[opensuse] Newbie with thicker skin
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi Folks Since attempt to install Suse 10.2 from 23.th december only problems showed up. laptop hp radeon card. wrote email to group here (the Linux Wall). received some very helpful links from Kai and Mike on how to make setup for multimedia . got it working. Thanks. still no recognition for USB and not for items attached there nor printer could be setup with succes. Installed Krusader and the laptop closed down. Full install again but no Krusader this time :),- the multimedia setup again and the same problems. Made an upgrade install and surprisingly everything is working. Just finished the multimedia setup and printer, usb , 3D on radeon graphic card is working etc. = a Jaguar is running here :) I like the new start menu, takes a little time to get used to, but it is good. What or how do I then backup this system, so it more easily can be restored to this state of art (can see Windows in the backmirror now :) Have the next headache ahead when I have to bump into the Linux Wall again : how to setup network with samba to connect to 2 PC's running windows and 2 machines running Linux. Think someone send an email with a link to something like "perfect setup network" ?? please resend. Best Niels -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFn3AO0F77CaBDYxMRAnl6AJ9jmmXQ0Y92RNv2ywnex90Tfpb5/QCeO7Yi ZJCKYXQqRRL5eef9UpYWlFs= =MJhl -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
<snip> Have the next headache ahead when I have to bump into the Linux Wall again : how to setup network with samba to connect to 2 PC's running windows and 2 machines running Linux. Think someone send an email with a link to something like "perfect setup network" ?? please resend. Install the samba-doc rpm if you haven't already. Then connect to http://localhost:901 (SWAT, the Samba Web Administration Tool) and read
From SWAT, you can configure virtually everything you need to run a samba server. Off the top of my head, there is just one other thing you need to take care of elsewhere, and that is to allow the needed ports in
On 2007-01-06 03:46, Niels Øtergaard Kjær wrote: the documentation there. Before you do this, you will need to add a samba administrator using smbpasswd (man 8 smbpasswd). The user must already exist in the system password file, but you do not need to use that user's system password for samba. You can also read the Samba user guide, at /usr/share/doc/packages/samba/htmldocs/Samba-Guide/index.html; it's pretty good. the firewall. You need to allow these: FW_SERVICES_INT_TCP="microsoft-ds netbios-dgm netbios-ns netbios-ssn" FW_SERVICES_INT_UDP="netbios-ns" FW_ALLOW_FW_BROADCAST_INT="netbios-ns" The easiest place to set these is in Yast's sysconfig editor. -- The best way to accelerate a computer running Windows is at 9.81 m/s² -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Darryl Gregorash wrote:
<snip> Have the next headache ahead when I have to bump into the Linux Wall again : how to setup network with samba to connect to 2 PC's running windows and 2 machines running Linux. Think someone send an email with a link to something like "perfect setup network" ?? please resend. Install the samba-doc rpm if you haven't already. Then connect to http://localhost:901 (SWAT, the Samba Web Administration Tool) and read
On 2007-01-06 03:46, Niels Øtergaard Kjær wrote: the documentation there. Before you do this, you will need to add a samba administrator using smbpasswd (man 8 smbpasswd). The user must already exist in the system password file, but you do not need to use that user's system password for samba.
You can also read the Samba user guide, at /usr/share/doc/packages/samba/htmldocs/Samba-Guide/index.html; it's pretty good.
From SWAT, you can configure virtually everything you need to run a samba server. Off the top of my head, there is just one other thing you need to take care of elsewhere, and that is to allow the needed ports in the firewall. You need to allow these:
FW_SERVICES_INT_TCP="microsoft-ds netbios-dgm netbios-ns netbios-ssn" FW_SERVICES_INT_UDP="netbios-ns" FW_ALLOW_FW_BROADCAST_INT="netbios-ns"
The easiest place to set these is in Yast's sysconfig editor.
Tx Darryl many leads :) Niels
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On 2007-01-06 06:27, Niels Øtergaard Kjær wrote:
Darryl Gregorash wrote:
On 2007-01-06 03:46, Niels Øtergaard Kjær wrote:
<snip> Have the next headache ahead when I have to bump into the Linux Wall again : how to setup network with samba to connect to 2 PC's running windows and 2 machines running Linux. Think someone send an email with a link to something like "perfect setup network" ?? please resend.
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I forgot to mention printers. The best way to network printers is with CUPS, even for your Windows machines. WinXP certainly, and I think 2K also, can connect directly to a networked CUPS printer. (If you are still using 98, then you can get a driver from the internet, but I don't know precisely where just now.) The option is "Unix style printer" in the Win printer configuration. Only if you need to connect to a printer installed on a Windows machine will you need to use Samba (I think, I've never tried this from a Linux system). -- The best way to accelerate a computer running Windows is at 9.81 m/s² -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Hi, Darryl Gregorash wrote: [...]
Only if you need to connect to a printer installed on a Windows machine will you need to use Samba (I think, I've never tried this from a Linux system).
no. Samba does not do any harm here but is is _not_ needed. As long as your windows box runs win 2k or newer, you can very easily print from linux to the printers on the windows box by using cups with ipp. regards Eberhard
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On 2007-01-08 14:39, Eberhard Roloff wrote:
Hi,
Darryl Gregorash wrote:
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Only if you need to connect to a printer installed on a Windows machine will you need to use Samba (I think, I've never tried this from a Linux system).
no. Samba does not do any harm here but is is _not_ needed. As long as your windows box runs win 2k or newer, you can very easily print from linux to the printers on the windows box by using cups with ipp.
OK, thanks for this, Eberhard. As I said, I've never tried to share a printer on a Win system, so wasn't sure. -- The best way to accelerate a computer running Windows is at 9.81 m/s² -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 06 January 2007 02:46, Niels Øtergaard Kjær wrote:
What or how do I then backup this system, so it more easily can be restored to this state of art (can see Windows in the backmirror now :)
You can use the System Backup tool from Yast. I am doing regular backups in 10.1 and saving them on my separate /home partition, but I haven't tried to restore a system from the backups yet, so I don't know exactly how well that works. What I trust most are my detailed notes on the installation starting from scratch. I write down everything that deviates from the default and so I can reinstall and recover the same state anytime. It may take some time, but I can do other things while doing it, because it's just a recipe, everything is figured out and the successful outcome is assured. In case the system needs to be restored (or upgraded), you will notice the value of having a separate /home partition, because you can wipe out the system partition and mount the /home partition without formatting and all user data is (hopefully) preserved. Carlos FL -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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