from /home/wobo/DATA/videos (ext4) to /media/win_d/MyVideos (NTFS)

Using Dolphin I experienced the same problem (after the file was copied I saw a message "Could not change permissions for..." to be acknowledged by "OK".

Using my usual file manager Midnight Commander (mc) this message does not occur. Reason: For a list of files to be copied I mark all files, then press F5 and in the copy window I de-activate the option "save attributes". Done. All files are copied without any "disturbing" message. I haven't seen such an option (or any such option) in Dolphin. So IMHO it is a shortcoming in Dolphin.

I don't have to give any password to access the NTFS partitions in any Mageia application.

Look at your /etc/fstab. The entry for your NTFS partition should read similar to this:

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# Entry for /dev/sda3 :
UUID=ECFA950CFA94D464 /media/win_d ntfs-3g defaults,umask=000 0 0

The NTFS permissions dialog happens only with internal partitions who are mounted via fstab. Also just leave the dialog openend,
it only shows for the first file, if you let the copy process complete itself, than click once on OK and it's away. For details see below links:
Upstream KDE bug report: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=206500
Mageia bug report: https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2040

The root password is also only asked for internal partitions, see the forum thread starting with this post:
viewtopic.php?p=5136#p5136

doktor5000 wrote:The NTFS permissions dialog happens only with internal partitions who are mounted via fstab. Also just leave the dialog openend,
it only shows for the first file, if you let the copy process complete itself, than click once on OK and it's away. For details see below links:
Upstream KDE bug report: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=206500
Mageia bug report: https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2040

The root password is also only asked for internal partitions, see the forum thread starting with this post:
viewtopic.php?p=5136#p5136

As I wrote: that's only relevant for Dolphin or such tools.

Yep. Was in a hurry when i wrote that post, so i may have overlooked that part of your post

wobo wrote:As I wrote: that's only relevant for Dolphin or such tools.

Krusader works like MC, so only for Dolphin, but who uses Dolphin?

alf wrote:

wobo wrote:As I wrote: that's only relevant for Dolphin or such tools.

Krusader works like MC, ...

No, it tries but there seems to be a bug in Krusader: after copying a file to /media/win_d Krusader showed a message box with the famous message about attributes - although I unchecked the option "Keep attributes" !

Perhaps because Krusader also uses KIO libraries, which is where the bug lies, and it's more of a check bug
(it checks whether a file can be chown'ed/chmodded, which should work on a pure NTFS file system, as it supports POSIX,
but the check fails because the filesystem type is not returned as NTFS, but fuse block device, because that's what ntfs-3g uses internally)

If you want to get this fixed, please comment and vote on de KDE bug i've posted above.

doktor5000 wrote:Perhaps because Krusader also uses KIO libraries, which is where the bug lies, and it's more of a check bug
(it checks whether a file can be chown'ed/chmodded, which should work on a pure NTFS file system, as it supports POSIX,
but the check fails because the filesystem type is not returned as NTFS, but fuse block device, because that's what ntfs-3g uses internally)
If you want to get this fixed, please comment and vote on de KDE bug i've posted above.

Hmm, to avoid this there is the "Keep attributes" checkbox - it works in MC but not in Krusader. So it may also be inside Krusader. Whatever - I'll check the bugreport

Both topics could be marked as "solved" (finally). The easiest way to avoid pressing OK, or holding ENTER pressed for 5 mins, i to go to MCC> System > Open console as administrator and type Dolphin. Then you can copy you numerous data to NTFS partition with no problem. Problems with "hard to read" fonts was solved importing Droid Sans type fonts. It looks great, and relaxing. You should improve or change default font in next distro. And to end with a new think-about. Can somebody explain what happens if you activate lock screen function, and some traces from recently visited pages in web browser are displayed, instead of slide show screensvaer?

Musix, personally i agree on your choice of font, Droid Sans, very nice indeed.

Advise: please be so kind to make separate topics for separate questions!!!!!