Re: [newbie] 400MHz enough video power?
Hi, I remember playing DVDs on a 466Mhz Celeron with a 4MB Matrox Millenium. I suppose it sould at least play (if not smooth) on your Machine. Regards *Sebastian Martin* Heinrich - Heine - Str. 2c 35039 Marburg a.d. Lahn Deutschland / Germany Tel.: +49 6421 897200 Mobil: +49 177 232 5 686 ICQ: 19221771 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Anne Wilson schrieb am 10.04.2005 08:40 das Folgende: On Sunday 10 Apr 2005 00:02, JoeHill wrote: I think it depends a lot on your video card/chipset. You cannot play DVD's at all without hardware acceleration, IIRC, no matter your system resources (though yours are definitely on the low end anyhow). I'm not sure this is true, Joe. My Matrox card has only basic drivers and can play DVDs. I doubt if the 400 MHz processor is up to it, though. Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] .freesoftwaremagazine.com
Forwading this coz maybe some people like this sort of proaganda! /snip ... /unsnip "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Issue 1 Volume 1 of this new magazine has just hit the (cyber)stands. And, don't be too surprised, you're free to download a copy too of this 78-page publication. Some of the articles in the first issue: o File formats; format wars (Marco Fioretti) File formats: the past, the present, a possible future o XML: The answer to everything? (Kay Ethier, Scott Abel) This article weighs the pros and cons of XML for some applciations (publishing) and explores why it is the best possible solution for many programming and publishing needs. o Free file formats and the future of intellectual freedom (Terry Hancock) Information as property may be served by closed file formats, but the freedom of information requires free formats. o Creating the Free Software Magazine (Tony Mobily) A long path that takes us to the very beginning of this project. o Mac OS X: Welcome to the jungle -- a look inside the Mac OS X software ecology (Chris J Karr) o The magic of live CDs (Harish Pillay) What are live CDs, and how do they work? o Every engineer's checklist for justifying Free Software. It's not just about 'no licence fees' (Malcolm D Spence) o Smarter password management (John Locke) How to handle your passwords without getting lost o The content tail wags the IT dog (Daniel James) Without hardware and software, there would be nothing for digital media to be created on, or used with. And yet the content industry attempts to tell the far larger IT industry what it can and cannot do. o Motivation and value of free resources. Wikipedia and Planetmath show the way (Aaron E Klemm) o It's all about freedom (Christian Einfeldt) Freedom is free software's competitive advantage. o The Commons (Dave M Berry) The Commons as an Idea -- Ideas as a Commons o Let's not forget our roots (Free Software is not just about cost or stability; it's a movement that mustn't forget the principles which made it possible) Tom Chance. A PLANT NEEDS WATER TO GROW! Free Software Magazine -- by subscribing you will be supporting a magazine which believes in Free Software. All our articles are released under the GNU free documentation license, enhancing existing information on Free Software. Download your copy today from http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com Subscriptions open! Frederick Noronha (FN)Nr Convent Saligao 403511 GoaIndia Freelance Journalist P: 832-2409490 M: 9822122436 http://fn.swiki.net http://fn-floss.notlong.com -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] kword part of thread hijacking
On Sunday 16 January 2005 06:57 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Sunday 16 Jan 2005 17:08, Martin Hardie wrote: > > On Sunday 16 January 2005 17:04, Anne Wilson wrote: > > > > i used urpmi and got all the dependencies it wanted. But i suppose i > > could just uninstall and try again > > No, not yet. Part of the problem with kde apps is that the kde team > decided recently to split things into more manageable chunks. It seems > that one consequence is that sometimes you don't get everything you need, > because it seems to assume that you will have it from another part of kde - > maybe I'm wrong, but that's how it seems to me. > > Before you give up on this install, go into SoftwareInstaller and browse > all files starting with k selecting any that look as though they have any > interest for you. Some have obvious names like kdecore or kdebase or some > such, but others are not obviously going to give you libs, yet they may > well. Sit back while they install, and see if that makes any difference. > > Anne Anne thanks i will put it on the agenda!! -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] kword part of thread hijacking
On Sunday 16 January 2005 17:04, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Sunday 16 Jan 2005 15:36, Martin Hardie wrote: > > > > what happens if you in a console, as user type (without the quotes) > > > > "kword" > > > > > > And - when you say it won't open - is there any error message, or just > > > an apparent attempt to open, which disappears after a while? > > > > > > Anne > > > > this is what happens there is an apparent attempt to open and then > > nothing > > > > $ kword > > koffice (lib kofficecore): WARNING: /usr/lib/libkofficeui.so.2: undefined > > symbol: _ZN9KIconView22contentsDragEnterEventEP15QDragEnterEvent > > Sounds like missing libraries. When you say you downloaded it, where from? > Did you use urpmi or Software Installer to install it, or some other > method? > > Anne i used urpmi and got all the dependencies it wanted. But i suppose i could just uninstall and try again -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] kword part of thread hijacking
On Sunday 16 January 2005 16:32, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Sunday 16 Jan 2005 15:16, et wrote: > > On Sunday 16 January 2005 09:52 am, Steve Jeppesen wrote: > > > > my kword request was I downloaded it and installed it but it wont > > > > open > > > > > > Sorry about this one Martin, use Sylpheed-Claws myself. Little to > > > no KDE stuff is installed on any of my systems. > > > > Don't shoot please,,list cop... > > anyway > > > > what happens if you in a console, as user type (without the quotes) > > "kword" > > And - when you say it won't open - is there any error message, or just an > apparent attempt to open, which disappears after a while? > > Anne this is what happens there is an apparent attempt to open and then nothing $ kword koffice (lib kofficecore): WARNING: /usr/lib/libkofficeui.so.2: undefined symbol: _ZN9KIconView22contentsDragEnterEventEP15QDragEnterEvent -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] list cop
On Sunday 16 January 2005 15:30, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Sunday 16 Jan 2005 14:01, Martin Hardie wrote: > > On Sunday 16 January 2005 14:49, Steve Jeppesen wrote: > > > I do not recall seeing your kword post, but if it was like this one, > > > and you hijacked somebodies else's post, well your question made it > > > to probably 50 percent or even less of the list members. > > > > Steve I dont think i hijacked anyones post - i sent that as a new one - > > didnt I? > > No, Martin. You didn't. You hit reply and rubbed out the Subject line - > but it still is part of the thread! If you view the full headers of your > post you will see > > References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > This is how mail readers organise threads. Please read the Etiquette page, > as Steve requested, as it will explain it more fully. > > Anne ok i read it -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] list cop
On Sunday 16 January 2005 14:49, Steve Jeppesen wrote: > I do not recall seeing your kword post, but if it was like this one, > and you hijacked somebodies else's post, well your question made it > to probably 50 percent or even less of the list members. Steve I dont think i hijacked anyones post - i sent that as a new one - didnt I? -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] partition
Steve I tried it with MCC but I only have the one partition set up (eg swap home and /) so I think I need to resize it with the boot disk to start with -NO? my kword request was I downloaded it and installed it but it wont open Hi I urpmied koffice in my quest for a pdf translation method. it installed ok so it seems but when i try to start it via the icon i see it staring up on the task bar and nothing more happens. if I try from the shell this is the result (ie it doesnt work either.) I have tried the various koffice components and none start up. Any ideas? What do I do? $ kword koffice (lib kofficecore): WARNING: /usr/lib/libkofficeui.so.2: undefined symbol: _ZN9KIconView22contentsDragEnterEventEP15QDragEnterEvent Martin On Sunday 16 January 2005 14:49, Steve Jeppesen wrote: > On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 14:14:09 +0100 > > Martin Hardie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > other than my unasnwered kword problem ... what is the ebst way to > > resize a partition and make another one? > > Martin, > You can use MCC to setup your partitions. Open up Mandrake Control > Center, Mount Points, Partitions - and adjust to your needs. I've > even used it to setup fat32 partitions so as to install that > other less-than-desirable O.S. (after installing MD first) - but > that isn't for the faint at heart - especially in that order. > > I do not recall seeing your kword post, but if it was like this one, > and you hijacked somebodies else's post, well your question made it > to probably 50 percent or even less of the list members. > > Alot of the regulars here setup filters in such a way that if the > subject line doesn't match the original post, the message gets > dumped and never read. Can anybody clarify this statement a tad > better than me? > > Reference this web link Martin, > http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/MandrakeMailingListEtiquette > > so hopefully any of your future questions will be seen by all - and > you will have a much better chance of getting your questions > answered if seen by a greater number of people. > > Just trying to help - without sounding like a list cop I hope! > > Good luck -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] partition
Hi other than my unasnwered kword problem ... what is the ebst way to resize a partition and make another one? I have parted and started it up and got this message: (snip: GPL junk) Using /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc Error: The partition table on /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc is inconsistent. There are many reasons why this might be the case. However, the most likely reason is that Linux detected the BIOS geometry for /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc incorrectly. GNU Parted suspects the real geometry should be 4870/255/63 (not 77622/16/63). You should check with your BIOS first, as this may not be correct. You can inform Linux by adding the parameter ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc=4870,255,63 to the command line. See the LILO or GRUB documentation for more information. If you think Parted's suggested geometry is correct, you may select Ignore to continue (and fix Linux later). Otherwise, select Cancel (and fix Linux and/or the BIOS now). Ignore/Cancel? is using parted the best way or is there a simple safe alternative? Martin "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] kword
Hi I urpmied koffice in my quest for a pdf translation method. it installed ok so it seems but when i try to start it via the icon i see it staring up on the task bar and nothing more happens. if I try from the shell this is the result (ie it doesnt work either.) I have tried the various koffice components and none start up. Any ideas? What do I do? $ kword koffice (lib kofficecore): WARNING: /usr/lib/libkofficeui.so.2: undefined symbol: _ZN9KIconView22contentsDragEnterEventEP15QDragEnterEvent Martin -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] pdf editing
Hi All I want to copy from pdf files ... i recall that in Abode Acrobat I could do this sometimes but with KGhostView I cannot at all. Are there and pdf programs out there that let me copy and paste into other formats or is there a way to save as into another format? I see that I can download a linux version of acrobat but if i can get around that it would be nice. The list of Pdf programs on urpmi goes like this (it might help someone recognise one that is useful) LePatriarche-pdf docbook-utils-pdf fax2pdf gcc-doc-pdf gcc3.3-doc-pdf gcc4.0-doc-pdf glibc-doc-pdf gpdf kdegraphics-kpdf kernel-doc-pdf libcpdf2 libcpdf2-devel libcpdf2-static-devel libpdf1 libpdf1-devel libpdf1-static-devel patriarche-pdf pdftk pdftohtml php-pdf ppdfilt tetex-dvipdfm xpdf Thanks Martin "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] spam
Hi All I have been getting a load of mail with docs attached such as: xx.pif It is prompting me to consider some spam filter like spamassassin but i have no idea where to start any suggestions? Martin -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Any 'Wine' expert out there?
