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Info about suse 9.2
by Sauro Cesaretti 27 May '05

27 May '05

Hi all, I tried to install suse 9.2 but unfortunately when the installation started it didn't find my display braille. I have a baum displayand I tried with all modes of it but it doesn't work. Are there other parameters to specify at startup? Because I selected only installation at startup menu. How can I resolve this problem? Thanks in advance for reply Yours Sincerely Sauro Cesaretti

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Suse Linux 9.3 pro
by Werner Rupp 23 May '05

23 May '05

Hi, ich versuche, Suse Linux 9.3 pro zu installieren. Die Handy Tech-Zeile wurde beim Start der Installation nicht erkannt. Auch nach der Installation wird die Zeile nicht angesprochen. Von einem Windows-Rechner kann ich mich auch nicht mit cygwinssh an Linux anmelden (time out). Ping reagiert. Ich bin Linux-Anfänger und mir fehlen vielleicht grundlegende Infos. Nun einige Fragen: Das Setup von CD startet mit einem Menü, welches standardmäßig nach einiger Zeit mein Windows von der Festplatte startet. Der Menüpunkt darunter ist die Linux-Installation, den ich ausgewählt hatte. Ist dies der richtige Weg? An welcher Stelle sollte die Brailleerkennung stattfinden? Bereits beim ersten Menü oder später? Wie ist dies zu erkennen? Liegt es an den Einstellungen der Firewall, dass ich mich mit cygwinssh nicht anmelden kann? In der 9.3 ist Gnopernikus enthalten. Wo gibt es eine Anleitung, wie Gnopernikus zu starten ist? Grüße Werner Rupp

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Printing from SuSE 9.0 Client to Windows Print Server
by Krisnanto 19 May '05

19 May '05

Hi Masters, We just migrate our frontend users from Windows to Linux using SuSE 9.0 Temporarily, we use Linux (Red Hat 9.0 Professional) as our Print Server. Now we want to use W2K as our print server, because we have so many problem using Linux as Print Server (hang, slow response time,etc).Will this solve our printing problem ? and how can we possibly do this ? please explain step by step technique. Thank you, i am looking forward to your reply. Kris

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Re: [suse-blinux] Accessibility removed
by don gentner 18 May '05

18 May '05

Hi Gordon, I have some good news. I called Novell and was able to talk to one of Novell's Linux Tech's and he helped me check out Suse 9.3 Professional from there Web site and we found that blinux is still a package in Suse 9.3. They have not removed it. Blinux is a package in there Hardware Package Group of Packages and called SBL. The package is not installed by default but is on the Suse 9.3 CD's and DVD's and can be installed by Yast. I went to one of my Suse computers and started up Yast and went to Software and then Install Software and then did a search in Hardware Package Groups for SBL and there it is. You can check the box and then Yast will ask for the Suse CD or DVD and it will install the package. Now I know this is not going to be easy for you because you can't point and click your way through all of this as I was able to. But the blinux Package is still in Suse and I think its an upgraded program because its SBL 2.2 . The bad news is that Novell doesn't offer support for blinux so you can't call a Novell tech for help. You will have to get help from someone who has installed and worked with this package or from a Linux users group that can help you find someone with help. I konw this is not going to be easy but there is hope that with the right kind of help that it is possible. Now that we know that it's in 9.3, I will try to help you find someone who has experience with configuring it. It would be great if you could find someone close to you who could help you install the SBL Package and then see what happens after you install and re-boot. I will see if anyone in a Linux users group around here has any experience with blimux. Don --- Gordon Smith <gordon(a)tft-bbs.co.uk> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi. Well, I managed to get SUSE 9.3 installed this > morning. Sadly, however, > it seems that the commitment to making SUSE > accessible right from the ground up > has disappeared, along with the acquisition of the > operatingg system by Novell. > Unless there is something I have missed, the > installation is now totally > inaccessible to blind people. This, from my > perspective at least, is a huge > step backwards. Since, now that I have it > installed, I can't do anything with > it. I can't even change any settings, because I > have no access to the KDE > desktop. So unless this changes in some way, looks > like SUSE was indeed a > waste of money, and is now dead in the water for > blind people. It may be > useful once you get it installed with accessibility > options enabled. But there > doesn't seem to be any easy method of doing that. > The requests for help from > SUSE themselves have so far been totally ignored. > In other words, I've hit a > brick wall which, it seems, there's no way around. > At least Redhat went out of > their way to compile kernels which give > accessibility from the ground up. Ah > well, come back Fedora ... all's forgiven. But > unless things change radically > again for the better, looks like I'll just have to > put SUSE down to experience, > and move on. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGP 8.1 > Comment: A Member Of The TFT BBS Digital Security > Initiative > > iQA/AwUBQn9OyT1/+g3FKWpGEQLIewCgyIQ2w46YYK3q6DLFG4Ll19VcPnUAoIjp > qs+iWx9/skxUDjLZNA/17+ZU > =10Sd > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > -- > Um sich von der Liste abzumelden schreiben Sie bitte > eine Mail an die > Adresse, die im Kopf hinter dem > List-Unsubscribe-Eintrag zu finden ist. > Um eine Liste aller verf�gbaren Kommandos zu > bekommen, schicken > Sie eine Mail an: > suse-blinux-help(a)suse.com > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail

