hi robert,
comments below...
Robert Eidt wrote:
> Joseph,
>
> I've just installed Beta 2 and noticed that only "Root" can use the internet
> dialer. Users get the message "Cannot create modem lock file". If I uncheck
> the option to create the file, they get "Sorry can't open the modem". This
> must be a ownership or permission issue. In the mean time, could you tell
> me how to fix it manually?
this will be fixed in build 27.
to fix: [as root]chmod +s /opt/kde2/bin/kppp
> Also, if a user logs out, the modem does not hang up (maybe this is only
> with the "root" guy?).
K->Surf on the Internet->Connect to the Internet (modem)->Setup->Misc
check "Disconnect on X-server shutdown"
we should probably make this the default.
> I can see where this might be desired, so how about
> presenting them with a message (i.e. "Modem still connected, would you like
> to disconnect?").
>
> And not to ramble on, but, would it be easy to have "print to file" as an option
> during the printer setup? Some of us don't have nice printers, so we FTP to
> our work and copy our print files to our nice printers the next morning. I
> noticed it can be worked around with the K-apps so it probably isn't all that
> big of an issue.
go ahead and enter this as a suggestion for the next version.
http://bugs.redmondlinux.org/
> P.S. I'll probably switch over to Build 26 right away. Will it have better luck
> finding my sound card? My current one is a PCI Yamaha and I've tried two
> others. I can't tell you what they were cause I just quickly borrowed them
> from a pile of old ISA junk boards. I'm assuming you havn't focused on sound
> to much yet. If you like I'll get more info.
please do.
thanks!
joe
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