On Sunday 2 January 2005 14:43, Anne Wilson wrote: > When my sin-in-law Anne I hope this was a freudian mother in laws slip! :-) Martin a son in law himself -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Digikam
On Saturday 1 January 2005 21:29, Edward Holcroft wrote: > Hi all > > Can anyone tell me how to get Digikam to be the default app when I plug in > my USB camera? At the moment gtkam pops up on my desktop when I connect it. > > Thanks > ed Ed, well i cant because i cant even get my camera/usb to be recognised! But if you are heading to Maputo after this month you can call in and fix mine up! best Martin -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Fwd: Tsunami updates... from BytesForAll list
i am one of the moderators of the nettime lista nd i thought i should pass this on for everyones info - prov¡bably just to show our linux colelgues in south asia are active right now martin -- Forwarded Message -- Subject: Tsunami updates... from BytesForAll list Date: Monday 27 December 2004 20:28 From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: NETTIME-L@bbs.thing.net http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bytesforall_readers/message/4534 From: "Samudra E. Haque" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon Dec 27, 2004 9:17 pm Subject: Re: [bytesforall_readers] Pls. submit information/experiences/reports on Tsunami at bytesforall.net Hi group, in light of the interest in post-Tsunami disaster mitigation projects, just so that it is on record, the SEANET (South East Asia Network of Amatuer Radio Operators) meets on HF Frequency 14.320 MHz +/- QRM every day at 1200Z (1200 GMT, 1800 Bangladesh) for many years now on USB - Upper Side Band. The purpose of the network is to share first medical traffic/civil emergency traffic and the net controller usually rotates the discussion with all the countries that have access to the range of the HF signal, typically from West Asia through to East Asia and the Pacific in a very wide circle as appropriate to the radio wave propogation. In 30 minutes the net controller canvasses all regions and asks for medical/emergency traffic and if there is none, any other traffic (messages) for operators in other countries. There is no prior requirement to participate, nor is it obligatory - and it is really for the enthuisasts at this point more than any other use. However it is open as per regulatory laws worldwide to Licensed radio amateur operators - anywhere. Now, this may sound antiquated in the era of the internet, but is very very appropriate for disaster mitigation networks where you know for sure, absolutely sure, double sure, that the radio network is working fine and will work on the day that youwill need it, it only requires a 12V cell battery to power up a radio transmitter/receiver in a manner to reach thousands' of miles away your party who can send help or send messages. I have participated before in such efforts, sadly this time am unable to do so due to other issue - and it takes time and efforts on a purely volunteer basis in order to reach out and help someone. There are thousands of radio amateurs with sets around Asia - Pacific, and they need to be encouraged to help out, and for those who still have connectivity to the 'net, they can act as a 'bridge' between civil and commercial and emergency worlds. However, it also requires planning in advance to be really effective, if you have lost battery power, and won't get back your mains electricity for a few days - you may end up being dead yourself. So if you permit an emergency task force kit to be setup so which can be AIRLIFTED, they can have a remote power pack, transceiver kit and a emergency communications handbook in order to send coded e-mail messages and act as a controller which can take on the civil emergencies coordination role - you will need training to use this stuff, and you will have to have lists of appropriate license holders who are registered volunteers with proper mindset to help out. -samudra, S21X & N3RDX http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bytesforall_readers/message/4530 From: "Subbiah Arunachalam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon Dec 27, 2004 6:15 pm Subject: A timely telephone call saves lives Friends: A former MSSRF knowledge centre volunteer, Mr Vijayakumar of Nallavadu (a coastal village in Pondicherry), did a wonderful thing. He received some training with the help of MSSRF(as a village knowledge centre volunteer) and now lives and works in Singapore. As soon as the tsunami reached Singapore and he came to know that it was moving towards India, he called people at Nallavadu by telphone and alerted them. People living in huts close to the shore moved out immediately. Not a single life was lost in this village. Our heart felt and grateful thanks to Mr Vijaykumar. Here is the latest news release on the tsunami tragedy. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] Frederick Noronha 784 Near Convent, Sonarbhat SALIGAO GOA India Freelance Journalist TEL: +91-832-2409490 MOBILE: 9822122436 http://fn.swiki.net http://www.livejournal.com/users/goalinks fred at bytesforall.org http://www.bytesforall.org # distributed via : no commercial use without permission # is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] and "info nettime-l&
Re: [newbie] You may want to update your urpmi database
Paul and Anne ...retrieving failed: curl failed: exited with 9 or signal 0 what is the significance of these entries whichi have extraced from below: no hdlist file found for medium "main" no hdlist file found for medium "main" no hdlist file found for medium "contrib" martin urpmi.update -a using different removable device [#/dev/hdc] for "Installation CD 1 (x86) (cdrom1)" using different removable device [#/dev/hdc] for "Installation CD 2 (x86) (cdrom2)" using different removable device [#/dev/hdc] for "Installation CD 3 (x86) (cdrom3)" retrieving source hdlist (or synthesis) of "main"... ftp://ftp.linux.cz/pub/linux/mandrakelinux/official/10.0/i586/Mandrake/base/hdlist.cz ...retrieving failed: curl failed: exited with 9 or signal 0 retrieval of source hdlist (or synthesis) failed no hdlist file found for medium "main" examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.main.cz] retrieving source hdlist (or synthesis) of "contrib"... ftp://ftp.fi.muni.cz/pub/linux/mandrakelinux/official/10.0/i586/Mandrake/base/hdlist2.cz ...retrieving failed: curl failed: exited with 9 or signal 0 retrieval of source hdlist (or synthesis) failed no hdlist file found for medium "contrib" examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.contrib.cz] computing md5sum of existing source hdlist (or synthesis) examining MD5SUM file examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.jpackage.cz] retrieving source hdlist (or synthesis) of "updates"... ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/pub/linux/Mandrakelinux/official/updates/10.0/base/hdlist.cz ...retrieving done examining hdlist file [/var/cache/urpmi/partial/hdlist.updates.cz] writing list file for medium "updates" computing md5sum of existing source hdlist (or synthesis) examining MD5SUM file retrieving source hdlist (or synthesis) of "plf"... ftp://ftp.cica.es/mirrors/Linux/plf/mandrake/10.0/hdlist.cz computing md5sum of retrieved source hdlist (or synthesis) ...retrieving done examining hdlist file [/var/cache/urpmi/partial/hdlist.plf.cz] writing list file for medium "plf" built hdlist synthesis file for medium "updates" built hdlist synthesis file for medium "plf" found 0 headers in cache removing 0 obsolete headers in cache write config file [/etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg] On Friday 31 December 2004 14:40, Martin Hardie wrote: > eskerek asko zorionak eta urte berri on > > thanks both of you - paul and anne > > i am doing it just now but encountrering some errors but i will come back > with those whent he update is complete > > > martin > > On Friday 31 December 2004 14:18, Paul Smith wrote: > > On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 12:59:38 +, Anne Wilson > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Installation failed, some files are missing: > > > > > > > > ftp://ftp.linux.cz/pub/linux/mandrakelinux/official/10.0/i586/Mandrak > > > >e/ RPMS / LinNeighborhood-0.6.5-5mdk.i586.rpm You may want to update > > > > your urpmi database > > > > It seems that you do need to update your urpmi database: > > > > urpmi.update -a > > > > Regards, > > > > Paul > > > > PS: Since I am a GMail user, please be sure that you reply to the list. > > -- > > > "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, > in being what he is and not something else" > > http://auskadi.tk > > --- > > -- > > > "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, > in being what he is and not something else" > > http://auskadi.tk > > --- -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] You may want to update your urpmi database
eskerek asko zorionak eta urte berri on thanks both of you - paul and anne i am doing it just now but encountrering some errors but i will come back with those whent he update is complete martin On Friday 31 December 2004 14:18, Paul Smith wrote: > On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 12:59:38 +, Anne Wilson > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Installation failed, some files are missing: > > > > > > ftp://ftp.linux.cz/pub/linux/mandrakelinux/official/10.0/i586/Mandrake/ > > >RPMS / LinNeighborhood-0.6.5-5mdk.i586.rpm You may want to update your > > > urpmi database > > It seems that you do need to update your urpmi database: > > urpmi.update -a > > Regards, > > Paul > > PS: Since I am a GMail user, please be sure that you reply to the list. -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk --- -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk --- -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] You may want to update your urpmi database
Happy new year, prospero ano novo e urte berri on and how do I do this?? Installation failed, some files are missing: ftp://ftp.linux.cz/pub/linux/mandrakelinux/official/10.0/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/ LinNeighborhood-0.6.5-5mdk.i586.rpm You may want to update your urpmi database Martin -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk --- -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Any 'Wine' expert out there?
a first question on Wine - do i just install the windows programs i want into a folder in eg my home directory and then when starting wine in my shell point it there? I have been confused about this simple little point to start with!! will most programs using windows code work or only those "supported" with a build of some type? I would like to run my Polar heart arte Monitor, my Printer (HP Laserjet 1000) and my digital camera with Wine if possible. Zorionak eta urte berri on Martin On Sunday 26 December 2004 07:48, Noel McG. wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Rodolfo Medina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 7:31 PM > Subject: Re: [newbie] Any 'Wine' expert out there? > > > However, now I'm quite oriented to avoid Wine installation if possible, > > i.e. if OO Writer can really work fine onto .doc files, > > especially now that you pointed out the problem of viruses. > > And apart from that, I don't much like the idea of having an > > MSWindows-like > > > system inside my Linux box! > > I'll be going on experimenting OO Writer, thanks indeed, > > > > Rodolfo > > Hello, > > If you have now 'gone off' Wine, have you thought of using Cross Over > Office. A similar product, though you have to pay for it if I remember > rightly. > > N > > > --- >- > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com > > -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] firefox not robust as mozilla?
