December 2009 - openSUSE Features - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[New: openFATE 308382] Add support for Huawei E1750 3G USB modem
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Zayed Al-Saidi (zayed2001) Feature #308382, revision 1 Title: Add support for Huawei E1750 3G USB modem openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Zayed Al-Saidi (zayed2001) Description: Please add the support for Huawei E1750 3G USB modem. It requires adding some configurations to etc/udev/rules.d/usb_modeswitch.rules and etc/usb_modeswitch.conf . For details see this: http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/bb/viewtopic.php?t=217&sid=5ee7e6… I have a E1750 modem and it works after I follow that steps. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308382

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[New: openFATE 308376] wicd like a network manager
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Agustin Chavarria (dj_ubun_1) Feature #308376, revision 1 Title: wicd like a network manager openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Agustin Chavarria (dj_ubun_1) Description: The network manager in opensuse 11.2, sucks! i use wicd for months and i dont have any problem with that. It will be great use wicd like a network manager in opensuse 11.3 -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308376

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[New: openFATE 308358] Normall version evolution
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Louis Gutierrez (louisgtz) Feature #308358, revision 1 Title: Normall version evolution openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Louis Gutierrez (louisgtz) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Rather then having so many versions and upgrades (twice per year) allow the operating system to evolve in a non disruptive way; allowing you to apply a service pack rather then a upgrade.Version 10.3 was great, it supported dual monitors and wireless connectivity with Intel wireless cards. 11.0 was not so good, it broke my dual screen and wireless support was not very stable with WPA. 11.1 was back, it supported very well dual screens and WPA worked very well. Now we upgrade to 11.2 and it works very well but the update feature not so dependable. I did the update process and my existing installation became very sluggish, to regain the performance I had to do a clean installation. I used other distributions and on a regular basis I test other distributions and I can tell you that yes, some of the others do a very good update to new versions without problems. I have been using openSUSE since version 10.2 and it has been painful every time there is a upgrade. Yes, I think it is the best distribution for anyone, easy to use and powerful, the best linux desktop distribution. Not being able to evolve with your computer operating system tends to not give you the confidence to keep your valuable data in the computer. The questions that comes up is how long am I going to have this version? When the new version comes out in 8 months I will have to do a new installation again? If we compare it to Microsoft you can keep your data in your computer for several years and the minor upgrades are service packs and yes, mayor upgrades are questionable if your installation, data and programs will survive but at least you are not dealing with it every 8 months. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Make openSUSE a viable platform for the long term. Let it evolve in a non-disruptive way, not having to re-install every time there is a minor upgrade. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308358

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[New: openFATE 308259] Enable file/directory movement from iFolder WebUI
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Andrew Wafaa (FunkyPenguin) Feature #308259, revision 1 Title: Enable file/directory movement from iFolder WebUI openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Andrew Wafaa (funkypenguin) Description: Please could you add the functionality to move files & directories from within the Web UI of iFolder. At present users would have to download the individual files and then re-upload/delete them. This can be very time consuming and tedious, especially if one has manyh files in a directory. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308259

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[openFATE 308146] One Installation DVD for 32 an 64 bit
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Wolfgang Dautermann (dauti) Feature #308146, revision 1 Title: One Installation DVD for 32 an 64 bit openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Wolfgang Dautermann (dauti) Description: It would be nice, if a 32/64 Bit Installation DVD would exist. (ONE DVD where both a 32 and a 64 bit Version can be installed). (Of course, with less packages, but where one could do a basic installation. After that additional packages could be installed using the network). -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308146

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[openFATE 308041] zip 3.0 and unzip 6.0
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Wilfred van Velzen (wvv) Feature #308041, revision 1 Title: zip 3.0 and unzip 6.0 Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Wilfred van Velzen (wvv) Description: As the title suggests: upgrades for zip-2.32 to zip-3.0 and unzip-5.52 to unzip-6.0 -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308041

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[openFATE 307886] provide a startup option for a ramdisk
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Glenn Doig (doiggl) Feature #307886, revision 1 Title: provide a startup option for a ramdisk openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Glenn Doig (doiggl) Description: Provide a startup option for a ramdisk on booting opensuse , perhaps have options for 15%, 20% or 25% of ram for ramdisk. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307886

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[openFATE 307875] Update storebackup version
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Guenter Schwann (gusch5) Feature #307875, revision 1 Title: Update storebackup version openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Guenter Schwann (gusch5) Description: Update storebackup (http://storebackup.org/) from it's currently used outdated 1.19 version to the newest version (3.2). -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307875

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[openFATE 307845] Fast/usable desktop effects with fglrx driver
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Dominik Grafenhofer (dgrafenhofer) Feature #307845, revision 1 Title: Fast/usable desktop effects with fglrx driver openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Dominik Grafenhofer (dgrafenhofer) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Some desktop effects (e.g. maximizing windows on compiz and kwin4) are unacceptably slow (take a few SECONDS) when using the fglrx driver on ATI cards. This problem is well known and has been discussed in many places (e.g. on the Phoronix forums (http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?p=90703) ). Who is to blame for the problem, is not entirely clear (possible candidates: kwin, xorg, fglrx - e.g. see this blog (http://blog.jasondonenfeld.com/169) ). It is reasonable to suspect that it will still take some time until the true source of the problem is located and a fix is brought foreward. As an intermediary solution there exists a "workaround" (a patch (https://cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/F-11/xorg-x11-server/xserver-1.4.99-do…) for xserver), which disables background initialization. This will result in background corruption (video garbage) in windows or new objects, however it also gives a performance boost e.g. for users of ATI graphics cards and chips under the fglrx driver, and on some drivers the corruption isn't noticeable. It is the background corruption for other drivers, which prohibits the patch from being applied upstream. Therefore Ubuntu provides a PPA (https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+archive/xserver-no-backfill) containing xserver packages with this patch applied for users of fglrx. I think that openSUSE should follow suit and create a (semi-)official repository. I have already built the respective packages in my private buildserver project (http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/dgrafenhofer/openSUSE_Facto…) , but I think that these packages deserve a more prominent and visible place. Links: Buildservice repository for Factory: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/dgrafenhofer/openSUSE_Facto… (http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/dgrafenhofer/openSUSE_Facto…) Fedora patch: https://cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/F-11/xorg-x11-server/xserver-1.4.99-do… (PPA for Ubuntu https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+archive/xserver-no-backfill) PPA for Ubuntu: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+archive/xserver-no-backfill (https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+archive/xserver-no-backfill) Test Case: Install the fglrx drivers for your ati card/chip. Turn on desktop effects (compiz or kwin4). Open a window. Maximize the window. Minimize the window. Note the delay (measured in seconds without the no-backfill patch, not noticable with the patch applied) Use Case: Everyday work using a destop environment typically involves opening, maximizing, minimizing,... windows. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: We want fast/usable desktop effects with the fglrx driver -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307845

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[openFATE 307843] Media Center
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Ryan O'Donnell (ryanodonnellsystems) Feature #307843, revision 1 Title: Media Center openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Ryan O'Donnell (ryanodonnellsystems) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: I should think that OpenSUSE should get a media center so people can watch movies , listen to music and playing games in high def. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: So people can play games listen to music and watch videos in high definition. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307843

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