[ILUG] misc. Linux problems

[Kelsang Pamting]

 I´m having some success, having installed Mandrake beside WindowsXP.

I still having some small problems which could use eventual sorting.  If 
anyone has suggestions they would be welcome:

Virus protection... Is it necessary?  someone recommended Bitdefender 
but seems a bit expensive.

My screen definition seems a bit problematic in my browser (Mozilla)and 
when I increased the font size it lost a bit of clarity.

For some reason the browser take a very very long time to access some 
sites, like Google (which it seems to go to directly when I type another 
address )  The browser in general seems to be slower than Windows and 
occasionally hangs up.

When I shut down now the Linux system hangs up just befor the end of the 
process ( something to do with  the hotplug deactivation process, I 
think) so I just have to press the off button and all is well, but I 
would like to correct whatever I have mis-configured, creating the problem.

My DVD player is not working (Totem Media Player) and I have to switch 
to Windows....again, perhaps something is misconfigured.

I have a Nokia 6600 mobile with bluetooth and infrared.  Previously I 
was synchronizing Outlook Contacts and Calendar and using the phone as a 
modem.  Any ideas about whether this will be possible in Linux?

I also have an older SonyEricsson T68i which I use for the same purpose 
at times and I seem to remember reading somewhere that it can be 
configured for Linux.

In general how do I activate the infrared port on my laptop?  It has not 
as yet been recognized by Harddrake?

Enough questions for now.

I will be very appreciative of any responses.


Sean



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