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Old 12-19-2006, 05:45 PM   #1
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system media

Why can't approach storage media?
When I try it give me an error:
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The KDE mediamanager is not running
 
Old 12-19-2006, 05:47 PM   #2
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open kcontrol
KDE Control Settings

look for system>Services
enable KDE Media Manager

if it doesnt fix it do you have hald installed and running?
 
Old 12-19-2006, 07:19 PM   #3
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I tried, but it says: unable to start service.
What is hald? I'm newbie...
 
Old 12-19-2006, 08:42 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by leveex
I tried, but it says: unable to start service.
What is hald? I'm newbie...
why do you slackware then

even i'm not game enough to try it


Hald is the tool that automatically loads and unloads hardware
Plu and Play equivilant

runiing from a command line
/etc/init.d/hald start

should start it
 
Old 12-19-2006, 08:50 PM   #5
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couse i like it... and hope to learn it.
noting happened.
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~ # /etc/init.d/hald start
-bash: /etc/init.d/hald: No such file or directory
 
Old 12-19-2006, 08:55 PM   #6
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sorry can't help much more
you'll need someone that knows SlackWare to help you install and set up HAL Hardware Daemon
 
Old 12-19-2006, 09:01 PM   #7
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OK, Thanks anway
 
  


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