Re: [newbie] 400MHz enough video power?

2005-04-10 Per discussione Sebastian Martin
Hi,
I remember playing DVDs on a 466Mhz Celeron with a 4MB Matrox Millenium. 
I suppose it sould at least play (if not smooth) on your Machine.

Regards

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Anne Wilson schrieb am 10.04.2005 08:40 das Folgende:
On Sunday 10 Apr 2005 00:02, JoeHill wrote:
 

I think it depends a lot on your video card/chipset. You cannot play DVD's
at all without hardware acceleration, IIRC, no matter your system resources
(though yours are definitely on the low end anyhow).
   

I'm not sure this is true, Joe.  My Matrox card has only basic drivers and can 
play DVDs.  I doubt if the 400 MHz processor is up to it, though.

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[newbie] partition

2005-01-16 Per discussione Martin Hardie
Hi

other than my unasnwered kword problem ... what is the ebst way to resize a 
partition and make another one?

I have parted and started it up and got this message:

(snip: GPL junk)

Using /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc
Error: The partition table on /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc is
inconsistent.  There are many reasons why this might be the case.  However, 
the
most likely reason is that Linux detected the BIOS geometry for
/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc incorrectly.  GNU Parted suspects the 
real
geometry should be 4870/255/63 (not 77622/16/63).  You should check with your
BIOS first, as this may not be correct.  You can inform Linux by adding the
parameter ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc=4870,255,63 to the command line.  
See
the LILO or GRUB documentation for more information.  If you think Parted's
suggested geometry is correct, you may select Ignore to continue (and fix 
Linux
later).  Otherwise, select Cancel (and fix Linux and/or the BIOS now).
Ignore/Cancel?

is using parted the best way or is there a simple safe alternative?

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Re: [newbie] partition

2005-01-16 Per discussione Martin Hardie
Steve

I tried it with MCC but I only have the one partition set up (eg swap home 
and /) so I think I need to resize it with the boot disk to start with -NO?

my kword request was I downloaded it and installed it but it wont open

Hi

I urpmied koffice in my quest for a pdf translation method. it installed ok so 
it seems but when i try to start it via the icon i see it staring up on the 
task bar and nothing more happens. if I try from the shell this is the result 
(ie it doesnt work either.) I have tried the various koffice components and 
none start up. Any ideas? What do I do?

 $ kword
koffice (lib kofficecore): WARNING: /usr/lib/libkofficeui.so.2: undefined 
symbol: _ZN9KIconView22contentsDragEnterEventEP15QDragEnterEvent


Martin

On Sunday 16 January 2005 14:49, Steve Jeppesen wrote:
 On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 14:14:09 +0100

 Martin Hardie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  other than my unasnwered kword problem ... what is the ebst way to
  resize a partition and make another one?

 Martin,
 You can use MCC to setup your partitions.  Open up Mandrake Control
 Center, Mount Points, Partitions - and adjust to your needs.  I've
 even used it to setup fat32 partitions so as to install that
 other less-than-desirable O.S. (after installing MD first) - but
 that isn't for the faint at heart - especially in that order.

 I do not recall seeing your kword post, but if it was like this one,
 and you hijacked somebodies else's post, well your question made it
 to probably 50 percent or even less of the list members.

 Alot of the regulars here setup filters in such a way that if the
 subject line doesn't match the original post, the message gets
 dumped and never read.  Can anybody clarify this statement a tad
 better than me?

 Reference this web link Martin,
 http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/MandrakeMailingListEtiquette

 so hopefully any of your future questions will be seen by all - and
 you will have a much better chance of getting your questions
 answered if seen by a greater number of people.

 Just trying to help - without sounding like a list cop I hope!

 Good luck

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[newbie] list cop

2005-01-16 Per discussione Martin Hardie
On Sunday 16 January 2005 14:49, Steve Jeppesen wrote:
 I do not recall seeing your kword post, but if it was like this one,
 and you hijacked somebodies else's post, well your question made it
 to probably 50 percent or even less of the list members.

Steve I dont think i hijacked anyones post - i sent that as a new one - didnt 
I?


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Re: [newbie] list cop

2005-01-16 Per discussione Martin Hardie
On Sunday 16 January 2005 15:30, Anne Wilson wrote:
 On Sunday 16 Jan 2005 14:01, Martin Hardie wrote:
  On Sunday 16 January 2005 14:49, Steve Jeppesen wrote:
   I do not recall seeing your kword post, but if it was like this one,
   and you hijacked somebodies else's post, well your question made it
   to probably 50 percent or even less of the list members.
 
  Steve I dont think i hijacked anyones post - i sent that as a new one -
  didnt I?

 No, Martin.  You didn't.  You hit reply and rubbed out the Subject line -
 but it still is part of the thread!  If you view the full headers of your
 post you will see

 References: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

 This is how mail readers organise threads.  Please read the Etiquette page,
 as Steve requested, as it will explain it more fully.

 Anne

ok

i read it


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Re: [newbie] kword part of thread hijacking

2005-01-16 Per discussione Martin Hardie
On Sunday 16 January 2005 16:32, Anne Wilson wrote:
 On Sunday 16 Jan 2005 15:16, et wrote:
  On Sunday 16 January 2005 09:52 am, Steve Jeppesen wrote:
my kword request was I downloaded it and installed it but it wont
open
  
   Sorry about this one Martin, use Sylpheed-Claws myself.  Little to
   no KDE stuff is installed on any of my systems.
 
   Don't shoot  please,,list cop...
  anyway
 
  what happens if you in a console, as user type (without the quotes)
  kword

 And - when you say it won't open - is there any error message, or just an
 apparent attempt to open, which disappears after a while?

 Anne

this is what happens  there is an apparent attempt to open and then 
nothing

 $ kword
koffice (lib kofficecore): WARNING: /usr/lib/libkofficeui.so.2: undefined 
symbol: _ZN9KIconView22contentsDragEnterEventEP15QDragEnterEvent


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Re: [newbie] kword part of thread hijacking

2005-01-16 Per discussione Martin Hardie
On Sunday 16 January 2005 17:04, Anne Wilson wrote:
 On Sunday 16 Jan 2005 15:36, Martin Hardie wrote:
what happens if you in a console, as user type (without the quotes)
kword
  
   And - when you say it won't open - is there any error message, or just
   an apparent attempt to open, which disappears after a while?
  
   Anne
 
  this is what happens  there is an apparent attempt to open and then
  nothing
 
   $ kword
  koffice (lib kofficecore): WARNING: /usr/lib/libkofficeui.so.2: undefined
  symbol: _ZN9KIconView22contentsDragEnterEventEP15QDragEnterEvent

 Sounds like missing libraries.  When you say you downloaded it, where from?
 Did you use urpmi or Software Installer to install it, or some other
 method?

 Anne

i used urpmi and got all the dependencies it wanted. But i suppose i could 
just uninstall and try again


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Re: [newbie] kword part of thread hijacking

2005-01-16 Per discussione Martin Hardie
On Sunday 16 January 2005 06:57 pm, Anne Wilson wrote:
 On Sunday 16 Jan 2005 17:08, Martin Hardie wrote:
  On Sunday 16 January 2005 17:04, Anne Wilson wrote:
 
  i used urpmi and got all the dependencies it wanted. But i suppose i
  could just uninstall and try again

 No, not yet.  Part of the problem with kde apps is that the kde team
 decided recently to split things into more manageable chunks.  It seems
 that one consequence is that sometimes you don't get everything you need,
 because it seems to assume that you will have it from another part of kde -
 maybe I'm wrong, but that's how it seems to me.

 Before you give up on this install, go into SoftwareInstaller and browse
 all files starting with k selecting any that look as though they have any
 interest for you.  Some have obvious names like kdecore or kdebase or some
 such, but others are not obviously going to give you libs, yet they may
 well. Sit back while they install, and see if that makes any difference.

 Anne

Anne
thanks
i will put it on the agenda!!
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[newbie] .freesoftwaremagazine.com

2005-01-16 Per discussione Martin Hardie
Forwading this coz maybe some people like this sort of proaganda!

/snip
...
/unsnip

Frederick Noronha (FN) [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Issue 1 Volume 1 of this new magazine has just hit the (cyber)stands. And,
don't be too surprised, you're free to download a copy too of this 78-page
publication. Some of the articles in the first issue:

o File formats; format wars (Marco Fioretti)
  File formats: the past, the present, a possible future

o XML: The answer to everything? (Kay Ethier, Scott Abel)
  This article weighs the pros and cons of XML for some
  applciations (publishing) and explores why it is the
  best possible solution for many programming and
  publishing needs.

o Free file formats and the future of intellectual
  freedom (Terry Hancock)
  Information as property may be served by closed
  file formats, but the freedom of information
  requires free formats.

o Creating the Free Software Magazine (Tony Mobily)
  A long path that takes us to the very beginning
  of this project.

o Mac OS X: Welcome to the jungle -- a look inside the
  Mac OS X software ecology (Chris J Karr)

o The magic of live CDs (Harish Pillay)
  What are live CDs, and how do they work?

o Every engineer's checklist for justifying
  Free Software. It's not just about 'no licence fees'
  (Malcolm D Spence)

o Smarter password management (John Locke)
  How to handle your passwords without getting lost

o The content tail wags the IT dog (Daniel James)
  Without hardware and software, there would be
  nothing for digital media to be created on, or used
  with. And yet the content industry attempts to tell
  the far larger IT industry what it can and cannot do.

o Motivation and value of free resources. Wikipedia
  and Planetmath show the way (Aaron E Klemm)

o It's all about freedom (Christian Einfeldt)
  Freedom is free software's competitive advantage.

o The Commons (Dave M Berry)
  The Commons as an Idea -- Ideas as a Commons

o Let's not forget our roots (Free Software is not
  just about cost or stability; it's a movement that
  mustn't forget the principles which made it possible)
  Tom Chance.

A PLANT NEEDS WATER TO GROW! Free Software Magazine -- by subscribing you
 will be supporting a magazine which believes in Free Software. All our
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[newbie] kword

2005-01-14 Per discussione Martin Hardie
Hi

I urpmied koffice in my quest for a pdf translation method. it installed ok so 
it seems but when i try to start it via the icon i see it staring up on the 
task bar and nothing more happens. if I try from the shell this is the result 
(ie it doesnt work either.) I have tried the various koffice components and 
none start up. Any ideas? What do I do?

 $ kword
koffice (lib kofficecore): WARNING: /usr/lib/libkofficeui.so.2: undefined 
symbol: _ZN9KIconView22contentsDragEnterEventEP15QDragEnterEvent


Martin

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[newbie] pdf editing

2005-01-08 Per discussione Martin Hardie
Hi All

I want to copy from pdf files ... i recall that in Abode Acrobat I could do 
this sometimes but with KGhostView I cannot at all. Are there and pdf 
programs out there that let me copy and paste into other formats or is there 
a way to save as into another format?

I see that I can download a linux version of acrobat but if i can get around 
that it would be nice.

The list of Pdf programs on urpmi goes like this (it might help someone 
recognise one that is useful)

LePatriarche-pdf
docbook-utils-pdf
fax2pdf
gcc-doc-pdf
gcc3.3-doc-pdf
gcc4.0-doc-pdf
glibc-doc-pdf
gpdf
kdegraphics-kpdf
kernel-doc-pdf
libcpdf2
libcpdf2-devel
libcpdf2-static-devel
libpdf1
libpdf1-devel
libpdf1-static-devel
patriarche-pdf
pdftk
pdftohtml
php-pdf
ppdfilt
tetex-dvipdfm
xpdf


Thanks

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[newbie] spam

2005-01-04 Per discussione Martin Hardie
Hi All

I have been getting a load of mail with docs attached such as:

xx.pif

It is prompting me to consider some spam filter like spamassassin but i have 
no idea where to start

any suggestions?

