Re: [newbie] mandriva future?
On Monday 11 Apr 2005 12:04, Dobrescu Mihai wrote: Dear community, After the merge, what happents to the distro? Will be any free version available? I used MDK for 2 years... I've started to love it! quote Q1. Will the Limited Edition 2005 distro be split into several flavors, like Discovery and PowerPack? A download Edition (3CD available on public mirrors) will be released? A1. There will be only one version available through the Mandrakestore. Club members will have access to several different versions, and there will be a Download edition as before. /quote There will be one download free version per year, with additional material available to club members. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpwDrMxfmM9k.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] mandriva future?
On Monday 11 Apr 2005 18:04, Mike Adolf wrote: quote Q1. Will the Limited Edition 2005 distro be split into several flavors, like Discovery and PowerPack? A download Edition (3CD available on public mirrors) will be released? A1. There will be only one version available through the Mandrakestore. Club members will have access to several different versions, and there will be a Download edition as before. /quote There will be one download free version per year, with additional material available to club members. Anne Hi Anne Do you think there will be (free) updates available for the download version as it is now? I suppose the same urpmi soruces will be available? I don't have any insider info, but I was in the chat room when this was said. I got the impression that security updates etc will continue to be freely available. New material, possibly including major updates, will be confined to club members. That's only my impression, though. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpDCu1TILkFe.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] 400MHz enough video power?
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. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpDK5mEU75v1.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] 400MHz enough video power?
On Sunday 10 Apr 2005 16:28, Tom wrote: mplayer will more often play problem DVD's than xine. BUT, every once in a while I've encountered DVD's that xine will play and mplayer won't. Those are the players I would recommend, not totem Side-issue, but interesting. I have one disk that was burned on the hardware, stand-alond dvd recorder, that will not play in either xine or mplayer. It must just be marginal, something about not being able to read some of the ifo files, I think. I can play the individual chapters, launching from konqueror, under xine, but not the film as a whole. On the stand-alone recorder it plays OK - and guess what it's running? Unless I'm very much mistaken that's xine with a few extra menu options. If you request the text menu it is identical to the one I see on this box using the same option! My daughter has a Mustek portable dvd player, and that appears to have the same xine software, too. I've read a lot about embedded linux, but this is the first time that I have been aware of it. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpiUJCmI4nPp.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] 400MHz enough video power?
On Sunday 10 Apr 2005 19:26, JoeHill wrote: On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 10:28:12 -0500 Tom disseminated the following: That just isn't so. I have a GeF4, I use the 'nv' driver, I've never used the proprietary nvidia driver, DVD's and any other kind'a movies play jus' fine. DVD's, or any videos for that matter, _do not_ require hardware acceleration. Sorry, only speaking from personal experience. DVD's or AVI's will not play, at least not full screen anyhow, unless I'm using hardware acceleration, ie. the nvidia driver. Like you always say, YMMV ;-) There must be other factors, Joe. As I said, they play on my old Matrox card without acceleration, and this box has an NVidia card, but I'm using the nv driver only. Xine plays them here, too. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgphrxad92YmO.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Web page hints?
On Friday 08 Apr 2005 23:47, et wrote: have you installed drakwizard? just run the apache web server wizard from mcc, and when it asks you to put in the root, just change it to /var/www/html/Design. or are you asking about editing /etc/www/httpd/conf/httpd2.conf? as root and restarting apache? Hi, et. My small webspace is on my isp's server, so I can't do anything with apache. I;ve had some off-list help which I hope to implement over the weekend. If all goes well I'll report back in the hope that it helps someone else. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpgRn9jgl0yS.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Re: ark rar
On Saturday 09 Apr 2005 11:52, Q.H. Wang wrote: Q, if you delete your reply-to address, it would be easier for people on the Mandrake/Mandriva lists to respond to your posts. Hi Miark, Many thanks for your suggestion. Now I have removed my address from the reply-to. In fact I don't realize that. What problem does it cause? This, and several other issues that cause problems, are explained on http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/MandrakeMailingListEtiquette Do take the time to explore the Community TWiki, while you're there. There's a huge amount of useful information, although you may have to browse the index to see where it is. The search facility is a bit primitive, but it does bring up a list of pages where your search term is mentioned. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpShLPKXZdvr.pgp Description: PGP signature
[newbie] Web page hints?
I have a small amount of web space, and need to separate a part of it. A subdirectory call Design will be under the index page. I want to make it appear the root, but I can't remember how it's done. Nor can I find anything in either of the books I have. Can anyone either point me at suitable reading, or talk me through it off-list? Thanks Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgp7s8vGHwUzb.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Firewall for allowing ports selectively
On Tuesday 05 Apr 2005 01:11, Bryan Phinney wrote: So, when someone suggests that a Linux app be coded to provide the same false sense of security to users, when there are myriad choices of real firewalls as well as methods to lock the system down that are not trivially bypassed, some of us simply don't take the suggestion seriously. I think what people really want is something like a dialogue box on any dial-out from an application that gives the option of this session always never so that they can block automatic dial outs but allow genuine ones. So far many people have said that iptables rules should be used, but no-one has actually shown that it can be done - at least they hadn't up to last night. I haven't finished reading this morning. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpejHYL6n4nq.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Firewall for allowing ports selectively
On Tuesday 05 Apr 2005 11:13, Bryan Phinney wrote: I think what people really want is something like a dialogue box on any dial-out from an application that gives the option of this session always never so that they can block automatic dial outs but allow genuine ones. An app that knows the difference between these two things? That's not asking for much now, is it? If I could build such a thing, nobody on this group could afford it, Cisco and the other router manufacturers would be in a bidding war to buy it for themselves. No, a user that knows the difference. If you, as a user, can allow/deny packets, then a rogue process that you installed on your machine can do the same thing for its own packets. It need merely know HOW to do so. That sounds a valid point, to me. If you have a single personal firewall-like app for Linux, that problem is solved. If you install such an app and count on it to protect you from insecure software, you are living in a fool's paradise. Again, I don't have any problem with someone coding this, nor with running it, I simply don't see the point. It is Windows dressing, nothing more. I don't think so. I accept that it is not good control, but the alternative seems to be complete absence of control. If an application needs to reach out to get data, as Acrobat Reader does, then it has to have that ability, and I see no reason why it could not equally well send out packets. Perhaps that's because I don't understand firewalling deeply enough, but the discussions on both lists are not explaining the things we need to understand, like this point. The problem is that security is a huge subject. People who need to understand security for their business invest a great deal of time in learning it well, but for users that need only to protect themselves from a few things they see as threats while getting on with their real need there is no easy way to get an overview of the subject. We don't need the same level of security, really, though obviously it would be nice, but this isn't utopia. Frankly, the issue that started the discussion on Expert, that of Acrobat Reader being capable of telling an author who is reading his work, doesn't worry me personally. I'm just concerned that we are being told to either invest the time that a professional would, or 'take a running jump' - not that you would be so rude :-) Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgphQ1tLnNlOe.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Firewall for allowing ports selectively
On Tuesday 05 Apr 2005 11:57, Bryan Phinney wrote: Well, I did suggest that they pay someone to develop such an app as I didn't think that there would be a big Linux audience for it. (The fact that there is not a current project for such a thing, to my knowledge, would tend to bear that out.) However, I don't think that suggestion is so much rude as simply realistic. Thank you, Bryan. Your exposition of what actually happens, and would be likely to happen in a variety of situations is just what is needed to help us understand the issues. Personally I'm not terribly worried by this, and I quite take the point that if it is really necessary for someone they can buy the expertise. What I was really referring to was the constant RTFM in that thread, when, according to your exposition, that does not really address the issue. As I said, thanks for making things much more clear. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpByO8cbgwiF.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] KDE /K3B problem
On Tuesday 05 Apr 2005 11:33, Derek Jennings wrote: On Tuesday 05 April 2005 11:16, Russell Butler wrote: Hello all I have Mandrake 10.1 on 2.6.8.1-12mdk win4Lin kernel installed (dual boot with Win) and mostly use KDE. since a recent re-install I had been using the graphical login page, and I noted that it would not retain the faces settings. Mandrake Control Centre SystemDisplay Manager Select the 'KDM' display Manager Also, IIRC the 'faces' settings were not maintained for me until I adjusted them in kcontrol System User Accounts Probably a combination of the two are needed. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpO0LlVG4KMy.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Acrobat Reader 7
