[newbie] Kicker Crash
My kicker keeps crashing every time I login. It crashes once for each login. Plus i havent done anything notorious! -- ___ Ankit Malik http://www.scribbler.tk "GNU --Spread the Fire !" "Someone Open the (M$) Windows: I am suffocating! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Kicker?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 September 27, 2003 10:58 pm, Lance Cummings wrote: [..] > Thanks Charlie. I did indeed figure out that .xxx meant hidden, and > set Konqueror to show them all, as I run the same way in Windows. > As you probably read in my other response though, renaming did not > do anything I'm aware of. > > Lance I was sure you would have the knowledge Lance; but I'm a cautious type. Most of the time. ^_^ I doubt anyone believes that really since I run cooker. I'm getting a bit cranky over broken menus and missing apps myself lately. I hope they thaw cooker out soon so we can start breaking things on purpose instead of tripping over hidden landmines. Cheers; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 00:11:26 up 7 days, 13:31, 1 user, load average: 0.12, 0.26, 0.25 Q: What is purple and concord the world? A: Alexander the Grape. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/dnyHG11CaRuZZSIRAhGGAJ9dcqKdfRI4zTcaMfnd1wu9WGSjWQCfcLZl SXUBWGkrJBJztP+D4Dhu2aM= =NlG4 -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Kicker?
On Sunday 28 September 2003 01:38, yankl wrote: > The gear icons you see means that system could not find an icon > for specific file. Think you are right, sir. No need to keep that icon around at all then. Lance Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Kicker?
On Sunday 28 September 2003 00:28, Charlie M. wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > September 27, 2003 05:23 am, Greg Meyer wrote: > > On Saturday 27 September 2003 02:06 am, Lance Cummings wrote: > > > Got this new little app-launch button on the taskbar after > > > upping to RC2. Looks kind of like a little gear. Clicking it > > > produces an error window: > > > > > > Unable to run the command specified. The file or directory > > > file:/home/lance/.kde/share/apps/kicker/Welcome.desktop does > > > not exist. > > > > Try deleting or renaming the ~/.kde/share/config/kickerrc file. > > I should have thought to tell him that Greg, thanks. I must have > been half asleep again. I must have some loose wires in my cranium > again. ^_^ > > He (and everyone else) probably knows it but the tilde..(~); > well it isn't just the "go home" flag it's often used for. Too > much trivia as usual from me. (-: > > http://diveintomark.org/archives/2002/10/04/history_of_the_tilde > > Also the dot before a file or directory name sets that object's > state to hidden. So if Lance is looking for that file he won't > find it unless he uses the exact name to find it with an editor or > sets his file management browser to show hidden files in the view > setting. Thanks Charlie. I did indeed figure out that .xxx meant hidden, and set Konqueror to show them all, as I run the same way in Windows. As you probably read in my other response though, renaming did not do anything I'm aware of. Lance Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Kicker?
Hi Greg On Saturday 27 September 2003 20:23, Greg Meyer wrote: > On Saturday 27 September 2003 02:06 am, Lance Cummings wrote: > > Got this new little app-launch button on the taskbar after > > upping to RC2. Looks kind of like a little gear. Clicking it > > produces an error window: > > > > Unable to run the command specified. The file or directory > > file:/home/lance/.kde/share/apps/kicker/Welcome.desktop does not > > exist. > > Try deleting or renaming the ~/.kde/share/config/kickerrc file. Did that. Renamed it to kickerrc-renamed. Nothing changed. ^_^, <--small tear Lance Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Kicker?
