April 2006 - openSUSE AMD64 - openSUSE Mailing Lists

problems with installation of Tcl/Tk on my x86_64 laptop
by Maura Edeweiss Monville 19 Apr '06

19 Apr '06

Please, take a look at the installation procedure appended to this e-mail. It is standard for Tcl/Tk I launched on my x86_64 laptop. It failed with an incompatibility error. It looks like it cannot find the adequate 64-bit library for X11 and rejects the X11 which is standard for 32-bit. How can I get around this problem ? I need probably to force compilation for 32-bit because th Tcl/Tk will be used for creating a GUI from the Monte Carlo code which is 32-bit. By the way, I got the CERNLIB installed on my laptop... at least the installation procedure completed error-free. Thank you for all your help, Maura cc -pipe -rdynamic tkAppInit.o \ -L/home/mokhov/restricted/mars15/TCLTK/tmpdir/tk8.3.2/unix -ltk8.3 \ -L/home/mokhov/restricted/mars15/TCLTK/tmpdir/tcl8.3.2/unix -ltcl8.3 -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11 -ldl -lieee -lm -lc -Wl,-rpath,/home/mokhov/restricted/mars15/linux/lib:/usr/X11R6/lib -o wish /usr/lib64/gcc-lib/x86_64-suse-linux/3.3.5/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so when searching for -lX11 /usr/lib64/gcc-lib/x86_64-suse-linux/3.3.5/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.a when searching for -lX11 /usr/lib64/gcc-lib/x86_64-suse-linux/3.3.5/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/bin/ld: cannot find -lX11 collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make: *** [wish] Error 1 ************************************************************************ * installation procedure begins here * ************************************************************************ #!/bin/sh set -e RM=/bin/rm SED=/bin/sed MV=/bin/mv MAKE=make TCLVER=8.3.2 TKVER=8.3.2 #CCOPT="-V -verbose=all -g" CCOPT="-O" # -V -verbose=all" STARTDIR=`pwd` OSTYPE=`uname -s` TMPDIR=tmpdir INSTALLDIR=/home/mokhov/restricted/mars15 #INSTALLDIR=/afs/fnal.gov/files/home/room1/mokhov/restricted/mars15 echo $OSTYPE if [ $OSTYPE = SunOS ]; then XINC=/usr/openwin/include XLIB=/usr/openwin/lib INSTALLDIR=$INSTALLDIR/sun elif [ $OSTYPE = IRIX64 ]; then XINC=/usr/include XLIB=/usr/lib INSTALLDIR=$INSTALLDIR/irix elif [ $OSTYPE = AIX ]; then XINC=/usr/include XLIB=/usr/lib INSTALLDIR=$INSTALLDIR/aix elif [ $OSTYPE = OSF1 ]; then XINC=/usr/include XLIB=/usr/lib INSTALLDIR=$INSTALLDIR/dec elif [ $OSTYPE = Linux ]; then XINC=/usr/include XLIB=/usr/X11R6/lib INSTALLDIR=$INSTALLDIR/linux else echo "System is unknown !" exit 1 fi echo $INSTALLDIR if [ -d $TMPDIR ]; then $RM -rf $TMPDIR fi mkdir $TMPDIR cd $TMPDIR gunzip -dc ../tcl$TCLVER.tar.gz | tar xvvf - cd $STARTDIR pwd cd $TMPDIR/tcl$TCLVER/unix ./configure --disable-shared --prefix=$INSTALLDIR --with-x --x-includes=$XINC --x-libraries=$XLIB $SED s/-O/"$CCOPT"/ Makefile > Makefile.edited $MV -f Makefile.edited Makefile $MAKE $MAKE install cd $STARTDIR cd $TMPDIR gunzip -dc ../tk$TKVER.tar.gz | tar xvvf - cd $STARTDIR cd $TMPDIR/tk$TKVER/unix ./configure --disable-shared --prefix=$INSTALLDIR --with-x --x-includes=$XINC --x-libraries=$XLIB $SED s/-O/"$CCOPT"/ Makefile > Makefile.edited $MV -f Makefile.edited Makefile $MAKE $MAKE install cd $STARTDIR $RM -rf $TMPDIR exit 0 ************************************************************************ * installation procedure ends here * ************************************************************************ A

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Hardware advice for upgrade.
by John 19 Apr '06