On Tuesday 05 Apr 2005 12:38, Pablo Ortuzar wrote: Hello, Since I installed Acrobat Reader 7, KGhostView no longer works (hangs forever). I've just downloaded KPDF: doesn't work either (*very* strange characters). Has anyone had the same problem? I haven't heard people complaining that kpdf doesn't work, but I have heard about font problems - apparently something to do with substitutions. You may find it worth while searching the kde-linux mailing list archives for the thread Kpdf and Acrobat Reader differ regarding fonts? Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpLo67EOThMB.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 10.2
On Tuesday 05 Apr 2005 15:37, Miark wrote: On Sun, 3 Apr 2005 15:44:42 -0400, JoeHill wrote: On Sun, 3 Apr 2005 17:38:47 +0100 Elwyn York disseminated the following: As far as your mail, it's stored in your home dir, which during even a clean install is not formatted, at least not by default AFAIK. This should go for most if not all of your 'data', depending on how you have your disk partitioned. This is true if /home is its own partition, but what if it's on the same partition as /? Will it not get wiped on a new install? In that case, the whole /home directory, including mail and any saved work, will be wiped out. You really do need a backup of your work and mail before you install. I'm not sure where sylpheed-claws stores your mail, but if you can't find it I'm sure someone will point you to it. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpPJ2civ7jfG.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Firewall for allowing ports selectively
On Tuesday 05 Apr 2005 19:37, jdow wrote: So you simply block all ports for AcroRead. That's as easy as only blocking port 80. The cute problem is when you want to read a pdf file in your browser. It is probably better to save the pdf file and only allow AcroRead to access local files. I do tend to view the pdf in a browser first, then save it if it looks useful. So watch, the Acrobat people will include a little app that AcroRead talks to and that little app accesses the net. It has a different name so it can still communicate. You get into an arms race quite literally. It may be that the way to handle this is in the court of public opinion. Spray this information around to all your friends. If they stop using AcroRead and use other tools instead maybe Adobe will get the message. (For that matter - why use AcroRead on Linux, anyway?) In theory, I don't mind a bit if an author wants to know about his work being read. The problem, of course, is in how it can be abused. As to why us AcroRead - things may have improved lately, but I first installed AcroRead because it handled scaleable printing better - printing 2-up, or A4 onto A5 paper. Certainly at that time I couldn't do it in any other package. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpWP90zcUWC4.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] PATH Oops
On Monday 04 Apr 2005 05:04, rikona wrote: Hello Anne, Sunday, April 3, 2005, 1:25:11 AM, Anne wrote: AW No man page matching to iptables found. Take a look at iptables-tutorial.frozentux.net - you might find it more useful than the man pages. Other similar stuff through Google, too. Noted, thanks. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgp0tcxTlXgEW.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] PATH Oops
On Monday 04 Apr 2005 08:36, SnapafunFrank wrote: Someone might have already answered to this later in the thread but I think want you need is: Open a new tab or page in konqueror and in the address bar type: Man:iptables That's what didn't work for me, but man:/iptables does work. Others are reporting that both forms work for them, so I don't know why my setup is different. Thanks for answering. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpMNoWJQkXzH.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] PATH Oops
On Monday 04 Apr 2005 03:44, RickSisler wrote: Yep, that works also, for some reason I wrote down in my things to remember book that the syntax is man:/manpage name man: also works for me .. but it shows this man:/ in the konqueror handbook subject: Viewing Help, Man and Info Pages shoulda looked there first I guess, when I answered earlier ;) Funny, I never thought of that. For a graphic app, a word processor, almost any other kind of app, I would have looked there, but not for konqueror. Perhaps its the last vestige of windows days, when the file manager was something quite separate in our minds than the other applications. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpyYzT84Zdx2.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Looking for some site for free web-publishing
On Monday 04 Apr 2005 10:55, Paul Smith wrote: Actually, what I am wanting it is a site for publishing a HOWTO pass/forward ports for my modem/router. Since my modem/router has not any manual and there is no available HOWTO, I thought that writing myself the HOWTO would help some people. Many ISPs offer a small amount of web space that would be adequate for that. Alternatively, why not write it up on our Community TWiki? All you have to do, then, is give the url, just as though it was your own website. What's more, because the TWiki is well used, google will probably pick it up for others that find it useful. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpcVgOADIHfO.pgp Description: PGP signature
[newbie] KWallet question
I've saved a wrong login in kwallet. How can I get to edit the wallet? I'm probably overlooking the obvious, but I can't find it. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgphB2W5ZfDmQ.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] PATH Oops
On Monday 04 Apr 2005 17:07, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: One thing you may want to do is take a look at some of the options in /etc/man.conf and deside if you want to broaden the search path for man pages. If you use the man command to look at man pages, you may also want to look at some of the shell variables that can be set to change the way man displays things... Thanks, Mikkel. Although I got the help I needed to read man pages in konqueror, I'll still explore this a bit further. You never know when it will come in handy ;-) Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgp3bk2L7MFA4.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] KWallet question
On Monday 04 Apr 2005 19:17, John Michael Schneiderman wrote: On Monday 04 April 2005 10:55, Anne Wilson wrote: I've saved a wrong login in kwallet. How can I get to edit the wallet? I'm probably overlooking the obvious, but I can't find it. Anne Go to Configure your desktop-Security-Launch Wallet Manager Double click on your wallet. Then you can remove and edit entries in your forms, and passwords for that site. Also you can just re-enter the information at the login screen and it'll see the change and fix it. Thanks. I knew I'd seen it somewhere, but couldn't find it again. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpEO6NFcs38h.pgp Description: PGP signature
[newbie] PATH Oops
For the comfort of my eyes I wanted to read man pages in konqueror, but got the error No man page matching to iptables found. You can extend the search path by setting the environment variable MANPATH before starting KDE. I tried to set the variable - probably doing it completely wrong, but I've clearly screwed up $PATH. [EMAIL PROTECTED] anne]# $PATH bash: /sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin: No such file or directory I presume there's a text file somewhere that I can edit to clean this up? Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpduVb2bjiL2.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] PATH Oops
On Sunday 03 Apr 2005 19:47, RickSisler wrote: Mikkel L. Ellertson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Anne Wilson wrote: For the comfort of my eyes I wanted to read man pages in konqueror, Anne, Mikkel, Does man iptables work from command-line? Hi, Rick. I have no problem accessing it from the command line. It's just for eye comfort that I wanted to do it in konqueror. At a pinch I could read it in a root console, which would certainly be easier than in a user console, but I don't like to do unnecessary things as root. Perhaps I got the command wrong in konqueror? Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpIKzSv850kS.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] PATH Oops
On Sunday 03 Apr 2005 20:18, Chris wrote: On Sunday 03 April 2005 02:08 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: On Sunday 03 Apr 2005 19:47, RickSisler wrote: Mikkel L. Ellertson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Anne Wilson wrote: For the comfort of my eyes I wanted to read man pages in konqueror, Anne, Mikkel, Does man iptables work from command-line? Hi, Rick. I have no problem accessing it from the command line. It's just for eye comfort that I wanted to do it in konqueror. At a pinch I could read it in a root console, which would certainly be easier than in a user console, but I don't like to do unnecessary things as root. Perhaps I got the command wrong in konqueror? Anne Anne, are you using man:/iptables on the Konqueror url line? It works fine here on my box. Chris, you're a star! I had missed the '/'! Thanks Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpcqVputaLdM.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] PATH Oops
On Sunday 03 Apr 2005 21:43, Chris wrote: On Sunday 03 April 2005 03:38 pm, mike wrote: Adolfo Bello wrote: On Sun, 2005-04-03 at 21:15 +0100, Anne Wilson wrote: Anne, are you using man:/iptables on the Konqueror url line? It works fine here on my box. Chris, you're a star! I had missed the '/'! Thanks Anne Anne: It works here (cooker) without the '/'. Just man:iptables. Adolfo ditto here on 10.0 man:iptables Mike Yep, that works also, for some reason I wrote down in my things to remember book that the syntax is man:/manpage name That's strange. man:iptables is what I was trying, without success, whereas man:/iptables worked. I thought that the first version was what I had used before. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgp8HcHQjoTEK.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] PATH Oops
On Sunday 03 Apr 2005 21:02, RickSisler wrote: Anne Wilson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Sunday 03 Apr 2005 19:47, RickSisler wrote: Mikkel L. Ellertson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Anne Wilson wrote: For the comfort of my eyes I wanted to read man pages in konqueror, Anne, Mikkel, Does man iptables work from command-line? Hi, Rick. I have no problem accessing it from the command line. It's just for eye comfort that I wanted to do it in konqueror. At a pinch I could read ^^^ ^^^ I do the same thing too .. 8) it in a root console, which would certainly be easier than in a user console, but I don't like to do unnecessary things as root. Perhaps I got the command wrong in konqueror? Anne Hi Anne, sorry to waste bandwidth if it was too much info .. No problem, Rick. I appreciate the attempt to help. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpxR2a4wmPG8.pgp Description: PGP signature
[newbie] IRC channel, Mandrake
I have been asked to remind everyone that there is an IRC channel for Mandrake, on Freenode. It was #mandrake, but is now ##mandrake. I haven't tried it myself, but I'm told it is a good place to try when you need urgent help. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpKGuuVw3wpe.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] back to Windows
On Saturday 02 Apr 2005 13:22, Daniel Anderson wrote: With the original 4k ram ...none of that sissy 16k expansion stuff ;-) Or the 720k drives. Weren't they the double-density ones? I seem to remember 360k in the heady days of my first floppy drive - before that it was stretch audio tape. Of course my Spectrum had 48k RAM, whereas my first computer, ZX81 had 1k on board and 4k on an add-on pack that had to be strapped up with insultating tape to stop it wobbling and whiting everything out. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpXMg1CF8jYB.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] back to Windows
