Kieth

Interesting article. Well, having a choice is at least a start, and they were honest about possibly loosing some features when you save your work. You can't knock them on that, anyway.

OK, thanks! I had it installed all along and didn't even know it! :D

On the Go-Openoffice web site, it states: Mandriva Mandriva provides Go-OO in their repositories. But I can't find it anywhere! :woops: Going to Go-Openoffice download page, there is of course many .rpm files. Which ones should I load? I tried loading a bunch, but I was missing at least one, as I could get Go-Openoffice to open.

Ahh, today I had decided to give an update on making DVDs. I'm still learning how to do it, but have made more than 1. In fact, as kfoss mentioned, a lot of space is being taken up on the DVD. With DeVeDe, I made a DVD with 2 .avi films (456 mb and 455 mb). With a 4.7 GB DVD in the computer, according to DeVeDe I had to "adjust disk usage" as the two films were taking up 183% of the DVD space. After "adjusting the disk usage", the program said I would use 99% of the DVD. After the .iso file is made (over 2 hours of work), it is 2.9 GB, not 4.7. Comparing the quality before doing the adjustment with it afterwards, some aspects remained the same and others obviously did not. Here is the info (according to DeVeDe): Original size (pixels): before - 512x336; after - same Final size (pixels): before - 720x576; after - same Length (seconds): before - 5395; after - same Video rate (Kbits/sec): before - 600; after - 2641 Audio rate (Kbits/sec): before - 96; after 224 As you can see, the video and audio rates are different. Now, if I add another .avi video (455 mb), according to DeVeDe I am using 273% of my 4.7 GB DVD. So, I "adjust disk usage" again. Now the video and audio rates for the same film I listed above are: Video rate: before - 600; after 1690 Audio rate: before - 96; after 224 As Ian mentioned, the quality is less. After 3 hours and 22 minutes, the .iso file is only a mere 3.7 GB. I presume at this point that I need to keep adding films and adjusting the "disk usage" until I get the videos down to their original video and audio rate, so that I can use the whole DVD. What I really don't understand is why DeVeDe says I am using so much space, when I reality I'm not.

KDE 4? I disinstalled it and put on gnome. First time in many, many years. Actually, I disinstalled 2010.0 x86_64 KDE4 and installed 2010.0 gmone .586. I was having too many problems. Among other things, Firefox never did work well.

:) Thanks for the advice. Hopefully today I can get to work on it. If not, soon. Thanks again! :)

I have all the Columbo TV series in .avi that I would like to make into DVDs for my wife for Christmas. The files are small enough that I can put each year on a separate DVD. But instead of making her go into dolphin and choosing the film to run, how can I put them onto a DVD and have it start automatically, giving her a choose of which film to see (like in a professionally bought DVD)? BTW, to state the obvious, this is my first attempt to do this sort of thing. :) :) [moved from Everything Linux by spinynorman]

