August 2006 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Re: [SLE] The most annoying thing about KDE menus (SOLVED)
by Marius Roets 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

On 8/29/06, Clayton <smaug42(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Using Suse 10.1 btw., but KDE has behaved like this since I can remember. > > I know the behaviour... and have been really annoyed by it too.. but > in my install of 10.1 (updated KDE via Smart 3rd party repos) it no > longer does this. If there is a single item in a sub menu it cascades > properly... > > Maybe it's a fix applied by one of the 3rd party repo builders? > I did a KDE update from one of the Suse 3rd party KDE repo's and lo and behold, a thorn in my side for more than 4 years is gone. Thanks. Marius

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Re: [SLE] installing a webcam
by Ricardo Rodríguez - XEN 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

Oops! Sorry, I've forgotten to past the error! Here it is... http://users.xen.net/@rrodriguez/imaxes/usbview_error.png Cheers, Ricardo -- Ricardo Rodríguez XEN, Resources Management >>> Ricardo Rodríguez - XEN<rrodriguez(a)xen.net> 30/8/2006 10:40 >>> Whatever user I use, this is the error message I get now... Sorry, I don't know what does the difference between this situation and the previous one. There is no file in the /porc/bus/usb folder. Please, any idea? Thanks! Best, Ricardo -- Ricardo Rodríguez XEN, Resources Management >>> stephan beal<stephan(a)s11n.net> 30/8/2006 03:03 >>> On Wednesday 30 August 2006 00:55, Ricardo Rodríguez - XEN wrote: > citlali:~ # usbview > Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: This error is happening because you have su'd to the root user and root doesn't have the DISPLAY environment variable set. Try: export DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0 usbview If that doesn't work, log in to X11 as the root user and try it. -- ----- stephan(a)s11n.net http://s11n.net "...pleasure is a grace and is not obedient to the commands of the will." -- Alan W. Watts -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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World clock
by Basil Chupin 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

What's happened to the world clock which use to be in <=10.0 of SuSE? Used to be available under Utilities I think. Anyone throw some light on this? Cheers. -- This computer is environment-friendly and is running on OpenSuSE 10.1

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Re: [SLE] installing a webcam
by Ricardo Rodríguez - XEN 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

Whatever user I use, this is the error message I get now... Sorry, I don't know what does the difference between this situation and the previous one. There is no file in the /porc/bus/usb folder. Please, any idea? Thanks! Best, Ricardo -- Ricardo Rodríguez XEN, Resources Management >>> stephan beal<stephan(a)s11n.net> 30/8/2006 03:03 >>> On Wednesday 30 August 2006 00:55, Ricardo Rodríguez - XEN wrote: > citlali:~ # usbview > Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: This error is happening because you have su'd to the root user and root doesn't have the DISPLAY environment variable set. Try: export DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0 usbview If that doesn't work, log in to X11 as the root user and try it. -- ----- stephan(a)s11n.net http://s11n.net "...pleasure is a grace and is not obedient to the commands of the will." -- Alan W. Watts

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Re: [SLE] installing a webcam
by Ricardo Rodríguez - XEN 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

I found nothing googling for Linux and the available information about this webcam. Please, is anybody using it? Thanks! Cheers, Ricardo -- Ricardo Rodríguez XEN, Resources Management >>> Keith<ac7xc1nx(a)gmail.com> 30/8/2006 01:58 >>> Most likely you will need to use a driver for the web cam. If someone has already created one for the web cam you may find it by using Google (TM).

