Hi all... A buddy sent me this:
In the meantime I put 9.0 on one of my machines, which was a bit painful since there is a severe X-server bug which makes the machine crash the moment after you log into a KDE session (the patch is already available of course via YOU).
Are any of you guys having this problem? If so, what did you do about it? Also if using YOU is the only way of fixing it, how does someone off line take care of it? TIA JIM -- Jim Hatridge Linux User #88484 ------------------------------------------------------ BayerWulf Linux System # 129656 The Recycled Beowulf Project Looking for throw-away or obsolete computers and parts to recycle into a Linux super computer Viel Feind -- Viel Ehr' Anti-US Propaganda stamp collection http://www.fuzzybunnymilitia.org/~hatridge/collection
On Tue October 21 2003 5:36 am, James Hatridge wrote:
Hi all...
A buddy sent me this:
In the meantime I put 9.0 on one of my machines, which was a bit painful since there is a severe X-server bug which makes the machine crash the moment after you log into a KDE session (the patch is already available of course via YOU).
Are any of you guys having this problem? If so, what did you do about it? Also if using YOU is the only way of fixing it, how does someone off line take care of it?
TIA
JIM
Don't login via X on console screen F7. Switch to the F1 console window (ALT+CTRL+F7), login as root and run yast. No need for X at all. Full YaST functionality so you'll be able to choose YOU and get updated... character based instead of GUI but you can figure it out quite easily. Stan
Stan Glasoe wrote:
On Tue October 21 2003 5:36 am, James Hatridge wrote:
Hi all...
A buddy sent me this:
In the meantime I put 9.0 on one of my machines, which was a bit painful since there is a severe X-server bug which makes the machine crash the moment after you log into a KDE session (the patch is already available of course via YOU).
Are any of you guys having this problem? If so, what did you do about it? Also if using YOU is the only way of fixing it, how does someone off line take care of it?
TIA
JIM
Don't login via X on console screen F7. Switch to the F1 console window (ALT+CTRL+F7), login as root and run yast. No need for X at all. Full YaST functionality so you'll be able to choose YOU and get updated... character based instead of GUI but you can figure it out quite easily.
I assume the question was: 'how does someone off line take care of it?' Yast don't need X, but YOU tha can be run in terminal need internet-access... right ? P_s
HI all... On Tuesday 21 October 2003 18:29, p s wrote:
I assume the question was: 'how does someone off line take care of it?'
Yast don't need X, but YOU tha can be run in terminal need internet-access... right ?
P_s
Basiclly what I was meaning is everyone else having this problem? If not, then what is the problem, maybe the way the system is set up, ie video card & screen combo or something else. I don't want to upgrade my main system and be cut off from KDE. And yes, how can I fix this with a system that is off-line, I have a couple. Thanks, JIM -- Jim Hatridge Linux User #88484 ------------------------------------------------------ BayerWulf Linux System # 129656 The Recycled Beowulf Project Looking for throw-away or obsolete computers and parts to recycle into a Linux super computer Viel Feind -- Viel Ehr' Anti-US Propaganda stamp collection http://www.fuzzybunnymilitia.org/~hatridge/collection
On Wed October 22 2003 7:54 am, James Hatridge wrote:
Basiclly what I was meaning is everyone else having this problem? If not, then what is the problem, maybe the way the system is set up, ie video card & screen combo or something else. I don't want to upgrade my main system and be cut off from KDE.
And yes, how can I fix this with a system that is off-line, I have a couple.
Thanks,
JIM
Ah, well, I guess you will have to get the patch online somehow and then burn it to CD, floppy, USB memory stick, etc . Transport it to the offline machine and load it from whatever media. YaST source options for online update include directory, ftp, http, samba, nfs, cd, dvd. Those video problems can be caused by the wrong settings, driver install procedures, etc. Original message mentioned a known X-server bug fix/patch available ONLINE via YOU so I ass-u-me you'll get it ONLINE and then sneaker-net it to the offline machines and use YaST to install it. Stan
On Tuesday 21 Oct 2003 5:26 pm, Stan Glasoe wrote:
On Tue October 21 2003 5:36 am, James Hatridge wrote:
Hi all...
A buddy sent me this:
In the meantime I put 9.0 on one of my machines, which was a bit painful since there is a severe X-server bug which makes the machine crash the moment after you log into a KDE session (the patch is already available of course via YOU).
Are any of you guys having this problem? If so, what did you do about it? Also if using YOU is the only way of fixing it, how does someone off line take care of it?
TIA
JIM
No problems here with KDE in 9.0 - it's running very smoothly. Small niggling problem with Gnome, though - it won't log out except by using the <CTL><ALT><BACKSPACE> keys. Clicking on "Log Out" freezes the machine! I've not checked to see if there are any patches yet. Cheers Keith
Now this I did have the same problem. If you ever get stuck in GNOME, switch to a virtual console, type top, and kill the XServer by PID. It will immediately take you back to KDM or GDM whichever one you prefer
On Tuesday 21 Oct 2003 5:26 pm, Stan Glasoe wrote:
Hi all...
