[newbie] The clipboard and the command line.
Hello, I want to manipulate the clipboard from a script. Where is the clipboard (Klipper) stuff? Specifically, I want to have a script to take a URL, and encase it in for use in posting. I might then even make a Klipper 'action' do this automatically. With an advance of thanks, JHM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] USB card reader problem
Hello, I lost count of the number of times my blind experimentation (along with sheer stupidity (like the time I uninstalled the package installer DOH!). Do not be afraid of this. However, the best advice I ever got on this list was to mount your /home directory on a seperate partition. When (If!) you need to reinstall, only install the /root on the root partition, thus saving all your personal files. This isn't as technical as it sounds, but I would defer to someone better schooled in these matters to step you through it. - JHM PS: you might want to leave the "reply to address" blanc on your mail client (Kmail, etc). It makes it easier for people to simple "reply" to you. On Saturday 26 March 2005 1:20 am, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: > I also am prepared to do a > reinstall if things look too idiotic! I don't have a lot in > Mandrake to lose. I have saved a heap of emails relating to > Mandrake, but should be able to access them in the archive. I'm > happy to atke advice and try fixes suggested, but not keen to have > people spending too much time on it ... > > Appreciate your help > > Rosemary Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Halt/Reboot buttons not available at Login Screen
Hello, I had a similar problem when, by accident, I switched to automatic login of one user (Mandrake Control Center (type mcc) > Boot > Autonlogin). - JHM On Friday 25 March 2005 8:53 pm, Russel Dains wrote: > I have just installed Mandrake 10.1. I am unable to > reboot or shutdown the system from the login screen. > The only available option is to type reboot or halt in > a command line. Any suggestions? Thanks for your help. > > > > __ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Multimedia.
Hello, While the primary reason that I do not get a broadband Link is that I'm too cheap (poor), a strong second is the best thing about more bandwidth is getting streaming vid, and it's been my experience that Linux has problems with web video. Is this impression outdated? -- JHM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Auld lang syne.
On Monday 21 March 2005 2:35 pm, Ron Hunter-Duvar wrote: > On March 21, 2005 10:41, Duncan Anderson wrote: > ... > Learning to use "vi" never killed anybody. > ... > > No, it just made them wish they were dead! 8^} > It certainly isn't as powerfull, or intuitive, as any GUI editor, but for things done in a terminal (especially when you need to root around in configs) not having to deal with the hassles of even emacs is quite the time saver. This having been said, I might have discovered it a bit late, becase there is also Kate, which really rocks (or would if it weren't for KDE bug No. 56229). However, as you say, when all else fails - JHM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Auld lang syne.
Hello, In the "More proof that I'm not the smartest guy in the world" department, and in the hope that maybe someone out there is where I was a year or so ago, I want to say that Vim rocks! I had heard it many times, but since I couldn't just type 'vim foo' and go, I took the path of least resistance and suffered. So, if anybody out there besides myself does not know about the tutor, try using 'vimtutor.' Sincerely, James Henry Maiewski Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] src.rpm headaches.
On Saturday 19 March 2005 3:50 pm, Tom wrote: > Now, James, when you installed the system did you select > "Development" ? Without those additions to your system you probly > can't compile anything. > > Other questions: are you just doin all this as an exercise? > an why don't you just use Mandrakes' pre-compiled packages for > kdeutils? IOW's, what are you tryin to accomplish? Hello, I have the Mandrake 6-disc set, so I have these binaries, and don't need to compile anything. Having just successfully 'hatched' kdeutils...src.rpm (I downloaded a new one), with rpmbuild [thanks to all of you, and I certainly didn't intend to set off any controversy. I'll have to read these man pages) Inasmuch as I doesn't really have a prayer of understanding C++, or the maze of linked header files, etc. (most of my programing knowledge in Linux and C comes from "Learning C in 28 days") this was all an exercise. Its genesis comes from my fondness of Kedit. It seems like a really simple program, and I thought that it might be possible to change the behavior of its Tab key (i.e., how many spaces are printed when tab is presses." So far in this exercise, I've discovered .kcfg files (hence Kcfgcreator, hence unsermake) and now rpmbuild, and kconfig_compiler, kconfigskeleton.h and kconfig.h (and I still haven't found anything that says "main"). As expected, I'm not really more enlightened as concerns my original goal, but I'm having fun. If you have any suggestions about books to teach the neophyte about program development (I know no 'object oriented' stuff, and am shaky on all the libs etc.) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] src.rpm headaches.
On Saturday 19 March 2005 3:12 pm, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > > What happens if you run > "rpm --checksig kdeutils-3.2.3-28.3.101mdk.src.rpm"? > > This will check the package. > > Mikkel kdeutils-3.2-18.1.100mdk.src.rpm: (SHA1) DSA sha1 md5 (GPG) NOT OK (MISSING KEYS: GPG#22458a98) oh oh spaghetti-o! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] src.rpm headaches.
Hello, I thank you both for this information, but I'm not getting anything out of this package. the rpm --rebuild gives: error: kdeutils-3.2.3-28.3.101mdk.src.rpm cannot be installed the same happens with rpmbuild --rebuild (both as root and otherwise). I assume that the package is at fault and will look for another source. Another question I have, is why I urpmi --install-src yield nothing. Thanks, JHM On Saturday 19 March 2005 1:59 pm, Tom wrote: > Greg Meyer wrote: > > On Saturday 19 March 2005 10:05 am, Tom wrote: > >>James Henry Maiewski wrote: > >>>Hello, > >>> > >>> I downloaded kdeutils-3.2.3-28.3.101mdk.src.rpm to see what I > >>> could see, but when I try to install it, it says "everything > >>> already installed." If these are supposed to go in > >>> /usr(/local)/src they are empty. How is the installation of > >>> .src.rpm files supposed to work? > >>> > >>>With an advance of thanks, > >>> James Henry Maiewski > >> > >> src.rpm's are not to be installed (tho they can be). You > >> can compile the rpms contained in the src.rpm by doin (as root) > >> > >>'rpm --rebuild kdeutils-3.2.3-28.3.101mdk.src.rpm' > > > > Not to be too picky, but technically, rpm is deprecated and > > rpmbuild --rebuild is preferred because it has been split into > > separate packages. > > hmmm... tell me more. > > # rpm --rebuild mplayer-fonts-1.0-10mdk.src.rpm >... ... > Wrote: /usr/src/RPM/RPMS/noarch/mplayer-fonts-1.0-10mdk.noarch.rpm > Executing(%clean): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.1910 > + umask 022 > + cd /usr/src/RPM/BUILD > + cd mplayer-fonts-1.0 > + rm -rf /var/tmp/mplayer-fonts-buildroot > + exit 0 > Executing(--clean): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.1910 > + umask 022 > + cd /usr/src/RPM/BUILD > + rm -rf mplayer-fonts-1.0 > + exit 0 > > # rpm -Uvh > /usr/src/RPM/RPMS/noarch/mplayer-fonts-1.0-10mdk.noarch.rpm > Preparing... > ### [100%] > 1:mplayer-fonts > ### [100%] > > Are you sugesting I should'a used 'rpmbuild --rebuild mpla' > ? > >FWIW, the system is as current as can be (cooker 10.2) > 2.6.11-2mdkK74 preempt K7 gcc-3.4 (rpm-build-4.2.3-9mdk) > > >>the resulting rpms will then be found in > >> /usr/src/RPM/RPMS/i586/ > > > > Just as a general rule it is not a good idea to compile src.rpms > > as root, because if the buildroot variable is not set, the > > package will actually get installed on your machine, so as a > > habit, it is safer to setup the RPM dir in ~/ and build as user. > > Mandrake is very good about this, but occasionally you get a 3rd > > party packager that forgets to set this and It's just a good > > habit. and you can bork the system. > > Two schools, an I'm in the other one ;) 'Sides the OP did cite > a Mandrake rpm. More important to me would be direct newbies to > always use Mandrake rpms, src.rpms included, to procure wanted apps > or dependencies. More over to disdain corrupting their systems > with anything 3rd party (includin drivers an apps, rpms or > tarballs). Build as user all you want, but if you install closed > source binary only taints on it, the precaution to only build rpms > (or tarballs for that matter) as user is sort'a moot, borderin on > ridiculous. > > >>Another example; > >> > >> 'rpm --rebuild --target athlon > >> kdeutils-3.2.3-28.3.101mdk.src.rpm' > >> > >>will compile the rpms, athlon optimized, and place them in > >>/usr/src/RPM/RPMS/athlon/ > > > > This is cool, and might be fun to experiment to see if this has > > any effect on your system. > > IME, no. But when I ocaisionally do build from source, I > include athlon opts just for grins. Mostly kernels (as in > 2.6.11-2mdkK74, compiled for athlon, preempt, 4gig ram support). I > used Mdk's kernel-source rpm an changed the .config, mostly to gain > preempt and support for 1gig of ram. An then only 'cause such a > kernel wasn't avaible from Mandrake, pre-compiled. > > >> The src.rpm will build _all_ the rpms contained in the > >>src.rpm. So if you only want to upgrade only kdeutils rpms you > >>already have installed, cd to one of the above directories and > >> use > > > > Just one small point about your use of terminology in order to > > clarify, you are compiling the source and building t
[newbie] src.rpm headaches.
Hello,
I downloaded kdeutils-3.2.3-28.3.101mdk.src.rpm to see what I could
see, but when I try to install it, it says "everything already
installed." If these are supposed to go in /usr(/local)/src they are
empty. How is the installation of .src.rpm files supposed to work?
With an advance of thanks,
James Henry Maiewski
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Re: [newbie] 10.0 (and I hear 10.1) right hand side alt key.
Ciao, Gratsi, I was eying the autostart file, but ended up putting it in the aptly named /etc/X11/xinit/fixkeyboard. One shouldn't argue with success, but your solution does seem simpler (and will survive a reinstall the next time I foobar the system) Question: Why does the Keyboard layout control module, not fix the problem immediately? The module's manual says that "Xkb options are property of X and are not handled in any way by kxkb - it just sets it up. " It was because of this that I went looking for Xfree86. With many thanks, James Henry Maiewski On Wednesday 16 March 2005 6:34 pm, frengoGorgia wrote: > Of course , you can put that command line : > > setxkbmap -option altwin:meta_alt > > > in the startkde script /usr/bin/startkde > > exactly 1 line before this other line (line nr.219) : > > > echo 'startkde: Starting up...' 1>&2 > > > This way command line will be executed for all users of your > linuxbox when starting up Kde . > > If you want that command only affect one of the users make a > executable shell script ( i.e. called "right_Alt_key" ) and put > this script in ~/.kde/Autostart/ directory > > > cd ~/.kde/Autostart/ > > echo "#! /bin/sh" >> right_Alt_key > > echo "setxkbmap -option altwin:meta_alt" >> right_Alt_key > > chmod ug+x right_Alt_key > > > > all done,restart kde session to verify > > > With an advance of thanks, > > Ciao , > Francesco Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] 10.0 (and I hear 10.1) right hand side alt key.
