Custom desktop script (DEPRECATED)

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  1. k0ro

    muaB

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    Re: Custom desktop script

    my idea was:

    mount /dev/mmcblkp1 @ /home

    so all config&files are on an sd card, so my wife has one, and i have one... so we have our own email/theme/bookmark/icq config.

    i tried to link the home dir to sd, but this causes an error, so its not mounted at this time (some kind of rc.R-file (can't remember exactly, as im a linux noob ,p))
     
    muaB, Sep 25, 2008
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    Re: Custom desktop script

    Try ctl-alt-F1 (or ctl-alt-F2). I don't know Linpus has screwed around with the normal startup sequence (because I don't use it), but there are normally 7 virtural terminals present at startup. If you're in X (the windowing system, which you are), it's ctl-alt-F1 up to ctl-alt-F7 to switch to a different vt. If you're at a command line in a vt, it's just alt-F1 through alt-F7. X is usually run on 7, but as they say, YMMV.
     
    RockDoctor, Sep 25, 2008
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    Acme

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    Linpus hashed it out in the inittab file... :(
    So if you never enabled those virtual consoles...
     
    Acme, Sep 25, 2008
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    Acme

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    The device name is probably sdb1 or something like that. So try mounting /dev/sdb1 (if it's called like that).
    Enter fdisk -l in the terminal as root and see what it's called.

    If you want to mount a sd card at boot, be sure to put in the sd card before booting. Put it in fstab like you said.
     
    Acme, Sep 25, 2008
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    Re: Custom desktop script

    So I ran this script and it was missing dependencies for mplayer and vlc--even though they were installed before. Now I dont have VLC or mplayer because whenever I try to install them it brings up missing dependencies:

    Error: Missing Dependency: libpulse.so.0(PULSE_0) is needed by package mplayer
    Error: Missing Dependency: libdvdnavmini.so.4 is needed by package mplayer
    and
    Error: Missing Dependency: libpulse.so.0(PULSE_0) is needed by package vlc
    Error: Missing Dependency: libopendaap.so.0 is needed by package vlc-core
    Error: Missing Dependency: libdvdnav.so.4 is needed by package vlc-core

    any help?
    Thanks!
     
    pprovencher, Sep 25, 2008
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    Re: Custom desktop script

    See #5 here.
     
    macles, Sep 25, 2008
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    Thanks so much for the help! I am now down to only one dependency missing...

    libpulse.so.0(PULSE_0) is still missing for both mplayer and vlc

    any advice?
    Thanks
     
    pprovencher, Sep 26, 2008
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    Acme

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    Re: Custom desktop script

    Install this with rpm -i:
    http://hany.sk/~hany/RPM/f-updates-8-i3 ... .i386.html
     
    Acme, Sep 26, 2008
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    whassupbud55

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    Re: Custom desktop script

    Hi, thanks for a nice script. I been using Ubuntu on desktop recently and am new to Linux.
    I tried this a few times but failed and then I used recovery, updated and then did
    Code:
    sudo yum install fedora-release
    which I found at http://macles.blogspot.com/.

    Now everything is working great so far!!
    Thanks again...
     
    whassupbud55, Sep 26, 2008
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    Guest Guest

    Re: Custom desktop script

    Have you all seen this?
    http://macles.blogspot.com/2008/09/upda ... ories.html

    It may be related to it.
     
    Guest, Sep 26, 2008
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    Re: Custom desktop script

    I got nothing with the clt-alt-F2. Right now I dont know what to do. If I had to guess what went wrong, my guess would be that the script was successful at unistalling the Linpus stuff and when installing the XFCE/Fedora packages (failed) and when I tried to reboot, lost everything. I didn't have any important data or anything, I just bought my AAO so I wouldn't have to lug my Macbook Pro everywhere and now I'm out $400 and have a heavier bag.
     
    bwhughes, Sep 28, 2008
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    Re: Custom desktop script

    Then I would recover and try again.... :)
     
    Acme, Sep 29, 2008
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    Re: Custom desktop script

    Ok i'm trying to get this custom desktop to work but i'm stuck. Never used linux in my life so any help needs to be as detailed as possible. I did the alt+f2 then typed xterm. I downloaded the file then typed 'cd Downloads' and the screen said '[user@localhost Downloads]'. Then I typed 'sudo sh ./aone-config.sh' and it said 'command not found'. I tried other iterations of that, like 'sudo sh' then 'aone-config.sh', './aone-config.sh'....nothing working. How do i get this thing installed???
     
    menappi, Oct 1, 2008
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    scratch what i wrote above, i figured it out, and it started installing, but got a bunch of errors, said it's missing dependencys. I saw a few people had this problem in this post but i don't know how to get around it. I mean, specifically, what EXACTLY do i do, meaning what to type and where to type it. I've been using linux for about 20 mins total so i don't know jack... :?: I don't want to shut the computer down for fear of it not turning back on so anyone have any idea?
     
    menappi, Oct 1, 2008
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    Re: Custom desktop script

    The dependencies are probably caused by the vlc and mplayer packages.

    Open the script with mousepad:

    user@localhost Downloads # mousepad aone-config.sh

    Look through the file and delete 'vlc' and 'mplayer' from it. Save the file and run it again like you did before.

    This should work. If not post the errors you see. :)
     
    Acme, Oct 1, 2008
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    sorry to say, this failed on my little aceraspire 1.
    didn't know how to analyse it - said there was something in the logfile. would love it worked. thee must have a backup plan/disk when attempting! tried it two times, both failed.
    Happily system is restored to sameo boringo linpus for now :( but thanks :eek:
     
    aker465768, Oct 2, 2008
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    Re: Custom desktop script

    Script now causes major reduction in hard drive life due to excessive parking of heads, can someone help me resolve this on my A 150 as looking at fedora doc's hasn't helped

    Code:
    /sbin/hdparm -B 254 /dev/sda -S120
    seems to have solved it, will be monitoring temperature of drive
     
    teaker1s, Oct 5, 2008
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    Re: Custom desktop script

    hi i run this script and all was ok ...but not i miss xfce4-panel and i dont knowt to configure it....can you hepl mi please?

    and now my system sometimes runnig at 1600 a sometimes at 800Mhz change ...what i must do if always runnig at 1600

    and sorry for my english
     
    myky, Oct 11, 2008
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    Hi, I've attemped to run this script twice now and both times I get an error when its downloading, it reads
    warning: livna-release-8.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID a109b1ec

    I'm new to linux and can't find the log file but at the end of the script it reads.
    An error occured while removing Linpus XFCE4 packages. Check the log file... etc

    I'll go do another restore, but while that runs can someone suggest anything to fix this?
    Thx.
     
    trepath, Oct 12, 2008
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    ukwoodie

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    Ok install has worked but I have lost my WIFI :(
    Help Please
     
    ukwoodie, Oct 12, 2008
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