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I cannot update from Packman with Smart anymore
by Marius Roets 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

Hi everybody, I use to have no problems with Smart, but since last week I cannot update from Packman repositories anymore (I tried 3 mirrors with the same results). I get the suggested upgrades, but when Smart tries to download the packages I get a "connection reset by peer" error. All other channels work fine. A friend of mine told me today he has the same problem. Is anybody else experiencing this problem? Marius

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Acrobat Reader in SUSE Linux 10.1
by Lívio Cipriano 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

Hi, I'm using the above distro in a Lenovo Z60m (Intel 1,7 Ghz) and the Acrobat Reader, version 7, takes 2 min. to load. I've tried to tweak the start-up, but I got no improvement. Any ideas to speed up the load? Lívio

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Konqueror and compressed files in SuSE 10.1
by Lívio Cipriano 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

Hi all, Some time ago I posted a message regarding the fact that Konqueror, with the context menu, compressed files with rar adding "RAR" as extension, instead of "rar". From the posted messages, was not possible to arrive to a conclusion. Now I found even a more strange behavior. Downloading ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/cdrecord/alpha/cdrtools-2.01.01a11.tar.gz ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/cdrecord/alpha/cdrtools-2.01.01a11.tar.bz2 and trying to preview them in Konqueror, I receive the error message "Couldn't open the file, probably due to an unsupported file format". The unsupported file format is TAR. Could be damage files, but I can open them with the command line. Other files, with the same extensions, can be previewed in Konqueror. The strange fact is that I can preview these two files in Konqueror in SuSE 9.2 . Any ideas? Lívio

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Autostart
by Keith 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

I set up xchat to auto start from the Computer menu and then decided I didn't want it to autostart. I went back to the program on the computer menu and removed the autostart selection however xchat still autostarts. Anyone know which file/directory to modify to stop the autostart of a program.

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[opensuse] system reports
by Patrick Shanahan 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

What setting/utility generates the system reports that are emailed to root early every morning? -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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cd artwork!
by Steve Barnhart 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

Hi, I am wondering if anyone has made any cd labels/artwork yet? I also wouldn't mind the official ones being released or something. Hopefully some people can start creating those as I like to have nice labels on my cds..pressed ones (like we can receieve for free from ubuntu and fedora) are even more awesome! -- Steve

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captorials
by Bram Biesbrouck 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

Hi everybody, I'm currently doing some promotion for captorials.com in the community. I'd like to make some captorials for different 'starter-friendly' distros and since you all are involved with SuSe, I'd like to ask you if you have some written tutorials or howtos laying around that you would like to see 'videotized'. Now, please don't send me hundreds of files, but _some_ nice and important examples that are meaningful to newbies or regular users. This way, I can do something meaningful for the community, and in the mean time, create some momentum around captorials.com and ScreenKast. It can also function as an example of what's possible with videotutorials. Note that making your own videos is of course also possible. Please don't look upon this message as spam, I'm just looking for some interested individuals that are involved with SuSe one way or another. Thanks, Bram PS: if you know other interesting people (perhaps involved with other distros), please let me know or let them know.

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[Fwd: Re: [SLE] Suse License Question]
by Henk Roos 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

-------- Original Message -------- From: Hans van der Merwe <hvdmerwe(a)sunspace.co.za> To: SLE <suse-linux-e(a)suse.com> Date: Di 29.08.2006 10:34 Subject: Re: [SLE] Suse License Question On Tue, 2006-08-29 at 10:10 +0200, Per Jessen wrote: >Henk Roos wrote: > >>What I want to do is load Suse 10 for someone else and then set up >>postgres etc. and load a program I have written for them and then >>charge them anually for the program. Can I keep the root password for >>myself. > >IOW you're providing a service for someone else and charging a fee for >it. That is the same as the millions of webhosters that offer >Linux+Apache+MySQL+PHP at a fee. It is not related to the license of >the distribution itself. > >Whether you can keep the root-password to yourself is only a matter for >you and your customer. > > >/Per Jessen, Zürich > > One thing to consider is the licensing of the software that you have written yourself. It may rely on GPLed code? But still this does not involve the distribution. So what you all are saying is that I will be providing a service, and that the software program I have written still belong to me and I am using Suse 10 as a platform for my service, which means that the OS doesn't belong to them or to me, because it is open source? All the source code for the program I have written myself from scratch in Java, I haven't used / modified any other GPL source. Thanks "Softline VIP provides no warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of any advice or information provided herein and accepts no liability for loss or damage of any nature whatsoever, as a result of or which may be attributable to the use of, or the reliance upon, the advice or information provided herein."

