Sunsela

neddie,

You're welcome and thanks for your original post. That let me know I wasn't the only one having that issue. From now on, I'll wait a little bit before updating.

Luckily, I knew just enough to use the command line to update. The very first time I've ever updated like that.

Sunsela

The following was found in another forum and may help someone else.

Just found libfreetype6-2.1.10-9.3.20060mdk.i586.rpm on the update mirrors, and it seems to fix the problem. Looks like they backed out one of the patches the earlier package applied.

/var/log/xorg.0.log

The same issue is plaguing me. Yesterday, updates were installed also. startx won't go to a gui. The following is what shows up.

********************************************************************************

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xauth: creating new authority file /home/user/.serverauth.4990

Module Loader present

Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (NI) not implement, (??) unknown.

(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed June 14 18:38:40 2006 (==) using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"

Using vt7

Fulfilled via DRI at 19266560

Freed 19266560

Waiting for X server to shut down Freed 19266560 (pool 1)

********************************************************************************

****

What caused this to happen and how can it be fixed?

daniewicz,

I don't have a solution, but the same thing happens to me on CNN since they've changed from Quicktime or RealPlayer to Windows Media Player. Closing the window causes Firefox to crash every time.

Sunsela

[snip]

I'd also try uninstalling the adobe reader and see what effect that has and then reinstalling it. I can tell you I have the adobe reader 7 installed on my system(LE2005) and it doesn't effect k3b at all.

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pmpatrick,

Thanks for your reply and assistance.

Once Adobe Reader 7 was uninstalled, k3b opened without any problems. Reinstalling Adobe caused the same thing to happen.

I use Adobe more than k3b so at this point they'll both be installed and I'll either run k3b as root or just deal with Adobe opening up four times and then k3b.

From Mandrake Linux 9.0 to 10, everything has always worked fine on my system. Between 10.1 and LE2005, there have been little annoying problems like, no sound, this k3b/adobe issue, and clicking on links in Konqueror open Firefox.

I don't know enough about Linux to do anything to cause these things to happen. Researching, posting to forums, and generally tracking down the solutions, workarounds, quick fixes etc... can be very time consuming and frustrating to say the least. It also cuts down on productivity.

With the assistance of people like yourself, I am learning more about Linux. , ,

Sunsela

pmpatrick,

The error messages:

libhal.c 644 : Error connecting to system bus: Failed to connect to socket /var/run/dbus/system_dbus_socket: No such file or directory

k3b: ERROR: (K3bDevice::Device) Unable to do inquiry.

k3b: ERROR: (K3bDevice::Device) Unable to do inquiry.

What does this mean?

If this pertains to HAL, since installation of LE2005 (recently), there have been FAILED messages when the computer is shutdown.

Thanks,

Sunsela

Properties --> Application --> then what?

What goes in each of the following?

Description?

Comment?

Command?

Work path?

Support file types?

Thanks,

Sunsela

P.S. Clicking Settings --> Configure k3b -->Programs --> Search path --> Search opens guess what? Adobe Reader

Please be more specific.

K3b right-click options DON'T include "configure". Neither does Adobe or any other icon on a LE2005 desktop.

Thanks,

Sunsela

Hi,

On LE2005 whenever the k3b(0.11.20-7) icon is clicked Adobe Reader opens. Clicking the "X" in the upper right corner of Adobe several times finally closes it and k3b opens. This is as a normal user and the same thing happens using the command line. There are no error messages.

This does not happen as root.

On Mandriva 10.1, kprinter would open when clicking on the k3b icon.

What is causing this?

Please, help me solve this.

Thank you,

Sunsela

:woops:

Where do I begin?

This color-coded stuff can be bad sometimes. Green goes with green, right? Yeah, it does

UNLESS you get ANOTHER soundcard that is not onboard.

You guessed it. When hooking everything back up after separating the computers, I

plugged the audio cable into the onboard place instead of down below where the other

soundcard is.

Guess you all know how I'm feeling right about now. :woops:

Sunsela

P.S. There is no sound for System Notifications or when booting up and shutting down. That's the way it was before and it's not important. Hopefully, that will be solved when I upgrade to

LE2005

Try running alsaconf, and see if this helps? From a command prompt, type su and supply root password. Then type alsaconf, and go through the config for your soundcard.

 

On reboot of the system, your sound will be muted, you can use Kmix to unmute everything and set the volume levels.

