Re: [newbie] first message
On Fri, 27 Dec 2002 23:10:41 -0200 Josenildo Marques [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 27 December 2002 08:30, Anne Wilson wrote: Mozilla.org's website have links and instructions for all the main plugins. Hi Anne Wilson I have already downloaded. I'll give it a try. What have you tried, apart from Kmix? Have you tried playing an .mp3 file, or a cd? Are you getting system sounds? Any info you can give us will help us to point to the next step Cd's, mp3's and system sounds are playing. The thing is that when I try to open a .kar file [ a kar file is a midi file with lyrics] Kmid doesn't output any sound. It's possible to see it is working because I can see when the text scrolls down, which presumably means that it is really playing. Other midi files are working fine in Kmidi. Timidity should be able to play a .kar file according to 'man timidity'. Kmid doesn't use a software synthesizer like Kmidi or Timidity but relies on a hardware syntesizer, either an external one connected to the gameport of the soundcard using a special cable or a _supported_ one on your soundcard. In Kmid under settings midi setup you can choose between the available options. Btw, the SB Live has a supported onboard wavetable synthesizer. I have also had a bit of a headache trying to mount and unmount the cdrom. Sometimes automount works but other times it simply and unexplicably says I have not the access rights to the device. So, I tried #mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom But I don't know how exactly that device is called in Mandrake Linux. Thank you very much. JM HTH, -Frans Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] first message
On Saturday 28 Dec 2002 1:10 am, Josenildo Marques wrote: On Friday 27 December 2002 08:30, Anne Wilson wrote: What have you tried, apart from Kmix? Have you tried playing an .mp3 file, or a cd? Are you getting system sounds? Any info you can give us will help us to point to the next step Cd's, mp3's and system sounds are playing. The thing is that when I try to open a .kar file [ a kar file is a midi file with lyrics] Kmid doesn't output any sound. It's possible to see it is working because I can see when the text scrolls down, which presumably means that it is really playing. Other midi files are working fine in Kmidi. That sounds as though you are fine for most things. I don't know .kar files, so I can't help on that. I suggest that you start a new thread with a title 'Playing .kar files' or similar, so that someone with experience of them will notice the post and come back to you. I have also had a bit of a headache trying to mount and unmount the cdrom. Sometimes automount works but other times it simply and unexplicably says I have not the access rights to the device. So, I tried #mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom But I don't know how exactly that device is called in Mandrake Linux. Are you using KDE? There are some issues with supermount under Mandrake 9.0 - it works well for some and not at all for others, so there's a certain amount of trial and error. One thing is for certain - if you set up supermount and then manually mount or umount you will cause yourself problems, so you need to set up one option, try it out, and if it doesn't work properly go on to the second option. Option 1 - supermount. Go to Mandrake Control Centre, select Mount Points, and click on your cd drive icon. You may see that it is listed as hdx (where x = another letter depending on your other drives) or as scd0 or scd1. If your drive is a cd-rw it will need to be scd0 or scd1, so come back to us if it isn't. If it's only a cd reader either setting is OK. You will find that some options are already set there, depending upon what is already written into your /etc/fstab. You may need to change things under the Options screen. First, make sure that 'user' is selected - otherwise only root will be able to access the drive. Make sure that supermount is selected. If this is a straight forward cd reader drive, that's all you need to do. If it's a cd-rw drive, you will need to open up the Advanced tab, and unselect 'read only'. If supermount is going to work for you, that should do it. By the way, be careful to OK things, and watch out for the message that comes, rather slowly, in small type near the top of the screen asking you if you want to save your changes. Otherwise nothing will be changed. If you have saved correctly the changes will be written to your /etc/fstab. Option 2 - if supermount does not work properly for you (simply mounting and umounting as it would under windows, i.e. when a disc is inserted or ejected) then you will need to get rid of it. Simply follow Option 1 steps again, unselecting supermount. Again, be careful how you come out, making sure the settings are saved. If you do this you will need to create an icon on your desktop (right-click Create New CD/DVD ROM Device) which will allow you to mount and unmount from a right-click menu. Either way, come back if you need help. If you do, find /etc/fstab and copy it into your message, so that we can see what's happening. Good luck Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] first message