Martin



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Re: [newbie] Any 'Wine' expert out there?

2005-01-02 Per discussione Martin Hardie
On Sunday 2 January 2005 14:43, Anne Wilson wrote:
 When my sin-in-law

Anne I hope this was a freudian mother in laws slip! :-) 

Martin 
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Re: [newbie] Digikam

2005-01-01 Per discussione Martin Hardie
On Saturday 1 January 2005 21:29, Edward Holcroft wrote:
 Hi all

 Can anyone tell me how to get Digikam to be the default app when I plug in
 my USB camera? At the moment gtkam pops up on my desktop when I connect it.

 Thanks
 ed

Ed, 

well i cant because i cant even get my camera/usb to be recognised! But if you 
are heading to Maputo after this month you can call in and fix mine up!

best

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[newbie] You may want to update your urpmi database

2004-12-31 Per discussione Martin Hardie


Happy new year, prospero ano novo e urte berri on

and how do I do this??


Installation failed, some files are missing:
   
 ftp://ftp.linux.cz/pub/linux/mandrakelinux/official/10.0/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/
LinNeighborhood-0.6.5-5mdk.i586.rpm You may want to update your urpmi
 database

Martin



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Re: [newbie] You may want to update your urpmi database

2004-12-31 Per discussione Martin Hardie

eskerek asko zorionak eta urte berri on

thanks both of you - paul and anne

i am doing it just now but encountrering some errors but i will come back
 with those whent he update is complete


martin

On Friday 31 December 2004 14:18, Paul Smith wrote:
 On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 12:59:38 +, Anne Wilson

 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
   Installation failed, some files are missing:
  
   ftp://ftp.linux.cz/pub/linux/mandrakelinux/official/10.0/i586/Mandrake/
  RPMS / LinNeighborhood-0.6.5-5mdk.i586.rpm You may want to update your
   urpmi database

 It seems that you do need to update your urpmi database:

 urpmi.update -a

 Regards,

 Paul

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Re: [newbie] You may want to update your urpmi database

2004-12-31 Per discussione Martin Hardie
Paul and Anne

...retrieving failed: curl failed: exited with 9 or signal 0

what is the significance of these entries whichi have extraced from below:

no hdlist file found for medium main
no hdlist file found for medium main
no hdlist file found for medium contrib

martin


urpmi.update -a
using different removable device [#/dev/hdc] for Installation CD 1 (x86) 
(cdrom1)
using different removable device [#/dev/hdc] for Installation CD 2 (x86) 
(cdrom2)
using different removable device [#/dev/hdc] for Installation CD 3 (x86) 
(cdrom3)
retrieving source hdlist (or synthesis) of main...

ftp://ftp.linux.cz/pub/linux/mandrakelinux/official/10.0/i586/Mandrake/base/hdlist.cz
...retrieving failed: curl failed: exited with 9 or signal 0

retrieval of source hdlist (or synthesis) failed
no hdlist file found for medium main
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.main.cz]
retrieving source hdlist (or synthesis) of contrib...

ftp://ftp.fi.muni.cz/pub/linux/mandrakelinux/official/10.0/i586/Mandrake/base/hdlist2.cz
...retrieving failed: curl failed: exited with 9 or signal 0

retrieval of source hdlist (or synthesis) failed
no hdlist file found for medium contrib
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.contrib.cz]
computing md5sum of existing source hdlist (or synthesis)
examining MD5SUM file
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.jpackage.cz]
retrieving source hdlist (or synthesis) of updates...

ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/pub/linux/Mandrakelinux/official/updates/10.0/base/hdlist.cz
...retrieving done
examining hdlist file [/var/cache/urpmi/partial/hdlist.updates.cz]
writing list file for medium updates
computing md5sum of existing source hdlist (or synthesis)
examining MD5SUM file
retrieving source hdlist (or synthesis) of plf...
ftp://ftp.cica.es/mirrors/Linux/plf/mandrake/10.0/hdlist.cz
computing md5sum of retrieved source hdlist (or synthesis)
...retrieving done
examining hdlist file [/var/cache/urpmi/partial/hdlist.plf.cz]
writing list file for medium plf
built hdlist synthesis file for medium updates
built hdlist synthesis file for medium plf
found 0 headers in cache
removing 0 obsolete headers in cache
write config file [/etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg]

On Friday 31 December 2004 14:40, Martin Hardie wrote:
 eskerek asko zorionak eta urte berri on

 thanks both of you - paul and anne

 i am doing it just now but encountrering some errors but i will come back
  with those whent he update is complete


 martin

 On Friday 31 December 2004 14:18, Paul Smith wrote:
  On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 12:59:38 +, Anne Wilson
 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Installation failed, some files are missing:
   
ftp://ftp.linux.cz/pub/linux/mandrakelinux/official/10.0/i586/Mandrak
   e/ RPMS / LinNeighborhood-0.6.5-5mdk.i586.rpm You may want to update
your urpmi database
 
  It seems that you do need to update your urpmi database:
 
  urpmi.update -a
 
  Regards,
 
  Paul
 
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[newbie] Fwd: nettime Tsunami updates... from BytesForAll list

2004-12-31 Per discussione Martin Hardie

i am one of the moderators of the nettime lista nd i thought i should pass 
this on for everyones info - prov¡bably just to show our linux colelgues in 
south asia are active right now


martin


--  Forwarded Message  --

Subject: nettime Tsunami updates... from BytesForAll list
Date: Monday 27 December 2004 20:28
From: Frederick Noronha (FN) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: NETTIME-L@bbs.thing.net

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bytesforall_readers/message/4534

From:  Samudra E. Haque [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date:  Mon Dec 27, 2004  9:17 pm
Subject:  Re: [bytesforall_readers] Pls. submit
 information/experiences/reports on Tsunami at bytesforall.net

Hi group, in light of the interest in post-Tsunami disaster mitigation
projects, just so that it is on record, the SEANET (South East Asia Network
 of Amatuer Radio Operators) meets on HF Frequency 14.320 MHz +/- QRM every
 day at 1200Z (1200 GMT, 1800 Bangladesh) for many years now on USB - Upper
 Side Band. The purpose of the network is to share first medical
 traffic/civil emergency traffic and the net controller usually rotates the
 discussion with all the countries that have access to the range of the HF
 signal, typically from West Asia through to East Asia and the Pacific in a
 very wide circle as appropriate to the radio wave propogation. In 30 minutes
 the net controller canvasses all regions and asks for medical/emergency
 traffic and if there is none, any other traffic (messages) for operators in
 other countries. There is no prior requirement to participate, nor is it
 obligatory - and it is really for the enthuisasts at this point more than
 any other use. However it is open as per regulatory laws worldwide to
 Licensed radio amateur operators - anywhere.

Now, this may sound antiquated in the era of the internet, but is very very
appropriate for disaster mitigation networks where you know for sure,
absolutely sure, double sure, that the radio network is working fine and will
work on the day that youwill need it, it only requires a 12V cell battery to
power up a radio transmitter/receiver in a manner to reach thousands' of
 miles away your party who can send help or send messages.

I have participated before in such efforts, sadly this time am unable to do
 so due to other issue - and it takes time and efforts on a purely volunteer
 basis in order to reach out and help someone. There are thousands of radio
 amateurs with sets around Asia - Pacific, and they need to be encouraged to
 help out, and for those who still have connectivity to the 'net, they can
 act as a 'bridge' between civil and commercial and emergency worlds.

However, it also requires planning in advance to be really effective, if you
have lost battery power, and won't get back your mains electricity for a few
days - you may end up being dead yourself. So if you permit an emergency task
force kit to be setup so which can be AIRLIFTED, they can have a remote power
pack, transceiver kit and a emergency communications handbook in order to
 send coded e-mail messages and act as a controller which can take on the
 civil emergencies coordination role - you will need training to use this
 stuff, and you will have to have lists of appropriate license holders who
 are registered volunteers with proper mindset to help out.

-samudra, S21X  N3RDX

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bytesforall_readers/message/4530

From:  Subbiah Arunachalam [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date:  Mon Dec 27, 2004  6:15 pm
Subject:  A timely telephone call saves lives

Friends:

A former MSSRF knowledge centre volunteer, Mr Vijayakumar of Nallavadu (a
coastal village in Pondicherry), did a wonderful thing. He received some
training with the help of MSSRF(as a village knowledge centre volunteer) and
now lives and works in Singapore. As soon as the tsunami reached Singapore
 and he came to know that it was moving towards India, he called people at
 Nallavadu by telphone and alerted them. People living in huts close to the
 shore moved out immediately. Not a single life was lost in this village. Our
 heart felt and grateful thanks to Mr Vijaykumar.

Here is the latest news release on the tsunami tragedy.

Arun
[Subbiah Arunachalam]


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Re: [newbie] Any 'Wine' expert out there?

2004-12-26 Per discussione Martin
a first question on Wine -

do i just install the windows programs i want into a folder in eg my home 
directory and then when starting wine in my shell point it there?

I have been confused about this simple little point to start with!!

will most programs using windows code work or only those supported with a 
build of some type? I would like to run my Polar heart arte Monitor, my 
Printer (HP Laserjet 1000) and my digital camera with Wine if possible.


Zorionak eta urte berri on

Martin



On Sunday 26 December 2004 07:48, Noel McG. wrote:
 - Original Message -
 From: Rodolfo Medina [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com
 Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 7:31 PM
 Subject: Re: [newbie] Any 'Wine' expert out there?

  However, now I'm quite oriented to avoid Wine installation if possible,
  i.e. if OO Writer can really work fine onto .doc files,
  especially now that you pointed out the problem of viruses.
  And apart from that, I don't much like the idea of having an

 MSWindows-like

  system inside my Linux box!
  I'll be going on experimenting OO Writer, thanks indeed,
 
  Rodolfo

 Hello,

 If you have now 'gone off' Wine, have you thought of using Cross Over
 Office.   A similar product, though you have to pay for it if I remember
 rightly.

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Re: [newbie] firefox not robust as mozilla?

2004-12-23 Per discussione Martin
On Friday 24 December 2004 02:28, Q.H. Wang wrote:
 Hi folks,

 Just a minute ago my Firefox crashed again, when I tried to open a pdf file
 (the first time using acrobat plugin since my loptop bootuped). But I got
 lucky in my second and further try.  Could any one have a say on this?

 Bests,

 Q.H.

I installed .08 no problems but icant seem yo get 1.0 via urpmi

can I??

(please forgive quasi thread hijack but its xmas :-)

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Re: [newbie] Internet Radio on Linux Mandrake 10.1

2004-12-22 Per discussione Martin
On Wednesday 22 December 2004 02:21, Aron Smith wrote:
  SNIP
 
  I just urmpi'ed streamtuner - cool i am now listening to a augustus pablo
  memorial on some jamaican roots rock regage channel
  it is a good little tool!

 you can use it with streamripper or xmms-diskwriter to record the stream as
 a .wav file too


Aron

how do i do this?

if i simply hit record in the streamripper i get a shee that tells me:

Terminal: Can't execvp streamripper: No such file or directory

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Re: [newbie] Internet Radio on Linux Mandrake 10.1

2004-12-22 Per discussione Martin
On Thursday 23 December 2004 05:58, JoeHill wrote:
 urpmi streamripper

thanks Joe!
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Re: [newbie] Internet Radio on Linux Mandrake 10.1

2004-12-21 Per discussione Martin
On Tuesday 21 December 2004 20:13, Walders wrote:
 I looked for this on rpmdrake, but couldn't find it.  Is the file called
 something else?