Hello, I recently discovered that there was a solution to the fact the alt key to the right of the space bar wouldn't work (thanks to the bug hunters working with Mandrake). Well, make that half solution If one goes to Start (sorry, I don't know what else to call the Icon on the left of the panel) > System > Configuration > KDE > Accessibility > Keyboard Layout, selects the Xkb Options tab, then scrolls down to Alt/Win key behavior, and chooses "Alt and Meta on the Alt keys (default), the problem disappears... until one reboots (downer). Alternatively, one can enter the following on the command line: setxkbmap -option altwin:meta_alt with similar results. I tried to put this command in /etc/rc.local, but nothing happens. Many thanks to someone who can tell me where to put this command (sunlit choices only need apply) so that it will automatically be executed upon kde startup, hopefully without needing to recompile anything, but anything that is required. With an advance of thanks, James Henry Maiewski 20 Plain Road East South Deerfield, Massachusetts Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] [Installation] Error on booting from cd - Unable to mount root fs
Hi all, I’ve just tried to install Mandrake 10.1, but it keeps coming up with the following: (this is the last three lines of the output…) RAMDISK: Compress image found at block 0 Invalid compressed format (err=2) Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(1,3) Can anyone assist with what the problem is likely to be? My hardware is as follows: Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-8IG1000G S478 I865G ATX VGA sound GIG LAN USB 2.0 FSB800 SATA100 Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz Prescott Skt478 FSB800 1MB Cache RAM: 256MB DDR PC3200 400MHz 184pin Harddrive: Western Digital Caviar SE 80GB SATA150 7200rpm 8mb Cheers Nunners
Re: [newbie] 10.2 Beta 1 and IPW2200 Wireless
Apparently the simplest answers are the easiest. Works just fine now. Thanks! Derek Jennings wrote: On Thursday 03 February 2005 17:26, James Helsby wrote: All, I am having the same problems in 10.2 that I was having under 10.1. It seems that the Intel IPW2200 driver is installed, but will not load. I manually try to add a wireless device using the New Connection tool. By default, it doesn't see the IPW2200 (and yes, radio is switched on). Harddrake does see the device, and gives me the option to configure it. However, that leads me to the same point, manually loading the module. Any advice? Its on a dell 600m. Cheers, JH Did you install the firmware? http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php Mandrake cannot distribute it because it is not OpenSource. derek 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
[newbie] 10.2 Beta 1 and IPW2200 Wireless
All, I am having the same problems in 10.2 that I was having under 10.1. It seems that the Intel IPW2200 driver is installed, but will not load. I manually try to add a wireless device using the New Connection tool. By default, it doesn't see the IPW2200 (and yes, radio is switched on). Harddrake does see the device, and gives me the option to configure it. However, that leads me to the same point, manually loading the module. Any advice? Its on a dell 600m. Cheers, JH begin:vcard fn:James Helsby n:Helsby;James email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tel;cell:801-652-9774 x-mozilla-html:FALSE version:2.1 end:vcard Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Mozilla Thunderbird & Signature
Hi, I've just installed Thunderbird as my mailer. I have a signature query... What kind of files are valid as signature files? I have pointed it at a .txt file, containing the signature info, but it isnt happening... I also have the file makesig.pl which I used in conjunction with sig.txt with Kmail & Sylpheed. Any ideas? Thanks, James Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Update site for Mandrake 10 official
Many thanks, have gone with the download all optionI love this broadband stuff..Wish it was available in New Zealand :(:(:(:( Regards Al I'm wondering how mant CD's were required? -- Regards: Hoyt Not including Mandrake itself. 12 cds for Main,PLF,Contrib and Updates. after using WinRar to compress it all into 700Mb files 1 file per cd HTH Al Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Linux Meetups
As of yet there does not seem to be one in Amarillo. On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 19:29:07 -0500, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Monday 12 July 2004 06:41 am, Lanman wrote: > > Just in case someone hasn't heard of this yet, I thought I'd post a link > > for Linux Meetups. Meetups are very informal gatherings of people with > > similar interests. > >> > > Have a look at this site, and see if it's something you might enjoy. > > > > http://linux.meetup.com/ > > > > Lanman > > Thanks for the info Lanman, I'll have to try and drag a friend of mine to > one in Temple, Tx. > > -- > Chris > Registered Linux User 283774 http://counter.li.org > 7:28pm up 15 days, 48 min, 2 users, load average: 1.14, 1.09, 0.81 > > What the scientists have in their briefcases is terrifying. >-- Nikita Khruschev > > Live - From Virgin Radio UK Virgin Radio Classic Tracks - The original > classic rock station > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
RE: FW: [newbie] can not go through the NAT router
Thanks everybody who help me on this problem. Now I finally figure out this problem.It is not the problem of linux.But it maybe will help someone who install window xp and linux in the same laptop. The problem is the router,escpacially the simple NAT router for home.Commonly it will cache your mac address and the intranet ip adress.So when you swtich your systems ,maybe the name or other part of your computer will cause router rearrange another ip for you. It will cause router and your system confused, (I guess maybe when your system got the route table from router it will find 1 mac with 2 ip and maybe still have some other difference). I resolve this problem in two way: First is restart or reset your router when you switch your system. second before your restart to swtich to another system, pull out your net cable, and then start it. after system start it will clean the route talbe because there is not network connection. and then restart it again. and put on your cable. the network will work again. My suggestion is the first one. anyway,it will deal with this problem clearly. Wish this will help someone. James -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mikkel L. Ellertson Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 10:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: FW: [newbie] can not go through the NAT router james fei wrote: > thank you for your answer. first,I use the dhcp to get ip address; > seond, the resovl.conf now is: nameserver 192.168.2.1// this is ip of > router search localhost It is a great idea to use another profile for > home.I will try. But I was still puzzled.which part the route changed > except the resolv.conf? could you give me a list of setting file of > this problem? thank you! > > James > > > -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mikkel L. > Ellertson Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 1:14 AM To: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] can not go through > the NAT router > > > xin fei wrote: > > >> I got a weird problem. I install a md10 in my dell notebook.It can >> brower the internet at home through a SMC NAT router.but after I >> bring it to my office and visit internet through another Router, it >> did not work when I back home.I can reach the router but can not go >> through it. I didnot change any default setting. I can make sure >> the router at home is work. Does it means MD10 change the route set >> by it self? how can I change it back? thanks a lot! >> >> james >> > > Are you using DHCP to set the IP address of the Linux box? > > What does "cat /etc/resolv.conf" give for an output? > > Is the problem that you can not reach the Internet at all, or that you > can only reach sites if you use the IP address instead of the name? > (If you do not know how to do this, the answer to the question above > may tell us.) > > If you are using DHCP to set the IP address, then Linux will change > the route, and the name servers based on the information it gets from > the DHCP server. (Probably the router.) It should change again when > connecting to a different network. But it is possible that one network > provides more information then the other, and so not everything > changed back the way it should. (Net Profiles can help here - you can > have one profile for home, and one for work.) > > Mikkel > Well, with DHCP the routes are not stored in any file. Instead the routing information is created from the information recieved. The only information that is actualy put in a file is the name server information. That is what is in /etc/resolv.conf. If that information is wrong, then the computer can not find the IP address that goes with a domain name. In this case, it looks like your router is set to act as a name server for your local network. You can check if this is working by running "dig linux.org" and seeing what information you get back. If it gives you an IP address, then that is working fine. If it gives you an error, then the error message will help determin the problem. ALso, if you would run "route -n", that will help also. You should be able to use DHCP at both locations without problems. One other thing that may be causing you problems are proxy settings. You probably don't use any at home, but if you do at work, then your web browser may be trying to use the proxy at work, and that will not work. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
FW: [newbie] can not go through the NAT router
thank you for your answer. first,I use the dhcp to get ip address; seond, the resovl.conf now is: nameserver 192.168.2.1// this is ip of router search localhost It is a great idea to use another profile for home.I will try. But I was still puzzled.which part the route changed except the resolv.conf? could you give me a list of setting file of this problem? thank you! James -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mikkel L. Ellertson Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 1:14 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] can not go through the NAT router xin fei wrote: > I got a weird problem. I install a md10 in my dell notebook.It can > brower the internet at home through a SMC NAT router.but after I bring > it to my office and visit internet through another Router, it did not > work when I back home.I can reach the router but can not go through > it. I didnot change any default setting. I can make sure the router at > home is work. Does it means MD10 change the route set by it self? how > can I change it back? thanks a lot! > > james > Are you using DHCP to set the IP address of the Linux box? What does "cat /etc/resolv.conf" give for an output? Is the problem that you can not reach the Internet at all, or that you can only reach sites if you use the IP address instead of the name? (If you do not know how to do this, the answer to the question above may tell us.) If you are using DHCP to set the IP address, then Linux will change the route, and the name servers based on the information it gets from the DHCP server. (Probably the router.) It should change again when connecting to a different network. But it is possible that one network provides more information then the other, and so not everything changed back the way it should. (Net Profiles can help here - you can have one profile for home, and one for work.) Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Rusty Morse.
On Sunday 13 Jun 2004 13:09, Hoyt Bailey wrote: > On Sunday 13 June 2004 04:31, Keith Powell wrote: > > Are there any radio amateurs on the list? > > > > After many years of being inactive, I want to get back into amateur > > radio and > > > brush up my *VERY* rusty Morse. > http://radio.linux.org.au/ Hope this helps! JRH -- Sent using Kmail, on Mandrake Linux 10CE "Microsoft: Which Virus Would You Like to Catch Today?" Registered Linux User #340061 73 de M3GXQ 13:15:25 up 2:37, 0 users, load average: 0.53, 0.53, 0.35 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Another Sound Issue (with 10.0 Official)...
On Tuesday 08 June 2004 05:47 pm, Travis Crook wrote: > Hi All, > I've been following the other sound problem threads and can't solve > this little problem. Hello, I believe that sound modules which one wishes to use with ALSA have a "snd-" prefix. Try using this instead. JHM. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Laptop and sound(card?).
Some questions. Is it alright for all these things to have the same IRQ? As far as I know, the rest of the things are working, I've used the USB port, both the network card and the modem are operartional. Is the forcing of ac97 coming from modules.comf? I didn't put it there. Is ac97 the chipset? I am deeply grateful to anyone who has read through this, even if they can't offer any suggestions. With a further advance of thanks, James Henry Maiewski South Deer field, Massachusetts 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 with USB modem
On Saturday 05 Jun 2004 07:13, Sergey Boyarchik wrote: > Hi! > > I have same problems to instoll my Dynamode USB modem on Mandrake 9.2. I > now, that need > > file USB-APL-1-0.1-0.1.0.0-RH-7.2.tar.gz, for it, but I can't find it. Can > You help me? Maybe You Try this page: http://www.startux.org/index.php?article=1571&visual=2 JRH -- Sent using Kmail, on Mandrake Linux 10CE "Microsoft: Which Virus Would You Like to Catch Today?" Registered Linux User #340061 12:20:04 up 2:52, 0 users, load average: 0.65, 0.58, 0.54 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 with USB modem
On Saturday 05 Jun 2004 07:13, Sergey Boyarchik wrote: > USB-APL-1-0.1-0.1.0.0-RH-7.2.tar.gz, Have you tried entering the full filename into google in this format? "USB-APL-1-0.1-0.1.0.0-RH-7.2.tar.gz" if that file is anywhere on the web, google should pick it up! JRH -- Sent using Kmail, on Mandrake Linux 10CE "Microsoft: Which Virus Would You Like to Catch Today?" Registered Linux User #340061 12:17:42 up 2:50, 0 users, load average: 0.54, 0.52, 0.52 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 and laptop modem [soundcard].
