[newbie] Openoffice fonts problem
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 - -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi all, I have a small problem with openoffice "mandrake 9.0 RPM" When i run openoffice i don't see any menu labels, the menubar is empty, no fonts are available in the whole app. the fonts preview dropdown list is empty, there is only a Times font, and a bunch of zapf* fonts i searched googlebut their *NIX font troubleshooting guide didn't help What can i do ? Thanks for suggestions - - -- - - - - -- Katoob Main Developer Linux registered user # 224950 ICQ # 58475622 FIRST make it run, THEN make it run fast "Brian Kernighan". - -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+ER3Ny2aOKaP9DfcRAu58AKCnfZ5ldMS+hzXrWZQd+RVsSEc/VwCgheFH iDRVkpFwevwVRpRl1UgPsQ4= =n1eT - -END PGP SIGNATURE- -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+ER55y2aOKaP9DfcRAlNlAKCleuZ4b/Wt3dHB/jqDKGhfKg+FZQCeN/0Z wW+FPCabiI0o31nOxs4RrJ8= =qJ9I -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux-compatible ISP in US sought
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 My Inbox Happily Received This From Stephen Kuhn @ 20 Dec 2002 16:13:40 +1100 > On Fri, 2002-12-20 at 16:01, Greg wrote: > > Some isp will not give out the dns numbers I have had two like that > > Greg > > If an ISP (or the idiot tech support person sitting behind the phone) > won't give you the DNS servers for an ISP, you can get them from > INTERNIC. Every DNS server is registered there. You can also get > "creative" and trace through a domain. > who cares about their DNS servers ? install pdnsd & use the root DNS servers! - -- - - -- Katoob Main Developer Linux registered user # 224950 ICQ # 58475622 FIRST make it run, THEN make it run fast "Brian Kernighan". -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+Aq6hy2aOKaP9DfcRAjagAJ46h1qDNVC35I0dDFtQfZz0APq6JACeNBHH fJOxqEiK32YRcDyVz2u9FMA= =88RE -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] mpg123 coredumps
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 My Inbox Happily Received This From Ralph Slooten @ Mon, 9 Dec 2002 20:13:01 +0100 (CET) > > If you followed the thread you'd know :-) mpg123 is coredumping with > mandrake 9.0 when invoked by a program not started via the console (In > my cases PSI and Nautilus) mpg321 fixes this it appears. > > Actually, it's coredumping since 8.2 well, i don't use gnome, the only thing i use is gqmpeg. can run it from the console! - -- - - -- Katoob Main Developer Linux registered user # 224950 ICQ # 58475622 FIRST make it run, THEN make it run fast "Brian Kernighan". -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE99bMwy2aOKaP9DfcRAvMCAKCeUHQjTmkaRd92Lz+QsYN/XAJsmwCfTe/+ q/dE4voUElSEcP25FlzlW4g= =/VYp -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] mpg123 coredumps
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 My Inbox Happily Received This From Ralph Slooten @ Mon, 9 Dec 2002 17:34:58 +0100 (CET) > but if there is one annoying thing that irritates the hell > out of me it's something so small causing all the problems. What's that problem ? for me, i still prefer running apps. from en xterm, since i'm a console lover ;) - -- - - -- Katoob Main Developer Linux registered user # 224950 ICQ # 58475622 FIRST make it run, THEN make it run fast "Brian Kernighan". -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE99NoMy2aOKaP9DfcRAqbFAJ9Bdh1rVFI822fNcMLq+TPcKqmlgQCghcc5 OqaOj2oOy94rFzYgPxlY5ME= =+Ut9 -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] mpg123 coredumps
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 My Inbox Happily Received This From Stephen Kuhn @ 09 Dec 2002 10:25:12 +1100 > On Mon, 2002-12-09 at 10:09, Mohammed Sameer wrote: > > > > hey, that's mpg321 > > the problem is WITH mpg123! > > > > > lrwxrwxrwx1 root root6 Nov 25 08:14 mpg123 -> > mpg321* > -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 178952 Apr 10 2002 mpg321* that's true that's because mpg321 was developed to be a replacement for mpg123, that's why it adds a symlink to mpg123 if you go through its installation instructions, you'll find that you can disable this we have two packages mpg123 & mpg321 - -- - - -- Katoob Main Developer Linux registered user # 224950 ICQ # 58475622 FIRST make it run, THEN make it run fast "Brian Kernighan". -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE98+aSy2aOKaP9DfcRAtztAKC0E1V8ZioflHQdfSY6c0cZ/V/ujQCePOWB m09RSvvg48FBDIN8oz0fq8Q= =7z5v -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] mpg123 coredumps