:) So I edited the menu. Still some strange things happen. If I click on the .mov video and say open with mplayer, I get the the same results as the following command done in console: [kieth@host-001 ~]$ gmplayer /home/kieth/Desktop/Greeting.mov MPlayer SVN-1.rc3.0.r29554.3.1mdv2010.0-4.4.1 © 2000-2009 MPlayer Team 3DNow supported but disabled 3DNowExt supported but disabled mplayer: could not connect to socket mplayer: No such file or directory Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control. Playing /home/kieth/Desktop/Greeting.mov. libavformat file format detected. [lavf] Video stream found, -vid 0 [lavf] Audio stream found, -aid 1 VIDEO: [avc1] 160x120 24bpp 10.000 fps 0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s) ========================================================================== Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family Selected video codec: [ffh264] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg H.264) ========================================================================== ========================================================================== Trying to force audio codec driver family libmad... Requested audio codec family [faad] (afm=faad) not available. Enable it at compilation. Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders AUDIO: 16000 Hz, 1 ch, s16le, 0.0 kbit/0.00% (ratio: 0->32000) Selected audio codec: [ffaac] afm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg AAC (MPEG-2/MPEG-4 Audio)) ========================================================================== AO: [alsa] 16000Hz 1ch s16le (2 bytes per sample) [AO_ALSA] Unable to find simple control 'PCM',0. Starting playback... VDec: vo config request - 160 x 120 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12) VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0) Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied. VO: [xv] 160x120 => 160x120 Planar YV12 [zoom] [AO_ALSA] Unable to find simple control 'PCM',0. ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0 [AO_ALSA] Unable to find simple control 'PCM',0. ??% ??% ??,?% 1 0 [AO_ALSA] Unable to find simple control 'PCM',0. ??% ??% ??,?% 2 0 [AO_ALSA] Unab As you can see below, if I start the .mov video with the command mplayer, it works just fine. When I run this video with xine or totem, there's no sound. [kieth@host-001 ~]$ mplayer /home/kieth/Desktop/Greeting.mov MPlayer SVN-1.rc3.0.r29554.3.1mdv2010.0-4.4.1 © 2000-2009 MPlayer Team 3DNow supported but disabled 3DNowExt supported but disabled mplayer: could not connect to socket mplayer: No such file or directory Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control. Playing /home/kieth/Desktop/Greeting.mov. libavformat file format detected. [lavf] Video stream found, -vid 0 [lavf] Audio stream found, -aid 1 VIDEO: [avc1] 160x120 24bpp 10.000 fps 0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s) ========================================================================== Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family Selected video codec: [ffh264] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg H.264) ========================================================================== ========================================================================== Trying to force audio codec driver family libmad... Requested audio codec family [faad] (afm=faad) not available. Enable it at compilation. Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders AUDIO: 16000 Hz, 1 ch, s16le, 0.0 kbit/0.00% (ratio: 0->32000) Selected audio codec: [ffaac] afm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg AAC (MPEG-2/MPEG-4 Audio)) ========================================================================== AO: [pulse] 16000Hz 1ch s16le (2 bytes per sample) Starting playback... VDec: vo config request - 160 x 120 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12) VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0) Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied. VO: [xv] 160x120 => 160x120 Planar YV12 [zoom] A: 4.2 V: 4.2 A-V: -0.021 ct: 0.062 0/ 0 8% 0% 0.1% 2 0 Exiting... (Quit)

Hey, thanks. The command gmplayer works fine in console. Still, the icon in the menu still doesn't work, but at least I can get it to work if I want.

Well, I really didn't think they were, but . . . . Anyway - it did work. Any idea why it won't start when I push the mplayer icon? The executable command, mplayer, is in usr/bin.

Here's the result of the commands you gave, scrawcrow. Even when I push the icon to start mplayer, it doesn't start. That's why I tried to start it in console. [kieth@host-001 ~]$ mplayer %URL% MPlayer SVN-1.rc3.0.r29554.2plf2010.0-4.4.1 © 2000-2009 MPlayer Team 3DNow supported but disabled 3DNowExt supported but disabled mplayer: could not connect to socket mplayer: No such file or directory Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control. Playing %URL%. File not found: '%URL%' Failed to open %URL%. Exiting... (End of file) [kieth@host-001 ~]$ mplayer %FILE% MPlayer SVN-1.rc3.0.r29554.2plf2010.0-4.4.1 © 2000-2009 MPlayer Team 3DNow supported but disabled 3DNowExt supported but disabled mplayer: could not connect to socket mplayer: No such file or directory Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control. Playing %FILE%. File not found: '%FILE%' Failed to open %FILE%. Exiting... (End of file)

Trying to start mplayer from console gives me the following report. Of course it will not start. Any idea why? I usually use mplayer and xine. Are there viable alternatives? Thanks, Kieth [kieth@host-001 ~]$ mplayer MPlayer SVN-1.rc3.0.r29554.2plf2010.0-4.4.1 © 2000-2009 MPlayer Team 3DNow supported but disabled 3DNowExt supported but disabled Usage: mplayer [options] [url|path/]filename I un-installed it, then re-installed it, to see if it would add any dependent packages. But no, nothing changed. [moved from Software by spinynorman]

