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[opensuse] what is the difference between zypper dup and yast switch system packages
by George Olson 22 Oct '12

22 Oct '12

This came up as I was trying to upgrade KDE, but it is more about the functionality of yast and zypper, so I am posting it in this list instead of the KDE list. I just upgraded my laptop to 12.2, and I wanted to afterwards upgrade to KDE 4.9. So I added the KDE 4.9 repositories for 12.2 and as I write this I am using yast to download the upgrade. I thought about doing it with zypper like I did last time when I was using 12.1, but I decided to try yast this time. So this time I went to yast, selected the KDE repositories I had enabled, and then clicked on the option "switch system packages to this repository." Now what I have learned is that when you do a zypper dup, you can either use the "--from" option" or the "-r" option to specify the repositories you are using. According to man zypper: --from <alias|name|#|URI> Restricts the upgrade to the specified repositories (the option can be used multiple times) only, but can satisfy dependen- cies also from the rest of enabled repositories. -r, --repo <alias|name|#|URI> Work only with the repository specified by the alias, name, number, or URI. This option can be used multiple times. So when I have used zypper dup in the past, I have used the --from option. So here is the question. When you upgrade via yast by switching system packages, is it the same as using the --from option with zypper, the same as using the -r option with zypper, or is it something different? -- G.O. Box #1: 12.1 | KDE 4.8.5 | AMD Phenom IIX4 | 64 | ATI Radeon HD 3300 | 16GB Box #2: 12.1 | KDE 4.9.1 | AMD Athlon X3 | 64 | nVidia C61 GeForce 7025 | 4GB Laptop: 12.2 | KDE 4.8.4 | Core i7-2620M | 64 | Intel HD Graphics 3000 | 8GB learning openSUSE and loving it -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] No sound in 12.2
by James Knott 08 Oct '12

08 Oct '12

I no longer have sound on my computer, since upgrading to openSUSE 12.2. According to Yast Sound Configuration, I have the sound built in on my Asus motherboard and it uses the snd-intel8x0 driver. However, according to the mixer Sound and Video Configuration, there is no sound card. Lsmod shows "snd_pcm 109282 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss". Any idea how I can get sound going? This is the first time in many years that I haven't had sound working. tnx jk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] More on Sound in 12.2
by Robin Klitscher 07 Oct '12

07 Oct '12

As I mentioned in the thread on "No sound in 12.2", for historical reasons I'd avoided using pulseaudio and had fallen back to alsa. This works well in 12.1 and 12.2, except that I couldn't get the gstreamer backend in Phonon to work properly; only VLC. Desktop is KDE 4.9.x; sound card is a PCI-e X-Fi Titanium. Having followed the other thread I've now installed pulseaudio in 12.2. And it works very well with the gstreamer backend (though not the VLC backend) - except for one thing. I simply cannot persuade ann .mp3 sound track to play in the "Advanced Slideshow" in either Digikam or Gwenview. It does play with alsa sans pulseaudio using the VLC backend, but not with pulseaudio using either the gstreamer backend or the VLC backend. And the oddest thing is that it does play if I hit "Preview" on the soundtrack page of the advanced slideshow setup - but not when I start the slideshow itself. Obviously there is something I'm not doing right, but I don't know what it is and it's driving me nuts. I've looked all over the place for plugins or other modules I might have missed, and I've asked elsewhere including a Digikam mailing list, but without result. So now I'm asking here.... Thanks. -- Robin K Wellington "Harbour City" New Zealand -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Should cron write in upper or lower case?
by Per Jessen 06 Oct '12

06 Oct '12

Since we switched to cronie in openSUSE 11.4, cron has been writing logmessages with the name of the executable in upper case, where as the previous cron daemon wrote in lower case. I opened: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=780237 Vojtech (the maintainer) doesn't think this regression should be fixed, and closed it as WONTFIX. I think this regression should be fixed, even if nobody else has noticed it in 11.4 and 12.1. Does anyone here have any thoughts on the matter? To me, it's clearly a regression and wrong - the executable name is logged as /USR/SBIN/CRON, which doesn't exist: ls -l /USR/SBIN/CRON ls: cannot access /USR/SBIN/CRON: No such file or directory I discovered it by accident when I upgraded a system to 12.2, but it's been like this for 11.4 and 12.1. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (17.1°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse] Hotel Router drops Wifi connection
by Mark Misulich 06 Oct '12

