January 2021 - openSUSE Support - openSUSE Mailing Lists

zypper and YaST can't see the Packman repository
by J Leslie Turriff 24 Feb '21

24 Feb '21

Now that I've upgraded to Leap 15.2, I'm trying to re-add the Packman repository, but when I try to refresh it, zypper tells me | █ zypper ref -r Packman | Retrieving repository 'Packman' metadata ................................................................................................. [error] | Repository 'Packman' is invalid. | [Packman| https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/] Valid metadata not found at specified URL | History: | - [|] Error trying to read from 'https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/' | - Timeout exceeded when accessing 'https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/content'. | | Please check if the URIs defined for this repository are pointing to a valid repository. | Skipping repository 'Packman' because of the above error. | Could not refresh the repositories because of errors. After removing and re-adding Packman (using cut-and-paste from https://en.opensuse.org/Additional_package_repositories) several times with the same results, I tried using YaST's Software Repositories tool. Using the Add button and selecting Community Repositories, YaST tells me | Unable to download list of repositories | or no repositories defined (see attached) However, I'm able to browse to https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/ and view its contents. I also tried disabling privoxy, but that didn't help. Is there some sort of cache entry that needs to be purged? I've never seen this before. Leslie --

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Re: printer paper size
by Doug McGarrett 03 Feb '21

03 Feb '21

On 1/30/21 5:22 PM, Doug McGarrett wrote: > > > On 1/30/21 1:52 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote: >> >> >> On Saturday, 2021-01-30 at 13:05 -0500, Doug McGarrett wrote: >> > On 1/30/21 5:44 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote: >> >> On 30/01/2021 09.06, Doug McGarrett wrote: >> >>> On 1/29/21 12:42 PM, DennisG wrote: >> >>>> On 1/28/21 9:38 PM, Doug McGarrett wrote: >> >> >> http://localhost:631/ --> printers --> select yours. --> >> >> administration --> set default options --> query printer for default >> >> options >> >> >> >> Page size here shows under "General". >> >> >> >> >> > Can't set options. Here is the sequence: >> > Cups fpr administrators >> > Administration >> > Printers >> > epson >> > Administration >> > Set default options >> >> > General >> > Paper size: Letter 8Â½ x11 >> > Media type: Plain paper-standard >> > Auto duplex: off changed to long edge <<<<< >> >> > Set printer options >> > gets this: >> > http://localhost:631 is requesting your user name and password >> > User name doug is filled in >> > Password: (Here I fill in the password I use to boot the >> machine, the same >> > password