February 2008 - openSUSE Factory - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-factory] State of KDE4 in factory?
by Alex 08 Feb '08

08 Feb '08

Just two small questions concerning the current KDE4 packages from the factory repository: 1. Is kdm4 already used (or usable) as primary display manager? 2. Is it expected behaviour that since a few updates konqueror4 does not render any web page at all? In most cases it only gives "Keine Verbindung zu Rechner www.abcde.com: Unknown error." Or is it worth a bug report? --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] YaST/zypp dependancy handling question
by Alex 07 Feb '08

07 Feb '08

With 11.0alpha1, I tried (for the first time since that infamous SUSE-release with ZMD ;) to use the yast Package management. I'm simply sick of "smart". However, I don't really get how zypp does the dependancy checks: It always seems to pull in way too many other packages for no obvious reasons in every update. Many of this unwanted packages can be uninstalled afterwards with Yast - seemingly without any dependancy problem, so the question is: Why were they forcibly installed in the first place?? E.g. "doc"-Packages: Yast always insists on installing e.g. kdelibs3-doc, PolicyKit-doc, readline-doc and so on. (For PolicyKit-doc, I yesterday even caught Yast installing a *.i586.rpm-package on my 64bit-system without any kind of warning, something I really dislike, because I had some nasty system failures when 32bit (binary) packages were mistakenly installed by the package management system in former times.) Yast also insists on installing a full 32bit KDE3 subsystem on my 64bit system (with all the dozens of other necessary 32bit libs), although no 32bit KDE app at all is installed. OpenOffice: I prefer a lean installation with only some parts of it, but Yast forrces me to do a pretty full install with every update (all templates, additional english language and so on). I could go on with many more examples. My question is: Am I getting something completely wrong here, or is this intended behaviour of Yast? Is this, because certain patternss are active - and if yes, how do I get rid of them? Because, what good is it to have fine-grained packages if the dependancy check pulls everything nevertheless ;) ? BTW: Is there a way of getting rid of the "bundle-language"-meta-Packages to only install the needed rpms? Thanks! --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] Factory depsolver probs again.
by M9. 07 Feb '08

07 Feb '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, This is since this morning. These are not solvable. problemen = problems. probleem = problem 3 problemen: Probleem: libgpod3-0.6.0-5.x86_64 obsoletes libgpod <= 0.4.2 provided by libgpod2-0.5.2-31.x86_64 Probleem: atom:wireless-tools-29pre22-17.2.i586 requires wireless-tools |= 29pre22-17.2, but none of the providers can be installed Probleem: OpenOffice_org-nl-2.3.1.1-2.noarch requires OpenOffice_org = 2.3.1.1, but none of the providers can be installed oplossing = solution niet installeren = don't install Probleem: libgpod3-0.6.0-5.x86_64 obsoletes libgpod <= 0.4.2 provided by libgpod2-0.5.2-31.x86_64 ~ Oplossing 1: deinstallation of libgpod2-0.5.2-31.x86_64 ~ Oplossing 2: libgpod3-0.6.0-5.x86_64 niet installeren Choose the number, (s)kip, (r)etry or (c)ancel> skip - retry and cancel, still do not work. - -- Have a nice day, M9. Now, is the only time that exists. ~ OS: Linux 2.6.24-3-default x86_64 ~ Huidige gebruiker: monkey9@AMD64x2-sfn1 ~ Systeem: openSUSE 11.0 (x86_64) Alpha2 ~ KDE: 3.5.8 "release 39" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.8 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkerKnYACgkQX5/X5X6LpDj8FACeIxjzYilO+Ho6fadfxPrjX0/h gEUAoM83C56Vz2enH2F8bg0CIHqjyJQG =4ZT2 -----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] YaST got signal 11 at YCP file Progress.ycp:106
by M9. 07 Feb '08