06 Oct '12

On Wed, 2012-08-29 at 23:27 +0200, Hans Witvliet wrote: > On Tue, 2012-08-28 at 13:29 -0400, Mark Misulich wrote: > > <snip> > > >> > > >> Any ideas about what I might try to get linux working well? > > > > > > Are you sure it doesn't just need a keepalive? Does it drop you in the > > > middle of traffic as well? > > > > > > Often just keeping the connection busy is enough > > > > > > Anders > > > > I forgot to mention in my previous reply that if I connect with > > Windows, the connection can remain dormant for hours and as soon as I > > reinitiate browsing there is an immediate response. The wireless > > connection stays active the whole time. The windows wireless > > connection is never dropped as the suse wireless connection is. > > > does that also happen if you do a ping in the background? > So that you have continuously network traffic? > > hw Yes, it does still drop offline even while pinging. Also, I tried to get a static IP from the tech services guy, and it still dropped offline. I am gone from the hotel now, but if anyone has any better ideas post back and I will try them the next time I get to that hotel. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] generic BIND / rsyslog, logging problem
by Carl Hartung 06 Oct '12

06 Oct '12

Hi All, Please accept my apologies for asking a generic BIND/rsyslog question here, but I've searched on and off for months, now, how to solve this problem to no avail. I have a server that was writing around 300 MB a day to /var/log/messages in just these types of entries: TCP: Peer 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:ffff:b4b5:3097:55344/80 unexpectedly shrunk window 1944967302:1944991761 (repaired) The log entries went away and /var/log/messages' size dropped to normal after named was configured to stop listening on IPv6 port 53 thus(*): - - - - - 8< - - - - - listen-on-v6 port 53 { none; - - - - - 8< - - - - - [*] if IPv6 were implemented at this data center, I'd have simply configured BIND (9.8.2) to utilize IPv6 Per, in another thread several weeks (months?) ago, you predicted this method would have unwanted side effects ... does this look like the problem you were describing? I just recently received a bounced e-mail stating (particulars obfuscated): "The mail system <?????.?????(a)?????.edu>: connect to mx?.??????.edu[????:??:???:???::??]:25: Network is unreachable" I'm gathering the intended recipient's mail system is IPv6 only? What is the core problem here, and, how do I resolve it? Or else how do I suppress all these 'unexpectedly shrunk window' messages so the server doesn't stumble every time the logs are rotated? TIA and regards, Carl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] chkconfig and systemctl
by eddie 06 Oct '12

06 Oct '12

I noticed that my imap server (dovecot) was not running so I checked with chkconfig and found that it was set to "off". I tried to change the status using chkconfig and got the following error message. insserv: Forward service request to systemctl returned error status : 256 Is chkconfig now obselete? How is it possible to manage services so that they autostart? Is there an alternative to chkconfig for systemd? I am using openSuSE 12.2 and KDE 4.9. Any help would be appreciated. (Please note that I have started the server manually using systemctl, so I'm not asking about that. I am asking about setting the system so that when I restart, the imap server is started automatically without me having to manually start it.) Thanks Eddie -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Dual monitor config (12.2 GeForce GT520)
by Dylan 04 Oct '12

