June 2004 - openSUSE AMD64 - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Re: [suse-amd64] succes! ATI with hardware 3d in 9.1
by Arjen Runsink 07 Jun '04

07 Jun '04

Hi, Message bounced back to list too Quoting Joel Wiramu Pauling <aenertia(a)aenertia.net>: > If you have a radeon 9200 or bellow I recomend the opendri driver over > the ati drivers they work alot better( dri.sourceforge.net) and don't > crash anywhere near as often. (No Triangle hell in UT2004). Well the there was no hw 3d accell with those opendri modules that came with 9.1 The kernel dri modules did however. And I have no triangle hell etc. > However some apps most noteably ut2004 need to be run in 16bit texture > mode and have the texture detail set to normal or low (character details > also benefits from being set to low). Ah well, I found that running X in 24bit made the system freeze in 60 secs when running a fullscreen 3d app. So switching back to 16 bit and all is ok. I was also trying to run racer. But that one remains awfully slow. How can that one be more demanding than ut2004 is beyond me. BB, Arjen

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via_sata & 9.1?
by Jason Vertrees 07 Jun '04

07 Jun '04

Howdy, I'm trying to convert a Windows user to Linux. He has the same exact system I do (essentially) and he likes the newfound speed, but I can't get 2.6.6 w/SATA working right. I have 9.0 AMD64 running 2.6.6 (hand made kernel w/via_sata working wel!), and he has 9.1 running 2.6.5-52-smp, with via_sata & other modules broken. So, what's the current status with SuSe 9.1 AMD64 for Dual Opterons on the MSI K8T800 Master2 FAR motherboard (via8237, I think). Thanks, -- Jason Vertrees BSCB Graduate Student @ UTMB, Galveston javertre(a)utmb.edu :: http://www.bscb.utmb.edu

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Dvdauthor problems...
by Larry_Prikockis 06 Jun '04

06 Jun '04

Has anyone else had success using the dvdauthor program (http://dvdauthor.sourceforge.net) to create dvd menus? My efforts keep failing with the spumux program (part of dvdauthor) failing with: INFO: Locale=en_US.UTF-8 INFO: Converting filenames to UTF-8 ERR: Cannot convert UTF8 string 'buttonsone.png': Invalid or incomplete multibyte or wide character I've tried every variation of setting the Locale to UTF-8 or ISO-8859-1, etc but no luck... Using all the same software on a older AMD computer running a 32-bit version of linux, I have no problems... I don't know a lot about character encodings, so I'm a bit lost here and am hoping someone else with an AMD64 has gotten these programs working with SuSE linux. For what it's worth, I've tracked down the portion of the code that fails (and produces the above error) to be related to a call to the 'iconv' program. Any clues, hints, virtual kicks-to-the-head, etc would be appreciated.... Larry Prikockis

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FTP Clients
by Örn Hansen 06 Jun '04

06 Jun '04

Ok, This is the year 2004, and I'd have expected FTP to get a bit better ... I'm sitting here, trying to upload with KBear (The supposedly feature rich graphical ftp client) and unfortunately the line broke, and that caused the great bear to hang. It's about a ton of files, that I need to upload and I can't restart the upload because KBear will break on the first folder/file that's already copied. Looks nice, but worthless as an ftp client. Let's try gftp, I have to change to a different local folder ... oobs! gftp crashed. Now, where's the good old lxftp client that *does* work? SuSE people, please test these tools before you limit us to few options. please.

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NVIDIA Drivers with Custom SuSE kernels
by u_nbargnesi 06 Jun '04