On Friday 24 December 2004 02:28, Q.H. Wang wrote: > Hi folks, > > Just a minute ago my Firefox crashed again, when I tried to open a pdf file > (the first time using acrobat plugin since my loptop bootuped). But I got > lucky in my second and further try. Could any one have a say on this? > > Bests, > > Q.H. I installed .08 no problems but icant seem yo get 1.0 via urpmi can I?? (please forgive quasi thread hijack but its xmas :-) Martin -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Internet Radio on Linux Mandrake 10.1
On Thursday 23 December 2004 05:58, JoeHill wrote: > urpmi streamripper thanks Joe! Martin -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Internet Radio on Linux Mandrake 10.1
On Wednesday 22 December 2004 02:21, Aron Smith wrote: > > SNIP > > > > I just urmpi'ed streamtuner - cool i am now listening to a augustus pablo > > memorial on some jamaican roots rock regage channel > > it is a good little tool! > > you can use it with streamripper or xmms-diskwriter to record the stream as > a .wav file too Aron how do i do this? if i simply hit record in the streamripper i get a shee that tells me: Terminal: Can't execvp streamripper: No such file or directory Martin -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] keep losing IP addressing
On Tuesday 21 December 2004 19:33, Paul Greene wrote: > Dear all, > > I'm having some trouble maintaining an IP address on Mandrake 10. In the > network config, I configure an IP address of 192.168.0.5, and use an > internal DNS server running on a Win2k box, and the ISP DNS address for > backup. > > When the system first boots, all connectivity is fine, both with my > internal network, and with internet destinations. After awhile, even > though the ifconfig command reveals the link is UP and still has the > correct assigned IP address, I cannot ping any other host on my internal > network, and, of course cannot get out to the internet. The error > message that comes back is "Destination Host Unreachable". The IP > assigned to the box is ping-able, but nothing else on the network is. > > Another weird thing is that the entry "nameserver 127.0.0.1" is added to > "/etc/resolv.conf". Even if I remove the entry, it comes back again on > the next reboot. > > The NIC is a Linksys LNE-100, and was working fine for a few days in a > Windows box, so I don't suspect a hardware problem with the card, or the > cabling. > > Any suggestions? > > Paul Paul i have noticed that with 10 my kmail connection will dissapear after the computer being on all day. I get a message like - cannot connect to pop3. but at the same time any radio i have going or xchat for example are working fine... i wonder if or propblems are related? have you had anythign like this? Martin -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Internet Radio on Linux Mandrake 10.1
On Tuesday 21 December 2004 20:13, Walders wrote: > I looked for this on rpmdrake, but couldn't find it. Is the file called > something else? > > Walders SNIP > > Why don't you look into streamtuner. A great little app for listening > > to Internet radio on Linux. 'urpmi streamtuner' or use rpmdrake > > Plain text document attachment (message.footer) SNIP I just urmpi'ed streamtuner - cool i am now listening to a augustus pablo memorial on some jamaican roots rock regage channel it is a good little tool! -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Re: The effect of
and using mc is a milestone on the way to geekdom :-) On Monday 20 December 2004 06:49, Erylon Hines wrote: > On Sunday 19 December 2004 09:40 pm, Hugh Dixon wrote: > | Another option is to run midnight commander (mc) from the terminal, > | after su ing. > | Not as pretty as Konqueror though > | > | Hth > | > | hugh > > That will work--and mc looks like the old Norton Commander from DOS days. > It will require you to "urpmi mc" though, because I don't think mc is > installed by default (I have it but I think I had to install it). > > e -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Charlers edwards
On Monday 20 December 2004 06:48, Aron Smith wrote: > anybody got charles's site for rpms? it is on the twiki under using non mdrake rpms: http://www.eslrahc.com/10.0/ -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" http://auskadi.tk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] MPAA goes after BitTorrent
i think its time for me to inflict this article on this list: http//:openflows.org/~auskadi/foreigner.html i wait to be hung drawn and quartered! On Friday 17 December 2004 07:47, Erylon Hines wrote: > On Thursday 16 December 2004 12:13 pm, Russ Kepler wrote: > | On Thursday 16 December 2004 12:03 pm, Amy wrote: > | > Granted a lot of court cases turn into a three ring circus here in the > | > states, but the McDonalds coffee case isn't nearly so much of one as > | > the media has made it out to be. > | > | Yeah, it was. It also happened to be at a McDonalds about 1 city block > | away so I'm quite aware of the facts in the case. > | > | > The reason the lady won the case? It wasn't just normally hot coffee, > | > she got ~third degree burns~ from the frellin' stuff. McDonalds used > | > to serve their coffee extremely hot, so much so that it was way above > | > whatever temperature they were legally allowed to. No one ever said > | > anything about it before then, because most people don't touch their > | > coffee right away, so they'd let it cool down a little bit, and get to > | > it later, and it'd be just about perfect. > | > | Sorry, but I have to call you on this one. Coffee makers make coffee by > | boiling water and putting the boiling water through the coffee grounds. > | The boiling point of water is pretty much fixed by the altitude (around > | here it boils at 202 degF) so the temperature of the coffee is going to > | be the same no matter what percolater it comes out of. > > This is actually not the way it is. Measure the temperature of your coffee > makers coffee sometime--mine is 160-165 degrees. That is set by a > thermostat inside the maker--and yes, I used to be a repairman for > commercial cooking equipment, including coffee makers--the type that > restaraunts use. The therm is not normally set at 180 degrees, much less > at boiling. > > The way I remember the case (from a Slashdot discussion, I think), is that > local McDonald's managers had complained to upper management, in writing, > that the coffee was being brewed so hot that it was softening the take-out > cups. Upper management decreed (in writing, to their later sorrow) that > the machines would continue to be set at 180 degrees because more cups > could be brewed from a pound of ground with the hotter water. This > correspondence was submitted as evidence. > > | I think that McDonalds was being 'burned' by the bad publicity and didn't > | much defend the case, nor went with an appeal. The original judgement > | was reduced considerably in any event, but the final terms are private so > | we'll likely never know what they were. > > No, they got burned with their own correspondence. The amount of the > punitive damages award was a calculation of how much money they made from > brewing the coffee at a higher temperature. -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Virus laden e-mail
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Re: [newbie] K3B problems
I installed gcombust and it works fine as does the Burn program but KB3, welll h On Wednesday 15 December 2004 22:43, Kenneth wrote: > I had a rough time getting K3B to work with Mandrake 10.1. > My problem was solved when I dropped back to an earlier > version of K3B. I'm burning CD's on a Phillips USB R/W > now with no problems other than I haven't been able to > get it to work with rewritable CD's. > > The version I am running is K3B 0.11.13 under > Mandrake 10.1CE with the 2.4 kernal. > > This is in response to the thread about such problems > > Sorry about changing the thread name - I switched mail > servers and resubscribed. -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] sihp1000.img and the HP Laserjet 1000
the instructions with 10.0 say that you have to copy it from a disk (I now know the HP Windows disk) and put it in the etc/printer directory - i have now done this. however - still not going! I have got somewhere onthe digikam problem - well usb wasnt workign so i did a reinsatll and usb's were recognised this time. however so far i havent got digikam going but i have learnt a lot at chat junkies in organsing the system martin On Wednesday 15 December 2004 22:43, Len Lawrence wrote: > On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 09:05:04 +0100 > > Martin Hardie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Monday 13 Dec 2004 08:57, Len Lawrence wrote: > > > > BIG SNIP > > > > > > I suppose this is what I have to do: > > > > > > > > "be sure to put the *img file in the /etc/printer as printerdrake > > > > says to do ..." > > > > http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-LaserJet_1000 > > > > > > It looks like the .img file is contained in the installation .EXE file. > > > From various threads on the web it would appear that this is an SFX > > > file (self extracting technology), as they often are, and needs a > > > Windows system for extraction. Maybe there is a way to do that in > > > Linux. Will check my freshmeat archives. > > > > I actually put my windows HP driver cd in and found the file. I copied it > > to etc/printer but still no luck on making this printer work > > Are you sure that you followed the correct procedure? The hints I turned > up indicated that the firmware would be downloaded automatically by the > recommended driver on first use. -- "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] digikam Sony P73 set up
Hi All I am still struggling with this digikam thing. When i set up the camera as the usb mass storage and open the window it says it is conencted but nothing appears. I hav tried this:> tail -f /var/log/messages and nothing appears when i plug and unplug the usb. If i try and mount /mnt/camera - i get a mesage bo such block device (or something similar) I friend from chatjunkies #linuxhelp tried to help me by looking about ... he ran 203 lsmod 204 modprobe ide-scsi sd_mod sg vfat 205 modprobe usb-ohci 206 dmesg | grep scsi 207 modprobe ide-scsi 208 modprobe sd_mod 209 modprobe sg 210 modprobe vfat 211 modprobe usb-ohci 212 modprobe usb-ohci 213 modprobe usb-uhci 214 modprobe modprobe usb-storage 215 modprobe usb-storage all which showed no results I am wondering if this is a USB problem i have I also looked at the cameras supported by my version gphoto2 - it does not list usb mass storage - I thought it should as I understod that digikam "ran on top of" gphoto2 Has anyone got any ideas At the moment I have to download photos on my windows partition and then copy them across. Thanks Martin On Tuesday 30 Nov 2004 10:35, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: > -Original Message- > From: Martin Hardie > Date: 30.11.04 10:14 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subj: Re: [newbie] digikam Sony P73 set up > > On Tuesday 30 Nov 2004 09:45, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: > > tail -f /var/log/messages > > HJ I did the tail and then turned the camera on but nothing happened > > hmmm > > Martin > > > -- > > http://auskadi.tk > + 34 665757391 > + 34 944668670 > > > No, you have to unplug and replug the USB plug to get some reaction. A > reboot without the device plugged in might be appropiate. Get rid of the > selfmade /etc/fstab entries too, you don't need them. -- > Good lucck, > HarM -- :: http://auskadi.tk + 34 665757391 + 34 944668670 :: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] sihp1000.img and the HP Laserjet 1000
On Monday 13 Dec 2004 08:57, Len Lawrence wrote: BIG SNIP > > I suppose this is what I have to do: > > > > "be sure to put the *img file in the /etc/printer as printerdrake says to > > do ..." > > http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-LaserJet_1000 > > It looks like the .img file is contained in the installation .EXE file. > From various threads on the web it would appear that this is an SFX file > (self extracting technology), as they often are, and needs a Windows system > for extraction. Maybe there is a way to do that in Linux. Will check my > freshmeat archives. I actually put my windows HP driver cd in and found the file. I copied it to etc/printer but still no luck on making this printer work anyone want to buy it??? Martin -- :: http://auskadi.tk + 34 665757391 + 34 944668670 :: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] sihp1000.img and the HP Laserjet 1000