A buddy sent me this:
In the meantime I put 9.0 on one of my machines, which was a bit
On Tue October 21 2003 5:36 am, James Hatridge wrote: painful since there is a severe X-server bug which makes the machine crash the moment after you log into a KDE session (the patch is already available of course via YOU).
Are any of you guys having this problem? If so, what did you do
about it? Also if using YOU is the only way of fixing it, how does someone off line take care of it?
TIA
JIM
No problems here with KDE in 9.0 - it's running very smoothly.
Small niggling problem with Gnome, though - it won't log out except by using the <CTL><ALT><BACKSPACE> keys. Clicking on "Log Out" freezes the machine!
I've not checked to see if there are any patches yet.
Cheers
Keith
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Op dinsdag 21 oktober 2003 12:36, schreef James Hatridge:
Hi all...
A buddy sent me this:
In the meantime I put 9.0 on one of my machines, which was a bit painful since there is a severe X-server bug which makes the machine crash the moment after you log into a KDE session (the patch is already available of course via YOU).
Are any of you guys having this problem?
No problem at all. -- Richard Bos Without a home the journey is endless
Good day James, Tirsdag den 21. oktober 2003 12:36 kvad James Hatridge:
A buddy sent me this:
In the meantime I put 9.0 on one of my machines, which was a bit painful since there is a severe X-server bug which makes the machine crash the moment after you log into a KDE session (the patch is already available of course via YOU).
Are any of you guys having this problem? If so, what did you do about it? Also if using YOU is the only way of fixing it, how does someone off line take care of it?
Some say there is a patch available through YOU for that problem. If you want to help your buddy, locate the patch description for the proper patch, download the rpms listed there, somehow transfer the patch rpms to your buddy's computer, and finally install them there manually. Best regards :o) Johnny :o)
On Tuesday 21 October 2003 11:36, James Hatridge wrote:
Hi all...
A buddy sent me this:
In the meantime I put 9.0 on one of my machines, which was a bit painful since there is a severe X-server bug which makes the machine crash the moment after you log into a KDE session (the patch is already available of course via YOU).
Are any of you guys having this problem? If so, what did you do about it? Also if using YOU is the only way of fixing it, how does someone off line take care of it?
No problems here with a very nice 9.0 install, easier and smoother than ever before. Mind you, i did download the available patches during installation, and there is an Xserver patch available, so perhaps he does need it if he didn't / couldn't update at install time. The ones that look up his street are located at $YOURFAVOURITEMIRROR/pub/suse/ i386/update/9.0/rpm/i586/ XFree86-server-4.3.0.1-29.i586.patch.rpm XFree86-4.3.0.1-29.i586.patch.rpm xf86tools-0.1-751.i586.patch.rpm and they should be installable with rpm -Fvh as root. HTH Fergus
TIA
JIM
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I have had no problems with SUSE 9 and i havent done the updates. Maybe it has something to do with the vid card he is using.
On Tuesday 21 October 2003 11:36, James Hatridge wrote:
Hi all...
In the meantime I put 9.0 on one of my machines, which was a bit
A buddy sent me this: painful since there is a severe X-server bug which makes the machine crash the moment after you log into a KDE session (the patch is already available of course via YOU).
Are any of you guys having this problem? If so, what did you do about it? Also if using YOU is the only way of fixing it, how does someone off line take care of it?
No problems here with a very nice 9.0 install, easier and smoother than ever before. Mind you, i did download the available patches during installation, and there is an Xserver patch available, so perhaps he does need it if he didn't / couldn't update at install time.
The ones that look up his street are located at $YOURFAVOURITEMIRROR/pub/suse/ i386/update/9.0/rpm/i586/
XFree86-server-4.3.0.1-29.i586.patch.rpm XFree86-4.3.0.1-29.i586.patch.rpm xf86tools-0.1-751.i586.patch.rpm
and they should be installable with rpm -Fvh as root. HTH Fergus
TIA
JIM
-- Jim Hatridge Linux User #88484 ------------------------------------------------------ BayerWulf Linux System # 129656 The Recycled Beowulf Project Looking for throw-away or obsolete computers and parts to recycle into a Linux super computer
Viel Feind -- Viel Ehr' Anti-US Propaganda stamp collection http://www.fuzzybunnymilitia.org/~hatridge/collection
-- Fergus Wilde Chetham's Library Long Millgate Manchester M3 1SB
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Fergus Wilde -
James Hatridge -
Johnny Ernst Nielsen -
Keith Powell -
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Richard Bos -
Roberto J. Dohnert -
Stan Glasoe