Kbear -- Is it broken?
Dear friends: Using Xandros 2.0. I downloaded Kbear today and I was very impressed with its design and features. A really outstanding product. That is, until I tried to use it to connect to my web site. It connected to my site and even showed the public_html directory but would NOT show the remote public_html directory listing, claiming I did not have the necessary permissions. So, I tried gFTP and Igloo FTP. No problem whatsoever, Both connected fine and allowed me to upload and download files flawlessly. I then decided to connect to one of the KDE sites listed on their Sitemanager. Again it failed, saying that there might be a bug in Kbear. I downloded Kbear from: deb ftp://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ sarge main Anyone had the same problem? Any suggestions? Thank you. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Xlib Extension GLX Missing on Display 0:0 Error Message
Dear friends: [Using Xandros 2.0 built on Debian] I installed Xandros 2.0 once again a few days ago. I had to reinstall it several times due to the appearanc e of the infamous Xlib GLX error message. This time, after reinstalling, I monitored carefully the Xlib GLX Extension story with "glxinfo" (as user) in the console. Here is what it looked like when all was well: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ glxinfo name of display: :0.0 display: :0 screen: 0 direct rendering: Yes server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation server glx version string: 1.3 server glx extensions: GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer client glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation client glx version string: 1.3 client glx extensions: GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIX_swap_group, GLX_SGIX_swap_barrier, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_NV_float_buffer GLX extensions: GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_ARB_get_proc_address OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation OpenGL renderer string: GeForce2 MX/AGP/SSE2 OpenGL version string: 1.4.0 NVIDIA 44.96 OpenGL extensions: GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_texture_compression, GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_S3_s3tc, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint, GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_EXT_packed_pixels, GL_EXT_paletted_texture, GL_EXT_point_parameters, GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color, GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_shared_texture_palette, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc, GL_EXT_texture_cube_map, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, GL_EXT_texture_lod, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_KTX_buffer_region, GL_NV_blend_square, GL_NV_fence, GL_NV_fog_distance, GL_NV_light_max_exponent, GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil, GL_NV_pixel_data_range, GL_NV_point_sprite, GL_NV_register_combiners, GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_NV_texture_env_combine4, GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_NV_vertex_array_range, GL_NV_vertex_array_range2, GL_NV_vertex_program, GL_NV_vertex_program1_1, GL_NVX_ycrcb, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_SGIS_multitexture, GL_SGIS_texture_lod glu version: 1.3 glu extensions: GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat -- 0x21 16 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 0 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x22 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 0 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x23 16 tc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 0 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x24 16 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x25 16 tc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x26 16 dc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 0 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x27 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x28 16 dc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ I checked this after installing every new program, and everything was OK until just a few minutes ago when I decided to add mike80808's /etc/apt/preferences file from Tips & Tricks (How to use non-Xandros apt sources safely): http://forums.xandros.com/viewtopic.php?t=708&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=preferences&start=15 I rebooted, logged back in and, as always, checked glxinfo in the console and immediately saw the terrible Xlib Glx error message as follows: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ /usr/lib/nvidia bash: /usr/lib/nvidia: is a directory [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /usr/lib/nvidia [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ glxinfo name of display: :0.0 Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat -- Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". 0x21 16 tc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". 0x22 16 dc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". 0x23 16 tc 1 0 0 c .
Xlib Extension GLX Missing on Display 0:0 -- Footnote
Dear friends: I forgot to add that the "glx" module is indeed enabled in XF86Config-4. Here is the relevant output: Section "Module" Load"ddc" Load"dbe" Load"extmod" Load"glx" Load"record" Load"bitmap" Load"freetype" Load"speedo" Load"type1" Load"vbe" Load"int10" Load"xandetect" Thank you. Benjamin -- Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Installing mplayer 1.0pre3 from source
Dear friends:
I am a newbie but I thought I should try to install mplayer from source.
So I downloaded the tarball source for mplayer 1.0pre3 and, using
gcc3.33 compiler on Xandros 2.0 (Debian), I compiled it. It looks fine
but nothing happens when I try to launch it. Here are the results when I
do that:
I. MPLAYER
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ whereis mplayer
mplayer: /usr/local/bin/mplayer /usr/local/etc/mplayer
/usr/local/lib/mplayer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ mplayer
MPlayer 1.0pre3-3.3.2 (C) 2000-2003 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel Pentium 4/Xeon/Celeron Foster 1795 MHz (Family: 8, Stepping:
2)
Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE SSE2
Reading config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf: No such file or
directory
Reading config file /home/sher/.mplayer/config
Reading /home/sher/.mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open
'/home/sher/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Reading /usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open
'/usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Using built-in default codecs.conf.
Usage: mplayer [options] [url|path/]filename
Basic options: (complete list in the man page)
-vo select video output driver & device ('-vo help' for a
list)
-ao select audio output driver & device ('-ao help' for a
list)
vcd:// play VCD (Video CD) track from device instead of
plain file
dvd:// play DVD title from device instead of plain file
-alang/-slangselect DVD audio/subtitle language (by 2-char country
code)
-ss seek to given (seconds or hh:mm:ss) position
-nosound do not play sound
-fs fullscreen playback (or -vm, -zoom, details in the man
page)
-x -y set display resolution (for use with -vm or -zoom)
-sub specify subtitle file to use (also see -subfps,
-subdelay)
-playlist specify playlist file
-vid x -aid yselect video (x) and audio (y) stream to play
-fps x -srate y change video (x fps) and audio (y Hz) rate
-pp enable postprocessing filter (details in the man page)
-framedrop enable frame dropping (for slow machines)
Basic keys: (complete list in the man page, also check input.conf)
<- or -> seek backward/forward 10 seconds
up or down seek backward/forward 1 minute
pgup or pgdown seek backward/forward 10 minutes
< or > step backward/forward in playlist
p or SPACE pause movie (press any key to continue)
q or ESC stop playing and quit program
+ or - adjust audio delay by +/- 0.1 second
ocycle OSD mode: none / seekbar / seekbar + timer
* or / increase or decrease PCM volume
z or x adjust subtitle delay by +/- 0.1 second
r or t adjust subtitle position up/down, also see -vf expand
* * * SEE THE MAN PAGE FOR DETAILS, FURTHER (ADVANCED) OPTIONS AND KEYS
* * *
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$
Does this mean that the installation was a success?
II. MPLAYER CODECS:
I then installed the extralite and Win32 codecs, Arial fonts and two
skins, using the tarballs:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/L-Files/Downloads/Tars/MPlayer$ ls
Arial BlueHeart Corelian MPlayer-Basic MPlayer-Extralite Win32
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/L-Files/Downloads/Tars/MPlayer$
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/L-Files/Downloads/Tars/MPlayer$ ls
Arial BlueHeart Corelian MPlayer-Basic MPlayer-Extralite Win32
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/L-Files/Downloads/Tars/MPlayer$
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/L-Files/Downloads/Tars/MPlayer/MPlayer-Extralite/extralite$
ls
atrc.so.6.0 drv4.so.6.0 QuickTimeEssentials.qtx vid_3ivX.xa
cook.so.6.0 dspr.so.6.0 QuickTimeInternetExtras.qtx wma9dmod.dll
ddnt.so.6.0 ir32_32.dll QuickTime.qtswmadmod.dll
dnet.so.6.0 ir41_32.dll sipr.so.6.0 wmspdmod.dll
drv2.so.6.0 ir50_32.dll tokf.so.6.0 wmv9dmod.dll
drv3.so.6.0 qtmlClient.dll tokr.so.6.0 wmvdmod.dll
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/L-Files/Downloads/Tars/MPlayer/MPlayer-Extralite/extralite$
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/L-Files/Downloads/Tars/MPlayer/Win32$ cd win32codecs
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/L-Files/Downloads/Tars/MPlayer/Win32/win32codecs$ ls
acelpdec.ax huffyuv.dll m3jpeg32.dll nsrt2432.acm vp4vfw.dll
alf2cd.acmi263_32.drv m3jpegdec.ax pclepim1.dll vssh264core.dll
asusasv2.dll iccvid.dllmcdvd_32.dll qdv.dll vssh264dec.dll
asusasvd.dll icmw_32.dll mcmjpg32.dll qpeg32.dllvssh264.dll
ativcr2.dll imaadp32.acm mpg4c32.dll rt32dcmp.dll vsslight.dll
atrac3.acmimc32.acm mpg4ds32.ax sp5x_32.dll vsswlt.dll
avimszh.dll ir32_32.dll msadp32.acm tm20dec.axwma9dmod.dll
avizlib.dll ir41_32.dll msg711.acmtsccvid.dll wmadmod.dll
CLRVIDDC.DLL ir50_32.dll msgsm32.acm tssoft32.acm wmspdmod.dll
clrviddd.dll ivvideo.dll msh261.drvubv263d+.ax wmv8ds32.ax
CtWbJpg.DLL jp2avi.dllmsms001.vwp ubvmp4d.dll wmv9dmod.dll
divxa32.acm
Real, WMP and QT in Linux on MPlayer -- How to Install
Dear friends: If you want to play RealPlayer, Windows Media Player and QuickTime on Linux (and the latest versions, to boot), I strongly recommend MPlayer. Using the Mplayer plugin, you will be able to play Real, WMP and QT (and the latest versions, to boot) in Mozilla, Netscape, Konqueror and Opera. Since Linux already has great DVD players (Xine, Ogle and Vlc), the main reason for adding Mplayer is not so much for playing DVD's (though it does it as well as the other players). It's for the browser plugins. And, believe me, it's well worth the effort. And that is why I have taken the trouble to write these instructions for those who could not install Mplayer using the other instructions on our forums. Mplayer is not easy to install, as I and others have found out. I would like to share my success story with you. My motivation for pursuing this is that I need to use RealPlayer online, and the RealPlayer plugin that comes with Mozilla (mozplugin) is not very good. So, I plugged on (pun intended) and at last, after several false starts (including trying out some of the instructions on our forum), I have done it right. Before I proceed, you might wonder: Why is Mplayer so difficult to install? Well, in my research online, I came across the following article on this whole issue. Bottom line: the authors of Mplayer apparently have an attitude. Here is the URL (middle of page): Mplayer: The Project from Hell http://www.linuxworld.com/story/32880.htm OK, now on to the instructions. Here goes: I. Installing MPlayer. We'll install the graphical version of Mplayer. 1. In Xandros Networks, download and install the gcc 3.33 file. You will need the gcc 3.33 compiler to recompile the mplayer file from source. 2. Go to the MPlayer home page and download the following three files: The MPlayer 1.0pre3. tar file. The Blue default skin The Arial Western-1 font file. 3. Unpack the three files above using Ark by first creating a directory for each of the three files (name them whatever you want), e.g. mplayer-basic, blue, arial. Right click on the tar file and click on "Extract". This will extract the contents into the corresponding directory. So the mplayer-basic directory should now be filled with all sorts of subdirectories and files. 4. In the console go to the mplayer-basic directory and, AS USER, type: ./configure --enable-gui This will install the GUI version of Mplayer on your system. The whole thing should take under 15 minutes (on my Dell Dimension 8200, 1.8 G system). Mplayer will be installed into /usr/local/ and this is a good thing because Xandros/Debian leaves /usr/local alone for users to do with it whatever they want. Here is what you should see in the console: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ whereis mplayer mplayer: /usr/local/bin/mplayer /usr/local/etc/mplayer /usr/local/lib/mplayer [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ 5. Now comes the funny part: believe it or not, but even though you selected to install the GUI version of mplayer (which ordinarily is a command-line application), you will not see it as yet in X11. That is because Mplayer does NOT, I repeat, does NOT come with a default GUI skin. You have to add a GUI skin for MPlayer to open at all. So, to add the GUI, first extract the Blue default Skin and add it to the /usr/local . You might as well also add the Arial font. Add them as follows: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer$ ls font Skin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer$ cd font [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer/font$ ls font.desc iso-8859-1-b.raw osd-mplayer-b.raw iso-8859-1-a.raw osd-mplayer-a.raw [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer/font$ cd .. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer$ cd Skin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin$ ls default [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin$ cd default [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin/default$ ls about.png barstop.png main.png play.png skinb.png bareqb.png barzoom.png main-silver.png pos.png stop.png barexit.png eqb.png menu.png preferences2.png subblue.png barffwd.png exit.png menus.png prev.png subload.png barfwd.png font.fnt minimize.png progres-long2c.png symbols2.png barmute.png font-pl.png mute.png progres-long2d.png symbols.fnt barplay.png forward.png next.png README symbolsg.fnt barrev.png icons playbar.png rev.png VERSION barrevv.png load.png playlist.png skin zoom-3.png [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin/default$ Please note that a) Skin is capitalized (initial caps) and b) the specific skin directory (whatever the original name) must be called "default". 6. The GUI executable for Mplayer is NOT mplayer but "gmplayer". Create a shortcut, add /usr/local/bin/gmplayer and an icon (I use the same one that comes with Xine), and then double-click. It should launch Mplayer flawlessly. Try out a DVD. Remember to select DVD in Mplayer: Right click on the big Mplayer splash screen, select DVD, Open Disk. Press Enter. II. Plugins In o
Real, WMP and QT in Linux on MPlayer -- How to Install (Rev)
Dear friends: [This is a revised version of an earlier post, which lacked several steps. This should be complete] Using Xandros 2.0/Debian If you want to play RealPlayer, Windows Media Player and QuickTime on Linux (and the latest versions, to boot), I strongly recommend MPlayer. Using the Mplayer plugin, you will be able to play Real, WMP and QT (and the latest versions, to boot) in Mozilla, Netscape, Konqueror and Opera. Since Linux already has great DVD players (Xine, Ogle and Vlc), the main reason for adding Mplayer is not so much for playing DVD's (though it does it as well as the other players). It's for the browser plugins. And, believe me, it's well worth the effort. And that is why I have taken the trouble to write these instructions for those who could not install Mplayer using the other instructions on our forums. Mplayer is not easy to install, as I and others have found out. I would like to share my success story with you. My motivation for pursuing this is that I need to use RealPlayer online, and the RealPlayer plugin that comes with Mozilla (mozplugin) is not very good. So, I plugged on (pun intended) and at last, after several false starts (including trying out some of the instructions on our forum), I have done it right. Before I proceed, you might wonder: Why is Mplayer so difficult to install? Well, in my research online, I came across the following article on this whole issue. Bottom line: the authors of Mplayer apparently have an attitude. Here is the URL (middle of page): Mplayer: The Project from Hell http://www.linuxworld.com/story/32880.htm OK, now on to the instructions. Here goes: I. Installing MPlayer. We'll install the graphical version of Mplayer. 1. In Xandros Networks, download and install the gcc 3.33 file. You will need the gcc 3.33 compiler to recompile the mplayer file from source. 2. Go to the MPlayer home page and download the following three files: The MPlayer 1.0pre3. tar file. The Blue default skin The Arial Western-1 font file. 3. Unpack the three files above using Ark by first creating a directory for each of the three files (name them whatever you want), e.g. mplayer-basic, blue, arial. Right click on the tar file and click on "Extract". This will extract the contents into the corresponding directory. So the mplayer-basic directory should now be filled with all sorts of subdirectories and files. 4. In the console go to the mplayer-basic directory and, AS USER, type: ./configure --enable-gui This takes about one minute. Now type: make This will create the mplayer program. This takes under 15 minutes (on my Dell Dimension 8200 1.8 G with 512 meg of RAM) Then type: make install This takes a few seconds. This will install the GUI version of Mplayer on your system. Mplayer will be installed into /usr/local/ and this is a good thing because Xandros/Debian leaves /usr/local alone for users to do with it whatever they want. Here is what you should see in the console: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ whereis mplayer mplayer: /usr/local/bin/mplayer /usr/local/etc/mplayer /usr/local/lib/mplayer [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ 5. Now comes the funny part: believe it or not, but even though you selected to install the GUI version of mplayer (which ordinarily is a command-line application), you will not see it as yet in X11. That is because Mplayer does NOT, I repeat, does NOT come with a default GUI skin. You have to add a GUI skin for MPlayer to open at all. So, to add the GUI, first extract the Blue default Skin and add it to the /usr/local . You might as well also add the Arial font. Add them as follows: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer$ ls font Skin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer$ cd font [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer/font$ ls font.desc iso-8859-1-b.raw osd-mplayer-b.raw iso-8859-1-a.raw osd-mplayer-a.raw [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer/font$ cd .. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer$ cd Skin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin$ ls default [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin$ cd default [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin/default$ ls about.png barstop.png main.png play.png skinb.png bareqb.png barzoom.png main-silver.png pos.png stop.png barexit.png eqb.png menu.png preferences2.png subblue.png barffwd.png exit.png menus.png prev.png subload.png barfwd.png font.fnt minimize.png progres-long2c.png symbols2.png barmute.png font-pl.png mute.png progres-long2d.png symbols.fnt barplay.png forward.png next.png README symbolsg.fnt barrev.png icons playbar.png rev.png VERSION barrevv.png load.png playlist.png skin zoom-3.png [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin/default$ Please note that a) Skin is capitalized (initial caps) and b) the specific skin directory (whatever the original name) must be called "default". 6. The GUI executable for Mplayer is NOT mplayer but "gmplayer". Create a shortcut, add /usr/local/bin/gmplayer
RealPlayer Autoupdate Error with Mplayer Plugin?
