November 2001 - openSUSE Edu - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Installing 7.3
by Giles Nunn 19 Nov '01

19 Nov '01

Has anyone tried out SuSE 7.3 yet? I am having problems installing the professional version. At the end of the install routine it does its normal thing of reboot to enable the install before configuring, but with this version it locks up completely and needs resetting to go any further. I have only tried it on the one PC so far. It is a brand new P3-866 with 512M RAM, an IDE hard drive, and an ATI graphics card? I expect I can get around it manually, but it is annoying and I would like to know if it is likely to be anything I am doing. ____________________________________ Giles Nunn - Network Manager Carms Schools ICT Development Centre Tel: +44 01239 710662 Fax: 710985 ____________________________________

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Samba 2.2.2
by Rob Keeling 18 Nov '01

18 Nov '01

I am trying to integrate SuSe Linux into a NT 4 domain, having read the samba website it seems that with the release of samba 2.2.2 winbond etc is now included as standard, though only source code is available for download. Has anyone tried this? Can anyone let me have a set of binaries? Thankyou for your support! Rob Keeling Network Manager Queen Elizabeth`s Grammar School Ashbourne

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Repeat postings
by Matt Johnson 17 Nov '01

17 Nov '01

Michael, Sorry. Read the post again. It was supposed to be a "It's no hassle to delete a mail. Don't worry about it!". I think you got the wrong end of the stick mate. Sorry if it backfired - I was indirect support. -- Matt __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com

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Repeat postings
by Matt Johnson 16 Nov '01

16 Nov '01

Sorry I was trying to point out that it's causing me little (or no) hassle. Sort of 'Don't worry about it Michael'. Read the post again. Perhaps that backfired. -- Matt __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com

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Repeat postings
by Michael Beddow 16 Nov '01

16 Nov '01

Has anyone any idea why posts I make to this list sometimes appear twice, with occasionally an hour or so between them? I'm certainly not sending them twice, and I don't see this behaviour with any of the many other lists I subscribe to. Michael --------------------------------------------------------- Michael Beddow http://www.mbeddow.net/

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Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Repeat postings
by Edgehill e-mail service 16 Nov '01

16 Nov '01

Strangely enough the double postings don't appear on my machine - and I'm using the original MS Mail reader. Perhaps its a MS thing? Regards, Paul Ellison Edgehill College ---------- > From: Matt Johnson <johnsonmlw(a)yahoo.com> > To: SuSe <suse-linux-uk-schools(a)suse.com> > Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Repeat postings > Date: 16 November 2001 15:59 > > > > > My best guess is that the ntl smtp relay somehow > > misunderstands the SUSE > > > listserver and is resending unnecessarily. No use > > in asking ntl about > > > that, though (or anything else for that matter...) > > > > > > Anyway, just so people who get irritated by these > > double posts know it's > > > NOT my fault... > > It's okay. I've found the delete key on my > workstation. Apparantly it's quite easy to delete > mails! I'll be happy to run some courses for MS users > on where to find their delete keys too. > Email me directly for an application form - rather > than post to the list. > > ;) > > -- > Matt > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals > http://personals.yahoo.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe(a)suse.com > For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help(a)suse.com > >

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Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] New version of CygXF86 install help
by James & Cybèle 16 Nov '01

16 Nov '01

Tried the "check if xdm ....." commands on the server and got the same grey x windows with nothing on it apart form the cursor X. Under etc/X11 there is just the SUSE window manager. Is XDM then a package I just nned to install from the CDs? James > Yup. Follow the instructions in my posting (pasted again below for your > convenience) and you should see the xdm login prompt instead (provided > xdm is running on your server, of course: see point 2 for how to start > it if it isn't) >

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RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Re: Health Service MS deal
by Kate Hanaghan 15 Nov '01