04 Oct '12

I am trying to set up dual monitors on my newly installed 12.2. I have a GeForce GT520, using the nvidia driver (x11-video-nvidiaG02 304.43-2.0.1 from obs://build.suse.de/home:sndirsch:drivers) The monitors are attached to VGA-0 and HDMI-0 (output of xrandr below) The monitor on VGA-0 displays correctly, but with the screen on HDMI-0 the desktop extends beyond the top and bottom of the physical screen. Previously, this screen was running correctly at the same resolution (but as a solo monitor on a different graphics card.) I think the problem would be related to the fact that in the previous set up, that screen was running at 60Hz, whereas now it gets automatically set to 50Hz. Any assistance would be gratefully accepted ... Dylan dylan@zen:~> xrandr --current --verbose Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 2560 x 1024, maximum 16384 x 16384 <SNIP> VGA-0 connected 1280x1024+1280+0 (0x27d) normal (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 338mm x 270mm Identifier: 0x27c Timestamp: 56641 Subpixel: unknown Gamma: 1.0:1.0:1.0 Brightness: 1.0 Clones: CRTC: 0 CRTCs: 1 0 Transform: 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 filter: EDID: 00ffffffffffff004c2d5a0037314847 1e0c01030f221b8cea6f86a25a4d9424 1a4f54bfef8081806140454031400101 010101010101302a009851002a403070 1300520e1100001e000000fd0038551e 510d000a202020202020000000fc0053 796e634d61737465720a2020000000ff 0048344c543730363031350a20200025 SignalFormat: VGA supported: VGA ConnectorType: VGA ConnectorNumber: 2 (0x00000002) _ConnectorLocation: 2 (0x00000002) 1280x1024 (0x27d) 108.0MHz +HSync +VSync *current +preferred h: width 1280 start 1328 end 1440 total 1688 skew 0 clock 64.0KHz v: height 1024 start 1025 end 1028 total 1066 clock 60.0Hz 1280x1024 (0x27e) 135.0MHz +HSync +VSync h: width 1280 start 1296 end 1440 total 1688 skew 0 clock 80.0KHz v: height 1024 start 1025 end 1028 total 1066 clock 75.0Hz 1024x768 (0x27f) 78.8MHz +HSync +VSync h: width 1024 start 1040 end 1136 total 1312 skew 0 clock 60.0KHz v: height 768 start 769 end 772 total 800 clock 75.0Hz 1024x768 (0x280) 75.0MHz -HSync -VSync h: width 1024 start 1048 end 1184 total 1328 skew 0 clock 56.5KHz v: height 768 start 771 end 777 total 806 clock 70.1Hz 1024x768 (0x281) 65.0MHz -HSync -VSync h: width 1024 start 1048 end 1184 total 1344 skew 0 clock 48.4KHz v: height 768 start 771 end 777 total 806 clock 60.0Hz 800x600 (0x282) 49.5MHz +HSync +VSync h: width 800 start 816 end 896 total 1056 skew 0 clock 46.9KHz v: height 600 start 601 end 604 total 625 clock 75.0Hz 800x600 (0x283) 50.0MHz +HSync +VSync h: width 800 start 856 end 976 total 1040 skew 0 clock 48.1KHz v: height 600 start 637 end 643 total 666 clock 72.2Hz 800x600 (0x284) 40.0MHz +HSync +VSync h: width 800 start 840 end 968 total 1056 skew 0 clock 37.9KHz v: height 600 start 601 end 605 total 628 clock 60.3Hz 800x600 (0x285) 36.0MHz +HSync +VSync h: width 800 start 824 end 896 total 1024 skew 0 clock 35.2KHz v: height 600 start 601 end 603 total 625 clock 56.2Hz 640x480 (0x286) 31.5MHz -HSync -VSync h: width 640 start 656 end 720 total 840 skew 0 clock 37.5KHz v: height 480 start 481 end 484 total 500 clock 75.0Hz 640x480 (0x287) 31.5MHz -HSync -VSync h: width 640 start 656 end 696 total 832 skew 0 clock 37.9KHz v: height 480 start 481 end 484 total 520 clock 72.8Hz 640x480 (0x288) 25.2MHz -HSync -VSync h: width 640 start 648 end 744 total 800 skew 0 clock 31.5KHz v: height 480 start 482 