I use to reopen the machine >> after it has timed out.) >> > Set printer options epson Error >> > Unable to set options >> > | Forbidden >> >> > Now what? >> >> You can use either doug's password, or root's password. I have the same password as boot and as my user. CUPS doesn't like that password, and I have no other. >> >> >> Alternatively, use the command "lpoptions" in a terminal window. >> >> lpoptions -l >> >> will tell you the options for the current default printer. >> >> First you have to find out what printers you have. For example: >> >> cer@Telcontar:~> lpstat -a >> cp1510n_ps accepting requests since 2021-01-30T14:42:21 CET >> cp1515n_hpijs accepting requests since 2020-10-23T22:15:18 CEST >> cp1515n_pcl3 accepting requests since 2020-09-29T00:00:55 CEST >> cer@Telcontar:~> >> >> and which is the default one? >> Apparently there is no default. When I ask a page (or pages) to print, I get a dialog asking which printer. The printers do not come up with names in the sequences you show, and I had no luck changing the defaults for the Epson, altho the information that is provided shows what's wrong. here's the sequence at my place: doug@linux1:~> lpstat -a epson accepting requests since Fri 29 Jan 2021 04:03:31 PM EST HP_LaserJet_Pro_M201dw accepting requests since Fri 29 Jan 2021 06:43:20 PM EST HP_LaserJet_Pro_M201dw_34CF8A_ accepting requests since Fri 29 Jan 2021 04:12:05 PM EST doug@linux1:~> lpstat -d no system default destination doug@linux1:~> lpoptions -l PageSize/Paper Size: *Letter Legal A4 4X6FULL 2L 8x10 <<<here's the problem MediaType/Media Type: *PLAIN_NORMAL PMMATT_NORMAL PMPHOTO_NORMAL PLATINA_NORMAL GLOSSYPHOTO_NORMAL Duplex/Auto Duplex Printing - Binding Edge: *None DuplexTumble DuplexNoTumble <<<probably should state binding edge? Ink/Ink: *COLOR MONO doug@linux1:~> lpoptions PageSize/Paper Size Letter 8.5X11 Usage: lpoptions [options] -d destination lpoptions [options] [-p destination] [-l] lpoptions [options] [-p destination] -o option[=value] lpoptions [options] -x destination Options: -d destination Set default destination -E Encrypt the connection to the server -h server[:port] Connect to the named server and port -l Show supported options and values -o name[=value] Set default option and value -p destination Specify a destination -U username Specify the username to use for authentication -x destination Remove default options for destination doug@linux1:~> lpoptions -o PageSize/Paper Size Letter 8.5X11 Usage: lpoptions [options] -d destination lpoptions [options] [-p destination] [-l] lpoptions [options] [-p destination] -o option[=value] lpoptions [options] -x destination Tried it this way--no joy: doug@linux1:~> lpoptions -o epson Paper Size Letter 8.5X11 Usage: lpoptions [options] -d destination lpoptions [options] [-p destination] [-l] lpoptions [options] [-p destination] -o option[=value] lpoptions [options] -x destination and so on. . . . --doug

