September 2010 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Unable to edit .spec files
by Ilya Chernykh 02 Sep '10

02 Sep '10

Recently I became unable to edit any .spec files in the OBS. I still can download the file, make the changes and then upload it again. I would like to know if this is a bug? Also I discovered that I cannot accept my own requests and cannot delete source files through the web interface (though this works well through the command line). This severly slows and complicates the work. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] 11.2/KDE3 - Firefox main menu has inverted colors
by Felix Miata 02 Sep '10

02 Sep '10

Always before it was black text on almost white backtground. Now since last updating, its main menubar (File Edit View History Bookmarks etc.) is light text on dark background, which I hate. It happens in both the openSUSE 3.6.8 rpm version, and Mozilla.org's 4.0b4. Am I the only one this is happening to? How can I make it go away, looking like before, and like most other apps? -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] boot splash confusion on openSUSE 11.3
by Mads Jeppe Tarp-Johansen 02 Sep '10

02 Sep '10

openSUSErs, I'm confused about splash screens during boot. I come from older openSUSE and not really accustomed to kms (if that has anything to do with it at all. My aim is to have a very short timeout on grub2 and then have a customized boot splash screen visible up to auto-login of some user. I'm using a "Minimal X Window" and a "standrd KDE" openSUSE 11.3 installation with standard 2.6.34-12-desktop kernel. Any advice on how to achieve that goal very much appreciated. Below find some additional info. What I see upon boot is BIOS GRUB kernel/init text messages [flickering] kernel/init text messages (the same as previsously) [flickering] some text message about "fast boot" shows short plenty of console text messages for the booting xdm or KDE login My hardware is hwinfo --framebuffer 02: None 00.0: 11001 VESA Framebuffer [Created at bios.459] Unique ID: rdCR.il6towt04X5 Hardware Class: framebuffer Model: "Intel(r) 82945GM Chipset Family Graphics Controller" Vendor: "Intel Corporation" Device: "Intel(r) 82945GM Chipset Family Graphics Controller" SubVendor: "Intel(r) 82945GM Chipset Family Graphics Chip Accelerated VGA BIOS" SubDevice: Revision: "Hardware Version 0.0" Memory Size: 7 MB + 704 kB Memory Range: 0xd0000000-0xd07affff (rw) Mode 0x0305: 1024x768 (+1024), 8 bits Mode 0x0317: 1024x768 (+2048), 16 bits Mode 0x0318: 1024x768 (+4096), 24 bits Mode 0x0312: 640x480 (+2560), 24 bits Mode 0x0314: 800x600 (+1600), 16 bits Mode 0x0315: 800x600 (+3200), 24 bits Mode 0x0301: 640x480 (+640), 8 bits Mode 0x0303: 800x600 (+832), 8 bits Mode 0x0311: 640x480 (+1280), 16 bits Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown hwinfo --gfxcard 10: PCI 02.0: 0300 VGA compatible controller (VGA) [Created at pci.318] Unique ID: _Znp.u0hotzOT3DB SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0 SysFS BusID: 0000:00:02.0 Hardware Class: graphics card Model: "Intel 945 GM" Vendor: pci 0x8086 "Intel Corporation" Device: pci 0x27a2 "945 GM" SubVendor: pci 0x8086 "Intel Corporation" SubDevice: pci 0x27a2 Revision: 0x03 Driver: "i915" Driver Modules: "drm" Memory Range: 0xfdf00000-0xfdf7ffff (rw,non-prefetchable) I/O Ports: 0xff00-0xff07 (rw) Memory Range: 0xd0000000-0xdfffffff (ro,non-prefetchable) Memory Range: 0xfdf80000-0xfdfbffff (rw,non-prefetchable) IRQ: 16 (50 events) I/O Ports: 0x3c0-0x3df (rw) Module Alias: "pci:v00008086d000027A2sv00008086sd000027A2bc03sc00i00" Driver Info #0: XFree86 v4 Server Module: intel Driver Info #1: XFree86 v4 Server Module: intel 3D Support: yes Extensions: dri Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown I do find openSUSE theme files in /etc/bootsplash/themes and /etc/sysconfig/bootsplash says SPLASH="yes" THEME="openSUSE" I've tried the following in menu.lst of grub with and without ",theme:openSUSE" title mypc root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1 splash=silent,theme:openSUSE quiet showopts initrd /boot/initrd and also vga=791 as kernel option. Without success. It appear to me from http://sinujohn.wordpress.com/ http://www.novellshareware.com/news/netbooks-with-small-screens-create-a-sp… that there should indeed be a splash screen ... when running a live openSUSE 11.3 CD I think indeed there is a splash after kernel load and before the KDE login appears. But then again it seems that the live CD is kiwi based. Thanks Mads Jeppe -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] ksplice update?
by Michael S. Dunsaavage 02 Sep '10

