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beta4 and VMware
by Christian Boltz 25 Feb '06

25 Feb '06

Hello, I have a strange problem when installing beta4 into VMware 4.5.2: CD1 and CD2 are installed without problems, but CD3 is not recognized - YaST keeps asking for it. I use the ISOs and connect them to /dev/hdc in VMware. This may be related to one of the "most annoying bugs" ("The CD 1 needs to remain in the cd drive [...] Otherwise the installation of packages from CD 2-5 will fail afterwards.") - but I'm not sure because it fails with CD3. Is this only a variant of the already known bug or should I file a bug report? Regards, Christian Boltz -- Mal ne Nacht drueber schlafen ist bei Linux eine "gute Idee"[tm] ;) [David Haller in suse-linux]

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Re: [opensuse-announce] SUSE Linux 10.1 Beta5: Delta ISOs available, rest tomorrow
by houghi 25 Feb '06

25 Feb '06

On Fri, Feb 24, 2006 at 07:22:39PM +0100, Andreas Jaeger wrote: > Download URLs for the torrents of the DELTA-ISOs: > http://ftp.opensuse.org/pub/opensuse/distribution/SL-10.1-beta5/SUSE-Linux-… > http://ftp.opensuse.org/pub/opensuse/distribution/SL-10.1-beta5/SUSE-Linux-… > http://ftp.opensuse.org/pub/opensuse/distribution/SL-10.1-beta5/SUSE-Linux-… I understand if the mirrors are not ready. Yet on the above I get a 404, so they are not even there. houghi -- Nutze die Zeit. Sie ist das Kostbarste, was wir haben, denn es ist unwiederbringliche Lebenszeit. Leben ist aber mehr als Werk und Arbeit, und das Sein wichtiger als das Tun - Johannes Müller-Elmau

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Re: [opensuse-announce] SUSE Linux 10.1 Beta5: Delta ISOs available, rest tomorrow
by Stefan Dirsch 25 Feb '06

25 Feb '06

On Fri, Feb 24, 2006 at 07:22:39PM +0100, Andreas Jaeger wrote: > IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Beta5 is still for the adventurous experts and not for anybody without > a good Linux experience: > > For now let me just point out the following issues: > > [...] * X11 configuration during installation is totally broken in Beta5 due to a bug in package manager. Instead of the native X11 driver fbdev or even vesa driver will be configured. In order to create a valid X11 configuration stop xdm ("rcxdm stop") and use SaX2 for configuration ("sax2 -r"). ATI users should update the radeon driver first before executing SaX2. Otherwise the result will likely be a blank screen. Driver RPMs for i386/x86_64 are attached to Bug 153367. Meanwhile I've added this information to http://en.opensuse.org/Bugs:Most_Annoying_Bugs Best regards, Stefan Public Key available ------------------------------------------------------ Stefan Dirsch (Res. & Dev.) SUSE LINUX Products GmbH Tel: 0911-740 53 0 Maxfeldstraße 5 FAX: 0911-740 53 479 D-90409 Nürnberg http://www.suse.de Germany ------------------------------------------------------

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Xgl - openSUSE 10.1 beta4
by Igor 24 Feb '06

24 Feb '06

I downloaded openSUSE 10.1 beta4 and all the packages for Xgl and it does not work with my Xelo FX5200 (nvidia propriatery driver works fine thoe). I followed the instructions from http://www.opensuse.org/Xgl . Here are some outputs: # compiz --replace gconf compiz: No composite extension munja:~ # rpm -q compiz compiz-0.0.2-3 # gnome-window-decorator gnome-window-decorator, Failed to load shadow images When I rebooted machine, X wouldn't start. I got the following output: xauth: creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.3884 dlopen: /usr/X11R6/lib/xorg/modules/xgl/libglx.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Fatal server error: No GLX modules loaded dlopen: /usr/X11R6/lib/xorg/modules/xgl/libglx.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory FatalError re-entered, aborting No GLX modules loaded /usr/X11R6/bin/xinit: Server error. --------------------------------------- I had glx in my xorg.conf enabled. When I removed xgl rpm packages, X started successfully. If it's possible to make Xgl work on my hardware, any help would be highly appreciated :) Thanks. Cheers! -- Igor Jagec