 Walders
SNIP
  Why don't you look into streamtuner.   A great little app for listening
  to Internet radio on Linux.  'urpmi streamtuner' or use rpmdrake
  Plain text document attachment (message.footer)
SNIP

I just urmpi'ed streamtuner - cool i am now listening to a augustus pablo 
memorial on some jamaican roots rock regage channel
it is a good little tool!


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Re: [newbie] keep losing IP addressing

2004-12-21 Per discussione Martin
On Tuesday 21 December 2004 19:33, Paul Greene wrote:
 Dear all,

 I'm having some trouble maintaining an IP address on Mandrake 10. In the
 network config, I configure an IP address of 192.168.0.5, and use an
 internal DNS server running on a Win2k box, and the ISP DNS address for
 backup.

 When the system first boots, all connectivity is fine, both with my
 internal network, and with internet destinations. After awhile, even
 though the ifconfig command reveals the link is UP and still has the
 correct assigned IP address, I cannot ping any other host on my internal
 network, and, of course cannot get out to the internet. The error
 message that comes back is Destination Host Unreachable. The IP
 assigned to the box is ping-able, but nothing else on the network is.

 Another weird thing is that the entry nameserver 127.0.0.1 is added to
 /etc/resolv.conf. Even if I remove the entry, it comes back again on
 the next reboot.

 The NIC is a Linksys LNE-100, and was working fine for a few days in a
 Windows box, so I don't suspect a hardware problem with the card, or the
 cabling.

 Any suggestions?

 Paul

Paul

i have noticed that with 10 my kmail connection will dissapear after the 
computer being on all day. I get a message like - cannot connect to pop3.
but at the same time any radio i have going or xchat for example are working 
fine...

i wonder if or propblems are related? have you had anythign like this?

Martin


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Re: [newbie] Charlers edwards

2004-12-19 Per discussione Martin
On Monday 20 December 2004 06:48, Aron Smith wrote:
 anybody got charles's site for rpms?


it is on the twiki under using non mdrake rpms:
http://www.eslrahc.com/10.0/

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Re: [newbie] Re: The effect of

2004-12-19 Per discussione Martin
and using mc is a milestone on the way to geekdom :-)

On Monday 20 December 2004 06:49, Erylon Hines wrote:
 On Sunday 19 December 2004 09:40 pm, Hugh Dixon wrote:
 | Another option is to run midnight commander (mc) from the terminal,
 | after su ing.
 | Not as pretty as Konqueror though
 |
 | Hth
 |
 | hugh

 That will work--and mc looks like the old Norton Commander from DOS days. 
 It will require you to urpmi mc though, because I don't think mc is
 installed by default (I have it but I think I had to install it).

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Re: [newbie] Virus laden e-mail

2004-12-16 Per discussione paul martin
has anyone heard of 'xunil live'?


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Re: [newbie] MPAA goes after BitTorrent

2004-12-16 Per discussione Martin
i think its time for me to inflict this article on this list:
http//:openflows.org/~auskadi/foreigner.html
i wait to be hung drawn and quartered!

On Friday 17 December 2004 07:47, Erylon Hines wrote:
 On Thursday 16 December 2004 12:13 pm, Russ Kepler wrote:
 | On Thursday 16 December 2004 12:03 pm, Amy wrote:
 |  Granted a lot of court cases turn into a three ring circus here in the
 |  states, but the McDonalds coffee case isn't nearly so much of one as
 |  the media has made it out to be.
 |
 | Yeah, it was.  It also happened to be at a McDonalds about 1 city block
 | away so I'm quite aware of the facts in the case.
 |
 |  The reason the lady won the case? It wasn't just normally hot coffee,
 |  she got ~third degree burns~ from the frellin' stuff. McDonalds used
 |  to serve their coffee extremely hot, so much so that it was way above
 |  whatever temperature they were legally allowed to. No one ever said
 |  anything about it before then, because most people don't touch their
 |  coffee right away, so they'd let it cool down a little bit, and get to
 |  it later, and it'd be just about perfect.
 |
 | Sorry, but I have to call you on this one.  Coffee makers make coffee by
 | boiling water and putting the boiling water through the coffee grounds.
 | The boiling point of water is pretty much fixed by the altitude (around
 | here it boils at 202 degF) so the temperature of the coffee is going to
 | be the same no matter what percolater it comes out of.

 This is actually not the way it is.  Measure the temperature of your coffee
 makers coffee sometime--mine is 160-165 degrees.  That is set by a
 thermostat inside the maker--and yes, I used to be a repairman for
 commercial cooking equipment, including coffee makers--the type that
 restaraunts use.  The therm is not normally set at 180 degrees, much less
 at boiling.

 The way I remember the case (from a Slashdot discussion, I think), is that
 local McDonald's managers had complained to upper management, in writing,
 that the coffee was being brewed so hot that it was softening the take-out
 cups.  Upper management decreed (in writing, to their later sorrow) that
 the machines would continue to be set at 180 degrees because more cups
 could be brewed from a pound of ground with the hotter water.  This
 correspondence was submitted as evidence.

 | I think that McDonalds was being 'burned' by the bad publicity and didn't
 | much defend the case, nor went with an appeal.  The original judgement
 | was reduced considerably in any event, but the final terms are private so
 | we'll likely never know what they were.

 No, they got burned with their own correspondence.  The amount of the
 punitive damages award was a calculation of how much money they made from
 brewing the coffee at a higher temperature.

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Re: [newbie] sihp1000.img and the HP Laserjet 1000

2004-12-15 Per discussione Martin
the instructions with 10.0 say that you have to copy it from a disk (I now 
know the HP Windows disk) and put it in the etc/printer directory - i have 
now done this.

however - still not going!

I have got somewhere onthe digikam problem - well usb wasnt workign so i did a 
reinsatll and usb's were recognised this time. however so far i havent got 
digikam going 


but i have learnt a lot at chat junkies in organsing the system

martin

On Wednesday 15 December 2004 22:43, Len Lawrence wrote:
 On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 09:05:04 +0100

 Martin Hardie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  On Monday 13 Dec 2004 08:57, Len Lawrence wrote:
 
  BIG SNIP
 
I suppose this is what I have to do:
   
be sure to put the *img file in the /etc/printer as printerdrake
says to do ...
http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-LaserJet_1000
  
   It looks like the .img file is contained in the installation .EXE file.
   From various threads on the web it would appear that this is an SFX
   file (self extracting technology), as they often are, and needs a
   Windows system for extraction.  Maybe there is a way to do that in
   Linux.  Will check my freshmeat archives.
 
  I actually put my windows HP driver cd in and found the file. I copied it
  to etc/printer but still no luck on making this printer work

 Are you sure that you followed the correct procedure?  The hints I turned
 up indicated that the firmware would be downloaded automatically by the
 recommended driver on first use.

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Re: [newbie] K3B problems

2004-12-15 Per discussione Martin
I installed gcombust and it works fine as does the Burn program but KB3, welll 
h

On Wednesday 15 December 2004 22:43, Kenneth wrote:
 I had a rough time getting K3B to work with Mandrake 10.1.
 My problem was solved when I dropped back to an earlier
 version of K3B. I'm burning CD's on a Phillips USB R/W
 now with no problems other than I haven't been able to
 get it to work with rewritable CD's.

 The version I am running is K3B 0.11.13 under
 Mandrake 10.1CE with the 2.4 kernal.

 This is in response to the thread about such problems

 Sorry about changing the thread name - I switched mail
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Re: [newbie] sihp1000.img and the HP Laserjet 1000

2004-12-13 Per discussione Martin Hardie
On Monday 13 Dec 2004 08:57, Len Lawrence wrote:

BIG SNIP

  I suppose this is what I have to do:
 
  be sure to put the *img file in the /etc/printer as printerdrake says to
  do ...
  http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-LaserJet_1000

 It looks like the .img file is contained in the installation .EXE file. 
 From various threads on the web it would appear that this is an SFX file
 (self extracting technology), as they often are, and needs a Windows system
 for extraction.  Maybe there is a way to do that in Linux.  Will check my
 freshmeat archives.

I actually put my windows HP driver cd in and found the file. I copied it to 
etc/printer but still no luck on making this printer work

anyone want to buy it???

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Re: [newbie] digikam Sony P73 set up

2004-12-13 Per discussione Martin Hardie
Hi All

I am still struggling with this digikam thing. When i set up the camera as the 
usb mass storage and open the window it says it is conencted but nothing 
appears.

I hav tried this: tail -f /var/log/messages

and nothing appears when i plug and unplug the usb.

If i try and mount /mnt/camera - i get a mesage bo such block device (or 
something similar)

I friend from chatjunkies #linuxhelp tried to help me by looking about ... he 
ran

  203  lsmod
  204  modprobe ide-scsi sd_mod sg vfat
  205  modprobe usb-ohci
  206  dmesg | grep scsi
  207  modprobe ide-scsi
  208  modprobe sd_mod
  209  modprobe sg
  210  modprobe vfat
  211   modprobe usb-ohci
  212  modprobe usb-ohci
  213  modprobe  usb-uhci
  214  modprobe  modprobe usb-storage
  215  modprobe usb-storage

all which showed no results

I am wondering if this is a USB problem i have

I also looked at the cameras supported by my version gphoto2 - it does not 
list usb mass storage - I thought it should as I understod that digikam ran 
on top of gphoto2

Has anyone got any ideas

At the moment I have to download photos on my windows partition and then copy 
them across.

Thanks

Martin

 On Tuesday 30 Nov 2004 10:35, H.J.Bathoorn wrote:
 -Original Message-
 From:  Martin Hardie
 Date:  30.11.04 10:14
 To:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subj:  Re: [newbie] digikam Sony P73 set up

 On Tuesday 30 Nov 2004 09:45, H.J.Bathoorn wrote:
  tail -f /var/log/messages

 HJ I did the tail and then turned the camera on but nothing happened

 hmmm

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[newbie] urpmi update database

2004-12-12 Per discussione Martin Hardie
Hi

I have been trying for days to install mplayer and kmplayer using the rpm 
drake without luck - always bad signatures etc on files needed.

so I tried urpmi and it tells ema fter failign i need to update my data base:

You may want to update your urpmi database

how do I do that??

Martin

# urpmi --auto mplayer


ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandrake/10.0/./i586/libdha1.0-1.0-0.pre5.7plf.i586.rpm
...retrieving failed: curl failed: exited with 19 or signal 0

...retrieving failed: curl: (19) Given file does not exist
installing /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS2/liblzo1-1.08-3mdk.i586.rpm 
/mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS2/libgii0-0.8.4-1mdk.i586.rpm 
/mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS2/libggi2-2.0.4-1mdk.i586.rpm 
/mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS2/libggi-2.0.4-1mdk.i586.rpm 
/mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS2/libgii-0.8.4-1mdk.i586.rpm 
/var/cache/urpmi/rpms/win32-codecs-1.6-3plf.i586.rpm
Preparing...##
   1:win32-codecs   ##
   2:liblzo1##
   3:libgii0##
   4:libgii ##
   5:libggi ##
   6:libggi2##
Installation failed, some files are missing:

ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandrake/10.0/./i586/libdha1.0-1.0-0.pre5.7plf.i586.rpm

ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandrake/10.0/./i586/xanim-codecs-1.0-3plf.i586.rpm

ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandrake/10.0/./i586/liblame0-3.96.1-1plf.i586.rpm

ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandrake/10.0/./i586/libpostproc0-1.0-0.pre5.7plf.i586.rpm

ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandrake/10.0/./i586/libenca0-1.5-1mdk.i586.rpm

ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandrake/10.0/./i586/mplayer-1.0-0.pre5.7plf.i586.rpm

ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandrake/10.0/./i586/libxvid4-1.0.2-1plf.i586.rpm

ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandrake/10.0/./i586/real-codecs-1.2-1plf.i586.rpm

ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandrake/10.0/./i586/libfaad2_0-2.0-4plf.i586.rpm
You may want to update your urpmi database


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Re: [newbie] urpmi update database

2004-12-12 Per discussione Martin Hardie
Mikkel, Derek and Kaj

Thanks I got it going and now can watch my vcd's!
Thanks again

Martin


On Sunday 12 Dec 2004 17:38, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
 Derek Jennings wrote:
  On Sunday 12 December 2004 11:00, Martin Hardie wrote:
 Hi
 
 I have been trying for days to install mplayer and kmplayer using the rpm
 drake without luck - always bad signatures etc on files needed.
 
 so I tried urpmi and it tells ema fter failign i need to update my data
 base:
 
 You may want to update your urpmi database
 
 how do I do that??
 
