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Re: Re: [suse-amd64] Re: [SLE] Giving up on 64-bit Linux for now
by me＠prestoncrawford.com 18 Sep '04

18 Sep '04

I built my system with a new power supply. An Antec Sonota with a True Blue 380W power supply. So that couldn't be the cause of my problems, could it? I'll check the BIOS update when I get home. Preston ----- Original Message ----- From: Sid Boyce To: suse-amd64(a)suse.com Sent: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 00:46:53 +0100 Subject: Re: [suse-amd64] Re: [SLE] Giving up on 64-bit Linux for now Örn Hansen wrote: > lördag 18 september 2004 01:04 skrev Sid Boyce: > >>I installed 9.0 x86_64 (reiserfs) then upgraded to 9.1 when it came out, >>Acer Aspire 1501LCe laptop with XP3000+/512M/Radeon 9600 video/USB stuff >>such as webcam, kodak camera DX3600, serial, sound apps like skype etc. >>No problems with SuSE except building some packages where it will >>happily link with 64-bit libs then go off to the 32-bit libs looking for >>a library that is only a 64-bit one. Kernel builds have been fine, >>currently running 2.6.9-rc2-mm1 and -bk kernels before that. >>Some motherboards are fussy about memory, a good idea would be to test >>out using 9,1 x86 and if the problem is still there, then look at the >>hardware as a possible source of trouble. I got a new 32-bit Asus >>motherboard and XP2600+, both turned out to be bad and caused hangs and >>filesystem corruptions. > > > I had a few hangups here, on my system ... first was due to the BIOS, which > was solved when I upgraded. Had to do with DMA, which need to be or the > system will be significantly slower. Second, I've had a few apparent > freezes ... which are mostly the system just locking itself for a few > seconds, or longer and than coming back to life. Otherwise, SuSE 9.1 has > worked marvelously for me since it came out. My system is an MSI NEO, AMD64 > 3000+ with 512Mb memory. After reading a bit, I came across that a possible > scenario for hangups is the power supply. If it's flaky, it can cause power > drop to the cpu which will stop working properly ... something to look out > for, if you built your system on an older box, with new Mobo + Cpu. > > Mvh, > Örn Good point, I also installed an adequate Power Supply (450W) and the largest available CPU heatsink for the XP3000+. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce .... Hamradio G3VBV and keen Flyer =====LINUX ONLY USED HERE===== -- Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe For additional commands, email: suse-amd64-help(a)suse.com

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Re: [SLE] Giving up on 64-bit Linux for now
by Sid Boyce 17 Sep '04

17 Sep '04

Joe Morris (NTM) wrote: > me(a)prestoncrawford.com wrote: > >> SuSE, unfortunately, though, is all binary as we all know. And >> for whatever reason the binary packages they've put together for >> Athlon 64 are very flakey. At >> least they were for me. Very frustrating. I wanted to run this in >> 64-bit mode, but not if I can't >> update the kernel, etc. Not if my filesystem continually gets mangled. >> I don't know what's going >> on. >> >> > My install went very smoothly, and my learning curve on the 64 bit has > been a good experience. I haven't seen the problems of which you > speak. What file system did you use? I chose ext3. Been using ext3 > since 7.3 IIRC with no problems. FWIW, most problems I have seen /read > about were usually BIOS problems. Do you have the latest BIOS for the > MB? There is an amd64 list (suse-amd64(a)suse.com) that has some very > knowledgeable people. If you gave more info you might get some good > help there. HTH > I installed 9.0 x86_64 (reiserfs) then upgraded to 9.1 when it came out, Acer Aspire 1501LCe laptop with XP3000+/512M/Radeon 9600 video/USB stuff such as webcam, kodak camera DX3600, serial, sound apps like skype etc. No problems with SuSE except building some packages where it will happily link with 64-bit libs then go off to the 32-bit libs looking for a library that is only a 64-bit one. Kernel builds have been fine, currently running 2.6.9-rc2-mm1 and -bk kernels before that. Some motherboards are fussy about memory, a good idea would be to test out using 9,1 x86 and if the problem is still there, then look at the hardware as a possible source of trouble. I got a new 32-bit Asus motherboard and XP2600+, both turned out to be bad and caused hangs and filesystem corruptions. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce .... Hamradio G3VBV and keen Flyer =====LINUX ONLY USED HERE=====

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w1100z
by Andy Young 17 Sep '04

17 Sep '04

Hi All Suzy Linux Users, I have SuSE Linux running on a w1100z after a very easy install. I only have SuSE running, so I don't have any experience with partitions. But I wanted to inform the interested the community that SuSE9.1 installs easily on the w1100z. I am using the 64 bit version, of course. After a couple weeks of heavy use, there appear to be no issues associated with the switch to 64 bits with the possibile exception of a couple of terminal settings that only caused problems when using PAM authentication over SSH. SSH is fine otherwise! PAM never works anyhow. To fix this very small problem, I compliled a seconary SSH client on a purely 32 bit linux machine and copied it to my 64 bit machine. As the OS was designed to run 32 bit applications, it ran without a hitch. Applications are running very fast, but the boot time is slow. I have found that boot times with the best hardware is generally slow (RS6000 take > 5 minutes to boot.) Anyhow, if anybody has any problems with the w1100z and SuSE you can try and email me and maybe I can help you. The one last thing that was an issue: I had a difficult time starting the w1100z after plugging it in! The work around was to wake the machine up by manually ejecting the dvd/cd-rom disk tray with a paper clip. DO THIS ONLY IF YOU HAVE FOLLOWED ALL OF THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPER START UP FIRST. AND IF YOU DO THIS, MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE INSERTING THE PAPERCLIP IN THE CORRECT APERTURE FOR MANUAL CD-ROM TRAY EJECTIONS. If you are having start up problems, it is unlikely that it is the same issue that I had, so follow the correct start up procedures first! -Andy __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