On Monday 13 Dec 2004 06:02, Aron Smith wrote: > On Sunday 12 December 2004 08:32 pm, Martin Hardie wrote: > > On Monday 13 Dec 2004 05:45, Aron Smith wrote: > > > On Sunday 12 December 2004 08:07 pm, Martin Hardie wrote: > > > > On Sunday 12 Dec 2004 20:11, Aron Smith wrote: > > > > > On Sunday 12 December 2004 10:37 am, Martin Hardie wrote: > > > > > > On Sunday 12 Dec 2004 19:50, Aron Smith wrote: > > > > > > > On Sunday 12 December 2004 10:07 am, Martin Hardie wrote: > > > > > > > > Ok next problem with this mandrake set up is getting the HP > > > > > > > > Laserjet 1000 going. > > > > > > > > I need to find the firmware sihp1000.img > > > > > > > > But I am having trouble locating it. > > > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > Martin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-LaserJe > > > > > > >t_ 10 00 HTH > > > > > > > > > > > > this doesnt tell me where to get the firware from it just tells > > > > > > me i need it > > > > > > > > > > http://www.linuxprinting.org/foomatic.html > > > > > > > > hmmm maybe i am thick but that doesnt seem to have it either > > > > > > Do you have the latest foomatic and the foomatic db installed? > > > The driver talked about is named foo??? > > > > i have whatever foo came with Mdrake 10. But are you telling me that the > > firmware from HP is in the foo database?? > > Sorry my bad by firmware I assume you mean the firmware in the eproms in > the printer an HP repair center should have them (expensive probably) > The firmware issue has never come up before I assume you are going to flash > it into the printers ROM? > > > Thanks > > > > M I suppose this is what I have to do: "be sure to put the *img file in the /etc/printer as printerdrake says to do ..." http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-LaserJet_1000 -- :: http://auskadi.tk + 34 665757391 + 34 944668670 :: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] sihp1000.img and the HP Laserjet 1000
On Monday 13 Dec 2004 05:45, Aron Smith wrote: > On Sunday 12 December 2004 08:07 pm, Martin Hardie wrote: > > On Sunday 12 Dec 2004 20:11, Aron Smith wrote: > > > On Sunday 12 December 2004 10:37 am, Martin Hardie wrote: > > > > On Sunday 12 Dec 2004 19:50, Aron Smith wrote: > > > > > On Sunday 12 December 2004 10:07 am, Martin Hardie wrote: > > > > > > Ok next problem with this mandrake set up is getting the HP > > > > > > Laserjet 1000 going. > > > > > > I need to find the firmware sihp1000.img > > > > > > But I am having trouble locating it. > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Martin > > > > > > > > > > http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-LaserJet_10 > > > > >00 HTH > > > > > > > > this doesnt tell me where to get the firware from it just tells me i > > > > need it > > > > > > http://www.linuxprinting.org/foomatic.html > > > > hmmm maybe i am thick but that doesnt seem to have it either > > Do you have the latest foomatic and the foomatic db installed? > The driver talked about is named foo??? i have whatever foo came with Mdrake 10. But are you telling me that the firmware from HP is in the foo database?? Thanks M -- :: http://auskadi.tk + 34 665757391 + 34 944668670 :: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] sihp1000.img and the HP Laserjet 1000
On Sunday 12 Dec 2004 20:11, Aron Smith wrote: > On Sunday 12 December 2004 10:37 am, Martin Hardie wrote: > > On Sunday 12 Dec 2004 19:50, Aron Smith wrote: > > > On Sunday 12 December 2004 10:07 am, Martin Hardie wrote: > > > > Ok next problem with this mandrake set up is getting the HP Laserjet > > > > 1000 going. > > > > I need to find the firmware sihp1000.img > > > > But I am having trouble locating it. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Thanks > > > > Martin > > > > > > http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-LaserJet_1000 > > > HTH > > > > this doesnt tell me where to get the firware from it just tells me i need > > it > > http://www.linuxprinting.org/foomatic.html hmmm maybe i am thick but that doesnt seem to have it either -- :: http://auskadi.tk + 34 665757391 + 34 944668670 :: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] sihp1000.img and the HP Laserjet 1000
On Sunday 12 Dec 2004 19:50, Aron Smith wrote: > On Sunday 12 December 2004 10:07 am, Martin Hardie wrote: > > Ok next problem with this mandrake set up is getting the HP Laserjet 1000 > > going. > > I need to find the firmware sihp1000.img > > But I am having trouble locating it. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks > > Martin > > http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-LaserJet_1000 > HTH this doesnt tell me where to get the firware from it just tells me i need it -- :: http://auskadi.tk + 34 665757391 + 34 944668670 :: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] sihp1000.img and the HP Laserjet 1000
Ok next problem with this mandrake set up is getting the HP Laserjet 1000 going. I need to find the firmware sihp1000.img But I am having trouble locating it. Any ideas? Thanks Martin -- :: http://auskadi.tk + 34 665757391 + 34 944668670 :: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] urpmi update database
Mikkel, Derek and Kaj Thanks I got it going and now can watch my vcd's! Thanks again Martin On Sunday 12 Dec 2004 17:38, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > Derek Jennings wrote: > > On Sunday 12 December 2004 11:00, Martin Hardie wrote: > >>Hi > >> > >>I have been trying for days to install mplayer and kmplayer using the rpm > >>drake without luck - always bad signatures etc on files needed. > >> > >>so I tried urpmi and it tells ema fter failign i need to update my data > >>base: > >> > >>"You may want to update your urpmi database" > >> > >>how do I do that?? > >> > >>Martin > > > > urpmi.update -a > > That will refresh your urpmi database from all the online sources you > > have defined. You should run this command before you attempt to install > > anything. Running the MandrakeUpdate GUI will run it automatically. > > > > As for bad signatures - A bad signature simply means that the signature > > the packager signed the package with does not match the signature key you > > have stored for that source, and so you cannot be confident you know who > > actually created the package. > > > > > > This could be because of a number of reasons. > > 1/ You do not have a signature key stored for that source. > > 2/ The packager was careless and either did not sign the package or > > signed it with the wrong signature. > > 3/ Someone has tampered with the server and inserted a malicious package > > on the server. > > > > 1/ and 2/ are by far the most likely reasons. So do not immediately > > assume the servers have been tampered with every time you see a bad > > signature message. (I can only recall one instance of a Linux software > > server being tampered with when the Openssh project's download site was > > tampered with a few years ago. It was discovered and fixed within 24 > > hours) > > > > Normally it is quite safe to accept the bad signature and continue with > > the install so long as you trust the source you have defined. (And if you > > do not trust your sources what are doing installing software on your > > computer from them?) > > > > If you do have bad or missing keys you can fix it. > > > > Open MandrakeControlCentre>Software>MediaManagement > > You will see a list of your sources. > > Click on 'Manage keys' and you will see which keys are associated with > > each source and you can see if a key is missing. > > To re-add a key click on 'Edit' in the media management menu and click on > > 'Save changes' The source will be refreshed and if the key is available > > it should be re-added automatically. > > > > For some sources such as Charles Edwards' site this procedure does not > > seem to work in which case you can add the key manually. > > > > wget http://www.eslrahc.com/10.1/CAE.asc && rpm --import CAE.asc > > > > Then go to MCC>Software>MediaManager and associate the newly imported key > > with Charles' source. > > > > derek > > One more reasion for getting the "bad signature" error. It is easy to > miss it if you are using the GUI, but if the mirror you are using is > busy, you may not get a connection, so the RPM was not downloaded. Then > there is a could not open file message first, and then the bad signature > message. Using wget to download the RPMs tends to cut down on these, > but it can take a while if it has to do a lot of retrys to get a > connection. > > Mikkel -- :: http://auskadi.tk + 34 665757391 + 34 944668670 :: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] urpmi update database
Hi I have been trying for days to install mplayer and kmplayer using the rpm drake without luck - always bad signatures etc on files needed. so I tried urpmi and it tells ema fter failign i need to update my data base: "You may want to update your urpmi database" how do I do that?? Martin # urpmi --auto mplayer ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandrake/10.0/./i586/libdha1.0-1.0-0.pre5.7plf.i586.rpm ...retrieving failed: curl failed: exited with 19 or signal 0 ...retrieving failed: curl: (19) Given file does not exist installing /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS2/liblzo1-1.08-3mdk.i586.rpm /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS2/libgii0-0.8.4-1mdk.i586.rpm /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS2/libggi2-2.0.4-1mdk.i586.rpm /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS2/libggi-2.0.4-1mdk.i586.rpm /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS2/libgii-0.8.4-1mdk.i586.rpm /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/win32-codecs-1.6-3plf.i586.rpm Preparing...## 1:win32-codecs ## 2:liblzo1## 3:libgii0## 4:libgii ## 5:libggi ## 6:libggi2## Installation failed, some files are missing: ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandrake/10.0/./i586/libdha1.0-1.0-0.pre5.7plf.i586.rpm ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandrake/10.0/./i586/xanim-codecs-1.0-3plf.i586.rpm ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandrake/10.0/./i586/liblame0-3.96.1-1plf.i586.rpm ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandrake/10.0/./i586/libpostproc0-1.0-0.pre5.7plf.i586.rpm ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandrake/10.0/./i586/libenca0-1.5-1mdk.i586.rpm ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandrake/10.0/./i586/mplayer-1.0-0.pre5.7plf.i586.rpm ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandrake/10.0/./i586/libxvid4-1.0.2-1plf.i586.rpm ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandrake/10.0/./i586/real-codecs-1.2-1plf.i586.rpm ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandrake/10.0/./i586/libfaad2_0-2.0-4plf.i586.rpm You may want to update your urpmi database -- :: http://auskadi.tk + 34 665757391 + 34 944668670 :: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Re: Wifi
Hi I have just installed M 10. I am heading to Mozambique soon and when i get there I want to set up a wifi network in our apartment. We have two laptops a toshiba and a compaq both running windows xp (the toshiba is mine and old and small - i dont know if i could put mdrake on it in a partition). Anyway before I go I want to be the gear I need - routers an other stuff. Can people suggest what models and items I need that will work well with M 10? Once I have done that I want to get my laptop running here without problems so that i am confident the other will work when i get to mozambique. Once I have the gear how do I start the proces of setting the network up? Will M 10 do the job or should i upgrade? Thanks Martin p.s. I still havnt got my camera going ... but I will come back to that when i have the time to play with it. :: http://auskadi.tk + 34 665757391 + 34 944668670 :: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] digikam Sony P73 set up
On Tuesday 30 Nov 2004 09:45, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: > tail -f /var/log/messages HJ I did the tail and then turned the camera on but nothing happened hmmm Martin -- :: http://auskadi.tk + 34 665757391 + 34 944668670 :: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] digikam Sony P73 set up
Hi I have just migrated from RH9 to Mandrake 10. Now at least I can install digikam!! I am having trouble setting up my camera, a SonyP73. I have selected it as a mass storage usb as it is not listed as a supported camera I have made a /mnt/camera but I dont think the fstab setting I found in the digikam handbooks is the right one as I dont have a sda1 on my system these are the instructions i had but althoug the camera says it is connected i cant see anything: Make a directory where you can mount the camera: mkdir /mnt/camera; chmod 666 /mnt/camera Try mounting the camera now: mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/camera If no errors show up, then you have performed all the steps correctly. To verify everything is right, point you file manager to /mnt/camera and you should be able to see the folder/pictures on the camera Add an entry to /etc/fstab for the mount point: /dev/sda1 /mnt/camera auto defaults,user,noauto 0 0 If anyone has any ideas I would appreciate them Thanks Martin -- :: http://auskadi.tk + 34 665757391 + 34 944668670 :: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] MDK On-Line
Hi All, How do you turn the MDK On-Line applet back on in KDE,on a updated 10.1 system?I turn it off and now can not get it back. Drew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Broke Gnome.
