Re: [newbie] XFCE, mdk10.0, www.eslrahc.com

For as much as I love Charles Edwards RPM archive, I still have preferred to use the graphical installers for XFCE that are available here: http://www.os-cillation.com/article.php?sid=42 I always found compiling against GTK on Mandrake is a pain in the ass, it feels like I have always

[newbie] XFCE, mdk10.0, www.eslrahc.com

The link on http://www.eslrahc.com/10.0/ to download xfce xfce-4.1.91-0.1000.2cae.i586.rpm seems to be dead. So my question is: Where can I find a xfce install file I can use to add XFCE to my mdk 10.0 system? In charles rpm page there are several rpm- packages. Do I need all these, or wich is

[newbie] Secondary OS...

Hi list, I want to install Debian Linux as a secondary OS. I have a clean seperate disk. Are there any manuals or todo explenations I could use? Running mdk 10.0 with lilo-bootloader. Regards Vegard Want to buy your Pack or Services from

Re: [newbie] cdredord trouble

I should have asked last time, what Mandrake version? No idea about 'NON CCS Disk'. Try looking around here, http://www.google.com/linux?hl=enlr=ie=ISO-8859-1q=NON+CCS+DiskbtnG=Google+Search What does 'cdrecord dev=ATA:1,0,0 -checkdrive' return? You might also try it

[newbie] cdredord trouble

neither k3b or x-cd-roast will start. They halt while showing the text Scaning for CD Devices. k3b gives this errormessage: [EMAIL PROTECTED] vegard]$ k3b QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used QPixmap: Cannot create a

Re: [newbie] cdredord trouble

On Tuesday 07 December 2004 04:50 am, Vegard Lundby Rekaa wrote: Also, typing cdrecord -scanbus gives this result Try 'cdrecord dev=ATA -scanbus' -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas Proud to be an American Heres the result of cdrecord dev=ATA

[newbie] Integritycheck of the disks

Sometimes the power goes,and my PC is brutaly shut down. When rebooting I press [esc] to get informative mode when strarting the system. Then I can press [Y] to confirm the system shall start an intergritycheck of my hda* partitions. Can I set this option to start automaticly whenever the PC is

Re: [newbie] Changing hostname

Re: [newbie] Changing hostname Actually the statement he needs is NEEDHOSTNAME=no derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org You were quite right Derek. It was NEEDHOSTNAME wich was ment to be configured... But then again, opening the /etc/hosts file I see this

Re: [newbie] Xlib: extension 'GLX' missing on display ':0.0'.

OK Your card uses the Nvidia chipset and Mandrake has configured the open source 'nv' video driver, but has not enabled the glx extension. Removing the comment # from the Load glx line ought to enable that to load, I am not sure why it is being put back in again. In any case the 'nv'

[newbie] Xlib: extension GLX missing on display :0.0.

Hi all, This errormessage pops up for several apps I'm trying to run (k3b, tuxracer.. an so on). The result is that I can not start the apps. How can I fix it? Xlib: extension GLX missing on display :0.0. Xlib: extension GLX missing on display :0.0. *** tuxracer error: Couldn't initialize

Re: [newbie] Xlib: extension 'GLX' missing on display ':0.0'.

Vegard! On Thursday 02 December 2004 09:16, Vegard Lundby Rekaa wrote: Hi all, This errormessage pops up for several apps I'm trying to run (k3b, tuxracer.. an so on). The result is that I can not start the apps. How can I fix it? Xlib: extension GLX missing on display :0.0. Xlib

Re: [newbie] Xlib: extension 'GLX' missing on display ':0.0'.

On Thursday 02 December 2004 13:21, Vegard Lundby Rekaa wrote: Here is Module and Device from XF86Config. I tried to remove th ## signs standing in the ## Load glx # 3D layer line but every time I reboot, it adds a # to the line. K3b has a mighty fancy splashscreen at startup. I would guess

[newbie] Changing hostname

My hostname on my PC at home is 062016248046.customer.alfanett.no wich is almost 40 characters long, and together with my username it tops 40 chars... Can I change this to somthing easier? It was set this way without me noticing when I installed mdk. Typing these commands gives: # hostname

Re: [newbie] Changing hostname

On Fri, 2004-12-03 at 08:19, Vegard Lundby Rekaa wrote: My hostname on my PC at home is 062016248046.customer.alfanett.no wich is almost 40 characters long, and together with my username it tops 40 chars... Can I change this to somthing easier? It was set this way without me noticing when

[newbie] cdrecord (k3b) won't work

Hi list, The first week after installing kmd 10.0 I could open and use k3b, but not burn any CD's. Now k3b won't even start. Trying to start the k3b program the program hangs when showing Scanning fo CD-devices in the bottom of the splashscreen. In hope of getting an idea what is wrong, I typed

[newbie] How to use stow with .tar.gz

I have installed stow to help me install packages, in this case pingpong-ABC bittorrent client. I have tried google and the man pages, but I can't find any description I understand. Here's the first lines of the man pages: NAME stow - software package installation manager SYNOPSIS

[newbie] What kernel do I have?

How do I find out what linux kernel I have? Regards Vegard Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com

Re: [newbie] Need help passing params while starting my pc

Are changes made by this method permenent after writing the command in the prompt as you said, or do they anly aply for this boot? Regards Vegard On Tuesday 23 November 2004 07:03 pm, Vegard Lundby Rekaa wrote: In www.mandrakeexpert.com I got this hint to fix a problem I am experiencing

[newbie] Need help passing params while starting my pc

In www.mandrakeexpert.com I got this hint to fix a problem I am experiencing. Try to pass this params while starting your pc : linux noapic nolapic I am new tp this, and was hoping someone could describe to my in detail what I am supposed to do and when? Best regards , Vegard

[newbie] Programs won't start in mdk 10.0

Hi list, yesterday I installed mdk 10.0 with Gnome Desktop and kernel 2.6.8, and I've been experiencing some problems with starting programs. Everything works fine just after I rebooted the windowmanager, but after a while after login I can't start new programs. Not from the menu's and not from

[newbie] Installing Java VM

I can't get sun microosystems java vm to work with my mozilla 1.6. I get the installation to work and there are no error messages. But when I browse the internett at java sites, it doesn't work. I've tried several times and googled for the answer. is there anybody out there who made java vm work?

Re: Re: [newbie] Installing Java VM

I know this is asking alot, but could you write down in more details how you did the prosedure you described below. I'm not so good at this. Anyway, thanks for the tips. Regards Vegard On Sat, 2004-11-20 at 07:29, Vegard Lundby Rekaa wrote: I can't get sun microosystems java vm to work

[Solved!! Nevermind!] Re: Re: [newbie] Installing Java VM

, 2004-11-20 at 07:29, Vegard Lundby Rekaa wrote: I can't get sun microosystems java vm to work with my mozilla 1.6. I get the installation to work and there are no error messages. But when I browse the internett at java sites, it doesn't work. I've tried several times and googled for the answer