[newbie] Off Topic?
Anyone know the address for re-addressing the off-toping crud? -- stephen kuhn __ mobile 0410.728.389 GNU/Linux, GPL and OpenSource alternatives for the public __ * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * We expressly refuse to utilise Microsoft DRM encoded documents __ Mandrake GNU/Linux 10.0 OE/Kernel 2.6.3-7/ No Viruses here. If Microsoft built cars, you would have to press the Start button to turn them off. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Off Topic?
On Tuesday 28 September 2004 06:42, Stephen Kühn wrote: Today 06:42:36 Anyone know the address for re-addressing the off-toping crud? -- stephen kuhn Gee, it was so quiet over here I thought the list was down ...own own ..own! Judging by the echo, this hall of fame is has just been evacuated. Somebody drop something somewhere again or is 10.1 really that good? -- Good luck, HarM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] 10.1 sound volume 'problem'
I just did my first fresh install of 10.1 (keeping my former /home), and everything is working well, except for an issue with the volume. In xine, or mplayer, when I try to change the volume, the volume does not get quieter or louder. If I use the gnome volume panel applet, ditto, can't change the volume. Also the gnome volume control, none of the sliders seem to control the volume. I have a sound-blaster live card, and it is using the snd-emu10k1 driver module. Can anyone offer suggestions, advice? many thanks -- Azrael (\''/).___..--'''-._ `0_ O ) `-. ( ).`-.__.`) (_Y_.)' ._ ) `._ `. ``-..-' _..`--'_..-_/ /--'_.' .' ((i).-'' ((i).' (((.-' Of all God's creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with a cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat. ICQ#52944566 Registered Linux User: 269002 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Looking for a converter from WMV to MPG
Dear All I am looking for a converter from WMV to MPG. Any ideas? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Off Topic?
On Monday 27 September 2004 23:42, Stephen Kühn wrote: Anyone know the address for re-addressing the off-toping crud? /dev/null or spam folder. -- Regards; Hoyt Registered Linux User #363264 http://counter.li.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] OT - Mac OSX anyone?
Anyone on the list use a Mac with OSX? I'm about to get one at work and was wondering how easy it is to use the FreeBSD under the hood--such as for installing apps I'm accustomed to like vcdimager, instiki, and others. Todd -- Name that tune #7: A lot of people don't have much food on their table, but they got a lot of forks and knives; well they gotta cut something. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] shorewall samba
Since I installed shorewall, I am unable to get to administer samba through samba-swat (http://localhost:901). The error I get says the browser could not connect to host localhost (port 901). Any ideas? TIA Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Verbatim USB Drive 512MB
Hi All, I can't seem to get the USB drive/stick to be writable. the fstab entry for this is: none /mnt/removable supermount dev=/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1,fs=ext2:vfat,exec,--,umask=000,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,dev,codepage=850,suid,kudzu 0 0 The umask is set to 000 but when I try to write as a user or as root I get: [EMAIL PROTECTED] removable]# pwd /mnt/removable [EMAIL PROTECTED] removable]# cp /etc/fstab . cp: cannot create regular file `./fstab': Read-only file system Why is this? It's awfully frustrating especially since it was recognized and configure during the boot process. Any insight would definatley relieve my stress level Thank you Phil Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] OpenOffice language problem
I just tried to use OpenOffice for the first time in a long time. When I opened a .doc file OpenOffice started up in German. I prefer to use it in English, but can't find how to switch it to English. How do I do this? -- Mit freundlichen Gren, Russ. Visit my nursery: http://www.angelfire.com/linux/behnesnursery/ The Behne Family Genealogy Project: http://www.usgenealogy.net/members/rwbehne/ Should we continue to trust Bush as our leader? Read this, then you decide: http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_4636.shtml --=[Russell's Quotes 1]=-- Wish not so much to live long, as to live good. =[Russell's Quotes 2]= Poverty, Poetry, and new Titles of Honour, make men ridiculous. --- http://www.TruthAboutWar.org What is freedom, really? See this great flash presentation: http://www.isil.org/resources/introduction.swf --- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
RE: [newbie] Strange diff check ?
When in doubt: rpm -ql /usr/bin/lbp660 HTH, Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 8:49 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] Strange diff check ? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Derek Jennings Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 4:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Strange diff check ? On Friday 24 September 2004 05:25, Dan Gordon wrote: I got this tonight when the nightly security check was done. Security Warning: the md5 checksum for one of your SUID files has changed, maybe an intruder modified one of these suid binary in order to put in a backdoor... - Checksum changed file : /usr/bin/lbp660 I looked at the file it looks like an unknown file, the general proterties says its an unknown file type but permisions says it is executable and ownership is user root and group system. Maybe its nothing but it kinda got the hair up on the back of my neck. Anyone seen this before ? Regards, Dan Gordon Did you just upgrade your printer-filters package? That file is a Canon printer driver. Not an obvious target for a compromise :-) derek Yes I did and it is a canon printer I have, Thanks Derek the hair on the back of the neck is now down. There were several bug and security updates and printer filters and test pages were among them. Thanks again :-) Regards, Dan Gordon --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.768 / Virus Database: 515 - Release Date: 9/22/2004 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Off Topic?
