Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 13:59:44 -0400 From: Gerard Samuel <trini0@optonline.net> To: Andrew Gould <AndrewGould@shannonhealth.org> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: OT:Kde2.2 Message-ID: <3B854490.3080704@optonline.net> References: <6C5913137AC8D4119A1800902794313E1053AF@ISTECH4>
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I tried both racd0c and rmatcd0 symlinked to my cdrom as the cd device, but Ill give it one more try. Thanks Andrew Gould wrote: > Regarding the cd player, you may have to go into the toolbox and change your > cd device from /dev/rmatcd0 to your cd device. > > Good luck, > > Andrew Gould > > >>---------- >>From: Odhiambo Washington[SMTP:wash@wananchi.com] >>Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 11:37 AM >>To: Gerard Samuel >>Cc: FBSD-Q >>Subject: Re: OT:Kde2.2 >> >>* Gerard Samuel <trini0@optonline.net> [20010823 19:33]: writing on the >>subject 'Re: OT:Kde2.2' >>| I have kde 2.2 from ports with 4.3-stable, and the screen saver works. >>| Im using the matrix one that came with it. What Im upset about is I >>| have to ctrl-alt-backspace to kill x when I lock the screen, and I cant >>| get kdemultimedia's cd player to work, keeps crashing. Other than that, >> >>| its ok... >> >> >>Yes. If you do >> >>cd /usr/local/bin >> >>chmod 4555 *.kss >>chmod 4555 kcheckpass >> >>You will just unlock the screen by entering the password. >> >>Maybe you should first make a note of the perms on *.kss just in case you >>want to revert back. >> >>The CD player also asks me to vrf that I have access to /dev/rmatcd0 or >>whatever... >> >> >>Try the above and lemme know if it has any effect on the screen savers. >> >>Thanks for the response. >> >> >> >>| Ill try building the latest and see if it will fix anything, but I >>| haven't seen anything that says it does..... >>| >>| >>| Odhiambo Washington wrote: >>| >Anyone had luck with running Kde2.2 with the screensavers working? >>| >How did you go about activating the screensavers? I try to activate >>mine >>| >here but end up with blank screen all the time. Initially they seemed >>to >>| >work until either, >>| >(i) I changed the perms on *.kss in /usr/local/bin to 4555 or >>| >(ii) I did >>| > cd ~wash >>| >rm -rf .kde/ >>| >I am not sure which but I just upgraded to Kde2.2 on FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE >>| >and trust me, I never had the screensavers work with Kde2.1. With XFCE >>| >they seem to work okay, even with gdm (this monster corrupts the file >>| >system, no?) >>| > >>| >Just looking out for ideas. >>| > >>| >I searched Kde list archives but it would appear that Kde was actually >>| >meant for Linux, with which I don't have much hands-on experience. >>| > >>| >Thanks >>| > >>| >-Wash >>| > >>| >-- >>| >Odhiambo Washington >>| >Wananchi Online Ltd., >>| >wash@wananchi.com 1st Flr Loita Hse. >>| >Tel: 254 2 313985 Loita Street., >>| >Fax: 254 2 313922 PO Box 10286,00100-NAIROBI,KE. >>| > >>| >Sleep away the years, sleep away the pain, wake tomorrow - a girl >>again. >>| >-Hal Summers >>| > >>| >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >>| >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >>| > >>| > >>| >>| >> >>-Wash >> >>-- >>Odhiambo Washington >>Wananchi Online Ltd., >>wash@wananchi.com 1st Flr Loita Hse. >>Tel: 254 2 313985 Loita Street., >>Fax: 254 2 313922 PO Box 10286,00100-NAIROBI,KE. >> >>The Tree of Learning bears the noblest fruit, but noble fruit tastes bad. >> >> > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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