On Friday 27 Dec 2002 1:59 am, Josenildo Marques wrote: Hello ! Needless to say, I am new to Mandake Linux and have just installed it (LM 9). I am trying to set things up so I can have everything working fine. I'd like to ask you how I can get the shockwave plugin to work in Mozilla. Mozilla.org's website have links and instructions for all the main plugins. I have also tried to play .kar files in Kmid but no sound comes out. My sound card is a Sound Blaster Live. SBLive is well supported, and runs with the emu10k1 driver. You will probably find, however, that Mandrake Control Centre's (MCC's) Hardware List will say that it has no information about your soundcard. Don't worry about that, it doesn't stop it working fine. What have you tried, apart from Kmix? Have you tried playing an .mp3 file, or a cd? Are you getting system sounds? Any info you can give us will help us to point to the next step Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] first message
- Original Message - From: Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 10:30:10 + To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] first message On Friday 27 Dec 2002 1:59 am, Josenildo Marques wrote: Hello ! Needless to say, I am new to Mandake Linux and have just installed it (LM 9). I am trying to set things up so I can have everything working fine. I'd like to ask you how I can get the shockwave plugin to work in Mozilla. Mozilla.org's website have links and instructions for all the main plugins. I have also tried to play .kar files in Kmid but no sound comes out. My sound card is a Sound Blaster Live. SBLive is well supported, and runs with the emu10k1 driver. You will probably find, however, that Mandrake Control Centre's (MCC's) Hardware List will say that it has no information about your soundcard. Don't worry about that, it doesn't stop it working fine. What have you tried, apart from Kmix? Have you tried playing an .mp3 file, or a cd? Are you getting system sounds? Any info you can give us will help us to point to the next step Anne *** Just curious, is your computer a Dell Dimension? The SBLive 5.1 that Dell installs in the Dim is not standard, and is an apparent no-go w/linux. This link has info (scroll to bottom): ftp://opensource.creative.com/pub/doc/live_faq.html Some Dell owners are trying to get replacement cards from Dell. If your comp isn't a Dell Dim, disregard. All the best to you. --Angus Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness.--James Thurber *** *Reg. Linux User #278931* *** *Power by Mandrake Linux 9.0* *** -- ___ Get your free email from http://mymail.operamail.com Powered by Outblaze Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] first message
On Friday 27 December 2002 08:30, Anne Wilson wrote: Mozilla.org's website have links and instructions for all the main plugins. Hi Anne Wilson I have already downloaded. I'll give it a try. What have you tried, apart from Kmix? Have you tried playing an .mp3 file, or a cd? Are you getting system sounds? Any info you can give us will help us to point to the next step Cd's, mp3's and system sounds are playing. The thing is that when I try to open a .kar file [ a kar file is a midi file with lyrics] Kmid doesn't output any sound. It's possible to see it is working because I can see when the text scrolls down, which presumably means that it is really playing. Other midi files are working fine in Kmidi. I have also had a bit of a headache trying to mount and unmount the cdrom. Sometimes automount works but other times it simply and unexplicably says I have not the access rights to the device. So, I tried #mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom But I don't know how exactly that device is called in Mandrake Linux. Thank you very much. JM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] first message
Hello ! Needless to say, I am new to Mandake Linux and have just installed it (LM 9). I am trying to set things up so I can have everything working fine. I'd like to ask you how I can get the shockwave plugin to work in Mozilla. I have also tried to play .kar files in Kmid but no sound comes out. My sound card is a Sound Blaster Live. Any help appreciated Thanks. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] first message
Josenildo Marques schrieb: I'd like to ask you how I can get the shockwave plugin to work in Mozilla. Hi, have a look here: http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/linux.html Regards, Niels Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