is 10.1 really that good? -- yep Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Problems mounting CD/DVD
On Monday 27 September 2004 01:40 am, Alexander Ruoff wrote: | Hi Bryan, | | thx for the help, but somehow it didn't solve the problem. I also got a | problem with my usb-stick, of which I have now 3 registered in fstab... | every time I insert the stick, it's getting a new registry in fstab. | Seems like I wait till 10.1 and see if the problem still exists. | | AR | Comment out all the lines for your usb-stick in fstab. Reboot your system one time. If the stick is recognized correctly, and it probably will be, and your new entry for it is added to fstab by Harddrake/kudzu, go to the MCC and turn off Harddrake--uncheck the box for starting on boot. Reboot. If the stick is still working you can leave Harddrake off, unless you install some new hardware. Harddrake is a cool tool, but I never leave it on once I get my system working because it can mess up and discover hardware that I already have installed. It is especially bad about re-recognizing USB components. As for your CD/DVD--aren't those scsi emulated?? I haven't got one, but I thought that DVD drives were /dev/scdX not /dev/hdX. Either way, you may have the wrong dev number. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] 10.0 official gremlins not seen before - SOLVED
On Wed, 2004-09-22 at 01:34, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: On Tuesday 21 September 2004 16:34, Brian Parish wrote: Things work nicely overall except... Probably you've got old KDE .rc files (and such of the same for a few other apps). Rename your .kde file in your home directory and logout and in again as the user you are. My bet is most of your crashes and probs will have gone. This will require you to copy settings back from the old .kde like kmail.rc if you want to retain passwords, filters and the such. Just for testing you could create a new user and fire it up to see which crashes will be gone and which won't. Yep - that was it. thanks HarM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Verbatim USB Drive 512MB
On Monday 27 September 2004 18:43, Phil Savoie wrote: The umask is set to 000 but when I try to write as a user or as root I get: [EMAIL PROTECTED] removable]# pwd /mnt/removable [EMAIL PROTECTED] removable]# cp /etc/fstab . cp: cannot create regular file `./fstab': Read-only file system Try setting umask to simply 0 rather than 000 then unmount and remount and see if that helps. -- Bryan Phinney Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
RE: [newbie] Club iso vs. Download iso
Hi there, I would hazard a guess that the mandrake club CDs have slightly different splash screens during the installer (ie the static images that are displayed while installation is being done.) and also I would guess that there are hdlists for CDs 4-5 aswell. Perhaps these small differences may account for the different md5sums? Jamie -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Kaplan Sent: 28 September 2004 08:42 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Club iso vs. Download iso I noticed that the 10.1CE club isos (CDs 1-3)have different md5sums than the public download isos. Does anyone know what the differences are? Do the club isos contain different packages or have the public download isos been updated from the club isos? TIA Paul ** E-mail Disclaimer ** This e-mail message is confidential and for use by the addressee only. If you are not the intended addressee, please reply to the sender and then delete the message from your computer. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of The Benenden Healthcare Society Limited. You should check this e-mail and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The Benenden Healthcare Society Limited accepts no liability for any damages caused by any virus transmitted my this e-mail or its attachments. The Benenden Healthcare Society Limited is an incorporated friendly society, registered under the Friendly Societies Act 1992, registered number 480F. The Societys contractual business (the provision of tuberculosis benefit) is authorised by the FSA. The remainder of The Societys business is undertaken on a discretionary basis. The Society is subject to FSA requirement for prudential management. Registered Office Address: The Benenden Healthcare Society Limited, Holgate Park Drive, York. YO26 4GG. Tel: 0870 7545 700 Fax: 0870 7545 822 www.benenden.org.uk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Off Topic?
Op Tue, 28 Sep 2004 08:29:48 -0400 schreef Lyvim Xaphir: What's off-toping crud? An anagram for off-topic ngrud. -- American beer is like making love in a canoe. It's f*cking close to water. http://www.nlpagan.net/linux.htm Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] 10.1 sound volume 'problem'
Azrael wrote: I just did my first fresh install of 10.1 (keeping my former /home), and everything is working well, except for an issue with the volume. In xine, or mplayer, when I try to change the volume, the volume does not get quieter or louder. If I use the gnome volume panel applet, ditto, can't change the volume. Also the gnome volume control, none of the sliders seem to control the volume. I have a sound-blaster live card, and it is using the snd-emu10k1 driver module. Can anyone offer suggestions, advice? many thanks How about trying alsamixer just type it in a terminal. when happy with your sound levels some distros need alsactl store, not sure if Mandrake does. then there is also aumix amd kmix thay may need resetting too. John Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Off Topic?
On Tue, 2004-09-28 at 00:42, Stephen Kühn wrote: Anyone know the address for re-addressing the off-toping crud? What's off-toping crud? LX Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Databases
Hiya Folks I'm after a basic database program for Mandrake 10. It only needs about 5-10 fields but records wise could stretch on to several thousand records, and needs to allow imports from CSV files? Only for personal use... I've got Cross Office running MS Office 97 for access but it's slow and I'd like a proper Linux version! Suggestions please? TIA Elwyn Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] shorewall samba
Paul Kaplan wrote: Since I installed shorewall, I am unable to get to administer samba through samba-swat (http://localhost:901). The error I get says the browser could not connect to host localhost (port 901). Any ideas? TIA Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com Its quite possible that your firewall may be blocking that port. It's a while since i used samba but check your configuration too. Kevin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
RE: [newbie] DNS Problems affter upgrade
Are you running bind? (The daemon is named). It sounds like your are if you are using rndc. When I upgraded from 10.0 OE to 10.1 CE my /etc/rndc.conf and my /etc/named.conf got massaged for me. rndc wouldn't work until I un-massaged it. Check if bind is running: ps aux | grep named Please post your /etc/resolv.conf Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of gcobb Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 2:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] DNS Problems affter upgrade I saved my resolv.conf from the last setup along with my hosts files. They're the same now as they were prior to the upgrade. I know what the problem is, just not how to solve it. I am not sure it's a program that isn't running or if one is set up right, or if it's something to d with rndc or what. Like I said, I'm not sure what has to be running or how some conf files have to be set up. I can post files for anyone to compare to or view if necessary. Thanks -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of H.J.Bathoorn Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 1:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] DNS Problems affter upgrade On Sunday 26 September 2004 19:38, Greg wrote: I am having problems with DNS resolution after upgrading from 8.2 to 10. Just about everything else went okay, I just can't get out to a domain name on the server PC. I can get in with the IRC client and email, but also have a Postnuke problem that the DNS thing may fix. I have had this problem every time I've installed Mandrake, there's just something I don't understand. I'm okay in Windoze and all, just have a stumbling block when trying to get it set up locally on my Linux system. I don't know exactly which programs are required, such as Bind, named, etc. I kept my old host.conf files before the upgrade and my resolv.conf I can enter my domain name in Mozilla and it sees my local web root like it should. I can't get to anything else by a domain name though. I have to be pretty close. When booting the computer it would go slow when bringing up ETH0, but now it goes on past it quickly and brings the interface up. I am not hosting my own DNS services. I have a static IP, use cable, have email, the old version of Apache and an IRC server. This is the same computer I've been using since 8.2 was new. I read some and also saw a rndc errror when shutting down. I read up on that too and gathered that info in there has to agree with named.conf. I thought it had but when I ran rndc reload from a command line it said connection refused. The 64 password is the same between both as are server names. I still can't get out on the web with a domain name. I am lost without a doubt. I'm not sure what has to be running, what kind of zone to set up in Bind, or what is supposed to be in the config files. If ANYONE can work with me on this I'd appreciate it more than you know. I can post conf files or anything else you'd want to know. I'd also like to add that from the control panel all my networking info looks to be set up how it should be. I have a FQDN as the hostname, 2 IPs for my DNS servers and my IP, Gateway and Subnet Mask. All that looks right to me. I did read the docs. I read the How-Tos and all that, I'm just dumb enough to not find the answers I am looking for. Thank you! I'm not quite in the clear as to what your setup is but in my case setting the firewall/gateway as nameserver in /etc/resolv.conf sufficed for my cable connection. Frankly I never use the control panel, just type :echo nameserver .xxx.xx.x /etc/resolv.conf and that's it..where .xxx.xx.x is the address of your gateway. If you can ping out to say: www.google.com (216.239.59.99) you're OK, heh?:) -- Good luck, HarM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Helix vs. Real Player?