Dear friends: I am very pleased with my Mplayer plugin in Mozilla. However, when I try to run RealPlayer embedded files I get http://www.johnkerry.com/ (To to right column, middle: Recent TV Ads, A Good American, Real, DSL) I get a strange error message: "You do not have the necessary user permissions to enable Autoupdate. " What in the world is RealPlayer talking about? On the other hand, if I select the same clip using Windows Media Player, it works flawlessly. Would really appreciate help on this. Thank you so much. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mplayer Plugin vs. Mozilla plugin -- Footnote
Dear Roberto and friends: Just a footnote to my earlier question about a possible conflict between the mplayer plugin and the moz plugin: I was thinking, for instance, of MPEG, which is supported by both plugin. How is this conflict resolved? Which plugin launches Mpeg files? I would want the mplayer plugin to handle them (and other multimedia files). But if I use the mozilla plugin, won't that cause a conflict? Thank you. Benjamin -- Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RealPlayer with Xine
Dear friends: How do I get Xine to recognize my RealPlayer plugins (located in /usr/local/ lib/real in order to be able to play video clips by copying and pasting a file (Right click in Mozilla and Copy Location Link) to the console? Thank you. Benjamin -- Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: RealPlayer Autoupdate Error with Mplayer Plugin?
Dear Roberto:
Thank yo again. May I ask if you could please take a look at the console
output and help me troubleshoot this:
This is xine (X11 gui) - a free video player v0.9.21
(c) 2000-2003 by G. Bartsch and the xine project team.
Built with xine library 1.0.0 (1-beta12)
Found xine library version: 1.0.0 (1-rc2).
XServer Vendor: The XFree86 Project, Inc. Release: 4031,
Protocol Version: 11, Revision: 0,
Available Screen(s): 1, using 0
Depth: 16.
XShmQueryVersion: 1.1.
-[ xiTK version 0.10.3 ]-
-[ xiTK will use XShm ]-
-[ WM type: (EWMH) KWIN {KWin} ]-
Display is not using Xinerama.
main: probing video output plugin
main: probing video output plugin
dxr3_scr: Failed to open control device /dev/em8300-0 (No such file or
directory)
main: probing video output plugin
main: probing audio output plugin
xine_interface: unknown param 10
xine_interface: unknown param 10
xine_interface: unknown param 10
xine_interface: unknown param 10
Here is my /usr/local/lib/real directory:
real: /usr/local/lib/real
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cd /usr/local/lib/real
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/lib/real$ ls
14_4.so.6.0 cook.so.6.0 drv2.so.6.0 dspr.so.6.0 tokr.so.6.0
28_8.so.6.0 ddnt.so.6.0 drv3.so.6.0 sipr.so.6.0
atrc.so.6.0 dnet.so.6.0 drv4.so.6.0 tokf.so.6.0
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/lib/real$ ls -la
total 1465
drwxr-sr-x2 root staff 464 2004-01-21 00:18 .
drwxrwsr-x8 root staff 272 2004-01-21 02:34 ..
-rwxr-xr-x1 root staff 95324 2004-01-21 00:14 14_4.so.6.0
-rwxr-xr-x1 root staff 50100 2004-01-21 00:14 28_8.so.6.0
-rwxr-xr-x1 root staff 64912 2004-01-21 00:18 atrc.so.6.0
-rwxr-xr-x1 root staff 76996 2004-01-21 00:18 cook.so.6.0
-rwxr-xr-x1 root staff 65104 2004-01-21 00:18 ddnt.so.6.0
-rwxr-xr-x1 root staff 58260 2004-01-21 00:18 dnet.so.6.0
-rwxr-xr-x1 root staff 203576 2004-01-21 00:18 drv2.so.6.0
-rwxr-xr-x1 root staff 303264 2004-01-21 00:18 drv3.so.6.0
-rwxr-xr-x1 root staff 338788 2004-01-21 00:18 drv4.so.6.0
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[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/lib/real$
By the way, after adding the path to real in the xine config file, I no longer
see the real codec error message. Here is the section from xine, config:
# path to real player codecs, if installed
# string, default: unknown
codec.real_codecs_path:/usr/local/lib/real
Thank you so much.
Benjamin
On 01/22/2004 12:53 pm, you wrote:
> Benjamin Sher wrote:
> > Dear Roberto:
> >
> > Would appreciate your help. I went ahead and copied the RealPlayer DSL
> > link on www.johnkerry.com and tried to play it Xine by pasting it in the
> > console and running:
> >
> > $xine filename.
> >
> > This brought up Xine, but it wouldn't play the file because it said that
> > it couldn't find the RealPlayer 4.0 codecs ("cook", etc.). I know for a
> > fact that I have all of the RealPlayer codecs. They are under
> > /usr/local/lib/real (for mplayer). How do I get Xine to recognize them?
> >
> > Thank you again.
> >
> > Benjamin
>
> xine looks for codecs in /usr/lib/win32/, unless you tell it in
> ~/.xine/config by putting something else, like
> codec.real_codecs_path:/usr/local/lib/real
>
> -Roberto
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Re: How Do I Update to Gnome 2.6?
Dear Ed: I don't use Debian. I use the Debian-based Xandros Linux. But I would advise you very strongly to read some of the reviews of Gnome 2.6. They are horrendous. Just look for them at LinuxToday. The consensus is that if you really want Gnome 2.6, you should wait till your distro has upgraded to it. Otherwise, you'll be facing one hell of a nightmare both installing and running it. Benjamin On 06/14/2004 11:58 pm, Ed Sutherland wrote: > Can I apt-get gnome 2.6 for the ppc? If so, what's the filename and/or > do I need to add a source to my apt sources list? Thanks. > > Ed -- Benjamin Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: How Do I Update to Gnome 2.6?
Dear friends: Here is an example of one of the reviews of Gnome 2.6 from LinuxPlanet: Gnome 2.6: Two Left Feet? http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reviews/5428/1/ Benjamin -- Benjamin Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: QuickTime for Linux?
Dear Micha: I'm enclosing a copy below of my instructions for installing Mplayer and Mplayerplug-in for Xandros/Debian. They will apply just as well to Debian itself. Note that you need to install Mplayer with a special argument in order to get the GUI version. It's all here. Just read below. Benjamin Dear friends: If you want to play Windows Media Player and QuickTime on Linux (and the latest versions, to boot), I strongly recommend MPlayer. Using the Mplayer plugin, you will be able to play WMP and QT (and the latest versions, to boot) in Mozilla, Netscape, Konqueror and Opera. Since Linux already has great DVD players (Xine, Ogle and Vlc), the main reason for adding Mplayer is not so much for playing DVD's (though it does it as well as the other players). It's for the browser plugins. And, believe me, it's well worth the effort. And that is why I have taken the trouble to write these instructions for those who could not install Mplayer using the other instructions on our forums. Before I proceed, you might wonder: Why is Mplayer so difficult to install? Well, in my research online, I came across the following article on this whole issue. Bottom line: the authors of Mplayer apparently have an attitude. Here is the URL (middle of page): Mplayer: The Project from Hell http://www.linuxworld.com/story/32880.htm OK, now on to the instructions. Here goes: I. Installing MPlayer. We'll install the graphical version of Mplayer. 1. In Xandros Networks, download and install the gcc 3.33 file, libgtk1.2-dev and the libpng12-dev libraries. You will need them both to recompile the mplayer file from source. 2. Go to the MPlayer home page at: http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design6/news.html If you can't access them directly, do it by typing "mplayer" in Google. Now download the following files: The MPlayer 1.0pre3. SOURCE tar file. The Blue default skin The Arial Western-1 font file. Binary Codecs: All-in-One Package More binary packages (These are for Linux, of course, NOT for Windows -- that's what the text means) 3. Unpack the files above using Ark by first creating a directory for each of the three files (name them whatever you want), e.g. mplayer-basic, blue, arial. Right click on the tar file and click on "Extract". This will extract the contents into the corresponding directory. So the mplayer-basic directory should now be filled with all sorts of subdirectories and files. 4. In the console go to the mplayer-basic directory and, AS USER, type: ./configure --enable-gui --enable-win32 This takes about one minute. Now type: make This will create the mplayer program. This takes under 15 minutes (on my Dell Dimension 8200 1.8 G with 512 meg of RAM) Then type: make install This takes a few seconds. This will install the GUI version of Mplayer on your system. Mplayer will be installed into /usr/local/ and this is a good thing because Xandros/Debian leaves /usr/local alone for users to do with it whatever they want. Here is what you should see in the console: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ whereis mplayer mplayer: /usr/local/bin/mplayer /usr/local/etc/mplayer /usr/local/lib/mplayer [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ NOTE: Now run /usr/local/bin/mplayer in the console ONCE in order to create the /home/user/.mplayer directory. 5. Now comes the funny part: believe it or not, but even though you selected to install the GUI version of mplayer (which ordinarily is a command-line application), you will not see it as yet in X11. That is because Mplayer does NOT, I repeat, does NOT come with a default GUI skin. You have to add a GUI skin for MPlayer to open at all. So, to add the GUI, first extract the Blue default Skin and add it to the /usr/local/share/mplayer. You might as well also add the Arial font. Add them as follows: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cd /usr/local/share/mplayer [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer$ ls font Skin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer$ cd font [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer/font$ ls font.desc iso-8859-1-b.raw osd-mplayer-b.raw iso-8859-1-a.raw osd-mplayer-a.raw README-arial-iso-8859-1 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer/font$ cd .. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer$ cd Skin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin$ ls default [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin$ cd default [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin/default$ ls about.png barstop.png main.png play.png skinb.png bareqb.png barzoom.png main-silver.png pos.png stop.png barexit.png eqb.png menu.png prefs.png subblue.png barffwd.png exit.png menus.png prev.png subload.png barfwd.png font.fnt minimize.png progres-long2c.png symbols2.png barmute.png font-pl.png mute.png progres-long2d.png symbols.fnt barplay.png forward.png next.png README symbolsg.fnt barrev.png icons playbar.png rev.png VERSION barrevv.png load.png playlist.png skin zoom-3.png [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin/default$ Please note that a) Skin is capitaliz
Straw RSS News aggregator -- Install and Tutorial?
Dear friends: 1) I've downloaded the latest Straw tarball 0.22. NO problem with dependencies. Xandros 2.0/Debian took care of all that. In fact, I can easily install Straw 0.19.2, but I would like to install the latest 0.22 version by recompiling the tarball. However, I don't have a clue as to how to do this. I don't see a "configure", "make" or "make install". Obviously, things are done differently with Straw and Python. Could you please provide precise details on how to install Straw? 2) Where in the world can I find a tutorial on Straw? A User's Tutorial on how to use RSS in Straw. I've searched using Google, and all i've come up with is a "tutorial" for installing Straw as rpm. I need a User's Guide to RSS and how to use it in Straw. Thank you. Benjamin Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Screensaver fails!
Dear friends: [Using Xandros 2.0/Debian] I have installed and uninstalled a number of programs -- all of them either from XN (with only the two XN sources) or else by recompiling source tarballs (all of which go into /usr/local -- which has no effect, I am told, on the operation or stability of Xandros). For some strange reason, my screensavers (both the KDE screensavers and the GLX rss-glx screensavers -- both from XN) no longer work EXCEPT for "Euphoria GL" (which works fine). None of the other screensavers work. I've tested them all (by clicking on the "test" button at the bottom of the list). They all used to work perfectly well. Any idea what could be wrong, and how I can reactivate them. Is it some file that I need to configure? I tried to reinstall both "kscreensaver" and "rss-glx" in apt-get with the --reinstall option. They reinstalled fine, but the screensavers still don't work (except for Euphoria GL). There is nothing wrong with my glx. I checked by typing "glxinfo" in the console. Thank you so much. Benjamin -- Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mplayer won't "make" during install
Dear friends: I configured the Mplayer-1.0pre3 source tarball successfully. No error messages of any sort. (/configure --enable-gui --enable-win32). I was then told to proceed with "make". And, suddently, this is what happens: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/L-Files/Downloads/Mplayer/MPlayer-1.0pre3$ make make: Nothing to be done for `all'. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/L-Files/Downloads/Mplayer/MPlayer-1.0pre3$ Same if I do "make" as root: Dell:/home/sher/L-Files/Downloads/Mplayer/MPlayer-1.0pre3# make make: Nothing to be done for `all'. Dell:/home/sher/L-Files/Downloads/Mplayer/MPlayer-1.0pre3# I tried several times and I keep getting this same message. What does this mean, please? Why can't I "make" the mplayer executable? I would appreciate your help in troubleshooting this puzzling development. Thank you so much. Benjamin Benjamin Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Make" error message -- Solved!
Dear Roberto and friends: You were right, Roberto. The tarball was corrupt. I downloaded a new one, and it's already busy building the the Mplayer executable. Thanks again. Benjamin -- Benjamin Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Video great, Audio dead!
