As a keen user of the BBC's website, I have found it very frustrating that I cannot listen to the Radio iPlayer in any version of Linux that I have tried (the TV iPlayer works fine). However, I have now found a fix in the shape of RealPLayer 11 which works fine. Go to the RealPlayer website and download the following file:-
RealPlayer11GOLD.rpm
which can be loaded with the command:-
rpm --install RealPlayer11GOLD.rpm
from a konsole. You will also need to install lsb (from Synaptic in the case of PCLinuxOS) and its associated packages. When the Radio iPlayer is invoked a seperate RealPlayer window will popup and it is this that you use to control the playback rather than the main BBC page. This has been really bugging me for a while and its great to finally get it fixed.
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
Sunday, 20 July 2008
Nvidia GeForce 6100 display (2)
Further to this problem, it seems that PCLinuxOS 2007 has some updated drivers available in the repository. Just use Synaptic and search for nvidia and select a newer GeForceFX driver. You will need to restart X after installation.
Wednesday, 16 July 2008
4 in 1 Card Reader and PCLInuxOS 2007
This is a bit like the zip drive - you put a card into the reader, the LED lights up and a window pops up enabling you to open it in a window.
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
Iomega ZIP Drives on PCLinuxOS 2007
To get these working with PCLinuxOS 2007 it is a matter of checking a box in the menu at the top of the HardDrak screen then closing the app down and restarting it and detection will take place. Put a zip disk in the drive and it will pop up a screen inviting you to open the device.
Monday, 14 July 2008
MCP61 sound on PCLinuxOS 2007
On initial installation, the sound doesn't work and gives a thumping great error message box (/dev/dsp cannot be opened). I know the sound works with Linux because it worked in Mandriva One. It seems to be using the same sound driver:-
snd_hda_intel
and much Googling made it obvious that a lot of other people were having the same problem. I'll put you out of your misery - you need to load a newer kernel than the one provided with PCLinuxOS 2007. Don't panic, it can all be done painlessly in Synaptic. Just search for the word kernel and choose a later kernel (one ending in 15 worked for me) and leave the other one loaded. The GRUB menu will allow you to choose the new kernel (or the old one if you have problems) and you should have sound. If all is well then uninstall the older kernel again with Synaptic. I was impressed how well it worked. Ok so now I have sound. The kernel change didn't sort out my lack of 3d support on the display so more research needed...
snd_hda_intel
and much Googling made it obvious that a lot of other people were having the same problem. I'll put you out of your misery - you need to load a newer kernel than the one provided with PCLinuxOS 2007. Don't panic, it can all be done painlessly in Synaptic. Just search for the word kernel and choose a later kernel (one ending in 15 worked for me) and leave the other one loaded. The GRUB menu will allow you to choose the new kernel (or the old one if you have problems) and you should have sound. If all is well then uninstall the older kernel again with Synaptic. I was impressed how well it worked. Ok so now I have sound. The kernel change didn't sort out my lack of 3d support on the display so more research needed...
Sunday, 13 July 2008
Nvidia GeForce 6100 display on PCLinuxOS 2007
This proved to be quite easy to sort out. Just select custom and select the Nvidia FX driver. This sorts out the resolution problem although it seems that 3d doesn't work and I need a newer driver. I'm working on it...
Friday, 11 July 2008
AOL Voyager 105 Modem and PCLinuxOS 2007
The first thing is to get online. Fisrt thing I noticed was that the firewall needs a file download in order to install and run and this can only be obtained from an online download so I have to risk going online without a firewall running. Oh dear...
The eciadsl site gives a very good tutorial although there is another specific to AOL in the UK here which is very good. However, I have come across few things that it doesn't mention.
Sometimes the driver won't connect first time (hangs when trying to connect to the provider) so you need to CTRL-C and try again which usually does the trick (until you reboot). Another problem is a niceness error (I've no idea what niceness is) which can be corrected but you need to login as root (be careful what you do) and change the eciadsl-start script which is in /usr/bin/eciadsl-start and find the word nice then change the value from:-
--20
to:-
--6
or a similar value. This seems to stop the niceness error. You can also use the following command if you are having problems (eciadsl-stop first):-
eciadsl-doctor
which will give a much more verbose description of what is going on which might help diagnosis. It sometimes takes a while to synchronise (several minutes sometimes) so be patient. Once working, I could get the firewall up and running (file downloads automatically) without a need to reboot (it is called ShoreWall). The need to CTRL-C when starting eciadsl is a bit of a pain so something else for me look at. In the meantime however, it works fine.
The eciadsl site gives a very good tutorial although there is another specific to AOL in the UK here which is very good. However, I have come across few things that it doesn't mention.
Sometimes the driver won't connect first time (hangs when trying to connect to the provider) so you need to CTRL-C and try again which usually does the trick (until you reboot). Another problem is a niceness error (I've no idea what niceness is) which can be corrected but you need to login as root (be careful what you do) and change the eciadsl-start script which is in /usr/bin/eciadsl-start and find the word nice then change the value from:-
--20
to:-
--6
or a similar value. This seems to stop the niceness error. You can also use the following command if you are having problems (eciadsl-stop first):-
eciadsl-doctor
which will give a much more verbose description of what is going on which might help diagnosis. It sometimes takes a while to synchronise (several minutes sometimes) so be patient. Once working, I could get the firewall up and running (file downloads automatically) without a need to reboot (it is called ShoreWall). The need to CTRL-C when starting eciadsl is a bit of a pain so something else for me look at. In the meantime however, it works fine.
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