How does Real Player 10 compare with Helix Player? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] 10.1 sound volume 'problem'
John Richard Smith wrote: Azrael wrote: I just did my first fresh install of 10.1 (keeping my former /home), and everything is working well, except for an issue with the volume. In xine, or mplayer, when I try to change the volume, the volume does not get quieter or louder. If I use the gnome volume panel applet, ditto, can't change the volume. Also the gnome volume control, none of the sliders seem to control the volume. I have a sound-blaster live card, and it is using the snd-emu10k1 driver module. Can anyone offer suggestions, advice? many thanks How about trying alsamixer just type it in a terminal. when happy with your sound levels some distros need alsactl store, not sure if Mandrake does. then there is also aumix amd kmix thay may need resetting too. John Thanks for the reply John, though I am afraid it wasn't too useful for me :( I am not concerned with the volume being too loud or too quiet. The problem is that I am unable to change the volume in mplayer or xine to a reasonable extent. I am not sure which exact 'volume meter' is being changed when I use mplayer/xine volume control, but I can't put it to 0 and have no sound. The change is very little, and only on one channel. Yes I can use alsamixer to change every conceivable volume item. But I don't want to resign the rest of my life to having the volume set at that level. Indeed, using alsamixer only the 'Wave Surround' item seems to do the job I want. So I guess the question, is how do I make the mplayer/xine/anything else volume controls manipulate the 'Wave Surround' item rather than whatever other item they seem to be controlling. The whole volume thing was not a problem in 10.0, so I don't know exactly why 10.1 is different in this respect, but I'd like to resolve it. thanks again, and thanks to anyone else who can offer a suggestion -- Azrael (\''/).___..--'''-._ `0_ O ) `-. ( ).`-.__.`) (_Y_.)' ._ ) `._ `. ``-..-' _..`--'_..-_/ /--'_.' .' ((i).-'' ((i).' (((.-' Of all God's creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with a cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat. ICQ#52944566 Registered Linux User: 269002 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Club iso vs. Download iso
I noticed that the 10.1CE club isos (CDs 1-3)have different md5sums than the public download isos. Does anyone know what the differences are? Do the club isos contain different packages or have the public download isos been updated from the club isos? TIA Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] OpenOffice language problem
On September 27, 2004 18:53, Russell W. Behne wrote: I just tried to use OpenOffice for the first time in a long time. When I opened a .doc file OpenOffice started up in German. I prefer to use it in English, but can't find how to switch it to English. How do I do this? I just had the same problem with a fresh Mdk 10.1 install. I presume that it's the new version of OO that comes with 10.1 that is the problem. Have you installed updates since the last time you used it? Anyway, I don't have a solution yet either. I was trying to guess my way through the configuration dialogs to set it back to English, but no luck yet. -- Ron Hunter-Duvar ronhd at users dot sourceforge dot net Opinions expressed here are all mine. Rights to use these opinions are granted under the GNU GPL. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] quick question........