Dear friends: I'd appreciate your help. I've just reinstalled my system and with it Mplayer. Mplayer works fine, both video and audio. The maplayerplugin (latest version: 2.45) is listed properly under Mozilla, About Plugins. However, mplayerplugin plays only the VIDEO of the QuickTime movie trailers, NOT THE AUDIO. On the other hand, it plays both the video and audio fine at CBSNews and the IBM Linux .ASF format commercials (again, both video and audio) . So, I can't figure out what the problem is. Could you please try the QuickTime movie trailers and see if the audio is working. The video is just great. No skips, etc. I do not recall having ANY audio problems in my previous installations. Thank you. Benjamin -- Benjamin Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Koffice installs but won't run
Dear friends: [Using Xandros 2.0/Debian and KDE 3.1.4] I decided to install Koffice 1.3 on my system by recompiling from source tarball. The installation seems to have been a complete success. I installed all of the prerequisites mentioned on the Koffice source web page. And when I first ran ./configure (as user), I discovered several more dependencies that were lacking in my distro. I installed them all successfully from my own distro's sources. The second time I ran ./configure, it was a complete success, without a SINGLE error message or missing this or that or anything. It concluded with a "Good", now go on to "make." The "make" stage (as user) went through smoothly as did the final "make install" (as root). Not a single error message. Like a dream. Koffice installed everything in /usr/local/kde, a nice, safe place. Secondly, I'd like to mention that I also installed kdeutils 3.1.5 from source tarball. The installation was a total success, and its applications are working fine. Here is a printout of the /usr/local/kde/bin showing both koffice and kdeutils: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/kde/bin$ ls -la total 1942 drwxr-xr-x2 root root 784 2004-03-12 12:53 . drwxr-xr-x7 root root 168 2004-03-11 05:59 .. -rwxr-xr-x1 root root13866 2004-03-11 05:43 ark -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 5971 2004-03-12 09:44 karbon -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 5508 2004-03-11 05:44 kcalc -rwxr-xr-x1 root root68489 2004-03-11 05:44 kcharselect -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 5795 2004-03-12 09:51 kchart -rwxr-xr-x1 root root56773 2004-03-11 05:44 kdepasswd -rwxr-xr-x1 root root50267 2004-03-11 05:44 kdessh -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 237892 2004-03-11 05:46 kdf -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 5660 2004-03-11 05:47 kedit -rwxr-xr-x1 root root77961 2004-03-11 05:47 kfloppy -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 5811 2004-03-12 09:52 kformula -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 788231 2004-03-11 05:50 khexedit -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 5796 2004-03-12 09:58 kivio -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 181563 2004-03-11 05:51 kjots -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 5908 2004-03-11 05:52 klaptopdaemon -rwxr-xr-x1 root root23182 2004-03-12 10:34 koconverter -rwxr-xr-x1 root root14707 2004-03-12 09:29 koscript -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 5867 2004-03-12 10:00 koshell -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 5080 2001-08-04 12:02 kprconverter.pl -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 5811 2004-03-12 10:08 kpresenter -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 5612 2004-03-11 05:58 ksim -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 5795 2004-03-12 10:18 kspread -rwxr-xr-x1 root root11939 2004-03-12 10:35 kthesaurus -rwxr-xr-x1 root root81594 2004-03-11 05:58 ktimer -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 5811 2004-03-12 10:24 kudesigner -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 5795 2004-03-12 10:20 kugar -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 233283 2004-03-11 05:46 kwikdisk -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 5795 2004-03-12 10:32 kword [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/kde/bin$ Now, for some reason, while the Kdeutils applications are all working fine, the Koffice applications are not. I've tried to launch them, and they won't, either from the console or with a desktop shortcut. Here is what I mean: KEDIT FROM KDEUTILS: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/kde/bin$ ./kedit KWORD FROM KOFFICE: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/kde/bin$ ./kword koffice (lib kofficecore): ERROR: Couldn't find the native MimeType in kword's desktop file. Check your installation ! [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/kde/bin$ I have a feeling that this is a minor issue, probably a configuration issue. I would really appreciate your help in overcoming this last hurdle. The installation is a success, but the patient is not yet alive. Benjamin -- Benjamin Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Konqueror goes crazy -- endless loop
Dear friends: When I click on a URL in Kmail (where the browser to be invoked is Konqueror, as set in Control Panel, File Manager, File Associations), it launches infinite iterations of Konqueror, literally, one after another after another. This does NOT happen when I invoke Konqueror by itself. It comes on only ONCE. This problem could have been caused by the XN upgrade yesterday. I tried to solve it by reinstalling Konqueror. No change. How do I stop this? The same happens in other applications when I invoke the browser. What could be causing this? How do stop this madness? Here is a screenshot of the error message: http://www.websher.net/temp/Konqueror1.jpg Thank you. Benjamin -- Benjamin Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Koffice 1.3 installs but won't launch -- Data
s kio_ldap.la pothumbnail.la kio_ldap.so pothumbnail.so kio_mac.la run_panelapplet.la kio_mac.so run_panelapplet.so kio_man.la straight_connector.la kio_man.so straight_connector.so kio_metainfo.la sysguard_panelapplet.la kio_metainfo.so sysguard_panelapplet.so kio_nfs.la systemtray_panelapplet.la kio_nfs.so systemtray_panelapplet.so kio_nntp.la taskbar_panelapplet.la kio_nntp.so taskbar_panelapplet.so kio_pop3.la taskbar_panelextension.la kio_pop3.so taskbar_panelextension.so kio_print.latextthumbnail.la kio_print.sotextthumbnail.so kio_sftp.la weather_panelapplet.la kio_sftp.so weather_panelapplet.so kio_smb.la ww_panelapplet.la kio_smb.so ww_panelapplet.so [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/lib/kde3$ Would really appreciate your help in solving this mystery. Thank you so much. Benjamin -- Benjamin Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Aptitude "#Broken: 4" message -- Confused!
Dear friends: Just for the fun of it, I downloaded and installed "Aptitude", At the top on the menu it says: Aptitude 0.2.13 #Broken: 4 Will free 9375kb DL size: 13.9 This appears on the third line of the menu BEFORE I actually use it in any way. Does this really mean that I have four broken packages? This couldn't be true. I checked apt-get update carefully and Synaptic. Both clearly say: 0 broken packages, etc. There is no question about it. If so, then what does # Broken: 4 mean, please. This is really making me anxious. Would really appreciate a clarification. Thank you so much in advance. Benjamin -- Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
K3b won't compile
Dear friends: I would really appreciate your help in recompiling K3b 0.11.2. I have installed every library or file mentioned during install but it still won't configure. Could you please take a look at my config.log and tell me what's wrong? You'll find it at: http://www.websher.net/config.log Thank you so much. Benjamin --- Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
URGENT -- Apt-get fiasco
Dear friends: [Using Xandros 2.0/Debian] This morning I noticed that I could no longer install anything from Xandros Networks. I drew the conclusion that I had been pushing the envelope to the breaking point, installing from all sorts of sources, including unstable (though with a /etc/apt/preferences file). Humbled by this experience, I figured that I had better do a complete, fresh install of Xandros 2.0 Standard and this time really be strict and disciplined with myself. So, I deleted the entire installation and started from scratch. This time, I restricted myself to Xandros Networks and only to its two default sources (XN 1 and XN 2). In fact, I installed Xandros' own applications first and only then was about to start installing some applications from the second XN unsupported Debian source in XN. And suddenly, after a good 3 or 4 hours of installation, with what looks like a perfect installation, XN seems to have collapsed. I cannot install ANYTHING, including XN's own applications, i.e. from XN1 (with the default XN symbol) using the STANDARD option under Edit, Standard (instead of Expert). I've tried at least a dozen of them and they all give me the same error message. Please click on this link for a screenshot: http://www.websher.net/xn-1.png And here is the output from the console when I tried to install this same file, the GCC 3.3 development files using apt-get: Dell:/# apt-get -f install gcc-3.3 Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these: The following packages have unmet dependencies: synaptic: Depends: libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.4.1) but 1.2.4-1 is to be installed Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-4) but 2.3.2-7 is to be installed Depends: libgcc1 (>= 1:3.3.2-1) but 1:3.3.2-0pre5 is to be installed Depends: libstdc++5 (>= 1:3.3.2-1) but 1:3.3.2-0pre5 is to be installed Depends: libxml2 (>= 2.6.2) but 2.5.11-2 is to be installed Depends: libzvt2.0-0 (>= 2.0.1cvs20021009-1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.1) but 1:1.1.4-15 is to be installed Depends: gksu but it is not going to be installed Depends: scrollkeeper but it is not going to be installed E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution). Dell:/# None of this makes any sense to me. I did try to use the Xandros Restore function, but it didn't make any difference whatsoever. I would very much appreciate your help and advice. I have no idea what's going on and how to proceed. Thank you so very much. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Win4Linux for Debian?
Dear friends: May I ask if Win4Linux works in Debian? If so, how well does it work? Thank you. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Win4Lin -- Security patches, anti-virus, spyware?
Dear friends: [Using Xandros 2.0/Debian] I'd appreciate advice from those of you who are using Win4Linux: One big question I've never been clear about. The Win4Lin FAQ says NOT to install any Microsoft security patches or updates. Could you please clarify this for me. Should I install ANY Microsoft security or critical patches, SOME, ALL or NONE on Win98SE in Win4Lin? Is Win4Linux essentially protected by Linux and its kernel and, of course, the fact that I use Win4Lin exclusively as user? What about installing Norton anti-virus or any spyware programs? Do I need any of these programs? Thank you so much. Benjamin [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MplayerPlugin ALMOST Works!
Dear friends: [Using Xandros 2.0/Debian Linux, Mplayer 1.0pre3 and mplayerplugin 2.11-1.386.deb] I installed Mplayer with the codecs, etc. Mplayer (gmplayer) workes beautifully (Hollywood DVD's), etc. I then installed Mplayer plugin. It installed fine and shows clearly in Mozilla 1.4 under About Plugins and I then configured the mplayerplugin-conf file as directed by Mplayer-plugin's web site. What happens is that when I launch a video (e.g. http://www.cbsnews.com), the Mplayerplugin starts working. I can see it beginning to download. In fact, sometimes it actually shows it downloading with the progress bar. But it never actually plays the video. Here are some screenshots and the relevant files: Screenshots: http://www.websher.net/mplayer-plugin1.png http://www.websher.net/mplayer-plugin2.png http://www.websher.net/mplayer-plugin3.png http://www.websher.net/mplayer-plugin4.png http://www.websher.net/mplayer-plugin5.png http://www.websher.net/mplayer-plugin6.png http://www.websher.net/mplayer-plugin7.png http://www.websher.net/mplayer-plugin8.png Sometimes Mplayer says Downloaded 404, sometimes 500-950kb and then stops. Here is the relevant data: cat: mplayerplugin.conf: No such file or directory [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc$ cat mplayerplug-in.conf #debug=1 #logfile=$HOME/mpp.log #vo=xv,x11 #ao=arts,esd,oss #download=1 #dload-dir=$HOME/tmp #keep-download=1 #noembed=1 #cachesize=256 #use-mimetypes=1 #enable-real=0 #enable-wm=1 #enable-qt=1 #enable-mpeg=1 #qt-speed=med #rtsp-use-tcp=0 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc$ After making these changes, I deleted the /home/.mozilla/pluginreg.dat file, rebooted and tried again (as instructed by Mplayer-plugin), but Mplayer plugin still wouldn't play the video. Here is the current pluginreg.dat file: Generated File. Do not edit. [HEADER] Version:0.08:$ [PLUGINS] /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/rpnp.so:$ :$ 98949542:1:1:$ :$ rpnp.so:$ 1 0:audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin:RealPlayer Plugin Metafile:rpm:$ /usr/lib/Acrobat5/Browsers/intellinux/nppdf.so:$ :$ 1024607718000:1:1:$ :$ nppdf.so:$ 1 0:application/pdf:Portable Document Format:pdf:$ /opt/j2re1.4.2_01/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so:$ :$ 1063029179000:1:1:$ Java(TM) Plug-in 1.4.2_01:$ Java(TM) Plug-in 1.4.2_01-b06:$ 29 0:application/x-java-vm:Java::$ 1:application/x-java-applet:Java::$ 2:application/x-java-applet;version=1.1:Java::$ 3:application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.1:Java::$ 4:application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.2:Java::$ 5:application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.3:Java::$ 6:application/x-java-applet;version=1.2:Java::$ 7:application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.1:Java::$ 8:application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.2:Java::$ 9:application/x-java-applet;version=1.3:Java::$ 10:application/x-java-applet;version=1.3.1:Java::$ 11:application/x-java-applet;version=1.4:Java::$ 12:application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.1:Java::$ 13:application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.2:Java::$ 14:application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.4.2_01:Java::$ 15:application/x-java-bean:Java::$ 16:application/x-java-bean;version=1.1:Java::$ 17:application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.1:Java::$ 18:application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.2:Java::$ 19:application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.3:Java::$ 20:application/x-java-bean;version=1.2:Java::$ 21:application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.1:Java::$ 22:application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.2:Java::$ 23:application/x-java-bean;version=1.3:Java::$ 24:application/x-java-bean;version=1.3.1:Java::$ 25:application/x-java-bean;version=1.4:Java::$ 26:application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.1:Java::$ 27:application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.2:Java::$ 28:application/x-java-bean;jpi-version=1.4.2_01:Java::$ /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so:$ :$ 1063136553000:1:1:$ Shockwave Flash 6.0 r79:$ Shockwave Flash:$ 2 0:application/x-shockwave-flash:Shockwave Flash:swf:$ 1:application/futuresplash:FutureSplash Player:spl:$ /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libnullplugin.so:$ :$ 1069295252000:1:1:$ The default plugin handles plugin data for mimetypes and extensions that are not specified and facilitates downloading of new plugins.:$ Default Plugin:$ 1 0:*:All types:.*:$ /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/mplayerplug-in.so:$ :$ 1076878427000:1:1:$ http://mplayerplug-in.sourceforge.net/";>mplayerplug-in 2.11Video Player Plug-in for QuickTime and Windows Media Player streams using http://mplayerhq.hu";>MPlayer JavaScript Enabled:$ MPlayer Plug-in supports QuickTime Plug-in 6.0 and Windows Media Player Plugin:$ 33 0:video/quicktime:Quicktime:mov:$ 1:video/x-quicktime:Quicktime:mov:$ 2:video/quicktime:Quicktime:mp4:$ 3:video/quicktime:Quicktime - Session Description Protocol:sdp:$ 4:application/x-quicktimeplayer:Quicktime:mov:$ 5:video/x-ms-asf-plugin:Windows Media:asf,asx:$ 6:video/x-msvideo:AVI:avi:$ 7:video/msvideo:AVI:avi:$ 8:application/x-mplayer2:WMV:wmv:$ 9:video/x-ms-wm:MSNBCPlayer:asf:$ 10:video/x-ms-asf:Windows Media:asf,asx:$ 11:video/x-ms-wmv:Windows Media:wmv:$ 12:video/x-ms-wvx:Windows Media:wvx:$ 13:audio/x-ms-wax:Windows Media
Fwd: Mplayer-plugin -- SOLVED!
Dear friends: Problem solved. Thanks to a suggestion from one of the mplayer-plugin team, I installed the command-line "mplayer" version of Mplayer in addition to mplayer-gui and mplayer-common.Apparently mplayer-plugin needs the command-line "mplayer" to work. By the way, I got the Debian packages by downloading the rpms from Falsehope (see Mplayer's web site http://www.mplayerhq.com). I then converted them to Debian using "alien." The "mplayer" version of Mplayer is just one executable. You put it in /usr/ bin, run "mplayer" from the command line once, then go back to www.cbsnews.com and, voila, all the videos play! How glorious! Thanks so very much. Benjamin --- -- Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Alien" from Red Hat rpm or Fedora Core rpm?