end 484 total 525 clock 60.0Hz 640x480 (0x289) 25.2MHz -HSync -VSync h: width 640 start 656 end 752 total 800 skew 0 clock 31.5KHz v: height 480 start 490 end 492 total 525 clock 59.9Hz <SNIP> HDMI-0 connected 1280x720+0+0 (0x28c) normal (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 708mm x 398mm Identifier: 0x28b Timestamp: 56641 Subpixel: unknown Gamma: 1.0:1.0:1.0 Brightness: 1.0 Clones: CRTC: 1 CRTCs: 1 0 Transform: 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 filter: EDID: 00ffffffffffff003674121161b90b03 310f0103804628782a3f44a654469924 13484bbfee0001010101010101010101 010101010101011d00bc52d01e20b828 5540c48e2100001e000000fd00384c1f 3d08000a202020202020000000ff0035 32353030303030300a202020000000fc 00564342347878785f414d3030300155 02031871451112931401230907078301 000065030c001000011d80d0721c1620 102c2580c48e2100009e8c0ad0902040 31200c405500c48e210000188c0ad090 204031200c405500138e210000180000 00000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000007 SignalFormat: TMDS supported: TMDS ConnectorType: HDMI ConnectorNumber: 1 (0x00000001) _ConnectorLocation: 1 (0x00000001) 1280x720 (0x28c) 74.2MHz +HSync +VSync *current +preferred h: width 1280 start 1720 end 1760 total 1980 skew 0 clock 37.5KHz v: height 720 start 725 end 730 total 750 clock 50.0Hz 1920x1080 (0x28d) 74.2MHz +HSync +VSync Interlace h: width 1920 start 2448 end 2492 total 2640 skew 0 clock 28.1KHz v: height 1080 start 1084 end 1094 total 1124 clock 25.0Hz 1024x768 (0x27f) 78.8MHz +HSync +VSync h: width 1024 start 1040 end 1136 total 1312 skew 0 clock 60.0KHz v: height 768 start 769 end 772 total 800 clock 75.0Hz 1024x768 (0x280) 75.0MHz -HSync -VSync h: width 1024 start 1048 end 1184 total 1328 skew 0 clock 56.5KHz v: height 768 start 771 end 777 total 806 clock 70.1Hz 1024x768 (0x281) 65.0MHz -HSync -VSync h: width 1024 start 1048 end 1184 total 1344 skew 0 clock 48.4KHz v: height 768 start 771 end 777 total 806 clock 60.0Hz 800x600 (0x282) 49.5MHz +HSync +VSync h: width 800 start 816 end 896 total 1056 skew 0 clock 46.9KHz v: height 600 start 601 end 604 total 625 clock 75.0Hz 800x600 (0x283) 50.0MHz +HSync +VSync h: width 800 start 856 end 976 total 1040 skew 0 clock 48.1KHz v: height 600 start 637 end 643 total 666 clock 72.2Hz 800x600 (0x284) 40.0MHz +HSync +VSync h: width 800 start 840 end 968 total 1056 skew 0 clock 37.9KHz v: height 600 start 601 end 605 total 628 clock 60.3Hz 800x600 (0x285) 36.0MHz +HSync +VSync h: width 800 start 824 end 896 total 1024 skew 0 clock 35.2KHz v: height 600 start 601 end 603 total 625 clock 56.2Hz 720x576 (0x28e) 27.0MHz -HSync -VSync h: width 720 start 732 end 796 total 864 skew 0 clock 31.2KHz v: height 576 start 581 end 586 total 625 clock 50.0Hz 640x480 (0x286) 31.5MHz -HSync -VSync h: width 640 start 656 end 720 total 840 skew 0 clock 37.5KHz v: height 480 start 481 end 484 total 500 clock 75.0Hz 640x480 (0x287) 31.5MHz -HSync -VSync h: width 640 start 656 end 696 total 832 skew 0 clock 37.9KHz v: height 480 start 481 end 484 total 520 clock 72.8Hz 640x480 (0x289) 25.2MHz -HSync -VSync h: width 640 start 656 end 752 total 800 skew 0 clock 31.5KHz v: height 480 start 490 end 492 total 525 clock 59.9Hz 640x480 (0x28f) 25.2MHz -HSync -VSync h: width 640 start 656 end 752 total 800 skew 0 clock 31.5KHz v: height 480 start 490 end 492 total 525 clock 59.9Hz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] rsyslog drops thousands of messages.
by Carlos E. R. 04 Oct '12

