Gnometoaster Documentation
December 20. 1999

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What to do if Things Aren't Going Well

The instructions above assume that you're following along, and that you aren't running in to any problems. While this is a nice thought, it is a little unrealistic. If you do have problems, here are some potential aides. If these don't help, the author of the software, Andreas Eckleder a.eckleder@bigfoot.com, is very nice and would help, as would the author of this document, Ben Hall. (bhall@omega.scs.carleton.ca)

Of course, you could always post questions to the Gnometoaster mailing list. You can also check the list archives, both addresses are available in the Links section.

  1. My kernel won't compile like it should according to the documentation.

    I'm sorry, this is not a document on compiling the kernel. If what was written doesn't work for you, we apologize and suggest you consult the Kernel How-To or CD Burning How-To (Links at end of document)

  2. Gnometoaster won't compile from sources

    Please be sure that you have GTK 1.2.x and Glib 1.2.x installed, as well as cdparanoia, mkisofs, and mkhybrid. If you need any of these programs, consult the Links section at the end of this document

  3. Gnometoaster fails to install from RPM or Deb

    Please make sure that you have installed all of the required support programs (found in the links section. ) If you think that it's a problem with the RPM or Deb, please contact the appropriate people. (In the Contact section)

  4. Gnometoaster is installed, but I can't do anything

    This is rather ambiguous. Try to give us a little more detail. If you're launching it from a menu system, try doing it manually from a terminal window instead, maybe it's not in your path (It installs in /usr/local/bin when compiled from sources) or maybe you're missing some support libraries (it can't find GTK)

  5. Gnometoaster is in, set up properly, and blanks a CD-RW, but won't write data discs

    This happened mostly a while ago, when Gnometoaster used mkhybrid as the default program to create CD's. Mkhybrid isn't used anymore, as it doesn't support multisession disks. Try upgrading to a newer version of Gnometoaster, or make sure you have Mkhybrid.

If this doesn't cover your specific problem, try searching on Deja (http://www.deja.com), or contacting one of the people working on the project.




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