March 2001 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

How to boot Linux into single user mode
by ＠Home 09 Apr '01

09 Apr '01

Hello: How can I boot Linux into single user mode? The Linux is V7.0 on Intel platform. What parameters should be defined on the file /etc/lilo.conf? Thanks in advance, Warren Liang

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How NOT to have problems with XFree4.0.2 glx and nVidia TNT2
by Tor Sigurdsson 09 Apr '01

09 Apr '01

For the interested, there is an update to the nvidia drivers in the 7.1 package to be found on nvidias website ( http://www.nvidia.com ) If you install it in textmode while the "Will now boot your computer" dialogue is showing ( in the install phase ) then you can select glx/3D acceleration in the GUI selection, without worrying of crashing your computer. -tosi -- ______ /---------------------------------------\ \ | Þór Sigurðsson | Tor Sigurdsson | t | | Netmaður | Network Specialist | o | |-----------------------------------------| s | | tosi(a)rhi.hi.is | i | \---------------------------------------/_____/

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ALICE / SuSE 7.1
by Greisberger Christophe 06 Apr '01

06 Apr '01

Hi! Did anyone successfully configured the Alice package for the SuSE 7.1? I followed step to step the documentation in /usr/share/doc/packages/alice/alice.pdf But at point 3.5.1, when I try to create the boot floppy, I have an error. (info file for this machine not found). Any clue? -- Christophe Greisberger Zenon-Media GmbH Phone: +49 (7852) 9133 / 34 Fax : +49 (7852) 9133 / 35

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ide-scsi question to SuSE
by Guy Van Sanden 06 Apr '01

06 Apr '01

Why did the procedure for setting up scsi-emulation on ide-drives change again in SuSE 7.1 (kernel 2.4)? It used to be very simple, just adding the line 'hdc=ide-scsi' to lilo.conf :-( Seriously, for experienced users, it still isn't a problem, but I know a lot of people who have difficulties getting this done now. Kind regards Guy

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HP7200 firmware
by Guy Van Sanden 05 Apr '01

05 Apr '01

Hello Has anybody got any idea how to update an HP7200 firmware without a fully installed version of Windows? They only have a windows utility (not DOS), which even requires the HP software installed. :-( Thanks for any help. Kind regards Guy

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[SLE] 486 dx 33 under linux
by Oliver Ob 05 Apr '01

05 Apr '01

Hi mates, after again more and more differences oon the german list, on trustfully come to you and ask you... I got some old 486dx33-isa computer as a present. it has 2400 baud internal, optics at 8000 cdrom, 2x 200 mb at hdd, isa ne2000 included. Now the question: As we write 2001 already, what use has one still got for such an old thing to be used under linux console environment. hope you don't treat this as a joke-question. I shall today give you more information as I did before to rise possibility of adequate answers: 486 runs with 4 mb - is that enough for gateway-firewall-routing purposes? -- *º¤., ¸¸,.¤º*¨¨¨*¤Oliver@home*º¤., ¸¸,.¤º*¨¨*¤

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OpenSSL
by Guy Van Sanden 05 Apr '01

05 Apr '01

Has anyone been able to set up sslwrap successfully? I've followed the instructions in /usr/share/doc/packages/sslwrap/README.SuSE to the letter.. Set up pop3s and ftps... Neither works... I used kmail (from KDE2) to test pop3s... Kind regards Guy

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Network card trouble
by risselada-a＠hetnet.nl 04 Apr '01

04 Apr '01

From: "Alex Risselada" <risselada-a(a)hetnet.nl> Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 19:35:10 +0100 Message-ID: <0bad45647181db0NET015S(a)hetnet.nl> Subject: Network card trouble Hello. Last weekend I bought a netwrork card for my brand new 486 Linux server. It was "NE2000 compatible and Software Configurable" First I tried to configure the card whith the shiped diskette, which let me to set base adress, an Interupt setting. Unfotunatly, this wasn't going to work. The next thing I tried was to boot a one disk linux distro (from Toms ;) But it only showed my already working NE2000 card at adress 300 IRQ5. Then I booted the good old Windows 95, and with a lot of hacking I managed te get my card in the Hardware list, without any errors ( at IRQ11 Adr 340) I thougt maybe the card would remember it's setting when I boot back to linux, but this was a big illusion... - Any thing I forgot? - Is there maybe a test tool to check if the card is functioning? - Is it possible to attacht my 2nd Network card to the 1st network card, which are in the same conputer, without any damage? Thanks in advance.. Alex Risselada

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Slow kde2.1 + XFree86 4.0.3
by James P. Bennett 03 Apr '01

03 Apr '01

After upgrades from SuSE7.1pro base, kde starts up *very* slowly, whether or not it tries to restore previous desktop -- up to 30 seconds until progress box disappears. A new window takes about 1 sec. This is on an unloaded 2@400mhz all-scsi computer, w/ linux4.2.2 and SVGA server. And, by the way, in kde2.1, many apps (e.g., xosview, emacs) do not get restored; but with same settings they did in 2.0. Any ideas? jim bennett jbennett(a)syr.edu

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XDM help for beginner
by James McCreery 03 Apr '01

03 Apr '01

I could really use some help here. I would like to customise my XDM login and having read up about it have come to the conclusion that this is done via the /etc/X11/xdm/Xresources file. However, changes I make to this script make no difference at all to my login screen which has a white with black text rectangular login box in the centre (with the heading "X Window System). This black and white login box is what I want to change and I have looked at every file in /etc/X11/xdm but cannot find the script that controls it. As I expected, I can control the background of the login screen via /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup but this black and white rectangular login box remains completely mysterious! Any help is much appreciated james. ********************************************************************* This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify postmaster(a)haymarketgroup.com Whilst every endeavour is taken to ensure that e-mails are free from viruses, no liability can be accepted and the recipient is requested to use their own virus checking software. www.haymarketgroup.com **********************************************************************

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