[K12OSN] Re: wine question -- Scholastic READ180 works on server console, not on terminals

[Tom Wolfe]

So Levi & Barry you're suggesting that I remove QuickTime? Won't 
Scholastic's software require a QuickTime installation? I'll give it a 
shot tomorrow when I'm back at that school.

Regards,
Tom Wolfe

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On Thu, 1 Nov 2007, Kemp, Levi wrote:

>> From my experience with the Scholastic and other apps in wine, they tend
> to try and use the native linux app if it's available, including for
> quicktime. I would even consider uninstalling quicktime from your wine
> directory after you get the appropriate codecs for xine or mplayer.
>
> Levi Kemp
> Technology Specialist
> Bolivar R-I School District
> 417-328-8943
> lnkemp at bolivar.k12.mo.us
>
> I stole this quote but I like it ;-)
>
> "The only secure computer is one that's unplugged, locked in a safe, and
> buried 20 feet under the ground in a secret location... and I'm not even
> too sure about that one"
>
>  --Dennis Hughes, FBI
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com
>> [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Barry Cisna
>> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 6:39 AM
>> To: k12osn at redhat.com
>> Subject: [K12OSN] Re: wine question -- Scholastic READ180
>> works on server console, not on terminals
>>
>> Tom,
>>
>> If this app requires Quicktime, Do You have a player such as
>> xine & or Mplayer installed,along wit the codecs? You can
>> download and install the quicktime codecs seperatly as well.
>> I'm not sure this will cure your problem though,but thinking
>> it may very well be the fix. Only thing is I don't know why
>> you are still getting the glx error?
>> Go here and have a look:
>>
>>   http://www.xinehq.de/
>>
>> You'll have to click around quite a bit,but you can download
>> a zip package that puts lots of codecs / (Quicktime included)
>> on your server.
>>
>> Take Care,
>>
>> Barry Cisna
>>
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