Re: [newbie] Alternative to QuickTime

speaking of wine, are there any quick pointers on how best to use it ? I have a pure linux environment and must I partition it for windoze ? Ideally would like to run on my existing linux partition. Any HOW-TOs, tips would be appreciated thanks. Derek Jennings wrote:

Re: [newbie] can't eject cdrom

nope. tried that as well: eject cdrom and /dev/cdrom gives: eject: unable to eject, last error: Invalid argument Tom Brinkman wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED]"> On Monday 03 December 2001 07:43 pm, ethan wrote: I tried that and got this : umount /mnt/cdromumount: /mnt/cdrom: not moun

Re: [newbie] can't eject cdrom

of what happened ??? thanks, /ethan Ricardo Castanho de O. Freitas wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED]"> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-Hash: SHA1On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, ethan wrote:Hi, Ethan!I've seen these msg just now! I hope it helps!I had recently something this! I messed up the syml

[newbie] Alternative to QuickTime

Guys, what's the best alternative to QuickTime ? Ran into a site that requires QT but problem is that its only available for Windoze and Mac... /thanks Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Alternative to QuickTime

from what i can see, it provides only the libraries needed to run quicktime movies. Are there any executable binaries that can be used as plugins to Linux Netscape 6.2 ? thanks... mycal62 wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED]"> try this url : http://www.heroinewarrior.com/quicktime.php3 Want to buy

Re: [newbie] can't eject cdrom

I tried that and got this : umount /mnt/cdrom umount: /mnt/cdrom: not mounted [root@Echelon ethan]# eject eject: unable to eject, last error: Invalid argument [root@Echelon ethan]# eject eject: unable to eject, last error: Invalid argument so what's the issue ? thanks /ethan Ronald J. Hall

Re: [newbie] XINE reccomendation: [was] mplayer error

I was able to install from the link but get the error when I try to play the DVDs: xine-panel: PLAY xine_play: xine open xine-ui version 0.9.5cvs, start pos = 0, start time = 0 (sec) xine: cannot find input plugin for this MRL can I know what is causing this ? thank you. /ethan Paul

Re: [newbie] DVD player?

When I tried to install vlc rpm package, I get failed dependencies: [root@localhost ethan]# rpm -ivh vlc*.rpm error: failed dependencies: libdvdcss.so.1 is needed by vlc-0.2.91-1 libSDL-1.1.so.0 is needed by vlc-0.2.91-1 [root@localhost ethan]# any idea how to get rid of these dependencies

Re: [newbie] Importing Fonts

I am using webfonts.sh script found on the webfonts4linux website but I noticed that my Netscape 6.2 fonts still suck. is there any other way of beautifying my "netscape" ? My Kconquerer now looks much better though pls help. thank you. Ric Tibbetts wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED]"> Ah..

Re: [newbie] Internet Explorer fonts

speaking of browsers, can any one help me out here by telling me how to beautify my netsape 6.2 with better fonts ? I already tried webfonts4linux and it still looks the same although my Kconquerer looks much better. any help is appreciated. thanks. Dave Sherman wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED]"> On

Re: [newbie] DVD player?

of dependencies ie eachpackage requires one of the others, and if this is the case choose thelib rpmRegards Darrinethan wrote: When I tried to install vlc rpm package, I get failed dependencies:[root@localhost ethan]# rpm -ivh vlc*.rpmerror: failed dependencies:libdvdcss.so.1 is need

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 8.1 Music cd

owell). Most of my problems (sound related) went away when I changedsecurity back to low.-mmOn Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Hugo Ferreira wrote: Ethan,Seems like yours is not a simple case. This surpasses my knowledge.It seems you have two links to two mount point of type /dev/cdromx. where x isa number

Re: [newbie] No sound - LM 8.1 as user but sound appears when log in as root

could I know exactly what must be done in console.perms ? I tried modifying the permissions for sound to 0766 but to no avail... it still does not give any sound ! pls advise. thank you... Jose M. Sanchez wrote: 001301c1734a$c898dd40$d60a@WHOPPER"> Eh, as soon as the system reboots, it