 Martin
 
  urpmi.update -a
  That will refresh your urpmi database from all the online sources you
  have defined. You should run this command before you attempt to install
  anything. Running the MandrakeUpdate GUI will run it automatically.
 
  As for bad signatures - A bad signature simply means that the signature
  the packager signed the package with does not match the signature key you
  have stored for that source, and so you cannot be confident you know who
  actually created the package.
 
 
  This could be because of a number of reasons.
  1/ You do not have a signature key stored for that source.
  2/ The packager was careless and either did not sign the package or
  signed it with the wrong signature.
  3/ Someone has tampered with the server and inserted a malicious package
  on the server.
 
  1/ and 2/ are by far the most likely reasons. So do not immediately
  assume the servers have been tampered with every time you see a bad
  signature message. (I can only recall one instance of a Linux software
  server being tampered with when the Openssh project's download site was
  tampered with a few years ago. It was discovered and fixed within 24
  hours)
 
  Normally it is quite safe to accept the bad signature and continue with
  the install so long as you trust the source you have defined. (And if you
  do not trust your sources what are doing installing software on your
  computer from them?)
 
  If you do have bad or missing keys you can fix it.
 
  Open MandrakeControlCentreSoftwareMediaManagement
  You will see a list of your sources.
  Click on 'Manage keys' and you will see which keys are associated with
  each source and you can see if a key is missing.
  To re-add a key click on 'Edit' in the media management menu and click on
  'Save changes' The source will be refreshed and if the key is available
  it should be re-added automatically.
 
  For some sources such as Charles Edwards' site this procedure does not
  seem to work in which case you can add the key manually.
 
  wget http://www.eslrahc.com/10.1/CAE.asc  rpm --import CAE.asc
 
  Then go to MCCSoftwareMediaManager and associate the newly imported key
  with Charles' source.
 
  derek

 One more reasion for getting the bad signature error.  It is easy to
 miss it if you are using the GUI, but if the mirror you are using is
 busy, you may not get a connection, so the RPM was not downloaded.  Then
 there is a could not open file message first, and then the bad signature
 message.  Using wget to download the RPMs tends to cut down on these,
 but it can take a while if it has to do a lot of retrys to get a
 connection.

 Mikkel

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[newbie] sihp1000.img and the HP Laserjet 1000

2004-12-12 Per discussione Martin Hardie
Ok next problem with this mandrake set up is getting the HP Laserjet 1000 
going.
I need to find the firmware  sihp1000.img
But I am having trouble locating it.
Any ideas?
Thanks
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Re: [newbie] sihp1000.img and the HP Laserjet 1000

2004-12-12 Per discussione Martin Hardie
On Sunday 12 Dec 2004 19:50, Aron Smith wrote:
 On Sunday 12 December 2004 10:07 am, Martin Hardie wrote:
  Ok next problem with this mandrake set up is getting the HP Laserjet 1000
  going.
  I need to find the firmware  sihp1000.img
  But I am having trouble locating it.
  Any ideas?
  Thanks
  Martin

 http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-LaserJet_1000
 HTH


this doesnt tell me where to get the firware from it just tells me i need it


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Re: [newbie] sihp1000.img and the HP Laserjet 1000

2004-12-12 Per discussione Martin Hardie
On Sunday 12 Dec 2004 20:11, Aron Smith wrote:
 On Sunday 12 December 2004 10:37 am, Martin Hardie wrote:
  On Sunday 12 Dec 2004 19:50, Aron Smith wrote:
   On Sunday 12 December 2004 10:07 am, Martin Hardie wrote:
Ok next problem with this mandrake set up is getting the HP Laserjet
1000 going.
I need to find the firmware  sihp1000.img
But I am having trouble locating it.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Martin
  
   http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-LaserJet_1000
   HTH
 
  this doesnt tell me where to get the firware from it just tells me i need
  it

 http://www.linuxprinting.org/foomatic.html

hmmm maybe i am thick but that doesnt seem to have it either


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Re: [newbie] sihp1000.img and the HP Laserjet 1000

2004-12-12 Per discussione Martin Hardie
On Monday 13 Dec 2004 05:45, Aron Smith wrote:
 On Sunday 12 December 2004 08:07 pm, Martin Hardie wrote:
  On Sunday 12 Dec 2004 20:11, Aron Smith wrote:
   On Sunday 12 December 2004 10:37 am, Martin Hardie wrote:
On Sunday 12 Dec 2004 19:50, Aron Smith wrote:
 On Sunday 12 December 2004 10:07 am, Martin Hardie wrote:
  Ok next problem with this mandrake set up is getting the HP
  Laserjet 1000 going.
  I need to find the firmware  sihp1000.img
  But I am having trouble locating it.
  Any ideas?
  Thanks
  Martin

 http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-LaserJet_10
00 HTH
   
this doesnt tell me where to get the firware from it just tells me i
need it
  
   http://www.linuxprinting.org/foomatic.html
 
  hmmm maybe i am thick but that doesnt seem to have it either

 Do you have the latest foomatic and the foomatic db installed?
 The driver talked about is named foo???


i have whatever foo came with Mdrake 10. But are you telling me that the 
firmware from HP is in the foo database??

Thanks

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Re: [newbie] sihp1000.img and the HP Laserjet 1000

2004-12-12 Per discussione Martin Hardie
On Monday 13 Dec 2004 06:02, Aron Smith wrote:
 On Sunday 12 December 2004 08:32 pm, Martin Hardie wrote:
  On Monday 13 Dec 2004 05:45, Aron Smith wrote:
   On Sunday 12 December 2004 08:07 pm, Martin Hardie wrote:
On Sunday 12 Dec 2004 20:11, Aron Smith wrote:
 On Sunday 12 December 2004 10:37 am, Martin Hardie wrote:
  On Sunday 12 Dec 2004 19:50, Aron Smith wrote:
   On Sunday 12 December 2004 10:07 am, Martin Hardie wrote:
Ok next problem with this mandrake set up is getting the HP
Laserjet 1000 going.
I need to find the firmware  sihp1000.img
But I am having trouble locating it.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Martin
  
   http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-LaserJe
  t_ 10 00 HTH
 
  this doesnt tell me where to get the firware from it just tells
  me i need it

 http://www.linuxprinting.org/foomatic.html
   
hmmm maybe i am thick but that doesnt seem to have it either
  
   Do you have the latest foomatic and the foomatic db installed?
   The driver talked about is named foo???
 
  i have whatever foo came with Mdrake 10. But are you telling me that the
  firmware from HP is in the foo database??

 Sorry my bad by firmware  I assume you mean the firmware in the eproms in
 the printer an HP repair center should have them (expensive probably)
 The firmware issue has never come up before I assume you are going to flash
 it into the printers ROM?

  Thanks
 
  M
I suppose this is what I have to do:

be sure to put the *img file in the /etc/printer as printerdrake says to 
do ...
http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-LaserJet_1000
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[newbie] Re: Wifi

2004-12-02 Per discussione Martin Hardie
Hi

I have just installed M 10. I am heading to Mozambique soon and when i get 
there I want to set up a wifi network in our apartment.

We have two laptops a toshiba and a compaq both running windows xp (the 
toshiba is mine and old and small - i dont know if i could put mdrake on it 
in a partition).

Anyway before I go I want to be the gear I need - routers an other stuff.

Can people suggest what models and items I need that will work well with M 10?

Once I have done that I want to get my laptop running here without problems so 
that i am confident the other will work when i get to mozambique.

Once I have the gear how do I start the proces of setting the network up?

Will M 10 do the job or should i upgrade?

Thanks

Martin

p.s. I still havnt got my camera going ... but I will come back to that when i 
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[newbie] digikam Sony P73 set up

2004-11-30 Per discussione Martin Hardie
Hi

I have just migrated from RH9 to Mandrake 10. Now at least I can install 
digikam!! I am having trouble setting up my camera, a SonyP73.

I have selected it as a mass storage usb as it is not listed as a supported 
camera
I have made a /mnt/camera
but I dont think the fstab setting I found in the digikam handbooks is the 
right one as I dont have a sda1 on my system


these are the instructions i had but althoug the camera says it is connected i 
cant see anything:

Make a directory where you can mount the camera:
 mkdir /mnt/camera; chmod 666 /mnt/camera 
Try mounting the camera now:
 mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/camera 
If no errors show up, then you have performed all the steps correctly. To 
verify everything is right, point you file manager to /mnt/camera and you 
should be able to see the folder/pictures on the camera 
Add an entry to /etc/fstab for the mount point:
 /dev/sda1   /mnt/camera   auto   defaults,user,noauto   0 0 
 

If anyone has any ideas I would appreciate them

Thanks
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Re: [newbie] digikam Sony P73 set up

2004-11-30 Per discussione Martin Hardie
On Tuesday 30 Nov 2004 09:45, H.J.Bathoorn wrote:
 tail -f /var/log/messages


HJ I did the tail and then turned the camera on but nothing happened

hmmm

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[newbie] MDK On-Line

2004-11-09 Per discussione Drew Martin
Hi All,
 How do you turn the MDK On-Line applet back on in KDE,on a updated 
10.1 system?I turn it off and now can not get it back.
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[newbie] Broke Gnome.

2004-10-28 Per discussione Drew Martin
Hi All,
 I have just updated 10.1(Ce) from the newly updated Tree.Now Gnome 
does not appear in the Log On options.This not a major problem,but any 
program which needs the Gnome Libs now do not run.
  How do I go about sorting this problem?Also if Iupdate to Gnome 2.7,will 
make an even bigger mess?
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Re: [newbie] Problems with 10.1 and wireless (ipw2100 - intel centrino)

2004-10-25 Per discussione Sebastian Martin
On Monday 25 October 2004 14:05, Derek Jennings wrote:

I am not sure if it is still the case, but the ipw2100 driver used to not
work
with encryption.

derek

I didn't get the ipw2100 driver version 0.54 to work with encryption. 0.54
is the version included with 10.1 CE.
However by uninstalling the 0.54 completely from the kernel and installing
0.55 i got encryption working.

Be carefull however als 0.55 needs a different firmware than 0.54

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AW: [newbie] Problems with 10.1 and wireless (ipw2100 - intelcentrino)

2004-10-25 Per discussione Sebastian Martin
On Monday 25 October 2004 12:38, Alexander Ruoff wrote:

But I have a config tool for wireless. When I set up a new network
connection, I have wireless as an option but even though I tried to set
it up that way I always end at the option manual or automatic setup,
no matter which option I choose.

The problem with ifconfig in the command line is that it doesn't show
eth1. I only get eth1 when I type ifconfig eth1...

This sounds like you didn't install the firmware properly. For 10.1 you need
the firmware version 0.54. Once that was installed in the right place, I
could go past the point of choosing between manual or automatic and
properly set up the device. However with the version 0.54 (wich is the one
included in 10.1 Community) i could not get encyption to work, I had to
upgrade to 0.55.

