Guest Linz Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 Hi! I have some trouble with KDE for the moment. The problem is that I get the error message "Could not find mime-type application/octet-stream" every time I open a KDE application... It's actually quite annoying... Any idea's for fixing this error? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durvish Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 Which Mandrake and are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linz Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 (edited) I'm using mdk9.2 But it looks like it has somehow been fixed... ...and I haven't done anything to fix it !? This error has been in my way since yesterday and now, after I have posted about it, it fixes itself....hmm Well, well...maybe it's back tomorrow... EDIT: Nope, still there. Just not that frequent as earlier today Edited November 13, 2003 by Linz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris z Posted November 14, 2003 Report Share Posted November 14, 2003 Linz, ok.....i have MDK9.1, so your error may be 9.2 specific. but........what version of KDE are you using? is it off of the 9.2 discs, or an external install? that error has something to do with KDE having trouble reading certain mime type files. here's a Google Link with tons of info on that error, if you wanna try to weed through it. one thing i did find out, was............check if you have the following file............ file:/usr/share/mimelnk/application->OCTET-STREAM.DESKTOP if that file is mising, or currupted some how, it will shoot out the error you're seeing. how to fix? again, i'm not an expert, but i would try this, in the following order, unless somebody comes up with a better method. 1. if that file is missing, add it. 2. if the file is in place, try replacing it 'cause it may be corrupted. 3. if 1 &/or 2 don't fix it, try reinstalling or upgrading KDE. if you need & can't find a copy of that file i can e-mail you a copy of the one on my system, but note............i'm running Texstars KDE3.1.4 on MDK9.1, so i don't know if it would be compatible with what you have. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linz Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 Thanks for the great reply! I'm using KDE 3.1.3 from the 9.2 discs, but the most logical thing is that these files aren't version specific...that's my thought though... I'm sending you a PM with my email address, so please send me a copy of that file... (btw, the file are in place) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linz Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 Problem solved! The replacement of /usr/share/mimelnk/application/octet-stream.desktop fixed the problem. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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