August 2006 - wlug - list.wlug.org.nz

Re: [wlug] Wine
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 05 Aug '06

05 Aug '06

Hello again, Resolved. A member just wrote to me off list to explain that I had issued the wrong command.... The correct command for those who did not know is: winecfg :-) Regards John. > When I run <wine config> I get Error msg: > Wine: could not load C:\\windows\\system32\\config.exe > Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to deal with > this?

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wine
by Leslie Katz 05 Aug '06

05 Aug '06

John, I know little of these things at the best of times and it's been a while since I tried Wine (it didn't work with the Windows program I wanted to run). All that said, I seem to remember that there was a Linux program called winecfg that came with Wine. The command you mentioned is one to the Linux program Wine to run the Windows program config.exe and, since you have no such Windows program, you're getting the error message. Can this be right? I suppose it won't hurt to try, if you haven't already solved the problem. Leslie

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Wine
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 04 Aug '06

04 Aug '06

Hi All, When I run <wine config> I get Error msg: Wine: could not load C:\\windows\\system32\\config.exe Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to deal with this? Regards John

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SFD event planning
by Craig Box 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

Hi everyone, As you will have heard, WLUG are going to hold a public demonstration on Software Freedom Day, which is Sep 16 this year. I have created a wiki page for planning the event: http://www.wlug.org.nz/MeetingTopics.2006-09-16/Planning. If you're interested in helping out, whether on the day or before hand, please check the page out - you can sign your name on http://www.wlug.org.nz/MeetingTopics.2006-09-16 also. I think it is important we decide on what we want to achieve, as well as deciding how we will do it and apportioning tasks. I've put a draft of our goal and what we want to get out of it, which are, along with everything else, open for editing. I don't want to bore this list with all the back and forth about planning, so we will try and do most of it on the wiki or perhaps on the new forums, to give them a little bit of a kick. If anyone has any suggestions, please sign them on that page. Craig

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Re: [wlug] DVD woes!!
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

I just ran totem --debug First line: load_plugins: skipping unreadable plugin directory /home/john/.xine/plugins After all the .so plugins loaded. init class succeeded then gnome_vfs init input_class params.c:OpenConfFile() - unable to open configation file "/home/john/.smb/smb.conf": No such file or directory (repeated) Video_out_xv; Xv extention is present but I could not find a usable yuv12 port. Looks like your graphics driver does not support Xv?! Last line: **message: couldn't initialise lirc. ----- Original Message Follows ----- > Hi All, > I am struggling with try to get dvd playback. > I have Installed Totem-xine and all the plugins ( > including libdvdcss2) and addons that I know about and > still cannot get any playback on my Acer 500x laptop > Gui MSG Totem cannot playback maybe you do not have the > required permissions. > Gui MSG Totem cannot play maybe you need libdvdcss2 or > download extra plugins > > Terminal part msg after doing "totem dvd://" : > libdvdread: Can't open /dev/hda4 for reading > libdvdread: Device /dev/hda4 inaccessible, CSS > authentication not available. > libdvdread: Can't read name block Probably not a dvd rom > device > libdvdread: Unable to find map file '/home/john/.dvdnav/ > map' > > Anyone know what to do for a fix please? > Regards John > > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Fwd: Re: IP address entry
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

Sorry folks I forgot the "reply all" thing John ----- Message Forwarded on Wed 2/8/2006 ----- From: "" <jaytee(a)clear.net.nz> To: Ian McDonald <ian.mcdonald(a)jandi.co.nz>,Waikato Linux Users Group <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> Subject: Re: [wlug] IP address entry Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:21:35 +1200 Thank everyone Success! I started at the command line with the ip address but then I needed the subnet mask and the gateway so I took Ian's advise and used the gui. The plus is that I can switch back to DCHP really easily. Regards John > There are simpler ways to do this on Ubuntu. I can't > remember the exact menu location but on my Debian (which > is similar) it is Places, Administration, Networking and > you can do it all using the GUI with a minimum of fuss. > > -- > Ian McDonald > Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 > Blog: http://imcdnzl.blogspot.com > WAND Network Research Group > Department of Computer Science > University of Waikato > New Zealand

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DVD woes!!
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

Hi All, I am struggling with try to get dvd playback. I have Installed Totem-xine and all the plugins ( including libdvdcss2) and addons that I know about and still cannot get any playback on my Acer 500x laptop Gui MSG Totem cannot playback maybe you do not have the required permissions. Gui MSG Totem cannot play maybe you need libdvdcss2 or download extra plugins Terminal part msg after doing "totem dvd://" : libdvdread: Can't open /dev/hda4 for reading libdvdread: Device /dev/hda4 inaccessible, CSS authentication not available. libdvdread: Can't read name block Probably not a dvd rom device libdvdread: Unable to find map file '/home/john/.dvdnav/ map' Anyone know what to do for a fix please? Regards John

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best price perfomance for broadband
by stephen pearce 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

Hi We are trying to decide which broadband service to go for ..having had dial up internet at home for sometime .. we want a pretty low end version initially .. has anyone in the list any suggestions about best price performance .. the plans they all seem to offer seem extremely complex and it is difficult ot make a valid comparison Thanks -- Stephen Pearce Critical Care Whangarei ph 021 390 997

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