Dear friends: A quick question: can "alien" convert from Fedora Core RPM as well as Red Hat RPM? More importantly: Does it make a difference? Thank you. Benjamin -- Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mplayer "make all" error message
Dear friends: First, my sincere thanks to all of you who wrote in or commented on the Mplayer rpm to deb issue. I did "succeed" in both installing it and playing it, but I've decided to take the advice of senior, more experienced members of both Xandros and Debian and stay strictly within the confines of Xandros and Debian sources, file types, etc. etc. I have therefore done a clean, fresh install of Xandros 2/Debian, deleting all partitions, reformatting, writing new partitions and starting from scratch. So far, the new installation looks great. To install Mplayer, I want to use only authentic Debian testing components. So, I went to Mplayer's home page and studied the documentation as best I could. Their URL is at: http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/install.html#softreq Here are the highlights; BEGIN 1.2.5. Features * Decide if you need GUI. If you do, see the GUI section before compiling. * If you want to install MEncoder (our great all-purpose encoder), see the MEncoder section. * If you have a V4L compatible TV tuner card, and wish to watch/grab and encode movies with MPlayer, read the TV input section. * There is a neat OSD Menu support ready to be used. Check the OSD menu section. Then build MPlayer: ./configure make make install At this point, MPlayer is ready to use. The directory $PREFIX/share/mplayer contains the codecs.conf file, which is used to tell the program all the codecs and their capabilities. This file is needed only when you want to change its properties, as the main binary contains an internal copy of it. Check if you have codecs.conf in your home directory (~/.mplayer/codecs.conf) left from old MPlayer versions, and remove it. Note that if you have a codecs.conf in ~/.mplayer/, the builtin and system codecs.conf will be ignored completely. Do not do this unless you want to fiddle with MPlayer internals as this can can cause many problems. If you want to change the codecs search order, use the -vc, -ac, -vfm, or -afm options either on the command line or in your config file (see the manual page). Debian users can build a .deb package for themselves, it's very simple. Just exec END Using this information and the latest Mplayer 1.0pre3 sources, I tried and have partially succeeded in recompiling it. I installed all of the necessary libraries, etc. from my two default Xandros/Debian sources. I succeeded in the all-important configuration part. I configured it: ./configure --enable-gui Configuration was a total success (I was told at the end of the configuration that it was a success). However, When I try to move to the next "make" stage, I get a strange error message: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/L-Files/Downloads/Mplayer/MPlayer-1.0pre3$ make make: Nothing to be done for `all'. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/L-Files/Downloads/Mplayer/MPlayer-1.0pre3$ What does this "Nothing to be done for 'all' mean, please". What's missing and what should I do? The most intriguing line of all from the Mplayer Documentation above is the following: "Debian users can build a .deb package for themselves, it's very simple. Just exec" The author says "it's very simple. just exec. What does he mean, please. Would appreciate an explanation Below you will find my Mplayer-1.0pre3 directory: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/L-Files/Downloads/Mplayer/MPlayer-1.0pre3$ ls asxparser.cdebian-build libmpeg2mplayer.rc README asxparser.hdivx4_vbr.c libmpflac mplayer_wine.specspudec.c asxparser.odivx4_vbr.h libvo mplayer_wine.spec.c spudec.h AUTHORSdivx4_vbr.o LICENSE mp_msg.c spudec.o bswap.hDOCS loader mp_msg.h sub_cc.c cfg-common.h drivers Makefilemp_msg-mencoder.csub_cc.h cfg-mencoder.h edl.h mangle.hmp_msg-mencoder.osub_cc.o cfg-mplayer-def.h etc m_config.c mp_msg.o subreader.c cfg-mplayer.h fifo.cm_config.h m_struct.c subreader.h ChangeLog find_sub.cm_config.o m_struct.h subreader.o codec-cfg find_sub.omencoderm_struct.o TOOLS codec-cfg.cget_path.cmencoder.c osdepTVout codec-cfg.hGui mencoder.o parser-cfg.c unrarlib.c codec-cfg.ohelp mixer.c parser-cfg.o unrarlib.h codecs.conf.h help_mp.h mixer.h parser-mecmd.c unrarlib.o config.h input mixer.o parser-mecmd.h version.h config.mak liba52mmx_defs.h parser-mecmd.o version.sh configure libaf mmx.h parser-mpcmd.c vidix configure.log libao2m_option.c parser-mpcmd.o vobsub.c Copyright libavcodecm_option.h playtree.c vobsub.h cpudetect.clibdham_option.o playtree.h vobsub.o cpudetect.hli
Re: Mplayer "make all" error message
Dear Stephen and friends: You are absolutely right. All my thanks. I su to root and did "make install". It installed just fine in /usr/local. Only problem is that the install produced only "mplayer", the command-line executable but not the gui "gmplayer" even though I most definitely configured it as: ./configure --enable-gui Any suggestion on how I can create the gmplayer? The rest of the installation with codecs, Skin and font and mplayerplug-in I am already very much familiar with and it all should work fine. However, at this point I won't be able to run Mplayer as a gui. Would appreciate any suggestions. Thank you so much. Benjamin On 02/17/2004 06:26 am, you wrote: > almost certainly you need to su root > > also check that the default prefix used by configure script is /usr/local > you will need to add /usr/local/bin to PATH setting for your user or as > a global, you're call re security > and as root probably need to add a line /usr/local/lib to /etc/ld.so.conf > and then do an ldconfig > > if prompt end's with $ you're in as a user > with # you're in as root > -- Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mplayerplug-in needs mozilla-dev 1.6
Dear friends: [Using Xandros 2.0/Debian] I am on the very last stage of installing my Mplayer by recompiling from tarball source. I've been struggling for hours but the good news is that I have succeeded completely (by following the arcane instructions in Mplayer's Documentation) in installing MPLAYER itself. It plays DVD's beautifully. No problem. All that's left is the mplayerplugin. I want to install this also from source. In trying to do and in reading the comments below, it seems that I need to install the mozilla-dev files, but since I use Mozilla 1.4, the mozilla-dev 1.6 files (the only ones that will work with the new mplayerplugin 2.11) will break my apt-get system. I would there very much appreciate your help. Perhaps if you have a Debian package that will work with Mozilla 1.4. I understand that you can compile the Deb on Moz 1.6 but still use it safely in Moz 1.4. Is that true? But you can't install the moz-dev packages in order to compile the mplayerplugin because it will break my apt-get. I want to do it right. That's why I have been compiling everything from tarball source. Is there any way to complete this last step safely? Unfortunately, Xandros 2.0 has not yet upgraded their Mozilla 1.4 to 1.6. Thanks so very much again. Below is the output of my attempt to configure it: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/L-Files/Downloads/Mplayer/Folders$ cd mplayerplug-in [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/L-Files/Downloads/Mplayer/Folders/mplayerplug-in$ ls ChangeLogconfigure.in install.sh mplayerplug-in.spec README common extrasLICENSE mplayerplug-in.types Source config.h.in include Makefile.in pixmaps TODO configureINSTALL mplayerplug-in.conf plugingate [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/L-Files/Downloads/Mplayer/Folders/mplayerplug-in$ ./configure] bash: ./configure]: No such file or directory [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/L-Files/Downloads/Mplayer/Folders/mplayerplug-in$ ./configure checking for g++... g++ checking for C++ compiler default output... a.out checking whether the C++ compiler works... yes checking whether we are cross compiling... no checking for suffix of executables... checking for suffix of object files... o checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes checking for gcc... gcc checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c checking for pkg-config... /usr/bin/pkg-config checking for mozilla-plugin... Package mozilla-plugin was not found in the pkg-config search path. Perhaps you should add the directory containing `mozilla-plugin.pc' to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable No package 'mozilla-plugin' found configure: error: Unable to find gecko sdk [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/L-Files/Downloads/Mplayer/Folders/mplayerplug-in$ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RealPlayer 8/9 Plugins in Linux -- Instructions
Dear friends: Here is the lowdown on the whole RealPlayer issue: The latest version of RealPlayer, RealOne that is currently used with Linux is RealOne Alpha. It has remained an alpha for two years and is essentially dead. That is why many of its features do not work or work imperfectly. And that is why the RealOne plugins do NOT work anywhere. Doing a little research on the subject online, I found out why. The latest RealPlayer Gold version is RealPlayer 8, which works great. And when you install the latest RealPlayer 9 codecs and plugins for it, you get naturally RealPlayer 9, which plays all plugins on the Net in Mozilla: The name of the file is: rp8_linux20_libc6_i386_cs2.bin You can find it at the RealPlayer Unix Community Page at: Download Instructions http://forms.real.com/real/player/unix/unix.html (Be sure to select the Linux2x.libc6i386, NOT the libc6i386 RPM) Installation Instructions: http://forms.real.com/real/player/unix/unix.html Now, first UNINSTALL whatever RealPlayer you already have on your system, that is, most likely the RealONE. Now, install RealPlayer8 in your home directory as user by first making it an executable and then installing it: $/home/user/chmod u+x rp8_linux20_libc6_i386_cs2.bin And then: $./rp8_linux20_libc6_i386_cs2.bin After installation of RealPlayer8 (which is in your home directory), download the RealPlayer9 codecs and plugins from: http://realforum.real.com/cgi-bin/unixplayer/ showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=announcements&Number=3128&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5 Look for the RealPlayer 9 codecs/plugins in the top section of the page as follows: * Linux i386 (~795kb d/l): http://docs.real.com/docs/playerpatch/unix/rv9_libc6_i386_cs2.tgz Download, read the Readme file, extract the contents using the Right-click context menu command "Extract" in your Xandros File Manager, then add the codecs and plugins as instructed to the /home/user/RealPlayer8 Codecs and Plugins directories: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cd RealPlayer8 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/RealPlayer8$ ls app.kdelnk Help Mime.types realplay rp7.xpm audiosig.rm LICENSE Plugins realplay.desktop rpnp.so Codecs Mailcap pluginstall.sh rp7doc.png Common mimeinstall.sh raclass.zip rp7doc.xpm firstrun.rm mime.kdelnk README rp7mini.xpm [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/RealPlayer8$ cd Codecs [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/RealPlayer8/Codecs$ ls 14_4.so.6.0 cook.so.6.0 drv1.so.6.0 drv4.so.6.0 rv10.so.6.0 rv40.so.6.0 28_8.so.6.0 ddnt.so.6.0 drv2.so.6.0 dspr.so.6.0 rv20.so.6.0 sipr.so.6.0 atrc.so.6.0 dnet.so.6.0 drv3.so.6.0 rncolor.so.6.0 rv30.so.6.0 tokr.so.6.0 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/RealPlayer8/Codecs$ cd .. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/RealPlayer8$ cd Plugins [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/RealPlayer8/Plugins$ ls audplin.so.6.0 ppffplin.so.6.0 pxrend2.so.6.0 smlrendr.so.6.0 authmgr.so.6.0 pxcgif2.so.6.0 rarender.so.6.0 smmrendr.so.6.0 bascauth.so.6.0 pxcjpeg2.so.6.0 rcadlg.so.6.0 smplfsys.so.6.0 ExtResources pxcpng.so.6.0 rmffplin.so.6.0 swff.so.6.0 httpfsys.so.6.0 pxff.so.6.0 rn5auth.so.6.0 swfrend.so.6.0 memfsys.so.6.0 pxgf.so.6.0 rtffplin.so.6.0 vidplin.so.6.0 meta.so.6.0 pxgr.so.6.0 rtrender.so.6.0 vsrcplin.so.6.0 mp3f.so.6.0 pxjf.so.6.0 rvrend.so.6.0 xlibsite.so.6.0 mp3mfpln.so.6.0 pxjr.so.6.0 sdpplin.so.6.0 mp3r.so.6.0 pxpf.so.6.0 skinfs.so.6.0 pnxres.so.6.0 pxpr.so.6.0 smlffpln.so.6.0 I would simply copy all of the Codecs in the RV9 package into /home/user/ RealPlayer8/Codecs/ directory and all of the Plugins into the /home/sher/ RealPlayer8/Plugins directory. One last critical step: Copy the "rpnp.so" file from the /home/user/RealPlayer8 directory to the "/ usr/mozilla/plugins" directory. Don't forget. That's it. It should now work. I think you will really like the RealPlayer 8/9 with its plugins. Now try the plugins by first checking Mozilla. You should see the rpnp.so plugin listed in Mozilla Help, About Plugins. Now try your new RealPlayer 8/9 plugins by playing the movie trailers at: http://www.hollywood.com These videos WILL WORK! Both video and audio should be fine. But be sure to try one of the older videos. The more recent videos are overloaded and often not accessible due to demand. Or, better yet, try the news videos from CBS News at: http://www.cbsnews.com Be sure to select RealPlayer in your preferences. Provided you have broadband, the video/audio looks great and at a comfortable size screen box size. Or try any of the videos from The Feeding Room at: http://wgntv.feedroom.com/x/tiles.jsp Finally, you can also play the videos from Reuters: A final exciting note about the new Helix RealPlayer 10: https://player.helixcommunity.org/ The new Helix RealPlayer 10 is already out in alpha form. It has a lot of problems. It is NOT yet ready for prime time, but it soon will be. That should really make everybody happy. Meanwhile, stick with RealPlayer 8/9. Enjoy! Benjamin -- Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject
Nvu Free Web Program -- Linux's "Dreamweaver"
Dear friends: In case you haven't heard, Linux now has its own Dreamweaver web program and entirely free. You can get the first beta from: http://www.nvu.com/ Would appreciate help with an error message I got in NVu: http://www.websher.net/temp/nvu1.png http://www.websher.net/temp/nvu2.png http://www.websher.net/temp/nvu3.png http://www.websher.net/temp/nvu4.png I was trying to publish a file to my web site at: http://www.websher.net/temp/ I checked and the file did not upload. Instead I got the 553 error message. Any suggestions what could be wrong? Thank you. Benjamin -- Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Creating Photoshop FIRE image in Gimp
Dear friends: The Photoshop Techniques web site features the following spectacular FIRE image created by Greg Vander Houwen: http://www.photoshoptechniques.com/main/defaulth.php Please note the Photoshop and especially the MOV tutorial available on the page plus the detailed step-by-step instructions on this page (scroll down). The big question: Can this image be created in Gimp 1.2 or Gimp 2.0? From what I can see, the Gimp seems to offer just about everything that the Photoshop instructions require, but I am not sure, especially the Liquify filter. I am still a newbie in Photoshop/Gimp but I would very much like to create this image in Gimp instead of Photoshop. What do the Gimp experts say? Can it be done? Will the result be pretty much identical (or even better)? Finally, I have been told by the Photoshop Techniques forum that the author, Greg, has permitted everyone copyright permission to use his tutorial to create this image (or any variants of it), and that any images thus created may also be used free of charge either for commercial or non-commercial purposes provided the user has recreated the image himself/herself. All my thanks in advance. Benjamin -- Benjamin Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Urgent! -- New Debian 3.1R2 install -- Nvidia card not recognized: fuzzy desktop, 640X480 resolution
Dear friends: Decided to give the latest stable version of Debian 3.1Rc2 a chance so I downloaded the first two CD's and burned them in Nero. Everything went flawlessly. Literally. I was delighted. That is, until I booted up to the new Debian and was I in for a shock. The install urged me not to configure my Nvidia GeForce 2 card automatically so I didn't. But what I saw when I got to the desktop was nothing but a fuzzy, 640 X 480 screen, probably with 4 to 16 colors. Have no idea. The console was OK but very large. I was also able to use apt-get and Synaptic. In Synaptic I searched in vain for my video card. During install I selected VGA as a generic card. I cound't even configure my Mozilla Thunderbird so I am writing from my wife's Windows computer. Finally, I was taken into Gnome. I thought Debian had a KDE desktop by default. My top priority is to get my video in order. Could one of you Debian experts please come to the rescue. I am at a complete loss. Thank you so very much. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Urgent! -- New Debian 3.1R2 install -- Nvidia card not recognized: fuzzy desktop, 640X480 resolution
Arafangion wrote: Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: Decided to give the latest stable version of Debian 3.1Rc2 a chance so I downloaded the first two CD's and burned them in Nero. Everything went flawlessly. Literally. I was delighted. That is, until I booted up to the new Debian and was I in for a shock. The install urged me not to configure my Nvidia GeForce 2 card automatically so I didn't. But what I saw when I got to the desktop was nothing but a fuzzy, 640 X 480 screen, probably with 4 to 16 colors. Have no idea. The console was OK but very large. I was also able to use apt-get and Synaptic. In Synaptic I searched in vain for my video card. During install I selected VGA as a generic card. I cound't even configure my Mozilla Thunderbird so I am writing from my wife's Windows computer. Finally, I was taken into Gnome. I thought Debian had a KDE desktop by default. My top priority is to get my video in order. Could one of you Debian experts please come to the rescue. I am at a complete loss. Ok, you have two options, use the convenient 'nv' driver, or use the proprietary (and hence not so convenient) "NVidia" driver. The free one does not have hardware accelleration, while the NVidia one does, though. Instead of using the 'vga' driver, use the 'nv' driver. vga is just that, 640x480 at a resolution and refresh that absolutely every card that supports vga can support, it is very basic. As for KDE/Gnome, Debian does not come with a desktop "by default", however (i imagine) for historical license reasons Debian installs Gnome by default if you select "Desktop" in tasksel. Dear Arafangion: My sincere thanks for such a prompt reply. Two quick questions: I downloaded the first two CD's of Deb 3.1 Rc2 dated April 20, 2006. The Debian home page referred to them as the latest stable release (with KDE 3.3) updated on 4-19-06. But when I looked at the sources in Synaptic, I saw that my CD Roms were listed as sources but with "unstable" instead of "stable" listed. Very confusing. Secondly, where do I find the "nv" driver, let alone the NVidia driver? In Synaptic? And how precisely do I install it. I'd hate to mess up my entire installation. Would really appreciate precise instructions. Thank you again for your kind help. Benjamin
Re: Urgent! -- New Debian 3.1R2 install -- Nvidia card not recognized: fuzzy desktop, 640X480 resolution
Arafangion wrote: Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: Decided to give the latest stable version of Debian 3.1Rc2 a chance so I downloaded the first two CD's and burned them in Nero. Everything went flawlessly. Literally. I was delighted. That is, until I booted up to the new Debian and was I in for a shock. The install urged me not to configure my Nvidia GeForce 2 card automatically so I didn't. But what I saw when I got to the desktop was nothing but a fuzzy, 640 X 480 screen, probably with 4 to 16 colors. Have no idea. The console was OK but very large. I was also able to use apt-get and Synaptic. In Synaptic I searched in vain for my video card. During install I selected VGA as a generic card. I cound't even configure my Mozilla Thunderbird so I am writing from my wife's Windows computer. Finally, I was taken into Gnome. I thought Debian had a KDE desktop by default. My top priority is to get my video in order. Could one of you Debian experts please come to the rescue. I am at a complete loss. Ok, you have two options, use the convenient 'nv' driver, or use the proprietary (and hence not so convenient) "NVidia" driver. The free one does not have hardware accelleration, while the NVidia one does, though. Instead of using the 'vga' driver, use the 'nv' driver. vga is just that, 640x480 at a resolution and refresh that absolutely every card that supports vga can support, it is very basic. As for KDE/Gnome, Debian does not come with a desktop "by default", however (i imagine) for historical license reasons Debian installs Gnome by default if you select "Desktop" in tasksel. Dear Arafangion and friends: May I ask for your help with the repository sources. Right now all I have listed are my two CD Rom sources and a security source. No wonder Synaptic lists only 2,500 or so packages instead of the 18,000 or so it normally carries. May I ask if you could send me a list of three or four legitimate sources (stable) that I can add to my sources list? But why are my two CD sources listed as "unstable". That mystified me. Thank you again. Benjamin
Re: Urgent! -- New Debian 3.1R2 install -- Nvidia card not recognized: fuzzy desktop, 640X480 resolution
Dear friends: My installation is such a mess that I've decided to start from scratch. Problem is I don't know where I went wrong. Did I download the right CD's? Thank you all again. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Newbie video configuration -- Monitor and video settings
Dear friends: I am about to install Debian once again. I made a mistake originally in the video setting. I have a Sony SDM-S73 TFT LCD Color 17 inch monitor which, it says, fully complies with the DDC Plug & Play standards with Nvidia GeForece 2 AGP card for 3D Accelaration. What precisely should I choose during Install. I want to be able to see Debian with full optimum display in accordance with my monitor and card without having to configure it afterwards. What you recommend. I would really appreciate if you could be precise. Thank you so very much. Benjamin Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Downloading Debian CD: "stable" or "testing"?