On Saturday 02 Apr 2005 13:20, SigmaX wrote: Makes me feel young though... 1k of RAM? Gee whiz. I guess there wasn't much eye candy, huh? :-P. Eye candy? We built pictures from white blocks on the black screen! g It was almost 6 years after that when I got my first pc - with a monochrome green screen. I remember that awful sinking feeling when I saw the C:\ and didn't know what to do next. I also remember that there was no affordable software at first that did what I had been doing on the Spectrum - accounts, database, spreadsheets and so on. As for graphics - no way! Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpMSSUbVCWGa.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] back to Windows
On Saturday 02 Apr 2005 20:48, Duncan Anderson wrote: Anne Wilson wrote: We had a Computer Group in Huddersfield, rather like the LUGs today. We all carted down our heavyweights and plugged them in on trestle tables, with adapters on adapters g. On one occasion I actually had the output of another computer on my ZX81 screen! Anne Wow! That is impressive! I remember we used to connect Tandy 100 portables to a UNIX box and use them as rudimentary terminals while testing some comms software we were writing, but to do it with a ZX81! (bows and scrapes in obeisance to true geek divinity) Only one problem there - we did it by accident! The Spectrums were much easier to link up. Do you remember ZX-Net? And Red Box, where you could use the mains circuit for networking your Speccys? Only vaguely. I was never involved with either. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgp3QF2m7UdFI.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] back to Windows
On Saturday 02 Apr 2005 21:16, Noel McG. wrote: Hello Anne, Why is it, that recently, that all your post come up as an attachment and are unreadable in the ordinary way? Because you are using OE: X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 and it seems that OE can't correctly handle GPG signed messages Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpF2JHndl7IE.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Adobe Acrobat Spying on Users (Re: [newbie] Adobe Reader
On Sunday 03 Apr 2005 01:42, Stephen Kühn wrote: On Sun, 2005-04-03 at 10:25, Derek Jennings wrote: I gave up spying on you when you started sitting at your terminal naked. Now if only Anne and Margot would stop... No way - gotta have some fun somewhere Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpi57sPWI00w.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Playing dvd movies on a computer
On Sunday 03 Apr 2005 02:46, Robert Yu wrote: Anne, is there a way of finding out whether the updated packages are really installed when I do follow the instructions? The instructions from easyurpmi set up your sources. You then need to use urpmi or Software Installer to do the updates - either way you will see it happening. If you haven't installed slocate, do so. ISTR that you also have to add yourself to the slocate group (userdrake, to do that). Then, from a console you can type slocate packagename and you will see all the packages with that name in - including the docs - so you will see which version you have installed. There are probably other ways, but this is the way that I check things. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpvTk0PiAWLu.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Playing dvd movies on a computer
On Friday 01 Apr 2005 13:52, Paul Smith wrote: Dear All I do not have a dvd player, but I have heard that it is possible to use the computer dvd recorder to play dvd movies. Could somebody here please give me some directions? You can indeed. However, commercial dvds are encoded, and thanks to the legal implications Mandrake cannot give you the packages you need. PLF supply Mandrake packages to deal with this situation. So - 1) Go to easyurpmi.zarb.org and follow the instructions there to make sure you have a plf source - while you are there it would pay you to grab one source from each of the sections listed. A long chain of commands will be given to you to paste into a root console. It does take a while for that to complete, so be patient until it has finished. Using urpmi from the command line or Software Installer as a gui will now give you a whole raft of possibilities you didn't have before. 2) If you have xine installed, uninstall it. 3) Get the xine packages from the plf site - if you use Software Installer make sure you have enabled Maximum Information. You also need decss and any codecs you can find, to give you maximum flexibility. Install them in the usual way and you should be fine. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgprQsRYFdXOO.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] back to Windows
On Friday 01 Apr 2005 15:41, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But strangely, if you look at his website he has taken the trouble to include linux links and he has written about it at some length, although I'm afraid I don't read his language. Look for him in the archives, then look at the date. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpGwaCULXm5y.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Cannot access the archives
On Friday 01 Apr 2005 17:12, Christopher Taylor wrote: I have not been able to access the archives today. I s there something that I have wrong? I am using the URL http://archives.mandrakelinux.com The operation is always timing out. Thanks. Try http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-newbie or http://www.mail-archive.com/newbie%40linux-mandrake.com/ Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpbt0GrTagnR.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] To Twiki Editors, Welcome to Newbie Manager and List-Members.
On Tuesday 29 Mar 2005 17:50, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: Mr. Geek wrote: Having something like a newsletter would also allow people to compile their own libraries on a variety of technical topics, which can be reviewed offline at their leisure, while cutting back on some of the redundant posts to the list. Following along this line of thought, would it be possible to post the newsletters on the Twiki site for future reference, with a possibility of any user requesting those article by email at a later date? In theory, it sounds good. In practice, I suspect that the people that need it most would not read it. It would get treated like the welcome message - filed and forgotten. Having been away, I've only just seen this. Just a few points I'd like to make: 1) The TWiki was started for just this reason - so many FAQs. 2) It wasn't being read by many newbies, so some of us started adding a link from our sigs. 3) It wasn't being read by many newbies, so the 'Welcome' letter was added. 4) When we re-direct people to the TWiki they say that they have never heard of it, and would have like to have known about it earlier. I accept the criticism that getting around is not always easy, but we get few constructive comments to make it easier. There is an Index, and there is a search, which, though primitive, always seems to help me find something that isn't in the obvious place. Improvements are always welcome, but we need suggestions to help us. As for the drop in new posters to the newbie list, it seems to have been roughly in proportion to the increase in complete newbies posting to the expert list. Not wanting to put a damper on anyone's ideas :-) Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpXetI6B0Wlh.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Learning Mandrake in the UK
On Tuesday 29 Mar 2005 18:53, Noel McG. wrote: Hello Anne, Why is it all of a sudden over the last few days, that your messages do not load but are shown as attachments each time? Because you are using Outlook Express. I don't know why it happens, but I have been told by others that messages with GPG signing do not appear correctly in OE. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgp6Byv4gQ8el.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] gwenview
On Wednesday 30 Mar 2005 10:12, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: Anne Just wanted to say I am enjoying getting to use gwenview. I also updated gimp to 2.2 and it seems easier to use than v2.0 which I used in windows. Glad you're enjoying it. You've enough problems with other things :-) Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpsDVa78qCAR.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] To Twiki Editors, Welcome to Newbie Manager and List-Members.
On Thursday 31 Mar 2005 15:17, Mr. Geek wrote: Anyway, it seems rhetorical at this point, since the majority of the feedback concerning the idea was not positive. It seems that other assessments were right on this. No one would have the time. Time is always of the essence, isn't it? g. I rather like the idea of focussing on one area and linking to the appropriate TWiki entry(ies). Don't mind me - I'm just a bit depressed at the moment, and getting people to actually read anything seems to be a losing battle. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpSzLMcFcAtK.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Linneighborhood
On Sunday 27 Mar 2005 08:19, Leaf wrote: On Sunday 27 March 2005 06:26, Jason Oakley wrote: Hi. I've installed Linneighborhood on my MDK 10.1 installation. I can't find any icons for it in my MD-K-DE menu so I don't know how to configure it. It'd be nice to use for setting up connections to Samba shares on my FreeBSD server. TIA Is smb4k available for Mandrake? I use PCLOS so I am guessing smb4k is either in a repository or on your installation. Check for that. You can use Linneighborhood but I find smb4k a wee bit more professional in it's layout and appearance, interface, etc. Yes, it is available, but I've not had good experiences with either LinNeighborhood or Smb4k under 10.1 (could be other reasons). I've created a desktop link, selecting Create New Device NFS and select the mount that you need. It is fast and efficient. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpgoKFfMbn05.pgp Description: PGP signature
[newbie] OT - OOo in Windows
Sorry for this, but I need some urgent help. Tomorrow I have to install OOo under Windows for my daughter. I'm trying to woo her, kicking and screaming, from her use of Lotus WordPro. I've installed it here under Win4Lin so that I can look it over. The problem I've found is that clicking on a url or email address makes it attempt to launch IE or OE, even if you are only trying to edit it. She'll never cope with that - she'll just abandon it. I can't see how to turn this off. I'm sure it must be possible. Can anyone help me, please. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpQxAKxgT7ni.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] OT - OOo in Windows
On Saturday 26 Mar 2005 14:00, SnapafunFrank wrote: Anne Wilson wrote: Sorry for this, but I need some urgent help. Tomorrow I have to install OOo under Windows for my daughter. I'm trying to woo her, kicking and screaming, from her use of Lotus WordPro. I've installed it here under Win4Lin so that I can look it over. The problem I've found is that clicking on a url or email address makes it attempt to launch IE or OE, even if you are only trying to edit it. She'll never cope with that - she'll just abandon it. I can't see how to turn this off. I'm sure it must be possible. Can anyone help me, please. Anne ToolsOptionsOpenOffice.orgExternal Programs Set things here and you are able to browse to your preferred program .exe files. That makes sense. I don't have Moz installed under win4lin, but I shall be able to point it at that on her box. I've had her on Moz for years. I'd rather shut it off, though, if possible. I think it will drive her mad. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpj9FNXUh1Ld.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Assistance from newbies needed