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[newbie] Re: GTK2 PDF reader

2004-10-12 Per discussione Chris Martin
JoeHill wrote:
Okay, first off, if that butt ugly PDF reader 'acroread' is what Adobe has to
offer the Linux community, they can kiss my ass.
Ahem.
Can anyone suggest a PDF viewer which is preferably GTK2 but allows one to
print, unlike gpdf (shouldn't this be a standard feature?!).
KGhostView does a decent job with scrolling, and will print. It's not 
GTK2, but as long as you have kde installed, you should be able to run 
it from gnome (assuming that's what you're using).

I don't know of any other GTK2 apps, aside from gpdf (my favorite for 
reading too)

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Re: [newbie] MKD 10.1

2004-09-28 Per discussione Drew Martin
On Tuesday 28 Sep 2004 20:27, Derek Jennings wrote:
 MKD
Thanks Derek,
Sorted updates now and the URMPI stuff,it turns out 
that I had my soucres set for the mirrors in the UK which had not been update 
to the 10.1 tree.
 I will try the Nvidia install in a few days,now the pc is 
up and running with noi problems.
   Cheers,
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Re: [newbie] Nvu rpms

2004-09-09 Per discussione Martin Foster
Thursday 09 Sep 2004 15:47, julie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Has anyone tried using the WYSIWYG html editor Nvu? There is now an rpm for
 Mandrake 10 available and, before installing the program I was wondering if
 anyone had experienced any glitches.

I had a look at it quite a while ago and wasn't impressed at all. At that 
time, it wasn't much better than Mozilla composer but perhaps by now, it may 
have been improved.

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Re: [newbie] update installation

2004-09-05 Per discussione Martin Foster
Saturday 04 Sep 2004 21:53, Margot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Martin Foster wrote:
  On Saturday 04 Sep 2004 12:25, john wrote:
 Hello
 I am updating md10 and keep getting a conflict message for the cups
 printer file and the printer utilites file. When trying to install
 together or indivually, the message says that installation failed due to
 one conflicting with the other. Since neither has installed, I don't see
 how they could conflict. It doesn't say which file so I am not sure
 which way to go from here.  Would appreciate any help on this.
 
  Exactly the same happens when I try to install either of these packages
  too. The offending file is reported in the output from urpmi:
 
  -- 8 --
  installing /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/cups-drivers-1.1-138.1.100mdk.i586.rpm
  Preparing...   
  ## Installation failed:
  file /usr/lib/cups/backend/mtink from install of
  cups-drivers-1.1-138.1.100mdk conflicts with file from package
  printer-utils-1.0-133mdk
  -- 8 --
 
  Sorry I can't offer a solution.

 Solution:

 urpme cups-drivers printer-utils

 (to remove the old versions of both packages), then

 urpmi cups-drivers printer-utils

 (to install the new versions of both packages)

Worked a treat, thank you very much indeed for that one :-))

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Re: [newbie] update installation

2004-09-04 Per discussione Martin Foster
On Saturday 04 Sep 2004 12:25, john wrote:
 Hello
 I am updating md10 and keep getting a conflict message for the cups
 printer file and the printer utilites file. When trying to install
 together or indivually, the message says that installation failed due to
 one conflicting with the other. Since neither has installed, I don't see
 how they could conflict. It doesn't say which file so I am not sure
 which way to go from here.  Would appreciate any help on this.

Exactly the same happens when I try to install either of these packages too. 
The offending file is reported in the output from urpmi:

-- 8 --
installing /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/cups-drivers-1.1-138.1.100mdk.i586.rpm
Preparing...##
Installation failed:
file /usr/lib/cups/backend/mtink from install of 
cups-drivers-1.1-138.1.100mdk conflicts with file from package 
printer-utils-1.0-133mdk
-- 8 --

Sorry I can't offer a solution.

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[newbie] Cups drivers online update

2004-09-02 Per discussione Martin Foster
I've tried to install the cups-drivers online update without success.  
After the download finishes and the installation begins, I get a message  
to the effect that there's a conflict with /usr/lib/cups/backend/mtink and  
the installation then aborts. Exactly the same thing happens when I try to  
install the online printer-utils update package. Any ideas anyone?

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AW: [newbie] Email Client

2004-08-09 Per discussione Sebastian Martin
If you use two different mail programms or just two different installtions
of the same email client, your solution would only have the incomming mails
in both programms, it would not help to have a common history of the emails
sent however.

Sebastian Martin

-UrsprĂĽngliche Nachricht-
Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Auftrag von Julie Sloan
Gesendet: Montag, 9. August 2004 22:47
An: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Betreff: Re: [newbie] Email Client


On Monday 09 August 2004 03:31 pm, Rob Toner wrote:
 Wondering if anyone has been able to run a single email client
 that can be used for both Windoze and Linux?I'm looking to
 dual boot between Win 2K and Mandrake.   However, maintaining two
 seperate email clients is getting ugly.   My ISP doesn't support
 IMAP so thats out..


 Thanks.

Mozilla Thunderbird.I'm pretty sure if you leave the mail on the
server (check option to delete from server when it's deleted
locally) you'd have access to it from both.  Earthlink (my email
client) is POP but has that IMAP-like option.

HTH
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Re: [newbie] Connect to ISP from command prompt

2004-08-07 Per discussione Martin Foster
On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 10:36:13 -0500, Mikkel L. Ellertson  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Martin Foster wrote:
 Can somebody please give me instructions how to set up my MDK10
 (Official) to dial into and connect with my ISP from the command
 prompt.
If you have it already set up, running /sbin/ifup ppp0 will do it.
Erm, that was the whole point of the question, I don't have it set up  
and I don't know how to set it up :-)

You may also want to look at wdial.  It is not installed by default, but
it is a handy PPP connection manager.
OK, I've installed and configured that now and this appears to be exactly  
what I'm looking for. Many thanks for your help.

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Re: [newbie] How to decypher dialupscript

2004-07-10 Per discussione Martin Foster
On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 10:11:56 +0100, John Richard Smith  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Martin Foster wrote:
On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 20:26:21 +0100, Margot
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Martin Foster wrote:
On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 11:46:18 +0100, John Richard Smith
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OK
ATM1L1
OK
ATDT147008089916080

Why are you using 1470 in front of your ISP's phone number?
Judging by your email address, your ISP is FreeServe. When I had an
account with them, it was unnecessary to use 1470.
Freeserve is now Wanadoo - or, judging by their service, Wanadon't!
I use the same number for dialup, and queried this with them - they
said the 1470 is an essential part of their dialup number, or I'd
get charged for the call by BT!

H, here's the result of a search for 1470 on BeeTee's Web site:
A customer with Permanent Number Withhold on their line can release
their  number on a per call basis by dialling 1470 before dialling the
number of  the person they would like to call. This means that the
person they are  calling will be able to see the caller's number on
Caller Display or be  told it through the free 1471 service.
Heres wanadoo's technical support reply to my email last night,
---
Dear John,
Thank you for your email.
The 1470 is only needed if your caller identity is witheld - it usually
will not cause any problem whether the number is witheld or not.
If you have any further queries then please do not hesitate to get in
contact with us again.
Kind Regards
Wanadoo Technical Support
REF:WOOTS
Original Message Follows:

I'm currently using,
147008089916080
147008089916164
But is the 1470 strictly necessary,
-
And so I'm flabbergasted.
Never would of thought it.
But there it is.
and so you think I should remove 1470 then ?
I don't see any harm in removing it.
However, I don't think that's what causing the problems.
Have you had a look at my other suggestions yet?
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[newbie] Multiple monitor setup

2004-07-10 Per discussione Martin Foster
In my Linux box I have 2 graphics cards:
1. nVidia RIVA TNT2 (AGP)
2. 3dfx Voodoo Banshee (PCI)
I have seperate monitors plugged into each graphics card, the idea being  
to use MDK 10's multiple monitor support. I've twiddled and fiddled with  
the setup and I just cannot get both monitors to work at the same time.  
Can some kind soul give me clear concise instructions how to set this up.

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Re: [newbie] How to decypher dialupscript

2004-07-09 Per discussione Martin Foster
On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 11:46:18 +0100, John Richard Smith  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Raffaele BELARDI wrote:
John Richard Smith wrote:
How to decypher dialupscript
Where can I get a list of explanation of the messages the dial up
window gives you in kppp ?
John

Not sure of what kppp prints since I don't use it, but V90 and older
modems use the Hayes command set (i.e. AT commands), you can find
explanation for example here:
http://docs.kde.org/en/3.1/kdenetwork/kppp/appendix-hayes-commands.html
raffaele
Much obliged Raffaele,that was what I'm looking for, though I still have
a few lines unexplained, this is what I'm getting after a particular
recurrence like this, kppp logs on and emails download,
then halfway through the process my ISP seems to cut me off,
I doubt if it's your ISP that's cutting you off, it's more than likely  
that your modem's timing out.

this causes kppp to redial with this error message,
It's not actually an error message, it's a report generated by the V1  
command.

What modem is it?
ATZ
OK
AT F1 V1
Try either F or F2 instead of F1.
Drop the V1 altogether.
The V1 command isn't designed to be included in an init string, it's  
designed to be used after the connection has terminated to generate a  
report such as you have below:

TERMINATION REASON.. NONE
LAST TX rate N/A
HIGHEST TX rate. 300 BPS
LAST RX rate N/A
HIGHEST RX rate. 300 BPS
PROTOCOL N/A
COMPRESSION. N/A
Line QUALITY 255
Rx LEVEL 214
Highest Rx State 00
Highest TX State 00
EQM Sum. 
RBS Pattern. FF
Rate Drop... FF
Digital Loss 
Local Rtrn Count 00
Remote Rtrn Count... 00
V90
Hetre's a report I've just generated by typing ATV1 in a dumb terminal  
following my last call to my ISP:

-- 8 --
atv1
TERMINATION REASON.. LOCAL REQUEST
LAST TX rate 26400 BPS
HIGHEST TX rate. 26400 BPS
LAST RX rate 44000 BPS
HIGHEST RX rate. 45333 BPS
PROTOCOL LAPM
COMPRESSION. V42Bis
Line QUALITY 023
Rx LEVEL 015
Highest Rx State 67
Highest TX State 87
EQM Sum. 00D6
Min Distance 
RBS Pattern. 00
Rate Drop... 00
Digital Loss 2000
Local Rtrn Count 00
Remote Rtrn Count... 00
Flex fail
OK
-- 8 --
OK
ATM1L1
OK
ATDT147008089916080
Why are you using 1470 in front of your ISP's phone number?
Judging by your email address, your ISP is FreeServe. When I had an  
account with them, it was unnecessary to use 1470.

NO CARRIER
Question is why no carrier ?
At this point in time, sorry, dunno.
See my suggestions at the end.
Immediately I redial she logs on as usual.
This has now become a pattern.
I don't understand the scale of report in the F's and the numbers,
like Line QUALITY.. 255, is that good bad or indifferent.
Ignore 'em :-)
All my searches in google have come up with no detailed explanation, and
although your suggestion is very helpful it isn't complete, as far as I
can see.
The basic questions I need answering are,
Am I being cut off because my ISP is overloaded and needs to make room
for others,
I wouldn't have thought so.
It's more than likely a modem init/config problem.
Am I being cut off because of line quality or modem config.
Am I being cut off because of software like guarddog(don't think so, but
I'm not sure) etc.
Or what ?
I suspect you have a Rockwell chipped modem, similar to mine.
If so, fire up KPPP, click the Configure button and then click the  
Device tab.
Things to look for here are:
Flow control should be set at Hardware(CRTSCTS)
Line termination should be set at CR
Connection speed should be 115200
Modem timeout should be set at 60 seconds or greater.

