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Date:      Thu, 23 Aug 2001 17:08:53 -0400
From:      Gerard Samuel <trini0@optonline.net>
To:        kstewart@urx.com
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: OT:Kde2.2
Message-ID:  <3B8570E5.7080908@optonline.net>
References:  <20010823173956.C26998@ns2.wananchi.com> <3B85304F.5040504@optonline.net> <20010823193758.J44626@ns2.wananchi.com> <3B855213.ECD82164@urx.com> <3B85648E.9060306@optonline.net> <3B856C10.BE4FBBCA@urx.com>

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Im not to familiar with cddb, but if my notion is correct, its working. 
  On the cdplayer shows the artist, name of the track, time, a whole lot 
of info.  Perfect, makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside...


Kent Stewart wrote:
> 
> Gerard Samuel wrote:
> 
>>Thanks for the xmcd tip.  Just installed.  Seems great.  Gotta have
>>something to listen to when you code...  ;)
>>
> 
> Without a doubt. You also want to know what you are listening to and
> getting cddb to work is the other half.
> 
> Kent
> 
> 
>>Kent Stewart wrote:
>>
>>>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...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>One of the system installs you had to have done in the past suggested that
>>>you to create a link from your cd device to /dev/cdrom and then chmod it to
>>>755. It was far enough in the past that I can't remember where I received it
>>>during an install. If you have some old kscd configs around, you may also
>>>have to configure the cddb data entry.
>>>
>>>I don't have any idea where this ancient stuff is coming from. You may have
>>>also some old crufty stuff in your .kde user files because I expected it to
>>>complain about /dev/cdrom. I looked on the machine I am running behind this
>>>one and I noticed I had kscd configured to use /dev/acd0c. It has a problem
>>>with the cddb database. At least, I had the link right.
>>>
>>>I happen to like xmcd better than kscd. It also didn't have a problem
>>>getting cddb entries for the CDs I tested. Each of the cd players has a set
>>>of brain-dead points. The best one will be which dumb features hit you the
>>>least.
>>>
>>>Kent
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>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
>>>>| >
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>>>>| >
>>>>| >
>>>>|
>>>>|
>>>>
>>>>-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.
>>>>
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