May 2001 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Linux type Download Accelerator Plus utility?
by Brian Durant 06 Mar '02

06 Mar '02

Hello again, Is there a download utility in the Linux world that works like Download Accelerator Plus? -- Cheers, Brian mailto:durant@cbn.net.id

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Re: [SLE] directtv dsl and linux
by Michael Fischer 14 Jan '02

14 Jan '02

On Sun, Jan 13, Jon Pennington wrote: > On Sun, 2002-01-13 at 09:43, Steven Hatfield wrote: > > > The support staff knows Linux. I called them up with a problem once, and > > the level 1 support person was having me run ifconfig, look at > > /etc/hosts and /etc/resolv.conf, trying to track down a connection > > issue.. it was pretty amazing that they even knew these configuration > > files exist. > > Color me flabberghasted. :D Well, I use them now as well, and am reasonably happy with the service. I wouldn't actually say the support staff "knows" linux. Times I've had to call, (which was only because I IpTabled myself out of the router -- idiot) the service people were friendly and sympathetic, but with NO experience of *nix. The fellows I talked to tried their best, and actually took notes from what I said I was trying out (ifconfig, route and friends), but actually told me that their boss was giving them dirty looks for trying to "support" one of those Linux people. Their manual, interestingly enough has sections on UNIX installations, which basically back out of it all by saying that typical *nix users are smarter about all this stuff, and should make it all come out fine by setting up their own flavor of DHCP. If you know of genuinely *nix-savvy tech support folks there, could you mention names? I'd ask for them by name at need, and send kudos-type emails to their managers commending them for their Linux expertise. Cheers. Michael -- Michael Fischer Happiness is a config option. michael(a)visv.net Recompile and be happy.

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APM still at it(Not Resolved
by SuSe Mailling List subscriber 07 Nov '01

07 Nov '01

Hi, Last night i posted message asking on help to aviod my system shutdown by it self. Well put statement suggested in lilo.con in the appriate localtion suggested but jut know the system in question just power off again for no good reason. I am running SuSe 7.1 Kernel 2.4.13 Mantel RPM. 512 MB RAM 10 GB (ReiserFS / ext2 /boot) Matorx Millimum 2 MB (It's work machine ) D-Link 538 TX+ 10/100 MB What noticed this occurs when memory drop below 350 MB the system shutdown when i am going in to X/Gnome. What i find strange is i am running RH 7.1 + Kernel 2.4.13 Kernel.org with exact same MB/RAM/HD/NIC etc.. and all it well with it. I have had this problems since kernel 2.4.0 . I have checked RAM with memtest and it check out i have switched ram from RH 7.1 Box with this one done memory test as well it check out but still occurs. I have always love SuSe but seriously thinking of calling it quit's with this distro. I never any problems with other distro/kernels acting like this. Any ideas :) Alex :)

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Piping Characters
by Ray Booysen 26 Sep '01

26 Sep '01

Could someone please tell me the difference between the different piping characters e.g |, >>, > Thanks Ray Booysen

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[SLE] Realplayer G2 and SuSE 6.3
by richard＠activitysuperstore.com 13 Aug '01

13 Aug '01

Hi Has anyone got Realplayer G2 working with SuSE 6.3? If so, is it straight forward to install? I have got an alpha version of the generic binary for kernel 2.2. What install procedure did you use? Is it stable enough to use? Thanks Rich <HR> <UL> <LI>application/ms-tnef attachment: stored </UL> N§²æìržzÇ§ué[h²ë)îÅë§²æìržzË¬yÊ&ÚuØÚÊ&©Ý²Ç§ué[h²ë)îÅè^.±ç([(rØ^¶m§ÿðÃ.±ç(ô®Š+·ðèïÅ

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[SLE] [SHELL] LS and $EDITOR *2nd try
by Oliver Ob 23 Jul '01

23 Jul '01

Ok, I finally have some time to work on my Linux system: 1) I added export EDITOR=joe to /etc/profile.local, but when I enter edit at the shell, I happen to enter vi again. Solution? And how can I give options to joe when starting via this alias? is the joerc the correct way or have I to change the whole alias? 2) I set some aliases like alias $='ls -alX', and now I am experiencing that I do not get what I wanted. I would like the appearance of the LS output to be like with doscmd=/o:gen, that is directories sorted in a-z order FIRST, then the a-z sorted FILES. Any thoughts? -- *º¤., ¸¸,.¤º*¨¨¨*¤Oliver@home*º¤., ¸¸,.¤º*¨¨*¤

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Problems browsing the www.....
by Ricardo Rodriguez 29 Jun '01

29 Jun '01

I am running two laptops (W2K & SuSE) connected to a network (NT) using dynamic IP's through DHCP. Both of them were working fine for a couple of days until I started messing up to configure my Kmail. Since then I can get connected internally (web server and intranet) but now I can just browse the www from the W2K laptop. If I try to ping something from linux (like www.dell.com) I get packages transmision with no error but Im not able to browse www. I'm not sure if they change something on the network that it is blocking me the access (I have nothing to do with the network admin, as a matter of fact Im just and end user, so Im far from them) or if I changed something on my puter that it is not allowing me to browse. What should I check? The strange thing is that I am pingin everywhere but not even the netscape or the konkeror are allowing me to have fun in the cyberspace. Thnx!!!!!!! ===== Ricardo A. Rodriguez www.RicardoRodriguez.net OKC, OK - USA Knowledge is power, and you are powerless without it!!! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/

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link two computers
by b stephen harding 27 Jun '01

27 Jun '01

hello, Well it has finally come to pass that I now have two computers. The old one (K6III 450) I gave to my wife and my new Athlon 1.333/266 (running SuSE 7.1). Now my question is; I used SuSE Yast2 two to setup the 2nd Nic which connects the two computers. My wife's computer runs Windows ME. I fell I've got the basics down (like tell the firewall that there is a second nic on eth1), but I've missed a few things as there is no activity on the 2nd nic my box. I gave the Nic and IP of 192.*.*.*.8 and a mask of 255.255.254.0. I'm just looking for a temporay solution until I get a old P'133MHz to run as a firewall/router/gateway. Just a last note. The Nic I installed might be defective but I'm not sure how to test for that. A friend had me run ipconfig and it show what looked to be a working card, but the light on the card are not on.

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Where is package hardsuse?
by George H. Griffin 25 Jun '01

25 Jun '01

Hello: I have been unable to find the package "hardsuse" that is supposed to contain the script "harden_suse" in series "sec". I have looked on both the 7.1 and 7.2 cds, and on the SuSE ftp site (for 7.1). Can anybody tell me where else they might be? Also, is sftp, in package OpenSsh with 7.2, available in 7.1? I cannot find it there. (I want to get my new 7.2 installation up and running before I upgrade my 7.1 installation, but need to transfer files between the two machines securely.) Thanks in advance, George -- George H. Griffin Powered by SuSE Linux 7.1, kernel 2.4.2 "Always believe your observations, not your theories (no matter how near they may be to your heart) if the two are in conflict!" John Gribbin

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Upgrade kernel--
by Doug McGarrett 15 Jun '01

15 Jun '01

If I upgrade a kernel, using the YAST and RPM system, do I have to recompile a kernel, or do the old preferences follow in the upgrade. (I'm thinking specifically of SCSI, which was detected in the original installation. Without that, the machine will not work, since all the drives are SCSI.) -- This email sent without help from Microsoft. Linux rocks!

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