Now click on the Modem tab.
Wait for dialtone before dialing should be X'd.
Now click on the Modem commands button.
For starters, try ATZ in the Initialisation 1 box.
Leave the Initialisation 2 box empty.
No dialtone detection should be ATX3
Now try it again and see what happens.
Best of luck :-)
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Re: [newbie] How to decypher dialupscript

2004-07-09 Per discussione Martin Foster
On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 20:26:21 +0100, Margot  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Martin Foster wrote:
On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 11:46:18 +0100, John Richard Smith
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OK
ATM1L1
OK
ATDT147008089916080

Why are you using 1470 in front of your ISP's phone number?
Judging by your email address, your ISP is FreeServe. When I had an
account with them, it was unnecessary to use 1470.
Freeserve is now Wanadoo - or, judging by their service, Wanadon't!
I use the same number for dialup, and queried this with them - they
said the 1470 is an essential part of their dialup number, or I'd
get charged for the call by BT!
H, here's the result of a search for 1470 on BeeTee's Web site:
A customer with Permanent Number Withhold on their line can release their  
number on a per call basis by dialling 1470 before dialling the number of  
the person they would like to call. This means that the person they are  
calling will be able to see the caller's number on Caller Display or be  
told it through the free 1471 service.

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Re: [newbie] Xmms crashes

2004-07-08 Per discussione Drew Martin
On Thursday 08 Jul 2004 6:24 pm, C. Tresenriter wrote:
 I have 10.0 Official installed and get sound with Realplay but xmms
 has problems.

 When I load a CD to play and click on a track it crashes.
 If I start a stream, it buffers and looks like it's connected - shows that
 it's a stereo signal, but there's no sound and the timer sits at zero.
 Then if I try to close it with the 'x' button, the button
 stays depressed and the app stays open.
 If I then try to go to right click and go to options or grab it at the top
 it closes.

 I'd thought it had something to do with the Arts soundwrapper -
 which I remember solved another problem in the past but removing
 it from the xmms info in the menu tool didn't help.
 Seems like I resolved this in an earlier version of MDK but I'm
 coming up blank this time.
 Does this behavior sound familiar to anyone?

 Curt
Hi Curt,
Have you tried to install the ALSA plugin,I have  used it with 
9.1.9.2 and 10,and it works fine and sounds better than OSS drivers.
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Re: [newbie] Opera 7.51 Menu font is tiny

2004-07-02 Per discussione Martin Foster
On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 15:54:01 +0300, EE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The opera menu font such File, etc is super tiny and hard to read.
Anybody?
Select Tools/Preferences/Fonts and then click on Interface menus in  
the Type column. Then click the Choose button and from there you can  
select the font, font size, etc. I have mine set at Nimbus Sans L [urw],  
size 14, weight = normal.

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[newbie] LS-120 media change

2004-06-25 Per discussione Martin Foster
After installing MDK 10 (Official), I have a Zip Disk icon on my KDE  
desktop which points to my internal LS-120 floppy drive. The first time I  
put a floppy in the drive and clicked on the icon, I was able to view the  
contents of the floppy. If I now put a different floppy in the drive and  
click on the icon, the contents of the first floppy are displayed. In  
other words, a media change doesn't appear to be being detected. Here is  
the relevant line from /etc/fstab:

none /mnt/floppy supermount  
dev=/dev/hdd,fs=ext2:vfat,--,umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-15,sync,codepage=850  
0 0

What do I need to do so as a media change will be detected?
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[newbie] Kernel 2.6 and 9.2

2004-06-22 Per discussione Drew Martin
Hi All,
I there a know problem with 9.2 and Kernel 2.6?
I installed 6.2 and boot into the system with no problems,until I tried to use 
K3B.The program would not start,so I used XKill to stop it.When I reboot, the 
info on the boot screen said I had not unmount my Home partition.
When I got into KDE the hard drive light stayed on,and the Teac CD-writer 
active light l stayed on,like I was using the drive.When I reboot again I 
received a string of error messages,about Home not been unmount.
I booted into Gnome and did not get the H/D or Writer problem,until I tried to 
use the writer again.So when I shut down the PC,i had the unmount problem 
again,when I went back to Gnome the problems above start again.
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[newbie] Win partition write perm

2004-06-16 Per discussione martin brandt
Arg! This is hell.
I have been trying to obtain write permission on my windows storage partition.
I have tried chown-ing in a console (in su), i have tried changing via 
properties whilst logged in as root, i have tried in Control 
centre/security/DrakePerm by adding a new rule, modifying the current rule 
(which i shouldnt be able to do i think i read somewhere).

What am i doing wrong? Everytime i make the changes, they seem to be over 
written again, back to the old settings.

I have entry, execute and write for User, but not for Group or other.
The owner is 'root' group 'root', although if it was i would be able to change 
the permissons. I think it is some sort of windows permissions that are 
stopping me, as i have had the same problem before.

I need write permission. Is there anyway to edit the permission settings 
manually, like in an fstab type file?


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Re: [newbie] Win partition write perm

2004-06-16 Per discussione martin brandt
Quoting Warden, Matt [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

 On Jun 16, martin brandt had something to say about [newbie] Win
 partition...
 
 Arg! This is hell.
 I have been trying to obtain write permission on my windows storage
 partition.
 I have tried chown-ing in a console (in su), i have tried changing via
 properties whilst logged in as root, i have tried in Control
 centre/security/DrakePerm by adding a new rule, modifying the current rule
 (which i shouldnt be able to do i think i read somewhere).
 
 Is the partiction FAT32 or NTFS? By default you cannot write to an NTFS
 partition from linux.
 
 --
 mattwarden
 mattwarden.com
 
 
Oh yeah, no its FAT32 formatted. I formatted it under FAT32 specifically so i 
would be able to do this.


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[newbie] Trashed Laptop

2004-05-28 Per discussione Drew Martin
Hi All,
I need some tech help.
A friend of mine has had her Windows XP Laptop trashed by a number of viri and 
Trojans a so called friend sent her.They have smashed her Firewall,and killed 
her AV scanner.The effect is she can no longer boot up at all.
  Is there any way I can boot up her PC using MKD Move or Knoppix,and copy 
over the files on the machine,to my MDK only PC,so I can clean them and save 
them to disc?If the worse comes to the worse,would be possible to connect a 
USB printer and print them off?Does Ark do spilt Zip files over multiple 
floppies?Because that maybe an other answer to the problem.
My PC has USB ports and a network card,I would prefer to use the 
USB,because I use the NIC to connect to the net using a cable modem.and I 
dont want to naff up MAC address for it.
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Re: [newbie] Trashed Laptop

2004-05-28 Per discussione Drew Martin
On Friday 28 May 2004 21:16, Kaj Haulrich wrote:
 On Friday 28 May 2004 21:36, Stephen Kuhn wrote:
  On Sat, 2004-05-29 at 05:26, Kaj Haulrich wrote:
   On Friday 28 May 2004 21:12, Stephen Kuhn wrote:
  
   snip
  
LAN.
Maybe I'm just lucky enough to have a LAN here; no dial-up
necessary - just an extra cable plugged into the
router/switch.
  
   /snip
  
   You lucky bastard ;-)
  
   Kaj Haulrich.
 
  There's a fair few folks here that have a LAN at home - I thought
  you did as well...eh?

 No Stephen. Our humle habitat has but two stationary PC's and one
 laptop. We have a T1 connection to the internet with two dynamic IP
 addresses so we just use a switch. KISS. But we have access to
 quite some server space out there.

 But the original poster - I think it was Drew - mentioned nothing
 about servers and such, so that's why I proposed the resizing
 option with a minimal linux install.

 Wonder how he's doing ?

 Kaj Haulrich.
Hi All,
I'm getting my hands on the broken beast sometime in the next 
12hrs,the owner lives over 200 miles away,but luckily coming to see the 
wife(Di) and over the holidays,so we could go out for some beer.
   But now looks like Laptop time while drinking what ever I can get my 
hands on.
  Any hows this for a bright idea,Dawn has only one file she realy care 
about,would in be possible to plug my cable modem into the laptop and email 
the file or FTP it to online account,such as Lycos,which she can access from 
XP if and when she gets it going.
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Re: [newbie] Trashed Laptop

2004-05-28 Per discussione Drew Martin
On Friday 28 May 2004 23:56, Kaj Haulrich wrote:
 On Saturday 29 May 2004 00:32, Drew Martin wrote:

 snip

Any hows this for a bright idea,Dawn has only one file she
  realy care about,would in be possible to plug my cable modem into
  the laptop and email the file or FTP it to online account,such as
  Lycos,which she can access from XP if and when she gets it going.
  Drew

 /snip

 Yes, but I understood that she couldn't get the XP laptop to boot at
 all ? - If she can, than what's the problem ?

 Kaj Haulrich.
Hi All
This was for when she has reformatted the laptop,or she could download it off 
the net at work.
 Drew
 


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[newbie] MP3 Burning

2004-05-21 Per discussione Drew Martin
Hello All,
I have just got a CD/MP3 Disc player for the  car.What I would 
like to know is if I burn a MP3 CD,using 3KB or some other burning tool,would 
it play on the car player?
The player i have supports ISO9660 level 1 or level 2 format,or 
Joliet or Romeo in the expansion format(whatever this means).
   I believe that Linux burning programs will use ISO9660 when I burn 
the disc,am I right.
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[newbie] Installing Java

2004-05-20 Per discussione martin brandt
I'm  running Mandrake 9.2 and im trying to install the package
j2re-1_4_2_04-linux-i586-rpm.bin from the javasun website.

Ive followed the instructions onsite,
make the file executable (chmod a+x j2re-1_4_2_04-linux-i586-rpm.bin)

then execute it ( ./j2re-1_4_2_04-linux-i586-rpm.bin)
agreed to the disclaimer and executed the rpm created
(rpm -iv j2re-1_4_2_04-linux-i586.rpm)  

I get an error when im running the rpm.
Preparing packages for installation...
j2re-1.4.2_04-fcs
error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_04/CHANGES;40ace6
   bd: cpio: mkdir failed - No such file or directory

I have no idea what to do, and i cant see why this has happend as its a brand
new install, perhpas im missing something?


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[newbie] Cable Modem for MDK 9.2

2004-05-16 Per discussione Tim Martin
Does anyone have any suggestions about which cable modems work under
Mandrake 9.2?  I've searched and haven't found anything too solid yet.

Tim Martin



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[newbie] Test

2004-05-16 Per discussione Tim Martin




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Re: [newbie] Mounting CD

2004-04-28 Per discussione Drew Martin
On Wednesday 28 Apr 2004 06:24, Stephen Kuhn wrote:
 On Wed, 2004-04-28 at 05:29, Drew Martin wrote:
  Hello All,
  I have installed MKD10(CE) then upgraded, using Easy URPMI to
  MKD10(Official).
  The problem I have is that I have some CD's,with video files
  on them.I would like to watch them,but I'm unable to browse the CD,to
  able to do this.
How can I mount the CD so I can watch the video?
Cheers,

 so you don't have a CD-ROM icon on your desktop?

 stephen kuhn - owner
Hi Stephen,
 For some reason,I don't.I've tried adding one but I can never 
get to work,just end up with a load off error messages,when I try to mount 
the CD.
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[newbie] Mounting CD

2004-04-27 Per discussione Drew Martin
Hello All,
I have installed MKD10(CE) then upgraded, using Easy URPMI to 
MKD10(Official).
The problem I have is that I have some CD's,with video files on 
them.I would like to watch them,but I'm unable to browse the CD,to able to do 
this.
  How can I mount the CD so I can watch the video?
  Cheers,
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[newbie] Apollon Part 2

2004-04-23 Per discussione Drew Martin
Hello All,
If anyone is interested I have managed to get Gnutella to work 
with Apollon.I'll post  talk though,anyone wants it.
   It may not be the most consise,walk though ever,but I'm willing to 
give it ago.
   Cheers,
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Re: [newbie] Apollon (solved)

2004-04-20 Per discussione Drew Martin
Hi Dan,
  Thank you for that,works a treat,connected to FastTrack 1st 
time.
Cheers,
  Drew
Create the directory FastTrack in /home/username/.giFT
then copy the contents of /usr/share/giFT/FastTrack
to the new directory you just made.
Now change the permisions from root to user and it should work.
You may have to open ports 1213 and 1214 in your firewall also
HTH

Regards,
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Re: [newbie] Apollon

2004-04-19 Per discussione Drew Martin
On Monday 19 Apr 2004 18:41, Ian Urie wrote:
 On Monday 19 Apr 2004 00:04, Dan Gordon wrote:
  On Sunday 18 April 2004 05:56 pm, Drew Martin wrote:
   Hi All,
   Sorry this has been asked before,but I have done a clean
   install of MKD 10.0 CE,and Apollon has stop working when I installed
   it.It will not connect to any sever.What do I need to download to make
   it work? Drew
 
  I am having the same sort of problem,  for me it seems to be a problen
  with the fastrack plugin, openFT works but there are not many users
  listed.  It worked fine in 9.2 but not so in 10.