On Saturday 27 September 2003 11:28 am, Charlie M. wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > September 27, 2003 05:23 am, Greg Meyer wrote: > > On Saturday 27 September 2003 02:06 am, Lance Cummings wrote: > > > Got this new little app-launch button on the taskbar after upping to > > > RC2. Looks kind of like a little gear. Clicking it produces an > > > error window: > > > > > > Unable to run the command specified. The file or directory > > > file:/home/lance/.kde/share/apps/kicker/Welcome.desktop does not > > > exist. > > > > Try deleting or renaming the ~/.kde/share/config/kickerrc file. > > I should have thought to tell him that Greg, thanks. I must have been half > asleep again. I must have some loose wires in my cranium again. ^_^ > > He (and everyone else) probably knows it but the tilde..(~); well it > isn't just the "go home" flag it's often used for. Too much trivia as usual > from me. (-: > > http://diveintomark.org/archives/2002/10/04/history_of_the_tilde > > Also the dot before a file or directory name sets that object's state to > hidden. So if Lance is looking for that file he won't find it unless he > uses the exact name to find it with an editor or sets his file management > browser to show hidden files in the view setting. > > I should go back to sleep. I'm not sure if any of that made any sense. Or > mattered to the state of world peace. > > Regards; > Charlie > - -- > Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org > Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk > 09:07:58 up 6 days, 22:28, 1 user, load average: 0.03, 0.08, 0.28 > if it GLISTENS, gobble it!! > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQE/dayfG11CaRuZZSIRAoC0AJ4xsbE0FRbouhi6y8Rb/LcXsvshjQCgkEGI > aGLOqxGnSBuqt6gwKG1KQ2A= > =FibN > -END PGP SIGNATURE- I surprised how quickly this list loosing it attention. :) The original question was should he be concerned if one of the apps on the kicker is not running? The answer is NO. I am guessing, judging by the name of the program, this is a Welcome message from Mandrake. that nether ended up in his .kde folder. The gear icons you see means that system could not find an icon for specific file. -- Yankl Tiny IT guy. 100 % Micro$oft free. Registered linux users 181086 URL: http://yankele.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Kicker?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 September 27, 2003 05:23 am, Greg Meyer wrote: > On Saturday 27 September 2003 02:06 am, Lance Cummings wrote: > > Got this new little app-launch button on the taskbar after upping to > > RC2. Looks kind of like a little gear. Clicking it produces an > > error window: > > > > Unable to run the command specified. The file or directory > > file:/home/lance/.kde/share/apps/kicker/Welcome.desktop does not > > exist. > > Try deleting or renaming the ~/.kde/share/config/kickerrc file. I should have thought to tell him that Greg, thanks. I must have been half asleep again. I must have some loose wires in my cranium again. ^_^ He (and everyone else) probably knows it but the tilde..(~); well it isn't just the "go home" flag it's often used for. Too much trivia as usual from me. (-: http://diveintomark.org/archives/2002/10/04/history_of_the_tilde Also the dot before a file or directory name sets that object's state to hidden. So if Lance is looking for that file he won't find it unless he uses the exact name to find it with an editor or sets his file management browser to show hidden files in the view setting. I should go back to sleep. I'm not sure if any of that made any sense. Or mattered to the state of world peace. Regards; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 09:07:58 up 6 days, 22:28, 1 user, load average: 0.03, 0.08, 0.28 if it GLISTENS, gobble it!! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/dayfG11CaRuZZSIRAoC0AJ4xsbE0FRbouhi6y8Rb/LcXsvshjQCgkEGI aGLOqxGnSBuqt6gwKG1KQ2A= =FibN -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Kicker?