15 Nov '01

my understanding is that because this was not a new contract - it was basically the re-wording and consiladation of many existing contracts - it didn't have to go to tender. Kate Hanaghan Silicon Media Group +44 207 761 8219 -----Original Message----- From: Mark Evans [mailto:mpe@st-peters-high.devon.sch.uk] Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 4:23 PM To: Robb Bloomfield Cc: suse-linux-uk-schools(a)suse.com Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Re: Health Service MS deal > Is it just me, or is this turning into an anti MS list? If the NHS was > spending this cash to implement Solaris with Oracle db's then would you kick > up such a fuss? I honestly think not.... The difference is that Sun is not a monopoly, nor have they been found guilty (more than once) of breaking the law. The simple fact is that Microsoft is a quite nasty organisation, who at some time in the past appear to have become something more akin to gangsters and terrorists than an honest business. You also appear to be missing the point that tendering rules may well have been ignored or a tender may have been put together in such a way as to exclude all bar one supplier. -- Mark Evans St. Peter's CofE High School Phone: +44 1392 204764 X109 Fax: +44 1392 204763 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help(a)suse.com

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Question
by Matt Hinds 14 Nov '01

14 Nov '01

Hi All, I've currently set up a machine (RH 7.1 sorry!) to be both an extra file server and intranet server. To get content up on the intranet I'm using FTP through both Leech FTP and Dreamweaver. However I'm currently experiencing a massive time delay when trying to initiate the FTP session (likewise with Telnet; server is using WU-FTPD), once in it's fine. This would be ok for myself but in the future we will be running web development courses and I require this server to be used by students and a delay of this length would be unacceptable. The HTTP service however (apache) is running instantly and serves everythin as soon as you request it. The machine I'm using was orginally an NT server and suffered no problems at all with any type of time delay. It has 256Mb RAM, Intel Fast Ethernet NIC, gallons of disk space (RAID 5 array) and a 750 AMD processor. It's plugged into a fast Ethernet switch and even if you're on the same switch as it you still suffer the delay. Any help would be gratefully received. Cheers, Matt Hinds CLC Systems Manager Heworth Grange CLC Legal Disclaimer: This e-mail is for the intended recipient only. If an addressing or transmission error has misdirected this e-mail, please notify the sender by replying to this e-mail. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, distribute, copy, print or rely on this e-mail. The opinions expressed in this message are those of the sender and not those of Heworth Grange Comprehensive School.

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New version of CygXF86
by Michael Brown 14 Nov '01

14 Nov '01

For the attention of anyone who has previously downloaded our Cygwin/XFree86 package, or anyone who wants to experiment with running Linux thin-client sessions from Windows workstations without having to play around with dual-booting or network-booting: A new version of CygXF86 is available from http://osie.sourceforge.net/CygXF86.zip CygXF86 allows you to run a Linux thin-client session (i.e. an X-Windows session) within Windows. If you download the zip file and follow the very simple installation instructions, then you will get a "Cygwin" icon on your desktop. Double-clicking this icon will start up an X server and connect to a Linux application server on the network. You can use this (almost) as though it were a native Linux terminal, but you can switch between Windows and Linux just by pressing Alt-Tab. The licences are (AFAICR) a mixture of GPL/LGPL and X11, so it's all properly free software including the bits we've written (which are GPL). This package is similar to what you will get by downloading Cygwin and Cygwin/XFree86 directly from cygwin.com, except that: 1) It will take up a lot less disk space and will be faster to download. 2) It will automatically determine your screen size and colour depth. This should now work under 95/98/Me and NT/2K. 3) It will not be confused by any dial-up interfaces you may have. 4) It is only suitable for use as a thin-client terminal. It doesn't include anything else from the Cygwin distribution such as bash, gcc etc. This is the reason for (1). This is a beta-release. Please send any bug reports and/or patches to me. Please note the requirements: you do need a working Linux server that will respond to XDMCP broadcasts. You can test this from any Linux box by logging on as root and running "/usr/X11R6/bin/X :1 -broadcast". If you get a GUI login screen appearing, then all's well. The .zip file is approximately 18MB. You can check that you downloaded it correctly by using md5sum - you should get: $ md5sum CygXF86.zip 43372284b60e9e386f91bad60f5f6a12 CygXF86.zip Ideal for anyone who wants to sneak a Linux thin-client server into their school network - now you can give everyone the ability to run Linux thin-client sessions without having to disrupt the Windows workstations! Michael Brown http://www.fensystems.co.uk/

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