May 2007 - openSUSE Factory - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-factory] SLP daemon
by Volker Kuhlmann 31 May '07

31 May '07

I'm trying to install 10.3a4 via SLP, but only ever get a red "can't find installation source" from linuxrc. It appears to be a problem with the SLP server on 10.2, howerver the same config used to work with 10.1: /etc/slp.reg.d/suseinstall.reg service install.suse:ftp://$HOSTNAME/suse10.3_i386/,en,65535 description SUSE 10.3a4 i386 > slptool findsrvtypes|grep suse service install.suse:ftp slp:/ in konqueror finds everything fine, however slptool findsrvs install.suse:ftp never finds anything, regardless of what particular incantation is used (dumb program). tcpdump shows on the SLP server box: # tcpdump -a -v -i eth0 port 427 tcpdump: listening on eth0, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 96 bytes 17:17:27.053047 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 1, id 0, offset 0, flags [DF], proto: UDP (17), length: 161) linux1.site.filenet-tms > 239.255.255.253.svrloc: UDP, length 133 17:17:27.549483 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 1, id 0, offset 0, flags [DF], proto: UDP (17), length: 161) linux1.site.filenet-tms > 239.255.255.253.svrloc: UDP, length 133 17:17:28.049505 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 1, id 0, offset 0, flags [DF], proto: UDP (17), length: 161) linux1.site.filenet-tms > 239.255.255.253.svrloc: UDP, length 133 So the SLP server never sends a reply. Why? It was configured with yast, hand-edited *.reg which was proved to be working before, firewall disabled. Attempting to install when booting a 10.1 or 10.2 CD1 on another machine (which produced above tcpdump result) likewise results in a red box "can't find anything", also suggesting the problem is the SLP server. There's a rDNS lookup for 239.255.255.253 by the SLP server host, which obviously returns nxdomain as no such number exists on my LAN (or the WAN). slpd.log only contains startup messsages which look ok to me. Ideas? Thanks, Volker PS This SLP caper is nice in theory, but 4 times out of 5 when I want to use it, it doesn't work. :( -- 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] Making Basic Utilities work under normal user
by Alexey Eremenko 31 May '07

31 May '07

Hi all ! Basic utilities such as "ifconfig" do not work under user account, but only under root. This problem doesn't happens in other distros. This is because normal user has no /sbin on it's $PATH. I think we should add export PATH=/sbin;$PATH To skeleton user account to fix this. What do you think? -- -Alexey Eremenko "Technologov" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] 10.3a4 software management :(
by Volker Kuhlmann 30 May '07

30 May '07

Yast->software management: Icon "Mines" is Novel customer registration. It then proceeds to go through the whole hog of loading the package database, while all the time there is no "abort" button. Icon "Login Screen Setup" is automatic online update config. Both their "bubblehelp" shows a random dictionary word too. Every yast module there exits with a window opening with title "xmessage", the window containing a few straight vertical lines (on the left side when it's dragged bigger). Icon "Boot" gives add-on product media, it also loads the package database before doing anything useful, like showing an "abort" button. (During installation:) The yast boot loader module is still buggy. For root = /dev/md2 it suggests to put the boot loader on the root partition - I doubt that works. WHen I tick MBR, both MBR and "root partition" are ticked, so I think why not and finish out of that module. Being a suspicious burnt child by now, I enter back in - only "root partition" is ticked. I tick MBR, and untick "root partition". This times yast gets the message. 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] pmwiki
by jdd 30 May '07

30 May '07

Hello, I use now for some days a very good wiki, namely PmWiki (http://www.pmwiki.org) AFAIK it's not on openSUSE and it's a shame, it should be. It's GPL, use no database (flat file only), so it's probably more fitted for small sites, but it's also extremely configurable and can be very cute (here my LUG web site http://www.culte.org/pmwiki/?n=Site.StyleOptions?action=set&setcolor=CULTe) can we include it? I know it's very easy to install from scratch, but... jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://gourmandises.orangeblog.fr/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] hylafax + ddclient
by Volker Kuhlmann 30 May '07

30 May '07

Package hylafax is missing from 10.3a4. Is this permanent? It's a required package for all those unfortunate enough not to have ISDN in their country. Ok so dialup Internet is on the way out, but faxing is still quite common. I'm afraid sendfax is not a viable alternative as it doesn't support fax class 1/1.0 devices. In my experience it's impossible to find a fax modem which supports class 2/2.0. Package ddclient is missing too, but no-one can have used it much as a service on 10.2 as the service script is non-functional because ddclient as-is doesn't work with startproc/checkproc. https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=279077 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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Re: [opensuse-factory] Command disclosure
by Carlos E. R. 30 May '07