07 Feb '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, update-Factory not useable anymore, even when renewed installed. YaST got signal 11 at YCP file Progress.ycp:106 /sbin/yast2: line 439: 32535 Segmentatiefout $ybindir/y2base $module "$@" "$SELECTED_GUI" $Y2_GEOMETRY $Y2UI_ARGS - -- Have a nice day, M9. Now, is the only time that exists. ~ OS: Linux 2.6.24-3-default x86_64 ~ Huidige gebruiker: monkey9@AMD64x2-sfn1 ~ Systeem: openSUSE 11.0 (x86_64) Alpha2 ~ KDE: 3.5.8 "release 39" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.8 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkep3z4ACgkQX5/X5X6LpDiFrACgwhW5oaU5mYvRIfaLRcrgfHSn nsMAoMDDyXYGopGj08v07JuzjGfZjY5m =lDPb -----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] Firefox 64bit 32bit question (again)
by Andreas Vetter 07 Feb '08

07 Feb '08

Hello, I know this is a overly and overly discussed topic. But nevertheless ... 11.0 is said to be the base of SLE11. So we need a Java capable browser on x86_64 systems. Here comes why: Remember all those RAID arrays, tape libraries, UPS, ... requiring a Java enabled browser to configure or administrate them. You better don't have them in your normal net, where your workstation is, but in a dedicated private net containing only servers. And no, I don't want to buy an extra machine for that and install a 32bit system on it. So please consider to supply either Firefox or Seamonkey as 32bit packages on a x86_64 installation without the need for manually forcing the packages (and dependencies too) from 64 to 32 bit. I know the standard reason against is "Sun has to give us a 64 bit plugin". But again we need a working Java enabled browser on 64 bit installations. And everybody who ever tried to use opera or konqueror and Java knows what I mean by "working". -- Best regards, 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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Re: [opensuse-factory] Any chance to get a working sax2 set anywhere?
by Dominique Leuenberger 07 Feb '08

07 Feb '08

Hi >>> "M9." <monkey9(a)iae.nl> 02/07/08 12:55 PM >>> >I know what is stated. >That does not mean improvements could not be made? >And i do not think it would be a bad idea, to have one place, where >factory is synced a few days later. >For the alpha testers sake? >This is the exact reason why there are too few alpha testers. >If the system breaks, there is no way to recover, than start all over... >In my opinion, this would not be nessesary... There are to many alpha testers because, like for every alpha product, you will need more than just some click-and-try experiance on a system. For your case: if sax2 is broken, then there is always the workaround to fix xorg.conf in an appropriate way. File a bug report against sax2, fix xorg.conf (probably add the broken and fixed one, together with a lot of hwinfo stuff to the report) and happily work ever after. Or just find a Mirror that is synching less often. This might prove difficult, as there already are not to many mirrors that carry factory at all. Dominique --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] status report distribution week 3
by Stephan Kulow 07 Feb '08

07 Feb '08

Hi, - factory is - I would say - interesting at the moment, many failing packages are causing a huge dependency problem as we updated glibc, perl and networkmanager - kde 4.0.0 got integrated - glibc 2.7 - perl 5.10 - networkmanager 0.7 - pine is dropped, alpine replaces it now - I don't see alpha1 in danger atm, but it might come later due to the delay the crashed download.o.o caused Greetings, Stephan --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] Any chance to get a working sax2 set anywhere?
by M9. 07 Feb '08

07 Feb '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dominique Leuenberger schreef: | Hi | |>>> "M9." <monkey9(a)iae.nl> 02/07/08 11:26 AM >>> | I think this request is ridiculous... Factory is known to break once in a while... I for myself always roll back to latest stable DVD (normally last release, they can even be found onlein, for exmaple at the moment I roll back to 10.3 in case of real problems). Rolling back is not an option. Only replace sax2 from 10.3GM does not work, it is not even recognised: sax2: command not found. That is why i ask for the previous pkg ;-) | | Or I just live with the fact that some feature is broken for a moment. This is what i do, but to have to use 800 x 600 res, where an 1440 x 900 is appropriet, is very uncomfortable, try this yourself. | | After all, Factory was ALWAYS stated not to be used on a productive installation. And if feature XY is not working on any test machine, this should not really be an issue, right? I know what is stated. That does not mean improvements could not be made? And i do not think it would be a bad idea, to have one place, where factory is synced a few days later. For the alpha testers sake? This is the exact reason why there are too few alpha testers. If the system breaks, there is no way to recover, than start all over... In my opinion, this would not be nessesary... | | Dominique | - -- Have a nice day, M9. Now, is the only time that exists. ~ OS: Linux 2.6.24-3-default x86_64 ~ Huidige gebruiker: monkey9@AMD64x2-sfn1 ~ Systeem: openSUSE 11.0 (x86_64) Alpha2 ~ KDE: 3.5.8 "release 39" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.8 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkeq45kACgkQX5/X5X6LpDhM1QCfb/h7psZtU7AikI3tQPxA/Aea xBUAoMYDv9p2EYhMFbzlm2KyOBJtmK2R =9St9 -----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] Any chance to get a working sax2 set anywhere?
by M9. 07 Feb '08

