March 2008 - openSUSE Factory - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-factory] openSuSE11.0Alpha3
by Lars Steen 22 Mar '08

22 Mar '08

Moin oh,my fault : dear sir's I want to give a little feedback due to my bad experience with the Bugzilla-system, I won't do it in BUGzilla,so I do it here. I tested the 32bit version(i386) of alpha3 as KDE-cd and DVD both from the torrent. Testsystem is a Laptop: FSC Amilo Pro 2035 - 1,5 Ghz Celeron - 1,2GB Memory - Graphicchip: Via S3 -Boot is ok for the installation, starts with graphical screen(after grub) The configuration of timezone is nice by the map. installation so far as I can test is without any poblems, as it was in 10.3. The selected shemes(files)were copied and the system reboot propably. -after Booting there is no X-Server for the nice gui to fill in Hostname and s.o.. So it starts with the standard(old)yast-dialog. I hope this was not done so far and is underconstruction, otherwise you have a problem. -Generally: There is no Internet connection so far, but it should work, because 10.2 and 10.3 had not any problems with my dhcp-server. Did you changed anything, or is it disabled, because you won't producetraffic in the alpha stadium? -There are problems with KInternet and KNetworkManager during the Installation in the paket-choosing-dialog(How-is-that-called?) of theKDE-cd. While ther are on the KDE-cd are only packages from kde and no gnome, the installer wants to install:NetworkManager-Gnome - which is not possible! This problem is only on the KDE-cd and not on the DVD. -Generally: Networkconfiguration is only possible, by manual configuration! I am missig the subnetmask - there is nowhere a dialog during installation. Even when the system is installed it is difficult to set the netmask without manually configuration. I repeat the above, when I say up-to 10.3 my dhcp-server works fine. -the configuration of the bootmanager is not possible by yast2: it crashes with a failure dialog of X, not a Crash-Dialog of the KDE-system -after rebooting an installed system: the X-Server is present and KDM works, butwithout any background picture. I thought ok, do it....So, I loged in KDE4.02 which is the standard(nice) and wanted to change the login-dialog. I tried by K-Menu->Properties->etc and came to the Icon where the Bckground can be changed. Isaw themenu but was not able to change it because it was greyed and not possible to manipulate. So I wanted to do this as root. Switching user was not possible.So, I loged out and loged in as root. But as root the dialog to change the login screen crashes....such as many other programms and dialog from KDE 4.0.2 -Discovering KDE4.0.2: I must say that most of the programms are not stable or crashes at boot. Yes it i a alpha, but exepctthe desktop: none of the KDE4-applications are working. Othe Programms, like openoffice, are working fine/stable . I hope you improve KDE4 otherwise, I will install KDE3 on my productive system when it is finished. regards Lars Steen --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] Wiki pages
by Andreas van dem Helge 21 Mar '08

21 Mar '08

The English downloads table needed some updates, I cleaned it up some: http://en.opensuse.org/Template:ReleasesTable ... is there any URL for paid support for openSuSE? All I find on novell.com seems to be implying SLED.... is there even paid support I then noticed the Spanish table was ancient, so I synchronized them: http://es.opensuse.org/Template:ReleasesTable I notice some Spanish pages are missing, so I am going to go ahead and translate them soon. E.g.: http://es.opensuse.org/Factory_Distribution --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] Problems Installing
by Kai Ponte 20 Mar '08

20 Mar '08

I just downloaded and tried twice to install 11a3. I get an error probing the hard disks. (See enclosed screen.) The "macine" is a virtual machine under Virtual Box running on my 10.3 system. Ideas? -- kai www.filesite.org || www.4thedadz.com || www.perfectreign.com remember - a turn signal is a statement, not a request

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[opensuse-factory] Workaround for Alpha3's slight blight on booting
by Andrew Wafaa 20 Mar '08

20 Mar '08

Evening all, As we're all in one big happy community, tis time for some knowledge sharing (Appologies if this is known, but for a few of us earlier today it wasn't) :) With Alpha 3 and also upgrading to latest Factory, initrd get's lost in the process - an issue that is being sorted out I believe, for reference there is Bug #372688 [0]. The workaround that Vincent came up with and I have verified it on two machines is as follows: 1. Boot your system from CD/DVD into "Rescue Mode" 2. mount /dev/sdaX /mnt && mount --bind /proc /mnt/proc && mount --bind /sys /mnt/sys && mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev && chroot /mnt 3. mkinitrd -k /boot/vmlinuz-<kernel_version> -i /boot/initrd-<kernel_version> (Please replace <kernel_version> with your actual version, as of 1730Z 20Mar2008 mine was 2.6.25-rc5-git3-6-pae) 4. Reboot Hope this helps :) [0] - https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372688 -- Andrew Wafaa, openSUSE Member: GNOME Team. awafaa(a)opensuse.org http://opensuse.org/GNOME openSUSE: Get It, Discover It, Create It at http://www.opensuse.org http://www.wafaa.eu --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] Re: [yast-devel] zypper satsolver 10.3
by Dominique Leuenberger 20 Mar '08

