Re: COMMUNITY: Re: [newbie] Support? - a Solution ?
I like this idea. Many times I can't read with attention all the mail, so in that case I could need to cut away things I can't follow. bye. Paolo Brusasco john rigby wrote: > Hi Damian, > A reasonable comment: > BUT if the people do not speak up - out of fear of reprisal - how is change > ever going to happen? > The Newbie list *IS* the only place to have reasonable discourse on the > product. > It is NOT supposed to be a Geekfest. > > Maybe a good solution would be to have an internal code on Replies: > GEEK > USER > COMMUNITY ( for community discussion) > > Then fanatics could avoid any challenge to their tiny world, Geeks could > talk unintelligbly away from the rest of us real Newbies :-) , Users could > get simple help on getting it to go usably and those good souls who like to > help, as distinct from those here to display their > arrogance/cleverness/oneupmanship, could dip into the anguish of the User > area and help real beginners who have never cooked anything except lunch. > > It could work you know, with a bit of support. > > The Geeks have no idea how off-putting and terrifying the complex matters > typical on this list are! Users cannot even understand the questions, much > less the answers and for many it is the very first exposure outside the > MS/Apple GUI world. > > Cheers, > John > > > > - Original Message - > From: Damian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 4:59 AM > Subject: Re: [newbie] Support? > > > El sáb, 23-03-2002 a las 10:02, john rigby escribió: > >>Hello Sal, >> >>WOOPS!! >>NOW you'll get it! >>Rule #1 on this list has become : >>THOUGH SHALT NOT SPAKE A SINGLE WORLD OF CRITICISM AGAINST THE ONE TRUE >>THING >> > --note: what i'm going to say here may apply to you or not, i'm > just going to say what i think about some very recent 'angry' posts > made by several ppl. > > > well.. this is a newbie list, it's supposed to be a place where > you ask questions, get answers, read questions, and give answers. > > criticism is out of order here, if you don't like something about > Limux-Mandrake, we do not need to hear it, and it's probably not really > up to us to change it. if you want to tell someone how bad you feel > about this distro, it's not the users you have to bitch at. > you could send a letter to mandrakesoft or whatever. you > won't get flamed by them. > > > > > > > > > > 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
[newbie] mandrake club whithout visa
Since the question was on some days ago, I found on last newsletter that now we can subscribe mandrake club also by bank transfer/swift payment. bye everyone. paolo brusasco Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] partition
Arjan Petersen wrote: > hello, ive got a question. I trying to use my windows-xp partitions. > I've mounted them and in root i can use them. But when i want to use > the partition in let's say user: arjan > I get tthe error that i'm not able or i don't have the rights to use > the partition. How can i fix this? > > Another question, when i use realplayer in root i get the > errormessages that i can't play audio because the audiodevice is > already in use by another device. > > Please help me with these problems. > > arjan > > > _ > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Hallo, it won't help you but however I send it. I posted the same question some days ago and folks answered me: NO, they think that write to ntfs in mandrake 8.1 is disabled for safety YES, they think that you can write if you really want but you have to modify your kernel the discussion wento no further. ciao. paolo brusasco Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] How to Mount NTFS Partition
John Richard Smith wrote: >Many Thanks for all your replies, >My fstab file now looks like the file fstab attatched to this email >please do criticise it if it warrants it. > >I now have nicely mounted ntfs partitions. > >A couple of questions, though, I chose, default 0 0 , merely because of >similar example, not knowing what I am really doing, other options are >Unmask=0 , etc, and I expect there are some I don't know about. > >I would welcome a brief explanation , just in case I ought to being doing >it differently. > >John > >On Thursday 07 March 2002 17:37, you wrote: > >>Re: [newbie] Browsing NTFS partitions >> >>* From: paolo brusasco >>* Subject: Re: [newbie] Browsing NTFS partitions >>* Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2002 07:38:17 -0800 >> >>Jeff Quandt wrote: >> >>>Is it possible to browse NTFS partitions from Mandrake 8.1? It would >>> >>save me >> >>>a lot of time moving things from XP to Linux if I didn't have to reboot >>> >>all >> >>>the time to find the files I need. >>> >>>Thanks >>> >>> >>> >>I mount my ntfs partition (usin mandrake 8.1, kde), by: >>-adding a directory in /mnt/ named /mnt/win2000 (full access >>permissions) >>-adding a line in /etc/fstab like: >>/dev/hdb5 /mnt/win2000 ntfs umask=0 0 0 >>(where hdb5 is the ntfs partition in my system according to mandrake >>control center). >>your system should mount ntfs partition at boot. I think you can't >>write to it (I posted that question some days ago and it seems you have >>to recompile the kernel with experimental options to write to