07 Feb '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, This thing is what is very disturbing to me: If there are broken pkgs in factory, how/where to get the previous versions of such packages? There must be a place where previous pkgs can be found? (Maybe it sounds stupid, but cann't there be created an url, that is synced a few days later? (cron planned?) ( i refuse to believe one has to have two versions of factory around, just to be able to restore a useable state?, or does one?) - -- Have a nice day, M9. Now, is the only time that exists. ~ OS: Linux 2.6.24-3-default x86_64 ~ Huidige gebruiker: monkey9@AMD64x2-sfn1 ~ Systeem: openSUSE 11.0 (x86_64) Alpha2 ~ KDE: 3.5.8 "release 39" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.8 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkeqztAACgkQX5/X5X6LpDjSSgCguic0t3YnVxw6hB3DIK8xosnn u6gAn1Xksf03vxXz910OgaktT3ums5W3 =ZAWD -----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] cups-pdf?
by Sid Boyce 07 Feb '08

07 Feb '08

Any chance of including in 11.0? It would be much better and more up-to-date to be able to print to pdf rather than ps which is becoming a rarity. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Licensed Private Pilot Emeritus IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support Specialist, Cricket Coach Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] http://en.opensuse.org/Roadmap/11.0
by Stephan Kulow 06 Feb '08

06 Feb '08

Hi, It was long overdue, but I finally managed to publish the detailed roadmap. Greetings, Stephan --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] factoty drpmsync files
by Günther J. Niederwimmer 06 Feb '08

06 Feb '08

Hello, on my system I have now 37000 files in factory. in "normal" times I have between 18000 and 23000 files ? are some scripts broken ? -- mit freundlichen Grüßen / best Regards Günther J. Niederwimmer --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] How to know 'sax2-pattern'...?
by M9. 06 Feb '08

06 Feb '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, monkey9@AMD64x2-sfn1:~> rpm -qa | grep sax2 sax2-ident-8.1-337 sax2-libsax-8.1-337 sax2-tools-8.1-337 sax2-libsax-perl-8.1-337 sax2-gui-8.1-337 sax2-8.1-337 monkey9@AMD64x2-sfn1:~> Are these the only pkgs to replace, in case of a non-working sax2, or are there others involved, and if so, how to find these? tia. ;-) - -- Have a nice day, M9. Now, is the only time that exists. ~ OS: Linux 2.6.24-3-default x86_64 ~ Huidige gebruiker: monkey9@AMD64x2-sfn1 ~ Systeem: openSUSE 11.0 (x86_64) Alpha2 ~ KDE: 3.5.8 "release 39" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.8 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkep0wsACgkQX5/X5X6LpDhLcACfTwEqfXck97LBycHKGWEEi9cP WVYAoInkyPIHifIeySVZ8nkRKo8jnYAp =Oizv -----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] Sound does not work anymore..
by M9. 06 Feb '08