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printer paper size
by Doug McGarrett 03 Feb '21

03 Feb '21

My Epson printer will try to print on a European size instead of letter with source material that does not explicitly specify to use letter (8.5 x 11 inches). The LaserJet is OK with the US size. Where and how should I change the default size for the Epson printer, please? --doug

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Re: printer paper size
by Carlos E. R. 30 Jan '21

30 Jan '21

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday, 2021-01-30 at 13:05 -0500, Doug McGarrett wrote: > On 1/30/21 5:44 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote: >> On 30/01/2021 09.06, Doug McGarrett wrote: >>> On 1/29/21 12:42 PM, DennisG wrote: >>>> On 1/28/21 9:38 PM, Doug McGarrett wrote: >> http://localhost:631/ --> printers --> select yours. --> >> administration --> set default options --> query printer for default >> options >> >> Page size here shows under "General". >> >> > Can't set options. Here is the sequence: > Cups fpr administrators > Administration > Printers > epson > Administration > Set default options > > General > Paper size: Letter 8½ x11 > Media type: Plain paper-standard > Auto duplex: off changed to long edge <<<<< > > Set printer options > gets this: > http://localhost:631 is requesting your user name and password > User name doug is filled in > Password: (Here I fill in the password I use to boot the machine, > the same > password I use to reopen the machine after it has > timed out.) > Set printer options epson Error > Unable to set options > | Forbidden > > Now what? You can use either doug's password, or root's password. Alternatively, use the command "lpoptions" in a terminal window. lpoptions -l will tell you the options for the current default printer. First you have to find out what printers you have. For example: cer@Telcontar:~> lpstat -a cp1510n_ps accepting requests since 2021-01-30T14:42:21 CET cp1515n_hpijs accepting requests since 2020-10-23T22:15:18 CEST cp1515n_pcl3 accepting requests since 2020-09-29T00:00:55 CEST cer@Telcontar:~> and which is the default one? cer@Telcontar:~> lpstat -d system default destination: cp1510n_ps cer@Telcontar:~> Now, find the options for the default printer: cer@Telcontar:~> lpoptions -l HPServicesWeb/Internet Services: *SupportAndTroubleshooting ProductManuals CheckForDriverUpdates OrderSupplies PageSize/Page Size: Letter Legal Executive w612h935 4x6 5x8 *A4 A5 A6 B5 w283h425 w553h765 w522h737 w558h774 Postcard DoublePostcard Env10 EnvMonarch EnvISOB5 EnvC5 EnvDL Custom.WIDTHxHEIGHT InputSlot/Paper Source: *Auto Tray1 Tray2 Tray1_Man HPRotate180/Rotate Page 180 deg: *False True MirrorPrint/Mirror Image: True *False MediaType/Media Type: *Unspecified Plain HPLaserJet90 HPColorLaserMatte105 HPPremiumChoiceMatte120 HPColorLaserBrochureMatte160 HPSuperiorLaserMatte160 HPCoverMatte200g HPMattePhoto200 HPPresentationGlossy130g HPProfessionalLaserGlossy130g HPTriFoldColorLaserBrochure160g HPColorLaserBrochureGlossy160 HPSuperiorLaserGlossy160 HPColorLaserPhotoGlossy220 HPColorLaserPhotoGlossyFast220 HPColorLaserPhotoGlossyHigh220 Light6074 MidWeight96110 Heavy111130 ExtraHeavy131175 MidWeightGlossy96110 HeavyGlossy111130 ExtraHeavyGlossy131175 CardGlossy176220 ColorLaserTransparency Labels Letterhead Envelope HeavyEnvelope Preprinted Prepunched Colored Bond Recycled Rough HeavyRough HPToughPaper HPColorSmart/Color Options: *Automatic Manual HPTextHalftone/Halftone: Detail *Smooth HPTextRGB/RGB Color: *sRGB Vivid PhotoQuality Adobe None HPTextNeutralGrays/Neutral Grays: *Black ProcessBlack HPGraphicsHalftone/Halftone: