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[opensuse-amd64] Is mapped_base still supported ?
by Nag Raj 27 Dec '06

27 Dec '06

Hi , Can anyone help me to find the following ? Happened to see /proc/<pid>/mapped_base entry in SLES9/10 AMD64 kernels. And it has the default value 1431654400 ( 0x55555000 ). $ cat /proc/29270/mapped_base 1431654400 This entry was introduced in SLES and RH in the past to alter the TASK_UNMAPPED_BASE entry dynamically ( to shift the mmap starting address ). And was effective in 32 bit kernels a lot to get more range for mmaps ( or to create large shared memory area). Not sure, why this entry is still present in SLES kernels and altering this entry doesn't help also ( ie mmap always starts at 0x2a95556000 = TASK_SIZE/3 . Can be verified with a small program and maps entry for the program). Is it a bug ? 1) Either it needs to be removed 2) or needs to be implemented so that users can alter this value ? Thanks in advance , Nagraj. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-amd64] How to build a cluster with 64 bit Opterons and SUSE?
by HG 23 Dec '06

23 Dec '06

Hi! We would like to build a cluster of multiple Opteron based computers. The usage is for scientific computing (multiple scientists running large processes usually at the same time... :-) Mainly computing but also some large flat file access, no DB stuff. Can this be done? (I think it can: http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36371 BMW seems to have done it except with woodcrests and not Opterons). How? Can't find anything really about getting any SUSE version or 2.6 kernel for that matter to work in cluster. Anybody have any experience? Any pointers to resources? Opensourse? Commercial? Whatever? -- HG. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-amd64] VNC on OpenSuse 10.2
by Ben Ladd 21 Dec '06

21 Dec '06

Afternoon all, Open Suse 10.2 is now installed. I have a question about VNC sessions onto the Suse Box using RealVNC viewer. I cannot connect to the same session after disconnecting it like using Windows RealVNC server. This question has popped up a lot in my google searches and there are no answers for these guys! Is it because it is not possible? I use VNC for all my other boxes on my network and this is my first linux machine so it would be good if I could use the same stuff for RAS. How do you set the VNC server in linux to accept reconnection to old sessions? I have tried IPAddress:SessionNo ie: 192.168.0.x:1 and that always starts a new session where you have to log in. Same with ComputerName:SessionNo or just the computername or IPAddress. I'm guessing there are settings to change - but alas, my skills are poo. :) Thanks for any help. Ben _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Messenger has arrived. Click here to download it for free! http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/?locale=en-gb --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-amd64] Mute speakers when connecting headphones
by Jonas Israelsson 19 Dec '06

19 Dec '06

Hello Everyone. Have SuSE 10.2 installed on my Laptop (Acer Ferrari 5000) using KDE. The 'only' problem problem found so far (apart from waiting for the ATI-driver to be released) is that when connecting headphones the internal speakers does not mute. This is a "combined" headphone/SPDIF socket where I believe the muting is SW-controlled. I found some information saying that Kmix should have an option called. <Quote> Switches tab: mute 'Headphone Jack Sense' and 'Line Jack Sense' </Quote> However I do not have any 'Switches tab' at all and wonder if this a side effect of ALSA not being able to fully handle my Sound Card. Each time i boot the machine I see several errors (perhap 50-100 rows) like this : ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:212: hda_codec: invalid dep_range_val 0:7fff ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:212: hda_codec: invalid dep_range_val 0:7fff ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c:590: hda-intel: get_response timeout: IRS=0x10 ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:212: hda_codec: invalid dep_range_val 0:7fff ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:212: hda_codec: invalid dep_range_val 0:7fff ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c:590: hda-intel: get_response timeout: IRS=0x10 ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:212: hda_codec: invalid dep_range_val 0:7fff ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:212: hda_codec: invalid dep_range_val 0:7fff ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c:590: hda-intel: get_response timeout: IRS=0x10 Sound Card: 00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SB450 HDA Audio (rev 01) Just want a second opinion before filing a bug report. TIA. Brgds Jonas Israelsson -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-amd64] Re: [opensuse] How to build a cluster with 64 bit Opterons and SUSE?
by HG 18 Dec '06

18 Dec '06

Hi! On 12/18/06, Jan Engelhardt <jengelh(a)linux01.gwdg.de> wrote: > > On Dec 18 2006 11:24, HG wrote: > >Subject: [opensuse] How to build a cluster with 64 bit Opterons and SUSE? > > > > Hi! > > > > We would like to build a cluster of multiple Opteron based computers. > > The usage is for scientific computing (multiple scientists running > > large processes usually at the same time... :-) Mainly computing but > > also some large flat file access, no DB stuff. > > > > Can this be done? > > (I think it can: http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36371 > > BMW seems to have done it except with woodcrests and not Opterons). > > > > How? Can't find anything really about getting any SUSE version or 2.6 > > kernel for that matter to work in cluster. Anybody have any > > experience? Any pointers to resources? Opensourse? Commercial? > > Whatever? > > It does not take much. Clusters at GWD run some SLES8 with LSF, throw > in some MPICH programs where you need it, and you are all set. > Or were you looking for an OpenMOSIX-style cluster? That would be > a different matter harder to solve. Thanks... I think :-) Sorry, I do have to go and look for MPICH and LSF... as I do not know what those are. OpenMosix... I think I know. Little bit more about the needs: - multiple users (around 12+users) - all running scientific mathematical calculations on software ranging from matlab to self programmed software running with java, python, R, you name it - programs take from few minutes to days to run, usually at least couple of hours - users have hard time to find a "free" CPU/memory So, if we had the calculation servers set up as a cluster, users could find computing resources easily. Or more to the point, they would not have to do that, they just login to the (cluster) server and let the server worry about where it's running their processes. So, I do not know if your terms apply here or not. Altough, I think MPICH sounds like specialized software which we do not have (in that sense at least). -- HG. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-amd64] KDE panel (kicker) crash
by John E. Perry 18 Dec '06