30 May '07

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 El 2007-05-29 a las 19:38 -0500, Donn Washburn escribió: > > > Each medium contains checksum in the ISO9660 application area. The > > > checksum is added by "tagmedia" (see checkmedia package). > > > > Only for "SUSE installation media", AFAIK. > > > > Neither tagmedia nor checkmedia have man or info pages. > You seem to be correct! Not even the update sights have either program. > Furthermore a "Search" in Yast2 or the INET found nothing of value on tagmedia > or checkmedia. Idid find a makeSuSE-DVD tar - Will see. They come in checkmedia-2.1-35 in opensuse 10.2 - -- Saludos Carlos E.R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iD8DBQFGXVR7tTMYHG2NR9URAtyiAJ4ujfiLms1HrEOM2Z2wKByl7YxkdQCglwf4 AM4BZ7qZ+ZIOhkfXYsxJZr0= =pg4z -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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[opensuse-factory] Command disclosure
by Donn Washburn 30 May '07

30 May '07

Hey Group; As a person that like to know what the system program is doing to carry out a command in the back ground. I suggest, if Yast/Yast2 could have a field on the face of Yast/Yast2 (a blank charcacter line) that is filled with the under lying command and arguments that it is executing. That would be very informative to Linux GUI operators/end users. This came to me today thinking about how yast checks the integrity of a CD for pass/fail. I guess it read the checksum and does something with it. The "something" is the question. Is it a "mount", "cdrecord", "wodim" or other process? Yast normally works well and is a very powerful value added package. -- 73 de Donn Washburn 307 Savoy Street Email: " n5xwb(a)hal-pc.org " Sugar Land, TX 77478 LL# : 1.281.242.3256 Ham Callsign N5XWB HAMs : " n5xwb(a)arrl.net " VoIP via Gizmo: bmw_87kbike / via Skype: n5xwbg BMW MOA #: 4146 - Ambassador " http://counter.li.org " #279316 Did you know? The transistor was invented by three white men. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] joke of the day
by Peter Czanik 29 May '07

29 May '07

Hello, I wanted to install the latest factory. When I tried to add an additional install source (for factory-extra), I entered, as usual, the IP address of the server under Server Name. When used OK, I got the following message: "A valid domain name consists of components separated by dots. Each component contains letters, digits, and hyphens. A hypen may nt start or end a component and the last component may not begin with a digit." And the IP address is not accepted. What is supposed to be done by someone without a DNS server for a 192.168.X.X network? This was in the HTTP dialog box, typing in the URL works fine... Bye, CzP --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] ntfs-3g, and deficient linux kernel....
by M9. 29 May '07

29 May '07

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, The bootlog shows this message on each windowspartition that is mounted with ntfs-3g: > WARNING: Deficient Linux kernel detected. Some driver features are > not available (swap file on NTFS, boot from NTFS by LILO), and > unmount is not safe unless it's made sure the ntfs-3g process > naturally terminates after calling 'umount'. If you wish this > message to disappear then you should upgrade to at least kernel > version 2.6.20, or request help from your distribution to fix > the kernel problem. The below web page has more information: > http://www.ntfs-3g.org/support.html#fuse26 Writing, moving, copying, deleting, create dirs or files: all is possible, without complaints.... lovely! Except this message everything is better than before: I am now able to tagg my music on my windows music-partition, without having to boot to windows. (that is why i never tagged it earlier..) Is there something i should do now? - -- Have a nice day, M9. Now, is the only time that exists. OS: Linux 2.6.18.8-03-default x86_64 Huidige gebruiker: monkey9@tribal-sfn2 Systeem: openSUSE 10.2 (X86-64) KDE: 3.5.5 "release 45.4" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGO4E5X5/X5X6LpDgRAgyeAJ9ztKn7EBoqU//P8oRTX/H5z7+V3QCg3NKL 1M/djnAxZb1llgi5uwonqTc= =EfRi -----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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[opensuse-factory] opensuseupdater doesn't see update
by Rafał Miłecki 29 May '07

29 May '07

I installed openSUSE 10.3 Alpha 4 a few days ago and tested it. Before a moment I added factory tree to sources and clicked "Check now" in opensuseupdater. After checking, it claims that there is nothing to update. Is it bug, or I do not understand something? :-| -- Rafał Miłecki

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