19 Apr '06

I would appreciate some advice on moving up.... I have been using SuSE on our home systems since V7.x and although I worked in I.T. I am now semi- retired and haven't upgraded our systems for some years. Needless to say using older Celeron based systems can be extremely frustrating to say the least. We run our network 24/7 and operate our own mail server via a broadband connection, We have been using SuSE 9.2, and after getting the new hardware I intend to do a new install of SuSE 10.0 ,or 10.1 I have been doing a lot of reading, googling and general preparation for making the changes and will be building the system myself. I expect the changeover to have a dramatic improvement in speed and user pleasure, and I will do the diplomatic thing and replace my wife's system first. Wife's machine is used for the usual email, OpenOffice functions, surfing, card games etc. but she also wants to be able to work with her photo's. Presently she uses Digikam and is learning Gimp. So the graphics are important. I would appreciate any comments on the following to assist me with deciding the final configuration.. 1. I would like to move to an AMD 64 processor and gather that I can use the 64 bit version without any issues and that 32 bit programs will still run OK. is that correct? 2. I am going with a 939 socket m/b, my initial preference is Giga-Byte (eg GA-K8N Pro-SLI, GA-K8N-SLI) as I have had reliable service from three GB boards for over 5 years. . Tyan are out of my price range but I would be interested in other mid range suggestions that work reliably with SuSE. 3. The CPU I am considering is the AMD Athlon 64 3200+ or 3700+ San Diego, there is a reasonable price difference between these and a cache of 512 or 1mb. Would there be a significant difference with the 3700+ given the nature of the usage mentioned (photos). 4. I would install a minimum of 1Gb ram or should we look at 2Gb. 5. Where I would appreciate some advice is on the graphics side, graphic cards to date have only been an early Nvidea PCI with 64kb, and a later upgrade to an AGP ATI Radeon 9200 with 128Kb. What would be a reasonable choice for a graphics card to give her a real benefit in handling photos? I can't see the need for two SLI x16 cards, however given only a small difference in m/b pricing If there is scope for two Nvidea cards it wouldn't matter. 6. I am also looking at cases, we are in australia and our summers here can get quite warm so I am looking at effective cooling and quiet (no water systems thanks) with reasonable styling and installation with minimum screws. I am considering the Thermaltake Soprano, Silverstone TJ06 or an Antec case (without the side windows). Any comments and advice would be appreciated. John Any comments appreciated __________ This email has been delivered safely via the services of Internode.

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Re: Suse kernel update and 9550 controller
by Andy 18 Apr '06

18 Apr '06

No I found no solution. I didn't made the kernel update... because I thought that this problem may occur. Somehow there must be a posibility to write the raid driver after the kernel update... but I don't know how. Regards, Andy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Crane" <Richard.Crane(a)haskins.yale.edu> To: "Andy" <frum(a)ar-sd.net> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 7:17 PM Subject: Suse kernel update and 9550 controller > You wrote in the [suse-amd64] list : >> From: Andy (frum_at_ar-sd.net) >> Date: Tue Feb 14 2006 - 11:19:03 CE >> Subject: [suse-ia64] Re: [suse-amd64] Sata Raid Controller for 64 bit? >> Hi to all, >> >> I got the 9550SX-4LP. It works great. OS: Suse 10. >> The only thing I had to do is a firmware update to the controller and to >> specify the drivers at Suse installation. >> >> Now, I read about some problems when updating Suse ... more exactly a >> kernel >> update, that the drives are not seen anymore after a reboot. > This problem has happened to me -- do you have any more details? I have > not yet found a fix. > > I have the 9550SX and Suse 10 > > Richard Crane > ------- > Haskins Laboratories / (203) 865-6163 X 275 / FAX (203) 865-8963 > 300 George Street/New Haven, CT 06511 > > >

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HOW-TO generate 32-bit code on a 64-bit machine
by Maura Edeweiss Monville 18 Apr '06

18 Apr '06

My laptop has a AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3700+, Architecture is x86_64. My problem is that I have to compile a code that will then be linked to pre-compile binaries produced on 32-bit machines. In short, everything must be compiled to generate 32-bit code for the sake of compatibility. I was suggested to prefix the command "linux32". I've tried and played around with the above command. Here are the results: mauede@linux:~> uname -m x86_64 mauede@linux:~> linux32 bash mauede@linux:~> uname -m i686 mauede@linux:~> source ~/bin/gcc-4.1 /* establishes gcc 4.1 as the default gcc in the shell where the script is sourced */ mauede@linux:~> uname -m i686 I have recently succeeded at installing the CERN library. The 1st step of the provided installation procedure un-gzips and un-tars all the source files, then creates the lib structure, generates all the necessary Makefiles, and finally execs the Makefiles at each structure level, therefore creating the library functions. The problem I'm facing is that if I run such a procedure "as is" on my 64-bit laptop, then by default the invoked compilers (gcc, g++, f77), no matter their version, will generate code for my system, that is for a 64-bit processor. But I do need to generate 32-bit code. I wonder if I run the CERLIB installation procedure AFTER launching the linux32 bash ... something like: mauede@linux:~> linux32 bash mauede@linux:~> ./start_cern /* CERNLIB installation procedure */ then all the compilers (gcc, f77, g++) invoked by "start_cern" will see the processor being emulated, that is i686 rather than the true processor x86_64, therefore they automatically will, hopefully, geneate 32-bit code WITHOUT setting any flag and/or option ... ???? .... I might be insane ..... If this is not the case then I will have to split the native CERNLIB installation procedure e manually force the proper options/flags in order to generate code for a 32-bit machine.... a pain ... Thank you very much for your help, Maura