Hi All, I have just updated 10.1(Ce) from the newly updated Tree.Now Gnome does not appear in the Log On options.This not a major problem,but any program which needs the Gnome Libs now do not run. How do I go about sorting this problem?Also if Iupdate to Gnome 2.7,will make an even bigger mess? Drew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
AW: [newbie] Problems with 10.1 and wireless (ipw2100 - intelcentrino)
On Monday 25 October 2004 12:38, Alexander Ruoff wrote: >But I have a config tool for wireless. When I set up a new network >connection, I have wireless as an option but even though I tried to set >it up that way I always end at the option "manual" or "automatic" setup, >no matter which option I choose. > >The problem with ifconfig in the command line is that it doesn't show >eth1. I only get eth1 when I type ifconfig eth1... This sounds like you didn't install the firmware properly. For 10.1 you need the firmware version 0.54. Once that was installed in the right place, I could go past the point of choosing between "manual" or "automatic" and properly set up the device. However with the version 0.54 (wich is the one included in 10.1 Community) i could not get encyption to work, I had to upgrade to 0.55. sebastian 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 10.1 and wireless (ipw2100 - intel centrino)
On Monday 25 October 2004 14:05, Derek Jennings wrote: > >I am not sure if it is still the case, but the ipw2100 driver used to not work >with encryption. > >derek I didn't get the ipw2100 driver version 0.54 to work with encryption. 0.54 is the version included with 10.1 CE. However by uninstalling the 0.54 completely from the kernel and installing 0.55 i got encryption working. Be carefull however als 0.55 needs a different firmware than 0.54 sebastian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Re: GTK2 PDF reader
JoeHill wrote: Okay, first off, if that butt ugly PDF reader 'acroread' is what Adobe has to offer the Linux community, they can kiss my ass. Ahem. Can anyone suggest a PDF viewer which is preferably GTK2 but allows one to print, unlike gpdf (shouldn't this be a standard feature?!). KGhostView does a decent job with scrolling, and will print. It's not GTK2, but as long as you have kde installed, you should be able to run it from gnome (assuming that's what you're using). I don't know of any other GTK2 apps, aside from gpdf (my favorite for reading too) -- Chris Martin Web Developer Open Source & Web Standards Advocate http://www.chriscodes.com/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] MKD 10.1
On Tuesday 28 Sep 2004 20:27, Derek Jennings wrote: > MKD Thanks Derek, Sorted updates now and the URMPI stuff,it turns out that I had my soucres set for the mirrors in the UK which had not been update to the 10.1 tree. I will try the Nvidia install in a few days,now the pc is up and running with noi problems. Cheers, Drew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] MKD 10.1
Hi All, I've just done a fresh install of 10.1 Com.It when very well,but I have a few questions. 1 Does anyone know off any update mirrors that are working? 2 Does anyone know off any base mirrors that are working?I am unable to install Streamtuner,because the RPM not there. 3 How do install the Nvidia drivers on X.org?I tried and just got console working,and something about Screens missing error.I have installed them on the same PC before with old X system with no probs. 4 If I join the the Mandrakeclub as a Stanard member,what is on the the 4th CD? Cheers, Drew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Nvu rpms
Thursday 09 Sep 2004 15:47, julie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has anyone tried using the WYSIWYG html editor Nvu? There is now an rpm for > Mandrake 10 available and, before installing the program I was wondering if > anyone had experienced any glitches. I had a look at it quite a while ago and wasn't impressed at all. At that time, it wasn't much better than Mozilla composer but perhaps by now, it may have been improved. -- Martin Registered Linux User #357086 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 installation
Saturday 04 Sep 2004 21:53, Margot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Martin Foster wrote: > > On Saturday 04 Sep 2004 12:25, john wrote: > >>Hello > >>I am updating md10 and keep getting a conflict message for the cups > >>printer file and the printer utilites file. When trying to install > >>together or indivually, the message says that installation failed due to > >>one conflicting with the other. Since neither has installed, I don't see > >>how they could conflict. It doesn't say which file so I am not sure > >>which way to go from here. Would appreciate any help on this. > > > > Exactly the same happens when I try to install either of these packages > > too. The offending file is reported in the output from urpmi: > > > > -- 8< -- > > installing /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/cups-drivers-1.1-138.1.100mdk.i586.rpm > > Preparing... > > ## Installation failed: > > file /usr/lib/cups/backend/mtink from install of > > cups-drivers-1.1-138.1.100mdk conflicts with file from package > > printer-utils-1.0-133mdk > > -- 8< -- > > > > Sorry I can't offer a solution. > > Solution: > > urpme cups-drivers printer-utils > > (to remove the old versions of both packages), then > > urpmi cups-drivers printer-utils > > (to install the new versions of both packages) Worked a treat, thank you very much indeed for that one :-)) -- Martin Registered Linux User #357086 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 installation
On Saturday 04 Sep 2004 12:25, john wrote: > Hello > I am updating md10 and keep getting a conflict message for the cups > printer file and the printer utilites file. When trying to install > together or indivually, the message says that installation failed due to > one conflicting with the other. Since neither has installed, I don't see > how they could conflict. It doesn't say which file so I am not sure > which way to go from here. Would appreciate any help on this. Exactly the same happens when I try to install either of these packages too. The offending file is reported in the output from urpmi: -- 8< -- installing /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/cups-drivers-1.1-138.1.100mdk.i586.rpm Preparing...## Installation failed: file /usr/lib/cups/backend/mtink from install of cups-drivers-1.1-138.1.100mdk conflicts with file from package printer-utils-1.0-133mdk -- 8< -- Sorry I can't offer a solution. -- Martin Registered Linux User #357086 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Cups drivers online update
I've tried to install the cups-drivers online update without success. After the download finishes and the installation begins, I get a message to the effect that there's a conflict with /usr/lib/cups/backend/mtink and the installation then aborts. Exactly the same thing happens when I try to install the online printer-utils update package. Any ideas anyone? -- Martin Registered Linux User #357086 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
AW: [newbie] Email Client
If you use two different mail programms or just two different installtions of the same email client, your solution would only have the incomming mails in both programms, it would not help to have a common history of the emails sent however. Sebastian Martin -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Auftrag von Julie Sloan Gesendet: Montag, 9. August 2004 22:47 An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: Re: [newbie] Email Client On Monday 09 August 2004 03:31 pm, Rob Toner wrote: > Wondering if anyone has been able to run a single email client > that can be used for both Windoze and Linux?I'm looking to > dual boot between Win 2K and Mandrake. However, maintaining two > seperate email clients is getting ugly. My ISP doesn't support > IMAP so thats out.. > > > Thanks. Mozilla Thunderbird.I'm pretty sure if you leave the mail on the server (check option to delete from server when it's deleted locally) you'd have access to it from both. Earthlink (my email client) is POP but has that IMAP-like option. HTH Julie -- why linux? because MS is to OS as AOL is to ISP. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Connect to ISP from command prompt
On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 10:36:13 -0500, Mikkel L. Ellertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Martin Foster wrote: Can somebody please give me instructions how to set up my MDK10 (Official) to dial into and connect with my ISP from the command prompt. If you have it already set up, running "/sbin/ifup ppp0" will do it. Erm, that was the whole point of the question, I don't have it set up and I don't know how to set it up :-) You may also want to look at wdial. It is not installed by default, but it is a handy PPP connection manager. OK, I've installed and configured that now and this appears to be exactly what I'm looking for. Many thanks for your help. -- Martin Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Multiple monitor setup
In my Linux box I have 2 graphics cards: 1. nVidia RIVA TNT2 (AGP) 2. 3dfx Voodoo Banshee (PCI) I have seperate monitors plugged into each graphics card, the idea being to use MDK 10's multiple monitor support. I've twiddled and fiddled with the setup and I just cannot get both monitors to work at the same time. Can some kind soul give me clear concise instructions how to set this up. Thanks in advance . -- Martin Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] How to decypher dialupscript
On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 10:11:56 +0100, John Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Martin Foster wrote: On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 20:26:21 +0100, Margot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Martin Foster wrote: On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 11:46:18 +0100, John Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: OK ATM1L1 OK ATDT147008089916080 Why are you using "1470" in front of your ISP's phone number? Judging by your email address, your ISP is FreeServe. When I had an account with them, it was unnecessary to use "1470". Freeserve is now Wanadoo - or, judging by their service, Wanadon't! I use the same number for dialup, and queried this with them - they said the 1470 is an essential part of their dialup number, or I'd get charged for the call by BT! H, here's the result of a search for "1470" on BeeTee's Web site: "A customer with Permanent Number Withhold on their line can release their number on a per call basis by dialling 1470 before dialling the number of the person they would like to call. This means that the person they are calling will be able to see the caller's number on Caller Display or be told it through the free 1471 service." Heres wanadoo's technical support reply to my email last night, --- Dear John, Thank you for your email. The 1470 is only needed if your caller identity is witheld - it usually will not cause any problem whether the number is witheld or not. If you have any further queries then please do not hesitate to get in contact with us again. Kind Regards Wanadoo Technical Support REF:WOOTS Original Message Follows: I'm currently using, 147008089916080 147008089916164 But is the 1470 strictly necessary, - And so I'm flabbergasted. Never would of thought it. But there it is. and so you think I should remove 1470 then ? I don't see any harm in removing it. However, I don't think that's what causing the problems. Have you had a look at my other suggestions yet? -- Martin Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] How to decypher dialupscript
On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 20:26:21 +0100, Margot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Martin Foster wrote: On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 11:46:18 +0100, John Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: OK ATM1L1 OK ATDT147008089916080 Why are you using "1470" in front of your ISP's phone number? Judging by your email address, your ISP is FreeServe. When I had an account with them, it was unnecessary to use "1470". Freeserve is now Wanadoo - or, judging by their service, Wanadon't! I use the same number for dialup, and queried this with them - they said the 1470 is an essential part of their dialup number, or I'd get charged for the call by BT! H, here's the result of a search for "1470" on BeeTee's Web site: "A customer with Permanent Number Withhold on their line can release their number on a per call basis by dialling 1470 before dialling the number of the person they would like to call. This means that the person they are calling will be able to see the caller's number on Caller Display or be told it through the free 1471 service." -- Martin Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] How to decypher dialupscript
On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 11:46:18 +0100, John Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Raffaele BELARDI wrote: John Richard Smith wrote: How to decypher dialupscript Where can I get a list of explanation of the messages the dial up window gives you in kppp ? John Not sure of what kppp prints since I don't use it, but V90 and older modems use the Hayes command set (i.e. AT commands), you can find explanation for example here: http://docs.kde.org/en/3.1/kdenetwork/kppp/appendix-hayes-commands.html raffaele Much obliged Raffaele,that was what I'm looking for, though I still have a few lines unexplained, this is what I'm getting after a particular recurrence like this, kppp logs on and emails download, then halfway through the process my ISP seems to cut me off, I doubt if it's your ISP that's cutting you off, it's more than likely that your modem's timing out. this causes kppp to redial with this error message, It's not actually an error message, it's a report generated by the "&V1" command. What modem is it? ATZ OK AT &F1 &V1 Try either "&F" or "&F2" instead of "&F1". Drop the "&V1" altogether. The "&V1" command isn't designed to be included in an init string, it's designed to be used after the connection has terminated to generate a report such as you have below: TERMINATION REASON.. NONE LAST TX rate N/A HIGHEST TX rate. 300 BPS LAST RX rate N/A HIGHEST RX rate. 300 BPS PROTOCOL N/A COMPRESSION. N/A Line QUALITY 255 Rx LEVEL 214 Highest Rx State 00 Highest TX State 00 EQM Sum. RBS Pattern. FF Rate Drop... FF Digital Loss Local Rtrn Count 00 Remote Rtrn Count... 00 V90 Hetre's a report I've just generated by typing "AT&V1" in a dumb terminal following my last call to my ISP: -- 8< -- at&v1 TERMINATION REASON.. LOCAL REQUEST LAST TX rate 26400 BPS HIGHEST TX rate. 26400 BPS LAST RX rate 44000 BPS HIGHEST RX rate. 45333 BPS PROTOCOL LAPM COMPRESSION. V42Bis Line QUALITY 023 Rx LEVEL 015 Highest Rx State 67 Highest TX State 87 EQM Sum. 00D6 Min Distance RBS Pattern. 00 Rate Drop... 00 Digital Loss 2000 Local Rtrn Count 00 Remote Rtrn Count... 00 Flex fail OK -- 8< -- OK ATM1L1 OK ATDT147008089916080 Why are you using "1470" in front of your ISP's phone number? Judging by your email address, your ISP is FreeServe. When I had an account with them, it was unnecessary to use "1470". NO CARRIER Question is why no carrier ? At this point in time, sorry, dunno. See my suggestions at the end. Immediately I redial she logs on as usual. This has now become a pattern. I don't understand the scale of report in the "F's" and the numbers, like Line QUALITY.. 255, is that good bad or indifferent. Ignore 'em :-) All my searches in google have come up with no detailed explanation, and although your suggestion is very helpful it isn't complete, as far as I can see. The basic questions I need answering are, Am I being cut off because my ISP is overloaded and needs to make room for others, I wouldn't have thought so. It's more than likely a modem init/config problem. Am I being cut off because of line quality or modem config. Am I being cut off because of software like guarddog(don't think so, but I'm not sure) etc. Or what ? I suspect you have a Rockwell chipped modem, similar to mine. If so, fire up KPPP, click the "Configure" button and then click the "Device" tab. Things to look for here are: Flow control should be set at "Hardware(CRTSCTS)" Line termination should be set at "CR" Connection speed should be "115200" Modem timeout should be set at "60" seconds or greater. Now click on the "Modem" tab. "Wait for dialtone before dialing" should be X'd. Now click on the "Modem commands" button. For starters, try "ATZ" in the "Initialisation 1" box. Leave the "Initialisation 2" box empty. "No dialtone detection" should be "ATX3" Now try it again and see what happens. Best of luck :-) Hope this helps. -- Martin Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Xmms crashes
