September 2006 - openSUSE Factory - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-factory] Internet Installation openSUSE 10.2 Alpha4
by Keith Goggin 09 Sep '06

09 Sep '06

Hello all, <http://en.opensuse.org/Development_Version> says in part 'If you choose this installation type, you download a small boot medium to start the installation from and the YaST installer does the rest for you' I have tried this method and cannot get beyond the error message 'Could not find the SUSE Linux Installation Source' Can someone tell me the name of these repositories. The manual setup program wants the IP address of an NFS server and the directory on that server. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-factory] My 10.2 A4 report
by Arto Viitanen 09 Sep '06

09 Sep '06

I have had problems with konsole on 10.2 Alphas. The problem was, that when LC_ALL was set to fi_FI@euro, konsole crashed after some output (with LC_ALL set to C crashes happened, but not often). With Alpha 4, the problems seem to vanish. I had the USB mouse problem on installation also. Unlike someone claimed, it was impossible to install with mere keyboard (or it might be, that since the installation program found out that I have mouse, keyboard installation did not work). I used PS/2 mouse, and changed to USB on installed system. And yes, Firefox works again. -- Arto Viitanen --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-factory] zypp multiarch question
by Andreas Hanke 09 Sep '06

09 Sep '06

Hi, a very simple question about zypp multiarch handling. How does zypp deal with the following situations: 1) A package is available in the base installation source for both x86_64 and i586, and in the update repo there is just an i586 package. The x86_64 package is currently installed and the i586 package in the update repo has a higher version number. Does it "upgrade" (wrt. the version) resp. "downgrade" (wrt. the architecture)? Or will it keep the installed package? 2) Quite the same as 1), but during a system upgrade: Any differences in this respect between a system upgrade and an online update? Andreas Hanke --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-factory] SIGTERM in ip-down
by Volker Kuhlmann 09 Sep '06

09 Sep '06

I just spent on hour trying to find out why /etc/ppp/ip-down.local is never called: something is sending a SIGTERM to /etc/ppp/ip-down before ip-down can check for the existance if ip-down.local. Sometime while SuSEfirewall2 is being restarted (is this a security problem?) or immediately after. Why does this happen? It's not much good if ip-up/down get killed halfway. ip-down does: case "$BASENAME" in ip-down) restore_nameservers isdn_restartinterface start_firewall echo NEVER REACHED if test -x /etc/ppp/ip-down.local ; then SUSE 10.1 still. Greetings, Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-factory] Where in those KDE 3.5.4a menus is kcontrol hiding
by Felix Miata 09 Sep '06

09 Sep '06

Awful, awful, awful is the only way I can describe the behavior of the new menus. I never liked real sliding doors, and I don't like these either. Is there some config setting somewhere that will bring back the many years old tree/branch behavior? If so, where? I looked in the menus for Kcontrol/Personal Settings/Control Center for at least 3 minutes before giving up and going to Konsole to type in kcontrol. -- "Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding. Esteem her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you." Proverbs 4:7-8 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-factory] [Bug 141443] reentry to KDE from VC via Alt-F7 submits F7 to focused app
by Felix Miata 08 Sep '06

08 Sep '06

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=141443 The assignee claims he cannot reproduce this, but I can't NOT reproduce this highly annoying bug on every system I've installed 10.0 or higher on, systems that with other distros have no such problem. Can anyone else repro this? If so, please comment in the bug. TIA -- "Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding. Esteem her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you." Proverbs 4:7-8 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse-factory] Yast installation sources: now with *NEW* screens!
by B.Weber＠warwick.ac.uk 08 Sep '06

08 Sep '06

> In 10.2 however you click Add, go to a new screen, select an option, click on > Next, enter the information and again Next. It seems very weird to have a whole screen for 1 <imput> with the name URL.... > > Why had it changes. The old manner was better I thnik It has been like this since alpha3 at least. I thought it was odd at first but on reflection it does seem easier, previously there were awkward context menus, the new way requires less mouse dexterity and fits better with other parts of yast. You will notice once adding has completed it now displays a description & licence from the repository, the whole process works better as a wizard than popup after popup imho. One change I think could be made is to have the "Specify url" radiobutton selected by default (at the moment none are). benji --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-factory] Discussion about starting BETA process earlier - by end of sep 2006
by Alexey Eremenko 08 Sep '06

08 Sep '06

Hi all ! I would like to ask to start the BETA process of openSUSE 10.2 earlier. Alpha4 now is stable enough to be almost BETA - a few fixes here and there and we are BETA-ready. I think it is not-needed to waste another month of time to get to Alpha5 and then BETA1. I suggest, that, because we have almost-stable distro now, start the BETA process by end of this month (Sep, 2006), instead of end of next month, and make feature freeze earlier. So our BETA process will last 1 month longer, and in the end deadline (Dec,2006) we (Novell+Community) will be able to deliver a better and more stable OS for day-to-day use. I want openSUSE 10.2 to be better tested than previous OSes: SUSE Linux 10.0 and 10.1. What do you think? -Alexey Eremenko, Linux community member. -8.sep.2006. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-factory] Minimal RAM requirement
by vetter 08 Sep '06

08 Sep '06

Hi, what is the minimal amount of RAM required to do a installation? Both graphical and text mode? We are working on a pattern for a minimal installation for 10.2, which would make it interesting again for small/old machines with very limited RAM. Perhaps one could strip down the text mode installer somehow to run on machines with little RAM. What do you think? BTW, there is something like that on the wishlist already. Maybe too late for 10.2, but next version. -- Andreas Vetter Fakultaet fuer Physik und Astronomie Universitaet Wuerzburg --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-factory] sugerence re update process.
by Carlos E. R. 08 Sep '06

08 Sep '06

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 When I updated from 9.3 to 10.1 using the iso image, I lost some packages that were not included in the dvd, but were available from the ftp tree. Some of them are easy enough to reinstall later, some, like hylafax, means that the admin (me) needs to go through the configuration process again, loosing some of the advantages of an update compared with a fresh install. This does not happen with the paid box. Thus my sugerence. Would it be possible to have a secondary installation source during an update? Ie, install everything from the primary source (the dvd), and try to get the rest from the ftp. There are some midground alternatives. For examle, the list of what could be installed from the secondary source could already be in the dvd. The update of the missing packages that need downloading could be postponed till the system is up and running, by generating a list. Whatever. Another alternative would be a straight forward method to produce our own iso dvd with our list of packages included, or perhaps easier, adding a second CD/DVD as add-on source, this CD being created by the user from a list of needed packages not in the main dvd. The catch would be how to generate that list. Would any of this be feasible? - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iD8DBQFFAbnstTMYHG2NR9URAiGyAJ4jckXSArX2FEUBOiaV+HKhkfWcrACglaOK 2go+NDOXu2/V6u/h0o/Woas= =PDNM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help(a)opensuse.org

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