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 September 27, 2003 01:14 am, Lance Cummings wrote: [..] > > Yep, you're running cooker all right. (-: > > I would never lie about such a thing. ^_^ <--We do them this way in > Japan. Great now I'm learning Japanese. > > Hold the Alt button and hit F2 at the same time. You can type > > "Konsole" or "rxvt" to open a terminal and become super user. If > > you like you can save a step by clicking the options button and > > open the terminal as root. Then run the following command: > > > > rpm --rebuilddb && updatedb && update-menus -n && ldconfig > > > > You should get your menus back. Assuming of course that part of > > KDE hasn't gone missing, in which case let the list know and we > > shall see what we shall see. > > Okay, did that, and the drive light got serious for a while (quite a > while, actually), and I got a couple of lines on the xterm saying > some things had been written. But nothing changed. Logged out of X > and back in, too (MS habit nearly rebooted to see if that > would help). ^_- > > Lance Try in the root terminal; which kicker you should see something similar to this: # which kicker /usr/bin/kicker If not we may have to do something drastic. Like type; drakconf and use the software manager to find the "missing" KDE packages to get all the fun stuff like menus back. That "command" is one of the names for the Mandrake Control Centre. I think you can also use mcc as well. Too many choices We'll get there. Even if I fall asleep Stephen is always around, and according to the Virgin Radio stream I'm listening to it's morning in Europe so Derek may be back soon too. One can only hope, right? ^_^ Cheers; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 01:55:55 up 6 days, 15:16, 1 user, load average: 0.14, 0.34, 0.28 Some marriages are made in heaven -- but so are thunder and lightning. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/dUUxG11CaRuZZSIRAhmOAJwLxI5bj7lA/7Owlhsjh/X+4qiiyACghbRx mmXmglaC1mH4LAHETkkdxZk= =ptBv -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Kicker?
On Saturday 27 September 2003 15:48, Charlie M. wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > September 27, 2003 12:06 am, Lance Cummings wrote: > > Got this new little app-launch button on the taskbar after > > upping to RC2. Looks kind of like a little gear. Clicking it > > produces an error window: > > > > Unable to run the command specified. The file or directory > > file:/home/lance/.kde/share/apps/kicker/Welcome.desktop does not > > exist. > > > > Should I be concerned about this? (Sorry for the plethora of > > what are probably simple questions, but I *am* a newbie.) ^_- > > > > Lance > > Yep, you're running cooker all right. (-: I would never lie about such a thing. ^_^ <--We do them this way in Japan. > Hold the Alt button and hit F2 at the same time. You can type > "Konsole" or "rxvt" to open a terminal and become super user. If > you like you can save a step by clicking the options button and > open the terminal as root. Then run the following command: > > rpm --rebuilddb && updatedb && update-menus -n && ldconfig > > You should get your menus back. Assuming of course that part of > KDE hasn't gone missing, in which case let the list know and we > shall see what we shall see. Okay, did that, and the drive light got serious for a while (quite a while, actually), and I got a couple of lines on the xterm saying some things had been written. But nothing changed. Logged out of X and back in, too (MS habit nearly rebooted to see if that would help). ^_- Lance Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Kicker?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 September 27, 2003 12:06 am, Lance Cummings wrote: > Got this new little app-launch button on the taskbar after upping to > RC2. Looks kind of like a little gear. Clicking it produces an > error window: > > Unable to run the command specified. The file or directory > file:/home/lance/.kde/share/apps/kicker/Welcome.desktop does not > exist. > > Should I be concerned about this? (Sorry for the plethora of what > are probably simple questions, but I *am* a newbie.) ^_- > > Lance Yep, you're running cooker all right. (-: Hold the Alt button and hit F2 at the same time. You can type "Konsole" or "rxvt" to open a terminal and become super user. If you like you can save a step by clicking the options button and open the terminal as root. Then run the following command: rpm --rebuilddb && updatedb && update-menus -n && ldconfig You should get your menus back. Assuming of course that part of KDE hasn't gone missing, in which case let the list know and we shall see what we shall see. Regards; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 00:40:31 up 6 days, 14:00, 1 user, load average: 0.21, 0.18, 0.17 Death is a spirit leaving a body, sort of like a shell leaving the nut behind. -- Erma Bombeck -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/dTK7G11CaRuZZSIRAhv9AJ9eXS2ltPfhpTrMbXfE0X2nSToq8wCgoxl9 aQe2N6wwujKvyoFzrC5pvcQ= =vvFd -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Kicker?