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Need help with USB.
by Fred A. Miller 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

My brother is in Lubbock and I'm here in NY. He has a new HP 1520n box which doesn't have a serial nor parallel port, just USB. Neither the Zoom external modem (internal is a winmodem) nor the printer (HP Laserjet that worked with SUSE, old release) are seen by 10.1. I can't get hands on with that box and can't get SUSE to see either. I'd certainly appreciate any ideas on how to force 10.1 to work with these devices! Thanks in advance, Fred -- Paid purchaser of ALL SuSE Linux releases since 5.x

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Removed program listed in Yast2 Sofwtare management
by Keith 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

yast2 error: 2006-08-29 18:05:15 gpar2-0.3-2.i386 remove failed rpm output: postrm called with unknown argument `0' error: %postun(gpar2-0.3-2.i386) scriptlet failed, exit status 1 The program is listed as protected when I run yast2, however known of the files in the program are installed, so how do i remove this from installed packages list? TIA -- Best Regards, Keith BC246T TCL/Tk Control & Program Tool http://home.comcast.net/~kilowattradio/ftp/

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installing a webcam
by Ricardo Rodríguez - XEN 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

Hi all, I am trying to install an Hercules Deluxe webcam in a SLED 10 box. I've received some useful help from people in Novell fora, but I've not been able to set up the camera yet. dsmeg shows the following entries concerning it: usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2 usb 2-2: new device found, idVendor=05a9, idProduct=4519 usb 2-2: new device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 usb 2-2: Product: USB Camera usb 2-2: Manufacturer: OmniVision Technologies, Inc. usb 2-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice I've been also advised to use usbview looking for details about the sensor, but after installing it this is all I can get: citlali:~ # usbview Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: Please, could you be so kind as to giving me any new key to try to get this device running with Suse? Thanks! Best regards, Ricardo -- Ricardo Rodríguez XEN, Resources Management

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Kontac Mobile Syncoronization
by Lívio Cipriano 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

Hi, Does anyone knows how to sync automatically a mobile with Kontact, addresses, calender and to dos? Lívio

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Latest nVidia driver
by Basil Chupin 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

I just came across the latest nVidia driver - 8774 - which was released on 24/8/06. http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html Cheers. -- This computer is environment-friendly and is running on OpenSuSE 10.1

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Installing SLED on Compaq EVO 400 C
by jimmy Pierre 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

Greetings, Context : No DVD drive and Cd rom install fails. I was going to dismantle the laptop, then partition and put the installtion source on a 5GB partition etc?) and it's not worth it as there are so many screws and I do not know what I will find under the cover. I am now after a network installation. I have a SLES 10 server and a Windows box server 2003 in production. Any thoughts? Cheers, Jimmy

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problem to build a file
by Marc Collin 29 Aug '06

29 Aug '06

hi i use suse 10.1 64bits i'm not able to build: forcedeth.c my Makefile obj-m := forcedeth.o when i do make -C /usr/src/linux-2.6.16.21-0.13 SUBDIRS=$PWD modules make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.16.21-0.13' Makefile:450: .config: Aucun fichier ou répertoire de ce type WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-2.6.16.21-0.13/Module.symvers is missing; modules will have no dependencies and modversions. CC [M] /home/collinm/Download/nvidia/forcedeth.o /home/collinm/Download/nvidia/forcedeth.c: In function ‘nv_set_sg’: /home/collinm/Download/nvidia/forcedeth.c:3886: warning: control reaches end of non-void function /bin/sh: scripts/basic/fixdep: No such file or directory make[1]: *** [/home/collinm/Download/nvidia/forcedeth.o] Error 1 make: *** [_module_/home/collinm/Download/nvidia] Error2 make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.16.21-0.13' nvidia staff said me: Your kernel source seems to be either broken or incomplete i installed nvidia driver and webcam driver withtout problem (need to build and have kernel source) uname -a return: linux64 2.6.16.21-0.13-default any idea? thanks