 Fastrack plugin is working here under 10.
 FastTrack:
 Status:Online
 Users: 3.6 million
 Files Shared: 719.4 million
 Total Size Shared: 8.2 million GB

 :-)
I wonder why this is?Because when I disable Fast Track,Apollon runs ok,but if 
I enable Fast Track it goes tits up and will not connect.
This is the error I get when try to run it from Konsole: 
eQMetaObject::findSignal:KFileTreeView: Conflict with 
QListView::doubleClicked(QListViewItem*,const QPoint,int)
qt
KBackgroundIface
KBookmarkManager-/home/drew/.kde/share/apps/konqueror/bookmarks.xml
KBookmarkNotifier
KDesktopIface (default)
KDirNotify-1
KIO::Scheduler
KScreensaverIface
KonqUndoManager
kdesktop
ksycoca
[EMAIL PROTECTED] *** GIFT-FATAL: unable to start 'FastTrack', no idea why (hopefully 
the protocol provided some info)
*** Often times more information can be found in the log file or with the -v 
command line switch.
*** GIFT-FATAL: unable to start 'FastTrack', no idea why (hopefully the 
protocol provided some info)
*** Often times more information can be found in the log file or with the -v 
command line switch.
*** GIFT-FATAL: unable to start 'FastTrack', no idea why (hopefully the 
protocol provided some info)
*** Often times more information can be found in the log file or with the -v 
command line switch.
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[newbie] Apollon

2004-04-18 Per discussione Drew Martin
Hi All,
Sorry this has been asked before,but I have done a clean install of 
MKD 10.0 CE,and Apollon has stop working when I installed it.It will not 
connect to any sever.What do I need to download to make it work?
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[newbie] k3b

2004-04-10 Per discussione Drew Martin
Hi All,
   How do I sort this?
No support for ATAPI with cdrdao
You will not be able to use all your reading devices as copy sources since 
there is at least one not configured to use SCSI emulation and your system 
does not support ATAPI with cdrdao.
Solution: The best and recommended solution is to enable ide-scsi (SCSI 
emulation) for all devices. This way you won't have any problems.
 I know it would better if this was put right.I'm using an IDE DVD-ROM 16x 
and a TEAC CD-W58E writer.The DVD drive shows up as ATAPI and the TEAC as 
SCSI drive,in the interface section.
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Re: [newbie] bootloader reinstall prob.

2004-04-10 Per discussione martin brandt
Quoting John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

 martin brandt wrote:
 
 Quoting et [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
 
   
 
 OK so /home is a seperate partition /dev/hda3
 and something is wrong with the lilo.conf entry that prohibits
 
 reinstalling
 
 it in the usual manner
 
 What you have to do now is go back into rescue mode as before and choose
 consule   and when there you will have to learn how to mount the
 partition
 (cannot remember, possibly rescue already does that, think it does) and
 then type vi (the name of the text editor) and repair the incorrect entry
 
 in /etc/lilo.conf, I cannot advise you of the entry as I do not have a
 seperate /home partition to give an example of, but in anycase first you
 have to type vi into google and print of some vi text editor instruction,
 as although it is a very powerful text editor it certainly will baffle
 the
 newbie.
 
 
 If you do need to mount /dev/hda(X) then you do it like this,
 
 mkdir /mnt/temp
 ls /mnt
 temp
 mount /dev/hda(X) /mnt/temp
 
 punch up vi something like this,
 
 vi /mnt/temp/etc/lilo.conf
 
 and I think that will display lilo.conf in vi
 
 John
 
 -- 
 linux counter #167806
 
 
 
 Im trying to find the lil.conf but i cantg seem to find it. Ive looked in
 /etc/ 
 and in mnt/temp/etc (temp doesnt exist). Where might it be? Might it called
 
 something else? 
 Thanks.
 
 
 Hmmm,
 Then I think the partition on which the /etc/lilo.conf is on is not mounted
 
 You don't find /mnt/temp,
 you create it in the rescue consule, like this,
 
 mkdir /mnt/temp
 
 then check to see that you did,
 
 ls /mnt/temp
 
 returns, temp (amoungst other , probably)
 
 then attatch the device/partition to that directory, like this,
 
 mount /dev/hda(X) /mnt/temp
 
 where (X) is the number of your OS's partition, ie where you installed 
 the OS.
 
 then if you like you can navigate in consule to the /etc/lilo.conf
 and look at it, like this,
 
 cd (means change directory)
 
 cd /mnt/temp/etc/
 
 that puts you inside /etc directory of the OS,
 and from there you can display the
 file on screen with,
 
 cat /lilo.conf
 
 then make a note of the stanzas to do with /home partition
 and report, we can take it from there.
 
 John
 
 
 
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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 
 
 
 
 

Ah ha! Well my linux partition is hda5, mounted that, and in the lilo.conf i 
found:

other=/dev/hda3
label=old_windows
table=/dev/hda

Now I installed windows over my old windows partition, which an image of seems 
to still appear in the windows boot loader, and obviously is causing problems 
when booting on linux. I need to remove this but how?


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Re: [newbie] bootloader reinstall prob.

2004-04-10 Per discussione martin brandt
Quoting martin brandt [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

 Quoting John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
 
  martin brandt wrote:
  
  Quoting et [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
  

  
  OK so /home is a seperate partition /dev/hda3
  and something is wrong with the lilo.conf entry that prohibits
  
  reinstalling
  
  it in the usual manner
  
  What you have to do now is go back into rescue mode as before and
 choose
  consule   and when there you will have to learn how to mount the
  partition
  (cannot remember, possibly rescue already does that, think it does) and
  then type vi (the name of the text editor) and repair the incorrect
 entry
  
  in /etc/lilo.conf, I cannot advise you of the entry as I do not have a
  seperate /home partition to give an example of, but in anycase first
 you
  have to type vi into google and print of some vi text editor
 instruction,
  as although it is a very powerful text editor it certainly will baffle
  the
  newbie.
  
  
  If you do need to mount /dev/hda(X) then you do it like this,
  
  mkdir /mnt/temp
  ls /mnt
  temp
  mount /dev/hda(X) /mnt/temp
  
  punch up vi something like this,
  
  vi /mnt/temp/etc/lilo.conf
  
  and I think that will display lilo.conf in vi
  
  John
  
  -- 
  linux counter #167806
  
  
  
  Im trying to find the lil.conf but i cantg seem to find it. Ive looked in
  /etc/ 
  and in mnt/temp/etc (temp doesnt exist). Where might it be? Might it
 called
  
  something else? 
  Thanks.
  
  
  Hmmm,
  Then I think the partition on which the /etc/lilo.conf is on is not
 mounted
  
  You don't find /mnt/temp,
  you create it in the rescue consule, like this,
  
  mkdir /mnt/temp
  
  then check to see that you did,
  
  ls /mnt/temp
  
  returns, temp (amoungst other , probably)
  
  then attatch the device/partition to that directory, like this,
  
  mount /dev/hda(X) /mnt/temp
  
  where (X) is the number of your OS's partition, ie where you installed 
  the OS.
  
  then if you like you can navigate in consule to the /etc/lilo.conf
  and look at it, like this,
  
  cd (means change directory)
  
  cd /mnt/temp/etc/
  
  that puts you inside /etc directory of the OS,
  and from there you can display the
  file on screen with,
  
  cat /lilo.conf
  
  then make a note of the stanzas to do with /home partition
  and report, we can take it from there.
  
  John
  
  
  
  -- 
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  [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  
  
  
  
 
 
 Ah ha! Well my linux partition is hda5, mounted that, and in the lilo.conf i
 
 found:
 
 other=/dev/hda3
 label=old_windows
 table=/dev/hda
 
 Now I installed windows over my old windows partition, which an image of
 seems 
 to still appear in the windows boot loader, and obviously is causing problems
 
 when booting on linux. I need to remove this but how?
 
 (P.S. Is it me or is everyone else's mail getting returned occaisionally?)


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Re: [newbie] bootloader reinstall prob.

2004-04-09 Per discussione martin brandt
Quoting et [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

 On Friday 09 April 2004 09:01 am, John Richard Smith wrote:
  martin brandt wrote:
  Quoting Stephen Kuhn [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
  On Fri, 2004-04-09 at 08:54, martin brandt wrote:
  After installing a windows boot, i then wanted to reinstall my linux
  bootloader, which i have had to do quite often with the regular
  
  reinstallations
  
  needed by windows ;)
  I loaded from my mdk 9.2 disc and executed the rescue command. This
 time
  however i got an error. I got:
  
  Added linux *
  Added linux-nonfb
  Added windows
  Added floppy
  Added failsafe
  Fatal:lseek /dev/hda3 : Invalid argument
  
  Now im guessing there is something wrong with my hda3 partition :( what
   can
  
  i
  
  do?
  
  Thanks
  
  What is ON /dev/hda3 ??
  Else, remove it from your lilo.conf and re-run lilo.
  
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  J. Ling
  
  hda3 is my home directory. I forgot to mention, because i cant reinstall
   the boot loader, i cant get onto my linux boot. If i can id rather not
   have to format hda3, but i wont matter too much if i do have to. Even
   when i try to reinstall/update mdk i get the same error.
 
 how do you come to think hda_3_ is a valid directory?  usaully hda1 and had5
 
 are valid, but due to only 1 primary partition per physical drive rules, 
 hda2,3,4 are usually hidden 
 
  OK so /home is a seperate partition /dev/hda3
  and something is wrong with the lilo.conf entry that prohibits
 reinstalling
  it in the usual manner
 
  What you have to do now is go back into rescue mode as before and choose
  consule   and when there you will have to learn how to mount the partition
  (cannot remember, possibly rescue already does that, think it does) and
  then type vi (the name of the text editor) and repair the incorrect entry 
  in /etc/lilo.conf, I cannot advise you of the entry as I do not have a
  seperate /home partition to give an example of, but in anycase first you
  have to type vi into google and print of some vi text editor instruction,
  as although it is a very powerful text editor it certainly will baffle the
  newbie.
 
 
  If you do need to mount /dev/hda(X) then you do it like this,
 
  mkdir /mnt/temp
  ls /mnt
  temp
  mount /dev/hda(X) /mnt/temp
 
  punch up vi something like this,
 
  vi /mnt/temp/etc/lilo.conf
 
  and I think that will display lilo.conf in vi
 
  John
 
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Im trying to find the lil.conf but i cantg seem to find it. Ive looked in /etc/ 
and in mnt/temp/etc (temp doesnt exist). Where might it be? Might it called 
something else? 
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[newbie] bootloader reinstall prob.

