March 2004 - openSUSE AMD64 - openSUSE Mailing Lists

vmware 4.5.1 and networking
by Dmitry Melekhov 23 Mar '04

23 Mar '04

Hello! Could somebody tell me is ist possible to run vmware with networking on AMD64? /dev/vmnet: port on hub 0 successfully opened ioctl32(vmnet-bridge:13909): Unknown cmd fd(4) cmd(00008941){00} arg(ffffd898) on /dev/vmnet0 I run kernel 2.6.3 from kernel.org. btw, vmware works without networking just fine :-)

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kernel panic
by sharita 22 Mar '04

22 Mar '04

I went into rescue mode changed the fstab This did not work for me. But when I reboot the system I get the message VFS: mounted root (ext2 system) VFS:cannot open root device sda10 or 08:8a Kernel panic vfs unable to mount root fs on 08:8a I find it curious that the root is mounted on ext2 while I installed it with reiserfs! Any answers please

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yast online update
by einar 22 Mar '04

22 Mar '04

Hello, I have problems with the Yast online update. First of all, I am asked a code/password (I assume that is the userid and password under which I registered) and then I receive the following error: ERROR(Media:file not found) Unable to get './x86_64/update/SuSE-Linux-PatchCD/9.0/patches/directory.3' or to read the directory (HTTP return code: 404 (URL: http://einar2:PASSWORD@sdb.suse.de/download/x86_64/update/SuSE-Linux-PatchC…. Any idea? tia, einar

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About SuSE 9.1
by eshsf 21 Mar '04

21 Mar '04

hi, I have a question. Do Next version SuSE 9.1 for AMD64 support NPTL(Native POSIX Thread Library)? Since I heard that Kernel 2.6 was supporting NPTL, I want to use. Regards, eshsf

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X-window does not work with Tyan Tiger K8W
by Mamoru Yamanishi 21 Mar '04

21 Mar '04

Hello, I am new to this mailing list; the technical support of SuSE recommended to join me this. I am using Tyan Tiger K8W and GeForce4 MX440 (no brand), and having trouble at starting X. CPU and memory are Opteron240 x 2, and PC2700 x 2. I could install SuSE 9 AMD64 without trouble, where I saw graphical installer running on KDE and SaX2 worked. However, once the system restarted, X-window does not work. I can only work with run-level 3. Starting run-level 3, I tested 'startx' or so, but failed: KDE shows splash screen where progress of initiation is shown, but stop before changing user desktop. At this point, cursor followed the movement of the mouse, but keyboard did not work. I suggested to use both BIOS and kernel options. I will try every combination of them. If there are some one who can use use X-windows with Tyan's motherboard, please tell me BIOS settings and kernel options. I pass through the title of the archive of this mailing list, but cannot find about Tyan Tiger K8W (but Thunder K8W, which is quite different mother board, I think). -- Mamoru Yamanishi, Ph.D. <myamanishi3(a)unl.edu> N131 Beadle Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588-0664 Phone: 402-472-9507 (Banerjee's Lab) Fax: 402-472-4961 (Redox Biology Center)

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AMD64 hardware question ....
by William A. Mahaffey III 20 Mar '04

20 Mar '04

.... I am new to this list & have a question about AMD64 hardware. An Intel P3/P4 processor requires 2 clock ticks to complete 1 32-bit floating point add or multiply, more for subtraction & division, more for 64-bit (I think); An SGI R10K/R12K/R14K can do 1 F.P. add & 1 F.P. mult (32 bit or 64 bit) in 1 clock tick, more for subtraction & division. What are the equivalent stats for AMD64 CPUs ? Thanks in advance.

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Kernel Panic
by sharita 20 Mar '04

20 Mar '04

I have a (huge) problem I installed Suse 9.0 for AMD64 with sii3112a controller with the patch cd Suse sees my HD I can install everything but when I reboot my system I got the message: Kernel Panic VFS: cannot open root device sda10 or 08:8a Unable to mount root fs on 08:8a I tried the rescue mode but I cannot mount sda10 It said to me that this is not in the fstab, when I go to the fstab I got the message permission denied I am trying this for two weeks now and I am not going any further Can someone please help me !!!!!!!!!!!!

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kernel panic VFS: cannot open root device sda10 or 08:8a
by sharita 20 Mar '04

20 Mar '04

I have a (huge) problem I installed Suse 9.0 for AMD64 with sii3112a controller with the patch cd Suse sees my HD I can install everything but when I reboot my system I got the message: Kernel Panic VFS: cannot open root device sda10 or 08:8a Unable to mount root fs on 08:8a I tried the rescue mode but I cannot mount sda10 It said to me that this is not in the fstab, when I go to the fstab I got the message permission denied I am trying this for two weeks now and I am not going any further Can someone please help me !!!!!!!!!!!!

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Suse 9.0 and nvidia problem. Black screen with kernel 2.4.21
by Elvis Chen 19 Mar '04

19 Mar '04

hi, I have been trying to get Suse 9.0 to work with nvidia (5950Ultra) card for the past 3 days without any success, I seek your help. First of all, my hardwares: Asus S8V with 1gig of ram (512x2) AMD Athlon-64 3400+ Asus nvidia 5950Ultra, 256MB WD120gb LiteOn DVD/CDRW Combo The basic Suse 9.0 installed without any problem (though with some minor stability problem). The onboard ethernet (3com 940) is recognized with the standard kernel as sk98lin, which works just fine. I proceeded with installation of Suse 9.0 with "nv" driver, which works as well. I then performed YOU to update everything, including kernel 2.4.21-203. I then performed the following before I installed the nvidia driver: cd /usr/src/linux make cloneconfig && make dep When Installation the nvidia driver ( NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5332-pkg0.run), the kernel-modules compiled just fine. In fact, the installation process went finished without any error message. However, when I tried to use SaX2 to configuration my X using the following command: sax2 -m 0=nvidia I get a black screen. X locked up completely and I lose the keyboard. I had to remotely login and reboot the machine instead. After some search (google is your friend) I found that problem is NOT isolated. It had something to do with how AGP is handled with kernel 2.4. So far, I have successfully got nvidia's driver to work by disabling AGP: by adding the following line in my /etc/X11/XF86Config: Option "NvAGP" "0" # or 1, doesn't matter By doing this, when X starts I get the nvidia's splash screen. Running glxgear I'll get something like 500FPS, which is pathetic (in comparison, my Athlon XP 2400+ with Ti4200 gets 6500FPS), but still better than then 150FPS of the "nv" driver. Setting NvAGP to 2 will results in locking up X. My question is, is there anyway to get AGP/nvidia to work with kernel 2.4? My (limited) understanding is that one has to use amd64_agp instead of AGPGART for nvidia's driver to work, but amd64_agp is a feature that is only available in kernel 2.6. I have tried to compile kernel 2.6.4 (standard from kernel.org) but ran into the (another) famous problem of "unable to mount VFS" problem, which trashed the partition and hence the existing 2.4 (Suse 9.0) installation. Any help is very much appreciated, Elvis _________________________________________________________________ MSN Premium with Virus Guard and Firewall* from McAfee® Security : 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=ht…

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Re: [suse-amd64] SATA: 9.0 patch CD does not work for me
by einar 19 Mar '04

19 Mar '04

Hello, I just wanted to report that I did manage to install! The 9.0 patch CD did work for me. Actually, after changing some BIOS setting the 9.0 patch CD did its job and I was able to install. I am going to use the next opportunity to upgrade the BIOS. Somehow there are settings having an influence that should not... However, the SuSE patch CD worked and I am a happy 9.0 user now. regards, einar

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