Dear friends: I would like to download and install the latest Debian 3.1, but even after a careful reading of all the info on the Debian site, I am quite confused. "Sarge" is now the STABLE release and "etch" is now the TESTING release. I would like to download the testing release so I would get the latest possible versions of Debian packages. I imagine that if I installed the stable release, that I would have to wait till the current "sarge" stable release made them available. On the other other hand, if I installed the current "etch" testing release, I would get new releases as they become available. For example, what happens when the new OpenOffice 2.0 is out of Beta and released officialy? How long would you have to wait to see it in the stable distribution and how long in the testing distribution? So, my question remains: which distribution iso image should I do download? Is an iso for the testing even available yet. Very confused, as you can see. I want to make sure I know what I am doing before I download the iso image. Thank you all. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Downloading Debian CD: "stable" or "testing"? -- follow-
Dear friends: A follow-up question: If you install the current sarge stable release, can you install deb packages from any earlier releases? That is, either earlier stable or testing deb packages? What's the hierarchy here: sarge stable, earlier stable, earlier testing, etc. Quite confused. Thank you again. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Downloading Debian CD: "stable" or "testing"? -- follow-up
Dear friends: A follow-up question: If you install the current sarge stable release, can you install deb packages from any earlier releases? That is, either earlier stable or testing deb packages? What's the hierarchy here: sarge stable, earlier stable, earlier testing, etc. Quite confused. Thank you again. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Downloading Debian CD: "stable" or "testing"?
Dear Leonid and friends: So you would recommend installing the new "etch" testing distro? Is an iso image available of the "etch" testing release? That's what I find confusing. Since "sarge" is not longer "testing" but "stable", which testing are we talking about and where are the iso images for etch? Thank you. Benjamin On 11 Jul 2005 at 21:53, Leonid Grinberg wrote: > I recommend that you install testing. Stable will be completely stable > like commercial software. Testing will have some bugs every now and > then, but releases come every month or so as opposed to every year or > so. But if stability is an issue, go for stable. > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.12/46 - Release Date: 7/11/2005 > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
FTP address for Sarge install CD?
Dear friends: I have failed to find an FTP address for the iso image for Sarge? I found an HTTP address, but I would prefer to download it with my FTP client. What is the precise debian ftp address? Thank you. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Downloading Debian CD: "stable" or "testing"?
Dear kamaraju: Thank you again. One last question: If I install the stable sarge release, and someone issues a new debian package for some application, how do you decide whether to install it or not? Does apt-get take care of all that automatically? Thank you. Benjamin On 11 Jul 2005 at 22:34, kamaraju kusumanchi wrote: > Benjamin Sher wrote: > > >Dear Kamaraju: > > > >Thank you so much for the clear presentation. > > > > > > > >>You can always update from sarge to Etch. But you cannot go from Etch to > >>Sarge. > >> > >>raju > >> > >> > > > >That's a key point! So it makes sense to install Sarge and then > >update to Etch. One last question: Is this update seamless? Can > >it be done easily through Synaptic? And when can I update or > >when should I update? What has your experience been in the > >past? > > > >Thank you. > > > >Benjamin > > > > > Please keep replies on the list. That way others who read the archives > will also benefit from the discussion. > > Usually the updates between stable releases are seamless. But the > updates between stable to testing or testing to unstable are not > guaranteed. Though not guaranteed, usually you can upgrade without any > problems. > > You should upgrade from sarge to etch only when you become confident of > administering a Debian box. If you are running testing, you should be > able to solve any problems you encounter. If you are not confident to do > that, then stick with sarge. If you want to have some excitement and > help Debian maintainers identify bugs, then run testing or unstable. > > raju > > -- > Kamaraju S Kusumanchi > Graduate Student, MAE > Cornell University > http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.12/46 - Release Date: 7/11/2005 > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Downloading iso image through BitTorrent?
Dear friends: I clicked on the "obtain your copy", then on "make a CD set yourself". This immediately caused Debian to start downloading its file with the "Installing Debian" message in the status bar (left). Is this OK? I did install Bittorrent before downloading. How long will it take to download and where will I find it? I downloaded it to my Windows XP. I assume, of course, that I will be able to dual boot. By the way, I currently have another linux dual booting with Win XP. Will that be a problem? Thank you. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Which Debian Installer for Etch, please?
Dear friends: I am considering installing the new Etch testing distro. At the recommendation of a list member, I went to the proper Debian Installer site and am downloading the rc3 version of the installer. I hope I am downloading the right installer. My question is: If I install Etch, what Debian packages will there be available for this distro? Will I have to wait till these new testing Etch packages are made before I can install them? Will my install be essentially barren at the present time? Thank you. Benjamin
Re: Which Debian Installer for Etch, please?
Dear kamaraju: Actually, I noticed that I downloaded the latest version July 12, 2005. Hope that's OK. I tried to access the packages.debian.org site but got a wrong page. Perhaps the servers are busy. What I meant to ask about the packages was: are some programs not available as yet as debian packages? Thank you. P. S. I am still downloading the Sarge stable release. It's taking a long time. I have an ADSL connection. Will decide after it's download what to do. On 12 Jul 2005 at 0:51, kamaraju kusumanchi wrote: > Benjamin Sher wrote: > > rc3 is fine to install etch. Just remember to burn the cd as an iso > image. Other wise you will not be able to boot with it. > > > My question is: If I install Etch, what Debian packages will there be > > available for this distro? > > Try packages.debian.org to see what packages/versions are available in > different distros. > > > Will I have to wait till these new testing Etch packages are made > > before I can install them? > > No the packages are already compiled. All you need to do is download > them and install them through apt-get or synaptic or aptitude or wajig... > > hth > raju > > -- > Kamaraju S Kusumanchi > Graduate Student, MAE > Cornell University > http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.12/46 - Release Date: 7/11/2005 > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Etch vs. Sarge -- can't make up my mind
Dear friends: Based on what I have learned tonight about Debian, I am not certain yet which option I will choose: Etch or Sarge, testing or stable. Here is my choice: Choose Sarge (STABLE) which can only be updated with a few specialized apt-get sources such as apt.get.org or backports.org OR Choose Etch (TESTING) and get the latest releases until Etch becomes stable. I do have one more question about Etch: To install it, I have downloaded the 100 MB + net install ISO file. What happens when Etch reaches STABLE? Will I be able to continue downloading TESTING packages. Or is this net install and the "testing" distro really strictly an ETCH testing distro. That is, when Etch becomes stable, can I just continue downloading and upgrading packages in testing (since I will be in testing) or will I have to start all over again? Would appreciate your clarification. Thank you. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Downloading Debian CD: "stable" or "testing"?
On 12 Jul 2005 at 1:02, kamaraju kusumanchi wrote: > Benjamin Sher wrote: > > >Dear kamaraju: > > > >Thank you again. One last question: > > > >If I install the stable sarge release, and someone issues a new > >debian package for some application, how do you decide whether > >to install it or not? Does apt-get take care of all that > >automatically? > > > >Thank you. > > > >Benjamin > > > > > Please bottom post to the list. That is if you are replying to the list, > the original message should be on the top and what ever you write should > go underneath. That makes it easy to read the threads. > > Let's say you installed stable. The only package updates you will > receive are security fixes. It is strongly advised to update your stable > machine with the latest security releases. > > OTOH, if you are running testing or unstable, there could be newer > versions of packages released over time. You might or might not want to > install them. One approach to solve the dilemma is to install > apt-listchanges package. This package will tell you what changes were > made to the package in the latest versions. Upon reading this info, you > can choose whether or not to update your package. > > apt-get will install packages only when you want/ask it to. It will not > check for upgrades automatically. But by writing cron scripts, you can > make apt-get update packages automatically. But if you are running > testing/unstable, I strongly advise NOT to update packages > automatically, since they are susceptible for frequent breakage. > > hth > raju Thank you again for your usual illuminating comments. I still havent' made up my mind. Please see my latest message on this. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
A Question about Bittorrent
Dear friends: I am downloading the Sarge ISO using Bittorrent. Bittorent says that it supports resume. So, I paused (i.e. stopped) my download several times, even leaving Windows to do so. When I come back and click on the original link in Debian, it restarts my download. But there is no progress bar and no partial file on my desktop or wherever. How can I be sure that it is still downloading. It's been three hours. I use ADSL. Thank you. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Where is the FTP site for Sarge, please?
Dear friends: After much consideration, I've decided to go with Sarge and add the apt-get.org and backports.org sources to /etc/apt/sources.list This seems to me the wisest course of action. I will have the benefit of Debian's reputation for perfection and reliability plus updates of my favorite applications as needed through apt-get.org and backports.org. I assume that I will be able to do this more or less seemlessly since these updated packages will be specifically custom made for Sarge and only Sarge. My only problem is downloading the CD image. I've tried for the past four hours with Bittorrent. The download has finally ended with "Done" but I can't find it anywhere on my system. I did a search in Windows on ".iso". This brought up my existing iso images but nothing for Debian. So, I am willing to download the CD image by FTP. But I have tried several times to find the iso image and have failed. I tried ftp.debian.org and cdimages.debian.org and I just can't find the iso image. My SmartFTP client has resume and a progress bar for these things. Once I get the address I should have no problem. Would really appreciate your help. And please be precise. Thank you so much. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Etch vs. Sarge -- can't make up my mind
Dear Alexandru: Thanks so much for an excellent clarification. Two follow-up questions: 1) I have decided a few minutes ago to go with Sarge for the reasons you mentioned. If I add apt-get.org and backports.org to my apt sources, will I be able to seamlessly add updated applications as they become available? Is this a good idea? > Download netinstall for the stable distro. Later you will be able to > upgrade to testing. It goes like this: stable -> testing -> unstable. > You cannot go in the opposite direction. 2) I have alredy downloaded "netinstall" (rc3). I thought that was for the testing distro. Can I use this also for Sarge? Thank you. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Where is the FTP site for Sarge, please?
On 12 Jul 2005 at 2:24, Paul Smith wrote: > %% "Benjamin Sher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > bs> So, I am willing to download the CD image by FTP. But I > bs> have tried several times to find the iso image and have > bs> failed. I tried ftp.debian.org and cdimages.debian.org and I > bs> just can't find the iso image. > > I'm not sure where you're looking, but it's pretty easy to find. > > Go to http://www.debian.org/ > > Look in the menu at the left, and click the link "CD ISO Images" > You'll get here: http://www.debian.org/CD/ > > Everything you want is there. If you want to use FTP for download, find > the link "Download CD images using HTTP or FTP." That will get you to a > long list of mirrors, offering Debian CD ISO images for both HTTP and > FTP download, here: http://www.debian.org/CD/http-ftp/ > Dear Paul: My sincere apologies. You won't believe what happened. When I got to the CD image download page I didn't scroll down far enough to see the FTP sites. Too embarrassing to mention. But that's the honest truth. I've already started my download of the first CD. My eternal gratitude. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
1st CD of Sarge: KDE and Gnome?
Dear friends: A simple question: does the first downloadable CD of Sarge include both KDE and Gnome? And is this first CD sufficient to install Debian? Thank you. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sarge install perfect
Dear friends: My thanks to everyone for your great advice, information and help. Finally downloaded the ISO, checked the MD5 alogorithm. Everything OK. Then installed. Install was flawless. Amazed. At least so far. I am now downloading 510 MB (733 packages) for the Desktop Environment option. The Install is unbelievably simple. I don't know what it was like in the past, but it's a piece of cake. The only thing you have to know is where your Windows installation is. That's it. Very pleased. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
New install -- MTA mail needs to be reconfigured
Dear friends:
I finally installed my first Debian system earlier this morning and I
am very pleased with it. The install was flawless, but it was not
quite as easy as I thought because there were plenty more
questions AFTER the downloading of packages than I thought.
But all is well. However, as one would expect, there are always a
few issues that come up after a first install. I hope you can help
me with them. These are quite minor. But let me ask just one or
two at a time.
1) All of my devices seem to have been configured correctly,
including my sound and video. That is, the video and sound work
fine. However, I can't find a specific listing of my video card and
sound card. Where precisely are they listed?
2) My first really critical issue has to do with mail. During Install
MTA, I was asked which mail system I wanted. I was advised to
select Smart? (can't remember the second part of the word)
because I have a dynamic DHCP ADSL connection. So I selected
this option but it's clearly wrong because I am told
"Cannot connect to host localhost"
("localhost" is what I chose").
How do I access the mail configuration utility and how do I correct
my settings so I can receive and send mail?
Thank you so much.
Benjamin
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Mail issue -- can send but not receive mail
Dear friends: My email issue is almost solved. I can now send mail. I removed exim4 with apt-get and installed ssmtp. I am stuck on the authentication method for receiving mail. Under Kmail, Receiving, Extras, which option should I use? What do I need to do to receive my mail? Thank you. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
lspci -- all devices recognized
Dear friends: My thanks to everyone. lspci detected all of my devices correctly, including my Nvidia video card and my SoundBlaster 5.1 sound card. Thanks so much. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Problem with mounting sda zip drive
Dear friends: Thanks to your help, I am making progress step by step. My next issue has to do with my zip drive. When I try to mount it, I am told that I need to supply the file system. Please see below. Would appreciate your help. Benjamin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /etc/fstab # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # proc/proc procdefaults0 0 /dev/hdb1 / ext3defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1 /dev/hdb5 noneswapsw 0 0 /dev/hdc/media/cdrom0 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0 /dev/hdd/media/cdrom1 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0 /dev/fd0/media/floppy0 autorw,user,noauto 0 0 /dev/sda/media/usb0 autorw,user,noauto 0 0 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ su Password: localhost:/home/sher# mount /dev/sda -t auto /media/usb0 mount: you must specify the filesystem type localhost:/home/sher# -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: RealPlayer 10 for Debian?
