On Saturday 06 January 2001 22:10, OS wrote:
> > > Just get KDE2.1beta1 from KDE FTP - the Mandrake RPMs for 7.2 or the
> >
> > tarballs
> >
> > > (both in unstable). It comes complete with CD AutoRun on the
> > > Multimedia
> >
> > menu
> >
> > > and it works a treat.
>
> a) That would work if I had / or could get anything to appear in the KDE
> menus !!! :-( Origionally I was getting two enteries for each menu
> item. After playing around with the Mandrake menu editor for a while I
> could get back to only one entry and then kcontrol would work. But close
> the Mandrake menu editor and the two items per entry problem would be
> back. So then I tried kmenuedit. Oh dear, I now have empty menus and
> nothing appears to be able to get them back ! Certainly not
> update-menus. I Have contacted a KDE mailing list and got short shrift
> about it not being a KDE problem but a Mandrake menu editor problem.
> This would appear to be correct given that after playing with the
> Mandrake menu editor the menu's could be made to work. However,
> kmenuedit has some very severe problems. For example, if, say, kpackage
> is removed using kmenuedit some files vital to running kpackage are also
> removed and kpackage will no longer run !
>
After installing KDE2.1beta1, remove (rpm -e) Mandrake's menu and menudrake
programs, then install kdebase-2.1beta1.tar.bz2.
> b) Shouldn't the kcontrol program actually had some entries in it !!!
>
> :-( I get the main frame, but where there should be a tree of items
>
> there is just a big white box.
>
When this happens, reinstall kdebase-2.1beta1 (you only need make install as
root).
> c) In KDE 1 kppp would shut down the connection on exiting KDE / X. This
> no longer happens. The 'phone connection is alive and well after X has
> shutdown.
>
KPPP | Setup | Misc. | Disconnect on X-server shutdown option (uncheck).
>
> I realise that these are KDE issues, but I don't seem to get very far
> with the KDE mailing lists. Anyone else fancy a try !
>
> Owen
>
> On 28 Dec 2000 21:47:47 +0000, OS wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Peter Ruskin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 11:43 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Cooker] Auto mount of music CD's
> >
> > > On Tuesday 19 December 2000 10:22, Francis Galiegue wrote:
> > > > On Thu, 14 Dec 2000, OS wrote:
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > >
> > > > > Does any one know how to get music CD's to start playing when they
> > > > > are inserted ?
> > > > >
> > > > > Using the Red Hat machines at work it works, the Mandrake ones do
> > > > > not
> > >
> > > Just get KDE2.1beta1 from KDE FTP - the Mandrake RPMs for 7.2 or the
> > > tarballs (both in unstable). It comes complete with CD AutoRun on the
> > > Multimedia menu and it works a treat.
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