ntfs). >>bye. paolo brusasco >> >>On Thu, 2002-03-07 at 11:50, John Richard Smith wrote: >> >>>OK, I've read how to mount Vfat partitions, and accomplished it, >>>but how do you mount NTFS partitions in linux. >>> >>> >>>John >>> >>_ >>Do You Yahoo!? >>Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com >> > > > > > > > > >/dev/hda6 / ext2 defaults 1 1 >/dev/hda5 /boot ext2 defaults 1 2 >/dev/hda1 /mnt/win2000 ntfs defaults 0 0 >none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 >none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 >/dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto user,iocharset=iso8859-1,umask=0,exec,codepage=850,ro,noauto >0 0 >/dev/scd0 /mnt/cdrom2 auto >user,iocharset=iso8859-1,umask=0,exec,codepage=850,ro,noauto 0 0 >/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto >user,iocharset=iso8859-1,umask=0,sync,exec,codepage=850,noauto 0 0 >/dev/fd1 /mnt/floppy2 auto >user,iocharset=iso8859-1,umask=0,sync,exec,codepage=850,noauto 0 0 >none /proc proc defaults 0 0 >/dev/hda8 swap swap defaults 0 0 > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > I think umask=0 means you can aceess as normal user, otherwise filesystem would be mounted as root and viewed only by root. following 0 0 should be about dumping and checking filesystem. if you want to know more : of course, you can find full technical explainations opening a console and typing "man mount" and "man fstab". Or, you can go to mandrakeonline, and then to mandrakeuser web sites (more easy). Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] agbrowser simple question
Miark wrote: >Here's the trick I use: don't waste your time with >AgBrowser :-) If it included AG's Linux client, then >it might be useful. But you must have the client anyway, >so you may as well use a normal browser which gives >you lots more freedom. > >Miark > >----- Original Message - >From: "paolo brusasco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 11:17 AM >Subject: [newbie] agbrowser simple question > >>hallo. does anyone use agbrowser? I have tried to use it from >>distribution mdk 8.1 and also the newest version downloaded, but both >>don't start agsatellite (if not running), and say "agsatellite not >>running" when agsatellite is running in a console. >>the tips I found say that: >>I should configure the directories and it should be ok (satellite dir >>points to the dir where is agsatellite executable, /home/paolo/agsatellite >>agbrowser looks for a (static) executable named "AGSatellite" and the >>executable was renamed >>I should login to audiogalaxy by a net browser before launching >>agbrowser and so i did >>is there any trick I miss? >>thanks everyone. >> thanks Miark, in fact sometimes I waste time to change things that are already working- "when it works don't touch it" is always a good idea and often time-saving. On the other side I sometimes look for gui for me, who am lazy, and also to tell my friends that it not only works better, but is more simple and looks more nice. Bye. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] agbrowser simple question
hallo. does anyone use agbrowser? I have tried to use it from distribution mdk 8.1 and also the newest version downloaded, but both don't start agsatellite (if not running), and say "agsatellite not running" when agsatellite is running in a console. the tips I found say that: I should configure the directories and it should be ok (satellite dir points to the dir where is agsatellite executable, /home/paolo/agsatellite agbrowser looks for a (static) executable named "AGSatellite" and the executable was renamed I should login to audiogalaxy by a net browser before launching agbrowser and so i did is there any trick I miss? thanks everyone. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Browsing NTFS partitions
Jeff Quandt wrote: >Is it possible to browse NTFS partitions from Mandrake 8.1? It would save me >a lot of time moving things from XP to Linux if I didn't have to reboot all >the time to find the files I need. > >Thanks > > > I mount my ntfs partition (usin mandrake 8.1, kde), by: -adding a directory in /mnt/ named /mnt/win2000 (full access permissions) -adding a line in /etc/fstab like: /dev/hdb5 /mnt/win2000 ntfs umask=0 0 0 (where hdb5 is the ntfs partition in my system according to mandrake control center). your system should mount ntfs partition at boot. I think you can't write to it (I posted that question some days ago and it seems you have to recompile the kernel with experimental options to write to ntfs). bye. paolo brusasco Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] mount ntfs partition in read/write mode