How do I convert an .ogm file to vcd? -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Powered by Mandrake 10 Microsoft Free Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] shorewall samba
On Tue, 2004-09-28 at 20:16, Paul Kaplan wrote: Since I installed shorewall, I am unable to get to administer samba through samba-swat (http://localhost:901). The error I get says the browser could not connect to host localhost (port 901). Any ideas? TIA Paul __ In /etc/shorewall/rules you need: ACCEPT loc fw tcp 901 This assumes that the shorewall in question is running on the samba server. Don't forget to: service shorewall restart after making the change. HTH Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] MKD 10.1
On Tuesday 28 September 2004 17:36, Drew Martin wrote: Hi All, I've just done a fresh install of 10.1 Com.It when very well,but I have a few questions. 1 Does anyone know off any update mirrors that are working? 2 Does anyone know off any base mirrors that are working?I am unable to install Streamtuner,because the RPM not there. 3 How do install the Nvidia drivers on X.org?I tried and just got console working,and something about Screens missing error.I have installed them on the same PC before with old X system with no probs. 4 If I join the the Mandrakeclub as a Stanard member,what is on the the 4th CD? Cheers, Drew 1/ and 2/ There are no update mirrors for Community. Updated packages go into the main tree. Go here http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ to select an online source for 'main' 'contrib' and 'plf' sources. Update by running urpmi.update -a update --auto-select in a root terminal about once a week. 3/ There is a bug in the Nvidia installer script. I have a workaround for it. I will put it on my web site in the next few minutes. Follow my sig. 4/ Commercial packages like precompiled NVIDIA and ATI drivers, Opera, Flash and Acrobat, and time limited commercial sample software. Don't think that joining Mandrake Club is going to give you lots of valuable software not available elsewhere. Its more of a way for people who use the download edition to contribute something back to the people who produced it. derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] 10.1 sound volume 'problem'
Azrael wrote: John Richard Smith wrote: Azrael wrote: I just did my first fresh install of 10.1 (keeping my former /home), and everything is working well, except for an issue with the volume. In xine, or mplayer, when I try to change the volume, the volume does not get quieter or louder. If I use the gnome volume panel applet, ditto, can't change the volume. Also the gnome volume control, none of the sliders seem to control the volume. I have a sound-blaster live card, and it is using the snd-emu10k1 driver module. Can anyone offer suggestions, advice? many thanks How about trying alsamixer just type it in a terminal. when happy with your sound levels some distros need alsactl store, not sure if Mandrake does. then there is also aumix amd kmix thay may need resetting too. John Thanks for the reply John, though I am afraid it wasn't too useful for me :( I am not concerned with the volume being too loud or too quiet. The problem is that I am unable to change the volume in mplayer or xine to a reasonable extent. I am not sure which exact 'volume meter' is being changed when I use mplayer/xine volume control, but I can't put it to 0 and have no sound. The change is very little, and only on one channel. Yes I can use alsamixer to change every conceivable volume item. But I don't want to resign the rest of my life to having the volume set at that level. Indeed, using alsamixer only the 'Wave Surround' item seems to do the job I want. So I guess the question, is how do I make the mplayer/xine/anything else volume controls manipulate the 'Wave Surround' item rather than whatever other item they seem to be controlling. The whole volume thing was not a problem in 10.0, so I don't know exactly why 10.1 is different in this respect, but I'd like to resolve it. thanks again, and thanks to anyone else who can offer a suggestion Hmm, Well, in that case you seem to be saying that you are only getting maybe 2 channels out of 4 or more ( you have suround sound ?) in which case it's likely a sound driver configuration problem. You need to determin the sound card and chip and whether the website http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/ that helps people install and configure sound has anything to say to achieve that. I know that I have had a similar problem with my MD10.0 OS in that my Mobo sound chip which is a 5.1 sound channel chip doesn't work too well with my 2 channel stereo speakers because I have been unable to combine the 5 channels into 2 and as such I'm only geting a certain distorted level of harmonic output, not really noticeable with system sound sets, but very noticeable when playing a quality audio CD. I know that in the windblows OS's you can pass a command to tell the chip to combine channels. The question really is whether the same is possible in linux, maybe ? Maybe yours is a similar problem ? Just a thought John Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] OpenOffice language problem
Today at 10:58, Ron Hunter-Duvar wrote: On September 27, 2004 18:53, Russell W. Behne wrote: I just tried to use OpenOffice for the first time in a long time. When I opened a .doc file OpenOffice started up in German. I prefer to use it in English, but can't find how to switch it to English. How do I do this? I just had the same problem with a fresh Mdk 10.1 install. I presume that it's the new version of OO that comes with 10.1 that is the problem. Have you installed updates since the last time you used it? I have Mandrake 10.0 inctalled, with all available updates. Anyway, I don't have a solution yet either. I was trying to guess my way through the configuration dialogs to set it back to English, but no luck yet. Well, I know a smattering of German, and there's nothing in the menu dialogs to control the language at all. There must be something else somewhere. -- Russ. Visit my nursery: http://www.angelfire.com/linux/behnesnursery/ The Behne Family Genealogy Project: http://www.usgenealogy.net/members/rwbehne/ Should we continue to trust Bush as our leader? Read this, then you decide: http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_4636.shtml --=[Russell's Quotes 1]=-- The family of Fools is ancient. =[Russell's Quotes 2]= Impudent Jack, who now lives by his shifts, Borrowing of driblets, boldly begging gifts, For twenty shillings lent him t'other day, (By one who ne'er expected he would pay,) On his friend's paper fain a note wou'd write. His friend, as needless, did refuse it quite; Paper was scarce, and 'twas too hard, it's true, To part with cash, and loose his paper too. --- http://www.TruthAboutWar.org What is freedom, really? See this great flash presentation: http://www.isil.org/resources/introduction.swf --- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Verbatim USB Drive 512MB
On Tuesday 28 September 2004 00:43, Phil Savoie wrote: Hi All, I can't seem to get the USB drive/stick to be writable. the fstab entry for this is: none /mnt/removable supermount dev=/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1,fs=ext2:vfat,exec,--,umask=000, user,iocharset=iso8859-1,dev,codepage=850,suid,kudzu 0 0 The umask is set to 000 but when I try to write as a user or as root I get: [EMAIL PROTECTED] removable]# pwd /mnt/removable [EMAIL PROTECTED] removable]# cp /etc/fstab . cp: cannot create regular file `./fstab': Read-only file system Why is this? It's awfully frustrating especially since it was recognized and configure during the boot process. Any insight would definatley relieve my stress level Thank you Phil Some drives have little switches with which they can be set to RO or RW, it is set right isn't it? -- Good luck, HarM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Helix vs. Real Player?
On Tue, 2004-09-28 at 12:59, Sevatio wrote: How does Real Player 10 compare with Helix Player? Neither one of them hold a candle to Mplayer. LX Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Off Topic?
On Tuesday 28 September 2004 15:00, M.Schild wrote: is 10.1 really that good? -- yep Maryse OK, started downloading as of today:) -- Good luck, HarM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] MKD 10.1
On Tuesday 28 September 2004 19:17, Derek Jennings wrote: On Tuesday 28 September 2004 17:36, Drew Martin wrote: Hi All, I've just done a fresh install of 10.1 Com.It when very well,but I have a few questions. 1 Does anyone know off any update mirrors that are working? 2 Does anyone know off any base mirrors that are working?I am unable to install Streamtuner,because the RPM not there. 3 How do install the Nvidia drivers on X.org?I tried and just got console working,and something about Screens missing error.I have installed them on the same PC before with old X system with no probs. 4 If I join the the Mandrakeclub as a Stanard member,what is on the the 4th CD? Cheers, Drew 1/ and 2/ There are no update mirrors for Community. Updated packages go into the main tree. Go here http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ to select an online source for 'main' 'contrib' and 'plf' sources. Update by running urpmi.update -a update --auto-select in a root terminal about once a week. SNIP There was a typo in my last post. It should be :- urpmi.update -a urpmi --auto-select The workaround for compiling Nvidia drivers is on my web site now if you want to try it out. derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Helix vs. Real Player?