Hello, Thanks for the input, I forgot that I myself had started the "at boot" thing, at least it doesn't take an age (or 45 secs., whichever comes first) to boot [although any information on how to teach it to not try to start the sound (since it can't seem to detect the soundcard) would be helpful]. According to tuxmobil.org/, the card "works" (on one hand good news, but on the other hand, it ain't working). Since the "tips" page on that site mentioned unknown modems, and my modem is under the unknow/other rubric on the hardware lookup, I thought that I might need to: "put the modified output of cardctl ident into /etc/pcmcia/config.opts accordingly and bind the serial_cs module to it." this sounds like a lead until cardctl ident returns "no product info available" (a more astute person might have espected this since all the "ATI" values were returned as blank, but hope springs eternal). cardctl status says that both function 0 and function 1 on socket 0 are "[ready]," and I don't beleive I have two sockets, I have hope still, proving the point. My newest theory invoves the "device" section of the kppp options, the only time I got a modem query to do anything other than reply that the modem is "busy" is when I select /dev/ttyS2 as the device. I notice that there are many, many other options, could this be a clue? With an advance of thanks, James Henry Maiewski On Monday 31 May 2004 05:09 pm, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > You may want to go to http://pcmcia_linux.html and see if > your card is supported. You may need a specail driver for the modem > part of the card. (Winmodem?) You should also be able to get more > information on the card using "cardctl info 0" or "cardctl info 1" > depending on what slot it is in. > > Mikkel Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] dvd drive won't exit
On Tuesday 01 Jun 2004 20:58, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > Just a guess - automount (or equivlent) has the CD or DVD mounted, and > the drive locked. Try using the eject command and see if that works. > If you have any programs that are accessing the drive, it will not work. If not, try right clicking the Desktop Icon, and selecting "Unmount". Red Hat was a beggar for doing that to me.. JRH -- Sent using Kmail, on Mandrake Linux 10CE "Microsoft: Which Virus Would You Like to Catch Today?" Registered Linux User #340061 21:52:53 up 10:45, 0 users, load average: 0.78, 1.00, 1.13 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] 10.0 and laptop modem [soundcard].
Hello, I've just installed 10.0 on a Hewlett Packard OmniBook 4150 that I got gratis (i.e., as is, no manuals etc.). It has an Ethernet/modem card Identified as "Cardbus Ethernet 10/100" on PCI a bus 2:0:0. Under unknowns there is "Cardbus Ethernet + 56Kmodem: PCI 2:0:1." Now, I can get kppp to find the modem, and I can "query" it with the result that ATI 0-7 are all returned blank. When I enter the terminal, it signals "modem ready," but the terminal will accept no input. nothing that I type will be displayed no no nothing. If I "reset" the modem, the cursor will move down one line , but that's the extent of my terminal range of motion. When booting, there is a "Bringing up eth0:" call which takes about 45 seconds to tell me a bunch of stuff that looks reasonable considering I have to ethernet cable in the card (zcip...address...no conflicts...claiming xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx), but it's pretty much Greek to me. I'm wondering if a) I can stop it from bringing up eth0, and b) wether this eth0 is somehow interfering with my kppp terminal? While there's a chance someone's reading this who might know, I'll say that the sound card, detected as "MagicMedia 256AV" results in "No soundcards found during boot. suggestions? With an advance of thanks, James Henry Maiewski Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] K3B
Right, I'm gonna give it another try.. This Time, I have removed the letter K from every filename in the list I want to burn... (and for those of you that know Kevin Bloody Wilson, he has a hell of a lot of K's in his song titles!) :-) It took a bit of doing, but lets see what happens! JRH -- Sent using Kmail, on Mandrake Linux 10 Community "Exposing Microsoft products directly to the internet, is a bit like painting a large bullseye on your butt, and bending over, naked, in a San Francisco steam room. Except, Microsoft isnt nearly as safe" Registered Linux User #340061 ICQ: #86015236 Yahoo!: v6vitanic 21:27:35 up 20 min, 1 user, load average: 1.28, 1.16, 0.84 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Shutdown/Reboot
I have a problem... If I use the Shutdown/Reboot GUI in either KDE or Gnome, the screen goes black, and the computer just hangs, and does not shut down. Turn it on again, and the HDD has to be checked before it boots up. However, Open up a terminal, type poweroff or reboot, and things happen as they should. I havent got a problem with this method, but my PC doesnt have a Windows partition, and is shared by other members of my family, and every time one of them has used it, It checks the file system, as they have been bought up on Windows, and keep forgetting the terminal method.. Any Ideas how I can fix this problem so it works as it should? JRH -- Sent using Kmail, on Mandrake Linux 10 Community "Exposing Microsoft products directly to the internet, is a bit like painting a large bullseye on your butt, and bending over, naked, in a San Francisco steam room. Except, Microsoft isnt nearly as safe" Registered Linux User #340061 ICQ: #86015236 Yahoo!: v6vitanic 17:03:32 up 2:10, 1 user, load average: 0.50, 0.47, 0.41 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Knotify and Soundcard
An interesting one this I finally found the route to a stable(ish) 10 community, buy installing 9.2 and upgrading, as opposed to a clean install of 10. I've always had some driver issues with the soundcard (C Media CM8738), but nothing that was not easily sorted. Until today. Boot up, and you get the nice little KDE tune as KDE starts. Play a few MP3's with XMMS, and you get to hear music. Until after a while. Then, try to use the soundcard, and the error message pops up, saying that the soundcard is either not configured properly, or another program is blocking the soundcard. A quick look at ksysguard process table, revealed 7 instances of knotify running. Killed them all, and the sound is back again. Any ideas how to to either disable knotify, or configure it so that when it has notified, it exits? as for some reason it cant be killing itself, and thus is hogging the soundcard. Thanks, JRH Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Update Mirrors
On Monday 19 Apr 2004 21:21, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > But proxad is in France, so if you wait a few hours most europeans > have gone to bed, which supposedly opens a "window" for you. I've managed to get into Strasbourg, at around about 60k/s, so reasonable by my standards! I've done the urpmi.addmedia main thing, and it's downloaded quite nicely. Now I just got to figure out how to install the updates :-) JRH Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Update Mirrors
On Monday 19 Apr 2004 20:33, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > 3. As a last resort, if you can't get into it, return to this list, > and I'll send you the needed commands. Cant get into anything at all. be it urpmi.org or PLF or any of the mandrake update mirors. Everyone must have the same idea as me! JRH Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Update Mirrors
On Monday 19 Apr 2004 20:12, Greg Meyer wrote: > It's a new directory structure. Have you changed your urpmi sources to > accomodate the new structure? Err. nope! what do I have to modify? and how? Any ideas appreciated! JRH Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Update sites.....
On Sunday 18 Apr 2004 19:29, Lee Wiggers wrote: > http://urpmi.org/easyurpmi/index.php > > Proxad was slow this morning. I switched to strasbg and flew. > > Lee Can confirm, Strasbourg is doing the business for me.. 60+K/s, so mustnt grumble! JRH Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Update sites.....
I know the update mirrors are shot to bits for some reason.. Somebody earlier posted an alternative URL, and mentioned something about using proxad. Trouble is, I have since deleted the email, and want to try the address... can anyone help with the URL? Many thanks, JRH Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Getting VNCSERVER to start at boot?
Been a while since I've used linux, just to find out that init.d was replaced with xinit.d I need to remotely access the desktop on my MDK10 server. I've installed the tightvnc package, and it shows up in the rc.d directories, but until I run the command line vncserver command, I cannot connect to the service remotely. Also, is there a guide that shows how to use the package manager? I keep getting all sort of errors when I try to update. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Sound Card Problem
I recently installed mandrake 10.0 on a dell dimension 4100. I replace the crap sound card they packaged with the box with a soundblaster live! mp3 (not the 5.1). after I installed Mandrake and started KDE the sound card when nuts and then just started make a high pitched squeal. It never stopped. I had to turn off the speakers. help? j.
Re: [newbie] Looking for a picture viewer
On Monday 08 March 2004 09:11 am, Ronald J. Hall wrote: > Paul, if you're using KDE then I would recommend Kuickshow. It lets you > click on the first picture in a directory then use the wheel on your mouse > to scroll thru every picture there. I love it. Its very fast too. Hello, Thank you for introducing the list to this feature of Kwickshow. Kview has a slide show pluggin that is similar, and it also allows one to do simple editing (although not as much [on mine] as the manual suggests). Again, with many thanks, Jim. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Wherfore art thou $PATH?
Hello, [EMAIL PROTECTED] fubarski]$ echo $PATH /usr//bin:/bin:/usr/bin::/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/games:/usr/lib/jre-1.4.1_01/bin I don't particularly like the fact that I the "//" and the "::" are a part of $PATH. I can't seem to find where these are inserted, however. I use BASH and I can't find these items in /etc/profile, ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bashrc. As far as my limited knowledge is concerned, /etc/profile is the first file to be considered, and it adds /usr/X11R6/bin, so I guess the question is where is $PATH defined before /etc/profile? I'm using 9.1. With an advance of thanks, James Henry Maiewski 20 Plain Road East South Deerfield, Massachusetts Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Update Files
On Wednesday 21 January 2004 07:37 am, Budhi Astiyadi wrote: > I use Mandraka 9.2 Download Edition. > Can anybody tell me where are the Update Files that I download from live > update? I want to burn it and install them in other machine that has no > internet connection. > Thanks before. Hello, I'm sorry I don't have an answer to your question, but this seemed like a perfect opportunity to ask the list about updates. I thought that I had seen a CD for sale on the Mandrake site that was a compendium of all the updates for the last release (this would have been 9.0). Was I imagining it? Could I possible get one for 9.1? Sincerely, James Henry Maiewski Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] [OT]Fwd: EPIC Alert 11.01/Palladium
-- Forwarded Message -- Subject: EPIC Alert 11.01 Date: Wednesday 14 January 2004 06:36 pm From: EPIC News <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] === E P I C A l e r t === Volume 11.01 January 14, 2003 --- Published by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) Washington, D.C. http://www.epic.org/alert/EPIC_Alert_11.01.html [SNIP] == [4] FOIA Document Covers Palladium Privacy, Unique Identifier Issues == EPIC has obtained a document concerning Microsoft Palladium from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Freedom of Information Act. The document, a 32-page presentation that bears a 2002 copyright mark, was apparently given by Michael Aday, a senior program manager at Microsoft. Palladium, which is currently named the "Next Generation Secure Computing Base," is one variant of "Trusted Computing," a set of operating system technologies being developed primarily by Microsoft, AMD, Intel, IBM, and HP. The technology has profound implications for privacy and for altering the balance of power among computer users, media companies, and software programmers. While Microsoft has attempted to pitch Palladium as a tool for protecting individuals' privacy, as the presentation makes clear, the technology could establish an infrastructure of unique user identification and tracking. A slide on "Policy Issues" reads in part: "Since the Pd (Palladium) RSA key pair is unique to the platform, what steps should we take to defend against traffic analysis of user behavior?" The next reads: "The Issue: Palladium uses at least two sets of unique hardware keys . . . Essentially equivalent to unique machine identifiers." Trusted Computing does present some opportunity for greater computer privacy and security. For instance, the technology could improve encryption key storage, it would provide for a more secure boot process, and reduce the risk that keyloggers or other devices could intercept passwords or communications. However, the potential for control of computer users cannot be underestimated. Generally, it will reduce user control over the computer, resulting in software programmers being able to force upgrades, control which applications are approved to handle media, or even erase pirated content or applications. Depending on its implementation, the technology could eliminate online anonymity. It also could serve as the starting point for ubiquitous Digital Rights Management technologies. As Professor Ross Anderson has noted, Trusted Computing "will be more trustworthy from the point of view of software vendors and the content industry, but will be less trustworthy from the point of view of their owners. In effect, the TCG specification will transfer the ultimate control of your PC from you to whoever wrote the software it happens to be running." NIST Palladium Presentation: http://www.epic.org/privacy/consumer/microsoft/nistpalladium.pdf EPIC Palladium / Next Generation Secure Computing Base Page: http://epic.org/privacy/consumer/microsoft/palladium.html Ross Anderson's Trusted Computing FAQ: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/tcpa-faq.html [SNIP] == [7] EPIC Bookstore: The Naked Crowd == The Naked Crowd: Reclaiming Security and Freedom in an Anxious Age, by Jeffrey Rosen (Random House 2004) http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=62-0375508007-0 In the weeks and months following 9-11, the public accepted many new incursions into personal privacy. Airline passengers removed their shoes and stood arms outspread as uniformed officials peered through their carry-on baggage. The Department of Homeland Security proposed to color code all passengers based on the likelihood that they might commit a terrorist act. Banks asked new customers to provide detailed information that would be promptly transferred to federal investigators. This year, visitors entering the United States from other countries are fingerprinted and photographed. And the biometrics now being obtained from non-U.S. citizens will soon be required of U.S. citizens. Whether any of these measures has actually made the country safer is not an easy question to answer. The government's desire for information about the public seems matched only by its own excessive claims of secrecy. But what does seem clear is the willingness of th
Re: [newbie] Hurray for Michael Doyle!