On Saturday 26 Mar 2005 16:20, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: I guess we will have to restructure the Restoring the Boot Loader section into a more general Using the Rescue Mode of the Install CD. It is not may favorite tool, but it is one that users will have. It has been a wile sence I have read the Welcome to Newbie list message, but isn't there a link to the TWiki site in the message? There is. I wonder if anyone ever bothers to read the message. It was put together after a lot of thought about what new listers need to know. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpwKcEfNiHyf.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] OT - OOo in Windows
On Saturday 26 Mar 2005 14:35, Mr. Geek wrote: Anne; Take a look at the title bar in OpenOffice. Go to ToolsOptionsOpenOffice.org, and open that section. Look for a subsection called External Programs and change the settings to match your preferences. I know you have to be logged in as the specific user (your daughter in this case) for the changes to be applied to her desktop and to her instance of OpenOffice. Yes, I found that. I really wanted to be able to switch it off. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgptsgIOrtWyR.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Editing files as SU with Kword
On Saturday 26 Mar 2005 15:51, Simon wrote: I cannot open files in order to edit them when I am in Konqueror as SU. I get an error message :KDEInit could not launch 'kwrite' I do have Kwrite installed. Any ideas please. Thanks, Simon. Yes - I've no idea why it happens, but the cure is simple. In a root console, type xhost + localhost and all will be well again. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpUUauShetRh.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Konsole won't open
On Saturday 26 Mar 2005 17:42, eric jackson wrote: On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 09:33:30 -0800, John Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On March 26, 2005 08:11 am, eric jackson wrote: I recently installed 10.1. For some reason Konsole won't open. I get an error message saying KDEinit can't open Konsole. I tried using the other terminal program that Mandrake installed. It will open but it won't accept any input from the keyboard. Any help you can offer would be appreciated. Eric Jackson Is there any other message from KDEinit about why it won't open Konsole? That might be helpful. I've not had that problem before. KDE has refused to open other programs but never that one. :) ttfn John No, that's all it says. Any one know if it's possible to uninstall and re-install Konsole? Eric Jackson It could well be a similar problem to Simon's. Anyway, it won't hurt to try the same cure. If it doesn't work it will do no harm. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgp9PkQjQNNKt.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Editing files as SU with Kword
On Saturday 26 Mar 2005 17:53, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: The reason has to do with X server security. Normally, only the user that owns the current X secession can have programs connect to it. Starting an X based program requires that it connect to an X server. Now, the user that is logged to the GUI owns the current X secession. He/she/it has the keys needed to connect in their home directory. If you use su to change to another user, the keys are still there. But if you use su -, or if you change the envirement, then you no longer have the keys, and the X server will not let you connect. Running xhost + localhost or xhost localhost tells the X server that any program on localhost can connect without needing the keys. This is ok for a home system, but is a security risk on a more open system. That sounds logical, Mikkel, except for two things. One - it doesn't always happen when you try to edit a file as root, and two - it sometimes happens when you are working as user! Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpDjQ8UpTE1H.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] YOUR MESSAGE #57288 - IDE CONTROLLER PROBLEM
On Saturday 26 Mar 2005 16:46, Linda Ken Bowmer wrote: Hi, I wondered if you could send me a copy of your message 57288, on the above subject, from Mail Archive. It appears to have been deleted. I am installing new hard drive (Samsung 6.4G) and during the set up I have received this message General failure on the integrated secondary IDE controller. The computer is an HP Vectra 525MCx. Any help you can offer would be much appreciated. Hi, Ken. I don't know if anyone will have that message - what date (even roughly) was it? Meanwhile, let's see if we can help. Is this a stand-alone drive? Or an additional one? I presume it's additional, since you talk of the secondary IDE controller. At what point do you see this message? Immediately on switch-on, or during boot into Mandrake (or other distro)? Does your BIOS see the drive? How is it cabled - Master, Slave or Cable Select? If it's CS - where on the cable is it located? It is an 80-wire cable, is it? CS doesn't work properly on 4-wire cables as far as I know. If it's M/S - have you checked the jumpers? Anything else you can tell us that may have a bearing? Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpufZE9EdQ5E.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Program to save a selected part of a picture
On Sunday 27 Mar 2005 03:58, Lee Wiggers wrote: Members have been talking about Gwenview. May be what you need. If you go for GwenView, read the TWiki page first - you need the latest version of some packages. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgprEYA2AFXaj.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Security updates for new MD10.1
On Thursday 24 Mar 2005 23:49, DAN WALKER wrote: That worked a treat. Thank you very much. I can't believe that this is not documented and easy to find somewhere. I looked all over the place but found the answer here thanks to you, anne. Dan, you can find lots of help on the Community TWiki - the link in my sig will take you to the home page. Take a good look at the Beginners' section, and browse the Index. You may find that some links are out of date - if you do, please report them on list and we'll try to get them fixed or removed. It is a community effort, so all feedback is helpful. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpnQwqv5t9ay.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Learning Mandrake in the UK
On Friday 25 Mar 2005 08:13, DAN WALKER wrote: Thats what I currently do. My work will pay for a course, but as we are a school, the budget could be spent on better things like getting a real pet hamster instead of the stuffed glove with sequins as eyes. Where are you, Dan? The suggestion of finding a LUG was a good one. Also, the LUG is likely to be aware of training in your area. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpjng2g6AcwB.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Learning Mandrake in the UK
On Friday 25 Mar 2005 13:19, DAN WALKER wrote: there is one where I am - milton keynes. would it be full of bearded men who drive austin allegros? a bit scared of going. The ethos of a group is unpredictable - some are academic, some are bearded men who drive austin allegros, most are very welcoming. After all, you've just discovered their pet baby g Their web site is not fancy (http://www.mk.lug.org.uk/) but it starts by saying: Welcome to the Milton Keynes Linux User Group (MK LUG) website. Milton Keynes LUG aims to provide advice and support to computer users before, during and after they install the Linux operating system. I know how scarey it feels - I was female (arghh) and over 60 (even more argghhh) when I first went, but there's nothing to be scared of. After all, even if it's absolutely lousy you don't have to go again g Start with the website. Join their mailing list, lurk for a day or two, then drop a line introducing yourself if it looks friendly. Let us know how you go on. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpjbCJzwlngm.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Learning Mandrake in the UK
On Friday 25 Mar 2005 16:11, Aron Smith wrote: On Friday 25 March 2005 05:19 am, DAN WALKER wrote: there is one where I am - milton keynes. would it be full of bearded men who drive austin allegros? a bit scared of going. Buy a geek a pizza and a beer ,tell them that you are learning about linux and..you will have to shoot them to shut them up if it is a pretty girl doing the asking shooting them won't work LOL - too true! Though the girl may prefer chocolate or icecream to pizza. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpVMMaQUrvHj.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] win4lin
On Thursday 24 Mar 2005 14:32, Christophe wrote: Hello, Since I can not watch dvds on my laptop ( and I tried...) It certainly can be done. Of course it depends whether you have the time to troubleshoot your problem. and I need Asymetrix Toolbook to create educational material. I don't know the program, so I don't know whether it can be run under wine (free). Win4Lin will definitely run it if it runs under Win98. Check out netraverse.com for more details. You need the 5.1 version. How can I install win 98 ( I have the cd for it) on my machine who is completely dedicated to MDK 10.1 community. I saw a win4lin kernel, what is the purpose of it? Is it easy to install windows under MDK when you have one 60 GB HD on a acer Aspire 1680 notebook? I'm about to do an install on my desktop machine. The only problem I see is in matching the kernel you are running. Downloading the Win4Lin installer will check whether your kernel is one that they directly support. If it isn't you will have to look at other possibilities (that's what I have to do today). Once you are over that hurdle, installing the windows distro is easy. Configuration is easy enough if you read the docs. It certainly makes life easier if you have apps you need - but it is not free, although I don't think it's extortionate, considering what software for windows normally costs. I'm sorry to do that but I have to work too :-D ...from time to time! No apology necessary - and I certainly know the feeling :-) Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpmajh6pM0dd.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Security updates for new MD10.1
On Thursday 24 Mar 2005 17:50, DAN WALKER wrote: Please excuse my newness... I tried to do the updates for my i686 machine, but it says that the website is uncontactable. Where can I find a list of update mirrors. I have googled but can not find any. Hi, Dan. Open Mandrake Control Center, Software Management, Media Manager and remove the Update source. Then go to easyurpmi.zarb.org and follow the instructions on that page to set new sources. While you are there, set up a source for plf, and I would recommend setting one for every group on there. You can select them all at once, then the page will come back with a long command that you paste into a root console. You should have no problems after that. If you don't know unix-style cut-and-paste, ask here. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgphtZA3FIQ71.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Mandrake as a Firewall