The Mandriva 2010.0 errata page talks a bit about this. errata

OK, the other day I ran the command # chown -R kieth:kieth /home/kieth. So far no adverse effects, but firefox continues to complain about not connecting to the local host. [kieth@host-001 ~]$ firefox _IceTransSocketUNIXConnect: Cannot connect to non-local host localhost.localdomain _IceTransSocketUNIXConnect: Cannot connect to non-local host localhost.localdomain (firefox:1441): GnomeUI-WARNING **: While connecting to session manager: Could not open network socket. But seamonkey doesn't have this problem. [kieth@host-001 ~]$ seamonkey So I renamed .mozilla and .mozilla2 to . . . -old, and this is what I got in console when I open firefox. [kieth@host-001 ~]$ firefox _IceTransSocketUNIXConnect: Cannot connect to non-local host localhost.localdomain _IceTransSocketUNIXConnect: Cannot connect to non-local host localhost.localdomain (firefox:1789): GnomeUI-WARNING **: While connecting to session manager: Could not open network socket. _IceTransSocketUNIXConnect: Cannot connect to non-local host localhost.localdomain _IceTransSocketUNIXConnect: Cannot connect to non-local host localhost.localdomain (firefox:1789): GnomeUI-WARNING **: While connecting to session manager: Could not open network socket. _IceTransSocketUNIXConnect: Cannot connect to non-local host localhost.localdomain _IceTransSocketUNIXConnect: Cannot connect to non-local host localhost.localdomain (firefox:1789): GnomeUI-WARNING **: While connecting to session manager: Could not open network socket I then disinstalled firefox, ran the command update-menus -v as a normal user and as root. After that I reinstalled firefox via urpmi, which also installed 2 dependencies: Preparing... ########################### 1/3: nspluginwrapper-i386 ########################### 2/3: firefox ########################### 3/3: nspluginwrapper ########################### Opening firefox in console gives me the same results: [kieth@host-001 ~]$ firefox _IceTransSocketUNIXConnect: Cannot connect to non-local host localhost.localdomain _IceTransSocketUNIXConnect: Cannot connect to non-local host localhost.localdomain (firefox:3094): GnomeUI-WARNING **: While connecting to session manager: Could not open network socket. _IceTransSocketUNIXConnect: Cannot connect to non-local host localhost.localdomain _IceTransSocketUNIXConnect: Cannot connect to non-local host localhost.localdomain (firefox:3094): GnomeUI-WARNING **: While connecting to session manager: Could not open network socket. Any ideas?

Hey, maybe that's the problem!! I opened dolphin and clicked on kieth. Then I right clicked the mouse and choose permissions. On the top, under "access permissions", the owner can view and modify content. The group can only view content (as well as others). Below, under "ownership", there it shows the owner being kieth and the group being 500 (so you were right speedball2!). Under "access permissions", should I change the group to: Can view and modify; and under "ownership", change the group to kieth? I would also apply the changes to all sub folders.

Well, like before, sometimes it's OK and sometimes no. Flash plugin? Nope, after I wrote my last post, I tried to get it working, but to no avail.

Well, so far it seems to be working. Thanks.

At times I still have the "host" problem. Not always, but maybe every other time.

I had 2 of the ones you listed in my computer. I installed the other two, but they are newer. The problem still remains, unfortunately.

I got to thinking (hurt too!!), the bug is in reference to the Gdk-warning. Would that also be the problem with the flash plugin? Are they related problems or are they two different issues?

OK, I got it changed in MCC. Thanks, Kieth

I guess it's a bug that hasn't yet been resolved. :mellow: Bugzilla

I've read and reread the 2010.0 errata page, and tried to follow what it says about the flash plugin, but I still cannot get my browsers to play flash content. They either crash or do not play anything. Even though I installed the 64 bit flash plugin according to the errata page, it isn't seen in console. It is seen in firefox (about:plugins), even if I still can't play flash material. This is what happens when I try to see a video on foxnews.com. I've been googling around trying to find the answer, but to no avail. Any ideas? Thanks, Kieth

David, it wasn't necessary for you to know any more! It all worked out. :)

Got it! Thanks. [root@host-001 ~]# id kieth uid=10001(kieth) gid=10001(kieth) groups=10001(kieth) In fact, firefox doesn't complain anymore about the localhost: [kieth@host-001 ~]$ firefox LoadPlugin: failed to initialize shared library /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/nppdf.so [/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/nppdf.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32] LoadPlugin: failed to initialize shared library /home/kieth/.mozilla/plugins/nppdf.so [/home/kieth/.mozilla/plugins/nppdf.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32] Firefox has other problems, but now I can start working on those. Thanks again, Kieth