On Tuesday 28 September 2004 20:05, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: On Tue, 2004-09-28 at 12:59, Sevatio wrote: How does Real Player 10 compare with Helix Player? Neither one of them hold a candle to Mplayer. LX I second that. Mileage varies on other players, mplayer always just works on all sorts of distro's and plays almost anything you throw at it. -- Good luck, HarM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Re: Databases
SME Server Admin wrote: Hiya Folks I'm after a basic database program for Mandrake 10. It only needs about 5-10 fields but records wise could stretch on to several thousand records, and needs to allow imports from CSV files? Only for personal use... I've got Cross Office running MS Office 97 for access but it's slow and I'd like a proper Linux version! Suggestions please? TIA Elwyn I'd use postgreSQL, but perhaps a bit overkill. However, easy to setup and use. Look at the copy command for import I'd install it by urpmi postgresql postgresql-server If you need more do an urpmi --fuzzy postgre I like knoda as frontend (urpmi knoda) Read in the installation to setup, but it's usually a matter of Install, Create superuser (su to root then su - postgres, run createuser, and give your ordinary login-name as user, and yes to create dbs and other users) create database (as the created user above; createdb Run psql after that, or knoda, but you need to read on pg_hba.conf and postgresql.conf first you need a row like this in pg_hba.conf hostall all 127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 trust and tcpip_socket = true in postgresql.conf located in /var/lib/pgsql/data postgresql.conf is call somthing like postgresql.conf.sample, rename it and restart service postgresql restart as root -- /Björn --- http://lundin.homelinux.net Registered Linux User No. 267342 http://counter.li.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Helix vs. Real Player?
So, you use Mplayer to play Real codecs? Sevatio H.J.Bathoorn wrote: On Tuesday 28 September 2004 20:05, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: On Tue, 2004-09-28 at 12:59, Sevatio wrote: How does Real Player 10 compare with Helix Player? Neither one of them hold a candle to Mplayer. LX I second that. Mileage varies on other players, mplayer always just works on all sorts of distro's and plays almost anything you throw at it. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] OpenOffice language problem {SOLVED}
Today at 15:16, Russell W. Behne wrote: Today at 10:58, Ron Hunter-Duvar wrote: On September 27, 2004 18:53, Russell W. Behne wrote: I just tried to use OpenOffice for the first time in a long time. When I opened a .doc file OpenOffice started up in German. I prefer to use it in English, but can't find how to switch it to English. How do I do this? I just had the same problem with a fresh Mdk 10.1 install. I presume that it's the new version of OO that comes with 10.1 that is the problem. Have you installed updates since the last time you used it? I have Mandrake 10.0 installed, with all available updates. Anyway, I don't have a solution yet either. I was trying to guess my way through the configuration dialogs to set it back to English, but no luck yet. Well, I know a smattering of German, and there's nothing in the menu dialogs to control the language at all. There must be something else somewhere. Ron, here's what I've done to solve the problem. 1. I removed all of OpenOffice entirely. 2. Using my Mdk 10.0 cd, I selected OpenOffice.org-1.1.1 to install from scratch using Mandrake Control Center. 3. Before clicking on `Install', I examined the available files, and what had been automatically selected. I found that the i18n package for German (de) was automatically selected, but not the one for English, so I manually selected it. 4. I Clicked on install. 5. After the install completed I tested it by starting oowriter. It started in English, as it should. 6. Next, I exited oo, and used Mandrake Control Center to install updates. It showed that OpenOffice.org-1.1.2-8.100mdk and the library rpm were available as an upgrade, so I selected them both and clicked on Install. It showed 5 packages total were actually installing, (those two above, an English help file, and two i18n files.) 7. Next I tried oowriter again, and this time 1.1.2 is starting up in English, just as it should. My conclusion is that if your copy of OpenOffice is starting in German instead of your system's default language, it's probably due to a missing i18n file. Try this to see what you have installed: rpm -q OpenOffice.org-help-de OpenOffice.org-l10n-de \ OpenOffice.org-help-en OpenOffice.org-l10n-en I now get the following response to the above command: package OpenOffice.org-help-de is not installed OpenOffice.org-l10n-de-1.1.2-8.100mdk OpenOffice.org-help-en-1.1.2-8.100mdk OpenOffice.org-l10n-en-1.1.2-8.100mdk If you don't see the last file with the `-l10n-en-' part, then try installing it. Same for the `help-en' file. I consider this to be an install issue: on install your local language should determine which i18n files to install rather than defaulting to the programmer's personal language preference. Perhaps a German programmer did this as a slap in the face to English-language programmers whom are guilty of consistently ignoring this important point. (I often hear of programs defaulting to the English language in systems set to use another language - it's usually a programmer's fault when this happens.) -- Enjoy, Russ. Visit my nursery: http://www.angelfire.com/linux/behnesnursery/ The Behne Family Genealogy Project: http://www.usgenealogy.net/members/rwbehne/ Should we continue to trust Bush as our leader? Read this, then you decide: http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_4636.shtml --=[Russell's Quotes 1]=-- If you'd loose a troublesome Visitor, lend him money. =[Russell's Quotes 2]= A fat kitchen, a lean will. --- http://www.TruthAboutWar.org What is freedom, really? See this great flash presentation: http://www.isil.org/resources/introduction.swf --- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Helix vs. Real Player?