On Wednesday 23 Mar 2005 16:56, Fajar Priyanto wrote: On Wednesday 23 March 2005 19:46, Anne Wilson wrote: quote Mandrake Linux offers one of the best OSS Firewall servers available today /quote http://www.flexbeta.net/main/articles.php?action=showid=87perpage=1pag en um=1 is a detailed account of using 10.1 as a dedicated firewall. Anne Superb link Anne! I didnt know that we can download Mandrake's MNF. I'm downloading it on to my notebook, and will deploy it into my current gateway/firewall box once I get a grip on the conf. Thanks. I got it off-list from a friend - I thought it was too good to keep to myself :-) Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpNnAmMXnGlC.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] gwenview
On Monday 21 Mar 2005 06:45, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: I've installed gwenview, unfortunately the attempted install of updated version failed and it is version 1. I can't see any of the photos using this application. I can see them in Konqueror, and find their file names in gwenview but no images appear. Been hunting around for some documentation, but not much luck so far. Any ideas appreciated. Hi, Rosemary. I suspect that the old version doesn't work very well, and so far the new version is only available on the club site. You could try a message to Angelo Naselli [EMAIL PROTECTED] who was very helpful to me in getting it working. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpaI9gmgZsb6.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] gwenview
On Monday 21 Mar 2005 10:21, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: Okay Anne - thanks - wondered if it was something silly I was doing ... I don't think so. I need to become a club member obviously. I see that GQview provides a good picture on monitor, and I can see the photos using Gimp2. Have not attempted anything with it though. The display of files etc in gwenview looked easy to deal with. It is really nice, so get it when you can. Meanwhile, if you can install gpp it will give you the ability to print multiple photos to a page. GwenView can do it, but if you haven't got that working, get gpp. Will contact Angelo - thanks for your help. Buying a card reader to access my photos and save the visit to WinXP. It's becoming a point of honour, not to mention *nuisance*. Have some photos I want to look at! LOL - I know the feeling. Most people seem to be able to use their card readers now. It used to be problematic for card readers with more than one format, but a few months ago I bought a front-panel for one box, to allow me to input sound from my hi-fi, for recording. As it happens it has a 6-in-1 card reader as well, and I was amazed to find that it was just picked up without me doing anything, showing up as extra removable drives. Actually - have used Gimp in windows and produced photos in mandrake 10.1. Just need to learn how to work it better! It's brilliant at almost everything you want it to do, but it does feel strange at first. There's a massive manual in .pdf format. Google for it, but if you can't find it let me know - I think I have a copy here that I could send you. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpQPB37vQx8s.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] KDE - KOrganizer - Free/Busy
On Monday 21 Mar 2005 13:26, SOTL wrote: Hi All Does anyone have any idea of how to set up KOrganizer Free/Busy Where the setup ask for Server Information what server should be entered? Same for User Name and Password. Is the following correct? Server Information: mail.ISP.net User Name: Login Name to e-mail Password: email Password I don't think it is. As far as I know it only works if you have groupware set up. The kdepim-user list ([EMAIL PROTECTED], joined from the kde website) would be able to help. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgp9thQwLpfYq.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Yet Another RPMDrake question
On Monday 21 Mar 2005 15:48, Leaf wrote: On Monday 21 March 2005 07:44, Robert Yu wrote: If I double-click on an RPM that's not listed in RPMDrake, will it be able to install? I am left to assume you have this RPM somewhere on your computer and you move your mouse over it and double left click and wonder if this action will allow it to auto-install? If this is what you are asking then no. It will open a window and you will view the contents of that RPM. You can right click on it and select the option that is Mandrake's package handler (I forget it's name, I am currently using another distro). If you run that packaged handler it will try and install it. If that RPM has dependencies you haven't handled it will fail but it will tell you what dependencies are required. From the command line you can also install the package via the rpm command. rpm -i packagename will work, if you aren't in the package's directory you will need the complete path in that name /etc/blah/blahblah.rpm for example. I have used rpm packages created with checkinstall, and a single click on them asks if I want to use Software Installer. That, of course, does handle dependencies. I think it's definitely worth a try. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpn8SzMzPsL7.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Attempting upgrade to 10.2 beta
On Monday 21 Mar 2005 18:10, Christopher Taylor wrote: I am debating whether or not to upgrade to the 10.2 beta. Primarily the updates in KDE are appealing and some of the others as well. I know that I can get the iso's via bittorrent. Once burnt, how do I go about doing the upgrade? My main concern making sure that I don't lose any data. I can certainly backup my home directory to cd, but if I have to setup the users again then the ids will be wrong. Thanks in advance. Christopher, from this I take it that you don't have your /home on a separate partition? We generally recommend having a separate partition because any reinstall or upgrade can leave that partition alone, so there's no possibility of losing data. If you have any spare space, make a new partition and get all your /home copied onto it. I seem to recall people saying that if you create a partition in Mandrake Control Center and say that you want it to be mounted as /home it will ask if you want your data copying across. Perhaps someone could confirm this? Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpvDc6ZgF3J6.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Auld lang syne.
On Monday 21 Mar 2005 19:35, Ron Hunter-Duvar wrote: On March 21, 2005 10:41, Duncan Anderson wrote: ... Learning to use vi never killed anybody. ... No, it just made them wish they were dead! 8^} Vi is one of those necessary evils, because sometimes when your system is really messed up, it's one the few things that will still work, and that can save you. But I would never use it when something more sane was available. Forget to hit i and all your typing gets executed as commands. If you're a touch typist, you look back to the screen and your whole file is trashed. Nothing to do but :q! and start over. Forget to hit esc after inserting and all your commands are embedded in your file instead of being executed. Oh, and don't forget, if you're at the end of a line, you have to use a instead of i. I could go on and on. Worst Editor Ever! (in the voice of Comic Book Guy) You know, this is one of those cases where 'experts' hit more trouble than newbies. Because you are unsure of yourself you progress very slowly, and you see immediately if something is not behaving as you expect. My knowledge of vi amounts to maybe half a dozen commands, but it can get me out of trouble, and that's all I ask of it. Don't ask me about emacs g But I don't want to restart the Editor Wars! To each his/her own. 8^} ;-) Couldn't resist it. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgp2bHQ250PAx.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Attempting upgrade to 10.2 beta
On Monday 21 Mar 2005 20:12, Christopher Taylor wrote: My home is on a searate partition. I am just unfamiliar with the upgrade process. I started with a blank machine and let Mandrake do the rest. At installation, it created the 5 gig root, 1 gig swap, and 24 gig home partitions. I am not sure what files get upgraded and what files get left alone. In any future install, if you select 'use existing partitions' it will overwrite your root partition (it formats it first) but it will only format your /home directory if you choose to let it. I'd say that 5GB is not very big, though, so in a future install, if you have any spare space create another partition, say 4GB, for /usr. That should take some of the strain off it. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpqiVCsrWtES.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Attempting upgrade to 10.2 beta
On Monday 21 Mar 2005 20:46, Christopher Taylor wrote: Should I suggest that for future installs on the twiki? I also thought that the default for root seemed small. If you can see a page that would benefit from that, by all means add it. Anything that helps you may also help someone else. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpN4PqzZh1yQ.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] ADSL.
On Monday 21 Mar 2005 20:55, Malcolm Candlish wrote: Sirs, Can any one give me ideas on the best broadband provider for Mandrake-Linux. At present I have a dial up modem and have been so far attracted to Metronet who charge only £10 per month: although there are extra charges for heavy downloads. Do your costings carefully, particularly if you intend to download future distros or use bittorrent. My provider is mailbox.co.uk, which is not the cheapest, but because it is unlimited I think it is good value. Can Linux work with any provider as in the case of dial up. It's not so much that, as that many providers can't or won't work with linux. It's simple enough, really, if they will give you straightforward information that you need to set up your connection, but some simply will not talk to you if you are going to use linux. I would suggest that you email the support line of any provider you are considering, tell them that you are going to be using linux and ask if you will have any problems. You will quickly be able to tell from their replies whether they are going to be good to work with or a PITA. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpgrE4RZ03Jc.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] YAY! Success! But a bit hiccup. was Doomed: KDE 3.4
On Sunday 20 Mar 2005 09:13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2. Kmail doesnt see my mailing list folders! Oh, boy I've got ten of thousands emails there. What should I do to get Kmail 1.8 recognize them? Just a guess, Fajar, but maybe kmail is now using the default ~/Mail as its directory, instead of ~/.Mail as it did in 10.1? If so, use the import options and just point it at the old directory. I had to do that when I changed to imap folders, and it is truly trouble-free. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgp1B4pwPoDDt.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] digikam update