06 Feb '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, Sound is gone, worked with all pkgs updated, but not after update factory... Yast produces no testsound, nor volume display.. - -- Have a nice day, M9. Now, is the only time that exists. ~ OS: Linux 2.6.24-3-default x86_64 ~ Huidige gebruiker: monkey9@AMD64x2-sfn1 ~ Systeem: openSUSE 11.0 (x86_64) Alpha2 ~ KDE: 3.5.8 "release 39" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.8 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkeoLXQACgkQX5/X5X6LpDgHHACdEqcBBIVz/84oyh0DPDrJfJJ+ VFwAoIZC27hCrZOPqT6mAEuTJFyj0Il8 =WTfb -----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] status report distribution week 5
by Stephan Kulow 05 Feb '08

05 Feb '08

Hi, It's alpha week again - that's when Factory is the most broken :) - we still have ~70 build failures - 68 on x86_64 - 76 on ppc - ppc's issue with libqt4 was resolved, so ppc might be in a better shape with alpha2, but we could not yet test it - Installation was reworked even more - alpha2 will be a big test case. I hope to finish a set of screenshots _before_ the news site do :) - there was heavy work on updating GNOME towards 2.20 and KDE4 towards 4.01 - sax2 is still flacky on live images - we hope to get that ironed out before alpha2, so we have live CDs too (that might only fit on DVDs for now though) - the x86_64 CDs of both KDE and GNOME will no longer carry 32bit packages supporting 32bit plugins. It was just no longer possible to support 700MB. - I reworked the patterns (once more) for 11.0, which will have two pretty dramatic consequences: * KDE4 will be the default KDE (with an option to revert that back to KDE3 when it turns out to be just too much pain) * the DVD5 does not have any non-oss software on it - this will allow for a simplified EULA - the non-oss medium will continue to have the old EULA then Greetings, Stephan -- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] Yast not quite allright atm.
by M9. 05 Feb '08

05 Feb '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I get messages like: UI Syntax error. No widget with ID 'back_rep Check the log file! - -- Have a nice day, M9. Now, is the only time that exists. ~ OS: Linux 2.6.24-3-default x86_64 ~ Huidige gebruiker: monkey9@AMD64x2-sfn1 ~ Systeem: openSUSE 11.0 (x86_64) Alpha2 ~ KDE: 3.5.8 "release 39" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.8 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkeoNN8ACgkQX5/X5X6LpDhfowCeOY4/Y++pUpd8Sxu4IQgXODs/ asYAn13Eo2dC0/z2hdwMBOaJnBNvqFYB =1ppP -----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] ppc?
by Peter Czanik 05 Feb '08

05 Feb '08

Hello, What happened to factory PPC? The suse/ppc directory grew to 9+GB and there are many duplicate entries, like this: -rw-r--r-- 1 czanik 192 29404 Jan 27 03:21 SDL_image-64bit-1.2.6-57.ppc.rpm -rw-r--r-- 1 czanik 192 29629 Feb 2 08:08 SDL_image-64bit-1.2.6-60.ppc.rpm -rw-r--r-- 1 czanik 192 30567 Jan 27 02:22 SDL_image-devel-1.2.6-57.ppc.rpm -rw-r--r-- 1 czanik 192 30623 Feb 2 08:47 SDL_image-devel-1.2.6-60.ppc.rpm On the other hand suseboot/* is not changed. Feels like a broken factory sync... 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] Resolution can not be set properly.
by M9. 05 Feb '08

05 Feb '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, After installing and upgrading to factory yesterday, sax seems not to be able to test and apply the right settings for my monitor. It comes up with 800x600, and it does not apply when i set it to 1440 x 900. Any ideas? - -- Have a nice day, M9. Now, is the only time that exists. ~ OS: Linux 2.6.24-3-default x86_64 ~ Huidige gebruiker: monkey9@AMD64x2-sfn1 ~ Systeem: openSUSE 11.0 (x86_64) Alpha2 ~ KDE: 3.5.8 "release 39" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.8 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkeoKZ8ACgkQX5/X5X6LpDh4oACdGKkxqmTGfs7N7u1bFMWoC/Vc tD0An2ZD83I0Mv3YHH85xJX560kggks/ =Wm7/ -----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] Yast2-Factory-update module breaks the whole time..
by M9. 05 Feb '08