> Talk is cheap. A lot of the flak he is taking is coming from the OS people. > Nothing says he has to stick to his word, or even the spirit of it, when he's > $500M richer. His business model is worse than Microsoft's. > > We cheered when IBM went down, but Microsoft was worse. I agree. Whether this guy stands by his word or not is irrelevant. I do not like the idea of suing over patents in this method. This URL (posted on /. today) illustrates this point perfectly. http://news.com.com/2100-1038-5141810.html?tag=nefd_hed -- James Cammarata [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.sngx.net home: 314-835-1122 work: 314-872-2426 cell: 314-409-0583 __ Out the Ethernet, through the router, down the fiber, off another router, down the T1, past the fire-wall ...nothing but Net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Hurray for Michael Doyle!
Who the hell is Michael Doyle, you ask? That is NOT good news for anyone. This is a company (of 2 people) suing over an overly broad patent they weren't using for anything themselves. The implications for all software of this nature (embedded plug ins) is very far-reaching and could impact other browsers like Mozilla and Opera just as easily. Do not cheer for this case just because M$ is losing... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] reinstall sound [SOLVED]
At 04:01 AM 1/12/2004 +, you wrote: On Monday 12 Jan 2004 2:10 am, James Cammarata wrote: > I posted this earlier, didn't get any help on it so I'm posting it again. > > I lost every device out of my /dev/sound folder due to some freak Mandrake > snafu, so I have no sound in Gnome. Can someone tell me how to reinstall > the sound devices? Having to reinstall Mandrake in order to fix this is > not a solution I am interested in. And no my sound is NOT muted. > /dev/sound is empty. > > My Specs: Dell 400SC (brand new) running Mandrake 9.2. Sound is the > onboard AC'97. > > Any help is appreciated. > > > > James Cammarata > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Install the alsa-utils , alsamixergui, and newt packages if not already installed. Make a backup copy of /etc/modules.conf Run in a root terminal alsaconf That will set up your sound drivers and write a new copy of /etc/modules.conf Copy back the lines from your old modules.conf which are not sound related into your new modules.conf You may need to run the alsamixergui to set sound levels. derek You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar ;) Thanks for the help. James Cammarata [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.sngx.net home: 314-835-1122 work: 314-872-2426 cell: 314-409-0583 __ Out the Ethernet, through the router, down the fiber, off another router, down the T1, past the fire-wall ...nothing but Net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] reinstall sound
I posted this earlier, didn't get any help on it so I'm posting it again. I lost every device out of my /dev/sound folder due to some freak Mandrake snafu, so I have no sound in Gnome. Can someone tell me how to reinstall the sound devices? Having to reinstall Mandrake in order to fix this is not a solution I am interested in. And no my sound is NOT muted. /dev/sound is empty. My Specs: Dell 400SC (brand new) running Mandrake 9.2. Sound is the onboard AC'97. Any help is appreciated. James Cammarata [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.sngx.net home: 314-835-1122 work: 314-872-2426 cell: 314-409-0583 __ Out the Ethernet, through the router, down the fiber, off another router, down the T1, past the fire-wall ...nothing but Net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] hardware issues after installing a new vidcard
thanks for the pointer on my video problem, i figured that wouldn't be too hard to solve. My main issues is with my lack of sound. I have absolutely no idea how to fix this and can't find any help via Google. James Cammarata [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.sngx.net home: 314-835-1122 work: 314-872-2426 cell: 314-409-0583 __ Out the Ethernet, through the router, down the fiber, off another router, down the T1, past the fire-wall ...nothing but Net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] hardware issues after installing a new vidcard
Hi all, first time sending to here. I've got about a year's worth of experience with Linux, so I'm not a complete newb but i do have some questions. Here's what happened: I installed a new video card (ATI 9200SE) and upgraded my memory from 128MB to 640MB on a brand new Dell Poweredge 400SC running Mandrake 9.2. When I rebooted the computer, my ethernet adaptor and sound card were suddenly missing. I looked in /dev/sound and the mixer (and everything else) device is gone, and I had to use drakeconf to reinstall my networking. In retrospect, I assume it had something to do with the fact that I replaced the default PCI video card (Rage XL) with an AGP card. I'm tempted to smoke this box (as there's nothing critical on it) and try to repeat the process to see if that is indeed what happened, or if it was a one time glitch. So, I have 2 questions about my situation: 1) Anyone know how to get X windows to recognize the new ATI 9200? Drakeconf will only start if I set it up as a VESA compliant vid card. I installed the Linux driver from the ATI web site but it did not help. 2) How the h*** do i reinstall /dev/sound/mixer and anything else ALSA might need. I have reinstalled ALSA but that did not help. Anyone know the mknod command for it, or what I need to reinstall to fix this? Here's things I've tried: 1) Reinstalling any RPM that had the word ALSA, sound, or mixer in the file name or description 2) Installed the enterprise kernel to try to get devfs to correct the problem automatically. 3) Disabling the sound card, starting Linux, rebooting, and then re-enabling the sound card (through BIOS, it's an onboard AC'97 sound system). Thought maybe Linux might detect it as new hardware, but nope. Thanks in advance for any help. James Cammarata [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.sngx.net home: 314-835-1122 work: 314-872-2426 cell: 314-409-0583 __ Out the Ethernet, through the router, down the fiber, off another router, down the T1, past the fire-wall ...nothing but Net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] grub & lilo
On Sunday 26 October 2003 08:33 pm, Heather/Femme wrote: > I've heard grub is "experimental" .. but RH uses it almost exclusively > and alot of ppl say its better than LILO. True? False? > > I'd search google for a site detailing the differences & Pros/cons of > each but I don't kow where to start... I know I know, I'm usually good > at research but I'm stumped on this. > > Can somoene gimme a pointer pls? even a google URL? > > thx > > Femme I've used both. There are pros and cons on both. Grub: Pros: - You can edit the config file and not worry about having to write it to the mbr like lilo, it'll take effect on the next boot. - You can edit stanzas on the fly on the Grub menu on boot. Cons: - If you mess up the config file, you might end up with a unbootable system. This can be a nightmare for people doing remote support. Lilo: Pros: After you edit the lilo config file you can do a lilo -v and know if you messed anything up or not. Well, most of the time. Syntax is easier to understand and use for newbies. Cons: Versions older than 2 years will have the dreaded 1024 cylinder barrier for /boot. I'm sure that there are more, but that's all I can think of off the top of my head. I usually setup new users with lilo, it's easier to understand and modify if necessary. Jim -- 11:01pm up 2 days, 9:17, 3 users, load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.00 Running Mandrake 9.0 - Linux - because life is too short for reboots... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Logitech Wingman Digital Extreme Joystick
On Monday 27 October 2003 12:26 am, Scott Naylor wrote: > How exactly would I go about installing a Logitech Wingman Digital Extreme > Joystick. It would be really helpful if I had step to step instructions if > you can please. Make sure the kernel-doc package is installed and take a look here: /usr/src/linux/Documentation/input/joystick.txt also: /usr/src/linux/Documentation/sound/ This will give you the modules you need to install. For instance, I have a SBLive! X-Gamer and a MS sidewinder(gameport edition). I have to load the following modules to get it to work: joydev gameport emu10k1-gp sidewinder You can put the list in /etc/modules for your setup. If your joystick is USB, your list will be different. Jim -- 11:01pm up 2 days, 9:17, 3 users, load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.00 Running Mandrake 9.0 - Linux - because life is too short for reboots... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] ARTICLE: Microsoft critic loses job over report
Here's a link to the article that the MS critic helped write. http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=44741 Jim On Friday 26 September 2003 06:49 am, Charlie M. wrote: > > I'd like a copy, please. > > Charlie > - -- -- 2:01am up 8 days, 18:58, 3 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 Running Mandrake 9.0 - Linux - because life is too short for reboots... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] First Steps & Vertical Refresh (WAS: partitioning for Mandrake 9.1)
Well, I found it on my MDK9.0 system. Yes, it's in a gui. Mandrake makes it a hidden part of the KDE Control Center. It's called kxconfig. If you type: kdesu -c kxconfig and supply your root password it will show up. Please backup /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 before you do this so you have a way back if you or it messes something up. After you run this it will be in the 'Screen' section of the program. You will be able to change the refresh rate there. I thought I saw something like this setting in the Mandrake Control Center under Hardware in MDK 9.1, but I could be wrong. I'm not sure this will work, I've never used it. So YMMV, caveat emptor, use at your own risk, etc. Jim On Tuesday 23 September 2003 03:54 am, Lance Cummings wrote: > That's about the long and short of it, yes. Linux is clearly trying > to make a push onto the corporate and retail desktop. And a lot of > Linux backers are claiming these days that the ease-of-use and > installation issues have pretty much been taken care of by the modern > distributions and automated install routines. And to a large extent, > this claim is clearly true. > > > Lance -- 4:01am up 5 days, 20:55, 3 users, load average: 0.03, 0.08, 0.03 Running Mandrake 9.0 - Linux - because life is too short for reboots... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Did I lose my NTFS partition?
Have you tried the ranish Partition Manager. I've never used it but I've been monitoring the e-mail supported listserv for about 3 years and it seems to get very high marks in fixing things no one else can even find. Just a thunk. T H A N K Y O U James R. McKenzie [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "David E. Fox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 11:25 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Did I lose my NTFS partition? > > DOS boot disk, I can not even see any drive letter (such as C:, D:...) > > but only the floppy drive A: > > DOS doesn't know NTFS from reiserfs. It only knows FAT. > > Can you boot XP? > > It may be that the resize screwed up the partition information for the NTFS. > > I don't use it so can't comment further. > > > Mathieu. > > David E. Fox Thanks for letting me > [EMAIL PROTECTED]change magnetic patterns > [EMAIL PROTECTED] on your hard disk. > --- > > -- -- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT, Where to find a SUSE ISO ?
That would be a ham SaUSagE, I'm such a ham my little neice calls
me "Oink"le. 8-{>
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Subject: Re: [newbie] OT, Where to find a SUSE ISO ?
> On Sat, 2003-08-30 at 11:46, Heather/Femme wrote:
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> > ty all for the answers.. If I have no luck James I may take yu
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> > Femme
>
> Wawazat? He's offering to give you a SaUSagE ?