02 Sep '10

I was wondering if Opensuse will be implementing ksplice anytime soon now that Fedora has? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] ldap authentication to Novell eDirectory
by James Pifer 01 Sep '10

01 Sep '10

I'm trying to setup ldap authentication to eDirectory. I'm actually doing it on SLES11, but hoping someone here can give me a hand. I'm getting an error when I try to ssh as a user that only exists in ldap, not locally. I've found a lot of references to this error, but have not found a solution that works for my situation. First, the error I see in the log is: pam_ldap: error trying to bind as user "cn=myid,ou=my ou,o=root" (Invalid credentials) I can successfully bind to ldap using ldapsearch and ldapbrowser from sles11, so I know my credentials are correct. Connection to ldap is not encrypted so I've captured all three logins using wireshark. The authentication value for the simple bind matches for ldapsearch and ldapbrowser, but is different coming from pam_ldap. So it seems like pam_ldap is sending the password different, maybe it's encrypting or something, don't know. In /etc/ldap.conf I've set: host 192.168.100.21 base o=root bind_policy soft pam_lookup_policy yes pam_password nds nss_initgroups_ignoreusers root,ldap nss_schema rfc2307bis I also tried pam_password clear. Anyone have any suggestions? Maybe I'm just overlooking something very basic. The complete output from the log is: Aug 31 13:48:32 sles11 sshd[19756]: Invalid user myid from 192.168.100.24 Aug 31 13:48:39 sles11 sshd[19761]: pam_ldap: error trying to bind as user "cn=myid,ou=my ou,o=root" (Invalid credentials) Aug 31 13:48:39 sles11 sshd[19761]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): check pass; user unknown Aug 31 13:48:39 sles11 sshd[19761]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=192.168.100.24 Aug 31 13:48:41 sles11 sshd[19756]: error: PAM: User not known to the underlying authentication module for illegal user myid from 192.168.100.24 Aug 31 13:48:41 sles11 sshd[19756]: Failed keyboard-interactive/pam for invalid user myid from 192.168.100.24 port 38256 ssh2 Aug 31 13:50:32 sles11 sshd[19762]: error: ssh_msg_send: write Aug 31 13:50:32 sles11 sshd[19762]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): conversation failed Aug 31 13:50:32 sles11 sshd[19762]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): auth could not identify password for [myid] Aug 31 13:50:32 sles11 sshd[19762]: error: ssh_msg_send: write Thanks, James -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Wow kde 4.5.1-1 look much better! Good job K4 Devs.
by David C. Rankin 01 Sep '10

01 Sep '10

Guys, Though I often knock kde4 and all isn't perfect, 4.5.1-1 is looking much better. We are starting to see some of the 'smartness' and 'efficiency' that made kde3 such a great desktop creep into kde4. Case-in-point, simple things like changing the background in kde4 sucked largely because you were limited to a single column of thumbnails to choose from that was slow as hell to scroll through (especially if you have 100+ wallpapers in the search path. After upgrade to 4.5.1-1, I was surprised to see a clean 3-column selection now that triples the amount of data you have at a glance and greatly speeds transitioning the list of wallpapers. (it could have been there a version ago and I'm just seeing it now) I'm glad to see some of the highly visible sore thumbs of k4 are being addressed. Why it has taken 2+ years from the official June, 2008 release date to get here still has never been adequately explained, but for those who know open-source, you know why. So the purpose of the email is to tell Will, Sven and the rest of the tireless k4 devs on this list - great job, Your work and effort is highly visible and well appreciated. (Will, now if I can just get you in an advisory role on the Pearson project to preserve k3 as a 'choice' for the future, we will really have made progress on two fronts. I'll follow up privately later) Second, just as this example shows, it is the lack of the simple efficiencies in k4 that have caused serious acceptance problems for k4. Slow scrolling, inefficient lists, whack-a-mole focus handling, file managers that can't remember what they looked like the last time they were closed or remember what file or directory they were just in/on when pressing the (back) button while in preview in tree mode are apparently the things that were/are low-priority fixes that are being addressed last. This approach is completely backwards for a successful major version jump and the historical trouble k4 has had with acceptance bears that out. Things like this are often the first things people see in k4 and, it is true, you only get one chance to make a good first impression (hopefully that is a lesson learned for k5) Make sure the first things people see and use most work out of the gate -- not 2 years later. But regardless of the history, the successes and missteps, kde4 is looking very good in 4.5.1-1. Great job kde4 devs! P.S. Now, I'll go try the back button in nested tree mode in konqueror while previewing a wallpaper and report back :p -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] NetSecL
by Michael S. Dunsaavage 01 Sep '10

