RE: [newbie] graphical login - again
Hi Bill, I believe the file you would be looking for is /etc/inittab, This is the file that specifies if you boot to the command prompt or a graphical login. The line your looking for is: id:X:initdefault: where X is the runlevel, 5 would be the graphical login so it should read id:5:initdefault: Well, I hope that helps. --Pat From: Bill W. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] graphical login - again Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 19:18:43 + Hi everyone, I've been trying to track down the reason that my machine won't boot into a graphical login manager. Remember, my machine is set to boot graphically in MCC and it seems to trya blue screen appears for a moment then flashes offthis occurs twice. I checked the boot.log and there was no mention of any failed steps. Can anyone tell me which file contains the boot config? I should take a look and see if it is ok. tia, Bill W. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ Get a FREE online virus check for your PC here, from McAfee. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Can't play DVD
You were right! After adding the PLF software source and updating Mplayer it worked like a charm. Thank you very much! --pat From: Charlie Mahan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Can't play DVD Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 13:47:11 -0700 -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Tuesday 16 December 2003 1:11 pm, Patrick Coffey wrote: hello, I can't play DVD's under MDK9.2. When using totem it says The movie 'Error reading NAV packet.' could not be read. I looked around for some settings but all I found that looked interesting was under preferences, the optical devices and it displays my DVD drive there. I then tried to use MPlayer to play the DVD but it just locked up. I have a Samsung DVD-Rom. Has anyone had this problem before? --Pat P.S. It does work under windows so the hardware works. ;-) That P.S. is of little value for the simple reason that this ain't Windows. (-; Off the top of my pointy head I'd say you need the decoders and codecs that can't be included in GPL operating systems to do what you're attempting. Go to: http://plf.zarb.org/~nanardon/ and add a PLF software source repository, then upgrade the mplayer, xine, and other multimedia packages. You may get lucky. Then come back to post any specific questions. Regards; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User #244963 at http://counter.li.org Mandrake Linux release 9.2 (FiveStar) for i586 kernel 2.4.22-21.tmb.1mdk 13:39:08 up 2 days, 1:11, 1 user, load average: 1.21, 1.23, 0.77 We gotta get out of this place, If it's the last thing we ever do. -- The Animals -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/329PZqvqlrLPr5YRAoqyAJ0dK2GDQ1Wa7BqEghbkpzc4MWOqHgCgnBwJ Pa7LG2iKQ82NCS1OCrCu7m0= =BkAA -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ Enjoy the holiday season with great tips from MSN. http://special.msn.com/network/happyholidays.armx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Can't play DVD
I already had a PLF and Contrib software repository setup. Once I updated Mplayer it worked fine. The site you listed, although a bit out of date still had good information on it. Thanks for the help --pat From: Bryan Phinney [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Can't play DVD Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 17:38:20 -0500 On Tuesday 16 December 2003 03:11 pm, Patrick Coffey wrote: hello, I can't play DVD's under MDK9.2. When using totem it says The movie 'Error reading NAV packet.' could not be read. I looked around for some settings but all I found that looked interesting was under preferences, the optical devices and it displays my DVD drive there. I then tried to use MPlayer to play the DVD but it just locked up. I have a Samsung DVD-Rom. Has anyone had this problem before? Take a look at this link, slightly outdated but it should still work for 9.2 http://www.lavigna.us/dvd/ BTW, Google is your friend. -- Bryan Phinney Software Test Engineer Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ Make your home warm and cozy this winter with tips from MSN House Home. http://special.msn.com/home/warmhome.armx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
FW: Re: [newbie] Missing Screensavers
Do you remeber what packages you updated or did you just update all of them? --pat From: Brandon Erik Bertelsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Missing Screensavers Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2003 21:09:32 -0500 Patrick Coffey wrote: Hello, I just installed a fresh copy Mandrake 9.2 with KDE, when I go to Configure Desktop and go under screensavers there are none listed. I've installed just about every KDE rpm I could find and I couldn't find a solution that worked in the archives. Does anybody have an idea? --Pat _ Take advantage of our best MSN Dial-up offer of the year six months @$9.95/month. Sign up now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com When you update, they show up. It worked for me :). It's in the Mandrake Control Center... -- Software Packages ( or something like that ) --- Update Packages ( or something like that ) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ Browse styles for all ages, from the latest looks to cozy weekend wear at MSN Shopping. And check out the beauty products! http://shopping.msn.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: FW: Re: [newbie] Missing Screensavers