> Gads...
> (g)
>
> --
> Sat Aug 30 17:20:00 EST 2003
> 17:20:00 up 5 days, 7:06, 3 users, load average: 0.87, 0.81,
0.57
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> | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn
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> linux user #:267497 linux machine #:194239 * MDK 9.1+ & RH 9
> Mandrake Linux Kernel 2.4.21-13mdk Cooker for i586
>
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> * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer *
>
> The happiest time of a person's life is after his first divorce.
> -- J.K. Galbraith
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Re: [newbie] OT, Where to find a SUSE ISO ? HIJACKED!
USR 2976 supposed to be a hardware modem. Got it from
abilitywholse.com, they only carry 3 modems, two are software
modems, the other one's not.
- Original Message -
From: "Erylon Hines" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] OT, Where to find a SUSE ISO ? HIJACKED!
> On Friday 29 August 2003 11:49 am, James R. McKenzie wrote:
>
> >
> > I'd like it more if it saw my modem but then again Mandrake
can't
> > either. Only Redhat (since RHL 7.2) can see it. I've
basically
> > tried all of the distros and even Free BSD. Can do spit with
Free
> > BSD. ;-{>
> >
> > Oh well, if you are interested lemme know.
> >
> > Back into lurker mode.
>
> Not so fast. What modem are you trying to configure? Just
curious.
>
> e.
>
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Re: [newbie] OT, Where to find a SUSE ISO ?
Good Enough. 8-{>
- Original Message -
From: "Heather/Femme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Newbie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] OT, Where to find a SUSE ISO ?
> On Fri, 2003-08-29 at 09:49, James R. McKenzie wrote:
> > Fem,
> >
> > I have version 8.2 (bought it at Best Buy, it's the $39.99
> > version) I'd be glad to burn you a copy of the disks @ 20
cents a
> > disk plus shipping to your location.
> >
> > I'd like it more if it saw my modem but then again Mandrake
can't
> > either. Only Redhat (since RHL 7.2) can see it. I've
basically
> > tried all of the distros and even Free BSD. Can do spit with
Free
> > BSD. ;-{>
> >
> > Oh well, if you are interested lemme know.
> >
> > Back into lurker mode.
>
> ty all for the answers.. If I have no luck James I may take yu
up on
> that offer.
>
> Femme
>
>
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Re: [newbie] OT, Where to find a SUSE ISO ?
Fem,
I have version 8.2 (bought it at Best Buy, it's the $39.99
version) I'd be glad to burn you a copy of the disks @ 20 cents a
disk plus shipping to your location.
I'd like it more if it saw my modem but then again Mandrake can't
either. Only Redhat (since RHL 7.2) can see it. I've basically
tried all of the distros and even Free BSD. Can do spit with Free
BSD. ;-{>
Oh well, if you are interested lemme know.
Back into lurker mode.
T H A N K Y O U
James R. McKenzie
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
- Original Message -
From: "Heather/Femme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Newbie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 5:40 AM
Subject: [newbie] OT, Where to find a SUSE ISO ?
> I've scoured hte net somewhat & came up empty for getting a Suse
ISO
> which isn't the Live - Eval version. Also if it doesn't exist
can
> someone point me to a Manual or url or something on how to burn
(with
> k3b likely) a cd with all of Suses packages on it & that it be
bootable.
>
> Instructions off list are fine.
>
> Ty one & all for your help. :)
>
> Femminux
>
> PS: off or onlist can you share your experiences with Suse
please? I
> would love to hear any feedback about it. Iknow nothin about
suse but
> want to try it just for fun. And cause I enjoy reinsatlling. :D
I'm a
> pro at that though, so kids don't try installing at home!
>
>
>
>
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Re: [newbie] TEST
I don't drink so the the beer is your's man. Now with so many
linux stickers, where vcan put those sticky stars. 8-{>
- Original Message -
From: "Carroll Grigsby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] TEST
> John:
> Thank you very much. I'll take the beer, but you can skip the
sticky stars.
> -- cmg
>
> On Monday 25 August 2003 07:58 pm, John Richard Smith wrote:
> > Two sticky stars and a free beer.
> >
> > John
> >
> > James R. McKenzie wrote:
> > >Did I pass the test? What doo I get. I want the gold star.
> > >
> > > T H A N K Y O U
> > >
> > > James R. McKenzie
>
>
>
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Re: [newbie] TEST
Did I pass the test? What doo I get. I want the gold star. T H A N K Y O U James R. McKenzie [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "John Richard Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NEWBIE 1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 1:55 PM Subject: [newbie] TEST > This is a test , having problems posting to list. > > John > > -- > John Richard Smith > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- -- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux saves MS's butt.
Hello, It seems to me that this is an insolubale problem. The 'Joe six pack' crowd will never be able to outhack someone who is au currant and deals with networking day in and day out, even if they understand the need for protection. As they say, 'where there's a will there's a way.' -Jim On Saturday 16 August 2003 03:32 pm, Brant Fitzsimmons wrote: > Great attitude! > > Since when does someone with a lack of knowledge deserve to be harmed? > When you first started using computers did you deserve to have your > computer hacked every day until you knew how to adequately secure it? > When you learned to walk did you deserve to have your parents knock you > down every time you tried until you developed the coordination to resist > being knocked down? > > Why are you hating anyone? Bill Gates didn't make anyone stupid and > neither did God. Bill Gates told people that ease of use was all that > there was to computers. He also neglected to tell potential customers > that pure ease of use without a solid foundation in a secure, proper > design would negate the effects of the ease of use. I don't think that > anyone (including yourself) can be self-righteous enough to claim that > they have never been influenced by a daily bombardment of ads from > various companies, including software companies. > > Why don't you spend your time trying to inform those people that got > their boxes "owned" instead of wasting our time calling them names. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Linkskys, anyone?
Hello, This Sunday paper came with a flier of Amazon.com (is it just me, or does that seem weird? regardless, it seems to have worked on me). At any rate, in it are a few Linkskys wireless gizmos (I know I live under a rock, but I'd never heard of Linskys, what a cool name). Particularly intriguing to me was the WMA 11B wireless digital media adapter. it claims to be able to send all ones mp3 (read oggs) and pics to ones stereo and TV. It doesn't specify the usuall Windows XNTP2,000,000 baloney. Does thins mean that it is compatable with any PC with ML 9.1? The hardware database lists some Linskys stuff, but I don't know what they are. With an advance of thanks, Jim Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] saving live-stream
On Friday 01 August 2003 05:04 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > hi toghether > is it possible to save a live stream in xmms? or any other application? > > - > this is in swiss-german and only for swiss-people(if there are any in > here): > > i wönsche euch allne e schöne 1. auguscht und tüend nöd zwild höt abig! :) > > remo Hello, I won't claim to be an expert, but when I tried to do just that (select 'save' instead of realplayer or some other app), what I actually downloaded was a text file. When I looked at the file, I found that it was an URL. When I plugged the URL into my browser, I got the same download dialog that I had gotten before, but this time it downloaded the stream file. I'm not sure what this means, or how often it would apply. Jim. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] aumix not working
Hello, There have been numerous warnings concerning SBLive cards that say that have the emu10k1 chip but, in point of fact, do not. The mere fact that this is possible, makes the SBLive an unatractive option for Linux. Jim On Tuesday 29 July 2003 10:05 pm, Mike Adolf wrote: > On Tuesday 29 July 2003 02:05 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Tuesday 29 Jul 2003 5:20 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote .. > > > > > > HardDrake recommends somelike (I not at my machine) cs49xx but if > > > you use that one it errors out on boot. I have it set at cs4232 > > > and it worked at one time. But as it says above, aumix kept setting > > > mute all, until it quit running. > > > > Mike - does HardDrake recognise it as a SBLive? The reason I ask is > > that many cards that were sold as such are actually other models. > > For instance, I have a box here with a card that I originally bought > > as a SBLive, but Mandrake says it is an Ensoniq, and with the es > > driver it works fine. > > > > Anne > > Anne, > I'm not exactly sure what you are asking, but I think the answer is no. I > looked at the list of available 'drivers' and there was an 'sb' but no > SBLive. I am going to try some of the trouble shooting suggestions I found > in HardDrake. I'll let you know when I have more information. Thanks > > Mike Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] KDE Weirdness, logout button without the dragon
On Tuesday 29 July 2003 06:45 pm, Heather/Femme wrote: > Other small problem... I like that little dragon that pops up & gives me > options on how i want to logout when I hit the Logout button on the > kicker. It seems to not be there anymore...yet was there when I first > loaded 9.0/.1. Where is he & how do I get him back permanently? Hello, I had this problem when I inadvertently had automatic login. I couldn't find a way to stop it and other problema, but they all disappeared when I got back to regular logon sessions. Jim Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] DVD writing software
On Wednesday 30 July 2003 04:30 am, Haywiremac wrote: > On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 01:39:00 -0400 > > "Ronald J. Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > you can't do a 1 to 1 copy of commercial DVDs but with 4.x gigs of > > data, > > Even if you could, a blank DVD costs almost as much as the one you want > to copy, no? Hello, Price notwithstanding, why aren't 6G blanks available? How can it be that only companies that record their precious copyrighted material have access to these products? Jim. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] GMO foods
Here, Here! Podunks of America UNITE T H A N KY O U James R. McKenzie [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Cornerstone Community Farm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 10:13 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] GMO foods > The crooked lawyers and judges i bust have been trying for years to put me out > to pasture...I'm not going anywhere :) > > Please re-read my posts instead of whining about what I've already explained > to you! > > On Tuesday 29 July 2003 08:24 am, Burrows, Scott wrote: > > Is this list moderated? Time to put Farm Boy out to pasture. :) > > > > Listen, I love tomatoes as much as the next guy but go hug a tree on your > > own time cuz we're here to talk about Linux. :) > > > -- -- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] MS in trouble, sorry it's kinda OT
Hello, Now that we have the record industry suing the parents of those who download copyrighted songs, I shiver to think what the lawers at Micro$oft might come up with. Jim On Tuesday 29 July 2003 11:34 am, Miark wrote: > On 29 Jul 2003 01:20:06 -0400, Lyvim Xaphir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A "virtual" certainty. It's one of the reasons why they did not want > > little puppet judge Kotar-Kelly to get ahold of the source code. In > > addition to that you would also be able to prove the existence of > > engineered security holes. It would possibly be the end for M$ if the > > source ever escaped. > > > > Of course, if someone wanted to single handedly take M$ down, it's > > possible that the code could be leaked from the inside. > > That was my thought. If such code theft goes on, there must be somebody > who would eventually leak it. > > Of course, that person would face the certainty of M$ going after _them_ > for breaching a non-disclosure agreement. > > Miark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] cannot log in as root in 9.1
On Monday 28 July 2003 01:25 pm, Dennis Myers wrote: > On Monday 28 July 2003 11:12 am, fifner the dragon wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I have my mandrake 9.1 setup to automaticly log "user" in at startup. > > > > When I logout "user" I get a small box giving me three alternatives: > > halt, reboot and a "user" icon. > > > > I might be blind or stupid or both, but I cannot find a way to log in as > > root. > > > > How do I login as root? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Fifner > > Fifner, where ya been, long time since we've seen the name on the list. > Anyway, if you absolutely have to log in as root, and you know that's bad, > open up the KDE control center and select System>loginmanager>users and > you should see that root has a check in the box for hidden user. So click > on the admin mode box below and give it your root passwd and uncheck the > box. Next time login will show root user. HTH ( hope your using KDE > otherwise I haven't figured out the cli way of doing this.) Hello, When I got to the logon GUI, I CTRL-SHIFT-ESCed (or c-s-del, I can never remember what it is) out of x, logged on as root, then ran 'startx.' Jim. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] mbr question
Hello, You might want to look at the "Linux+Win9x+Grub HOWTO." I have been trying to use a CD that seems to offer the promise of installing Window$ NT (mostly to see if it would work). Since I already have ML9.1 installed and don't really want to mess it up, I decided to carve out a third primary partition at the end of my hard disk, and see what could be done. The HOWTO purports to teach one how to install the Win OS on something other that the beginning of the hard drive, but make GRUB fool it into thinking that it is [with lines such as "map (hd0,2) (hd0,0)." The CD that I have used to install NT writes a bunch of files to disk, then instructs you to reboot, at which point the installation is supposed to continue, but I can't seem to get beyond this point (any suggestions or explanations would be welcome). At any rate, I don't lay claim to any kind of expertise (I don't even know what "BR" means), but this how to, and the grub info page (especially the 'map' commands). The grub info also says, however, that some OAS might use special drivers that would make this mapping irrelevant. Smells like Win to me :^( ) In the hope that this isn't wholly irrelevant, Jim. On Sunday 27 July 2003 01:46 pm, Eric Huff wrote: > Here was a response i got about this awhile ago. Doesn't help you too > much, but it's a data point. > Hopefully someone else will have a better answer. > > eric > > > > I have also run XP in > > > another partition, and crashed it often, then reinstalled it, and it > > > has never reworked the MBR, just put itself back in with out > > > destruction. > > > > Is it "safe" to reinstall 98 and XP? I was always told it would > > reformat your entire drive (wether you wanted it to or not). > > XP seems to understand partitions. 98 likes to take the whole drive.. > I've had some luck doing a repair... not much... but some, with 98. > > > On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 13:06:11 -0400 > > crak600 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > i know that in order for the mbr to be rewritten properly by linux in > > a dual boot system, the ms-win OS of choice must be installed before > > doing a linux install. but if i go and format out my ms-win OS and > > reinstall it (i'm using win98), will the mbr be rewritten and i won't > > be able to get back into linux? and if that does happen, how do i get > > the mbr re-written so i can access linux again? i've been looking for > > an answer to this but can't seem to find it, and win98 needs to be > > re-installed as i'm having massive problems with it. (and i wish i > > could make this a microsoft free computer, but currently i can't) > > > > Thanks > > > > Mike Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] IEEE 1394 (FireWire/i.Link) and DVD-RAM/CD-RW
Hello, My Creative Audigy soundcard has an IEEE 1394 connection, and something about it is detected when I boot [ML9.1]. www.linux1394.org (as well as Xconfig) tell me that the IEEE 1394 module is "experimental," and the list of device drivers seems far from exhaustive (although this may just be my ignorance). I was thinking of getting a DVD/CD reader/(re)writer [the "La Cie DVD MultiDrive (300568) DVD-RAM/DVD-RW Burner" caught my eye]. What is the common wisdom about current compatability? would it be better to wait until a new realease/kernel (at which point these things might be cheaper)? With an advance of thanks, Jim Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] DiskDrake: Unmounting /dev/dha6 aka /home.