[newbie] Reload Xinetd

How do I reload xinetd under LM 8.1 ? thanks. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Whereis WordPerfect??

errr... can I have a copy of it too... I'm interested in it as well.. thanks so much. Carroll Grigsby wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED]"> Terry Smith wrote: Thanks Charles and Sarah.I do have Star Office 5.2 installed at home (from the PowerPack) and today,at the office, installed Star Office

Re: [newbie] Reload Xinetd

will cause a hard reconfiguration... but how do you do that. I tried kill -SIGUSR2 xinetd but it does not work. pls advise. thank you. skidley wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED]"> On Thu, 22 Nov 2001, Ethan wrote: when i did that i got:xinetd restartUsage: xinetd [-d] [-f config_file] [-filelog

[newbie] No sound - LM 8.1 as user but sound appears when log in as root

Hi all, when I log in as a user, I do not get the login sound but when I login as root, I get the login sound for the KDE desktop 2.2.1. Can any one advise me on how to get sound again. thanks, Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Reload Xinetd

he fullpath.either go to the directory /etc/init.d/then execute ./xinetd reloador ./xinetd restartor do it in one swoop /etc/init.d/xinetd [ reload | restart ]HTHOn Thu, 22 Nov 2001 22:29:15 +0800, Ethan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: when i did that i got: xinetd restart Usag

Re: [newbie] Reload Xinetd

he fullpath.either go to the directory /etc/init.d/then execute ./xinetd reloador ./xinetd restartor do it in one swoop /etc/init.d/xinetd [ reload | restart ]HTHOn Thu, 22 Nov 2001 22:29:15 +0800, Ethan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: when i did that i got: xinetd restart Usag

Re: [newbie] Reload Xinetd

. if you enter "xinetd restart" then you are referring to the one in sbin. either you enter the fullpath of the xinetd script located at the init.d directory or just go there and do "./xinetd restart".ciao!On Thu, 22 Nov 2001 23:57:39 +0800, Ethan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: that's

Re: [newbie] mplayer won't run

sorry for the interruption - but I noticed that the mplayer file has a bz2 extension. How do i uncompress / compile and run it ?? mnu wrote: 20081429.fAIETl701803@smtp2"> Hello everyone! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction and suggesting that I use mplayer to play divx.My

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 8.1 Music cd

(rw,devmode=0664,devgid=43) So I don't see the cdrom mounted. Am I missing something here ? thanks. /ethan Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED]"> My mistake...As root, type # umount MOUNTPOINTWhere MOUNTPOINT is where your CD-ROM drive is mounted. Usually this is/mnt/cdrom.On

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 8.1 Music cd

Hugo Ferreira wrote: 017a01c16e7f$3789bc40$[EMAIL PROTECTED]"> Ethan, I have had the exact same problem and have finally solved it. Anyone please feel free to correct or suggest a better way of doing this. Try the following: 1. log in as root (in a KDE (or any

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 8.1 Music cd

de/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/cd lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 33 Jan 1 1970 cdrom2 - ../ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/cd appreciate your help. Hugo Ferreira wrote: 028f01c16e8d$9106f180$[EMAIL PROTECTED]"> Ethan, What is the result of a: demsg | grep cdrom and a ls -la

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 8.1 Music cd

my cdrom is not mounted and umount gives:- umount: /dev/cdrom: not found I still cannot figure out why I cannot play the music CD. normal CDs I am able to see and work with pls help. thanks, /ethan Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED]"> Assuming that your CD-ROM drive

[newbie] Re: Can Separate Partitions Interfere?

you have a lilo conf like above but do all 3 have the image=/boot/vmlinuz?) i hope i made this clear... -- Ethan Benson

Re: [newbie] Compiling Kernel under 6.1

Silly question, I know, but when you recompiled your kernel, did you build-in support for your SCSI card? If not, that's the problem If so, I'd double-check that it's not trying to load SCSI support as a module anyway. From my (very) limited experience compiling new kernels, you have the

Re: [newbie] Netscape

well since everyone is talking about netscape i have a question for you. Does anyone know why my button icons, and the little netscape comet thing all appear in black and white? its netscape 4.61 and im running in 24bit color mode. thanks Ethan