On Thursday 08 Jul 2004 6:24 pm, C. Tresenriter wrote: > I have 10.0 Official installed and get sound with Realplay but xmms > has problems. > > When I load a CD to play and click on a track it crashes. > If I start a stream, it buffers and looks like it's connected - shows that > it's a stereo signal, but there's no sound and the timer sits at zero. > Then if I try to close it with the 'x' button, the button > stays depressed and the app stays open. > If I then try to go to right click and go to options or grab it at the top > it closes. > > I'd thought it had something to do with the Arts soundwrapper - > which I remember solved another problem in the past but removing > it from the xmms info in the menu tool didn't help. > Seems like I resolved this in an earlier version of MDK but I'm > coming up blank this time. > Does this behavior sound familiar to anyone? > > Curt Hi Curt, Have you tried to install the ALSA plugin,I have used it with 9.1.9.2 and 10,and it works fine and sounds better than OSS drivers. Drew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Opera 7.51 Menu font is tiny
On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 15:54:01 +0300, EE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The opera menu font such File, etc is super tiny and hard to read. Anybody? Select "Tools/Preferences/Fonts" and then click on "Interface menus" in the "Type" column. Then click the "Choose" button and from there you can select the font, font size, etc. I have mine set at "Nimbus Sans L [urw]", size 14, weight = normal. -- Martin Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] LS-120 media change
After installing MDK 10 (Official), I have a "Zip Disk" icon on my KDE desktop which points to my internal LS-120 floppy drive. The first time I put a floppy in the drive and clicked on the icon, I was able to view the contents of the floppy. If I now put a different floppy in the drive and click on the icon, the contents of the first floppy are displayed. In other words, a media change doesn't appear to be being detected. Here is the relevant line from /etc/fstab: none /mnt/floppy supermount dev=/dev/hdd,fs=ext2:vfat,--,umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-15,sync,codepage=850 0 0 What do I need to do so as a media change will be detected? -- Martin Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Kernel 2.6 and 9.2
Hi All, I there a know problem with 9.2 and Kernel 2.6? I installed 6.2 and boot into the system with no problems,until I tried to use K3B.The program would not start,so I used XKill to stop it.When I reboot, the info on the boot screen said I had not unmount my Home partition. When I got into KDE the hard drive light stayed on,and the Teac CD-writer active light l stayed on,like I was using the drive.When I reboot again I received a string of error messages,about Home not been unmount. I booted into Gnome and did not get the H/D or Writer problem,until I tried to use the writer again.So when I shut down the PC,i had the unmount problem again,when I went back to Gnome the problems above start again. Drew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Win partition write perm
Quoting "Warden, Matt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Jun 16, martin brandt had something to say about [newbie] Win > partition... > > >Arg! This is hell. > >I have been trying to obtain write permission on my windows storage > partition. > >I have tried chown-ing in a console (in su), i have tried changing via > >properties whilst logged in as root, i have tried in Control > >centre/security/DrakePerm by adding a new rule, modifying the current rule > >(which i shouldnt be able to do i think i read somewhere). > > Is the partiction FAT32 or NTFS? By default you cannot write to an NTFS > partition from linux. > > -- > mattwarden > mattwarden.com > > Oh yeah, no its FAT32 formatted. I formatted it under FAT32 specifically so i would be able to do this. -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Win partition write perm
Arg! This is hell. I have been trying to obtain write permission on my windows storage partition. I have tried chown-ing in a console (in su), i have tried changing via properties whilst logged in as root, i have tried in Control centre/security/DrakePerm by adding a new rule, modifying the current rule (which i shouldnt be able to do i think i read somewhere). What am i doing wrong? Everytime i make the changes, they seem to be over written again, back to the old settings. I have entry, execute and write for User, but not for Group or other. The owner is 'root' group 'root', although if it was i would be able to change the permissons. I think it is some sort of windows permissions that are stopping me, as i have had the same problem before. I need write permission. Is there anyway to edit the permission settings manually, like in an fstab type file? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Trashed Laptop
On Friday 28 May 2004 23:56, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > On Saturday 29 May 2004 00:32, Drew Martin wrote: > > > > > Any hows this for a bright idea,Dawn has only one file she > > realy care about,would in be possible to plug my cable modem into > > the laptop and email the file or FTP it to online account,such as > > Lycos,which she can access from XP if and when she gets it going. > > Drew > > > Yes, but I understood that she couldn't get the XP laptop to boot at > all ? - If she can, than what's the problem ? > > Kaj Haulrich. Hi All This was for when she has reformatted the laptop,or she could download it off the net at work. Drew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Trashed Laptop
On Friday 28 May 2004 21:16, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > On Friday 28 May 2004 21:36, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > > On Sat, 2004-05-29 at 05:26, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > > On Friday 28 May 2004 21:12, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > LAN. > > > > Maybe I'm just lucky enough to have a LAN here; no dial-up > > > > necessary - just an extra cable plugged into the > > > > router/switch. > > > > > > > > > > > > You lucky bastard ;-) > > > > > > Kaj Haulrich. > > > > There's a fair few folks here that have a LAN at home - I thought > > you did as well...eh? > > No Stephen. Our humle habitat has but two stationary PC's and one > laptop. We have a T1 connection to the internet with two dynamic IP > addresses so we just use a switch. KISS. But we have access to > quite some server space out there. > > But the original poster - I think it was Drew - mentioned nothing > about servers and such, so that's why I proposed the resizing > option with a minimal linux install. > > Wonder how he's doing ? > > Kaj Haulrich. Hi All, I'm getting my hands on the broken beast sometime in the next 12hrs,the owner lives over 200 miles away,but luckily coming to see the wife(Di) and over the holidays,so we could go out for some beer. But now looks like Laptop time while drinking what ever I can get my hands on. Any hows this for a bright idea,Dawn has only one file she realy care about,would in be possible to plug my cable modem into the laptop and email the file or FTP it to online account,such as Lycos,which she can access from XP if and when she gets it going. Drew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Trashed Laptop
Hi All, I need some tech help. A friend of mine has had her Windows XP Laptop trashed by a number of viri and Trojans a so called friend sent her.They have smashed her Firewall,and killed her AV scanner.The effect is she can no longer boot up at all. Is there any way I can boot up her PC using MKD Move or Knoppix,and copy over the files on the machine,to my MDK only PC,so I can clean them and save them to disc?If the worse comes to the worse,would be possible to connect a USB printer and print them off?Does Ark do spilt Zip files over multiple floppies?Because that maybe an other answer to the problem. My PC has USB ports and a network card,I would prefer to use the USB,because I use the NIC to connect to the net using a cable modem.and I dont want to naff up MAC address for it. Drew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] MP3 Burning
Hello All, I have just got a CD/MP3 Disc player for the car.What I would like to know is if I burn a MP3 CD,using 3KB or some other burning tool,would it play on the car player? The player i have supports ISO9660 level 1 or level 2 format,or Joliet or Romeo in the expansion format(whatever this means). I believe that Linux burning programs will use ISO9660 when I burn the disc,am I right. DREW Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Installing Java
I'm running Mandrake 9.2 and im trying to install the package "j2re-1_4_2_04-linux-i586-rpm.bin" from the javasun website. Ive followed the instructions onsite, make the file executable (chmod a+x j2re-1_4_2_04-linux-i586-rpm.bin) then execute it ( ./j2re-1_4_2_04-linux-i586-rpm.bin) agreed to the disclaimer and executed the rpm created (rpm -iv j2re-1_4_2_04-linux-i586.rpm) I get an error when im running the rpm. "Preparing packages for installation... j2re-1.4.2_04-fcs error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_04/CHANGES;40ace6 bd: cpio: mkdir failed - No such file or directory" I have no idea what to do, and i cant see why this has happend as its a brand new install, perhpas im missing something? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Test
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[newbie] Cable Modem for MDK 9.2
Does anyone have any suggestions about which cable modems work under Mandrake 9.2? I've searched and haven't found anything too solid yet. Tim Martin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Mounting CD
On Wednesday 28 Apr 2004 06:24, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > On Wed, 2004-04-28 at 05:29, Drew Martin wrote: > > Hello All, > > I have installed MKD10(CE) then upgraded, using Easy URPMI to > > MKD10(Official). > > The problem I have is that I have some CD's,with video files > > on them.I would like to watch them,but I'm unable to browse the CD,to > > able to do this. > > How can I mount the CD so I can watch the video? > > Cheers, > > so you don't have a CD-ROM icon on your desktop? > > stephen kuhn - owner Hi Stephen, For some reason,I don't.I've tried adding one but I can never get to work,just end up with a load off error messages,when I try to mount the CD. Drew > == > illawarra computer services > a kuhn media australia company > http://kma.0catch.com > -- > * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * > We expressly refuse to utilise Microsoft DRM encoded documents > -- > To get back on your feet, miss two car payments. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Mounting CD
Hello All, I have installed MKD10(CE) then upgraded, using Easy URPMI to MKD10(Official). The problem I have is that I have some CD's,with video files on them.I would like to watch them,but I'm unable to browse the CD,to able to do this. How can I mount the CD so I can watch the video? Cheers, Drew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Apollon Part 2
Hello All, If anyone is interested I have managed to get Gnutella to work with Apollon.I'll post talk though,anyone wants it. It may not be the most consise,walk though ever,but I'm willing to give it ago. Cheers, Drew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Apollon (solved)
Hi Dan, Thank you for that,works a treat,connected to FastTrack 1st time. Cheers, Drew Create the directory FastTrack in /home/username/.giFT then copy the contents of /usr/share/giFT/FastTrack to the new directory you just made. Now change the permisions from root to user and it should work. You may have to open ports 1213 and 1214 in your firewall also HTH Regards, Dan Gordon Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Apollon
On Monday 19 Apr 2004 18:41, Ian Urie wrote: > On Monday 19 Apr 2004 00:04, Dan Gordon wrote: > > On Sunday 18 April 2004 05:56 pm, Drew Martin wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > Sorry this has been asked before,but I have done a clean > > > install of MKD 10.0 CE,and Apollon has stop working when I installed > > > it.It will not connect to any sever.What do I need to download to make > > > it work? Drew > > > > I am having the same sort of problem, for me it seems to be a problen > > with the fastrack plugin, openFT works but there are not many users > > listed. It worked fine in 9.2 but not so in 10. > > Fastrack plugin is working here under 10. > FastTrack: > Status:Online > Users: 3.6 million > Files Shared: 719.4 million > Total Size Shared: 8.2 million GB > > :-) I wonder why this is?Because when I disable Fast Track,Apollon runs ok,but if I enable Fast Track it goes tits up and will not connect. This is the error I get when try to run it from Konsole: eQMetaObject::findSignal:KFileTreeView: Conflict with QListView::doubleClicked(QListViewItem*,const QPoint&,int) qt KBackgroundIface KBookmarkManager-/home/drew/.kde/share/apps/konqueror/bookmarks.xml KBookmarkNotifier KDesktopIface (default) KDirNotify-1 KIO::Scheduler KScreensaverIface KonqUndoManager kdesktop ksycoca [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** GIFT-FATAL: unable to start 'FastTrack', no idea why (hopefully the protocol provided some info) *** Often times more information can be found in the log file or with the -v command line switch. *** GIFT-FATAL: unable to start 'FastTrack', no idea why (hopefully the protocol provided some info) *** Often times more information can be found in the log file or with the -v command line switch. *** GIFT-FATAL: unable to start 'FastTrack', no idea why (hopefully the protocol provided some info) *** Often times more information can be found in the log file or with the -v command line switch. Drew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Apollon
Hi All, Sorry this has been asked before,but I have done a clean install of MKD 10.0 CE,and Apollon has stop working when I installed it.It will not connect to any sever.What do I need to download to make it work? Drew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] bootloader reinstall prob.