06 Jun '04

Hello, I've been trying to build the NVIDIA driver for customized SuSE kernels for some time now with no luck. First off, this problem is replicatable on both x86_64 and i686 architectures, but I'm primarily concerned with the x86_64 machine as it is far superior ;). Using the default 54.5 SuSE kernel, I can use the nvidia installer available from: http://www.sh.nu/download/nvidia/linux-2.6/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg… via http://www.minion.de. And the driver will build without issue, allowing me to modprobe it, remove it, use it, poke it, whatever. However using a custom kernel built from the 54.5 source, when I try to use the same installer, I end up with: ******************************************************************* CHK include/asm-x86_64/offset.h echo \#define NV_COMPILER \"`cc -v 2>&1 | tail -n 1`\" > /tmp/selfgz4556/NVI DIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv_compiler.h CC [M] /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.o /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In functi on `nvos_malloc_pages': /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:405: warni ng: use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In functi on `nvos_create_alloc': /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:548: warni ng: use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:558: warni ng: use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:571: warni ng: use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c: At top le vel: /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1219: warn ing: initialization from incompatible pointer type /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In functi on `nv_alloc_file_private': /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1227: warn ing: use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1238: warn ing: use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In functi on `nv_kern_open': /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1299: warn ing: use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In functi on `nv_kern_ctl_open': /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1945: warn ing: use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c: At top le vel: /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2041: erro r: conflicting types for `nv_set_hotkey_occurred_flag' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.h:340: error : previous declaration of `nv_set_hotkey_occurred_flag' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2228: erro r: conflicting types for `nv_find_nv_mapping' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.h:330: error : previous declaration of `nv_find_nv_mapping' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2339: erro r: conflicting types for `nv_find_agp_kernel_mapping' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.h:331: error : previous declaration of `nv_find_agp_kernel_mapping' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2418: erro r: conflicting types for `nv_get_kern_phys_address' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.h:332: error : previous declaration of `nv_get_kern_phys_address' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2448: erro r: conflicting types for `nv_get_user_phys_address' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.h:333: error : previous declaration of `nv_get_user_phys_address' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2479: erro r: conflicting types for `nv_alloc_pages' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.h:343: error : previous declaration of `nv_alloc_pages' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2667: erro r: conflicting types for `nv_free_pages' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.h:344: error : previous declaration of `nv_free_pages' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2765: erro r: conflicting types for `nv_lock_rm' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.h:335: error : previous declaration of `nv_lock_rm' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2785: erro r: conflicting types for `nv_unlock_rm' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.h:336: error : previous declaration of `nv_unlock_rm' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2799: erro r: conflicting types for `nv_lock_heap' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.h:337: error : previous declaration of `nv_lock_heap' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2809: erro r: conflicting types for `nv_unlock_heap' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.h:338: error : previous declaration of `nv_unlock_heap' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2825: erro r: conflicting types for `nv_post_event' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.h:353: error : previous declaration of `nv_post_event' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2863: erro r: conflicting types for `nv_get_event' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.h:354: error : previous declaration of `nv_get_event' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2906: erro r: conflicting types for `nv_agp_init' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.h:346: error : previous declaration of `nv_agp_init' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2968: erro r: conflicting types for `nv_agp_teardown' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.h:347: error : previous declaration of `nv_agp_teardown' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:3009: erro r: conflicting types for `nv_agp_translate_address' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.h:348: error : previous declaration of `nv_agp_translate_address' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:3041: erro r: conflicting types for `nv_int10h_call' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.h:341: error : previous declaration of `nv_int10h_call' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:3050: erro r: conflicting types for `nv_start_rc_timer' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.h:350: error : previous declaration of `nv_start_rc_timer' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:3071: erro r: conflicting types for `nv_stop_rc_timer' /tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.h:351: error : previous declaration of `nv_stop_rc_timer' make[2]: *** [/tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv/n v.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [/tmp/selfgz4556/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0/usr/src/nv] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.4-54.5' make: *** [module] Error 2 -> Error. ERROR: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module. ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux driver download page at www.nvidia.com. ******************************************************************* I know I'm not the only one who has the issue, and I hack a bit on the kernel so I need to have the nvidia module built for my custom kernels. I've tried playing with the installer a bit but still cannot get past the errors above. I'm wondering if anyone has come up with a solution or maybe I can even modify the nvidia.sh SuSE provides in /lib/modules/scripts to allow me to use a custom kernel. Any suggestions, much appreciated. Regards, Nick Bargnesi "Some people have told me they don't think a fat penguin really embodies the grace of Linux, which just tells me they have never seen a angry penguin charging at them in excess of 100 mph. They'd be a lot more careful about what they say if they had." -Linus Torvalds

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jakarta-tomcat installation problem v9.0
by Doug Cates 05 Jun '04

05 Jun '04

Hi, I'm trying to install jakarta-tomcat using yast2 on SuSE Linux 9.0 on a AMD64 box, and can't because I'm told that sdk1.2.x is required and not available. What am I missing? Many thanks, Doug doug(a)moximedia.com

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How does LD_ASSUME_KERNEL work on SuSE Linux?
by Paul C. Leopardi 04 Jun '04

04 Jun '04

Hi all, Do Ulrich Drepper's notes on LD_ASSUME_KERNEL http://people.redhat.com/~drepper/assumekernel.html apply to SuSE Linux? If not, how does LD_ASSUME_KERNEL work? I've tried using readelf -n on various libraries and it always comes up empty. The command eu-readelf apparently does not exist. Also, is this thread still relevant: http://sources.redhat.com/ml/libc-hacker/2003-06/msg00032.html Does LD_ASSUME_KERNEL with 32-bit libraries work differently from LD_ASSUME_KERNEL with 64-bit libraries? Best regards

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Apache and PHP
by Yoed Anis 04 Jun '04

04 Jun '04

Hi, Getting Apache to work with PHP seems almost impossible on a 64bit system if you are trying to do it by source. So I'm using the RPMs :) However I am getting this problem: PHP will not use its extensions anymore! After the initial install of SuSE 9.1 PHP was working well with its extensions, now I can't ever get sessions_start() to work without an error. The php.ini file has the extensions, the extensions are there. The only thing I did - I haven't touched php - was trying to get SSL to work with Apache 2 (I failed at this task, anyone have luck or clue how to do this?). How can I get PHP back to recongize its extensions? Thanks for your support, Yoed

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advise to upgrade my java devpt workstation to desktop amd64 or opteron amd64
by slava zimine 04 Jun '04

04 Jun '04

Hi to al & esp to Andreas Jaeger I'm seeking for advise to upgrade my workstation to amd64 platform. OS: suse 9.1 main usage: (ejb/servlet swt gui java development ) typical session load: Eclipse-gtk, or Websphere Dev Studio + Jboss or WebSphere App Server or Tomcat + oracle & mysql dbs + vmware sometimes (with XP loaded ) Question: 1. what proc to choose ? 1 desktop Amd Athlon 64 3400 (2.2 GHz) or 2 x amd opteron 242 ( 1.6 Ghz) Are there java performance gains when using opterons which will justify +300$ price difference apart from a reason from sun that it will ship a jvm tuned specifically for amd64 opteron? 2. 1 or 2 Gig RAM Memory ? on my current ahtlon 1400 , 768 Meg Ram the WebSphere App Server takes almost 1.5 min to boot. I'd like to decrease this time . Thank you for you comments. slz

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SuSE9/AMD64/KDE: Can't move window to another desktop
by M. Ranjit Mathews 04 Jun '04

04 Jun '04

Clicking on the top left corner of a window, selecting "To Desktop" and selecting a different desktop from the next menu has no effect. This worked on SuSE8.2/IA32.

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