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wireless
by Gustavo Dutra 15 Apr '06

15 Apr '06

Hi, Recently bought a trendnet wireless network card(TEW-421PC-rev b1), based on 88w8335 libertas chip. Has anyone managed to make it work on 64 bits? I know that it only has 32 bits drivers :(, and with ndiswrapper works fine on 32 bits. Thanks in advance...

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RE: [suse-amd64] Hardware advice for upgrade.
by Phil Betts 14 Apr '06

14 Apr '06

John wrote on Wednesday, April 05, 2006 5:42 AM:: > I would appreciate some advice on moving up.... I've only just had chance to read this, but since nobody else has responded, I thought I'd chip in. > Wife's machine is used for the usual email, OpenOffice functions, > surfing, card games etc. but she also wants to be able to work with > her photo's. > Presently she uses Digikam and is learning Gimp. So the graphics are > important. > > I would appreciate any comments on the following to assist me with > deciding the final configuration.. > > 1. I would like to move to an AMD 64 processor and gather that I can > use the 64 bit version without any issues and that 32 bit programs > will still run OK. is that correct? Yes. Building applications can sometimes be tricky, but running them is fine. > 2. I am going with a 939 socket m/b, my initial preference is > Giga-Byte (eg GA-K8N Pro-SLI, GA-K8N-SLI) as I have had reliable > service from three GB boards for over 5 years. . Tyan are out of my > price range but I would be interested in other mid range suggestions > that work reliably with SuSE. I'm happy with my ASUS A8N SLI Premium, but others on this list have questioned the quality control and customer support at ASUS, whereas I can't recall hearing a bad word about Gigabyte. > 3. The CPU I am considering is the AMD Athlon 64 3200+ or 3700+ San > Diego, there is a reasonable price difference between these and a > cache of 512 or 1mb. Would there be a significant difference with the > 3700+ given the nature of the usage mentioned (photos). Most image processing algorithms are CPU & memory intensive, so you probably want the best you can afford. > 4. I would install a minimum of 1Gb ram or should we look at 2Gb. I'd definitely recommend 2G (at least). Both Gimp and Firefox eat memory. If it's down to a choice between the better CPU or more memory, I'd go for the memory every time. Just one unnecessary disk access can easily wipe out any gains made by having a faster CPU. You want to aim for keeping 100% of your active apps and their data in RAM so that only idle apps are swapped out. > 5. Where I would appreciate some advice is on the graphics side, > graphic cards to date have only been an early Nvidea PCI with 64kb, > and a later upgrade to an AGP ATI Radeon 9200 with 128Kb. What would > be a reasonable choice for a graphics card to give her a real benefit > in handling photos? I can't see the need for two SLI x16 cards, > however given only a small difference in m/b pricing If there is > scope for two Nvidea cards it wouldn't matter. For photo processing, you don't need a fast card. The work is usually done by the CPU. It would be possible to use graphics hardware to speed up some 2D operations, but AFAIK Gimp doesn't do this. Unless you plan to run 3D software such as games, Blender, or perhaps an XGL desktop, you should be fine with just about any PCI-X card. > 6. I am also looking at cases, we are in australia and our summers > here can get quite warm so I am looking at effective cooling and > quiet (no water systems thanks) with reasonable styling and > installation with minimum screws. I am considering the Thermaltake > Soprano, Silverstone TJ06 or an Antec case (without the side > windows). I'm happy with my Jeantech Apollo. There are lots of fans but it's quieter than my previous box that had just one. Because the airflow is so efficient, each fan can run slower. The case is a mostly screwless design. One of the nicest features for me is that the hard-drive bay runs across the case, so it's really easy to swap drives in & out. Also, there is a nice big case fan blowing right into the drive bay. Another good feature that's not obvious from the photo on their website is an extra pop-up fan on the top which is great if you're gaming and need to get rid of a lot more heat than normal. Being at the top, it's particularly good at extracting the hot air. Phil -- Please ignore the following hogwash added by my employers... ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the H.E Information Systems Ltd. Tel: 0161 866 9066 Web: www.heis.co.uk This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.clearswift.com **********************************************************************

