Mandrake

Help printer problem
Hi My USB Laser printer KONICA MINOLTA Magicolor 2300w won't print using linux Mandriva 2006 It is well detected but it won't print nothing appens when I try to print. Non hardware problems it works fine using winxp. Any idea ? Thanks DCampa ... 5 Sep 2007 10:21

Statistics for alt.os.linux.mandrake
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CheckInstall: rpmbuild ignoring BuildRoot
I use CheckInstall to automatically turn my installs into RPMs, and it worked great up until I upgraded my PC to Mandriva One 2007 Spring. CheckInstall produces a spec file like this: Summary: nethack Name: nethack Version: 3.4.3 Release: 1 License: GPL Packager: checkinstall-1.6.1 ... 30 Aug 2007 17:44

New Readers: Posting FAQ for a.o.l.mandrake/mandriva
Netiquette 2007-08#1 New reader? Great! Welcome! Here's how to make best use of this newsgroup and get yourself a slice of the best help available. Now read on ... TESTING YOUR CONNECTION Errm, first a delicate point. Often users accessin... 30 Aug 2007 03:40

Batteries
I'm sorry about the delay, but I had to have my gall bladder out (or open cholestectomy if you prefer). AFAIK no batteries of any size were involved. Moe Trin wrote: Both cameras I have with battery operated light meters take silver-oxide cells without a problem. My main light meter (A Weston Modem IV) is... 16 Oct 2007 21:00

aMSN - Installed but ....
Once I had installed autopackage and aMSN from the aMSN web site, I thought it would be plain sailing. I was wrong. from the log-in, There was no access to 'Help'. Attempts to access either 'Online help' or 'FAQ' brought aMSN Error 'Can't execute application mozilla $url (my preferred browser) check preferences'. ... 27 Aug 2007 14:59

aMSN ./compile errors
This morning my daughter told me about aMSN a multi-platform MSN clone. Unfortunately none of the pre-compiled linux versions were suitable for Mandriva Linux (my preferred distro) so I downloaded the source. The ./configure stage bombed out because it couldn't find 'the Tcl directory'. A tcl package WAS insta... 26 Aug 2007 05:55

MI5 Persecution: Neil Fox (Nov/1998) (6333)
Foxy's Showtime on Capital FM 25/11/98 7.35pm Certainty level: 100% This one, I can say with absolute certainty, is about me. It was recorded on my Sony Recording Walkman on the evening of Wednesday 25 November 1998. It doesn't mention me by name, so the objective observer might have trouble understanding wh... 25 Aug 2007 08:32

MI5 Persecution: Capital Radio (11/April/1997) (3887)
Capital Radio (11/April/1997) Certainty level: 10% A nice easy one here. The DJ is heard to say (around 8.30pm); "Jacko in town, what a gig it's going to be, that guy is amazing, and psychotic, but amazing on stage, 0171-420-0958, on stage he's a madman but he's wonderful" I was listening to Capital lou... 25 Aug 2007 08:01

MI5 Persecution: GLR: David Hepworth (9/May/1997) (2664)
GLR-David Hepworth (9/May/1997) Certainty level: 100% This time I deliberately listened to Hepworth with the sound turned up on the radio, to try to get a reaction. Sure enough, he and his cronies reacted; David: "we have executive drivetime, and we have Brian in charge of the prize cupboard. Brian it's n... 25 Aug 2007 07:14