18 Dec '06

I just installed opensuse 10.2 on my Asus K8V-X SE with AMD Athlon 1800 running at 1533 MHz, 768MB, 120G hard drive. I have my drive partitioned with 2G swap, 2G /var, 20G /, and 87G /home. Usually I only burn CD1, abort the installation, and finish installation with the DVD iso in my home directory. This time, CD1 corrupted my grub, so I had to use another computer to burn the other two CD's and reinstall. Things seemed to go well until I logged onto the system after installation, whereupon the crash dialog box came up saying the front panel (kicker) had crashed with a signal 8, and I should notify the appropriate people of a possible bug in the application. All the KDE window manager stuff seems to have disappearted, but X runs fine, and I had a kterm running already, from which I can start, for instance, Konqueror, Firebird, and Thunderbird (which I'm using for this email). I have no application menu, and only the initial basic icons on the single desktop that seems to have survived the crash. I saved the detailed message tab text, and it's attached, in case it can help. How can I get KDE back up again? -- John Perry --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-amd64] Upgrading from 10.0 to 10.2 a Nightmare
by Constantine 'Gus' Fantanas 17 Dec '06

17 Dec '06

Today I received my 10.2 x64 DVD from Cheapbytes. When I tried to upgrade from my 10.0 to 10.2, the dependency checker seemed to hang. Namely, after the dependency window popped, I tried to resolve all dependencies manually. Eventually, I believe I did. Then, after hitting "Accept" to proceed with the upgrade, an ***EMPTY*** dependencies window popped up. Since it showed no dependencies or conflicts, I hit "Cancel" and then "Accept" in the YAST window to proceed. The dependencies window popped up again, empty. From there on, I got stuck in this loop. My original 10.0 x64 was the retail version. Since installing it, I updated several packages via apt-get and smart. (Some of them appeared locked in the YAST window; in one of my iterations, I manually unlocked them, but that did not help as I was caught in the same loop as described above.) The DVD I just got is Opensuse. Could that create a problem? Will I have to install 10.0 from scratch? Should I upgrade to 10.1 first and then 10.2? TIA for your time. -- Running 64-bit Linux on AMD64 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-amd64] 32 bit or 64
by oswin dcunah 12 Dec '06

12 Dec '06

New to Suse Linux,Should I install 32 bit or 64 bit version. PLEASE ADVICE I have AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+ Socket 754 Asrock K8NF4G-SATA2 Nvidia 6600LE 256MB PCI-E 512X2(1GB) Ram 80GB sata hdd are all apps supported under 64 bit like beryl project etc.Also what is the maximum space required to install linux Is 20 GB enough for full installation(programming ,server) and add on apps. -oswin _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Spaces is here! It’s easy to create your own personal Web site. http://spaces.live.com/?mkt=en-in

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[opensuse-amd64] 10.2 64-bit and VMware tools
by HG 11 Dec '06

11 Dec '06

Hi! Just installed 32 bit version 10.2 under VMware (the free server) during weekend. Now I tried to install 64-bit version also. I ran into problems... has anybody done this? My problem is that I can not install the VMware tools. Rpm, installs, but the script doesn't work even as well as it did with 32-bits. (Again, I have installed, gcc, binutils, kernel sources, make.) When I run the vmware-config -script and it tries to compile vmhgfs, I get: "The directory of kernel headers (version @@VMWARE@@ UTS_RELEASE) does not match your running lernel (version 2.6.18.2-34-default). Even if the module were to compile succesfully, it would not load into the running kernel." "What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]" ... and answering with return to that just gets me back into the same loop. And as I can not get by that, the rest of the script isn't run either... and I can not get the VMware Tools installed. What to do? -- HG. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-amd64] sendmail setup
by Mikhail Kuzminsky 10 Dec '06

10 Dec '06

I need to setup sendmail on old SuSE-9.0 for AMD64 installation on Opteron server. sendmail configuration must be extremally simple - for direct send of messages through smtp and for direct accepting of messages via smtp. Unfortunately the SuSE docs I found was very short, so I attempted to send or receive some mail via usual command-line MUA (nail). MTA was setted via Yast for permanent connection. But 1) I found in /var/log/mail that tcpwrapper reject the accepting of messages from particular mail server. There is no information in tcpd that it is used for sendmail also. Is it right that I must modify /etc/hosts.allow for sendmail ? And how ? 2) sending of mail don't works also - the message goes to dead.letter Sorry, what should I also add to suse-linux.m4 (or may be other file) ? Yours Mikhail Kuzminsky --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+help(a)opensuse.org

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