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where's 10.1 RC1 ?
by Ryan Biltz 12 Apr '06

12 Apr '06

Isn't it supposed to be out today?...Anyone know what's going on? I'm just wondering. Thanks. --ryan

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Warn log
by Camaleón 11 Apr '06

11 Apr '06

Hello, I am receiving the following warnings at warn log every time the system starts. Any info regarding how to avoid them is appreciated. SuSE Linux 10.0 x86_64 smp is running on a dual xeon 64 server, so I cannot guess what powersave comes into scene: master[6105] setrlimit: unable to set file descriptors limit to -1: Operation not permited master[6105] retrying with 1024 (current max) master[6105] error registering service with slp -20 master[6105] error registering service with slp -20 master[6105] error registering service with slp -20 kernel [ACPI-0212] warning: device is not power manegeable [powersave] error: (CPUFreq_userspace:42) Could not set user_space governor, seems as if cpufreq_userspace is not loaded [powersave] error: (read_line:43) Could not open file for reading '/sys/devices/system/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_available_frequencies' [powersave] error: (read_line:43) Could not open file for reading '/sys/devices/system/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_min_freq' [powersave] error: (read_line:82) Could not read value in file '/sys/devices/system/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_min_freq': error: no such file or directory [powersave] error: (read_line:43) Could not open file for reading '/sys/devices/system/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_max_freq' [powersave] error: (read_line:82) Could not read value in file '/sys/devices/system/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_max_freq' error: no such file or directory [powersave] warning (getminmaxspeeds:349) speedstepping not supported! was the correct cpufreq module loaded? [powersave] warning (initfreqsviatestinf:377) could not read min and max speed [powersave] error (pm_interface:231) cannot create cpufreq objects kernel[shpchp] shpcinit:shpc_cap_offset=0 kernel[shpchp] shpcinit:shpc_cap_offset=0 kernel[shpchp] shpcinit:shpc_cap_offset=0 kernel[shpchp] shpcinit:shpc_cap_offset=0 kernel hdd:packet command error: status 0x51 {driveready seekcomplete error } kernel hdd:packet command error: 0x50 {lastfailedsense=0x05} kernel ide: failed opcode was unknown kernel end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 kernel end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 kernel end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 kernel end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 Greetings -- Camaleón

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YOU problem with delta file last two days
by Mike 11 Apr '06

11 Apr '06

Hi - The last two days, I've had a problem with YOU not working correctly. It gets the update list (I've tried reloading all patches, no change) and then fails near the end of the update with the message: ERROR(You:Error parsing patch description.) Error parsing 'Deltas' attribute. Line ' xorg-x11-server-6.8.2-100_100.4.i586.delta.rpm 245406 3ad5216c49cc61665280daa091d520e8 xorg-x11-server-6.8.2-100 1126567701 3e051563544c6ffdf167c19a999566c4' doesn't have form 'filename size md5sum name-edition-release buildtime srcmd5sum seq'. Anybody else seeing this? Any ideas?

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Failure to configure on 10.0
by Caisa Persdotter 07 Apr '06

07 Apr '06

I just got myself an AMD64 computer and have run into some problems. When I try ./configure prior to compiling a program I get the following message " checking build system type... admin/config.guess: unable to guess system type This script, last modified 2003-06-17, has failed to recognize the operating system you are using. It is advised that you download the most up to date version of the config scripts from ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/config/ If the version you run (admin/config.guess) is already up to date, please send the following data and any information you think might be pertinent to <config-patches(a)gnu.org> in order to provide the needed information to handle your system. config.guess timestamp = 2003-06-17 uname -m = x86_64 uname -r = 2.6.13-15.8-default uname -s = Linux uname -v = #1 Tue Feb 7 11:07:24 UTC 2006 /usr/bin/uname -p = /bin/uname -X = hostinfo = /bin/universe = /usr/bin/arch -k = /bin/arch = x86_64 /usr/bin/oslevel = /usr/convex/getsysinfo = UNAME_MACHINE = x86_64 UNAME_RELEASE = 2.6.13-15.8-default UNAME_SYSTEM = Linux UNAME_VERSION = #1 Tue Feb 7 11:07:24 UTC 2006 configure: error: cannot guess build type; you must specify one " What shall I do to make configure to work?

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