Quoting martin brandt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Quoting John Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > martin brandt wrote: > > > > >Quoting et <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > >> > > >> > > >>>OK so /home is a seperate partition /dev/hda3 > > >>>and something is wrong with the lilo.conf entry that prohibits > > >>> > > >>reinstalling > > >> > > >>>it in the usual manner > > >>> > > >>>What you have to do now is go back into rescue mode as before and > choose > > >>>consule and when there you will have to learn how to mount the > > partition > > >>>(cannot remember, possibly rescue already does that, think it does) and > > >>>then type vi (the name of the text editor) and repair the incorrect > entry > > > > >>>in /etc/lilo.conf, I cannot advise you of the entry as I do not have a > > >>>seperate /home partition to give an example of, but in anycase first > you > > >>>have to type vi into google and print of some vi text editor > instruction, > > >>>as although it is a very powerful text editor it certainly will baffle > > the > > >>>newbie. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>If you do need to mount /dev/hda(X) then you do it like this, > > >>> > > >>>mkdir /mnt/temp > > >>>ls /mnt > > >>>temp > > >>>mount /dev/hda(X) /mnt/temp > > >>> > > >>>punch up vi something like this, > > >>> > > >>>vi /mnt/temp/etc/lilo.conf > > >>> > > >>>and I think that will display lilo.conf in vi > > >>> > > >>>John > > >>> > > >>-- > > >>linux counter #167806 > > >> > > >> > > > > > >Im trying to find the lil.conf but i cantg seem to find it. Ive looked in > > /etc/ > > >and in mnt/temp/etc (temp doesnt exist). Where might it be? Might it > called > > > > >something else? > > >Thanks. > > > > > > > > Hmmm, > > Then I think the partition on which the /etc/lilo.conf is on is not > mounted > > > > You don't find /mnt/temp, > > you create it in the rescue consule, like this, > > > > mkdir /mnt/temp > > > > then check to see that you did, > > > > ls /mnt/temp > > > > returns, temp (amoungst other , probably) > > > > then attatch the device/partition to that directory, like this, > > > > mount /dev/hda(X) /mnt/temp > > > > where (X) is the number of your OS's partition, ie where you installed > > the OS. > > > > then if you like you can navigate in consule to the /etc/lilo.conf > > and look at it, like this, > > > > cd (means change directory) > > > > cd /mnt/temp/etc/ > > > > that puts you inside /etc directory of the OS, > > and from there you can display the > > file on screen with, > > > > cat /lilo.conf > > > > then make a note of the stanzas to do with /home partition > > and report, we can take it from there. > > > > John > > > > > > > > -- > > John Richard Smith > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > Ah ha! Well my linux partition is hda5, mounted that, and in the lilo.conf i found: other=/dev/hda3 label="old_windows" table=/dev/hda Now I installed windows over my old windows partition, which an image of seems to still appear in the windows boot loader, and obviously is causing problems when booting on linux. I need to remove this but how? (P.S. Is it me or is everyone else's mail getting returned occaisionally?) -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] bootloader reinstall prob.
Quoting John Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > martin brandt wrote: > > >Quoting et <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > >> > >> > >>>OK so /home is a seperate partition /dev/hda3 > >>>and something is wrong with the lilo.conf entry that prohibits > >>> > >>reinstalling > >> > >>>it in the usual manner > >>> > >>>What you have to do now is go back into rescue mode as before and choose > >>>consule and when there you will have to learn how to mount the > partition > >>>(cannot remember, possibly rescue already does that, think it does) and > >>>then type vi (the name of the text editor) and repair the incorrect entry > > >>>in /etc/lilo.conf, I cannot advise you of the entry as I do not have a > >>>seperate /home partition to give an example of, but in anycase first you > >>>have to type vi into google and print of some vi text editor instruction, > >>>as although it is a very powerful text editor it certainly will baffle > the > >>>newbie. > >>> > >>> > >>>If you do need to mount /dev/hda(X) then you do it like this, > >>> > >>>mkdir /mnt/temp > >>>ls /mnt > >>>temp > >>>mount /dev/hda(X) /mnt/temp > >>> > >>>punch up vi something like this, > >>> > >>>vi /mnt/temp/etc/lilo.conf > >>> > >>>and I think that will display lilo.conf in vi > >>> > >>>John > >>> > >>-- > >>linux counter #167806 > >> > >> > > > >Im trying to find the lil.conf but i cantg seem to find it. Ive looked in > /etc/ > >and in mnt/temp/etc (temp doesnt exist). Where might it be? Might it called > > >something else? > >Thanks. > > > > > Hmmm, > Then I think the partition on which the /etc/lilo.conf is on is not mounted > > You don't find /mnt/temp, > you create it in the rescue consule, like this, > > mkdir /mnt/temp > > then check to see that you did, > > ls /mnt/temp > > returns, temp (amoungst other , probably) > > then attatch the device/partition to that directory, like this, > > mount /dev/hda(X) /mnt/temp > > where (X) is the number of your OS's partition, ie where you installed > the OS. > > then if you like you can navigate in consule to the /etc/lilo.conf > and look at it, like this, > > cd (means change directory) > > cd /mnt/temp/etc/ > > that puts you inside /etc directory of the OS, > and from there you can display the > file on screen with, > > cat /lilo.conf > > then make a note of the stanzas to do with /home partition > and report, we can take it from there. > > John > > > > -- > John Richard Smith > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Ah ha! Well my linux partition is hda5, mounted that, and in the lilo.conf i found: other=/dev/hda3 label="old_windows" table=/dev/hda Now I installed windows over my old windows partition, which an image of seems to still appear in the windows boot loader, and obviously is causing problems when booting on linux. I need to remove this but how? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] k3b
Hi All, How do I sort this? No support for ATAPI with cdrdao You will not be able to use all your reading devices as copy sources since there is at least one not configured to use SCSI emulation and your system does not support ATAPI with cdrdao. Solution: The best and recommended solution is to enable ide-scsi (SCSI emulation) for all devices. This way you won't have any problems. I know it would better if this was put right.I'm using an IDE DVD-ROM 16x and a TEAC CD-W58E writer.The DVD drive shows up as ATAPI and the TEAC as SCSI drive,in the interface section. Cheers, Drew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] bootloader reinstall prob.
Quoting et <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Friday 09 April 2004 09:01 am, John Richard Smith wrote: > > martin brandt wrote: > > >Quoting Stephen Kuhn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > >>On Fri, 2004-04-09 at 08:54, martin brandt wrote: > > >>>After installing a windows boot, i then wanted to reinstall my linux > > >>>bootloader, which i have had to do quite often with the regular > > >> > > >>reinstallations > > >> > > >>>needed by windows ;) > > >>>I loaded from my mdk 9.2 disc and executed the rescue command. This > time > > >>>however i got an error. I got: > > >>> > > >>>Added linux * > > >>>Added linux-nonfb > > >>>Added windows > > >>>Added floppy > > >>>Added failsafe > > >>>Fatal:lseek /dev/hda3 : Invalid argument > > >>> > > >>>Now im guessing there is something wrong with my hda3 partition :( what > > >>> can > > >> > > >>i > > >> > > >>>do? > > >>> > > >>>Thanks > > >> > > >>What is ON /dev/hda3 ?? > > >>Else, remove it from your lilo.conf and re-run lilo. > > >> > > >>stephen kuhn - owner > > >>== > > >>illawarra computer services > > >>a kuhn media australia company > > >>http://kma.0catch.com > > >>-- > > >> * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * > > >> We expressly refuse to utilise Microsoft DRM encoded documents > > >>-- > > >>Don't tell me how hard you work. Tell me how much you get done. -- James > > >>J. Ling > > > > > >hda3 is my home directory. I forgot to mention, because i cant reinstall > > > the boot loader, i cant get onto my linux boot. If i can id rather not > > > have to format hda3, but i wont matter too much if i do have to. Even > > > when i try to reinstall/update mdk i get the same error. > > > how do you come to think hda_3_ is a valid directory? usaully hda1 and had5 > > are valid, but due to only 1 primary partition per physical drive rules, > hda2,3,4 are usually hidden > > > OK so /home is a seperate partition /dev/hda3 > > and something is wrong with the lilo.conf entry that prohibits > reinstalling > > it in the usual manner > > > > What you have to do now is go back into rescue mode as before and choose > > consule and when there you will have to learn how to mount the partition > > (cannot remember, possibly rescue already does that, think it does) and > > then type vi (the name of the text editor) and repair the incorrect entry > > in /etc/lilo.conf, I cannot advise you of the entry as I do not have a > > seperate /home partition to give an example of, but in anycase first you > > have to type vi into google and print of some vi text editor instruction, > > as although it is a very powerful text editor it certainly will baffle the > > newbie. > > > > > > If you do need to mount /dev/hda(X) then you do it like this, > > > > mkdir /mnt/temp > > ls /mnt > > temp > > mount /dev/hda(X) /mnt/temp > > > > punch up vi something like this, > > > > vi /mnt/temp/etc/lilo.conf > > > > and I think that will display lilo.conf in vi > > > > John > > -- > linux counter #167806 > > Im trying to find the lil.conf but i cantg seem to find it. Ive looked in /etc/ and in mnt/temp/etc (temp doesnt exist). Where might it be? Might it called something else? Thanks. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] bootloader reinstall prob.