2004-04-08 Per discussione martin brandt
After installing a windows boot, i then wanted to reinstall my linux 
bootloader, which i have had to do quite often with the regular reinstallations 
needed by windows ;) 
I loaded from my mdk 9.2 disc and executed the rescue command. This time 
however i got an error. I got:

Added linux *
Added linux-nonfb
Added windows
Added floppy
Added failsafe
Fatal:lseek /dev/hda3 : Invalid argument

Now im guessing there is something wrong with my hda3 partition :( what can i 
do?

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[newbie] bootloader reinstall prob.

2004-04-08 Per discussione martin brandt

After installing a windows boot, i then wanted to reinstall my linux 
bootloader, which i have had to do quite often with the regular reinstallations 
needed by windows ;) 
I loaded from my mdk 9.2 disc and executed the rescue command. This time 
however i got an error. I got:

Added linux *
Added linux-nonfb
Added windows
Added floppy
Added failsafe
Fatal:lseek /dev/hda3 : Invalid argument

Now im guessing there is something wrong with my hda3 partition :( what can i 
do?

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Re: [newbie] Installing from a RW

2004-04-06 Per discussione martin brandt
Nothing worked with the mdk10 isos, but when i tried burning my old mdk 9.2 
iso onto one of the same discs i used for mdk 10, it booted from it.. 
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[newbie] Kernel compiling for Driver

2004-04-06 Per discussione martin brandt
Hello everyone, 
Im wanting to install my drivers for my ATI Radeon 9200SE ive bought recently 
on my mdk 9.2, and i have downloaded the appropriate rpm, but i need to tailor 
my Kernel to allow the driver to work. Now messing around with Kernel sounds 
complicated and i was wondering if it is actually doable by someone like me 
with little Linux knowledge. Would i be able to do it following instructions? 
Would it take too long? 
 
The error is documented here: http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4475.html 
 
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[newbie] Installing from a RW

2004-04-05 Per discussione martin brandt
Hey all, 
I've downloaded Mdk 10.0 and wanted to install it, but after burning the 3 
isos onto discs (Rewritables) i found they don't boot.. 
Is there some problem with booting from a RW disc?? 
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Re: [newbie] Installing from a RW

2004-04-05 Per discussione martin brandt
Quoting Bryan Phinney [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 
 
 On Monday 05 April 2004 06:23 pm, martin brandt wrote: 
  Hey all, 
  I've downloaded Mdk 10.0 and wanted to install it, but after burning the 3 
  isos onto discs (Rewritables) i found they don't boot.. 
  Is there some problem with booting from a RW disc?? 
  
 How did you burn them.  Did you simply put the .iso file onto a disk, or did 
  
 you burn the file structure of the .iso onto the disk?  If you burned it as 
a 
  
 single .iso file, it will not boot.  If you burned the file structure, it  
 should boot. 
  
 Check the disk to see if you have individual files or not, if there is only 
a 
  
 single file, you should check your CD burning program to see how to burn  
 images to a disk. 
  
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Nope i burnt them as a session, and yeah there are files on the disc.. i have 
no idea why they wouldnt boot, maybe i can boot from an Xterm? 
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[newbie] KDE Crash

2004-04-03 Per discussione Drew Martin
Hi All,
I'm having problems booting into KDE 3.1.When I try to log on it gets 
to stage 3 of the log on and stops.I then get the error message nspluginscan 
has crashed and caused the signal 11(SIGSEGV)
  I can still log into Gnome and Xfce4,but I then have to kill 
nspluginscan,from KDE System Guard or I get the same error message.I have 
good idea what is the problem.I have KDE set up to look for new plugin's on 
log on.
How do I turn this off,so I can log on into KDE?I need to this because I 
am trying to wean the wife and kids away from Windows,and they find KDE the 
easeist to use at the moment.
Thank you for any help in advance.
   Cheers,
Drew.
  PS
 MKD 9.2.
 



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Re: [newbie] KDE Crash

2004-04-03 Per discussione Drew Martin
On Saturday 03 Apr 2004 12:07 pm, Lanman wrote:
 Drew Martin wrote:
  Hi All,
  I'm having problems booting into KDE 3.1.When I try to log on it
  gets to stage 3 of the log on and stops.I then get the error message
  nspluginscan has crashed and caused the signal 11(SIGSEGV)
I can still log into Gnome and Xfce4,but I then have to kill
  nspluginscan,from KDE System Guard or I get the same error message.I have
  good idea what is the problem.I have KDE set up to look for new plugin's
  on log on.
  How do I turn this off,so I can log on into KDE?I need to this
  because I am trying to wean the wife and kids away from Windows,and they
  find KDE the easeist to use at the moment.
  Thank you for any help in advance.
 Cheers,
  Drew.
PS
   MKD
  9.2.

 Drew; have a look at kcontrol . You'll need to check under Web
 Browsing  Plugins, and you shoudl find what you need there. Be advised
 that you'll have to repeat the procedure for each user, as well as root.
 You also might want to see if you can delete nsplugins completely from
 the system and install a fresh copy, since yours seems to be a bit buggy.

 A signal 11(SIGSEGV) can be caused by a lot of different problems, but
 quite often it's caused by a broken package or Ram. Let's hope it's just
 the package. BTW, have you considered upgrading to KDE 3.2 yet? That
 might solve some of your problems as well.

 Lanman
Thanks,
   Thats sorted it out,I have turned off Scan on Log On,while sort the 
the plugins out.
 I was looking at installing 3.2,but it was going to take forever to 
download even with broadband.I'm going to wait until 10.0 Final is released 
and install that.
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[newbie] KDE Crash

2004-04-02 Per discussione Drew Martin
Hi All,
I'm having problems booting into KDE 3.1.When I try to log on it gets 
to stage 3 of the log on and stops.I then get the error message nspluginscan 
has crashed and caused the signal 11(SIGSEGV)
  I can still log into Gnome and Xfce4,but I then have to kill 
nspluginscan,from KDE System Guard or I get the same error message.I have 
good idea what is the problem.I have KDE set up to look for new plugin's on 
log on.
How do I turn this off,so I can log on into KDE?I need to this because I 
am trying to wean the wife and kids away from Windows,and they find KDE the 
easeist to use at the moment.
Thank you for any help in advance.
   Cheers,
Drew.
  PS
 MKD 9.2



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[newbie] rar compression software

2004-03-29 Per discussione martin brandt
Hello,
I was wondering if anyone could recommend some software to compress to .rar. Id 
use rar for linux but thats retail if i want to use the compression commands.
Anyone know any other programs that allow me to compress into .rar?

Thanks a lot, Martin Brandt

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[newbie] rar compression software

2004-03-29 Per discussione martin brandt
Hello,
I was wondering if anyone could recommend some software to compress to .rar. Id 
use rar for linux but thats retail if i want to use the compression commands.
Anyone know any other programs that allow me to compress into .rar?

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[newbie] test

2004-03-25 Per discussione Drew Martin
test


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[newbie] Azareus java conflict

2004-03-25 Per discussione martin brandt

Hello
Im trying to get Azareus a java based BitTorrent client to work on my mandrake 
9.2 comp. Ive extracted the tar.bz2 and i changed the path for the java 
executable to what it really is, but now i get this error from the java gui:

An error occurred while launching/running the application.

Category: Invalid Argument error

Too many arguments supplied: {-cp, swt-pi.jar:swt-mozilla.jar:swt.jar:Azureus2.
jar, -Djava.library.path=./, org.gudy.azureus2.ui.swt.Main,  }

Seeing as I have the java plugin installed for Mozilla so i assumed that mozilla 
is conflicting, but i still get the same message when i close mozilla.

Any ideas?
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[newbie] Azareus Java conflict

2004-03-25 Per discussione martin brandt

Hello
Im trying to get Azareus a java based BitTorrent client to work on my mandrake 
9.2 comp. Ive extracted the tar.bz2 and i changed the path for the java 
executable to what it really is, but now i get this error from the java gui:

An error occurred while launching/running the application.

Category: Invalid Argument error

Too many arguments supplied: {-cp, swt-pi.jar:swt-mozilla.jar:swt.jar:Azureus2.
jar, -Djava.library.path=./, org.gudy.azureus2.ui.swt.Main,  }

Seeing as I have the java plugin installed for Mozilla so i assumed that mozilla 
is conflicting, but i still get the same message when i close mozilla.

Any ideas?
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[newbie] test

2004-03-23 Per discussione Drew Martin
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[newbie] can't read lexar jumpdrive

2004-03-18 Per discussione Tim Martin
I have two 128mb Lexar JumpDrives.  The first is the secure model and
the second is just a regular one.  Mandrake will read and write from the
secure one, but the regular one will not read or write.  I can't figure
out why, can anyone help?  Here is my fstab file.  Let me know if you
need more info.

Tim

/dev/hdb1 / ext3 defaults 1 1
none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0
/dev/hdb6 /home ext3 defaults 1 2
none /mnt/cdrom supermount
dev=/dev/hdc,fs=udf:iso9660,ro,--,iocharset=iso8859-1 0 0
none /mnt/cdrom2 supermount
dev=/dev/scd0,fs=udf:iso9660,ro,--,iocharset=iso8859-1 0 0
none /mnt/floppy supermount
dev=/dev/fd0,fs=ext2:vfat,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,umask=0,sync,codepage=850 0 0
/dev/hda2 /mnt/windows ntfs iocharset=iso8859-1,umask=0,ro 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/hdb7 /usr ext2 defaults 1 2
/dev/hdb5 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/sda1 /mnt/removable auto user,owner,noauto,rw,unhide 0 0



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[newbie] Zoomed display in GUI

2004-03-17 Per discussione martin brandt
Hi
Im having problems displaying my GUI properly. It appears all zoomed and the 
screen follows the mouse like some Software for the visually impaired i have 
seen before. This started happening when i changed my GPU. Im running mandrake 
9.2. Im pretty sure its a software issue, and its not my Monitor as i have 
tried another.

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RE: [newbie] Zoomed display in GUI

2004-03-17 Per discussione martin brandt
Quoting Tony S. Sykes [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

 Did you run any software to let the system know you changed your grafix
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 Hi
 Im having problems displaying my GUI properly. It appears all zoomed and the
 
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Yes sorry i forgot to say i choose correct driver during its first boot.
Im pretty sure its not the GPU either, it did this with a different card i 
tried before this one. (I was testing a few GPUs)
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RE: [newbie] Zoomed display in GUI

2004-03-17 Per discussione martin brandt
Quoting J.I. Evers [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

 
  Did you run any software to let the system know you changed your grafix
 card?
 
  -Original Message-
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of martin brandt
  Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 4:38 PM
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Subject: [newbie] Zoomed display in GUI
 
 
  Hi
  Im having problems displaying my GUI properly. It appears all zoomed and
 the
  screen follows the mouse like some Software for the visually impaired i
 have
  seen before. This started happening when i changed my GPU. Im running
 mandrake
  9.2. Im pretty sure its a software issue, and its not my Monitor as i have
  tried another.
 
 
 It sounds like your X server might be using a virtual desktop.  Mine was
 doing that a while back.  If you look in the /etc/XF86Config-4 you should
 see something along the lines of
 
 Section Screen
   Subsection Display
   Virtual XXX XXX
   End Subsection
 End Section
 
 If you comment out or remove the Virtual XXX XXX line you should hopefully
 be back in business.
 
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Almost there...
I did what you said (except that file was in /etc/X11) and i deleted the 
virtual lines (there were about 5 cases under Screen) and when i rebooted the 
screen was normal except like 800x600, so when i tried to change back to my 
usual 1024x768 it returned to virtual desktop again.. In more ideas? What is it 
that is telling it to change it to a virtual desktop?

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