On Tuesday 28 September 2004 21:42, Sevatio wrote: So, you use Mplayer to play Real codecs? Sevatio Frankly, they haven't crossed my path for the last 2 years. So I don't knowI doubt it. IIRC I did see them being used for TV over internet and used mozilla (with plugins) to view them. Horrible quality, that's what chased me away. -- Good luck, HarM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] MKD 10.1
On Tuesday 28 Sep 2004 20:27, Derek Jennings wrote: MKD Thanks Derek, Sorted updates now and the URMPI stuff,it turns out that I had my soucres set for the mirrors in the UK which had not been update to the 10.1 tree. I will try the Nvidia install in a few days,now the pc is up and running with noi problems. Cheers, Drew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Helix vs. Real Player?
On Tue, 2004-09-28 at 15:42, Sevatio wrote: So, you use Mplayer to play Real codecs? Sevatio Correct, and use the plf version of mplayer also. That will give you the best functionality. LX Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: Re: [newbie] Verbatim USB Drive 512MB
From: H.J.Bathoorn [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2004/09/28 Tue PM 12:56:10 CDT To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Verbatim USB Drive 512MB On Tuesday 28 September 2004 00:43, Phil Savoie wrote: Hi All, I can't seem to get the USB drive/stick to be writable. the fstab entry for this is: none /mnt/removable supermount dev=/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1,fs=ext2:vfat,exec,--,umask=000, user,iocharset=iso8859-1,dev,codepage=850,suid,kudzu 0 0 The umask is set to 000 but when I try to write as a user or as root I get: [EMAIL PROTECTED] removable]# pwd /mnt/removable [EMAIL PROTECTED] removable]# cp /etc/fstab . cp: cannot create regular file `./fstab': Read-only file system Why is this? It's awfully frustrating especially since it was recognized and configure during the boot process. Any insight would definatley relieve my stress level Thank you Phil Some drives have little switches with which they can be set to RO or RW, it is set right isn't it? -- Good luck, HarM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com if all else fails, HP has a program to use that will reformat the usb key. It is called HPUSBF or similar. Dennis M. linux user#180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Helix vs. Real Player?
On Tue, 2004-09-28 at 16:39, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: On Tuesday 28 September 2004 21:42, Sevatio wrote: So, you use Mplayer to play Real codecs? Sevatio Frankly, they haven't crossed my path for the last 2 years. So I don't knowI doubt it. Yes, I just played some cspan stuff today. The Real codecs work perfectly here. IIRC I did see them being used for TV over internet and used mozilla (with plugins) to view them. Horrible quality, that's what chased me away. Sounds like a wierd configuration was the culprit. LX Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] gDesklets
Hi folks. I'm stuck with this one. I'm trying to make gdesklets work 'round here. I've tried gdesklets' 0.26 rpms for mdk 10.0 and when I tried to start gdesklets server it hanged. I've tried 0.30 and server did work but sensors' didn't (0.30 is for 10.1). Now I've compiled 0.26.2 and I've tried running it with : gdesklets gdesklets start (it's something like that in 0.30) gdesklets --display=:0 I've tested this on simple clock and calendar displays. Now I'm stuck. I've almost forgot. When I've tried running it with start there appeared some message saying that the screen (free translation from polish) or display cannot be added 'cause it doesn't exist. -- Cezary 'Thereidos' Morga [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User No. 362185 http://counter.li.org GG# 169903 ICQ# 328-700-565 Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Helix vs. Real Player?
On Tuesday 28 September 2004 22:57, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: Sounds like a wierd configuration was the culprit. It always is in my case, if mozilla and plugins are part of the recipe:) Anyhow my 10.0 is a mess so I'll give 10.1 a go tonight:) -- Good luck, HarM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Databases
On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 10:19, SME Server Admin wrote: Suggestions please? TIA Elwyn Some suggestions onthe frontend: rekall - probably your best bet knoda - also good kexi - still in early developement but very promising While most db frontends on Linux require a db server in the background like mySQL, postgreSQL or Firebird, some frontends now come with support for embedded db's like sqlite and xbase. John. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Helix vs. Real Player?
On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 02:59, Sevatio wrote: How does Real Player 10 compare with Helix Player? Helix Player only plays open codecs, RealPlayer 10 plays the proprietory Real codecs. As players, there's not much to either of them. As others have mentioned, MPlayer and Xine both play Real if you install the Real codecs from PLF. John. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] .xsession-errors
On Sunday 26 September 2004 10:39 am, JoeHill wrote: On Sun, 26 Sep 2004 09:35:33 -0500 Chris disseminated the following: Isn't that the purpose of 'logrotate'? Not to be picky or anything ;-) But would that take care of my .xsession-errors file thats located in my /home dir? It should take care of *any* logfile. Lot more complicated than just setting a cron job to delete the file if that's all you want to do, but good to know how to use (been meaning to learn myself, which is why I suggested it, not because I'm an expert at it or anything). Well, got logrotate setup to archive the old .xsession-errors file and create a new one, very easy, however, the new .xsession-errors doesn't get written to. -- Chris Registered Linux User 283774 http://counter.li.org 5:12pm up 3 days, 21:42, 1 user, load average: 0.09, 0.07, 0.03 One thing they don't tell you about doing experimental physics is that sometimes you must work under adverse conditions... like a state of sheer terror. -- W.K. Hartmann Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] MKD 10.1
On September 28, 2004 12:27 pm, Derek Jennings wrote: On Tuesday 28 September 2004 19:17, Derek Jennings wrote: snip 1/ and 2/ There are no update mirrors for Community. Updated packages go into the main tree. Go here http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ to select an online source for 'main' 'contrib' and 'plf' sources. Update by running urpmi.update -a update --auto-select in a root terminal about once a week. SNIP There was a typo in my last post. It should be :- urpmi.update -a urpmi --auto-select snop derek Would this be the main 10 tree or a main 10.1 tree? :) I'd suspect any updates would also show up, over time, on the 10.0 update tree. ttfn John -- *** Composed on a 100% Microsoft Free Computer Guaranteed Virus Free Mandrake Linux 10.0 OE Registered Linux User 362316 *** Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
RE: [newbie] gDesklets
