On Friday 01 December 2006 08:04, Lester M Petrie wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-12-01 at 09:40 -0500, Anthony J Placilla wrote:
> > jim tate wrote:
> > > Gene Heskett wrote:
> > >> On Thursday 30 November 2006 09:37, Todd Zullinger wrote:
> > >>> jim tate wrote:
> > >>>> Downloading a rpm from the sight below, When I click on rpm
to
> > >>>> save in FC 6 all that happens it open a RealPlayer window , I
> > >>>> can't even do a "Save link" that doesn't
work either.
> > >>>> This site is the only site I have had this problem with.
> > >>>> What gives?
> > >>>
> > >>> The
lightscribe.com site has an incorrected mime-type set for
.rpm
> > >>> files (audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin), at least for .rpm files as
> > >>> most of us are used to them. You can use wget to download it:
> > >>
> > >> That's not lacies mistake, its the browsers mimetype associations
> > >> and can be fixed if one is determined to.
> > >> Its also very very commonly made, and can be worked around by right
> > >> clicking and choosing the save as option from the pop-up.
> > >>
> > >> Windoze folks think they can make life difficult by hijacking the
> > >> .rpm extension away from the OSS folks but all it does is make me
> > >> more convinced I should nuke the only winderz install here, a
> > >> leftover copy of XP on my lappy. I keep that just for the dweebs at
> > >> C.C. in case I have a problem with it. When the warranty is up, it
> > >> gets nuked at the first sneeze, I don't like viri loose in my
house.
> > >>
> > >>> wget
> > >>>
http://www.lightscribe.com/downloadSection/linux/downloads/lightscr
> > >>>ib e- 1.4.124.1-linux-2.6-intel.rpm
> > >
> > > Would you please go to that site and do a right click and "save
as"
> > > and tell me what I'm doing wrong.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Jim
> >
> > You are doing nothing wrong. The page listing for the rpm is actually a
> > link to
> >
http://www.lightscribe.com/downloadSection/linux/index.aspx?id=814#
> >
> > which is the license agreement you've gotta accept before they redirect
> > to the actual rpm.
> >
> > And as the server config is b0rked it pushes the rpm as a RealAudio
> > file.
>
> After you have accepted the license agreement, and the RealPlayer window
> has come up, click File on the toolbar, and the click Save page as.
> Select where you want the rpm saved to, and it will be downloaded there.
> Clumsy, but it worked for me.
easier yet go to
http://www.lacie.com/support/drivers/index.htm go to software in the dropdown box
and select labeler for linux
note you will need the 4L gui also