Re: [expert] KWeather

2003-10-27 Thread Patricia Fraser
Hi Anne, > This is very puzzling. The configuration only offers me 'Look up > your ICAO code'. The box requires a 4-digit code, which I don't > know. When I move on to the select page, the search facility only > offers me Federal, States and Territories. Entering a UK town, city > or county in

Re: [expert] KAudioCreator ML9.2

2003-10-25 Thread Patricia Fraser
> >>Tried your suggestion. We must have different versions or > >> something is not loading completely on my system. If I go to > >> KaudioCreator -> Settings -> Configure KaudioCreator -> Options - > >> KAudioCreator, I find 3 icons, the first CD Config and the > >> Configure AudioCD ioslave in t

[expert] OT: Software patent stuff

2003-10-21 Thread Patricia Fraser
Hi folks, And I thought it was all over... http://www.ffii.org.uk/council.html -- Trish Fraser, Sunbury, Australia GNU/Linux user #283226 counter.li.org andromeda up 10 days, 8 hours, 20 minutes, 13 seconds and counting! kernel 2.4.21-0.13mdk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSof

Re: [expert] 9.2 pre-orders

2003-09-22 Thread Patricia Fraser
On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 11:45 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Monday 22 Sep 2003 2:33 pm, Carroll Grigsby wrote: > > BTW, from what I read elsewhere, I doubt that your > > mother/grandmother would be able to install any breed of Windows > > without some serious problems, let alone all of the other apps tha

Re: [expert] Sound dissapeared!

2003-09-17 Thread Patricia Fraser
Hi Rob, > I tried running alsamixer to check the speaker volumes, but I get a > complaint: alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No > such file or directory. First, if you do chkconfig --list, is alsa running? the other one is service --status-all |more (because iptables always ru

Re: [expert] /var/log/messages

2003-09-17 Thread Patricia Fraser
Hi Asmeet, > my /var/log/messages file is too big... and as i understand, it gets > compressed and moved to messages1.gz every 7 days... > > how do u force it to do it now? In a terminal as root (I usually use Ctrl-Alt-F1) type logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.conf and in a little while you'll find

Re: [expert] Trish's further adventures with sound

2003-09-14 Thread Patricia Fraser
Hi Anne, > When you've time, Trish, could you write up the link on the TWiki > sound page? Thanks Added to SoundTips. 8-) -- Trish Fraser, Sunbury, Australia Linux user #283226 counter.li.org andromeda up 3 days and counting kernel 2.4.21-0.13mdk Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandr

Re: [expert] Trish's further adventures with sound

2003-09-11 Thread Patricia Fraser
Hi Rolf, > Not having used midi much, I can only say there was a Mandrake Club > article that explained how to set up midi in 9.1 and, when I followed > it, I was able to play some midi streams. Here is that article: > http://www.mandrakeclub.com/article.php?sid=979&mode=nocomments Hah! that wor

Re: [expert] Trish's further adventures with sound

2003-09-11 Thread Patricia Fraser
Hi Anne, > Hi, Trish. I'm no expert at this, but I play midi files with kmidi - > note that with kmid I get nothing at all. Have you tried kmidi? I've tried KMidi, KMid, playmidi with the -e switch (since otherwise it says no playback device) - and they all lock the system completely. (KMail

[expert] Trish's further adventures with sound

2003-09-10 Thread Patricia Fraser
Hi all, Now that I've got alsa working with my CD, I've gone off to search ways to get MIDI working. I have a sneaking fondness for playmidi and have quite a collection of MIDI files; I'd hate to have to give 'em up! Alas! although I've progressed past utter silence and incomprehension from va

Re: [expert]SOLVED! Interesting times with sound

2003-09-07 Thread Patricia Fraser
Hi Anne, > On Sunday 07 Sep 2003 6:27 am, Patricia Fraser wrote: > > The xmms-cdread plugin is on the CDs - in supplement. > > > > Installed, and on a whim, changed the cd that XMMS is looking at to > > /dev/scd0 - and bingo! sound! > > > > 8-) > >

Re: [expert]SOLVED! Interesting times with sound

2003-09-07 Thread Patricia Fraser
Hi Charlie, > I love it when a plan comes together, don't you? It's one of the best things about being a Mandrake user. Stuff quite often doesn't Just Work, but it always seems to Work In The End! > Thanks for the kindness of letting the list know it's fixed. No probs. I'm going to put someth

Re: [expert]SOLVED! Interesting times with sound

2003-09-06 Thread Patricia Fraser
The xmms-cdread plugin is on the CDs - in supplement. Installed, and on a whim, changed the cd that XMMS is looking at to /dev/scd0 - and bingo! sound! 8-) -- Trish Fraser, Sunbury, Australia Linux user #283226 counter.li.org cassiopeia up 13 days and counting kernel 2.4.18-6mdk Want to buy

Re: [expert] Interesting times with sound

2003-09-06 Thread Patricia Fraser
> > Argh! It might be the cable. I was hoping for software; there's > > this Intimidating Sticker on the case saying Do Not Remove. > > Goshdarnit. > > That's why they put it there - they don't want you to learn that the > cheap SOBs left out the CD audio cable when they built the box. :) > > You

Re: [expert] Interesting times with sound

2003-09-06 Thread Patricia Fraser
Hi Joeb, > If you try playing it in KsCD do you get the same results? As for > the mixers, even though you hear wav files and mp3s, etc. that > doesn't guarantee that the audio for the CD itself is enabled > (although you indicate it is in your case). CD playback uses a > different mixer settin

Re: [expert] Interesting times with sound

2003-09-06 Thread Patricia Fraser
> On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 22:22:30 -0500 > > Joeb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > This may be a silly question, but have you checked kmix to make > > sure the volume is turned up for CD playback? Also, I'm assuming > > there is a sound cable from the CD to the sound card or > > motherboard. > > I pu

[expert] Interesting times with sound

2003-09-06 Thread Patricia Fraser
Hi folks, I'm hoping that someone will have been through this! I've got a new PC, and I'm attempting an install of 8.2 (waiting for the 9.1 CDs to arrive). I've installed ALSA, with some success - the sound is an onboard VIA8233/AC97, and I can play MP3s, I'm getting some noises out of KDE eve

Re: [expert] Mouse problems.

2003-09-03 Thread Patricia Fraser
Hi Alex, > In a few words, my mouse has ceased to function. Here's what > happened: Don't know which version of mdk you're using, or whether you're using X, or whether you're using gdm. I have gdm set not to start on boot using 8.2, as I've found it conflicts with the mouse driver used by X. Y

Re: [expert] Assist me educate the UK

2003-08-27 Thread Patricia Fraser
> On Wednesday 27 Aug 2003 8:34 am, Brant Fitzsimmons wrote: > > Anne Wilson wrote: > > >Put your 02p/02c worth on the bbc site, please. > > > > > >http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/h2/h2.cgi?find=%3C1061841126-16816.2 > > >9%40forum2.thdo.bbc.co.uk%3E#mid > > > > > >Anne > > > > I'll be there when it

[expert] MySQL control centre query

2003-01-19 Thread Patricia Fraser
Hi folks, If anyone's using MySQL and testing the control center (0.8.7), maybe you could give me an idea what's going wrong here? When I run mysqlcc, it returns: relocation error: mysqlcc: undefined symbol: _ZTI15QCheckTableItem I have libmysqlcc-0.8.7-2mdk and mysqlcc-0.8.7-2mdk installed, a