Detail *Smooth HPGraphicsRGB/RGB Color: *sRGB Vivid PhotoQuality Adobe None HPGraphicsNeutralGrays/Neutral Grays: *Black ProcessBlack HPPhotoHalftone/Halftone: Detail *Smooth HPPhotoRGB/RGB Color: *sRGB Vivid PhotoQuality Adobe None HPPhotoNeutralGrays/Neutral Grays: Black *ProcessBlack HPEdgeControl/Edge Control: Off Light *Normal Max ColorModel/Print Color as Gray: *CMYKImageRET3600 Gray600x600dpi cer@Telcontar:~> ... continues. Same, on a different printer: cer@Telcontar:~> lpoptions -p cp1515n_pcl3 -l PageSize/Media Size: Photo A6 Hagaki Card3x5 EnvChou4 EnvMonarch Photo5x7 A5 Card5x8 Oufuku Env10 EnvA2 EnvC6 EnvDL EnvChou3 Letter *A4 Legal B5 JB5 Executive FLSA ExecutiveJIS 16k EnvC5 EnvB5 Custom.WIDTHxHEIGHT Duplex/Double-Sided Printing: DuplexNoTumble DuplexTumble *None InputSlot/Media Source: *Auto PhotoTray Upper Lower Envelope LargeCapacity Manual MPTray ColorModel/Output Mode: Gray *RGB MediaType/Media Type: *Plain Glossy OutputMode/Print Quality: *Normal Draft Best OptionDuplex/Duplexer Installed: *False True cer@Telcontar:~> So, to change an option: cer@Telcontar:~> lpoptions -p cp1515n_pcl3 -o "PageSize/Media Size"=A5 cer@Telcontar:~> lpoptions -p cp1515n_pcl3 -l PageSize/Media Size: Photo A6 Hagaki Card3x5 EnvChou4 EnvMonarch Photo5x7 A5 Card5x8 Oufuku Env10 EnvA2 EnvC6 EnvDL EnvChou3 Letter *A4 Legal B5 JB5 Executive FLSA ExecutiveJIS 16k EnvC5 EnvB5 Custom.WIDTHxHEIGHT (did not work) cer@Telcontar:~> lpoptions -p cp1515n_pcl3 -o "PageSize/Media Size"=A4 cer@Telcontar:~> lpoptions -p cp1515n_pcl3 -l PageSize/Media Size: Photo A6 Hagaki Card3x5 EnvChou4 EnvMonarch Photo5x7 A5 Card5x8 Oufuku Env10 EnvA2 EnvC6 EnvDL EnvChou3 Letter *A4 Legal B5 JB5 Executive FLSA ExecutiveJIS 16k EnvC5 EnvB5 Custom.WIDTHxHEIGHT ... cer@Telcontar:~> Well, that is the method, but it does not work. Not even as root. Maybe because my printer is off at this moment? No, no change. Another printer? No, no change. The options are saved in a file, and this seems to work: cer@Telcontar:~> cat ~/.cups/lpoptions Default cp1510n_ps InputSlot=Auto Dest cp1515n_pcl3 PageSize/Media=true Size=A5 cer@Telcontar:~> cer@Telcontar:~> cat /etc/cups/lpoptions Default cp1510n_ps PageSize=A4 Dest cp1515n_hpijs PageSize=A4 Dest cp1515n_pcl3 PageSize=A4 cer@Telcontar:~> But not always. cer@Telcontar:~> lpoptions -p cp1515n_pcl3 -o "PageSize/Media Size"=A4 -l PageSize/Media Size: Photo A6 Hagaki Card3x5 EnvChou4 EnvMonarch Photo5x7 A5 Card5x8 Oufuku Env10 EnvA2 EnvC6 EnvDL EnvChou3 Letter *A4 Legal B5 JB5 Executive FLSA ExecutiveJIS 16k EnvC5 EnvB5 Custom.WIDTHxHEIGHT Duplex/Double-Sided Printing: DuplexNoTumble DuplexTumble *None InputSlot/Media Source: *Auto PhotoTray Upper Lower Envelope LargeCapacity Manual MPTray ColorModel/Output Mode: Gray *RGB MediaType/Media Type: *Plain Glossy OutputMode/Print Quality: *Normal Draft Best OptionDuplex/Duplexer Installed: *False True cer@Telcontar:~> cat ~/.cups/lpoptions Default cp1510n_ps InputSlot=Auto Dest cp1515n_pcl3 PageSize/Media=true Size=A5 cer@Telcontar:~> See that the file uses the wording "Size=A5"? I try that on the command, doesn't seem to work. Well, try to edit the options directly on the file and find out if the printer obeys. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. (from openSUSE 15.2 x86_64 at Telcontar) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iHoEARECADoWIQQZEb51mJKK1KpcU/W1MxgcbY1H1QUCYBWq4Rwccm9iaW4ubGlz dGFzQHRlbGVmb25pY2EubmV0AAoJELUzGBxtjUfVqpoAnil1BpFRQ5mLeT+DQ5pe nAvQHEnQAJwIiGMLwe3jaxfvS7oWUJHDQ/OvvA== =nTEy -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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SDDM locking up
by Ianseeks 29 Jan '21