Got this new little app-launch button on the taskbar after upping to RC2. Looks kind of like a little gear. Clicking it produces an error window: Unable to run the command specified. The file or directory file:/home/lance/.kde/share/apps/kicker/Welcome.desktop does not exist. Should I be concerned about this? (Sorry for the plethora of what are probably simple questions, but I *am* a newbie.) ^_- Lance Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Kicker menu, apps on Kicker not starting
On Sat, 2003-09-06 at 04:42, Heather/Femme wrote: > So why don't pico & mutt start in aterm window when I click on them from > teh menus? > > FF Cuz you're going to have to set up a TERMINAL environment variable so that they DO use ATerm (or whatever term you like)... 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 -- It is undignified for a woman to play servant to a man who is not hers. -- Spock, "Amok Time", stardate 3372.7 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Kicker menu, apps on Kicker not starting
On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 20:20:34 +1000 Stephen Kuhn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've assumed (key word there) that it's the "left over" REAL KDE menu; > mind you, the Mandrake menu is just that - a Mandrake created menu > system that is purty much independent of the actual KDE (or Gnome or > Enlightenment or WindowMaker) menu(s) - but I have in the past been > able to recoup the entire KDE menu system by blowing out the MDK > one... > > I don't recommend that, though - unless you're keen to spend some time > rebuilding your personal menu-system to your tastes... > > stephen kuhn - owner Thx Stephen. That explains it I guess. So why don't pico & mutt start in aterm window when I click on them from teh menus? FF Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Kicker menu, apps on Kicker not starting
On Fri, 2003-09-05 at 19:45, Heather/Femme wrote: > A few misc questions about kicker: > > - why is there a .hidden menu on it? I see it in menudrake but it is > literally hidden otherwise. Whats the purpose of this? Is it on the > gnome panel too? * don't have gnome installed or i'd look...* > > - Certain apps that are supposed to run in a term window will not work > unless I start them in a term, as opposed to clicking them on teh Kicker > menu. Yes "Start in term window" is checked off. Examples: Mutt, pine, > pico. I've assumed (key word there) that it's the "left over" REAL KDE menu; mind you, the Mandrake menu is just that - a Mandrake created menu system that is purty much independent of the actual KDE (or Gnome or Enlightenment or WindowMaker) menu(s) - but I have in the past been able to recoup the entire KDE menu system by blowing out the MDK one... I don't recommend that, though - unless you're keen to spend some time rebuilding your personal menu-system to your tastes... 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 -- I was working on a case. It had to be a case, because I couldn't afford a desk. Then I saw her. This tall blond lady. She must have been tall because I was on the third floor. She rolled her deep blue eyes towards me. I picked them up and rolled them back. We kissed. She screamed. I took the cigarette from my mouth and kissed her again. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] kicker problem?