On Sunday 20 Mar 2005 12:16, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: On Sunday 20 Mar 2005 22:45, Dan Gordon wrote: On March 20, 2005 04:48 am, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: After mucking about most of the day, and thinking I had installed the newer package I get this after checking to see what version I have - digikam-0.6.2. What am I doing wrong? Rosemary As far as I understand newer versions of digikam will only work with newer versions of KDE, IE im sure the latest version only works with KDE 3.3 and newer. That is what the maintainers of the program have planed. I tryed to install the latest version on KDE 3.2.3 but did not match the requirements. Too bad for me as they have some nice stuff in the latest version. I will wait for Mandrake 10.2 before upgrading KDE. (i don't want to break what is already working well) If you have KDE 3.3 or better than it should work. Rosemary, I'm running 1.7.1 on 3.2.3. Take a look at http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/PhotoProcessing#GwenView for what I did. My main aim was to get GwenView going - which you will love - but it includes getting Digikam installed properly, as it is a requirement for GwenView. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgp6kkGrWOebD.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] digikam update
On Sunday 20 Mar 2005 18:06, Bryan Phinney wrote: On Sunday 20 March 2005 12:30, Anne Wilson wrote: Anne, I know that this is off-topic but my mail directly to you keeps getting bounced in your system. You have issues with procmail filters. I was trying to let you know and my messages are getting delayed. You should either turn off procmail logging or check the directory where the log file is supposed to be created because you don't have permissions to that directory and that is causing the messages to get bounced. Attached: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Command died with signal 11: /usr/bin/procmail. Command output: anne: anne: No such file or directory procmail: Error while writing to /home//pm.log procmail: Skipped ? procmail: Skipped ^From: .*bobholland First, /home//pm.log is the home directory and that won't work. It should be /home/$USER/pm.log. Second, I am guessing that there is some type of error in the recipe just prior to bobholland that is being skipped. Thanks for that. I suspected that I had a problem somewhere, as I have had problems with lan mail, too. It started a few days ago, and now you mention it, it did start when I added the bobholland filter. I've found a typo there, so it should be fixed now. Could you please try a direct message again? Sorry to everyone else for wasting your bandwidth. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgprCt17kUCuJ.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Samba Server
On Saturday 19 Mar 2005 08:33, Elwyn wrote: Hiya Folks What I'd like to do is set up a shared area within our network that all our (family) music files are on, plus other bits and bobs, that will only share files for most of its hard drive. I've already got a working Samba place on this machine but I'm debating how to go about this. Basically the box wil be without monitor, keyboard, mouse etc. Just have power and network to it. However, the small problem I have is that as it is a closed secured network I don't want any username and passwords? Is that possible?? Because one of the problems I have is any files created with one ID cannot be moved/deleted with another ID, or have I missed something fundemental out?? Using Groups it's possible to sort that problem. Make sure that everyone is in one group - either use User or create one for the purpose. Then, in konqueror, go to the folder that represents the whole of the shared area. As root, change the group to the chosen one and Set GID on the advanced permissions page, then check Apply changes to all subdirectories and their contents. That should work. Be aware, though, that you no longer have any kind of control over who does what, so anything you value should be copied there, not moved there. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpk7cOq5beI1.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Recommended DVD's for K3b
On Saturday 19 Mar 2005 18:25, John or Margaret Montgomery wrote: On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 11:44:07 -0600 Tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nope! 'Big name', or well know brand names mean very little, more often, absolutely nothin! Practically no brand name media are made by the advertised vendor. The only way to know for sure who actually makes the disk is to do; Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas This is not DVD but I recall several years ago, asking a salesman about the differences between different CDs. His answer was - price! Since then I have bought only on price. A few coasters have turned up but I could always account for them by my stupidity. As I said before, I think that's largely true of CDs, but it's worth noting that when I bought my hardware dvd recorder at Christmas it came with an A4 sheet of recommended disks. That suggests to me that they think there is a quality issue. I did read that it was the density of burn required on a dvd that causes the issue. Of course I'm only quoting. As for my own experience, one of my coasters was done on this box, so may have been my own fault, but the other was done on the stand-alone recorder, where I have no control. Of course, it may be coincidence, but for the small price difference, and it *is* small now, at least here, I'll play safe and still to recommended disks. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgprSWTDqWpF6.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] KDE unable to start
On Saturday 19 Mar 2005 18:44, Carlton Matthew wrote: On my other PC I get teh message:- error trying to start KDE No write access to '/home/carlton/.ICEauthority' KDE is unable to start. On further investigation, the file appears to be owned by root how do I change ownership back to carlton? Thanks In Advance Carlton You don't say how you did your 'further investigation' but if it involved becoming root, there's your answer. Root can change it to anyone you like. (If it didn't involve root, then open a console, su and give the root password, then type chown carlton /home/carlton/.ICEauthority That should do it. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpXHujSapAvS.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Cant find the printer
On Saturday 19 Mar 2005 19:28, Carlton Matthew wrote: Following previous advice, I added the line lp to the file /etc/modprobe.preload lsmod now gives [EMAIL PROTECTED] carlton]# lsmod Module Size Used by md5 3584 1 ipv6 230916 10 autofs415268 0 i810_audio 33236 0 ac97_codec 16844 1 i810_audio soundcore 7008 1 i810_audio af_packet 16072 2 floppy 55088 0 8139too20928 0 mii 4224 1 8139too ide-cd 37280 0 cdrom 37724 1 ide-cd loop 12520 0 nls_iso8859-15 4224 1 ntfs 147964 1 supermount 34804 1 parport_pc 30976 1 lp 9548 0 parport33896 2 parport_pc,lp intel-agp 19584 1 agpgart27752 1 intel-agp ehci-hcd 26244 0 uhci-hcd 28752 0 usbcore 103172 4 ehci-hcd,uhci-hcd This indicates that the parallel port is now visible. On boot, the system indicates that cups is started. However the ssytm stil fails to see the printer. Did you try to see it from Mandrake Control Center Hardware? Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgplKXVa8DQHc.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Getting a screen-shot of the current window
On Saturday 19 Mar 2005 19:49, Paul Smith wrote: Dear All Could somebody please tell me how to get a screen-shot of the current window? Ksnapshot - can take screen or window. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpQdSrw4AmRs.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Recommended DVD's for K3b
On Saturday 19 Mar 2005 20:08, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: I usually put a pretty printed label on them anyway, so that is less of a problem. But one day I would like to get one of the printers that will print directly on CDs/DVDs. But they require printable CD blanks anyway. (I do have a bunch of business card size that are printable...) Mikkel, again I'm only quoting what I have read, but I understand that it's not wise to label DVDs. Again it is the speed and density that make them more sensitive to wobble if the label is not absolutely balanced. The article I read though that it was almost impossible to safely label them. I've been looking at the printers, too, as mine will have to be retired soon, but I don't know whether they are a viable option for DVDs. It would be nice if they were. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpxTDovJ93CT.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Cant find the printer
On Saturday 19 Mar 2005 20:07, Carlton Matthew wrote: gt;From: Anne Wilson lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; gt;Reply-To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com gt;To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com gt;Subject: Re: [newbie] Cant find the printer gt;Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 19:50:51 + gt; gt;On Saturday 19 Mar 2005 19:28, Carlton Matthew wrote: gt; gt; Following previous advice, I added the line gt; gt; lp gt; gt; to the file /etc/modprobe.preload gt; gt; lsmod now gives gt; gt; [EMAIL PROTECTED] carlton]# lsmod --Cut -- gt; gt; parport_pc 30976 1 gt; gt; lp 9548 0 gt; gt; parport33896 2 parport_pc,lp --Cut -- gt; gt; This indicates that the parallel port is now visible. gt; gt; On boot, the system indicates that cups is started. However the ssytm stil gt; gt; fails to see the printer. gt; gt;Did you try to see it from Mandrake Control Center gt; Hardware? gt; gt;Anne gt;-- gt;Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) gt;Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels gt;lt;lt; attach3 gt;gt; this is where I was looking. OK - I don't know anything about printers on parallel ports, but I have seen an article about it somewhere, recently. Try googling for it, and also try searching Linux Format and Linux Magazine - I think both are available on-line. I'm guessing it was 2-3 months since I read about it. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpvSrCXIJJLr.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] still Cant find the printer :
Carlton - most of us on this list use only plain text. Html is *very* ugly and difficult to read in a text-only reader. Please, for the list, don't use it. Anne On Saturday 19 Mar 2005 20:50, Carlton Matthew wrote: gt;Does /proc/sys/dev/parport/parport0/autoprobe show anything? /proc/sys/dev/parport/parport0/autoprobe is empty. PS the printer works fine under winXP gt;From: quot;Mikkel L. Ellertsonquot; lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; gt;Reply-To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com gt;To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com gt;Subject: Re: [newbie] Cant find the printer gt;Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 14:25:01 -0600 gt; gt;Carlton Matthew wrote: gt;gt;Following previous advice, I added the line gt;gt;lp gt;gt;to the file /etc/modprobe.preload gt;gt;lsmod now gives gt;gt;[EMAIL PROTECTED] carlton]# lsmod gt;gt;Module Size Used by gt;gt;md5 3584 1 gt;gt;ipv6 230916 10 gt;gt;autofs415268 0 gt;gt;i810_audio 33236 0 gt;gt;ac97_codec 16844 1 i810_audio gt;gt;soundcore 7008 1 i810_audio gt;gt;af_packet 16072 2 gt;gt;floppy 55088 0 gt;gt;8139too20928 0 gt;gt;mii 4224 1 8139too gt;gt;ide-cd 37280 0 gt;gt;cdrom 37724 1 ide-cd gt;gt;loop 12520 0 gt;gt;nls_iso8859-15 4224 1 gt;gt;ntfs 147964 1 gt;gt;supermount 34804 1 gt;gt;parport_pc 30976 1 gt;gt;lp 9548 0 gt;gt;parport33896 2 parport_pc,lp gt;gt;intel-agp 19584 1 gt;gt;agpgart27752 1 intel-agp gt;gt;ehci-hcd 26244 0 gt;gt;uhci-hcd 28752 0 gt;gt;usbcore 103172 4 ehci-hcd,uhci-hcd gt;gt;This indicates that the parallel port is now visible. gt;gt;On boot, the system indicates that cups is started. However the gt;gt;ssytm stil fails to see the printer. gt;gt;Any Ideas gt;gt;Carlton gt;gt; gt;gt; gt;Double check the printer cable? gt;Chase out the gremlins? gt;Get drunk? gt; gt;Just kidding... gt;Does /proc/sys/dev/parport/parport0/autoprobe show anything? gt; gt;Mikkel gt;-- gt; gt; Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, gt;for you are crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! gt; gt; gt;Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? gt;Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com gt;Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com gt; -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpWIkETSA7jh.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Recommended DVD's for K3b
