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It works fine here. mplayer Xanadu.avi MPlayer SVN-1.rc3.0.r29554.2plf2010.0-4.4.1 © 2000-2009 MPlayer Team 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 Xanadu.avi. AVI file format detected. [aviheader] Video stream found, -vid 0 [aviheader] Audio stream found, -aid 1 VIDEO: [DIV3] 608x256 24bpp 23.976 fps 819.3 kbps (100.0 kbyte/s) Clip info: Software: Nandub v1.0rc2 ========================================================================== Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family Selected video codec: [ffdivx] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg DivX ;-) (MSMPEG-4 v3)) ========================================================================== ========================================================================== Trying to force audio codec driver family libmad... Opening audio decoder: [libmad] libmad mpeg audio decoder AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 128.0 kbit/8.33% (ratio: 16000->192000) Selected audio codec: [mad] afm: libmad (libMAD MPEG layer 1-2-3) ========================================================================== AO: [pulse] 48000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample) Starting playback... VDec: vo config request - 608 x 256 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12) VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0) Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied. VO: [xv] 608x256 => 608x256 Planar YV12 [zoom] A: 19.3 V: 19.3 A-V: 0.002 ct: 0.022 464/464 3% 0% 1.1% 1 0

If you're looking for a GameBoy frontend there's: If you have your plf repositories added you can install from the Mandriva Control Center (mcc) or via the konsole as root with: urpmi vbam

Unraid is a good alternative nas. The really nice thing about it is you don't need matching drives in order to use it.

Have you checked the window manager settings in System Settings--> Default Applications--> Window Manager? Aha, I've found it. It's in System Settings--> Desktop--> All Effects--> Track Mouse.

I'm sure it's not part of the 'extra' compiz plugins. I attach a picture showing the entry.

You'll find it in Compiz Config Settings Manager (ccsm) under Accessibility--> Show Mouse.

It's to help you locate where your mouse pointer is. Some desktop wallpapers or themes can camouflage the pointer. This behaviour can be disabled.

I really should read posts more thoroughly, thanks Ken :)

Does anyone know where I can find the Virtualbox image of RC2?

I've always looked forward to what changes KDE4 was going to bring over KDE3. I still remember when it was very buggy and attracted a lot of criticism. As time rolled on and stability became the norm, a lot of those critical voices have died down, if not disappeared all together. I agree about not moving things about so often and that settings should be kept in a central place. You shouldn't have to hunt around to make simple changes. What would be nice is the ability to assign your own preferred options to the desktop right click menu. I still have KDE3 on 1 desktop and 1 laptop, using that desktop is now like going back to Winblows 3.1 :D

You can check the level in MCC (Configure Your Computer)--> Security--> Configure system security, permissions and audit.

My advice is to backup your data. Anything can go wrong at anytime (not just with updates) hardware failure, power outage etc. If this data is of real importance you should back it up!.

You can install new themes in: System Settings--> Advanced--> Desktop Theme Details or by: Right clicking the desktop and select Folder View Settings. You also select and apply the theme(s) from the same locations. If you are asking how to add new themes downloaded from KDE-Look.org then I don't know I haven't tried that yet. I didn't know Amarok 2 was themeable yet. This can be done here: System Settings--> Advanced--> Desktop Theme Details. You can change individual items there.

One word comes to mind... "WOW" :)

Here's something you budding photographers might find interesting reading: Open-source Camera Could Revolutionize Photography

What have you tried to get it going? Â A bit more info would ensure folks don't post suggestions you've already tried.

Press Alt+Ctrl+F1 log in as root now type: drak3d and press enter, press enter again on the default selection, type exit to leave root mode. The 3d desktop is now disabled. Press Alt+F7 to bring back the login screen. Log in as normal and let us know how you get on. Edit: I've just realised I answered a 2007 post :D

Thanks for this Greg2. I got it to work using the gui before seeing your reply.

Is anyone else having this problem? warning: /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/libkephal4-4.3.1-0.1mdv2009.1.i586.rpm: Header V4 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID b195aef7 The following packages have bad signatures: /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/libkephal4-4.3.1-0.1mdv2009.1.i586.rpm: Invalid signature (NOT OK (no key): /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/libkephal4-4.3.1-0.1mdv2009.1.i586.rpm: Header V4 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID b195aef7) /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/libqt4-devel-4.5.2-0.10mdv2009.1.i586.rpm: Missing signature (OK ((none))) /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/libqtcore4-4.5.2-0.10mdv2009.1.i586.rpm: Missing signature (OK ((none))) /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/libqtdbus4-4.5.2-0.10mdv2009.1.i586.rpm: Missing signature (OK ((none))) /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/libqtgui4-4.5.2-0.10mdv2009.1.i586.rpm: Missing signature (OK ((none))) /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/libqtsvg4-4.5.2-0.10mdv2009.1.i586.rpm: Missing signature (OK ((none))) /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/libqtxml4-4.5.2-0.10mdv2009.1.i586.rpm: Missing signature (OK ((none))) /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/qt4-common-4.5.2-0.10mdv2009.1.i586.rpm: Missing signature (OK ((none))) /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/qt4-designer-plugin-phonon-4.5.2-0.10mdv2009.1.i586.rpm: Missing signature (OK ((none))) /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/qt4-designer-plugin-qt3support-4.5.2-0.10mdv2009.1.i586.rpm: Missing signature (OK ((none))) /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/qt4-designer-plugin-webkit-4.5.2-0.10mdv2009.1.i586.rpm: Missing signature (OK ((none))) /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/qt4-qtconfig-4.5.2-0.10mdv2009.1.i586.rpm: Missing signature (OK ((none))) I started from scratch using urpmi --clean then urpmi.update -a --force-key still no joy.

Thanks for that pindakoe. I never thought to click the binoculars!

 This is a beta release.  Have you relayed your findings to Mandriva?  Don't forget to include your machine specs.

There's also a .rpm install here: Root Actions Service Menu that will add right-click Root Actions to the service menus of Dolphin and Konqueror. Edit: Root Actions Service Menu is also available in the Contrib Backports.

Wow, that's some guide! Thanks for posting the link David

True, but they won't support us if we don't have the userbase. Seriously, it's mostly games that keeps winblows popular for the average home user. Once they grow out of that phase and want to do more than shoot at pixels, they soon get fed up with having to defend against the myriad of viruses, spyware etc in order to get some work done. There was a time when GNU/Linux was only mentioned by those who used it.

"Microsoft fears Linux" and so they should. The fact is GNU/Linux has come a very long way in the ease of use department. I hope they also continue to make huge mistakes like 'Vista' that debacle motivated a lot of users to seek out alternatives to Winblows. And there's nothing like the truth being set free to piss people off... Guard this one closely M1cr0$0ft, secrets always somehow get revealed.... P-P-P-Penguin Power