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I just got xmms and its streaming fine...kewl

nevermind guys got it.on kubuntu they use sudo so the command is sudo -i -u root Password: worked like a charm.awsome

From the console im unable to su to root.But when needed say opening the adept pkg manager i can enter the root pass word and get access.From the console i get this beau@beau-desktop:~$ su Password: su: Authentication failure Sorry. any ideas? im trying out Kubuntu linux btw. [moved from Software by spinynorman]

Im using amaroK.I have the xine engine with the asla plugin.I have no sound when i try audio streams.The graph bar goes up and down like i have sond but i dont.i have system sounds so the sound drivers and hardware are fine.And i put a cd to see if it had some audio on it it doesnt and now i cant get the drive open :(Thanx for any help

Well ok this is what I did.Removed all HDDs.Set windows drive as primary.Mandriva drive as slave.Reinstalled mandriva.Its up and running.All the drives show up in /dev but i cant access the files on the back up drive.:( but the install went well. here is the fstab info beau@localhost ~]$ cat /etc/fstab /dev/hda1 / ext3 defaults 1 1 /dev/hda6 /home ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto umask=0,users,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hda5 swap swap defaults 0 0 this look better?

good cause i was wondering what happend to it...i was like ehhhh ok....lol ty

just let it run man.during my install it took like 10 mins for that screen to go away.Right where said too Starting HAL device.....really just let it run and see what happens.

Ok Since icant over come my drive issues im going to reinstall XP and Mandriva.(see post unable to access 2nd hard drive) and im wondring how I should go about it.I m thinking this way is going to be the best.remove current mandriva hdd from IDE cable conected to cdrom.Make it slave to the future XP hdd.and attach 3rd drive to the cd rom.Is this good? Or any suggestions would be great because i need to access my back up drive to get to my ebooks and other neato files.Or another option might be (because i hate windows) would be to install linux with my 3rd HDD as slave the linux drive as master.So just gimme some feedback.And where would be the proper place to post a thank you note?

thanx for all the gr8 replies.....neato....

With Windows as we all know when you actually delete something its still there unless you use something like system mechanic to wipe the files totaly.So on Mandriva are there anytraces left of deleted files such as deleted /tmp files or removed files? If so how does one go about removing these traces?

when i try and install gcc i get this error [root@localhost gcc-4.0.2]# ./configure loading cache ./config.cache checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c checking whether ln works... yes checking whether ln -s works... yes configure: error: Building in the source directory is not supported in this release. See http://gcc.gnu.org/install/configure.html for more details.

During an install i got this error.Imtrying to install GCC.How can i fix this? configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH See `config.log' for more details. [moved from Software by spinynorman]

Using the Webmin interface to run apache i get this error.Ip's ommited for security.Any suggestions from the smart ppl here? Failed to start apache : Starting httpd: httpd: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName [Thu Nov 30 12:48:12 2006] [warn] NameVirtualHost 72.XX.XX.XX:0 has no VirtualHosts (99)Cannot assign requested address: make_sock: could not bind to address 72.XX.XX.XX:80 no listening sockets available, shutting down Unable to open logs [FAILED]

Thanx for the props.I love icewalkers.Now If i could get everything I dowload installed and working I'd be totaly happy. :)

I found this great program on icewalkers.com.Its called Webmin.Its a web based system admin tool for linux.IT SWEET!!!!!! For example I clicked on the servers tab and then clicked on apache.It told me I didnt have apache installed and would I like to install it.It did everything for me from the update to the install.This is a great program.Here is the direct link for it at icewalkers http://www.icewalkers.com/Linux/Software/510070/webmin.html Oh yeah they have TONS of great linux apps.Give em a try.If you install this post here and tell me how you like it. moved from Software by tyme

from the cfdisk i got this..its only showing my 40gig which formerly had windows.now it dont even have that...err somethinghappend Disk Drive: /dev/hda Size: 40020664320 bytes, 40.0 GB Heads: 255 Sectors per Track: 63 Cylinders: 4865

OK so the drama continues.This is what heppend to day.I removed all HDD's.I put them back in this order..linux was set to the primary drive windows set to the slave drive and the 3rd was set to a slave drive.I booted the computer and got a kernal panic.So i tried to reinstall mandriva and at first could only login from console as root.So i added a user then logged in running the live cd.So i rebooted and tried to install and after the setup like selecting youre keyboard and country and all that it booted up and my monitor went blank.As in it went to stand by and didnt show me a desktop.So in the end i put the HDD's back in the way i had them and now its working.So Im back at aquare one with the HDD issue.And no one is replying.Kinda like my blog.LOL LOL PLEASE HELP

its called aMule becasue thats how its spelled in the folder i downloaded it to.But thanx for all the help I actually got limewire downloaded and installed.i even installed Java from the command line with all the things i learned here.so its aMule but its a p2p like i wanted.and all because you all helped me :) thanx so much ya'll