Nevermind, I updated all the packages and one of them did the trick. Thanks for the help. --pat From: Patrick Coffey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FW: Re: [newbie] Missing Screensavers Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2003 20:15:59 + Do you remeber what packages you updated or did you just update all of them? --pat From: Brandon Erik Bertelsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Missing Screensavers Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2003 21:09:32 -0500 Patrick Coffey wrote: Hello, I just installed a fresh copy Mandrake 9.2 with KDE, when I go to Configure Desktop and go under screensavers there are none listed. I've installed just about every KDE rpm I could find and I couldn't find a solution that worked in the archives. Does anybody have an idea? --Pat _ Take advantage of our best MSN Dial-up offer of the year six months @$9.95/month. Sign up now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com When you update, they show up. It worked for me :). It's in the Mandrake Control Center... -- Software Packages ( or something like that ) --- Update Packages ( or something like that ) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ Browse styles for all ages, from the latest looks to cozy weekend wear at MSN Shopping. And check out the beauty products! http://shopping.msn.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ Wonder if the latest virus has gotten to your computer? Find out. Run the FREE McAfee online computer scan! http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Java programming question?
Hi, I'm still relatively new to linux so I was hoping someone might know a quick answer to this question, when I try to run a very simple program I wrote it gives me the error: Exception in thread main java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: lab1/java It didn't give me any errors when I compiled it, so I figure it must be something I'm doing wrong. Any thoughts? _ bGet MSN 8/b and enjoy automatic e-mail virus protection. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Question about my built in Network Adapter
good thinking, worked great. Thanks From: Greg Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Question about my built in Network Adapter Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 17:22:56 -0400 On Monday 07 July 2003 01:12 am, Patrick O. Coffey wrote: Hi, I have two NIC's. One is built into the motherboard(an ASUS) nForce2 MCP Network Adapter, The other is an SMC card(SMC2-1211Tx) when I run the wizard in Mandrake Control Center it only configures the SMC card. Now it lists the built in adapter with the SMC under network adapters in the hardware list so why can't I configure it? Thanks in advance. Probably because it is an nForce2 onboard nic which does not have open source drivers. Did you install nVidia's nForce2 drivers? -- /g Outside of a dog, a man's best friend is a book, inside a dog it's too dark to read -Groucho Marx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Network question
Hello, I have a quick question, I just recently got rid of my cable modem and now get internet access through my LAN, but now I have a local IP address (I.E. 192.168.0.22) So I'm wondering how would I telnet into my computer from outside the LAN. And please keep in mind I don't know much about networking. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. _ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Optimizing my system
Thanks, works great now! From: Steven Broos [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Optimizing my system Date: 09 Jun 2003 18:47:02 +0200 Install the nvidia drivers. You can find them @ www.nvidia.com there should be info about how to install... If you start X, you first get a NVIDIA splash-screen. If you don't see that, the correct drivers are not installed. Steven On Mon, 2003-06-09 at 18:36, Patrick Coffey wrote: My question is pretty simple, I downloaded Quake III:Arena demo the other day to compare how it played in linux and in windows. To my surprise the intro and menus were very slow and choppy and the game pretty much didn't play it was so slow. So my question is, how do I check to see if I have the right video drivers loaded, and how else could I optimize my system. I'm running an AMD Athlon XP 2000+ 1.6Ghz with 256 MB DDR and a GeForce 4 ti 4200 with 128mb. _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Optimizing my system
My question is pretty simple, I downloaded Quake III:Arena demo the other day to compare how it played in linux and in windows. To my surprise the intro and menus were very slow and choppy and the game pretty much didn't play it was so slow. So my question is, how do I check to see if I have the right video drivers loaded, and how else could I optimize my system. I'm running an AMD Athlon XP 2000+ 1.6Ghz with 256 MB DDR and a GeForce 4 ti 4200 with 128mb. _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
