Sorry Michael, my mistake, it runs fine from the command line as a normal user too.
I sort of have the feeling that it's got half web-installed, and can't pick up from where it left off. No evidence for this, just a feeling! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Michael Herger Sent: 04 April 2005 08:49 To: Slim Devices Discussion Subject: Re: [slim] (Still asking) Dumb Linux newbie Softsqueeze question On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 08:32:27 +0100, Patrick Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael > > 'java -jar softsqueeze.jar' only runs as root, What's the error/problem you get when you run this as a normal user? > but the applet runs as a Including sound? This is strange... > normal user. However, the web install doesn't work whether I try it as > root or a normal user. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Michael > Herger > Sent: 04 April 2005 06:55 > To: Slim Devices Discussion > Subject: Re: [slim] (Still asking) Dumb Linux newbie Softsqueeze > question > > > Patrick > > On Sun, 3 Apr 2005 11:34:48 +0100, Patrick Dixon > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> OK, I've forced a complete re-install of Slimserver and tried to get >> SoftSqueeze to install once again from the http interface, but all get >> left >> with is a (defunct) java process and a javaws process that's at 33 >> minutes >> and counting (with no visible or audible output). >> >> I can run SoftSqueeze as a applet, and I can run it explicitly (as su) > > Does it really only run when you're logged in as root? Then there might > be > a permission problem. > > Michael > > > >> from >> a shell, but clicking on the install and run just doesn't work for me. >> Any >> suggestions as to what I'm doing wrong, or what else I can do to find >> out >> what I'm doing wrong? >> >> I'm running released slimserver 6.0 rpm, on FC3 with java 1.5.0_01. >> >> Thanks, Patrick >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Patrick Dixon >> Sent: 02 April 2005 19:15 >> To: Slim Devices Discussion >> Subject: RE: [slim] Dumb Linux newbie Softsqueeze question >> >> >> Yeah - it happened that way on my windows box too. And it put an icon >> on my >> desktop. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jack Coates >> Sent: 02 April 2005 18:57 >> To: Slim Devices Discussion >> Subject: Re: [slim] Dumb Linux newbie Softsqueeze question >> >> >> Patrick Dixon wrote: >>> Thanks Jack >>> >>> "I don't use Fedora myself, but I'd guess >>> that you don't have a Java plugin in whatever browser you're using, so >>> it gave you some sort of "I don't know what to do with this jnlp stuff" >>> message. You probably assumed that was a "download this?" message, >>> waited a few seconds for nothing to happen, and then went searching." >>> >>> No, I've got firefox with a java plugin - so no "don't know what to >>> do". >>> >>> Waited more ike a few minutes (it is a slow m/c though). >>> >>> OK, so what should have happened then? And how do I undo what I've >>> done >> and >>> get it to happen right then? >> >> I'm currently rebuilding my linux laptop, so I can't say exactly what >> would happen, but firefox+java's behavior should be the same any any OS. >> That's the whole point of the "write once, run anywhere" philosophy >> underlying both toolkits. >> >> So what should happen when you click help > softsqueeze > install and >> run is: the applet downloads and launches. You get a splashscreen saying >> softsqueeze [version] with a picture. It downloads some more resources, >> unpacks some stuff, and then opens a virtual squeezebox. >> >> That's the way it happens on my mac and my windows box, and the way it >> happened on my linux box the last time I had one with X. >> >> -- >> Jack at Monkeynoodle dot Org: It's a Scientific Venture... >> Riding the Emergency Third Rail Power Trip since 1996! >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss > > > > -- > > Michael > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Help translate SlimServer by using the > StringEditor Plugin (http://www.herger.net/slim/) > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss -- Michael ----------------------------------------------------------- Help translate SlimServer by using the StringEditor Plugin (http://www.herger.net/slim/) _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