On Saturday 19 Mar 2005 21:13, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: Anne Wilson wrote: On Saturday 19 Mar 2005 20:08, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: I usually put a pretty printed label on them anyway, so that is less of a problem. But one day I would like to get one of the printers that will print directly on CDs/DVDs. But they require printable CD blanks anyway. (I do have a bunch of business card size that are printable...) Mikkel, again I'm only quoting what I have read, but I understand that it's not wise to label DVDs. Again it is the speed and density that make them more sensitive to wobble if the label is not absolutely balanced. The article I read though that it was almost impossible to safely label them. I've been looking at the printers, too, as mine will have to be retired soon, but I don't know whether they are a viable option for DVDs. It would be nice if they were. Anne Anne, You are probably right. I can not say for sure about DVDs. I do not have a burner myself, so I have not labeled too many. I know you can mess up a CD if you are sloppy putting on the label. The business card ones give me problems. For printing on CDs, Epson has an ink jet that isn't too out of line that has a try for printing CDs. I have not checked into it, to see if it will work with Linux. By the time I am ready to really start shopping for one, there will probably be a new crop of printers anyway. There are other things higher up on the wish list... It's going right OT, but I really need duplex, and I'm not at all sure that I will find one that gives me both duplex and disc printing. Still, dream on :-) Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpu3o2PgY53S.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Recommended DVD's for K3b
On Friday 18 Mar 2005 12:36, Charles Rodgers wrote: Can't get Verbatim DVD W or RW to work with K3b. Any recommendation for a make of DVD that is known to work? I presume we're talking disks? Any of the big name dvds will work fine. No-name ones work, sort of, in that you will get a percentage of coasters, so they're not economical, but do-able if you can't get anything else. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpqgp2tQKLmP.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Compatabiltiy - Printers, scanners
On Friday 18 Mar 2005 13:56, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: Should add - not getting hopeful after heaps of reading at various sites - Canon scanners seem to be the pIts with linux! Or, more accurately , Canon, disinterested? Have emailed them ... Good luck to you - let us know if you get anything back. I've been trying for 3 years to get my Canon FS2710 film scanner working. I once saw that someone had managed it, but doing what he recommended just crashed my computer. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgp0sos0JDV4X.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] connecting camera using the PTP protocol
On Friday 18 Mar 2005 14:13, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: I have installed libphoto2, gphoto2 and gtkam, as per johnwyles. I've looked at the various suggestions on his website, but being a newb, and the various suggestions being diff distribs, feeeling - as I said - ovewrwhelmed. Scanner and camera only things needed in windows. Scannner not really an issue, as rarely used, but camera used often. Would be good to get it going. Well - truth is, used to do things in Publisher, which haven't learnt yet - but guess that will come Same with photo apps ... and making cards etc Rosemary, I haven't been paying attention, as I've been busy with other problems, so sorry if I ask things that you've already told us. When you switch on your camera, do you put it in playback mode? Does following the johnwyles instructions for setting up the camera give you the display as he describes it? I would think that getting the camera setup sorted first would be the problem. Once that's done you can go ahead trying to add the camera to gtkam or digikam. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpNUq4Wf9wkQ.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Recommended DVD's for K3b
On Friday 18 Mar 2005 15:26, Ian wrote: On Friday 18 Mar 2005 12:36, Charles Rodgers wrote: Can't get Verbatim DVD W or RW to work with K3b. Any recommendation for a make of DVD that is known to work? I'm afraid I haven't had any DVD blanks that didn't work. I presume that's down to the drive and not the software. The drive I use is the 16 speed NEC with dual layer burning as well. I can't vouch for the dual layer part, but I notice that K3B normally shows as dual layer capacity until I actually put the blank into the drive. I've used pretty much whatever is cheapest at the stockist I use and have had no problems (coasters). I could say that most drives appreciate Ritek dye disks, though. The Liteon I had before the Nec definitely preferred ritek dye disks, but again, although burning slower generally on other dyes, didn't produce coasters. Maybe I've just been lucky :-) Also, burning at less than maximum speed for your drive is always a good idea. As a rule of thumb, burn at 1/2 its stated speed. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpLZUnp7CCZ5.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Recommended DVD's for K3b
On Friday 18 Mar 2005 17:44, Tom wrote: Anne Wilson wrote: On Friday 18 Mar 2005 12:36, Charles Rodgers wrote: Can't get Verbatim DVD W or RW to work with K3b. Any recommendation for a make of DVD that is known to work? I presume we're talking disks? Any of the big name dvds will work fine. No-name ones work, sort of, in that you will get a percentage of coasters, so they're not economical, but do-able if you can't get anything else. Anne Nope! 'Big name', or well know brand names mean very little, more often, absolutely nothin! Practically no brand name media are made by the advertised vendor. The only way to know for sure who actually makes the disk is to do; All of that is true, but the fact remains that big name manufacturers can't afford to get themselves linked to bad suppliers - they depend upon keeping their good name. That's not to say that there are no cheap disks that are good - but you can't test them until you have bought them, so the risk is entirely yours. Yes, you can lower the risks by burning carefully - I've had very few coasters, but 2 out of 25 in one pack - one burned on computer and the other on stand-alone dvd-recorder - is too high a proportion for me. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpSclhaHVdih.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Recommended DVD's for K3b
On Friday 18 Mar 2005 18:44, Tom wrote: Wrong again Anne. But that's just the facts, my opinion and experience that I posted. You are welcome to add yours to your community twiki. Jeez I never thought I'd be encouragin you to spread marginal to false opinion on your twiki, but go ahead. It's full of it anyhow. Whatever you say, Tom. I suppose the drive manufacturers put out lists of 'supported disks' for the fun of it. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpQVmDd5lMxG.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Recommended DVD's for K3b
On Friday 18 Mar 2005 19:39, Charles Rodgers wrote: Success at last :-)) Many thanks to all for the helpful replies. I have a DVD reader - make just says Atapi. I have a Pioneer 109 DVD burner. I had been trying to put the source disk in the Atapi and the blank disk in the Pioneer burner (of course), which seemed a good idea at the time :-) Your responses made me persevere - so I looked into K3b setup. Made a new Temp file and made sure that K3b was pointing that way. This time I put the source disk in the Pioneer burner, when that was read into my new Temp file, I inserted the blank disk and lo and behold K3b started to write !! What's more went on to complete a successful burn of about 4.4Gig at 4.1X. Sounds as though you never did the configuration. You can list the available drives and say which one is to be the reader. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpMRRQQ5bQzL.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Recommended DVD's for K3b
On Friday 18 Mar 2005 22:36, Charles Rodgers wrote: On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 22:20:14 +, Anne wrote: Sounds as though you never did the configuration. You can list the available drives and say which one is to be the reader. K3b had already decided that before I got there :-) It's more clever than I am ! I suspect the secret was ensuring that a proper image was made on the HDD. You can still change it - Settings k3b setup. Of course you may be happy with it using one drive for both, but if you want the convenience of being able to use one as reader and the other as writer, that's where to set it. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgppslGRgcavU.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Recommended DVD's for K3b
On Friday 18 Mar 2005 22:37, Tom wrote: The only damn 100-spindles they had on the shelf were frickin Memorex. The same 'brand' that stuck me with about 20 poor quality CDr's on a previous 100-spindle. How odd! I've never had a failure from Memorex. Could it be your burning technique? ;-) Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpPRj97zDTLc.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] connecting camera using the PTP protocol
On Saturday 19 Mar 2005 02:18, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: Yes - following the johnwyles instructions gives me the display on the camera as he describes ie USB connect, PTP. I've checked and double checked and libphoto2, gphoto2 and gtkam are all installed. When I open gtkam the window display is as johnwyles describes. I try each USB port, no camera is selected/detected. So I tried selecting Sony DSC-F707V as per his page. Try all the ports again, but still get no cameras detected. As I say, I've read the contributors fixes, but they are for other distribs, and not clear to me anyway. I had previously tried digikam because it was already installed. Does HardDrake recognise the camera? Have you tried booting with it plugged in? (Not that you'd have to do that every time, but it sometimes helps to get something recognised in the first place.) I have often found that it helps to run HardDrake after plugging in a removable device, which is really what this is. The other problem is that with 10.1 you meet the problem of the floating sdx - where the mount point can change its name every time you try it, so any mount that's set up will not find the drive. You may have to use HardDrake to see what device name it has, then amend your mount-point to match. A PITB. Lastly, I'd recommend getting the latest packages for Digikam. The ones with the distro are fairly old, and it sometimes helps. I'm running digikam-0.7.1-1tex.i586.rpm. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpCdQkBOnj9l.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Recommended DVD's for K3b
