Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 15:58:36 -0400 (EDT) From: Kenneth Wayne Culver <culverk@wam.umd.edu> To: Gerard Samuel <trini0@optonline.net> Cc: Odhiambo Washington <wash@wananchi.com>, FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: OT:Kde2.2 Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0108231557280.5456-100000@rac3.wam.umd.edu> In-Reply-To: <3B8543D9.1020508@optonline.net>
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> kcheckpass and the lock screen works, but the screensaver didnt. So I > just changed *.kss back to 555 and left kcheckpass at 4555, and now I > have my screensaver back and Im able to lock the screen and get out of > it properly. Just one side effect. When locked the session is still > visible, not a blank screen like it was in 2.1. > > Thanks, Ill look more into it.... > I found that for screensavers, lock screen and kdm if I cd /usr/ports/x11/kdebase2 and add the line --with-shadow as a configure flag to the Makefile, everything works great. Ken > Odhiambo Washington wrote: > > * 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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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