Ok I'm getting there.
I have managed to get my printer to work, and I have got g++ and gcc working! Yay.
Before I try and get my graphics card working,how do I burn cds?:'(
Thanx
iamthwee
jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
Ubuntu - thats gnome, right?
You should be able to hit computer and choose Places then select CD/DVD Burning.
pty 882 Posting Pro
Ok I'm getting there.
I have managed to get my printer to work, and I have got g++ and gcc working! Yay.
Before I try and get my graphics card working,how do I burn cds?:'(
Thanx
As jbennet says nautilus is fine for burning files. For burning ISOs and other stuff:
sudo apt-get install gnomebakerYou should already have Serpentine installed (for burning audio cds)
If gnomebaker doesn't float your boat you may wanna try K3B (Its KDE so apt will have to install quite a few other libraries on your machine to use it, but its a bit fancier than gnomebaker).
If you're on Feisty and have an nVidia or ATi card there's a utility to install the restricted drivers automagically. If you're on something older than Feisty I'd recommend you upgrade/reinstall - its worth it!
iamthwee commented: Thanx(thwee) +9
jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
I like gnomebaker. The version of K3B on ubuntu doesnt integrate very will with gnome.
And yeah, to get the wma codecs and ati drivers etc.... you can either upgrade to Feisty or you can use something like EasyUbuntu or Automatix (getting feisty and doing it that way is easier though)
iamthwee
Thanx guys I didn't even notice that option. Erm does feisty come with a kde flavour? Cos I like ubuntu but I prefer kde over gnome.
I might put the upgrade on hold because I've got a few things working, and I don't wanna reinstall feisty and start all over again.
jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
Just apt-get it. or use Kubuntu
jay.smith 0 Newbie Poster
jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
You dont need to do that.
Just either install Kubuntu (i dont like it myself) or from ubuntu use Synaptic to install KDE.
iamthwee
Following the advice of pty I installed fiesty for kbuntu. Very nice.:)
And now I've got my mp3s and mpegs to work. Yay!
I went to the konsole I typed:
sudo aptitude install libxine-extracodecsBut I'm having problems playing my dvds. I installed VLC player but when I play the dvd the image all patchy? How do I fix this please help.
:'(
jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
To play dvds you need libdvdcss (read up on whether it is legal in your area). Also you need a fiarly good pc (get the proper drivers for your graphics card too, check ati/nvidias site)
iamthwee commented: Thanx for the help (thwee) +9
iamthwee
Ok, I've tried VLC player with an .avi movie and it works perfect, so I assume it has something to do with libdvdcss - although I have yet to install the drivers for my nvida graphics card. I'll do that later. How do I get the libdvdcss to work with VLC? I've downloaded the library and I have no idea how to compile it? Pleasssssssse help?
Thanx.
jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
dont worry about compiling. On the net there are APT repositotories which you can add to synaptic. Get it from one of those and it will sort it all for you.
Get the Nvidia drivers firs.
iamthwee
On the net there are APT repositotories which you can add to synaptic. Get it from one of those and it will sort it all for you.
No idea what that means. :(
Ok my graphics card is:
graphics card:
64MB geforce II mx200
What should I do now. Please explain step by step. :'(
iamthwee
I assume my nvidia card is working now cos I saw the nvdia logo:
I followed these two links: The opengl screensavers seem to be more responsive.
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/02/22/installing-nvidia-drivers-in-ubuntu-edgy/
The second one appeared to do the trick.
I also discovered how to set the root password:
sudo passwd rootAnd then to actually change to root
su rootSo now jbennet if you could help me get my dvds to work I would be most grateful. :)
John A 1,896 Vampirical Lurker Team Colleague
>So now jbennet if you could help me get my dvds to work I would be most grateful.
Start off by downloading the .deb file instead of the source code.
http://download.videolan.org/pub/libdvdcss/1.2.9/deb/
Installing this deb file is quite easy with dpkg at the shell:
# sudo dpkg -i libdvdcss[version junk here].deb iamthwee commented: Sweet +9
jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
yes. In debian based systems you rarely need to compile anything. Either download the .deb or use the Synaptic Package Manager (gui tool under system -> administration) to download it from the net.
By default thouh, synaptic does not contain legally dubious files like libdvdcss though so in order to download thins like that you will need to add paths to package repositoties to it.
iamthwee
Ohhhhhhhhh yes. See screeny! That did the trick joeprogrammer. Now all I need is a freakin sound card and I'll be in business.
jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
Sound card? Does your motherboard one not work?
I have a dell (intel based custom chipset) and i had to get a BIOS flash in order to get my onboard HD sound working in linux/vista
iamthwee
No I have an external soundblaster one.
But I took it out cos it only worked once when i booted to windows for the first time but didn't work again when I booted to linux then back to windows.
Do you think it is worth trying once more?
iamthwee
No my soundcard is totally screwed, It crashed the system. YET AGAIN. I'm gonna skip to the shop tomorrow and get a cheap new one.
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