Hello, I've been trying to create an new partition on my only hard drive. According to the directions, I need to unmount the partition, but clicking "unmount" in DiskDrake has no effect. 'umount /dev/hsa6' tells me that the device is busy. How do I procede? Jim Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Linux analog to iTunes & BuyMusic.
Hello,
Perhaps a bit off topic, but I've gone to Apple's iTunes ("must have a Mac")
and BuyMusic ("must have IE" read: M$). I do not support Linux in general
and Mandrake in particular because it is cheaper (which it is), but because I
like the product and wish to support open source. Could it be that Linux
users, as a rule, are too interested in getting free stuff that an mp3 store
like those mentioned above (I especially like the idea that one can buy a
single song), even allowing Linux users to shop is unnecessary?
Jim.
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[newbie] Kmix, ALSA and saving levels.
Hello, I'm fairly certain that this has been covered by this lidt, but I can't seem to find it in the archives. My card is a SoundBlaster Audigy, and I'm running Mandrake 9.1 with KDE 3.1.0. I'm also sorry that this sounds so confusing. First, I get XMMS playing. Then I start Kmix(1.90), aumix and alsamixergui. Now, adjusting either aumix or alsamixer will both change the volume, and change the displays on each others GUIs, but not Kmix'. When I change Kmix' volume, the other two immediately move to where Kmix' level is, and the volume changes to what Kmix displays (However, when I place the mouse pointer on the Kmix applet it will say "Volume at x%" where x is what ever the last value of Kmix was until I move the mouse wheel and change the volume that way (I love this feature by the way, very cool). This is all strange, but as I include it only as it might give a clue as to what is happening. Since I only need to use one mixer (and I love the Kmix applet), the problem occurs when I reboot. Say I logged out with the volume at 10% [by the way the 'x%,' which I get from the applet ranges from 0% to 31%, but seems corresponds to 0% to 100% on aumix]. When I reboot, the actual volume out of the speakers is 10% (and the applet says "Volume at 10%"), but the slider on the display is maxed out. if I attempt to lower the volume a little bit, the actual volume switches to a little bit below maxed out (even though this is 31%, it's pretty damned loud!). So, there it is. It actually is as strange as it sounds. Any suggestions as to what to do, or whom to ask? With an advance of thanks, Jim. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Re: Robotics
On Wednesday 23 July 2003 07:49 am, Marc O wrote: > On Wednesday 23 July 2003 12:00 am, SoloCDM wrote: > > On Tue, 22 Jul 2003, Cody Harris wrote: > > > Hm...i can say i want to start into electronics/robotics. My techie > > > friend said that i should buy an 8 bit "controller" that i can download > > > a program to. Would anyone know of such of a "processor"? How about any > > > mailing lists? Sites? Anything? You can mail me directly if you wish > > > > You'll need to try electronic magazines for that type of > > information/hardware. No doubt you could find an abundant amount of > > sites on the Internet through retailers and distributors. > >Have a look at Nuts And Volts Magazine they have at least one in depth > article each month on robotics and adds from a lot of venders selling > robotics stuff. > > Marc > KM5KW Dude! Thank you for mentioning Nuts & Volts! I've just checked out their site, and I think I'm hooked (also thanks to the owner of this thread, I've been thinking about this topic for some time.) Jim. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Find the Source!
On Wednesday 16 July 2003 09:46 pm, Pilagá wrote: > Your Spanish is splendid, Jim, don't worry. I'm using aRts and rezound > without problems. Wich is, exactly, your problem? Is your card correctly > configured? Can you play CDs, oggs, wavs, mp3s, DVDs...? Also, check the > card settings under: K> Configuration> Control Center> Sound> Sound System > (Take care, this is a 'brutal' translation, from Spanish to English, of KDE > menus.) > > Suerte Hola, Tengo mas suerte, poco mas. Having removed my head from parts best left unidentified, I can now use Krec. Being largely ignorant of a lot of the features in rezound, I can't comment on how most of them work, but I can play files with rezound, and use effects et cetera. By the way, could you suggest a good book on the concepts represented by all these features (filters, effects et alii)? I still cannot record with rezound, however. I get the following from rezound whenever I try: ERROR COSSSoundRecorder::initilize(CSound*) --error opening OSS device '/dev/dsp [sic] --Device or resourse busy This is the reason that I asked about aRts awareness. I don't know how, or whether I need, to disabuse the initializer of the notion that I'm using OSS. Another problem could be that the aRts audio manager (type 'artscontrol,' then select View -> Audio Manager), in Krec, had entries for the i/o busses. there is no such detection of rezound in the manager. Paz y Linux Jim. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Compact flash disk reader.
On Saturday 19 July 2003 05:31 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Saturday 19 Jul 2003 12:14 am, manolis wrote: > > Anyway... > > Although I didn't figured out what is going on I also want to ask > > related to the this problem: > > Any time that I plug in my USB reader it gets another name in the > > /dev tree for example the first time I pluged it in I get: /dev/sda > > when I unplugged it and replug it again I get : /dev/sdb etc... > > etc... > > I think this is related to my problem... > > How can I remove the faulty /dev/.. links? > > This doesn't happen with my USB flash thumb drive that automounts > > fine , and every time I plug it in I get: /dev/sdb1 > > > > Please Help..!! > > Hi, Manolis. I think that when you use more than one removable device > the system sometimes gets confused. I have a similar problem. When > it happens to me I just open up the MCC, Hardware List. It should > re-detect the device and mount it correctly. > > Anne Hello, If this doesn't seem obviouslywrong, I wnder if you are umounting the /dev/sda1 before unplugging it? There was another USB/Flash question regarding supermount. I just have a simple '/dev/sda1 /mnt/fubar auto auto,user,noauto,ro 0 0' line in fstab and I get a nifty icon (in 9.1) on the desktop after boot (even when there is no disk in the reader. All I have to do is put a disk in and click the icon... voila! I think its great, and I don't have to deal with any super-dooper anything. For what my opinion is worth, -Jim Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Found the Source!
Hello, Maybe somebody can help me understand this. When I clicked on the src.rpm icon for the package (on a mounted CD), I was having problems (I can't remember what they were exactly now [I know, I get an F for clarity]), so I copied the RPM to disk then clicked it there, everything seemed to work (gurpmi was used automatically). There was no there there, however, nothing in /usr/src/RPM/SOURCES, and an "everything already installed" message when I tried it again. Acting on a friendly suggestion from this list, experimented with the rpm program. 'rpm -V foo.src.rpm' informed me that the package wasn't installed, but 'rpm -vi foo.src.rpm' [as root] gave me "rpm: foo.src.rpm." No joy. 'urpmi --install-src foo.src.rpm' seems to have done the trick. Do my travails seem consistent at all? are .src RPMs handled differently? Can one 'unpack' an RPM without trying to install it, or is that a contradiction? Anyway, As always, rojo de vergüenza, Jim. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Find the Source!
On Tuesday 15 July 2003 09:20 pm, Stephen Kuhn wrote:
> Whenever you install a "src" file, it lives under:
>
> /usr/src/RPM/SOURCES
Hello,
Thant's what I thought, but es nada (¡no tengo Suerte!).
I found the file [kdemultimedia-3.1-10mdk.src.rpm] on my 9.1 CD "Installation
Source CD2 (x86)." The folder (inside the "Mandrake" folder which holds
everything on the CD) is called "SRPMS." The file says that it has 5.5 MB.
but I can't find a damn thing that's been installed. I can't even uninstall
it since I can't get rpmdrake to acknowledge the existence of "Installation
Source CD2, although "Installation Sources CD1" is listed. Attempts to add
"Installation Source CD2" results in an "Unable to update medium; it will be
automatically disabled." warning (joy!). This might have something to do with
the fact that I don't know what to enter into the "Relative path to
synthesis/hdlist" dialog ("Installation Sources CD1's entry is
"../base/hdlist9.cz." It is interresting to note that the list of
"Configured sources" lists two CDs for "Commercial Apps CD" and
"Supplementary applications CD" (cdrom5, 6, 7, 8) although I only have one of
each.
Comments?
With an advance of thanks,
Jim.
Postscriptum: Thanks to Pilagá. I'll check out this suggestion.
Derek, I'm sorry but I don't know how to install anything as a user (this
means using rpm?). at any rate this should be working, so it has my
attention.