05 Feb '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, Try to look at factory with the module, results in segmentation fault, it only works once, and after using it, it has to be reinstalled to function again. - -- Have a nice day, M9. Now, is the only time that exists. ~ OS: Linux 2.6.24-3-default x86_64 ~ Huidige gebruiker: monkey9@AMD64x2-sfn1 ~ Systeem: openSUSE 11.0 (x86_64) Alpha2 ~ KDE: 3.5.8 "release 39" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.8 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkeoMtoACgkQX5/X5X6LpDgHugCg1i2IwxtZ+vFnznbUVdW647XQ /60AoM3Udy4pdmiS7hCMHOlC2zcXbov1 =1pAj -----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] repomd.xml file error from factory
by Chema 04 Feb '08

04 Feb '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi: I try to upgrade my system with smart and find this error from factory and factory-non-oss: error: /var/lib/smart/channels/suse-OSS-factory%%http:__download.opensuse.org_distribution_SL-OSS-factory_inst-source_suse_repodata_repomd.xml error: http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-OSS-factory/inst-source/suse/r… error: syntax error: line 1, column 0 Any idea? - -- Chema Ollés Usuario Linux: #198057 openSUSE 11.0 (i586) Alpha0 kernel-2.6.24-rc7-git5-2-default #1 SMP 2008/01/13 20:45:43 UTC i686 GNU/Linux -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.8 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkejWOsACgkQm5lTdgS9W199IACghJZUkylEU/x6WJ4+Q2u4AJ0X YvMAoLVlbv8I6q86OZmAG26foUsvZywR =ocBS -----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] Initial Grub Video Mode
by Dominique Leuenberger 02 Feb '08

02 Feb '08

Hi, Recently I was installing openSUSE on my mums computer (ok, it was 10.3, but nevertheless I think my post belongs to this list, as I know nothing like this will be changed for a released version but it might happen for a future version). So the situation: Her computer is connected via VGA to a TV (yes, not computer screen). The TV supports a resolution of 640x480@60Hz (it's ugly for all of us.. but she just does not want to find a place for another ugly screen). with this screen, the Grub Boot Menu is not showed but there is only flickering on the screen. By knowing what keypresses are needed, I selected Resolution 640x480 for the installation and the rest went smoothly after. Of course for after the installation I had to give her a textmode grub (timing out in 2 seconds, as she'll never ever use another entry.. they are for me ;) ) At what mode does the GRUB menu actually operate? Is this mode mandatory for some reasons or could we reduce it? The main approach should be to go as low as possible at the beginning and increase with sanity as much as possible later... but not being able to see the first screen to select resolutions or start the installation can be quiet an issue (of course first question was: but windows worked on this computer, why is this happening). Nevertheless: she's a happily converted user... all she ever does is starting firefox, play some nifty flash games and use Thunderbird for mailing and pidgin for IM... so she's perfectly happy (after the installation once passwd). Best regards, Dominique -- TMF is a global management and accounting outsourcing firm with 77 offices in 60 countries and over 2,500 professionals (2007). TMF is expanding rapidly throughout the world. Learn more about our unique network and our services and visit our website at www.tmf-group.com. The information contained in this e-mail communication is confidential and solely intended for the person to whom it is addressed. If someone other than the intended recipient should receive or come into possession of this e-mail communication, he/she will not be entitled to read, disseminate, disclose or duplicate it. If you are not the intended recipient, you are requested to notify the sender and to destroy the original e-mail communication. TMF is neither liable for the correct and complete transmission of the information contained in this e-mail communication nor for any delay in its receipt. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been checked for the presence of computer viruses. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] beagle
by Joachim Reichelt 01 Feb '08

01 Feb '08

Hi, can anyone tell me any reson for installing beagle? All I see is garbage on ~/.beage and endless/uncounted beagled-helper (we are using nfs) Just now a system run out of memory only by these uncountable number of beagled-helper jobs -- Joachim --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] Missed messages.
by Russ Fineman 01 Feb '08

01 Feb '08

Is there a way to recover the messages. They should not bounce as my email address is correct. -- Russ Linux register user 441463 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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