On Tuesday 12 July 2005 06:50 pm, Darryl Clarke wrote: > On 7/12/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear friends: > > > > Is there a special Debian package for RealPlayer 10? Since it is a > > commercial package, I'd imagine that it's not part of Sarge itself. > > http://www.real.com/linux?pcode=rn&src=freeplayer_partner&opage=freeplayer_ >partner > > There's no .deb that I'm aware of. Their installer works fine though. > > > Thank you. > > You're welcome! Dear Darryl: Thanks for the tip. My problem is that I don't know if Debian allows you to install an RPM? Which RealPlayer package should I install, please? Thank you. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: RealPlayer 10 for Debian?
On Tuesday 12 July 2005 07:16 pm, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Tue, Jul 12, 2005 at 07:15:06PM -0500, Benjamin Sher wrote: > > Thanks for the tip. My problem is that I don't know if Debian allows you > > to install an RPM? Which RealPlayer package should I install, please? > > Try alien. It will allow you to convert between rpm, deb and tgz > formats. > > -Roberto Dear Roberto: Thanks for the tip. My choice is to either install RealPlayer as a .bin file or as an RPM (or, rather, after converting it to Deb by using alien). Which one is preferable? Finally, if I use the .bin file, should I consider using "stow" to install it so that I can uninstall it, if necessary, in the future? Thank you. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: RealPlayer 10 for Debian?
On Tuesday 12 July 2005 07:27 pm, Kent West wrote: > Benjamin Sher wrote: > >On Tuesday 12 July 2005 06:50 pm, Darryl Clarke wrote: > >>On 7/12/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>Dear friends: > >>> > >>>Is there a special Debian package for RealPlayer 10? Since it is a > >>>commercial package, I'd imagine that it's not part of Sarge itself. > >> > >>http://www.real.com/linux?pcode=rn&src=freeplayer_partner&opage=freeplaye > >>r_partner > >> > >>There's no .deb that I'm aware of. Their installer works fine though. > > > >Thanks for the tip. My problem is that I don't know if Debian allows you > > to install an RPM? Which RealPlayer package should I install, please? > > Just click on the big yellow button that says "Download Realplayer"; > it's a Linux binary. The RPM is under the "Advanced" heading (eh . . ?!). > > And to answer your question about RPMs being installed in Debian, many > of them can be installed using the Alien package; as a general rule, > you'd probably rather have a tarball than an RPM, at least in my opinion. > > -- > Kent Dear Kent: I've downloaded the "bin" version of RealPlayer 10. I imagine that this is the one I should install (rather than converting the rpm to deb with alien). Where does the "bin" install to: /usr/local? If so, could I use stow? What's your recommendation? Thank you. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Kernel configuration could not be read?
Dear friends: In the KDE Control Center, under System Admin, Linux Kernel, I read the following on the main screen to the right: --- The kernel configuration could not be read No hardware architecture was specified... Either your kernel sources contain invalid configuration rules or you just found a bug in the KDE Kernel Configurator. --- What does this mean, please? Anything to worry about? Thank you. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Kernel configuration could not be read?
On Tuesday 12 July 2005 08:13 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > What does this mean, please? Anything to worry about? > > > > Thank you. > > > > Benjamin > > I don't have an answer for the question that you're asking in this > post to the list. I would like, nevertheless, to offer you a bit > of advice. I promise you that I don't mean this as any kind of a > slam; if I did, I wouldn't take the time to write this, since the > main reason I don't participate here as much as I used to is because > of being so bloody busy. > > You are making a lot of posts asking simple questions. Not simple > as in "the answer is easy to figure out", but rather simple as in > "the question can be posed fairly simply." For the most part, they're > not difficult questions to articulate, even if the answering of those > questions may be challenging. It's generally considered basic courtesy > towards the other people on the list that you make at least *some* > effort to figure these questions out on your own before asking. > Maybe you have done this; but your posts don't show it, because you > don't indicate in your posts what you've tried and failed (e.g. > "I tried a Google search on this, but all I got was _, which > didn't seem helpful. Am I missing something here?" or "I looked at > the .bin file, and it looks like some kind of a script, but I don't > understand it; would I find the installation directory in there?") > > If you make an effort to figure things out on your own first, you > learn more; if you then indicate to others that you've done so, you > communicate to them that it's worth them dropping what they're doing > and taking the time to help you out. In contrast, if you don't do > these things, you can come across as someone who sees other people's > time and effort less valuable than their own, since the process above > is how other people figured these things out. People want to help; > but because there are so many that need help, people will frequently > ignore some requests for help (or give curt, less-helpful answers) in > favor of those from people who are clearly trying to help themselves. > > Over the years here, this guide gets recommended a lot: > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > It's worth your time taking a look at it, I promise. > > Cheers, > > -c Dear Cmetzler: I appreciate your comments and will certainly take them to heart. As for this specific question about the kernel, I admit that I did not research the matter in Google. But in most cases the first place I go to is Google. For example, I asked a question about my zip drive. Before posting the question, I searched in Google and found a number of posts on the subject. But none was helpful. Same for most of my posts. I could just preface many of them with remark "I looked in Google but couldn't find anything helpful". I have on occasion done this, and will do so more often in the future. I am not new to Linux, but I am new to Debian. I want to make sure that I am following the right procedure. I read everything on the Debian home page before making my decision as to which version to install, etc. I found the explanations good but not good enough. They are still written from the point of view of the engineer, the programmer. What a new, prospective Debian user wants to know is what are the practical consequences of installing stable vs. testing vs. unstable, etc. etc. I am very grateful to the people on the list who responded. Without their help, I could not have figured out what really goes on, the complications involving installation of non-Sarge applications, let alone non-Debian applications, etc. Bottom line is that I appreciate the help and will also try to help other newbies when I can. I did promise that I would ask for help on one issue or two at a time, and I am doing this to the best of my ability. I felt and perhaps wrongly that the message about the Kernel Configurator was important for Debian developers and that is why I mentioned it. But clearly I went too far. It was not urgent and did not affect my system. I am very pleased with Debian. Everything works fine. I am just trying to fine-tune a few things that I am not clear about. My interest is in using Debian, and I am grateful to the Debian organization for producing such an outstanding Linux distro. Thank you. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Kernel configuration could not be read?
Kent West wrote: Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: In the KDE Control Center, under System Admin, Linux Kernel, I read the following on the main screen to the right: --- The kernel configuration could not be read No hardware architecture was specified... Either your kernel sources contain invalid configuration rules or you just found a bug in the KDE Kernel Configurator. --- What does this mean, please? Anything to worry about? That just means that you don't have the source for your kernel installed. Instead, you have a pre-built binary. If you had compiled your own, you would by necessity have the source. Apparently this KDE Control Center thingy is just looking for the source, to read some information and present it to you in a nice format. Not finding the source, it instead generates this error. No, it's nothing to worry about. Dear Kent: Thanks so very much. A real load off my mind. Benjamin
Re: Kernel configuration could not be read?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I read everything on the Debian home page before making my decision as to which version to install, etc. I found the explanations good but not good enough. They are still written from the point of view of the engineer, the programmer. What a new, prospective Debian user wants to know is what are the practical consequences of installing stable vs. testing vs. unstable, etc. etc. This is a valid criticism that comes up here from time to time in different forms. One suggestion I'd like to make: if there's documentation (or explanatory paragraphs on web pages or whatever) that wasn't able to help you, then later on, when you understand that topic a little better, please consider volunteering just a small amount of time to help improve it. I'm serious. A recurring gripe about a lot of open source software had been documentation -- non-existent, or skeletal/incomplete, or aimed only at the guru and not at the new user, etc. etc. Having encountered information which should have been helpful but wasn't, you're in the ideal position to help Debian (or any other project) get it right. No need to commit tons of time -- just pick one small thing, one subsection of one document or web page, and offer up some changes. Little things add up, and any contribution is better than none. And hey, if it gets in, you just became a contributor to the project. Cheers, -c Dear CMetzner: Thanks for understanding and thanks for the kind words. My experience with Linux began with Red Hat 5.2 then followed Mandrake, then Xandros. Xandros is a great distro, but the problem with them is that they promise that you can install all the applications you want from the Debian repository (they are a Debian derivative), but in fact you can't. If you do, you quickly mess up your system. So, I wrote a full-length Intro for Xandros Newbies about this, which is still online. You might be interested in seeing it. If this is of interest to Debian users, you are welcome to adapt it for Debian. http://forums.xandros.com/viewtopic.php?t=5995&highlight= You can also search for other of my posts under "Delphi123". I myself left Xandros after about a year, to a large extent due to the above-mentioned limitation. I have been dual-booting with WinXP most of the time, then, in frustration, decided to leave Linux for a while. I did consider installing Debian but kept waiting, like many others, for the new Debian 3.1. Well, it's finally here and so I am back to Linux. Benjamin
RealPlayer installed -- Thank you!
Dear friends: My thanks to everyone who wrote in about RealPlayer. It's now installed and working fine. I installed the "bin" file into /usr/local Thanks again. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: A Question about Bittorrent
David E. Fox wrote: On Tue, 12 Jul 2005 00:30:37 -0500 "Benjamin Sher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: restarts my download. But there is no progress bar and no partial file on my desktop or wherever. How can I be sure that it is still downloading. It's been three hours. I use ADSL. Wbat client are you using? Even the textual mode clients should offer some sort of confirmation that something is happening, such as download speed, percent done, and so forth. If you aptitude install bittornado & bittornado-gui these will replace the other choices (using /etc/ alternatives -- you can still invoke the older clients by name, though) you'll get a nicer summary of what's going on. Also, bttornado-gui (at least for me) uses saner defaults for # of possible connections - the other clients I've used simply swamp my connection to the point that other net activity slows down as to be unusable. I have ADSL (1500 down, 128 up) as well here. Benjamin Didn't I run into you several years ago on redhat lists? :) Dear David: Thank you for your pertinent comments, but I went ahead last night andddownloaded the CD iso file by FTP and installed it. Everything is fine. All my devices were recognized, etc. However, I still have a few issues that need to be resolved. Hopefully with the kind help of Debian users, they will be over the next few days. Benjamin
Printing in CUPS -- almost there!
Dear friends: I've spent the past hour searching in Google for articles that will explain to me how to install my printer in Debian 3.1. I'm literally 99% of the way there. First, I found out that Debian 3.1 does not include the CUPS server by default. So, I downloaded that via Synaptic. Then I downloaded hp-ppd (for my Okipage 14e, which uses HP Laserjet 4 emulation). Then, I found out that I need the gimp-print foomatic files, so I downloaded them as well as other gimp files dependent on them. I then went logged out and logged back in as root and configured the printer in Kprinter (KDE Control Center, Peripherals). Configuration was a total success, and at the end of it all I saw my Okipage printer listed at the top of the printers. So what's wrong? Well, when I tried to print a test page, it said: "print test successflly sent to the printer", but so far no actual printing. My guess is that I am just one step away from actually printing, but I am at a loss as to what is holding things up. Would appreciate your help in resolving this issue. Thank you. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Printing in CUPS -- almost there!
Dear friends: I've spent the past hour searching in Google for articles that will explain to me how to install my printer in Debian 3.1. I'm literally 99% of the way there. First, I found out that Debian 3.1 does not include the CUPS server by default. So, I downloaded that via Synaptic. Then I downloaded hp-ppd (for my Okipage 14e, which uses HP Laserjet 4 emulation). Then, I found out that I need the gimp-print foomatic files, so I downloaded them as well as other gimp files dependent on them. I then went logged out and logged back in as root and configured the printer in Kprinter (KDE Control Center, Peripherals). Configuration was a total success, and at the end of it all I saw my Okipage printer listed at the top of the printers. So what's wrong? Well, when I tried to print a test page, it said: "print test successflly sent to the printer", but so far no actual printing. My guess is that I am just one step away from actually printing, but I am at a loss as to what is holding things up. Would appreciate your help in resolving this issue. Thank you. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Printing in Cups -- Almost there -- an apology
Dear friends: My apology for double posting of my message concerning my printer issue. I sent the first message by mistake from my first email address ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). This is not my Debian address, and I assumed that it would be bounced back to me as they always are. So, I resent it from my [EMAIL PROTECTED] address. Yet, somehow or other it made it to the list. I thought the listserver accepts messages only from the original, registered address. Thank you for your understanding. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Printing in CUPS -- almost there!
michael wrote: On Wed, 2005-07-13 at 06:28 -0500, Benjamin Sher wrote: michael wrote: On Wed, 2005-07-13 at 05:32 -0500, Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: I've spent the past hour searching in Google for articles that will explain to me how to install my printer in Debian 3.1. I'm literally 99% of the way there. First, I found out that Debian 3.1 does not include the CUPS server by default. So, I downloaded that via Synaptic. Then I downloaded hp-ppd (for my Okipage 14e, which uses HP Laserjet 4 emulation). Then, I found out that I need the gimp-print foomatic files, so I downloaded them as well as other gimp files dependent on them. I then went logged out and logged back in as root and configured the printer in Kprinter (KDE Control Center, Peripherals). Configuration was a total success, and at the end of it all I saw my Okipage printer listed at the top of the printers. So what's wrong? Well, when I tried to print a test page, it said: "print test successflly sent to the printer", but so far no actual printing. My guess is that I am just one step away from actually printing, but I am at a loss as to what is holding things up. Would appreciate your help in resolving this issue. look in /var/log/cups files Dear Michael and friends: Thanks so much for the tip. Here is the output of error_log. I couldn't see anything there that helped me. Can you confirm that your printer did flash some lights to show it was receiving data and that you did send the correct page size and didn't press any 'cancel' button on the printer? You should also check www.linuxprinting.org, particularly the fora/discussions for your specific printer. Dear Michael: Thanks for writing. No, the printer did NOT flash any lights to show that it was receiving data. On my Okipage 14e you can usually see the second green light blinking, indicating that the printer was about to start printing. This did not happen in this case. Thank you. Benjamin
Re: Printing in CUPS -- almost there!