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[newbie] Find the Source!
Hello, I'm trying to install the source code for Krec (K -> Multimedia -> Sound -> Krec), which I believe is in "kdemultimedia-3.1-10mdk.src.rpm." I've done this and haven't the foggiest idea where it was installed (if, indeed, this was the source). grpmi tells me that "everything was installed, but there is nothing in /usr/src, and the find file tool gives me nothing (although I'm unclear what the files might be called, and I can't seem to get rpmdrake to acknowledge any source excepting the kernel). How stupid am I? By the way, has anyone successfully recorded anything via Krec? I can record with a C program I copied from the 1996 "LINUX Multimedia Guide" by Jeff Tranter (O'Reilly), but not with Krec. Relatedly, what exactly is the difference does "enable full duplex" make? Krec requires it, but my homespun won't work at all. With an advance of thanks, -Jim Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie]
I don't get this one Stephen. - Original Message - From: "Stephen Kuhn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mandrake Newbie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 5:16 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] > On Sun, 2003-07-06 at 01:08, Chris Miller wrote: > > subscribe newbie > > cigarette roll > > -- > Wed Jul 9 07:15:00 EST 2003 > 07:15:00 up 2 days, 8:47, 2 users, load average: 0.17, 0.33, 0.34 > - > |____ |kuhn media australia | > | /-oo /| |'-. |http://kma.0catch.com | > | .\__/ || | | || > | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' |stephen kuhn | > | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > - > linux user #:267497 linux machine #:194239 * MDK 9.1 & RH 7.3 > Mandrake Linux Kernel 2.4.21-11mdk Cooker for i586 > - > * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * > > You're dead, Jim. > -- McCoy, "The Tholian Web", stardate unknown > > -- -- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Kvirc
For MDK 9.0 it's here: ftp://csociety-ftp.ecn.purdue.edu/pub/Mandrake/9.0/contrib/RPMS/ Just scroll down till you find it, download and install with rpm -ivh kvirc*.rpm For MDK 9.1 it's here: ftp://csociety-ftp.ecn.purdue.edu/pub/Mandrake/9.1/contrib/RPMS/ Just do the same as above. Then you might want to go to the plf site below and make sure your contrib source is configured properly. Jim On Wednesday 25 June 2003 06:16 pm, Dan Gordon wrote: > On June 25, 2003 01:31 pm, JoeHill wrote: > > 1. Go here and configure all your souces: > > > > http://plf.zarb.org/~nanardon/index.php > > > > 2. then as root, urpmi kvirc > > Did this and output was "no package named kvirc" > lol i dont think someone wants me in irc rofl > > Regards, > Dan Gordon -- 6:01pm up 3 days, 22:15, 3 users, load average: 0.00, 0.05, 0.05 Running Mandrake 9.0 - Linux - because life is too short for reboots... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] No response on questions
Hello, I see your diaeresis (what is it called in Swedish?). Please do not spell your name any other way than the way it's spelled. Sincerely, Jim. Postscriptum: My spellchecker likes Bjorn better, I've taught it the error of it's ways. On Monday 23 June 2003 04:56 pm, Björn Olsson wrote: > On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 15:50:23 -0600 FemmeFatale > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Bjorn outta his closet! NO CLOSSETING ALLOWED! Once > > you're OUT you're OUT!> > > > > > Check its permissions & make sure they are set for USER & that you now > > own it using chown as a user. Thats my best answer... :) > > > > - > > FemmeFatale, aka The Skirt > > > > > But I LIKE my closet! > > But you're right, It's probably more rewarding to participate in the > discussion than to quietly wait for the interesting bits to trickle in. > My main problem is that it's a pain in the a** to use this queer > language :) > Which immediately leads me to another question: How does my name show up > in foreign, i.e. non swedish, mail readers? There should be two dots > above the o. Sylpheed will probably send this letter as quoted > printable because of that letter. Does it matter? Should I spell my name > Bjoern? > > Also, thanks a lot for the tip on ET. I'll have a look into it. > > -- > Björn Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] testing
did you say something? 8-{>
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 2:09 AM
Subject: [newbie] testing
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Re: [newbie] USB Flashdrive
Hello, Try...I can't seem to find it in the archives, but it may be that you need to add multi-lun capability. enter: echo "scsi add-single-device R C T L">/proc/scsi/scsi where: R=scsi control number (see /proc/scsi/scsi) C=channel number (always 0) T=target number (always 0) L=lun number (starting from zero, this means you want number 1 to be added) check /proc/scsi/scsi I hope this helps. -Jim On Monday 16 June 2003 09:40 pm, Aron Smith wrote: > On Mon, 2003-06-16 at 05:09, Todd Slater wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 02:08:59AM -0700, Aron Smith wrote: > > > I Finaly got the USB Flashdrive working in a R/W mode but where my > > > WinDoze box sees it as 2 32mb drives my Linbox only sees it as one of > > > the drives any Ideas on how to reformatt the drive as one drive? > > > > So I take it the drive *is* 2 32MB drives? If so, a recent post on a USB > > smart media and compact flash combo reader might help; I got my SanDisk > > reader to mount both without a hitch. I can dig that out if it's what > > you might need. > > > > Todd > > At this point anything would help > I want to get this worked out before I buy a bigger flashdrive for my > MiniITX project(Hellachus music player) > > > __ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] aRTS-less question.
Hello, I've read that there should be one and only one artsd running. I have two right off the bat, and playing a file gives me more (with more than one saying that they're using the processor. Can this be good news? In any event, "/sbin/fuser -v /dev/dsp" gives nothing even when a file is being played (and at least one artsd is doing something with the processor). Comments? -Jim > When nos ound program runs it nothing comes from command. > $ /sbin/fuser -v /dev/dsp > but when xmms is run I get as follows in mdk9.1 > $ /sbin/fuser -v /dev/dsp > > USERPID ACCESS COMMAND > /dev/dsp lvgandhi 1750 f artsd Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] aRTS-less question.
Hello, After some more blind (and deaf [let's leave dumb out of this]) fumbling with the sound system [SB Live! 5.1, ML 9.1, KDE], I've discovered that, unlike 9.0, the command "/sbin/fuser -v /dev/dsp" gives no responce at all. In 9.0, I got: /sbin/fuser -v /dev/dsp USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/dsp chief 1910 f artsd I find that artsd is shown as a zombie in the Process Table[- KDE System Guard]. If I kill it and type artsd, it again shows up as a zombie. Could I be on to something here (stranger things have happened)? What is a zombie again? With an advance of thanks, -Jim Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Fwd: Re: [Galeon-user] Using Kmail w/ Galeon.
--- Begin Message --- On Saturday 14 June 2003 06:21 am, you wrote: > On Fri, 2003-06-13 at 13:16, James Henry Maiewski wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Having just installed Galeon 1.3.3, I have run into a problem trying to > > use a Kmail composer when I click on a mailto: thingy. In Gnome control > > center I went to "File Types and Programs," then added a new service, > > "mailto." In the "Program" box I entered "kmail --composer %t." This got > > me a composer blank, but the To: field was "%t" and not the address > > following the mailto: > > Try "kmail --composer %s", or perhaps even just "kmail --composer" ? Hello, Thanks for the suggestion. "kmail --composer" gives me a blank composer with all fields blank. "kmail --composer %s" gives "mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]" While this is better than "&t," I wounder if I could do better. In the Kmail handbook, %s isn't even listed (%S = Sender's address, gives "%S" in the To: field, as does every other listed % character). I'll list these in case it helps: %D = Date; %S = Subject; %e = Sender's address; %F = Sender's name; %f = Sender's initials; %T = Recipient's name; %t = Recipient's name and address Joy! Previously, it was suggested that I try "kmailservice "%u," which was a no-go, but I just tried "kmailservice %s". Bingo! Thank you all! Sincerely, Jim--- End Message --- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Halfway home w/ Galeon and mailto:
Hello, I am trying to coax the Galeon browser to use the Kmail composer when I click a mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] thingy. Thanks to this list I got to the gnome control center; thence: advanced->file types and programs->internet services->add file type. I then typed mailto into the "protocol" box and "Kmail --composer %t" into the "run program" box. I was fairly surprised ,but this worked... sort of. Now when I click on a mailto: thingy, I get a kmail composer widget, but with "%t" in the To: box (good grief!). Is there anything for this? [there is no change if I put %t in quotation marks]. With an advance of thanks, -Jim Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] ARTICLE: UK councils dump Windows for Linux
- Original Message - From: "Miark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 12:56 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] ARTICLE: UK councils dump Windows for Linux > On Sun, 08 Jun 2003 01:09:35 +0300 > Robin Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Stephen Kuhn wrote: > > > Please don't think that I spend much time thinking about or researching > > > what happens in Pommieland, but this was irresistible !!! > > > > > > http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2135726,00.html > > > > > > (Save heaps of money on software so they can spend more money on Earl > > > Grey and jellied eels, perchance?)(grin) > > > > The kind of people who drink Earl Grey generally don't eat jellied eels, > > and vice versa - it's a class thing. > > > > Sir Robin > > I love Earl Grey, but I hate sea food. What class am I? > > Miark (running for cover) > > Someone I can identify with. I love a strong tea but I can't stand fish, Fresh or Salt Water. > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Where should I go first?
Hello, attached are the output from the "troubleshooting" suggestions. mcc descibes the card as "SB Live! (audio)." -Jim. On Friday 06 June 2003 03:06 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Friday 06 Jun 2003 8:03 am, James Henry Maiewski wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I really, really, wish you hadn't said that. My SoBLive!(5.1) has > > given me naught but static. > > > > > SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 > > > > > > Works without any real mucking around, and they're cheap (but > > > good quality) > > Does mcc recognise it as a SBLive, or as Ensoniq? > > Anne lspcidrake -v | fgrep AUDIO snd-emu10k1 : Creative Labs|SB Live! (audio) [MULTIMEDIA_AUDIO] (vendor:1102 device:0002 subv:1102 subd:8061) grep sound-slot /etc/modules.conf alias sound-slot-0 snd-emu10k1 /sbin/lsmod Module Size Used byNot tainted sd_mod 11788 0 (autoclean) sr_mod 15096 0 (autoclean) (unused) ide-cd 28712 1 (autoclean) cdrom 26848 0 (autoclean) [sr_mod ide-cd] floppy 49340 0 (autoclean) parport_pc 21672 0 (autoclean) (unused) lp 6720 0 (autoclean) (unused) parport23936 0 (autoclean) [parport_pc lp] snd-seq-midi3680 0 (autoclean) (unused) snd-emu10k1-synth 4220 0 (autoclean) (unused) snd-emux-synth 25532 0 (autoclean) [snd-emu10k1-synth] snd-seq-midi-emul 4880 0 (autoclean) [snd-emux-synth] snd-seq-virmidi 2888 0 (autoclean) [snd-emux-synth] snd-seq-oss26176 0 (unused) snd-seq-midi-event 3208 0 [snd-seq-midi snd-seq-virmidi snd-seq-oss] snd-seq33264 2 [snd-seq-midi snd-emux-synth snd-seq-midi-emul snd-seq-virmidi snd-seq-oss snd-seq-midi-event] snd-pcm-oss36932 0 snd-mixer-oss 9016 1 [snd-pcm-oss] snd-emu10k156592 1 [snd-emu10k1-synth] snd-pcm55808 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-emu10k1] snd-timer 9964 0 [snd-seq snd-pcm] snd-util-mem1280 0 [snd-emux-synth snd-emu10k1] snd-rawmidi12864 0 [snd-seq-midi snd-seq-virmidi snd-emu10k1] snd-seq-device 3836 0 [snd-seq-midi snd-emu10k1-synth snd-emux-synth snd-seq-oss snd-seq snd-emu10k1 snd-rawmidi] snd-ac97-codec 25508 0 [snd-emu10k1] snd-hwdep 3840 0 [snd-emu10k1] snd24804 0 [snd-seq-midi snd-emux-synth snd-seq-virmidi snd-seq-oss snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-emu10k1 snd-pcm snd-timer snd-util-mem snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device snd-ac97-codec snd-hwdep] soundcore 3780 0 [snd] nfsd 66576 0 (autoclean) lockd 46480 0 (autoclean) [nfsd] sunrpc 60188 0 (autoclean) [nfsd lockd] ppp_async 7456 0 (unused) ppp_generic20064 0 [ppp_async] slhc5072 0 [ppp_generic] af_packet 13000 0 (autoclean) supermount 14340 2 (autoclean) usb-storage51952 0 (unused) scsi_mod 90372 3 [sd_mod sr_mod usb-storage] usb-uhci 21676 0 (unused) usbcore58304 1 [usb-storage usb-uhci] rtc 6560 0 (autoclean) ext3 74004 2 jbd38452 2 [ext3] /sbin/chkconfig --list sound sound 0:off 1:off 2:on3:on4:on5:on6:off /sbin/chkconfig --list alsa alsa0:off 1:off 2:on3:on4:on5:on6:off vol 58, 58, P bass 50, 50 treble 50, 50 pcm 0, 0 speaker 0, 0 line 0, 0, P mic 0, 0, R cd 100, 100, P igain 0, 0 line1 0, 0, P phin 0, 0, P video 0, 0, P /sbin/fuser -v /dev/dsp USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/dsp chief 1910 f artsd Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Where should I go first?