actually your right now that i think about it.The drive i have mandriva on was installed as a slave drive on the same IDE ribbon as a cd rom thats the primary optical device.and how you got that from fstab info i have no clue.please share with me this knowledge.any way below is the fstab info run as a normal user not as root.and also i found something pertaining to the other HDD's.It says they are block devices.i can find them o nthe system but i cant access the files housed there.and cfdisk give me an unknown command. beau@localhost ~]$ cat /etc/fstab /dev/hdd1 / ext3 defaults 1 1 /dev/hdd6 /home ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto umask=0,users,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hdd5 swap swap defaults 0 0 the info i found on the HDD's [beau@localhost dev]$ cd disk [beau@localhost disk]$ ls by-id/ by-label/ by-path/ by-uuid/ [beau@localhost disk]$ cd by-label [beau@localhost by-label]$ ls 006@ 007@

sweet got it [beau@localhost ~]$ cat /etc/fstab /dev/hdd1 / ext3 defaults 1 1 /dev/hdd6 /home ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto umask=0,users,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hdd5 swap swap defaults 0 0 [beau@localhost ~]$

ok i did those and this is what i get........ [beau@localhost ~]$ aMule bash: aMule: command not found [beau@localhost ~]$ ./aMule bash: ./aMule: No such file or directory [beau@localhost ~]$ whereis -b aMule aMule: [beau@localhost ~]$ [beau@localhost ~]$ amulegui amulegui: error while loading shared libraries: libbfd-2.16.91.0.2.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory :(

when i try locate i get [beau@localhost ~]$ locate aMule locate: fatal error: Could not find user database '/var/lib/slocate/slocate.db': No such file or directory when i do whereis i get beau@localhost ~]$ whereis aMule aMule: am i screwing up or what? YES!!!!!!!!! atfer reading the replies again i found the answer updatedb 0 was it..THANK YOU GUYZ!!!!!!!! i found it but now how can i make it work? root@localhost aMule-2.1.3]# locate aMule /home/beau/aMule-2.1.3-wxGtk2.6.3_mdv.i586.rpm /home/beau/.kde/share/apps/RecentDocuments/aMule-2.1.3-wxGtk2.6.3_mdv.i586.rpm.desktop /home/beau/.kde/share/apps/RecentDocuments/aMule-2.1.3-wxGtk2.6.3_mdv.i586.rpm[3].desktop /home/beau/.kde/share/apps/RecentDocuments/aMule-2.1.3-wxGtk2.6.3_mdv.i586.rpm[2].desktop /home/beau/programs/aMule-2.1.3-wxGtk2.6.3_mdv.i586.rpm /home/beau/Desktop/aMule-2.1.3-wxGtk2.6.3_mdv.i586.rpm /usr/lib/menu/aMule /usr/share/icons/large/aMule.png /usr/share/icons/aMule.png /usr/share/icons/mini/aMule.png /usr/share/amule/webserver/chicane/aMule.tmpl /usr/share/amule/webserver/default/aMule.tmpl /usr/share/doc/aMule-2.1.3 /usr/share/doc/aMule-2.1.3/Changelog /usr/share/doc/aMule-2.1.3/license.txt /usr/share/doc/aMule-2.1.3/amulesig.txt /usr/share/doc/aMule-2.1.3/ED2K-Links.HOWTO /usr/share/doc/aMule-2.1.3/README /usr/share/doc/aMule-2.1.3/EC_Protocol.txt /usr/share/doc/aMule-2.1.3/ABOUT-NLS /usr/share/doc/aMule-2.1.3/Doxyfile /usr/share/doc/aMule-2.1.3/socks4.protocol /usr/share/doc/aMule-2.1.3/INSTALL /usr/share/doc/aMule-2.1.3/amule-win32.HOWTO.txt /usr/share/doc/aMule-2.1.3/TODO [root@localhost aMule-2.1.3]# INSTALL bash: INSTALL: command not found [root@localhost aMule-2.1.3]# make install bash: make: command not found [root@localhost aMule-2.1.3]# ./aMule bash: ./aMule: No such file or directory [root@localhost aMule-2.1.3]# no configure and the readme and install files are a waste of time

this is so weak i know but i downloaded amule its like Edonkey p2p ok i did the rpm install from the shell and now i cant find it to use it..wo my question is where is it? where did it install to so i can open it....the software installer gave me no options at all when i used it and from the console its not where i did the rpm npack at please someone help me

[beau@localhost etc]$ cd fstab bash: cd: fstab: Not a directory [beau@localhost etc]$ cd /fstab bash: cd: /fstab: No such file or directory [beau@localhost etc]$ cd fstab bash: cd: fstab: Not a directory [beau@localhost etc]$ i dont seem to have it really or am i looking in the wrong place? ok so i did this beau@localhost etc]$ whereis fstab fstab: /etc/fstab.rpmnew /etc/fstab still dont see it

Ok HI the problem is this i have 3 HDD's in this computer 1 has windows one has linux the other has files and programs and thats it.i cant access the 3rd from linux mandriva.on the lilo screen its listed there as a bootable option.but from /mnt dir there is nothing there.eh so how do i get to this or add new hardware so i can see it and get things from it. i used to be able to access with mandrake 10 but not now with mandriva.thanx for any and all help my wonderfull new friends