Clive Menzies wrote: On (13/07/05 13:19), michael wrote: On Wed, 2005-07-13 at 06:28 -0500, Benjamin Sher wrote: michael wrote: On Wed, 2005-07-13 at 05:32 -0500, Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: I've spent the past hour searching in Google for articles that will explain to me how to install my printer in Debian 3.1. I'm literally 99% of the way there. First, I found out that Debian 3.1 does not include the CUPS server by default. So, I downloaded that via Synaptic. Then I downloaded hp-ppd (for my Okipage 14e, which uses HP Laserjet 4 emulation). Then, I found out that I need the gimp-print foomatic files, so I downloaded them as well as other gimp files dependent on them. I then went logged out and logged back in as root and configured the printer in Kprinter (KDE Control Center, Peripherals). Configuration was a total success, and at the end of it all I saw my Okipage printer listed at the top of the printers. So what's wrong? Well, when I tried to print a test page, it said: "print test successflly sent to the printer", but so far no actual printing. My guess is that I am just one step away from actually printing, but I am at a loss as to what is holding things up. Would appreciate your help in resolving this issue. look in /var/log/cups files Dear Michael and friends: Thanks so much for the tip. Here is the output of error_log. I couldn't see anything there that helped me. Can you confirm that your printer did flash some lights to show it was receiving data and that you did send the correct page size and didn't press any 'cancel' button on the printer? You should also check www.linuxprinting.org, particularly the fora/discussions for your specific printer. Did you follow: http://excess.org/docs/linux_windows_printing.html Every printer I've set up using it was pretty painless. You need the following packages. 'cupsys-bsd' is important and before changing anything make sure it's installed. cupsys cupsys-bsd cupsys-client foomatic-bin samba smbclient Regards Clive Dear Clive: I have done as you instructed. In fact, I installed several other packages listed on their page. Here is the output: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ su Password: localhost:/home/sher# /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p Laser -v parallel:/dev/lp0 -P /root/laser.ppd lpadmin: add-printer (set model) failed: client-error-not-found localhost:/home/sher# Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Printing in CUPS -- almost there!
peter colton wrote: On Wednesday 13 July 2005 16:46, Clive Menzies wrote: On (13/07/05 13:19), michael wrote: On Wed, 2005-07-13 at 06:28 -0500, Benjamin Sher wrote: michael wrote: On Wed, 2005-07-13 at 05:32 -0500, Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: I've spent the past hour searching in Google for articles that will explain to me how to install my printer in Debian 3.1. I'm literally 99% of the way there. First, I found out that Debian 3.1 does not include the CUPS server by default. So, I downloaded that via Synaptic. Then I downloaded hp-ppd (for my Okipage 14e, which uses HP Laserjet 4 emulation). Then, I found out that I need the gimp-print foomatic files, so I downloaded them as well as other gimp files dependent on them. I then went logged out and logged back in as root and configured the printer in Kprinter (KDE Control Center, Peripherals). Configuration was a total success, and at the end of it all I saw my Okipage printer listed at the top of the printers. So what's wrong? Well, when I tried to print a test page, it said: "print test successflly sent to the printer", but so far no actual printing. My guess is that I am just one step away from actually printing, but I am at a loss as to what is holding things up. Would appreciate your help in resolving this issue. look in /var/log/cups files Dear Michael and friends: Thanks so much for the tip. Here is the output of error_log. I couldn't see anything there that helped me. Can you confirm that your printer did flash some lights to show it was receiving data and that you did send the correct page size and didn't press any 'cancel' button on the printer? You should also check www.linuxprinting.org, particularly the fora/discussions for your specific printer. Did you follow: http://excess.org/docs/linux_windows_printing.html Every printer I've set up using it was pretty painless. You need the following packages. 'cupsys-bsd' is important and before changing anything make sure it's installed. cupsys cupsys-bsd cupsys-client foomatic-bin samba smbclient Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business hello Michael , have look at the link below for the packages you need to install for cups. I did not use the install the Recommended packages and all work well. http://qref.sourceforge.net/Debian/reference/ch-install.en.html#s-cups bye for now. peter colton Dear friends: I am still struggling with making my printer work. I installed all of the cups files instructed to both by our list members and online at: http://qref.sourceforge.net/Debian/reference/ch-install.en.html#s-cups I then tried to configure my printer online. Once again, I am told that the print test was sent successfully to the printer but the printer has so far not printed anything. Please see screenshots: http://www.websher.net/temp/printer1.jpg http://www.websher.net/temp/printer2.jpg Thank you. Benjamin
Printer issue -- SOLVED!
Dear friends: Printer issue resolved! My printer is now working fine. I called my printer company, Okidata, and, although they don't provide tech support for Linux, their expert was able to figure out that I was using the wrong emulation HP driver for Okipage 14e. The correct driver is HP LaserJet 4P, NOT LaserJet 4Plus. That's how close the drivers are. The "4Plus" driver will not print a page, even though Kprint sent it successfully to the printer. As soon as I switched to "4P", it immediately responded and printed out the wonderful test page. Thank you all for your help. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problem with mounting sda zip drive
L.V.Gandhi wrote: On 7/13/05, Benjamin Sher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dear friends: Thanks to your help, I am making progress step by step. My next issue has to do with my zip drive. When I try to mount it, I am told that I need to supply the file system. Please see below. Would appreciate your help. localhost:/home/sher# mount /dev/sda -t auto /media/usb0 --- here use whether vfat or something else mount: you must specify the filesystem type Dear L.V. Gandhi: Thanks so much for the advice. I am not quite there yet, but we have made some real progress. Please see output below: localhost:/home/sher# mount /dev/sda -t vfat /media/usb0 mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda, missing codepage or other error In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or so Here is the /etc/fstab output: localhost:/home/sher# cd /media/usb0 localhost:/media/usb0# ls localhost:/media/usb0# cat /etc/fstab # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hdb1 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1 /dev/hdb5 none swap sw 0 0 /dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 iso9660 ro,user,noauto,unhide 0 0 /dev/hdd /media/cdrom1 iso9660 ro,user,noauto,unhide 0 0 /dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0 /dev/sda /media/usb0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0 localhost:/media/usb0# Hope there is a solution. Benjamin
Re: Problem with mounting sda zip drive
L.V.Gandhi wrote: On 7/13/05, Benjamin Sher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dear friends: Thanks to your help, I am making progress step by step. My next issue has to do with my zip drive. When I try to mount it, I am told that I need to supply the file system. Please see below. Would appreciate your help. localhost:/home/sher# mount /dev/sda -t auto /media/usb0 --- here use whether vfat or something else mount: you must specify the filesystem type Dear L. V. Gandhi and friends: Here is some more data: localhost:/media/usb0# dmesg |tail Error: Illegal request -- (Sense key=0x05) Invalid field in parameter list -- (asc=0x26, ascq=0x00) The failed "Mode Select 10" packet command was: "55 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 " FAT: bogus logical sector size 10240 VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on dev 08:00. FAT: bogus logical sector size 10240 VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on dev 08:00. FAT: bogus logical sector size 10240 VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on dev 08:00. localhost:/media/usb0# Benjamin
Sarge vs. Stable in /etc/apt/sources.list
Dear friends: I've noticed that some debian sources use the term "stable", others use the term "sarge". I was advised by some members of our list that I should change "stable" to "sarge" to assure continuity. But when I did that, Synaptic complained of errors. What happens when you find a source for certain applications, for example, mplayer or whatever, that uses the term "sarge" instead of "stable". Are you as the user allowed to change the word? Aren't "stable" and "sarge" interchangeable in apt-get/synaptic? This is the kind of practical question that, from my reading, Debian does not explain in their documentation or does not explain well. Would appreciate your clarification? Thank you. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Data for stable vs. sarge
Dear friends: Here are the data for stable vs. sarge after I changed "stable" to "sarge" in my sources: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list #deb file:///cdrom/ sarge main deb http://debian.uchicago.edu/debian/ sarge main deb-src http://debian.uchicago.edu/debian/ sarge main deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ sarge main deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ sarge main deb http://security.debian.org/ sarge/updates main [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ From Synaptic: The following problems were found on your system: W: Couldn't stat source package list http://debian.uchicago.edu sarge/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/debian.uchicago.edu_debian_dists_sarge_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://ftp.debian.org sarge/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_sarge_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://security.debian.org sarge/updates/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_sarge_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://debian.uchicago.edu sarge/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/debian.uchicago.edu_debian_dists_sarge_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://ftp.debian.org sarge/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_sarge_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://security.debian.org sarge/updates/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_sarge_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) Thank you. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Sarge vs. Stable in /etc/apt/sources.list
Lorenzo Taylor wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 "sarge" and "stable" currently refer to the same Debian branch in the official Debian mirrors. However, when Etch becomes stable, "stable" will refer to Etch rather than Sarge and "sarge" will still refer to Sarge, which will then be considered "old-stable". As for unofficial sources, they can call their repositories whatever they like, so they may or may not link "stable" and "sarge" to the same repository. It's their choice, cince they are not official repositories. At this time, you can decide whether to use the term "stable" or "sarge" in official Debian sources. But if you want an automatic upgrade of all official packages when Etch becomes stable, use "stable". HTH, Lorenzo - -- - -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.12 GCS d- s:+ a- C+++ UL P+ L+++ E- W++ N o K- w--- O M V- PS+++ PE Y+ PGP++ t++ 5+ X+ R tv-- b++ DI-- D+ G e* h r+++ y+++ - --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFC1u9LG9IpekrhBfIRAtfEAKCdQ9kySVxYO4uY7OMcu6kQIATd3wCdEzeK bujM9LpaG4d8QmYCEbuUVIs= =+DnF -END PGP SIGNATURE- Dear Lorenzo: A good explantion. But please see my data in the subsequent message. The fact is that I cannot change "stable" to "sarge" without generating errors in Synaptic. Why is that? Thanks. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Data for stable vs. sarge
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Benjamin Sher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Dear friends: Here are the data for stable vs. sarge after I changed "stable" to "sarge" in my sources: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list #deb file:///cdrom/ sarge main deb http://debian.uchicago.edu/debian/ sarge main deb-src http://debian.uchicago.edu/debian/ sarge main deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ sarge main deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ sarge main deb http://security.debian.org/ sarge/updates main [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ From Synaptic: The following problems were found on your system: W: Couldn't stat source package list http://debian.uchicago.edu sarge/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/debian.uchicago.edu_debian_dists_sarge_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://ftp.debian.org sarge/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_sarge_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://security.debian.org sarge/updates/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_sarge_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://debian.uchicago.edu sarge/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/debian.uchicago.edu_debian_dists_sarge_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://ftp.debian.org sarge/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_sarge_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://security.debian.org sarge/updates/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_sarge_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) I get the same errors if I don't run # apt-get update before I run apt-get install mplayer I'm not sure if this is the case for you or not. Did your run apt-get update after editing sources.list? Cheers, Mike Dear Mike: All my thanks! That's what I forgot to do, to update apt-get. Here is the output. No more errors! [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ su Password: localhost:/home/sher# apt-get update Hit ftp://ftp.nerim.net stable/main Packages Hit ftp://ftp.nerim.net stable/main Release Hit http://debian.uchicago.edu stable/main Packages Hit http://debian.uchicago.edu stable/main Release Hit http://debian.uchicago.edu stable/main Sources Hit http://debian.uchicago.edu stable/main Release Hit http://ftp.debian.org stable/main Packages Hit http://ftp.debian.org stable/main Release Hit http://ftp.debian.org stable/main Sources Hit http://ftp.debian.org stable/main Release Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Packages Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Release Reading Package Lists... Done localhost:/home/sher# -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
FTP authentification issue
Dear friends: I have run into an unusual and inexplicable FTP authentification issue. It's the first time I've ever had this problem in Linux, and I've been using the same Dell 8200 Dimension computer for five years (on both WinXP and different flavors of Linux). I've discussed this with my IP and my web host. They have advised me that it's working fine at their end and they have made sure to clear any firewall obstacles. My FTP works fine in Windows, but not in Debian. Or rather, let me say that it was working fine the first two days of install, but for the past three days has not. The situation is rather confusing. First, here is the output of ftp in the console. Clearly, it's working fine, showing the remote file system and uploading and downloading successfully: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ftp websher.net Connected to websher.net. 220-- Welcome to Pure-FTPd [TLS] -- 220-You are user number 3 of 50 allowed. 220-Local time is now 06:31. Server port: 21. 220 You will be disconnected after 15 minutes of inactivity. Name (websher.net:sher): x 331 User websher OK. Password required Password: 230-User websher has group access to: websher 230 OK. Current restricted directory is / Remote system type is UNIX. Using binary mode to transfer files. ftp> cd public_html 250 OK. Current directory is /public_html ftp> ls 200 PORT command successful 150 Connecting to port 32941 drwxr-x--- 24 3220999 4096 Jul 9 00:10 . drwx--x--x 13 32209websher 4096 Jul 14 13:07 .. -rw-r--r--1 32209websher 0 Oct 19 2004 .htaccess -rw-r--r--1 32209websher 1513 May 18 2003 6.jpg -rw-r--r--1 32209websher 16138 May 18 2003 RedSQ1.jpg -rw-r--r--1 32209websher 6096 May 18 2003 RedSQ2-half.jpg -rw-r--r--1 32209websher 16240 May 18 2003 RedSQ2.jpg -rw-r--r--1 32209websher103374 Jun 28 06:33 audiocd1.jpg -rw-r--r--1 32209websher 78611 May 18 2003 bkggn048.jpg -rw-r--r--1 32209websher 27891 May 18 2003 blue035.jpg -rw-r--r--1 32209websher 26526 May 18 2003 blue048-sm.jpg -rw-r--r--1 32209websher 78611 May 18 2003 blue048.jpg -rw-r--r--1 32209websher 4261 May 18 2003 burst2-half.jpg -rw-r--r--1 32209websher 14946 May 18 2003 burst2.jpg drwxr-xr-x2 32209websher 4096 Dec 3 2003 cgi-bin drwxr-xr-x6 32209websher 4096 Oct 14 2004 chef drwxr-xr-x6 32209websher 4096 Oct 16 2003 epstein drwxr-xr-x 24 32209websher 4096 Jul 13 23:36 extra drwxr-xr-x2 32209websher 12288 Oct 16 2003 fonts -rw-r--r--1 32209websher 1994 May 18 2003 grn007.jpg drwxr-xr-x2 32209websher 4096 Dec 15 2003 guest1 -rw-r--r--1 32209websher 1674 Jun 7 15:43 index.html -rw-r--r--1 32209websher 1728 Apr 14 2004 index.old -rw-r--r--1 32209websher 1728 Jun 27 2004 index.old1 drwxr-xr-x2 32209websher 4096 Jun 6 09:51 inx drwxr-xr-x2 32209websher 4096 Oct 16 2003 jerusalem -rw-r--r--1 32209websher167599 Jul 19 2004 link.html -rw-r--r--1 32209websher 25747 May 18 2003 malevik4.jpg drwxr-xr-x2 32209websher 4096 Mar 1 09:11 mondera drwxr-xr-x3 32209websher 4096 Dec 25 2004 natasha drwxr-xr-x2 32209websher 16384 Dec 4 2003 petersburg drwxr-xr-x2 32209websher 4096 Oct 16 2003 resume drwxr-xr-x2 32209websher 4096 Mar 14 21:00 russia drwxr-xr-x6 32209websher 4096 Jun 29 2004 shakespeare drwxr-xr-x2 32209websher 4096 Mar 26 2004 sher -rw-r--r--1 32209websher272684 Jan 12 2004 slides.html drwxr-xr-x2 32209websher 4096 Oct 16 2003 sorokin drwxr-xr-x2 32209websher 4096 Dec 5 2004 spub drwxr-xr-x6 32209websher 4096 Dec 5 2004 srl drwxr-xr-x2 32209websher 4096 Dec 27 2004 suspended.page drwxr-xr-x3 32209websher 4096 Jul 15 04:38 temp drwxr-xr-x2 32209websher 4096 Dec 25 2004 vaginov drwxr-xr-x3 32209websher 4096 Apr 13 2004 yale 226-Options: -a -l 226 43 matches total ftp> ftp> cd public_html 250 OK. Current directory is /public_html ftp> cd temp 250 OK. Current directory is /public_html/temp ftp> get kbear1.jpg local: kbear1.jpg remote: kbear1.jpg 200 PORT command successful 150-Connecting to port 32959 150 104.9 kbytes to download 226-File successfully transferred 226 0.859 seconds (measured here), 122.08 Kbytes per second 107401 bytes received in 1.88 secs (55.7 kB/s) ftp> put kbear1.jpg local: kbear1.jpg remote: kbear1.jpg 200 PORT command successful 150 Connecting to port 32960 226-File successfully transferred 226 7.994 seconds (measured here), 13.12 Kbytes per second 107401 bytes sent in 4.27 secs (24.6 kB/s) ftp>
Can you launch URL from email application?
Dear friends: I am sure I must be doing something wrong, but I have tried repeatedly to click on a URL in Kmail or Thunderbird and launch the URL in the Web Browser, any web browser. I have failed in Kmail and Thunderbird but it works perfectly in Evolution and it brings up Epiphany. Is this really possible? Please see screenshot of Kmail (assuming you can launch it in YOUR browser) at: http://www.websher.net/temp/openURL.jpg Thank you so much. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Can you launch URL from email application? -- Follow-up
Dear friends: The browser preference in KDE, Control Center, KDE Components, Component Choose is set to Epiphany as it the html in File Associations. I tried to change the browser to Firefox. Same strange results. Yet, no problem in Evolution with Epiphany. So, it's not a browser issue. Thank you. Benjamin -- I am sure I must be doing something wrong, but I have tried repeatedly to click on a URL in Kmail or Thunderbird and launch the URL in the Web Browser, any web browser. I have failed in Kmail and Thunderbird but it works perfectly in Evolution and it brings up Epiphany. Is this really possible? Please see screenshot of Kmail (assuming you can launch it in YOUR browser) at: http://www.websher.net/temp/openURL.jpg Thank you so much. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Can you launch URL from email application? -- Correction
Dear friends: My apologies. Just checked again. No problem with URL launching in Evolution AND Thunderbird. The problem is in Kmail only. Any solution, please? I tried selecting Konqueror so it would work with Kmail but when I click on a URL, Konqueror spins and shakes (literally shakes) in the taskbar and never launches as can be seen from the screenshot online: http://www.websher.net/temp/openURL.jpg Thank you for your understanding. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
stable vs. sargein apt-get: are they interchangeable?
