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Artwork & Theme Requests / Re: PCLOS 410 CD/DVD Labels

« Last post by Linuzoid on Yesterday at 08:22:00 PM »

Quote from: Ika on Yesterday at 07:38:53 PM

I wish you'd have some more work for XFCE, LXDE, E17...
...all of them x2 - in Full and Mini!...

Thing is, I have other projects going on. Right now I paused to make these, but I was working on three other projects at the time. I mostly do art for KDE, partly because it's the DE I use. It's hard create work for the other DE's when I don't use them and can't see how the work is fitting into the scheme of things as it were. I post a lot at the Look sites (KDE-Look, etc...) right now I'm working on my next set for my KplasPower set I'm making for KDE.

Peace

Software / Re: Synaptic update... error with nvidia96xx kernel module build

« Last post by Texstar on Yesterday at 08:17:57 PM »

If you use the Nvidia 96xx driver then no you cannot ignore it because the Nvidia driver failed to build.

Possible fix:

1. delete the symlink /usr/src/linux
2. Launch Synaptic and re-install the kernel-devel-3.2.18-pclos2.bfs package
3. Then remove and re-install the dkms-nvidia96xx from Synaptic.

Advanced Users Section / Re: Some question about dmesg messages...

« Last post by muungwana on Yesterday at 08:17:48 PM »

you get those kind of output when a kernel module crashes from hitting some sort of a bug.

possible solution is to use a different kernel or a different module if another one that can handle the hardware exists.

what kernel are you using?

Software / Okular won't display signature

« Last post by MCP on Yesterday at 08:15:33 PM »

I have PDF X-Change Viewer that I use in XP under vbox. I've noticed that when I insert a simple graphic and text in a pdf using X-Change Viewer, Okular won't or can't display the insertion. Is there a setting that needs to be changed or is X-Change Viewer at fault.

I've checked an Adobe Acrobat will display the changed file while Okular and Foxit doesn't.

Any ideas?

MCP

Sandbox / Re: google glass and the congress

« Last post by µT6 on Yesterday at 08:13:12 PM »

implanted in the cornea, for public in general?

i don't think that is closer to us, maybe in 30 years, people like technology and fashion, but at this level, knowing that you will have to replace it eventually, possibly destroying your eye in the process makes this approach hard to accept

the contact lens approach, where do you put the batteries? maybe in 20 years?

Software / Re: Copying music files from CD

« Last post by Just17 on Yesterday at 08:06:26 PM »

K3b - Tools - Rip Audio CD should get you started

General / Re: /usr disappeared plus what else

« Last post by wedgetail on Yesterday at 08:01:05 PM »

Old-Polack
Another sidetrack or setback, I will go for the first as it is interesting

This morning before reaching my Linux machines I had read your post above and was looking forward to experiment. Starting the pc it booted nicely to the menu.lst but neither of the two systems will boot.

I was a bit rusty on my manual grub work but having swatted up on that I still can not make sense of what is going on, so a sidetrack to sort this "little problem out I have started my 3rd pc which happens to have a version of Minime installed, to my surprise doing very well indeed.

I will be a bit slow getting the information together, so this post will be amended several times. Because for some reason my drive designations does not seem to line of with my earlier work, I will collect information the ground level and slowly.

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BIOS drive information

Pri IDE Master:		Western Digital 80GB
Pri IDE Slave:		Seagate 250GB
Secondary IDE Master:	Lite-On CD-RW
Secondary IDE Slave:	Pioneer DVD-RW
Third IDE Master:	Seagate 500GB	(SATA port)
Fourth IDE Master:	[Not detected]   (SATA port) <-- nothing connected
    
Boot Device Priority
1st Boot Device 	[SS-Pioneer DVD-RW]	 
2nd Boot Device		[PS-ST325082A]  <-- Seagate 250GB

I think this is my part of my problem, have changed order when setting up DVD drive to boot liveDVD

Hard Disk Drives
1st Drive 	[ WD 80GB ]   <---- this was Seagate 250G, 2nd Boot Device will now be 80GB
2nd Drive 	[ Seagate 500GB ] <--- SATA
3rd Drive 	[ Seagate 250GB ] <-- IDE

The order can not be set at random I discovered, above I can not have the Seagate 250GB  as 2nd Drive (would have preferred)

I consider this BIOS a bit unfriendly, but I am weary of BIOS work in general.

There is some hope this will fix part of my problems. Before I make changes I will record my GRUB experience at least for my own good so when I save the thread I can reference it.

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Rebooting and from the grub menu, I start any one of the systems and will be met by grub response

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Error 15
Please hit any key ......

A text based menu screen show boot options, this is a quick way to change system if it works, in this case I select command line by hitting the c key (explain in basic text lines that one is tempted ignore), this brings up

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grub> _

with blinking under score. Here appropriate just typing 'help' to see what commands available.

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grub> find /boot/grub/stag <hit the Tab key>
Possible files are: stage1 stage 2 stage2_eltorito

grub> _ find /boot/grub/stag

Of course I am after stage2

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grub> find /boot/grub/stage2

(hd0,5)
(hd1,1)
(hd2,0)
(hd2,4)

grub> _

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grub> root=(hd <hit the Tab key>
Possible disks are: hd hd1 hd2

grub> root=(hd

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grub> root=(hd2 <hit the Tab key> a , will show a second <hit the Tab key> more interdesting

Partition num: 0, Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 00x83
Partition num: 1, Filesystem type unknown, partition type 00x83
Partition num: 2, Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 00x83
Partition num: 3, Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 00x83
Partition num: 4, Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 00x83
Partition num: 5, Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 00x83
Partition num: 6, Filesystem type unknown, partition type 00x83
Partition num: 7, Filesystem type unknown, partition type 00x83
Partition num: 8, Filesystem type unknown, partition type 00x83
Partition num: 9, Filesystem type unknown, partition type 00x83

grub> root=(hd2,

I know my system is on (hd0,4)

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grub> root=(hd2,4)
Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 00x83

I will "grub" the hd2

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grub> setup (hd2)

Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes
Checking if "/boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes
Running "embed /boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd2)"... 17 sectors are embedded.
succeeded
Running "install /boot/grub/stage1 (hd2) (hd2)1+17 p (hd2,4)/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/menu.lst"... succeeded
Done.

grub> _

Well I will go back and fix my BIOS drives order and see.

PCLinuxOS General News and Announcements / Re: PCLinuxOS KDE 64 final released

« Last post by jdrichardson on Yesterday at 07:58:58 PM »

I want to compliment all of those who made this release possible. I think this is the best distro I've ever installed! Just about every thing works, and what didn't work (nvidia-settings retention, printer driver problem) was resolved quickly via the forum. I can't imagine using another distro. Again, this one is spectacular!