04 Oct '12

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 When I fetch mail with fetchmail, I see this: <5.6> 2012-09-12 17:09:03 Telcontar rsyslogd-2177 - - - imuxsock begins to drop messages from pid 21238 due to rate-limiting <5.6> 2012-09-12 17:09:07 Telcontar rsyslogd-2177 - - - imuxsock lost 187 messages from pid 21238 due to rate-limiting <5.6> 2012-09-12 17:09:09 Telcontar rsyslogd-2177 - - - imuxsock begins to drop messages from pid 21238 due to rate-limiting <5.6> 2012-09-12 17:09:13 Telcontar rsyslogd-2177 - - - imuxsock lost 226 messages from pid 21238 due to rate-limiting <5.6> 2012-09-12 17:09:15 Telcontar rsyslogd-2177 - - - imuxsock begins to drop messages from pid 21238 due to rate-limiting <5.6> 2012-09-12 17:09:19 Telcontar rsyslogd-2177 - - - imuxsock lost 144 messages from pid 21238 due to rate-limiting <5.6> 2012-09-12 17:09:21 Telcontar rsyslogd-2177 - - - imuxsock begins to drop messages from pid 21238 due to rate-limiting <5.6> 2012-09-12 17:09:25 Telcontar rsyslogd-2177 - - - imuxsock lost 248 messages from pid 21238 due to rate-limiting <5.6> 2012-09-12 17:09:27 Telcontar rsyslogd-2177 - - - imuxsock begins to drop messages from pid 21238 due to rate-limiting <5.6> 2012-09-12 17:09:31 Telcontar rsyslogd-2177 - - - imuxsock lost 196 messages from pid 21238 due to rate-limiting <5.6> 2012-09-12 17:09:35 Telcontar rsyslogd-2177 - - - imuxsock begins to drop messages from pid 21238 due to rate-limiting <5.6> 2012-09-12 17:09:37 Telcontar rsyslogd-2177 - - - imuxsock lost 119 messages from pid 21238 due to rate-limiting The PID is that of fetchmail. How can avoid that? This is with openSUSE 12.1 - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.18 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlBQpsQACgkQtTMYHG2NR9XAKACfXrYylbVLZUuJsFaMnxBUYdFk pO0An3FzGU4XJHgyR/lqJO0oXpW/38no =x9Hz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Lenovo G470 intermittent Boot problem
by Marco Calistri 01 Oct '12

01 Oct '12

Hello openSUSers, First of all this post could be classified as Out-of-topic since it is not related upon operating system issues but just on hardware or possibly system firmware, but I would like to try if somebody could provide useful suggestions regarding a very strange problem I am facing out on my Lenovo G470 notebook. Whenever I try to boot the machine after it was powered off since several hours, it fails repeatedly, I see just the power-on and battery led on, no screen bios information at all nor hdd activity, just a blank screen. By insisting several times to power on, then suddenly it boots showing bios menu and finally the operating system went initialized (Windows 7 in this case). Sometimes happens that after few minutes the system shut-down spontaneously and reboot itself but normally after this random behaviour it stays on stable and working perfectly until I power-off. I already opened a maintenance ticket with Lenovo and I am ready to deliver my notebook to authorized center for repair but I would like to know if somebody could guess which kind of failure may be causing this issue. Thanks. Regards, -- Marco Calistri (amdturion) opensuse 12.2 (Mantis) 64 bit - Kernel 3.4.6-2.10-desktop Gnome 3.4.2 Intel® Core™ i5-2410M CPU @ 2.30GHz × 4 - Intel® Sandybridge Mobile -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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