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Network-Manager Offline Mode
by Marcel Hilzinger 24 Feb '06

24 Feb '06

The network manager applet switches to offline modus when the system is started (second reboot :-). Is this intended? -- Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Marcel Hilzinger Linux New Media AG Süskindstr. 4 D-81929 München Tel: +49 (89) 99 34 11 0 Fax: +49 (89) 99 34 11 99

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SUSE Linux Beta5 is delayed
by Andreas Jaeger 24 Feb '06

24 Feb '06

FYI: Beta5 is planned to be released tomorrow, Andreas -- Andreas Jaeger, aj(a)suse.de, http://www.suse.de/~aj/ SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126

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YaST trying to install ppc.rpm on x86
by Silviu Marin-Caea 24 Feb '06

24 Feb '06

I opened up YaST Software Management to install pwgen. It complained that it failed to install pwgen...ppc.rpm I have a honest x86_32. What made YaST think that it should have anything to do with ppc? I hesitate to file a bug because the Software Management is still quite broken. I'll try specifically the same thing in beta5.

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Ping Kurt Garloff: non-GPL Kernel Modules, some good news?
by David Wright 23 Feb '06

23 Feb '06

I raised this point at the IRC Meeting last night and was asked if I could take it to the open-factory list and ask Kurt Garloff if he has any information on this subject. What is required: We need some "positive spin" on the situation. Is it possible to have an update on this change, giving some information on which commercial partners are supporting this change and actively working to produce userspace binaries or OSS drivers? Obviously if some of the work is done under NDA's information will be limited, but information on the number of suppliers actively working on solutions and some key names if possible (like nVidia, ATi, Intel etc.) would be helpful and quell a lot of the speculation that is currently going on in the lists. What is *NOT* required: More flaming, bad mouthing or generally spreading FUD! We already have had 2-3 discussions on the negative side of the change. Please do not add this thread to the list, if you have something generally negative to say about the change, please use the existing threads. Background: The removal of the binary Kernel modules has, so far, been poorly communicated to end-users. There is little or no information forthcoming on how this will directly affect end users and what alternatives are being put in place to mitigate the change. On the negative side, we have had people like the AVM developers in the press and coming onto the list, raising more doubt and uncertainty by stating this is forcing them to abandon development/support for Linux drivers - this although there are several alternatives available, including open-sourcing parts of the driver and/or moving to userspace for the binary only drivers/parts that can't be open sourced. The problem is, users are used to installing SUSE Linux and ending up with a working system with little or no work required (E.g. checking a button during the initial YOU update to enable dual-head and 3D support on their nVidia cards, and NIC's and modems working from the get-go so that they can download updates, patches and any additional drivers) and they want re-assurances that they will be able to continue to upgrade to newer versions of SUSE Linux and their PC's will still work... Dave -- "I got to go figure," the tenant said. "We all got to figure. There's some way to stop this. It's not like lightning or earthquakes. We've got a bad thing made by men, and by God that's something we can change." - The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck

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RE: [opensuse-factory] Xgl - OpenSUSE 10.1 beta4 - bug report
by ALFANO GIULIO 23 Feb '06

23 Feb '06

>Here those problems are gone with the newest XGL version (to be synced out?). Which version? I have the same problem whith my laptop(radeon 9700 obility) all rpm downoaded yesterday.

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Minimal install of OSS
by Igor Jagec 22 Feb '06

22 Feb '06

Is it possible to make some minimal install of openSUSE? I meant, minimal with or without X. I didn't notice any option which would provide something like that. Thanks. Cheers! -- Igor Jagec

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