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Accessibility removed
by Gordon Smith 09 May '05

09 May '05

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi. Well, I managed to get SUSE 9.3 installed this morning. Sadly, however, it seems that the commitment to making SUSE accessible right from the ground up has disappeared, along with the acquisition of the operatingg system by Novell. Unless there is something I have missed, the installation is now totally inaccessible to blind people. This, from my perspective at least, is a huge step backwards. Since, now that I have it installed, I can't do anything with it. I can't even change any settings, because I have no access to the KDE desktop. So unless this changes in some way, looks like SUSE was indeed a waste of money, and is now dead in the water for blind people. It may be useful once you get it installed with accessibility options enabled. But there doesn't seem to be any easy method of doing that. The requests for help from SUSE themselves have so far been totally ignored. In other words, I've hit a brick wall which, it seems, there's no way around. At least Redhat went out of their way to compile kernels which give accessibility from the ground up. Ah well, come back Fedora ... all's forgiven. But unless things change radically again for the better, looks like I'll just have to put SUSE down to experience, and move on. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 8.1 Comment: A Member Of The TFT BBS Digital Security Initiative iQA/AwUBQn9OyT1/+g3FKWpGEQLIewCgyIQ2w46YYK3q6DLFG4Ll19VcPnUAoIjp qs+iWx9/skxUDjLZNA/17+ZU =10Sd -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: [suse-blinux] Boot Issues Revisited
by don gentner 08 May '05

08 May '05

Hi Gordon, The best way to fix your problem is to reload Suse 9.3. What you should first do is hit the F2 or Delete key when you first start up your computer to get into the bios setup so you can set up the boot order to boot to the CD Drive first. It may be set up to boot to the Hard drive first so it does not get to the CD Drive to boot to Install Suse 9.3. I hope this is clear. The boot order has to be set to boot to Cd first to install. This should fix your problem. Suse 9.3 is a great Operating System. Don Gentner --- Gordon Smith <gordon(a)tft-bbs.co.uk> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi. A while ago I reported a boot issue with SUSE > 9.3, whereby I'm just > getting a grub prompt. Someone replied, saying this > is a menu. Not here it > isn't. It's just a prompt with a flashing cursor. > I've only just got sighted > help to check this out. No matter what I do from > the GRUB prompt, I get an > error on screen. This is definitely not the way > that the previous versions of > SUSE installers worked. Is there anywhere I can > download the installation and > administration manuals, as in the printed editions? > Those are currently > inaccessible and if I can't download them I may have > to waste hours scanning > them, <smile>. But I have to say that my initial > comments on what little I've > seen of SUSE 9.3, what a waste of money ... won't > even boot into the installer > on the bootable CD. I hope this isn't a sign of > things to come, now that Novel > has its hands on the product. > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGP 8.1 > Comment: A Member Of The TFT BBS Digital Security > Initiative > > iQA/AwUBQnmH1j1/+g3FKWpGEQKatgCgj3q7nfRV8hULYjbQE7tf8l6mwwcAn3WZ > sI6phPAgVBeDw+gvV5/qBObs > =Vc9d > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > -- > Um sich von der Liste abzumelden schreiben Sie bitte > eine Mail an die > Adresse, die im Kopf hinter dem > List-Unsubscribe-Eintrag zu finden ist. > Um eine Liste aller verf�gbaren Kommandos zu > bekommen, schicken > Sie eine Mail an: > suse-blinux-help(a)suse.com > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail

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Boot Issues Revisited
by Gordon Smith 05 May '05

05 May '05

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi. A while ago I reported a boot issue with SUSE 9.3, whereby I'm just getting a grub prompt. Someone replied, saying this is a menu. Not here it isn't. It's just a prompt with a flashing cursor. I've only just got sighted help to check this out. No matter what I do from the GRUB prompt, I get an error on screen. This is definitely not the way that the previous versions of SUSE installers worked. Is there anywhere I can download the installation and administration manuals, as in the printed editions? Those are currently inaccessible and if I can't download them I may have to waste hours scanning them, <smile>. But I have to say that my initial comments on what little I've seen of SUSE 9.3, what a waste of money ... won't even boot into the installer on the bootable CD. I hope this isn't a sign of things to come, now that Novel has its hands on the product. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 8.1 Comment: A Member Of The TFT BBS Digital Security Initiative iQA/AwUBQnmH1j1/+g3FKWpGEQKatgCgj3q7nfRV8hULYjbQE7tf8l6mwwcAn3WZ sI6phPAgVBeDw+gvV5/qBObs =Vc9d -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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