01 Sep '10

I've been looking into some computer forensics and learning some new things, and until now I haven't heard of an openSUSE based distro: http://netsecl.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Desktop after update
by Erik Jakobsen 01 Sep '10

01 Sep '10

I run openSuSE 11.3. I have installed kedtoys4, and then I recognized, that also a new NVIDIA driver was installed. After the update I recognized, that my desktop looks like this: http://www.urbakken.dk/desktop.jpg This means, that all what was located in the panel before the update, now is spread all around the desktop. What can I do, to get rid of that ?. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Re: [opensuse-kde] Black background with Suse 11.2 and KDE4
by Roger Oberholtzer 01 Sep '10

01 Sep '10

On Tue, 2010-08-31 at 18:11 +0200, Martin Schlander wrote: > Tirsdag den 31. august 2010 15:45:32 skrev John G Walker: > > I've been running KDE4 with Suse 11.2 for some months now, with > > no problems. Yesterday, the background to my screen suddenly went > > black. Open windows were unaffected, but I could see my theme, the task > > manager, etc. I couldn't open any programs other than the ones already > > open (and ones that they launch). > > > Anyone got any ideas? This is making things extremely difficult for me, > > to say the least. Rapid responses would be highly welcome! > > Clearly plasma-desktop isn't running. Maybe it crashed. You can prolly try to > restart 'plasma-desktop' by pressing Alt+F2 - which should also let you start > other stuff, even though plasma-desktop is down. > > Normally the recommendation would be to 'rm .kde4/share/config/plasma*' to > "reset" plasma. I will try the Alt-F2 and then deleting the files and get back to the list. The system is in another town and the guy pressing the buttons is not in yet. > But since your problem is apparently systemwide, it'd be interesting to know > if you're using the official 11.2 KDE (4.3.5), or some other unsupported > version from the OBS. It is the KDE on the 11.2 install media. As I wrote, there have been no updates. Not even the one that the install offers to do (I will verify this last point). No repos other than what the install adds are defined. System-wide yes. Oddly, root no. You would think there was a clue here. But I never could see what it was. What confuses me is that we are doing out-of-the-box installs on new systems running on every day nvidia cards with common displays. I just cannot believe that we are the only ones seeing this. I could see if we were doing something odd. But these are just simple installs. It has happened at least 50% of the time. Can't see any common link in hardware. The systems are not exactly the same. But the problem is. I can attach a few small screen dumps if no one objects. -- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden Office: Int +46 10-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Re: [opensuse-kde] Black background with Suse 11.2 and KDE4
by Roger Oberholtzer 01 Sep '10

01 Sep '10

On Tue, 2010-08-31 at 20:49 +0100, John G Walker wrote: > > On Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:44:48 +0200 Martin Schlander > <martin.schlander(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > The search box also lets you launch apps and run commands.. such as > > 'konsole'. > > > Thanks for this piece of information, it was useful. I didn't know that > before. > > In fact, the problem turned out to have been caused by inadvertently > writing to the root filesystem and filling it up. Once the files were > identified and deleted, everything worked, So your black screen went away when you sorted out disk space? Humm. I should have GBs free everywhere. When possible, that will be checked. -- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden Office: Int +46 10-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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