After installing a windows boot, i then wanted to reinstall my linux bootloader, which i have had to do quite often with the regular reinstallations needed by windows ;) I loaded from my mdk 9.2 disc and executed the rescue command. This time however i got an error. I got: Added linux * Added linux-nonfb Added windows Added floppy Added failsafe Fatal:lseek /dev/hda3 : Invalid argument Now im guessing there is something wrong with my hda3 partition :( what can i do? Thanks Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] bootloader reinstall prob.
After installing a windows boot, i then wanted to reinstall my linux bootloader, which i have had to do quite often with the regular reinstallations needed by windows ;) I loaded from my mdk 9.2 disc and executed the rescue command. This time however i got an error. I got: Added linux * Added linux-nonfb Added windows Added floppy Added failsafe Fatal:lseek /dev/hda3 : Invalid argument Now im guessing there is something wrong with my hda3 partition :( what can i do? Thanks -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Kernel compiling for Driver
Hello everyone, Im wanting to install my drivers for my ATI Radeon 9200SE ive bought recently on my mdk 9.2, and i have downloaded the appropriate rpm, but i need to tailor my Kernel to allow the driver to work. Now messing around with Kernel sounds complicated and i was wondering if it is actually doable by someone like me with little Linux knowledge. Would i be able to do it following instructions? Would it take too long? The error is documented here: http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4475.html Thanks in advance. -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Installing from a RW
Nothing worked with the mdk10 isos, but when i tried burning my old mdk 9.2 iso onto one of the same discs i used for mdk 10, it booted from it.. Perhaps my iso is bad? I dled it from ftp, they cant all be bad..? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Installing from a RW
Quoting Bryan Phinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Monday 05 April 2004 06:23 pm, martin brandt wrote: > > Hey all, > > I've downloaded Mdk 10.0 and wanted to install it, but after burning the 3 > > isos onto discs (Rewritables) i found they don't boot.. > > Is there some problem with booting from a RW disc?? > > How did you burn them. Did you simply put the .iso file onto a disk, or did > > you burn the file structure of the .iso onto the disk? If you burned it as a > > single .iso file, it will not boot. If you burned the file structure, it > should boot. > > Check the disk to see if you have individual files or not, if there is only a > > single file, you should check your CD burning program to see how to burn > images to a disk. > > -- > Bryan Phinney > Software Test Engineer > > Nope i burnt them as a session, and yeah there are files on the disc.. i have no idea why they wouldnt boot, maybe i can boot from an Xterm? -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Installing from a RW
Hey all, I've downloaded Mdk 10.0 and wanted to install it, but after burning the 3 isos onto discs (Rewritables) i found they don't boot.. Is there some problem with booting from a RW disc?? Thanks Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] KDE Crash
On Saturday 03 Apr 2004 12:07 pm, Lanman wrote: > Drew Martin wrote: > > Hi All, > > I'm having problems booting into KDE 3.1.When I try to log on it > > gets to stage 3 of the log on and stops.I then get the error message > > "nspluginscan has crashed and caused the signal 11(SIGSEGV)" > > I can still log into Gnome and Xfce4,but I then have to kill > > nspluginscan,from KDE System Guard or I get the same error message.I have > > good idea what is the problem.I have KDE set up to look for new plugin's > > on log on. > > How do I turn this off,so I can log on into KDE?I need to this > > because I am trying to wean the wife and kids away from Windows,and they > > find KDE the easeist to use at the moment. > > Thank you for any help in advance. > >Cheers, > > Drew. > > PS > > MKD > > 9.2. > > Drew; have a look at "kcontrol" . You'll need to check under "Web > Browsing" > Plugins, and you shoudl find what you need there. Be advised > that you'll have to repeat the procedure for each user, as well as root. > You also might want to see if you can delete "nsplugins" completely from > the system and install a fresh copy, since yours seems to be a bit buggy. > > A "signal 11(SIGSEGV)" can be caused by a lot of different problems, but > quite often it's caused by a broken package or Ram. Let's hope it's just > the package. BTW, have you considered upgrading to KDE 3.2 yet? That > might solve some of your problems as well. > > Lanman Thanks, Thats sorted it out,I have turned off Scan on Log On,while sort the the plugins out. I was looking at installing 3.2,but it was going to take forever to download even with broadband.I'm going to wait until 10.0 Final is released and install that. Drew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] KDE Crash
Hi All, I'm having problems booting into KDE 3.1.When I try to log on it gets to stage 3 of the log on and stops.I then get the error message "nspluginscan has crashed and caused the signal 11(SIGSEGV)" I can still log into Gnome and Xfce4,but I then have to kill nspluginscan,from KDE System Guard or I get the same error message.I have good idea what is the problem.I have KDE set up to look for new plugin's on log on. How do I turn this off,so I can log on into KDE?I need to this because I am trying to wean the wife and kids away from Windows,and they find KDE the easeist to use at the moment. Thank you for any help in advance. Cheers, Drew. PS MKD 9.2. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] KDE Crash
Hi All, I'm having problems booting into KDE 3.1.When I try to log on it gets to stage 3 of the log on and stops.I then get the error message "nspluginscan has crashed and caused the signal 11(SIGSEGV)" I can still log into Gnome and Xfce4,but I then have to kill nspluginscan,from KDE System Guard or I get the same error message.I have good idea what is the problem.I have KDE set up to look for new plugin's on log on. How do I turn this off,so I can log on into KDE?I need to this because I am trying to wean the wife and kids away from Windows,and they find KDE the easeist to use at the moment. Thank you for any help in advance. Cheers, Drew. PS MKD 9.2 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] rar compression software
Hello, I was wondering if anyone could recommend some software to compress to .rar. Id use rar for linux but thats retail if i want to use the compression commands. Anyone know any other programs that allow me to compress into .rar? Thanks a lot, Martin Brandt -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] rar compression software
Hello, I was wondering if anyone could recommend some software to compress to .rar. Id use rar for linux but thats retail if i want to use the compression commands. Anyone know any other programs that allow me to compress into .rar? Thanks a lot, Martin Brandt -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Azareus Java conflict
Hello
Im trying to get Azareus a java based BitTorrent client to work on my mandrake
9.2 comp. Ive extracted the tar.bz2 and i changed the path for the java
executable to what it really is, but now i get this error from the java gui:
An error occurred while launching/running the application.
Category: Invalid Argument error
Too many arguments supplied: {-cp, swt-pi.jar:swt-mozilla.jar:swt.jar:Azureus2.
jar, -Djava.library.path=./, org.gudy.azureus2.ui.swt.Main, }
Seeing as I have the java plugin installed for Mozilla so i assumed that mozilla
is conflicting, but i still get the same message when i close mozilla.
Any ideas?
Thank to all, Martin Brandt
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[newbie] Azareus java conflict
Hello
Im trying to get Azareus a java based BitTorrent client to work on my mandrake
9.2 comp. Ive extracted the tar.bz2 and i changed the path for the java
executable to what it really is, but now i get this error from the java gui:
An error occurred while launching/running the application.
Category: Invalid Argument error
Too many arguments supplied: {-cp, swt-pi.jar:swt-mozilla.jar:swt.jar:Azureus2.
jar, -Djava.library.path=./, org.gudy.azureus2.ui.swt.Main, }
Seeing as I have the java plugin installed for Mozilla so i assumed that mozilla
is conflicting, but i still get the same message when i close mozilla.
Any ideas?
Thank to all, Martin Brandt
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[newbie] can't read lexar jumpdrive
I have two 128mb Lexar JumpDrives. The first is the secure model and the second is just a regular one. Mandrake will read and write from the secure one, but the regular one will not read or write. I can't figure out why, can anyone help? Here is my fstab file. Let me know if you need more info. Tim /dev/hdb1 / ext3 defaults 1 1 none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 /dev/hdb6 /home ext3 defaults 1 2 none /mnt/cdrom supermount dev=/dev/hdc,fs=udf:iso9660,ro,--,iocharset=iso8859-1 0 0 none /mnt/cdrom2 supermount dev=/dev/scd0,fs=udf:iso9660,ro,--,iocharset=iso8859-1 0 0 none /mnt/floppy supermount dev=/dev/fd0,fs=ext2:vfat,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,umask=0,sync,codepage=850 0 0 /dev/hda2 /mnt/windows ntfs iocharset=iso8859-1,umask=0,ro 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hdb7 /usr ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/hdb5 swap swap defaults 0 0 /dev/sda1 /mnt/removable auto user,owner,noauto,rw,unhide 0 0 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
RE: [newbie] Zoomed display in GUI
Quoting "J.I. Evers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Did you run any software to let the system know you changed your grafix > card? > > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of martin brandt > > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 4:38 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [newbie] Zoomed display in GUI > > > > > > Hi > > Im having problems displaying my GUI properly. It appears all zoomed and > the > > screen follows the mouse like some Software for the visually impaired i > have > > seen before. This started happening when i changed my GPU. Im running > mandrake > > 9.2. Im pretty sure its a software issue, and its not my Monitor as i have > > tried another. > > > > It sounds like your X server might be using a virtual desktop. Mine was > doing that a while back. If you look in the /etc/XF86Config-4 you should > see something along the lines of > > Section "Screen" > Subsection "Display" > Virtual XXX XXX > End Subsection > End Section > > If you comment out or remove the Virtual XXX XXX line you should hopefully > be back in business. > > --Job > > Almost there... I did what you said (except that file was in /etc/X11) and i deleted the virtual lines (there were about 5 cases under "Screen") and when i rebooted the screen was normal except like 800x600, so when i tried to change back to my usual 1024x768 it returned to virtual desktop again.. In more ideas? What is it that is telling it to change it to a virtual desktop? -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
RE: [newbie] Zoomed display in GUI
Quoting "Tony S. Sykes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Did you run any software to let the system know you changed your grafix > card? > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of martin brandt > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 4:38 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [newbie] Zoomed display in GUI > > > Hi > Im having problems displaying my GUI properly. It appears all zoomed and the > > screen follows the mouse like some Software for the visually impaired i have > > seen before. This started happening when i changed my GPU. Im running > mandrake > 9.2. Im pretty sure its a software issue, and its not my Monitor as i have > tried another. > > > > -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Business Computer Projects - Disclaimer > -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- > This message, and any associated attachment is confidential. If you have > recieved > it in error, please delete it from your system, do not use or disclose the > information > in any way, and notify either the sender or [EMAIL PROTECTED] > immediately. > The contents of this message may contain personal views which are not > necessarily > the views of Business Computer Projects Ltd., unless specifically stated. > Whilst every > effort has been made to ensure that emails and their attachments are virus > free, it is > the responsibility of the recipient(s) to verify the integrity of such > emails. > Business Computer Projects Ltd > BCP House > 151 Charles Street > Stockport > Cheshire > SK1 3JY > Tel: +44 (0)161 355-3000 > Fax: +44 (0)161 355-3001 > Web: http://www.bcpsoftware.com > > Yes sorry i forgot to say i choose correct driver during its first boot. Im pretty sure its not the GPU either, it did this with a different card i tried before this one. (I was testing a few GPUs) -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