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thereidos Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 5:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] gDesklets Hi folks. I'm stuck with this one. I'm trying to make gdesklets work 'round here. I've tried gdesklets' 0.26 rpms for mdk 10.0 and when I tried to start gdesklets server it hanged. I've tried 0.30 and server did work but sensors' didn't (0.30 is for 10.1). Now I've compiled 0.26.2 and I've tried running it with : gdesklets gdesklets start (it's something like that in 0.30) gdesklets --display=:0 I've tested this on simple clock and calendar displays. Now I'm stuck. I've almost forgot. When I've tried running it with start there appeared some message saying that the screen (free translation from polish) or display cannot be added 'cause it doesn't exist. I have had this running before, im not at my computer atm but I think the first time you run gdesklets you have to tell it to run a display as well something like gdesklets calendarwhatitis os something along those lines. It then adds the display to the gdesklet window for the next start. When I get to my computer I will send the proper command if you havent already figured it out. HTH Regards, Dan Gordon Beer is the answer Now, What was the question ? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.770 / Virus Database: 517 - Release Date: 9/27/2004 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] 10.1 sound volume 'problem'
John Richard Smith wrote: Azrael wrote: John Richard Smith wrote: Azrael wrote: I just did my first fresh install of 10.1 (keeping my former /home), and everything is working well, except for an issue with the volume. In xine, or mplayer, when I try to change the volume, the volume does not get quieter or louder. If I use the gnome volume panel applet, ditto, can't change the volume. Also the gnome volume control, none of the sliders seem to control the volume. I have a sound-blaster live card, and it is using the snd-emu10k1 driver module. Can anyone offer suggestions, advice? many thanks How about trying alsamixer just type it in a terminal. when happy with your sound levels some distros need alsactl store, not sure if Mandrake does. then there is also aumix amd kmix thay may need resetting too. John Thanks for the reply John, though I am afraid it wasn't too useful for me :( I am not concerned with the volume being too loud or too quiet. The problem is that I am unable to change the volume in mplayer or xine to a reasonable extent. I am not sure which exact 'volume meter' is being changed when I use mplayer/xine volume control, but I can't put it to 0 and have no sound. The change is very little, and only on one channel. Yes I can use alsamixer to change every conceivable volume item. But I don't want to resign the rest of my life to having the volume set at that level. Indeed, using alsamixer only the 'Wave Surround' item seems to do the job I want. So I guess the question, is how do I make the mplayer/xine/anything else volume controls manipulate the 'Wave Surround' item rather than whatever other item they seem to be controlling. The whole volume thing was not a problem in 10.0, so I don't know exactly why 10.1 is different in this respect, but I'd like to resolve it. thanks again, and thanks to anyone else who can offer a suggestion Hmm, Well, in that case you seem to be saying that you are only getting maybe 2 channels out of 4 or more ( you have suround sound ?) in which case it's likely a sound driver configuration problem. You need to determin the sound card and chip and whether the website http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/ that helps people install and configure sound has anything to say to achieve that. I know that I have had a similar problem with my MD10.0 OS in that my Mobo sound chip which is a 5.1 sound channel chip doesn't work too well with my 2 channel stereo speakers because I have been unable to combine the 5 channels into 2 and as such I'm only geting a certain distorted level of harmonic output, not really noticeable with system sound sets, but very noticeable when playing a quality audio CD. I know that in the windblows OS's you can pass a command to tell the chip to combine channels. The question really is whether the same is possible in linux, maybe ? Maybe yours is a similar problem ? Just a thought John I have a sound blaster live (platignum), it is 5.1 and I have 5.1 speakers. And it worked perfectly on every version of mandrake I can remember (i.e. 9 onwards). Really is weirdly annoying -- Azrael (\''/).___..--'''-._ `0_ O ) `-. ( ).`-.__.`) (_Y_.)' ._ ) `._ `. ``-..-' _..`--'_..-_/ /--'_.' .' ((i).-'' ((i).' (((.-' Of all God's creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with a cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat. ICQ#52944566 Registered Linux User: 269002 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] iso
Can anyone help me with an iso file?..i downloaded mandrake 10.1 and got all three disks but i dont know how to open them or instal Is there a difference in iso files or am i doing something wrong?..Hhhhep...Melvin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Off Topic?
On Tuesday 28 September 2004 11:13, Paul wrote: Op Tue, 28 Sep 2004 08:29:48 -0400 schreef Lyvim Xaphir: What's off-toping crud? An anagram for off-topic ngrud. hey. I resemble that remark... [EMAIL PROTECTED], -- linux counter #167806 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Databases
On Tuesday 28 Sep 2004 01:19, SME Server Admin wrote: Thanks Björn Lundin and John Layt for your suggestions, I'll be looking into this now over the commming weeks to get it all running. Cheers, Elwyn Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] iso
On Tue, 2004-09-28 at 20:12, Melvin M wrote: Can anyone help me with an iso file?..i downloaded mandrake 10.1 and got all three disks but i dont know how to open them or instal Is there a difference in iso files or am i doing something wrong?..Hhhhep...Melvin Run gcombust, or if it doesn't run, 'urpmi gcombust' LX Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
RE: [newbie] gDesklets
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have had this running before, im not at my computer atm but I think the first time you run gdesklets you have to tell it to run a display as well something like gdesklets calendarwhatitis os something along those lines. It then adds the display to the gdesklet window for the next start. When I get to my computer I will send the proper Im not home yet but here is the command you want, if I want to add my weather display I would do gdesklets-add-weather-display then if there is another display you want to add do gdesklets-add-another-display and so on. HTH Regards, Dan Gordon Beer is the answer Now, What was the question ? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.770 / Virus Database: 517 - Release Date: 9/27/2004 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] iso
On Tuesday 28 September 2004 07:12 pm, Melvin M wrote: Can anyone help me with an iso file?..i downloaded mandrake 10.1 and got all three disks but i dont know how to open them or instal Is there a difference in iso files or am i doing something wrong?..Hhhhep...Melvin If you have K3B you can click on toolscdburn iso image and you will get disks that will install properly. HTH -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Helix vs. Real Player?