 

Try the test button after this, does it work? Check sound in other apps, such as games and Amarok, etc.

ianw1974

Already tried this several times. There is no sound.

modprobe.conf

# --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---

# --- ALSACONF verion 1.0.6 ---

options snd device_mode=0666

alias snd-card-0 snd-ens1371

alias sound-slot-0 snd-ens1371

# --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---

Open userdrake (root password needed) and check if your current user belongs to the "audio" group. If not, add him, logout completely and then log back in.

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scarecrow

This was already done.

Thanks for your replies.

Sunsela

bvc,

lsmod output:

snd-seq-midi             6624  0

snd-seq-oss                     31296  0

snd-seq-midi-event           6080  2 snd-seq-midi,snd-seq-oss

snd-seq                           47440  5 snd-seq-midi,snd-seq-oss,snd-seq-midi-event

snd-pcm-oss                    49480  0

snd-mixer-oss                 17376  1 snd-pcm-oss

snd-ens1371                    18980  0

snd-rawmidi                      19300  2 snd-seq-midi,snd-ens1371

snd-seq-device           6344  4 snd-seq-midi,snd-seq-oss,snd-seq,snd-rawmidi

snd-pcm                           81800  2 snd-pcm-oss,snd-ens1371

snd-timer                          20356  2 snd-seq,snd-pcm

snd-page-alloc            7400  1 snd-pcm

snd-ac97-codec                  69392  1 snd-ens1371

gameport                   3328  1 snd-ens1371

snd                                   46052  10 snd-seq-oss,snd-seq,snd-pcm-oss,snd-mixer-oss,snd-ens1371,snd-rawmidi,snd-seq-device,

snd-pcm,snd-timer,snd-ac97-codec

soundcore                         7008  1 snd

lspci -v output:

00:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq 5880 AudioPCI (rev 04)

       Subsystem: Ensoniq Sound Blaster 16PCI 4.1ch

       Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 32, IRQ 17

       I/O ports at d000

       Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2

As for purchasing a new sound card, believe me, I didn't want to, but that's the only soultion to having sound after the countless hours of researching and following suggestions from others didn't solve the issue.

ddmcse,

Using XMMS, it appears to be working but there is no sound. Also, there's no sound on music cds, system notifications, or when “testing sound.”

This issue just happened (last couple of weeks) when I separated the computers.

AussieJohn,

Tried everything you suggested to no avail. I'm still without sound.

Thanks for your replys. What else can be done to solve this issue?

Celeste

Hi,

Please help me solve a sound issue with Ensoniq CT 5880 on Mandriva 10.1 that did not exist before I removed a KVM to share a monitor, mouse, and keyboard. Also being used was an adapter to use one set of speakers for the two different computers.

Initially, upon installing Mandriva 10.1 equaled no sound w/ VIA 82xx onboard audio. Hours of googling, posting, and fiddling around with things OPs suggested were all in vain. The solution, months ago, was purchasing a new sound card.

I am a non-technical, non-geek girl, but I'm determined to get this issued solved once and for all WITHOUT buying another sound card.

Where do I begin?

Please help me.

Celeste

LOL

You made me check mine,

3428 items. 14.8MB !!!

Time for a clear out eh?

Hi,

Just wanted to pass on some additional information that I've come across.

These were created by browsing with konqueror in Icon View. Each image you see in this view mode makes a thumbnail. Use konqueror in Detailed list View mode to avoid caching them.

Sunsela

Well I checked mine and I have about the same amount.  By looking at it, it looks like what my browser is caching.  Can't be sure tho.

mystified,

Love your Ozzy quote. I have a keychain with the same exact thing on it. Haven't carried it in

years, and now is the time I really should carry it. :unsure:

Sunsela

Welcome to the board.

Where they came from, i don't know. But you can safely delete all .png files

anon,

Thanks for everything, those files are gone bye-bye.

Sunsela

Hi,

While browsing through my home directory I notice in /.thumbnails/normal directory there are approximately 3500 png files totaling 13MB.

Where did these come from and is it safe to delete them?

Are there any other directories that accumulate files endlessly that need to be emptied periodically?

TIA

Sunsela

This is what worked for me.

Created the following script in ~/bin:

netscape-remote='openURL('$1', new-tab)' || netscape $1

changed the permissions to 755

In Gnome Preferred Applications, Custom Web Browser - Command:

netscape-remote.sh "%s"

HTH

Sunsela