Aomighty

Make sure the permissions are set correctly too. Can you access the CD with normal user permissions from other apps?

You don't have to, it's already all installed. Just cd into the directory and run ./firefox

I'm using Debian, but I assume this should work with Gentoo. There is a plugin (for me it's a package called xmms-cdred) that allows you to read CD's. Make sure you have this installed.

Very very nice :). I've been using the RC's for a while now, and I'm glad the final is out! Much faster :).

I've never used apollon, but just some general advice:

Make sure that however you install one, you install the other that same way. So if you get apollon from urpmi, install the plugins from urpmi. If you get it off their site, get the plugins that way too. Afterward, you might have to go into apollon and enable plugins in some way (you have to do this in XMMS for example).

If you have urpmi set up, you can just "urpmi unrar" and urpmi "rar" likewise.

Make sure gcc and g++ are installed.

Try plugging in a different mouse and re-running xfdrake or discover, or whatever Mandriva uses to re-detect your hardware. Does anyone remember what it was?

It looks like you have some kind of special mouse, which might be causing the problems.

Also post the exact error message you get when you try to start xorg

Post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf

that will help

Shouldn't make a difference, since if you can run the binary itself it's working fine.

do ls -l in the console to see exactly what the permissions for the folder you're trying to write to are.

You could always download the one from Limewire. I don't use it, but a friend does and it works well on Linux.

I don't quite think he's complaining. It's just a difference, not good, not bad. Some people like it one way, some like it another. Pick what suits you, though most here like the choices you get :).

Well, freedom is a double-edged sword. Personally, I love it, but it is overwhelming at first.

What I'd recommend is that instead of installing everything, install with a minimum of software and slowly, as you need stuff, go into the package manager. Install one, try it out, and if you don't like it, uninstall it and try a different one. If you want suggestions, people on the forum can always help out with that. This is the great thing - for web browsers, I can choose about 5, with text editors even more. For desktop environments I have at least 3 good choices. For email clients I have at least 3. For DVD players I have 3 good choices. The list goes on and on. There are many good ways to do things, and you just pick the one that's right for you.

Don't install too much - just try something and if it fits your needs and you like it, keep it. If at some point you feel adventerous and want to try something else, do so. If you don't like it you can always uninstall it. That's the great thing - there's always more choices available.

Hmm... I'm using a self-compiled version, so maybe only the newest has the Configure option.

Did you use a version from urpmi or compiled? The other thing you can try is editing your .mplayer/mplayerplug-in.conf and where you see the "vo" line, change from x11 to xv, or vice versa.

Right-click anywhere on the video and choose Configure. Where you see vo, try changing it to x11, or, if it's on x11, change to xv.

If not, it'll be .bashrc, but it should be pretty easy. This kind of thing is where Linux shines.

Np. The reason there is no delete listed is beacuse it's a device. To remove it from your desktop, right-click, choose "configure your desktop", choose Behavior, Device Icons, and then unselect umounted and mounted floppy from the list. That way it will go away :).

Ok, fair enough. What exactly is the command you typed? Use copy+paste.

Are you in konqueror or in the command line?

What I'd recommend is making a symbolic link - that is, a file that simply points somewhere else. Make a symbolic link in your mozilla plugins directory to /usr/java. to do that by command line, go to root, then

cd /home/username/.mozilla/plugins

ln -s target linkname

Follow the directions on the java for what to put in the symbolic link. If you are root it should work.

You'll need to go into your BIOS and change the boot order to CD before hard drive. To go into the BIOS, try pressing a variety of keys just as your computer boots up (before the bootloader even), such as F1, F2, Esc, etc. It may say what you need to press on screen.

Once you're in the BIOS, check for boot order or something like that, in which it will list some devices (hard drive, CD, floppy probably). Change CD to be before hard drive in the list and then exit the BIOS with your settings saved. Then reboot with the CD and it should work happily.

Sorry if I treated you like a n00b, but it's easier than treating you like an expert and posting a second post explaining myself :).

Again, try the xine engine.

If those were download iTunes files, they will be DRM'ed, which means nothing besides iTunes can play them. Can Windows Media play them?

What version of nero are you using?

If it has some kind of option for burning ISO's or CD Images in particular, use it rater than using a generic data CD burn.

Try using the xine engine (install it if it's not already). Though I couldn't play aac files with arts, they worked with the xine engine.

Just use the beta, it's very stable.

Is win32 codecs package installed?