On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 21:31:48 +0200 H.J.Bathoorn disseminated the following: I second that. Mileage varies on other players, mplayer always just works on all sorts of distro's and plays almost anything you throw at it. I'd be way pleased if you or anyone could tell me why this isn't working: http://www.comedycentral.com/tv_shows/thedailyshowwithjonstewart/ ...and yet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$rpm -qa | grep codecs win32-codecs-1.4-2plf real-codecs-1.2-1plf xanim-codecs-1.0-3plf and: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$rpm -qa | grep mplayer mplayer-1.0-0.pre3.14plf mplayer-gui-1.0-0.pre3.15plf mplayerplugin-0.80-1mdk mplayer-skins-1.3-8mdk When I try to view a clip, I get 'loading movie...', but that turns out to be a damned lie! ;-) -- JoeHill RLU / #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 21:34:41 up 55 days, 21:22, 7 users, load average: 0.25, 0.28, 0.22 +++ Fascism should rightly be called Corporatism, as it is the merger of corporate and government power -- Benito Mussolini Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] iso
On Tuesday 28 September 2004 07:12 pm, Melvin M wrote: Can anyone help me with an iso file?..i downloaded mandrake 10.1 and got all three disks but i dont know how to open them or instal Is there a difference in iso files or am i doing something wrong?..Hhhhep...Melvin I am assuming that you want to burn CD's wityh the downloaded files. If you are using Mandrake linux and have K3B installed when you click on a ISO file it should automaticaly open in K3B if that does not work right click the file and ckick ofen with and select K3B. K3B should automaticaly detect it as a ISO file and make the correct adjustments to the process. Make sure that you manually adjust the CD burning speed to 1/2 the burning speed of your CD burner or 8X witch ever is less. SLOWER IS BETTER for burning ISO's. K3B also has a menu that you can scroll down after youn select a ISO file and K3B opens. If you scroll down the menu you will find that K3B has run MD5sums. Check to see that the output from that matches with the MD5sums figure that was downloaded with the ISO images. Needless to say if you used windoze to download things will be a bit different but 1 of the windoze CD burning utilities should handle it 1 way or another. Good luck Enjoy 10.1 Marc Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Does anyone have a Canon Printer
that uses the T018 color ink cartridge. I have an 880C that uses the T020 and I bought a T018 by accident. I didn't realize it until I opened the package and tried to install it. It's brand new unused, just unsealed from the package for a few days. I'll offer it to one of my Mandrakelinux freinds for free (including shipping in the continental US). I just don't want it to go to waste. Contact me off-list if you want it. -- /g Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Adventures in 10.1
Hi all, There's an amazing lack of screaming about 10.1 CE which is very promising indeed. I've downloaded it and shared out till I've had the time to update which is today. The installation went very smoothly with everything setting up beautifully with the exception of a networked printer and I already know how to fix that, I hope. One immediately seen disappointment, though not a big one, is that as near as I can tell CD 5, which someone said would have KDE 3.3 on it, doesn't. The KDE as installed is a mixture of KDE 3.2 and 3.3 and seems to work just fine. Most packages don't seem to all have the 10.1 identifier on them. A lot still show 10.0 and a lot don't have it at all. Not a problem just an observation. Might make things interesting when OE comes out but I'll deal with that then. Mandrake Update comes up with a list of alleged update mirrors, none of which either exist or work. Not sure what is up because Mandrake Update says they exist and the Club says they don't. So I tossed in a 10.0 OE update site in the hopes that that will catch something. I'm starting to get used to Mandrake Update being borked but this is getting a bit tiresome, you know? Now comes the fun part and trying it all out. Except, once again, for the update mirrors problem, it's an excellent job and everone involved needs to be congratulated. Now if Warly can just leave the mirror structure in peace for a while. :-) ttfn John -- *** Composed on a 100% Microsoft Free Computer Guaranteed Virus Free Mandrake Linux 10.0 OE Registered Linux User 362316 *** Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Mandrake 10 startup folder
Sorry about the windows terminology but I cant think of any other way of describing it. Does anyone know how to set an application to run on startup like dragging the shortcut into the startup folder in Winblows? I like the volume control that used to sit in the system tray (is this correct terminology for ML?) but it's disappeared. I can easily get it back by clicking on KMix in the KDE menu but this shouldn't be necessary. -Aidan Holmes Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
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Re: [newbie] Helix vs. Real Player?
I'd be way pleased if you or anyone could tell me why this isn't working: http://www.comedycentral.com/tv_shows/thedailyshowwithjonstewart/ When I try to view a clip, I get 'loading movie...', but that turns out to be a damned lie! ;-) I either get what you got (new window, but no downloading) or firefox 0.8 crashes... eric -- Mandrake HowTo's More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 10 startup folder
On Tuesday 28 September 2004 11:26 pm, Aidan Holmes wrote: Sorry about the windows terminology but I cant think of any other way of describing it. Does anyone know how to set an application to run on startup like dragging the shortcut into the startup folder in Winblows? I like the volume control that used to sit in the system tray (is this correct terminology for ML?) but it's disappeared. I can easily get it back by clicking on KMix in the KDE menu but this shouldn't be necessary. There are two ways: Use session management. In KDE you can save your session by setting up the aaplications you want to be run and then selecting save session from the menu, or 2) drop a symlink(shortcut) to the app you want to start in the ~/.kde/Autostart folder. -- /g Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Mozilla crashing sometimes...
On Mon, 2004-09-27 at 06:28, Margot wrote: [...snip] Merlin, I see you are still using Mandrake 9.0, which is rather old! Even 9.1 is no longer supported by Mandrake (since last week, when 10.1 Community was released). You'd probably be better off installing 10.0 or 10.1 - I have 10.0 on CD which I'd be happy to send to you if you mail me off-list with your address. thanks for the kind offer, Margot [and once again thanks again to Kaj, too] but by good fortune I found a place that has the CDs today. I'll start a new thread about the upgrade process next... -- Merlin Zener Piano, Synthesizer Thailand. ...if my calculations are correct... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