On Thursday 13 December 2001 12:50 pm, you sent me this message: > Thanks for your email. > > Gary is no longer employed by GeniusWeb.com Inc. I'm sorry, I thought I was emailing the newbie email groupdon't know Gary. > > For technical support, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tech support? Geniusweb? What is all this? > > For quotes on CGI script development, or other services > that we provide, send emails to [EMAIL PROTECTED] CGI? > > He has left [EMAIL PROTECTED] as his new personal > email address if you need to contact him. ??? I'm not sure what to do now.just looking for some pointers! Thanks but I'll try sending my question again. -- Tell me something..and I forget. Show me something...and I remember. Let me do somethingand I understand! --- Registered Linux User 244036 Since August 2001 - LM8.0 Open Source = Freedom Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Kicker icons gone
On Sat, 27 Oct 2001 00:06:19 -0700, michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Friday 26 October 2001 03:38 pm, you wrote: > > > >BTW, the newer cooker kde rpms incorporate objprelinking, but you > > won't get any speed benefit unless you also get the qt2 rpms and a > > few other deps. Best solution for now is to use Texstar's 8.x kde > > rpms, qt2, and deps. http://www.pclinuxonline.com > Tom: I can't find them there. I searched using 'obj-prelinked' then 'kde > rpm's' ; the kde 2 programs don't apply either (although I wonder if I could > make my own icons from them)... The link at http://www.pclinuxonline.com points to ftp.eastwind.net, which is managed by TheDarb, webmaster of http://www.gui-lords.org. You can get Texstar's RPMs there. -- Sridhar Dhanapalan Did I mention my belief in the true meaning of "intelligence"? "Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet get the work done". Lazy programmers are the best programmers. Think Tom Sawyer painting the fence. That's intelligence. Requiring almost no effort is a big plus in my book. It's the "clever" programmer I'm afraid of. The one who isn't afraid of generating complexity, because he has a Plan (capital "P"), and he knows he can work out the details later. -- Linus Torvalds Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Kicker icons gone
On Saturday 27 October 2001 03:06 am, michael wrote: > On Friday 26 October 2001 03:38 pm, you wrote: > >BTW, the newer cooker kde rpms incorporate objprelinking, but > > you won't get any speed benefit unless you also get the qt2 rpms > > and a few other deps. Best solution for now is to use Texstar's > > 8.x kde rpms, qt2, and deps. http://www.pclinuxonline.com > > Tom: I can't find them there. I searched using 'obj-prelinked' then > 'kde rpm's' ; the kde 2 programs don't apply either (although I > wonder if I could make my own icons from them)... http://66.69.180.43:8080/article.php?sid=507 i585 rpms are here ftp://ftp.rpmhelp.net/pub/kde221obj/ i686 rpms are here ftp://ftp.eastwind.net/pub/mirrors/texstar/Mandrake-8.1-i686 -- Tom Brinkman Galveston Bay, USA chmod +x /bin/Laden.al-Qaeda.Taliban Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Kicker icons gone
On Saturday 27 October 2001 02:06 am, michael wrote: > On Friday 26 October 2001 03:38 pm, you wrote: > > Best solution for now is to use Texstar's 8.x kde > > rpms, qt2, and deps. http://www.pclinuxonline.com > > Tom: I can't find them there. I searched using 'obj-prelinked' then 'kde > rpm's' ftp://ftp.eastwind.net/pub/mirrors/texstar/ or ftp://ftp.rpmhelp.net/pub/kde221obj/ -s Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Kicker icons gone
On Friday 26 October 2001 03:57 pm, michael wrote: > Does anyone know where the kicker icons live? I just went to cooker > and installed some kde rpms (libs,base,artwork) and they're all > gone!!! > > I know, I shouldn'ta messed with a good working system, but I > wanted to see if Konq was getting faster viz rendering the > graphics... The newer kde rpms on cooker need the new libpng3. Search the cooker mailing list for the complete disscussion. You'll see a kludge fix for removing libpng2, and installing libpng3, but it's reported to break other apps. The final fix will be to recompile all those other apps to use libpng3. BTW, the newer cooker kde rpms incorporate objprelinking, but you won't get any speed benefit unless you also get the qt2 rpms and a few other deps. Best solution for now is to use Texstar's 8.x kde rpms, qt2, and deps. http://www.pclinuxonline.com -- Tom Brinkman Galveston Bay, USA chmod +x /bin/Laden.al-Qaeda.Taliban Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Kicker icons gone
On Friday 26 October 2001 02:57 pm, you wrote: > Does anyone know where the kicker icons live? I just went to cooker and > installed some kde rpms (libs,base,artwork) and they're all gone!!! > > I know, I shouldn'ta messed with a good working system, but I wanted to see > if Konq was getting faster viz rendering the graphics... Do a "rpm --rebuilddb" at a su command line and see if they come back. HTH -- Dennis M. registered Linux user #180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