29 Jan '21

Hi In the last week or so, my machine has locked up 3 times immediately after inputting the password and pressing <CR>. I then have to manually reboot. Once it happened on the very first login of the day after being switched on, the others after numerous successful logins. Anyone else experiencing this issue? regards Ian -- opensuse:tumbleweed:20210127 Qt: 5.15.2 KDE Frameworks: 5.78.0 - KDE Plasma: 5.20.5 - kwin 5.20.5 kmail2 5.16.1 (20.12.0) - akonadiserver 5.16.1 (20.12.0) - Kernel: 5.10.9-1-default - xf86-video-nouveau: 1.0.16

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YaST refuses to remember window geometry
by J Leslie Turriff 28 Jan '21

28 Jan '21

I'm using TDE (the Trinity Desktop Environment, a fork of KDE3). Whenever I open any YaST module (either through the YaST menu or directly), its window geometry is ⅔ the screen width and height. I resize it but even if I use the top left window widget's Advanced => Special Window Settings to Remember its dimensions, the next time I open it I get the same wrong-sized window. Where does YaST store this information? Leslie

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Digitizing video's
by Jogchum Reitsma 24 Jan '21

24 Jan '21

Hi, My father-in-law sent me a videotape, asking if I could digitize it form him. He's a great father-in-law (a great father too, btw...) so I'd like to help him. I remembered I had a Hauppauge WinTV card lying around, but alas, it's PCI, and I have no PCI interface on my motherboard, only PCI-X. Now I see some S-Video-to-USB cables, which are supposed to do the digitizing trick. Low cost, some 20 €. Chipset is UTV007. Linux support in general is described at https://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Easycap#Making_it_work_4; but that page was last edited 5 years ago. It seems to me that the support presented there is very experimental. Any chance I would get this to work with TW or Leap 15.2? There's also the VTOP-Ubuntu-Audio-Capture-Device, which is mich more expensive ($ 55, + shipping from US to the Netherlands). regards, Jogchum

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[opensuse-support] apps piling up in panel
by Doug McGarrett 23 Jan '21

23 Jan '21

Two or three times recently--as recent as this afternoon--a whole batch of apps, the icons of which live in the panel, or systray, have piled up at the left-hand side. They don't overlap, but they are all to directly the right of the normal (what I consider normal) icons, which are the smiling ball, desktop1, system settings, YaST, Konsole terminal, and Kate. All the other icons --15, plus the time/date, have moved to the left. What is causing this, and how can I make it stop? (I have moved them back a couple of times, but they no longer stay put.) System is OS-TW, up to date as per 1114. (I think it also occurred before this update.) Thanx for any insight--doug

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MIDI problem--no sound
by Doug McGarrett 21 Jan '21

21 Jan '21

(TW) Have a musical keyboard, "Studio 61" by Fatar, which I know works-- I saw it demoed when I bought it--but I have yet to make a sound with it. When I research midi, I get recommends for several different midi apps, all of which seem to assume you have your keyboard working. What must I do to get the instrument to produce musical notes in my speakers? Some futzing around shows the unit plugged into a usb port on the computer called (by lshw) usb3 Audio device E-MU XMidi1X1Tab physical id: 5 bus info: usb@1:5 serial: E-MU-E6-3F0E-07D90A1E-1014A-TAB capabilities: usb-1.10 audio control configuration: driver=snd-usb-audio maxpower=100mA speed=12Mbit/s (Unit is self powered by wall-wart and should not need power from the computer.) (and by lsusb) Bus 001 Device 007 Creative Technology Ltd Xmidi 1x1 Tab --doug

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[opensuse-support] LibreOffice won't start
by Felix Miata 20 Jan '21

20 Jan '21

6.4.5.2-lp151.3.18.1 is installed. I don't use it much. In September it worked. Now I get this: > libreoffice %u & [1] 14544 > javaldx: Could not find a Java Runtime Environment! Warning: failed to read path from javaldx I don't see anything in /var/log/zypp/history that shows any java* or jre* removal. No lines containing jre in history, and only two containing java: 2019-07-05 03:51:00|remove |libjavascriptcoregtk-3_0-0|2.4.11-4.26|x86_64|| 2019-07-05 03:53:06|remove |libjavascriptcoregtk-1_0-0|2.4.11-4.26|x86_64|| Installing libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18 didn't fix it. It's the only *java* package installed. No *jre* packages are installed. Searching libreoffice java in BOO found nothing for 15.1. How can I tell what's required but missing, or which of many *java* or *jre* packages should be required but according to package management is/are not? -- Evolution as taught in public schools, like religion, is based on faith, not on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/

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