Hello, I really, really, wish you hadn't said that. My SoBLive!(5.1) has given me naught but static. > > SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 > > Works without any real mucking around, and they're cheap (but good > quality) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mozilla problem
Hello, So. It sounds like you know what I would like to know about Galeon and config files. I would like to run in KDE, but use the Galeon browser. In 9.0, I can set Galeon (1.2.5) in Settings->Preferences->Handlers->Programs to use the Kmail composer when I click a mailto: link (with "kmail --composer %t"). This does not seem to be as simple an operation in Galeon 1.3.3. Also, it seems that I should be able to get Kmail to use Galeon to open links clicked inside email, but I don't know how to do this either (although I haven't tried in Kmail 3.1, because I'm having problems with sending mail with the 9.1). Any thoughts? Are there any reading materials that cover these things? While I'm on configurations, I'll say that I didn't have any problems when I upgraded to 9.1, but only when I did a fresh install (I, know, I should have left well enough alone, few people have accused me of consistently doing the smart thing). It has been suggested that I can give /home its own partition and install without touching the old stuff. I've also been told that the installer won't upgrade applications whose config files have been modified. So it seems to me that learning how to tweak the files myself is the only way to have the new version, with the configuration that actually worked. One more thing, and this is probably heresy to say (see above about smarts), but what files would I need to keep to install 9.1 and still have the 9.0 "look" (theme?). As flashy as the new is, having switched back and forth I've found that the old icons and such are easier for me to read, and I just plain like them better (the retro thing, I guess). Comments? With an advance of thanks, -Jim On Thursday 05 June 2003 06:57 pm, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > On Thu, 2003-06-05 at 23:03, Chris Blake wrote: > > Greetings MDK world, > > > > I got MDK 9.1 and prefer to use Galeon as browser, however, whenever I > > click a link displayed in an email message (using Evolution 1.2), > > Mozilla opens up and casually displays "Done" in the status bar, but the > > page isn`t loaded. > > > > If I right click the link in Evolution and select "Copy location" or > > "open link in browser" I get the same result. > > > > I did "echo $BROWSER" and got "usr/bin/galeon"... > > I been to MDK Control Center, checked for a setting in Evolution to use > > a preferred browser but couldn`t find anything. > > > > I`m assuming a value needs to be changed in one of the config files, yes > > ? > > You're going to have to edit the ~/home/yournamegoeshere/.gnome/Gnome > file and have it like: > > [URL Handlers] > default-show=galeon "%s" > info-show=nautilus --no-desktop "%s" > man-show=nautilus --no-desktop "%s" > ghelp-show=nautilus --no-desktop "%s" > > So, next time you fire up Evo, your URL handler will be Galeon mate. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] ARTICLE: SCO's CEO says buyout could end Linux fight
I only completely agree entirely. McBribe is an idiot. He blames his
companies problems on Linux instead the prevalnent Myopia at SCO which is
the actual cause of all their woes. Next he'll say te devil did it. I
wonder how many times the dog ate his home-work when he was a kid in school.
8-{>
T H A N K Y O U
James R. McKenzie
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Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 6:33 PM
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Kuhn
> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 5:49 PM
> To: Mandrake Newbie
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> Well well well...now the truth comes out...
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http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/linux/story/0,10801,81709,00.
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> This guy McBride is so full of crap, he is going to need more than a
> laxative to get it all out...
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> Walt
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> "Now McBride himself has confirmed such possibilities.
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> "I'm not trying to screw up the Linux business," he said. "I'm trying to
> take care of the shareholders, employees and people who have been having
> their rights trampled on."
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Re: [newbie] How do you network 2 pc´s using crossovercable???
On Friday 30 May 2003 10:24 pm, Mark wrote: > I have two pc´s running 9.1 how do I network them using a crossover cable? > > Cheers > > Mark * Connect the two computers using the crossover cable * Make sure both network cards are set to the same port speed/duplex (or 'Auto') * Set the IP addresses on both computers to the same subnet. Preferably in the 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x range. 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.0.2 should work fine. * Set the IP subnet mask on both computers. 255.255.255.0 will work OK, and give you an entire Class C subnet range in the event you ever get a hub/switch and need more addresses. * You only need to use a gateway address if one of the computers is being used to the Internet via a modem and want to share the connection. In this case set the gateway address on the computer without the modem to the address of the computer with the modem. (There is more to sharing an internet connection than this, but it is beyond the scope of this email message.) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] DNS problem
I'm running DNS on a Mandrake 9.1 server with a Mandrake 9.0 workstation (I've been too busy to upgrade the workstation...) The problem is that DNS lookups on the workstation sometimes fails to resolve names on the first attempt, but if I try again immediately it works fine. (about once every 10 times) I don't know if this is a problem with the DNS server or the DNS configuration on the workstation. Does anyone have any idea as to what I can do to fix this? Thanks in advance. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Movie making.
Hello, This project called 'operation get cinelerra to run' has raised several questions. The two separate Cinelerra's I downloaded insisted that I have 'libpng.so.2' (and possibly 'libstdc++.so.3' as well). I have 'libpng.so.3' and 'libstdc++.so.5.' I tried to download some rpms of these older (I assume, since the numbers are lower) libraries, I ran into questions about my architecture. Since reading the kernel HOWTO (which is quite excellent, I must say), I've wondered what exactly this means. The default value in Xconfig was '586/K5/5x86/6x86/6x86 MX' which works just fine as far as I can see. I have however, an 'ADM Socket Athlon 1.1GHz.' When I recompiled with the 'Athon/Duron/K7' option in Xconfig, things seemed just as they were (taking into account I don't know much, and don't use many processor hungry apps). At any rate, the rpms that I got from the web 'http://rpmfind...' would not unpack, and I'm not even sure that they would work since I could only find '586' and 'ppc' rpms and the Cinelerra rpm has 'i386' in the filename. I'm sorry if this is a bit confused (I wrote it, how could it be otherwise?) but any information on any of these topics, architectures and places to find libraries that unpack, will be greately appreciated. With an advance of thanks, Jim M. On Sunday 23 March 2003 07:34 pm, Stephen Kuhn wrote: -- Cinelerra. You can get it at PLF! (Very cool editing stuff...like really really cool) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Fuji finepix 2200 camera
On Saturday 22 March 2003 05:20 pm, James Henry Maiewski wrote: Hello, again I just realised that the line in /etc/fstab might be better written as: /dev/sda1 /mnt/camera auto auot,user,noauto,ro 0 0 the "ro" is read-only. The manual for my camera warnes about trying to load from outside. this might be hokum, but I thought it best to mention it. -Jim M. > Hello, > > I also recently purchased a digital camera and was dismayed that > it did not seem to be supported by gphoto. However, it might be > that this is the case because the camera acts as a mass storage > device (is it USB?). There are several good examples of how one > can set this up in the newbie archives. Ineeded to add a line to > /etc/fstab [does anybody know what 'fstab' stands for?] such as: > > /dev/sda1 /mnt/camera auto auto,user,noauto 0 0 > > depending on what you have hooked up, the 'sda1,' might be 'sdb1,' > and so on. the letter after 'sd' is determined by the order of the > device on the list output by: > > cat /proc/scsi/scsi > > Then issue the command (as root): > > mkdir -m 777 /mnt/camera > > after a reboot, one only has to use: > > mount /mnt/camera > > (assuming that the camera is plugged in and there is some media in > the camera). At this point, look in the /mnt/camera. > > Good luck. > > -Jim M. > > On Saturday 22 March 2003 02:59 pm, Andrew Scotchmer wrote: > > Just got my first digital camera as it was sooo cheap. It is a > > fujifilm finepix 2200. > > > > Anyone know if any software outthere supports this. I've checked > > fuji web site with no luck and gphoto did not list it as a camera > > it supports though there were a few fuji models so maye I'll give > > it a try and find out. > > > > Andrew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Movie making.
Hello, My mcc software installer (9.0 powerpack 7 disks) comes up with several RPMs [e.g. "mplayer-0.90-pre7.4mdk] when I search, but I can't find them in the lists, and if I try to install them, it tells me they are all ready installed 'should this even be happening?' Apart from not getting to check out mplayer, I'm curious as to how it would have files for packages that it doesn't posess. I imagine that I'll find a web page with mplayer, but it is curious. Thanks for the suggestion. -Jim M. On Saturday 22 March 2003 07:07 pm, Ralph Slooten wrote: > Hi, > > A series of stills? You mean pics... OK. Mencoder has this option > to make a video of png and I believe jpeg files, maybe even more > formats, and you can also add in external audio files. It does take > alot of reading and so on, but it's a great program. > > Oh, mencoder is part of MPlayer, and there are huge docs attached > to the files to help you. > > Greetings > Ralph Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mdk 9 compatible printers list
Hello, I've found [http://www.linuxprinting.org] to be very helpful. -Jim M. On Thursday 20 March 2003 11:49 pm, Andrei Raevsky wrote: > Hi, > > Can anyone point me to a Mdk 9 -compatible printer list? The hardware > compatibility list on the Mandrake site is not too helpful and, besides, I > cannot take it with me to a local shop. As for the list in the MCC, it > includes also printers which are not supported (yet?). Ideally, I would > need a text file I can place on a diskette and take with me. > > Thanks! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] How to get rid of
On Thursday 20 March 2003 09:53 pm, Preston-Campbell wrote: > KDE doesn't have the paperclip but OO Writer has that [EMAIL PROTECTED] lightbulb. > What's that about? > > Brian Here Here! The lightbulb is the worst! As an added attraction, all the fonts look rink-e-dink on my screen. I use Kwrite, but maybe when I get a printer, I might change my mind. -Jim M. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