Dear friends: Just a brief follow-up note on our discussion of "stable" vs "sarge". I replaced ALL of the "stable" in etc/apt/sources.list with "sarge". Then I did #apt-get update. This updated the entire database. I then tested it by downloading and installing two applications. No problems. No errors. No broken files. Database unchanged: same 15,207 applications (1,200 on my system, 0 broken, 0 to install or upgrade, 0 to remove). And, let me repeat, NO errors of any sort, even on subsequent visits to Synaptic. Amazing! Reporting from the frontlines :--) Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Can you launch URL from email application? -- Correction
On Friday 15 July 2005 08:37 am, Cybe R. Wizard wrote: > On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 07:13:40 -0500 > > Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Benjamin Sher wrote: > > >Konqueror spins and shakes (literally shakes) in the taskbar and > > >never launches > > > > Sounds like Konqueror is trying to start up, but can't for some > > reason. Can you start Konqueror manually? > > I have had a similar experience with NewsTicker not starting a browser. > > My /etc/alternatives showed firefox, not mozilla-firefox as browser of > choice. > > Opening /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop in an editor and saving > it as "/usr/share/applications/mozilla-firefox.desktop" seems to have > corrected that problem. > > Maybe a like change would work for the OP. > > Cybe R. Wizard > -- > Q: What's the difference between MicroSoft Windows and a virus? > A: Apart from the fact that viruses are supported by their authors, > use optimized, small code and usually perform well, none. > Winduhs Dear Kent: A good suggestion, a good guess but not quite right in my case. I checked and here is what it shows: djview.desktopmahjongg.desktop eog.desktop mimeinfo.cache epiphany.desktop Mozilla.desktop evolution-2.0.desktop Mozilla-editor.desktop file-roller.desktop mozilla-firefox.desktop freecell.desktop mozilla-thunderbird.desktop galeon.desktopmozilla-thunderbird-pm.desktop gataxx.desktopmplayer.desktop gcalctool.desktop nautilus-computer.desktop gconf-editor.desktop nautilus.desktop So that's not the issue. Thank you. Will let the list know when I find the solution. Have been in touch with kmail-devel and I think they'll resolve it. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FTP authentification issue
On Friday 15 July 2005 08:58 am, Wim De Smet wrote: > On 7/15/05, Benjamin Sher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear friends: > > > > I have run into an unusual and inexplicable FTP authentification issue. > > It's the first time I've ever had this problem in Linux, and I've been > > using the same Dell 8200 Dimension computer for five years (on both > > WinXP and different flavors of Linux). > > > > I've discussed this with my IP and my web host. They have advised me > > that it's working fine at their end and they have made sure to clear any > > firewall obstacles. > > > > My FTP works fine in Windows, but not in Debian. Or rather, let me say > > that it was working fine the first two days of install, but for the past > > three days has not. > > > > The situation is rather confusing. First, here is the output of ftp in > > the console. Clearly, it's working fine, showing the remote file system > > and uploading and downloading successfully: > > > >... > > Sounds like a problem between clients trying active/passive ftp. Could > you verify whether the gui clients are trying to connect via active or > via passive ftp? > > mvg, > Wim Dear Wim: Thank you for writing. How would I verify this. Please give me the precise command in the console and I'll be glad to do this. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FTP authentification issue
On Friday 15 July 2005 07:20 am, Kent West wrote: > Benjamin Sher wrote: > > > > > > So, the issue is clearly a GUI one. I tested my FTP with three GUI FTP > > clients in Linux: Kbear, gftp and IglooFTP-PRO. The results are: > > > > 1) gftp works fine but it takes it an inordinate length of time to > > open the remote file system, around 45 seconds. Normally, it would > > open it in 2 or 3 seconds. > > > > 2) Kbear shows an authentification error message and refuses to > > connect. See screenshot: > > > > 3) IglooFTP-PRO tries to connect but fails. No remote file system. See > > screenshot: > > > > Below is the output from IglooFTP as it tries to connect: > > > > BEGIN > > > > 530 User websher cannot log in > > Unable to connect to socket > > Unable to connect to data socket > > Unable to bind data socket > > Trying to switch to non-passive connection > > PASS command failed > > I'd start troubleshooting by creating a new user in Debian and logging > into X as that user (no need to log you out; just start a second X > session - Ctrl-Alt-F2 / log in as second user / "startx -- :1 &" / > switch between the two users/X sessions with Ctrl-Alt-F7 and Ctrl-Alt-F8). > > Does the same problem happen with the second user? If so, it's something > in your usual user's "/home" directory causing the grief. If not, we'll > know to look elsewhere. > > -- > Kent Dear Kent: First, my thanks for your kind help. Sorry for the delay. Had to do a few things. Your advice has yielded interesting results. I created another user in my wife's name. Then logged in to her account and tested the FTP. Results as follows: 1) ftp runs fine in console. Normal 2) IglooFTP runs fine. Normal 3) Kbear runs fine. Normal 4) gftp runs fine but takes about 45 seconds to list the fire system. So, I went back to my own account and tested everything again and found to my surprise that: 1) ftp runs fine in console as before. 2) Kbear runs fine this time. This is the FTP client that was screaming about authentification (see yesterday's screenshot). Now it's working fine. Tested all three of my web sites. Fine. 3) The only problem remains IglooFTP. It runs fine in my wife's account. Perfect. But does not run in mine at all. See screenshots from yesterday: http://www.websher.net/temp/IfglooFTP1.jpg Any idea what's causing this and why suddenly Kbear works fine and why IglooFTP works fine in my wife's account but not in mine? One other thing: All ftp clients worked fine the first day or so, so certain installations of certain files or certain configuration changes must have affected their performance. Thanks so much. Hope you can help me resolve this. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Can you launch URL from email application
Dear David and friends: Good news! I tested the URL again and here is what happened: When I click on the URL, the box comes up. Normally, after a while I just get fed up and shut it down. This time I decided to wait it out. At last, after an eternity, two things happen: first I see the skeletal form of my home page (no images), then, after another eternity, I see the site itself. So, clearly, it's working but at a snail's pace. Here are the screenshots as it happens: http://www.websher.net/temp/openURL2.jpg http://www.websher.net/temp/openURL3.jpg The mail client is Kmail. The browser is Konqueror. Please remember that it works perfectly well with Evolution and Thunderbird. Hope this helps. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Cd writing tool under Linux
On Friday 15 July 2005 07:28 pm, Sergio Cuéllar Valdés wrote: > 2005/7/15, Lian Liming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hi all, > > I wonder if there are any GUI cd writing tool available under > > Debian. What I find so far is "cdrecord" which is a command line CD > > writing tool. > > Thanks in advance! > > -- > > Real happiness rises from peace in the heart! > > xcdroast is an option. And try to use apt-cache or synaptic to search > packages. > > > PD, sorry for the CC Dear Sergio: The most popular is K3b. If you distro doesn't carry it, just find an rpm or compile it from source tarball. After you install it, be sure to run the Setup or click from the Help menu and Test Your System. Remember to ALWAYS run it as root and to download the cdrdao file that it needs. To help you run it always as root, use KDE Kmenuedit. Find K3b (after installation), then look for the options on the right. Just check "run as another user", then type "root" and SAVE (on the top left under File). This way, you never have to worry about it. It will always ask you for your root password. Benjamin
Re: Cd writing tool under Linux -- important note
On Friday 15 July 2005 07:28 pm, Sergio Cuéllar Valdés wrote: > 2005/7/15, Lian Liming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hi all, > > I wonder if there are any GUI cd writing tool available under > > Debian. What I find so far is "cdrecord" which is a command line CD > > writing tool. > > Thanks in advance! > > -- > > Real happiness rises from peace in the heart! > > xcdroast is an option. And try to use apt-cache or synaptic to search > packages. > > > PD, sorry for the CC Dear Sergio: DO NOT INSTALL AN RPM. I forgot that we are both using Debian. You can download it from apt-get or Synaptic: apt-get install k3b My sincere apologies. (Red faced). Benjamin The most popular is K3b. If you distro doesn't carry it, just find an rpm or compile it from source tarball. After you install it, be sure to run the Setup or click from the Help menu and Test Your System. Remember to ALWAYS run it as root and to download the cdrdao file that it needs. To help you run it always as root, use KDE Kmenuedit. Find K3b (after installation), then look for the options on the right. Just check "run as another user", then type "root" and SAVE (on the top left under File). This way, you never have to worry about it. It will always ask you for your root password. Benjamin
Can't launch URL from email -- Note
Dear David and friends: If openURL3.jpg lookedlike openURL2.jpg, don't worry. I've just correct it. I reran the URL launch and what you see in the third image is the final landing with images. But it took a l-o-o-o-ong time. About five minutes. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: (Fwd) Re: FTP authentification issue
On Friday 15 July 2005 10:20 pm, Benjamin Sher wrote: > --- Forwarded message follows --- > Date sent:Fri, 15 Jul 2005 21:50:35 -0500 > From: Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: FTP authentification issue > Forwarded by: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Date forwarded: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 21:50:47 -0500 (CDT) > > [ Double-click this line for list subscription options ] > > Benjamin Sher wrote: > >3) The only problem remains IglooFTP. It runs fine in my wife's account. > >Perfect. But does not run in mine at all. > > I'd look for an ~/.iglooftp directory or file, or something similar, and > rename/move/delete it, and then try IglooFTP again. > > -- > Kent > Dear Kent: You are absolutely right! I deleted the .IglooFTP-PRO config file, restarted Igloo and everything now works fine. I did the same for gftp, but gftp still connects rather slowly, just as before. Great job of troubleshooting. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Can you launch URL from email application
On Friday 15 July 2005 10:21 pm, Benjamin Sher wrote: > --- Forwarded message follows --- > Date sent:Fri, 15 Jul 2005 21:52:47 -0500 > From: Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Can you launch URL from email application > Forwarded by: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Date forwarded: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 21:52:59 -0500 (CDT) > > [ Double-click this line for list subscription options ] > > Benjamin Sher wrote: > >I tested the URL again and here is what happened: When I click on the URL, > > the box comes up. Normally, after a while I just get fed up and shut it > > down. This time I decided to wait it out. At last, after an eternity, two > > things happen: first I see the skeletal form of my home page (no images), > > then, after another eternity, I see the site itself. So, clearly, it's > > working but at a snail's pace. Here are the screenshots as it happens: > > > >http://www.websher.net/temp/openURL2.jpg > >http://www.websher.net/temp/openURL3.jpg > > > >The mail client is Kmail. The browser is Konqueror. Please remember that > > it works perfectly well with Evolution and Thunderbird. > > And from your wife's account? > > -- > Kent > Dear Kent: A very good guess but not quite. I tested Kmail in my wife's account. Exact same problem: first a box, then after quite a while you see the outlines of my web site (i.e. sans the images), then in the progress bar you can see 25%. Then, after another excruciating minute, the entire page downloads. When it does, it looks fine. I am sure it's just a matter of speed. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Can you launch URL from email application -- Problem Isolated and "solved"
On Friday 15 July 2005 11:33 pm, Kent West wrote: > Benjamin Sher wrote: > >On Friday 15 July 2005 10:21 pm, Benjamin Sher wrote: > >>From: Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >>Benjamin Sher wrote: > >>>I tested the URL again and here is what happened: When I click on the > >>> URL, the box comes up. Normally, after a while I just get fed up and > >>> shut it down. This time I decided to wait it out. At last, after an > >>> eternity, two things happen: first I see the skeletal form of my home > >>> page (no images), then, after another eternity, I see the site itself. > >>> So, clearly, it's working but at a snail's pace. Here are the > >>> screenshots as it happens: > >>> > >>>http://www.websher.net/temp/openURL2.jpg > >>>http://www.websher.net/temp/openURL3.jpg > >>> > >>>The mail client is Kmail. The browser is Konqueror. Please remember that > >>>it works perfectly well with Evolution and Thunderbird. > >> > >>And from your wife's account? > > > >A very good guess but not quite. I tested Kmail in my wife's account. > > Exact same problem: first a box, then after quite a while you see the > > outlines of my web site (i.e. sans the images), then in the progress bar > > you can see 25%. Then, after another excruciating minute, the entire page > > downloads. When it does, it looks fine. I am sure it's just a matter of > > speed. > > I'd try using Konqueror directly, and manually typing in (or pasting) > the address. If it still comes up slow, the problem is Konqueror, and > Kmail is out of the equation. In that case, I'd probably try clearing > out the cache, turning off Java/Javascript/Flash/etc, and trying that. > > -- > Kent Dear David, Kent and friends: The "URL won't launch problem is directly related to Konqueror, NOT to Kmail. I tested a number of combinations and at last was able to prove this. When I changed the html file association to Epiphany AND also selected Epiphany as my browser of choice under Component Choice (KDE Components in Control Center), the problem disappeared. I tested in Kmail, and Kmail launched the URL instantly through Epiphany. It's clearly a Konqueror issue because when I launch Konqueror by itself and try to access the same URL, it takes an eternity (as already described). On the other hand, when I do the same in Epiphany on its own, it launches it instantly. So, clearly it's a Konqueror issue. Its rendering engine is very, very slow. But that's not all. When I opened one of my web sites LOCALLY with Konqueror, it launched the index.html file instantly. So somewhere between my computer and the Internet Konqueror is enountering a serious problem. Thank you all for your kind help with this issue. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"makeobj" wrapper script -- how to use it?
Dear friends: I am trying to install a KDE program called Kradio-1 from source tarball. Configure went fine. I then was warned NOT to use "make" but instead unsermake. Well, unsermake is not available in Synaptic, not even for Etch (I switched to Etch earlier today. (No errors, no problem. apt-get is really amazing!). Since it is not in our apt-get repositories, I figure there must be a reason. So, although I could download and install it from CVS, I'd rather not. Fortunately, the program offers another option called "makeobj", a wrapper script. "makeobj" is available in Debian. It is already installed. Here is what man makeobj says: NAME makeobj - run make from the correct directory SYNOPSIS makeobj [ make-argument ... ] DESCRIPTION makeobj is a wrapper around make which basically checks whether it's in the source directory or the build directory and changes to the correct directory before calling make. The command-line arguments will (generally) be passed directly to make. This script is only useful if the source directory is different from the build directory and the Makefiles are kept in the build directory, as is common for instance when building the KDE sources. One of the environment variables OBJ_SUBDIR or OBJ_REPLACEMENT should be set to indicate where the build directory is in relation to the source directory. Manual page makeobj(1) line 1 This utility is part of the KDE Software Development Kit. ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES Note that only one of OBJ_SUBDIR and OBJ_REPLACEMENT should be used. If the build directory is simply a subdirectory of the source direc- tory, the simpler variable OBJ_SUBDIR should be used. OBJ_SUBDIR Indicates that the build directory is in the given subdirectory of the source directory. For instance, if the source directory is kdesdk and the build directory is kdesdk/obj-i386-linux, then OBJ_SUBDIR should be set to obj-i386-linux. OBJ_REPLACEMENT A sed expression that is used to transform the source directory into the build directory. For instance, if the source directory is ~/src/kdesdk and the build directory is ~/src/kdesdk-obj, then OBJ_REPLACEMENT could be set to s#kdesdk#kdesdk-obj#. I have a vague idea of what this command does, but I have no idea how to actually use it. That is, what command would I use to build this application. Could someone please suggest a specific command to allow me built this program? Thank you so much. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