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 My Inbox Happily Received This From Ralph Slooten @ Sun, 8 Dec 2002 21:21:06 +0100 (CET) > On 09 Dec 2002 07:05:16 +1100 > Stephen Kuhn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Well, this really sucks (for you at least) - and you've already said > > that sound works for everything under all the desktops > > (Gnome/KDE)right? > > Yes, sound works fine here on Gnome and Fluxbox, at least sounds that > are invoked via programs if that's what you mean. > > > This version of mpg321 has been configured with esd as its default > > output device. > > To be honest, I don't even see esd in the packages list... installed or > uninstalled! I thought mandrake dropped it. > > > ^^ > > Mine is using esd (e sound daemon) as it's enginehave you tried to > > change the engine to see if this resolves the issue? > > No I haven't tried with others, because 'mpg123 ' works perfectly > in the console... Seeing as nothing else is using any sound device at > the same time, I presume this should definitely work, and not coredump, > true? > hey, that's mpg321 the problem is WITH mpg123! - -- - - -- Katoob Main Developer Linux registered user # 224950 ICQ # 58475622 FIRST make it run, THEN make it run fast "Brian Kernighan". -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE989E5y2aOKaP9DfcRAu/nAKDEzfYBMpsp1oJ5UsSfan200wqjagCgvLvF NeHIp0sGZzWzV1toflWtOq0= =ydTo -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] mpg123 coredumps
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 My Inbox Happily Received This From Ralph Slooten @ Sun, 8 Dec 2002 20:04:12 +0100 > On Sun, 8 Dec 2002 19:32:33 +0200 > Mohammed Sameer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have the same problem with GQmpeg > > when i run GQmpeg from an xterm it works fine, When i run it from the > > mandrake menu or even from the run dialog i get a core file per song > > ;) and it doesn't play anything > > This is good news.. at least for me it is :-) It basically means that > I'm not the only one on this whole big list that is experiencing this! > To sum it up, this is EXACTLY my problem here... I still don't know the > answer, except that I fear a buggy mpg123. > same here ;) actually mpg321 solves this, but i do like mpg123 i tried to debug, but that's impossible! how do you attach the gdb to the mpg123 pid when it's changing every second !!! - -- - - -- Katoob Main Developer Linux registered user # 224950 ICQ # 58475622 FIRST make it run, THEN make it run fast "Brian Kernighan". -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE988/py2aOKaP9DfcRAozNAJ9nh1WuDoQlZgoJo0Y9MaoehhuGTwCeLZ67 douz0P4wTLk8HoetE3AS5og= =YXkl -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] RE: GNOME Window Manager
My Inbox Happily Received This From Stephen Kuhn @ 04 Dec 2002 07:13:05 +1100 > On Wed, 2002-12-04 at 01:41, kjc wrote: > > Does anyone know how to use a window manager other than Metacity with GNOME. > > MDK 9.0 > > GNOME 2.0 > > > > The secret with that is to KILL MetaCity and startup another WM, then > exit and save the session. I had to hack the hell out of mine in order > for it to recognize either IceWM or Sawfish...then it was still "iffy" what i did was # mv /usr/bin/metacity /usr/bin/metacity- ln -s /usr/bin/X11/sawfish /usr/bin/metacity :D -- -- Katoob Main Developer Linux registered user # 224950 ICQ # 58475622 FIRST make it run, THEN make it run fast "Brian Kernighan". msg110611/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] msec question
My Inbox Happily Received This From Les Henderson @ Wed, 18 Sep 2002 23:00:41 -0500 (CDT) > I've been using wvdial on my LM8.1 box to connect to my ISP. I've not > been able to get a normal user account to be able to use wvdial. I keep > on getting the error message "Device or resource busy". I can use it fine > if I su to root first. I've tried setting the permissions of the device > to rwxrwxrwx, but the permissions always are changed to rwxr-xr-x when i > use wvdial. I am pretty sure that msec is changing the permissions of > the device when pppd is started. Any idea what changes I need to make to > get wvdial to work for a normal user? > for me, i just chmod +s /usr/bin/wvdial but that's the most stupid solution!!! and a very insecure thing -- -- Katoob Main Developer Linux registered user # 224950 ICQ # 58475622 With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibilities. msg104456/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
