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  1. New information. I can access sane and the scanner when running as root, ie kdesu xsane. So it's a permission/grouping issue. I'm not sure how to resolve it from here. Any help most appreciated.
  2. Thanks guys! sane-find-scanner # sane-find-scanner will now attempt to detect your scanner. If the # result is different from what you expected, first make sure your # scanner is powered up and properly connected to your computer. # No SCSI scanners found. If you expected something different, make sure that # you have loaded a kernel SCSI driver for your SCSI adapter. found USB scanner (vendor=0x03f0 [hp], product=0x3f11 [psc 1310 series ]) at libusb:006:002 found USB scanner (vendor=0x04b8 [EPSON], product=0x0131 [EPSON Scanner]) at libusb:001:003 # Your USB scanner was (probably) detected. It may or may not be supported by # SANE. Try scanimage -L and read the backend's manpage. Ok so it's detected. rpm -ivh --force iscan-2.20.1-1.i386.rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:iscan ########################################### [100%] [root@localhost Desktop]# I assume that means it was installed correctly? rpm -ivh esci-interpreter-gt-f720-0.0.1-2.i386.rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:esci-interpreter-gt-f72########################################### [100%] [root@localhost Desktop]# And it appears I could install the interpreter correctly. I loaded up x-sane, and had the option to choose either the espson or the HP all in one. But when I choose the epson v300 I am told access to resource is denied. Is this because I installed the two rpm's as root?
  3. Hello all, I decided to purchase a V300 Photo scanner after much looking around. Time comes to install it and I'm stuck. I already have a HP1315 all-in-one and it works perfectly. I have plugged in the V300, and in MCC it is detected as an Epson scanner. Unfortunately it's not listed. So I head over to get the 'official drivers'. Epson sponsored site...I assume Proceed to the download page, put in appropriate details...I'm running 32 bit. I have downloaded what I believe I need. These being: iscan-2.20.1-1.i386.rpm 486,814 bytes esci-interpreter-gt-f720-0.0.1-2.i386.rpm 381,387 bytes I could not install iscan due to the iscan-sane package being present, this is a known issue, so I have removed it as suggested. When I try to install iscan i get: How should I proceed from here?
  4. I performed an update a couple of days ago, I'm still only running version 3.0.12. Looks as though 3.5 may take a while to show in the repos.
  5. xboxboy

    KDE4.3

    KDE4.3 is released today! I've scoured around, but haven't come across anything packaged for Mandy yet :P It will be interesting to see how this version is received, especially given the progress made since KDE4's introduction.
  6. xboxboy

    KDE4.3

    The release was put back one week (I believe) to cover a couple more bugs.
  7. Thanks Paul! The new wording got me So there we have it...I can't deduct points for anything on the new site :P Top stuff guys!
  8. Great job on the new site guys, to all involved. I've been busy so haven't been in much, or added any input. After all it is a community... The old site was very formal and ridged, this is more playful. Thats IMHO. Only thing, has MUB done away with the "view new posts" link? I used to log in to the main page, see new portal news then 'view new posts'. That way I was always upto date. Once again, nice job to all involved
  9. I am still running 3.0.11, as I haven't been asked to update yet. Are there offical mandy packages out yet for version 3.5?
  10. xboxboy

    KDE4.3

    Less than 2 weeks until KDE4.3 is released. Admittedly Kde4 has been unstable at first. Strange to use at first. I now have kde4.2.4. And I love it. Only after I read the documentation on kde.org did I understand what it's all about. Kde4 has been built to be the leading edge of desktops, and I think they've done well. Is it the leading edge? I don't know, haven't used a mac for years, vista (well just like felt a flash xp, to be honest) and gnome, well I haven't touched that for years either. For me, KDE4, particularly my 4.2.4 version, is rock solid. Very functional. Sure I miss konqueror over dolphin. I guess I'll have to wait and see if 4.3 gets packaged up for Mandriva. Is anyone else looking to upgrade to the latest kde when it arrives?
  11. Ok. so I found out it's a window decorator issue. KDE4 window decorator would not work at all. GTK did, but it was a gnome package, and was the reason for the large text in title bars. So I installed emerald, and it works perfectly. Just the title bars are too transparent. Once I work out how to change that it will be fine.
  12. I managed to find this command: gtk-window-decorator --replace & and I now have borders but they are large and clunky lol EDIT: They also fail to show upon logging in again. The font was large and the minimise, and close buttons were huge. Any ideas?
  13. Well I've done the update. It seems to have gone well. EXCEPT....Windows that are full screen have no window borders or title bars. When I disable compiz this does not occur. IE. when operating in 2d mode everything is ok. Is there a work around for this?
  14. Thank you everyone. I'm going away tomorrow night so I will tackle the update when I get home next week. When I upgraded to KDE4.2.1 from non-official repos I had a lot of dependency issues. So I'll make sure I have got time to sort it all out. Thanks again all.
  15. Hi guys, quick question. I'm running 2009.0 with KDE 4.2.1. In the updates a lot of the KDE files are labeled as 4.2.4. Does this mean it will update my KDE to 4.2.4?
  16. Update for 2009.0 was available last night. Updated today with no worries.
  17. Regarding the modem, we need to know if it's a 'hardware' type or a 'software' type. If it is software, getting drivers maybe difficult. IIRC the conextant driver is limited to 14K with the free driver, if you want to use 56k, you need to buy the driver. I think most external, or serial dial up modems are hardware type. Hardware modems aren't limited in use IIRC. As for the printer, As Daniewicz says, use the tools in "configure your computer", usually an icon in the tool bar.
  18. I would perhaps look at trying another mirror. I'm forever having mirror issues here in Australia.
  19. Now, I'm not sure if I should be installing the version from the repos......
  20. Firefox 3.010 is now in repos. > Advisories MDVSA-2009:111: firefox Yet to show on my mirrors.
  21. xboxboy

    KDE4.2.3

    The packages from: ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/ aren't offical are they?
  22. xboxboy

    KDE4.2.3

    I see at: http://kde.org/announcements/ Kde4.2.3 is out, is it likely to be packaged for Mandy 2009.0???
  23. Should I be using the RPM for US english from this page? http://download.openoffice.org/other.html#en-US I have downloaded the OOo_3.1.0_LinuxIntel_install_wJRE_en-US.tar.gz, but Im not sure how to install it correctly.
  24. To get the home page up mv browserconfig.properties browserconfig.properties.old cp /usr/lib/firefox-3.0.8/bowserconfig.properties /usr/lib/firefox-3.0.10/browserconfig.properties Logged out, logged in, and the desired home page was up. If anyone knows if this can be done easier, please advise.
  25. Ok guys, I'll run through how I did it. Downloaded firefox-3.0.10.tar.bz2 to my desktop as root cd /usr/lib tar xvjf /home/matthew/Desktop/firefox-3.0.10.tar.bz2 Then in konqueror as root renamed /usr/lib/firefox to /usr/lib/firefox-3.0.10....I should have done this through CLI, but I was unsure how to do it..Would "mv firefox firefox-3.0.10" work for a directory? I couldn't link this to /usr/bin/firefox for some reason, so again in konqueror as root I renamed /usr/bin/firefox as firefox.old ln -s /usr/lib/firefox-3.0.10 /usr/bin/firefox cd /usr/lib/firefox-3.0.10 mv plugins plugins.old ln -s /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins /usr/lib/firefox-3.0.10/plugins The firefox icon opens firefox3.0.10, and all my bookmarks are preserved. Home page isn't right, but I'll look into that.
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