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Acrobat reader crashes
by Janis Klava 16 Sep '04

16 Sep '04

After the latest upgrade yesterday, Acrobat reader crashes. Message: Error occurred in rendering Process killed or crashed You might see some errors in the display or it might not work The error messages below are from Ghostscript (gs) and may help identify or correct the problem. Playing with the Ghostscript configuration menu I was able to get it going. However, it continues to crash during scrolling or use. Following error message appeared in window: Error: /rangecheck in --.image3x-- Operand stack: --dict:11/11(L)-- --nostringval-- --dict:4/5(L)-- Execution stack: %interp_exit .runexec2 --nostri ngval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- false 1 %stopped_push 1 3 %oparray_pop 1 3 %oparray_pop 1 3 %oparray_pop .runexec2 --nostringval-- --nostrin gval-- --nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostrin gval-- 1 %stopped_push --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- 1 %stopped_push --nostringval-- --nostr ingval-- %array_continue --nostringval-- false 1 %stopped_push --nostringval-- %loop_continue --nostringval-- 9750 --nostringval-- 3 11 %oparray_pop --nostringval-- --nostringval-- Dictionary stack: --dict:1064/1417(ro)(G)- - --dict:0/20(G)-- --dict:73/200(L)-- --dict:97/127(ro)(G)-- --dict:229/230(ro)(G)-- --dict:19/24(L)-- --dict:4/6(L) -- --dict:20/20(L)-- --dict:11/13(L)-- --dict:1/1(ro)(G)-- --dict:7/8(L)-- Current allocation mode is local ESP Ghostscript 7.07.1 : Unrecoverable error, exit code 1 Janis K.

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Wheres evolution 2.0?
by Joel Wiramu Pauling 16 Sep '04

16 Sep '04

Does anyone have amd64 suse rpm's of evolution 2.0 and dependancys for 9.1 pro. I'm itching to get this into my desktops but all previous attempts at cleanly installing it have failed. Kind regards Joel W New Zealand

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Postgres
by Örn Hansen 15 Sep '04

15 Sep '04

Hi, Has anyone seen or built pgAdmin 3 for SuSE 9.1 amd64? I'm currently using pgaccess, but it requires a bit of hand fiddling since it doesn't provide means to have references when designing fields. mvh, Örn

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Creating SuSE RPMS
by Raimund Eimann 15 Sep '04

15 Sep '04

Hi, can anyone give me a short intro on how to build a SuSE RPM for a package that I have only as tarball or point me to some docs about this? As far as I understand I need to write a SPEC file for this, but I couldn't find anything about typical SuSE SPEC file settings... Cheers, Raimund

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Athlon not running at full speed?
by Gernot Bauer 15 Sep '04

15 Sep '04

Dear Sirs, I saw that my Athlon-64 3400+ is running at 800 MHz all the time (at least the Info-Center is telling me this)... Do I have to switch off apci or how do I set it to full speed? It should be at least 2.2 GHz, or am I wrong? Thank you, Gery

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Re: [suse-amd64] Nvidia on Shuttle SN85G4V2, X hangs every other cold boot
by Edwin Heath 15 Sep '04

15 Sep '04

Hi Gerhard, I had a bit of a dig about and it looks like YOU will only give me 1.0-5332 (I tried YOU "update" a few times for the driver) I've just downloaded NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-6111-pkg2.run from nvidia's site but before I try manually installing this, is there a way of forcing Yast to use 6111? Thanks Ed On Tue, 2004-09-14 at 08:12, Gerhard den Hollander wrote: > * Edwin Heath <edwin.heath(a)ntlworld.com> (Tue, Sep 14, 2004 at 09:53:52AM +0100) > > Hi Everyone, > > > I'm having problems with the 64bit Nvidia driver, Its nearly working but > > WHICH nvidia driver / > are you using the latest 6106/6111 driver ? > > Currently listening to: ph04-06-18d2t07 > > Gerhard, <faliquid(a)xs4all.nl> == The Acoustic Motorbiker ==

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Nvidia on Shuttle SN85G4V2, X hangs every other cold boot
by Edwin Heath 14 Sep '04

14 Sep '04

Hi Everyone, I'm having problems with the 64bit Nvidia driver, Its nearly working but every other time I switch on the system X hangs with a black screen and I cant Kill X or get in over SSH to see whats going on. If I then Power off the system, there is some brief hard disk activity and the next time I boot, X starts up and runs perfectly. I'm sure this must be a simple fix, I'm guessing there is a failsafe parameter that is used following a poweroff without clean shut down. Either that or resource allocation is different following a poweroff without clean shut down. I've tried looking at the XFree86.log files and dmesg but cant see any clues. Has anyone seen this before? or can anyone tell me where I should be looking. The system is: Suse 9.1 for AMD_64 Shuttle SN85G4V2 with nvidia Nforce 3 chipset AMD 64 3000+ Nvidia FX5200 (by XFX) Maxtor 120Gb SATA Hope you can help. Ed

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