hallo everyone. I have a (lot of) question(s) about ntfs. my system has a ntfs partition crated installing win2000 professional I can mount only in read mode. fstab entry is /dev/hdb5 /mnt/win2000 ntfs umask=0 0 0 I have also tried with /dev/hdb5 /mnt/win2000 ntfs umask=0,rw 0 0 and then as root i have issued the commands umount /dev/hdb5 mount -t ntfs -o umask=0,rw /dev/hdb5 /mnt/win2000 with the result of full read and execute permission, write for none or mount -t ntfs -o rw /dev/hdb5 /mnt/win2000 with the result of read, execute only for root (obvious), write for none I looked in archives and found things like "...ntfs support is sperimental..." and "...write may be dangerous..."; It may also seem that a full support needs recompiling the kernel (in this case, I am not ashamed to say that I am too old for these jokes and I will wait for further relases...) Or, it may also seem there should be an upgrade ?ntfsfix? buthow can I know which version of the ntfs access system I have an how can Ifind an upgrade? apart from any considerations on the effective risks (that would be intersting, I mean: what exactly happened to some courageous???), if the danger is moderate I could afford the risk-my few data are almost all migrated to lin part; however win2000 part is still useful for driving a matrox 450 etv card (looking for a driver in linux), using nero 5.5 and sharing some music. thanks everyone. paolo brusasco. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Audio CDs rodrigo
Rodrigo wrote: > Guys, I need help ! > I can't play audio CDs. When I run kscd, I always get the following > message: "read or access error, make sure you have access permissions > to /dev/cdrom". > I tried Configuration>KDE>Sound>Audio CD IO Slave to change de device > to /dev/hdc or /dev/cdrom0, but the problem remained the same, same > error message. > > I started ferretting my /dev directory and found these links: > cdrom -> /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 (this one appears flashing on a red > background, as if it was an invalid link ?!? ) > cdrom0 -> /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 > > well, all of the above links will end up pointing to > /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/cd as /dev/hdc does. Seems to be > everything ok, unless for the /dev/cdrom flashing in red. I can mount > data cds with mount /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom but, if I use mount /dev/cdrom > /mnt/cdrom, I get an error message, telling that there is no cdrom > device (?!?!?). > > Another problem, I can't mount the cdrom by the icon on my KDE > desktop, it says "/bin/sh - permission denied". I tried /bin/chmod a+x > mount and chmod a+w /mnt/cdrom but it didn't work. The message now is > "you must be superuser to mount". > So, I can only mount as root using the command line. > > The final issue: I don't have a sound card, I have a media controller, > an onboard via686a. There is no cable linking the cdrom device to my > mother board, so, the audio playback must be digital by the IDE > interface. At least that was the way I played audio cds in Window$. > The question is, in case I can solve the "access" problem with kscd, > how can I make it play in digital mode ? > > I am using mdk8.1 and I can play mp3, wav, midi ok, without any > problem. In other words, my media controller seems to be working > pretty fine. > If someone knows how to solve this "mess", please help me, I'd > appreciate ! > Thanks, > > Rodrigo I don't know if it can help but for me the only way to make kscd work was changing the file (home)/.kde/share/config/kscdrc by a text editor changing the row CDDevice=hda (in my system I connected cd as master and hd as slave to add a little bit of confusion), in yours should be hdc of course. Idem no way to mount cd from kde panel using devices like /dev/cdanything only way was /dev/hda; someone said some days ago that a program called xmms-cdread should read cds via ide digital cable; someone says it is in 8.1 distribution, someother says it don 't. bye. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] cannot hear cd solved apologize
I found a cable and connected it and cd works. I am sorry and apologize but was confused by two facts - audio cds worked on previous os without cable, this is very confusing - aux and cd plugs on motherboard are shown in picture but not listed in components list. thank everyone (embarrassed) . Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] cannot hear cd
I cannot hear cds neither with kscd nor with grip. I read mails in last days but couldn't find an answer; I'm afraid there is a little stupid simple thing to do but I tried hard and can't find. I hope someone can help, thank you for reading this. BYE. I am trying to listen from an ide 16xdvd-cd on /dev/hda (there is also a cdrw on /dev/hdd (system set it to /dev/scd0 but to start xcdroast I had to make changes, this is another long boring story). 1) I can see and access normal data from /dev/hda. 2) I can hear system sounds and .wav files 3) arts volume control is set to max. 4) mixer channels are all not muted (green light on) and volumes set to max (no way to hear sounds without starting mixer). 5) kscd is configured to device /dev/hda by editing /home/user/.kde/share/config/kscdrc (no way to change device from inside kscd, it always ends with error 11 sigsegv); /dev/cdrom doesn't exist on my sistem;there is /dev/cdroms but kscd set to this doesn' even see the cd. 6) /dev/hda is unmounted 7) entry in /etc/fstab is: /dev/hda /mnt/cdrom auto user, iocharset=iso8859-15,umask=0,exec,codepage=850,ro,noauto 0 0 I can't understand what does it mean what a fellow wrote some days ago, that one should look if audio cable is connected from cd to soundcard-I don't have audio cables or jacks and audio cds work under windows-i-am-trying-to-leave-but-it-looks-hard. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