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SysVinit
by Marc Collin 29 Aug '06

29 Aug '06

hi mandriva 2007 will use pinit (very fast boo) ubuntu crea upstart apple have launchd sun have smf does suse will continue to use SysVinit or will use another technology for suse 10.2? thanks

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Curiosity question regarding test colors in aterm/xterm
by Peter N. Spotts 29 Aug '06

29 Aug '06

Folks, When I run >ls in a terminal, I notice that some of the file and directory labels carry a bright green background, while others don't. What is this supposed to signify? I thought it might be a quick visual clue to permissions -- green background = root, or something like that. But when I run an >l on the directory, a handful of user directories and files also carry the green background. This didn't crop up in previous versions of Suse, as I recall, so someone must have seen this as an improvement... Inquiring minds (perhaps with too much free time) want to know... With best regards, Pete -- Peter N. Spotts | Science reporter The Christian Science Monitor One Norway Street, Boston, MA 02115 USA Office: 617-450-2449 | Office-in-home: 508-520-3139 Email: pspotts(a)alum.mit.edu | Amateur radio call: KC1jb www.csmonitor.com | www.peterspotts.net

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DL DVD burner for Linux - FYI
by suse_gasjr4wd＠mac.com 29 Aug '06

29 Aug '06

A few days ago someone asked about a burner that was supported by linux. I must have deleted... thus the new thread, and just the FYI- I just looked at my new LaCie 300980 internal that I bought for a mac. Double Layer and Light Scribe. The box also says: Linux: Tested with K3b v.012.14 with Mandriva 2006, / Fedora Core 4 / SUSE 10 / Unbuntu 5.10 (Software not included) Again, I've not tested if it's true yet... but it's on my list of thing to do. (It should tell you something it being Sunday-Monday and that I'm just now opening up something I receive friday.) I have bought quite a few items from LaCie and have never had any issues with them. $80 @ CompUSA. (US) I think they have cheaper models... I also have a Mad Dog Megastore (not sure of model) external DL burner, but never got it to work, but I think it was a USB thing... not the drive. I didn't feel like yanking it out of the case to find out. Thanks, George

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Subversion RPM?
by jon.johnston 29 Aug '06

29 Aug '06

looking for a subversion rpm that'll work with Opensuse 10.1, or SLES10. or a routine... I'd rather it was packaged than having to re-compile apache. Thanks.. Jon Johnston Creative Business Solutions IBM, Microsoft, Novell/Suse and Sophos Consulting 952-544-1108 http://www.cbsol.com Blog:http://bingo.cbsol.com

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[10.1] An alias question & udev
by Adolph Weidanz 29 Aug '06

29 Aug '06

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hey all... I am still working on getting the Sierra aircard and the elan pc-pcmcia bridge to play nice. I think I've narrowed it down to a UDEV thing.. But I have two questions... 1. Has anyone tried the .98 version of UDEV? I noticed on the project site but when I searched the net the only RPM that I found was the one I am using .85. 2. There is a howto on Novell's website on setting up the aircard. It worked great on my laptop but not on the desktop. One item it said to do was to create an alias: alias pcmcia:m0192c0710f06fn00pfn00paD85F6206pb0BA21128pc07D22D0DpdD9533FEC serial_cs Now I know what alias does, but I thought it needed the "=". Also does anyone have an idea what all the numbers/letters are after the pcmcia. I really need to know what the numbers are because the above line is what I put in modprobe.d/sierra as the howto said, but the line below is what shows up in UDEV debug: pcmcia:m0192c0710f06fn00pfn00paD85F6206pb698F93DBpcAB3C6F47pdD9533FEC as you can see ;^) the 41st to 59th (or so) are different. Does it make a difference... Thanks for any help.. Adolph - --- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFE9JlglC+PSm9+eB0RAoy2AKCmBNnQsbNdUJeLfZfuyaFFwX45zACglG/N nwO623PKEfxBNBF1Cl2ek9E= =ePgG -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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