May 2010 - openSUSE Features - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[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by: Guenter Schwann (gusch5) Description: Update storebackup (http://storebackup.org/) from it's currently used outdated 1.19 version to the newest version (3.2).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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[openFATE 307813] Include skype on opensuse 11.3X
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Glenn Doig (doiggl) Feature #307813, revision 1 Title: Include skype on opensuse 11.3X openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Glenn Doig (doiggl) Description: Include skype on a opensuse 11.3X Non-oss section (if correct) Sourced skype binary from http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/linux/choose/ Additional information from http://en.opensuse.org/Skype Please ensure skype installs in a opensuse 64 bit (x86_64) installation as well - From the link - it includes the following: You will need at least these packages before installing Skype. - install libqt4 libqt4-x11 libqt4-dbus-1 libsigc++2 - If you are running on a 64-bit platform, you will also need the *-32bit RPM packages, since Skype is a 32-bit application. install libqt4-32bit libqt4-dbus-1-32bit libqt4-x11-32bit libsigc++2-32bit Thankyou Glenn -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307813

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[openFATE 307766] ZTE MF636+ 3G usb mobiledatamodem support
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Suc cee (succee) Feature #307766, revision 1 Title: ZTE MF636+ 3G usb mobiledatamodem support openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Suc cee (succee) Description: Latest (september 18 2009) factory version of openSUSE 11.3 seem not to support yet worldwide very populas ZTE MF636+ 3G usb mobiledatamodem. Could it be included? There's information about it in these threads http://forums.opensuse.org/how-faq-read-only/unreviewed-how-faq/417808-sett… http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/1130260.html Seems that it works "out of the box" in ubuntu/kubuntu 9.xx, so would be nice to have it work too in openSUSE. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307766

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[openFATE 307725] Virtual Machine with latest openSUSE release
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Pavol Rusnak (prusnak) Feature #307725, revision 1 Title: Virtual Machine with latest openSUSE release openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Pavol Rusnak (prusnak) Description: Jaromir Cervenka started a little project where everyone can try the latest openSUSE release (atm M7) via VNC or SSH. See http://www.cervajz.com/page/openSUSE-verejne.html (in Czech, but " vncviewer leon.i-tux.cz:1 " and " ssh virtual(a)leon.i-tux.cz -p1111 " should be understandable for everyone :-)) It would be nice if Novell started to provide something similar, because it received a huge positive feedback in Czech and Slovak Linux Community. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307725

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[openFATE 307389] Can the joomla package be included on opensuse
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Glenn Doig (doiggl) Feature #307389, revision 1 Title: Can the joomla package be included on opensuse openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Glenn Doig (doiggl) Description: Can the joomla package (Open Source Content Management System) be included on opensuse ? http://www.joomla.org/ (http://www.joomla.org/) Joomla! License Guidelines http://www.joomla.org/content/view/5/6/ (http://www.joomla.org/content/view/5/6/) OBS joomla project https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=joomla&project=home%3Aopens… Last build info Rebuild i586 succeeded joomla-1.5.10-4.2.noarch.rpm joomla-1.5.10-4.2.src.rpm joomla-installation-1.5.10-4.2.noarch.rpm Rebuild x86_64 succeeded joomla-1.5.10-4.2.noarch.rpm joomla-1.5.10-4.2.src.rpm joomla-installation-1.5.10-4.2.noarch.rpm Thanks -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307389

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[openFATE 306975] Sort list of in windows domain membership
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Todd R (TheBlackCat) Feature #306975, revision 1 Title: Sort list of in windows domain membership openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Todd R (theblackcat) Description: Currently, in the windows domain membership module, when you try to join a domain you are given the option to enter a username and password and to select the Machine Account Organization Unit from a list. This list is provided in no apparent order. At the very least it is not sorted by the name of the organizational unit. This may be fine if there is only a small number of them, but for a large institution there might be hundreds, maybe even thousands. It takes a lot of time to search through ever single item on the list to find the one you belong to. I think it would be much easier if the list was sorted alphabetically by the name of the organizational unit, ideally the leaf organizational unit if there is a heirarchy since users may not know that higher nodes their organizational unit belonds to. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306975

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[openFATE 306925] Adjust Colors of the Default Desktop Wallpaper
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Rafael Allende (jeaserve) Feature #306925, revision 1 Title: Adjust Colors of the Default Desktop Wallpaper openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Rafael Allende (jeaserve) Description: In GNOME, the color of the default desktop theme and the colors of the default wallpaper do not fit. Especially look at the title bar of the active window. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306925

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