20 Mar '08

>>> On 3/20/2008 at 18:28, "Günther J. Niederwimmer" <gjn(a)gjn.priv.at> wrote: > Hello, > > shud be the satsolver zypper in repositories/Backport 10.3 work ? > > Is it possible to Test this, with the YaST2 Backport Repositories ? > > In the moment I have a broken System ;) Hi, yast:backport is compiled against zypp:backport. Be sure to have them both included in your source list (1-click-install deals with it, but otherwise you have to add it yourself). Otherwise I think the zypper backport should run on 10.3 (and I now just installed one on 10.2, for the moment of course with breaking yast.. but that's the next step) 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] segfault with x.org on alpha 3
by Putrycz, Erik 20 Mar '08

20 Mar '08

SaX2 works correctly and configures my system however when I launch X, I have only a poor segmentation fault and not even an error in the log. My video card is an nvidia (not sure which model). Linux iitm50ws1106 2.6.25-rc5-git3-6-default #1 SMP 2008-03-14 16:14:49 +0100 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Any suggestions to fix the x.org issue? --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] VLC mediaplayer for 11.0?
by Vincent Untz 19 Mar '08

19 Mar '08

Le mercredi 19 mars 2008, à 16:58 +0100, Marcus Meissner a écrit : > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 11:55:19AM -0400, Hubert Figuiere wrote: > > > > On Wed, 2008-03-19 at 16:10 +0100, Martin Schlander wrote: > > > I wonder if a VLC/ffmpeg version that passes Novell legal department > > > would > > > still be able to play the flvs. > > > > > > Swfdec also claim to be able to play youtube videos. I believe Fedora > > > 9 will > > > use it. It's in factory also. > > > > > > > Both *might* be stripped out of the necessary video codec by legal. > > Swfdec relies on Gstreamer for video decoding. > > swfdec also uses ffmpeg, which we do not and are not allowed to build against ... It depends how swfdec is compiled. By default, it uses gstreamer instead of directly using ffmpeg. You still need the relevant gstreamer plugins, but at least you can easily install them. Vincent -- Les gens heureux ne sont pas pressés. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] VLC mediaplayer for 11.0?
by Oddball 19 Mar '08

19 Mar '08

Hi, I tried VCL in 10.3, the browserplugin, to watch ao flash movies as in you tube. Together with better you tube, a greasemonkey script, this performs allright in 64 bit. Gnash isn't up to it yet, in the meantime VLC would be a usable alternative? -- Enjoy your time around, Oddball (Now or never...) Besturingssysteem: Linux 2.6.25-rc5-git2-5-default x86_64 Current user: oddball@AMD64x2-sfn1 System: openSUSE 11.0 (x86_64) Alpha3 KDE: 4.00.66 (KDE 4.0.66 >= 20080313) "release 6.1" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 (mozilla) plans for 11.0
by Wolfgang Rosenauer 18 Mar '08

18 Mar '08

Hi, I want to discuss some planning for Firefox on 11.0 as JPR suggested on IRC. Version for 11.0: ----------------- First thing is that Firefox 3.0 final will most likely not be ready for 11.0beta1 or even 11.0beta1+ according to http://en.opensuse.org/Roadmap/11.0 . I've found no detailed roadmap for Firefox but people think it won't be ready at that time. So we(*) are planning to ship a current Beta Version of Firefox 3.0 at this time and so hopefully will be able to update to the final version when it comes (probably with the first security round). One thing to mention for that case is that we need to update NSPR and NSS to support Firefox 3.0 whose versions are also not final yet (but possibly will be in time). (*) afaik JPR and MAW and myself agree with that. Other opinions to come here. A current testpackage for FF 3.0 is available through the buildservice in mozilla:beta. Feel free to give it a try. Packages are also available for 10.2 and 10.3. Older distributions are not supported by Firefox 3 anymore because of the minimal required GTK version 2.10. Shipping "vehicle" for Firefox ------------------------------ If you follow RedHat/Fedora development a bit, you might have noticed that they are not shipping a "big" Firefox package but only a small one containing Firefox specific compoments and UI. The core components are used from xulrunner what we shipped in the past as gecko embedding engine as well. I wonder if we want to do the same? Comments please! Wolfgang --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] Alpha3 not today
by Stephan Kulow 18 Mar '08

18 Mar '08

Hi, The currently mastered Alpha3 fails to install correctly, so we will have to do it again - and as the mirrors need to catch up before we can publish, this won't happen today. 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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