On Saturday 19 Mar 2005 00:10, Tom wrote: Maybe Memorex is sellin you different manufacturer's media than they do to me. Lighten up, Tom. I was pulling your leg. Seriously, though, many people report that their particular drives seem to like or dislike one particular brand. I've never found that, so perhaps I'm lucky. It is a fact, though, that because of the density, dvd disks have more likelihood of being problematic than CDs. I use no-name CDs without problems, but my experience is that for DVDs I need to be more choosy. Most all the above varies from past 7.x, 8.x, 9.x, even 10.x versions, due to Mandrake an kernel, cdrecord and cdrdao, mkisofs an other improvements an changes. Often not kept up with many, specially those injecting their mistaken impressions into the 'Community twiki'. The _real_ twiki is here http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/wiki Just what is this all about? The two are different things, for different people and different purposes. Your experiences are valid, but so are the experiences of others. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpgCuPl99kxb.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] FAT question
On Thursday 17 Mar 2005 09:38, Kaj Haulrich wrote: I've just got my hands on a 160 GB external USB hard disk. Now, this thing comes preformatted with a FAT32 (vfat) file system. When I unmount the thing I can't reformat the drive with a decent file system like ReiserFS, JFS, ext2 or ext3 from be it the MCC or by hand. I can't even re-partition it with FAT32 ? So here it goes : will this FAT32 file system become fragmented over time like any other Windows file system ? If yes, how to defrag it ? Or, will I have to move the FS to another drive back-and-forth in order to defrag ? TIA Kaj Haulrich. Kaj, if you have a windows boot disk, use fdisk to completely remove the partition, then let MCC deal with it. I've never used the linux fdisk, but I would have thought you could do the same with that. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpmdSNOtWXQM.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] FAT question
On Thursday 17 Mar 2005 10:12, Kaj Haulrich wrote: Kaj, if you have a windows boot disk, use fdisk to completely remove the partition, then let MCC deal with it. I've never used the linux fdisk, but I would have thought you could do the same with that. Anne Thanks, Anne. But..eh.. I don't have Windows disk, and even if I had, how could I get in into the external drive ? Ah - I missed that it was an external drive - sorry about that. I've never used an external drive, but I would think that you could only do that if the bios recognised the external drive - I understand that some do. The linux fdisk utility won't let me do anything on the drive. Is the drive seen at all? I would have thought that if the drive is recognised it should be possible to remove the partition as long as it's unmounted? Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgp4NoiMrazSF.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Possible alternative format for forum
On Thursday 17 Mar 2005 16:25, Josenildo Marques wrote: On Thu, 2005-03-17 at 08:18 +0200, Duncan Anderson wrote: I agree with Greg. In a low bandwidth situation such as mine, a mailing list works much better. Website based forums are a major pain in the behind if you have a slow third-world type dialup connection, whereas you can always go and make yourself a cup of tea or something while the mail is downloading. With a forum, you have to watch the screen so that you can click where appropriate, etc. cheers Duncan Third-world dial-up connection...? Does that mean that people in the so called third world only have that type of connection ? Isn't it a bit of prejudice on your side ? TTFN I don't think he meant that, Josenildo, or at least the way I read it was 'If you're condemned to using dial-up you are excluded from the modern world' - and to that extent he's right. It's really only when you're used to adsl and have to use a dial-up connection that you remember just how slow and expensive it is, and how you can't possibly consider enormous downloads because your provider will cut you off. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgp2CVFXoapOb.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Possible alternative format for forum
On Thursday 17 Mar 2005 19:50, Fajar Priyanto wrote: On Friday 18 March 2005 02:46 am, Fajar Priyanto wrote: On Thursday 17 March 2005 10:57 pm, Julie Sloan wrote: Nicole I am using a Best Data V.92 External on a dual boot Mandrake 10.0 and WinXP. It wasn't terribly expensive - about US$40 I think I'm surprised guys. I thought nobody still use dial up modem in USA or any other western country. You watch video streaming of CNN on the net right? Anyway, at least you've got flat rate. It my country, using phone line for internet will seriously blow one's wallet as the bill is charged based on minutes :( That's true in many countries, including England. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgprK0YAxjOEq.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Possible alternative format for forum
On Friday 18 Mar 2005 03:08, Duncan Anderson wrote: In South Africa, there is a service whereby you pay an extra fee every month which limits the charge of any phone call between 19h00 and 07h00 to approx. 0.9 euro (7 Rands). This means you can stay logged on from 7 in the evening to seven in the morning and pay a flat fee. The real fun is on the weekend, when the deal extends from 19h00 Friday to 07h00 Monday. There are similar packages available here, but as adsl prices have come down the dial-up packages look less attractive. Still, for some people there's still no choice. You pay BT's rates, and that's it. For those that have cable TV, though, I understand that broadband access as an extra to their package is very cheap. There again, that's only available in larger conurbations. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpyn1anpvq4h.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Kde desktop disappeared
On Tuesday 15 Mar 2005 22:52, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: Well people can call me chicken but I never, NEVER upgrade a KDE that's running on my install.I prefer waiting for the next general distrib upgrade (which is never very far away in mdk's case). I haven't considered it until this last week or two, because it wasn't worth risking problems just for eye-candy. It's only the real problems I'm having with kmail imap that have made me consider it. The developers have always said that imap support was experimental in 1.7.1/3.2.3, so I'm not complaining, but since there are fixes for many of the problems in the next version it's time to consider moving on. There were times you could install new kde-upgrades in /opt/ which sorted out most problems, but sadly they're not of late any more. And FWIW: I've got kmail/kontact1.7.2 running on kde 3.3.2 with mdk10.2rc3 quite stable and satisfactorybut don't ask me what's the diff: I don't see very much there. Hopefully it's all stability in that respect. As a pop client everything except gpg-agent was running sweetly. This machine (my work-horse:triade1) runs kmail1.7.1 on kde3.2.3 with mdk10.1, but admittedly I don't use imap, only pop-servers. It won't hurt upgrading to 10.2rc3 IMO. It's about as stable as 10.1 official'll ever be...give it a go but don't upgrade, do a fresh install retaining your /home(you'll lose win4lin again, though) I haven't moved win4lin to this box yet anyway, so that's not a problem. sigh I seem to spend 6 months ironing out problems on a new install, only to have to do it all over again because I need maybe just one thing that the existing install can't give me. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpxnx3FzxnCF.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Kde desktop disappeared
On Tuesday 15 Mar 2005 20:12, Michel Leunen wrote: I don't know what XFDrake is so I looked where i could find it. I just said that the only reference to XFdrake I found was in /usr/share/mdk/ and it's a directory. Sorry - I made a mistake on the capitalisation. [EMAIL PROTECTED] anne]$ slocate XFdrake /usr/share/mcc/themes/default/XFdrake-mdk_128.png /usr/share/mcc/themes/default/XFdrake-mdk.png /usr/sbin/XFdrake So there it is. It looks as though you have established that it is a kde problem, not a display one, as I thought from your first message, so it probably won't help here, but for future reference, it is one of Mandrake's 'wizards' and it deals with display settings. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpXf7jWl28Uq.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Kde desktop disappeared
On Tuesday 15 Mar 2005 20:19, Michel Leunen wrote: H.J.Bathoorn wrote: Did you upgrade KDE recently, buy any chance? Sounds familiar to the frightful mess KDE always gets into when upgrading yes, I do an upgrade regularly but, IIRC, kde was still working after my last upgrade. In the case it was the upgrade that messed my kde up, what's the solution? Retry an update? I don't know if you are aware of this, but when you update a package, if it is running it does not appear to be affected. It is not until you re-start it that the new package kicks in. In the case of kde it would be logging in afresh that would do that. Does that explain it? Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpuXTudMsZ98.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Kde desktop disappeared
On Tuesday 15 Mar 2005 20:49, Michel Leunen wrote: Anne Wilson wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] anne]$ slocate XFdrake /usr/share/mcc/themes/default/XFdrake-mdk_128.png /usr/share/mcc/themes/default/XFdrake-mdk.png /usr/sbin/XFdrake Thanks Anne, that's definitely not the same as what i got: [EMAIL PROTECTED] michel]$ slocate xfdrake /usr/share/mdk/xfdrake /usr/share/mdk/xfdrake/xfdrake-test-card.png No executable in my system. Michael, capitalisation is very important. Try it again with slocate XFdrake If you still don't find it, you may not have all the wizards installed. There's an rpm caller drakwiz (or is it wiz-drak?) that installs quite a few of them. Run Software Installer and search for 'drak' - you should recognise the one I mean. And btw, to run XFdrake you need to be in a root console. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgpw9vqvTswbN.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] Kde desktop disappeared
On Tuesday 15 Mar 2005 21:26, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: I messed my KDE so bad konq would take about 5 minutes to start from xfce...beuh!!! So I installed Mdk10.2rc3 totally afresh on that laptop..and I'm not complaining;) Believe me KDE is a PIA when it comes to upgrades.makes you love xfce4;) I just use xfce and the usable parts of kde like kppp (now there's a winner!), kontact (OK), kaffeine and konqueror (if it'll run).so I don't really need to upgrade the whole thing, only the parts;) I'm having lots of problems with regard to kmail and imap, and everyone on the kde lists is telling me that I should upgrade - I'm on kde 3.2.3 and kmail 1.7.1. They say that most of my problems will just disappear if I get the newer version of kmail - for which I will need 3.3. I've read so many bad experiences about upgrading, though, I'm reluctant to do it. This is definitely a matter of 'between a rock and a hard place'. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels pgplh44W0zD5N.pgp Description: PGP signature
