Re: [newbie] KDE is hosed !!!
On Wednesday 11 September 2002 12:26 pm, Mike Settle wrote: Wow - Shades of Microsoft !!! I installed (using SoftwareManager) on installed what? this Win98/ML8.1 dual boot system (P233MMX IDE 10G 2G), and somehow it really messed up KDE. Now, no matter what I do - Ksplash, Konqueror, Konsole, Krusader, whatever - I get this error box telling me that it returned error 11 (SIGSEGV) which is usually caused by a bug in the program. I click on OK - But, the ap doesn't load and I can't do anything - I can't even get to a shell !!! I've been getting around it by using gNome and Nautilus, etc., etc., and I don't seem to have any problems with it. I've uninstalled, and re-installed all the KDE stuff - But, nothing seems to change. Since all this started, my screen (S3 Trio video, Dell 1025DTM monitor) seems to 'flash' ever so often - But, that might be just a coincidence. I can unload and then reload ML (good excuse to go to 8.2, I guess), but I'd really like to know what has happened and how to fix it. If I understand, you are able to run gnome but not kde. If this is the case then I would try renaming (rather than deleteing until you know it works) the mcop and dcop files and directories in your home directory My home directory is /home/dh3/ in my case the files and directories I'd rename (or backup and delete) are: /home/dh3/.mcop /home/dh3/.DCOPserver_localhost /home/dh3/.DCOPserver_localhost_:0 /home/dh3/.MCOP-random-seed file:/home/dh3/.mcoprc Then try logging in to kde again. If this doesn't work then I would try renaming the /home/your-home/.kde directories (/.kde, /.kde1, /.kde2, /.kde3). You will need to rebuild your preferences if this works as these directories are where the prefs are kept. good luck -- dh Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie]WalMart Box - was ISA Ethernet Card
On Friday 06 September 2002 06:10 am, Peregrinf wrote: snip--- I do miss a couple of my Windoze apps -- notably Pegasus for e-mail and PaintShop Pro. I may spring for Crossover Office so I can use You might want to check out win4lin (if you already own win 98 etc.) they currently have a great deal ($49.00). http://www.netraverse.com/ http://www.digitalriver.com/dr/v2/ec_MAIN.Entry17c?CID=0SID=40113SP=10007PN=5PID=378897 I've used alot of my win 98 progs (including office2000, photoshop, cinema4d) w/ no problems. Its main drawbacks are: 1. lack of directx/direct draw which mostly shows up in games. 2. You need a winders license (win95, 98, 98se, me) and installation disk 3. Only 1 session of windows may be running at a time. 4. Newest kernel support may lag just a bit 5. usb support is through linux (ie winders would not find your usb camera Main plusses are: It often seems to run faster than win98 on the same machine. no need to dual boot. Programs install and run quickly. I'm a satisfied user, even at the $90.00 I paid. -- dh Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie]WalMart Box - was ISA Ethernet Card
On Friday 06 September 2002 06:10 am, Peregrinf wrote: -snip-- On 5 Sep 2002, at 22:06, ed tharp wrote: Mind if I repost this to the list? snip Well, here's a pocket review of my WalMart box, for what it's worth. I got the 1.3GHz Celeron with 256mb of SDRAM, 40 gig hard drive, CD-RW, modem, etc. Mandrake Linux installed. snip-- Which model is this? -price? -- dh Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Sorry
I apologize to those on the list who have been recieving double replies from me, I have 3 mailing lists in the same folder so I can't set up Reply to list in kmail. I thought I was replying to the list but I was also sending to the originator as well. In the future I'll try to be more observant. -- dh Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie]WalMart Box - was ISA Ethernet Card
On Friday 06 September 2002 09:04 am, Anne Wilson wrote: On Saturday 07 Sep 2002 3:30 pm, you wrote: ---snip- You might want to check out win4lin (if you already own win 98 etc.) they currently have a great deal ($49.00). http://www.netraverse.com/ --snip- I'm a satisfied user, even at the $90.00 I paid. I too have a few essential win98 apps. I looked at Wine, but there's a list on their pages of apps that run and those known not to - and guess what? none of mine run. I had a look at the win4lin site, but couldn't see any such compatibility list. Is there one? I'll happily pay if there's a reasonable chance of getting them working, but it's just a waste if they don't. They do have a couple of mailing lists, fairly low volume, you might join one and ask about specific apps there. Basically, if You have a winders license (win95, 98, 98se, me) and installation disk, if the program doesn't require direct usb access (keyboards and mice work though), and it doesn't require directx then it should work on win4lin. I've actually had better luck installing and running progs w/ win4lin than I had on my win98 installation. -- dh Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
