June 1998 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[S.u.S.E. Linux] Netscape Mail Stalls Without PPP Connection
by hlarons＠ComCAT.COM 11 Jun '98

11 Jun '98

Whenever I try to use Netscape 4.04 mail "offline," the program freezes and the windows go blank, requiring a "kill" command. The browser starts up fine, but one click to the mail window and I'm dead. Things work OK if there's a PPP connection up-and-running however, even though I'm not attempting to send or receive traffic. Bummer. Anybody had this problem? Is there a fix? Howard Arons -- Powered by SuSE Linux 5.2 -- kernel 2.0.33 Communications by Netscape 4.0 -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] PCMCIA Serial card
by schullersite＠worldnet.att.net 11 Jun '98

11 Jun '98

-----Original Message----- From: Michael Kalisz <mika(a)sweden.hp.com> To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com <suse-linux-e(a)suse.com> Date: Thursday, June 11, 1998 7:35 AM Subject: [S.u.S.E. Linux] PCMCIA Serial card > >Where can I get more information how to make a PCMCIA internal modem >working?? > >I've installed Suse 5.1 om my HP omnibook 5500 laptop and it works >great. The only thing >I can't mannage to get working is the modem. > >When duelboot and run NT the modem works ok, and when I boot Linux the >cardmgr recognizes the card. but when I run minicom I cant get in >conntact with the modem. > > >Any clues or helpfull links?? > >Thanks in advance > >Michael > > > >-- >To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with >this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Michael- Two things to look at: 1. Make sure you have PCMCIA support in your kernel. You may need to recompile your kernel. It's fairly painless. :) 2. Make sure you have the correct IRQ set for the modem. Check and see what NT's using, and then check and see what Linux is using by using the setserial command. If they differ, that's quite possibly where your problem is. Hope this helps. Ken Schuller Network Systems Specialist NovaNET Learning, Inc. Hope this helps. -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] SuSE 5.3?
by hettar＠teleport.com 10 Jun '98

10 Jun '98

Why SuSE 5.3? I can't imagine what the differences that SuSE 5.3 will have over 5.2 SuSE. Only reason I see that SuSE 5.3 will be released is their dedication to release a new SuSE every 4 months or so. Which by it-self has me wondering, do I really need 5.3? (yes I am on the subscribe to SuSE updates). I would really like not to be the "last one on the block" to be able to use one new feature such as glibc2. I know maybe the delay is for maybe to be able to put in 2.2.0 Kernel with the SuSE 6.0 as they just released 2.1.105 with HAM radio drivers (which is to me looking like they about finished with the 2.1.XX development)=(they throwing all the bells and whistles in). I would very much like to figure out how to tweak my current box to support the now linux standard of glibc2. Everything is going that way, why wait. Linux is for testing/haveing fun/tweaking/hacking you name it. Seeing the RH users having fun/trubbles with it, and seeing Debian get tons of support + having their beta 2.0 called HAMM is getting me jealous. Kernel 2.0.34 is out and stable from what I have heard, SuSE "heavly - patches" thier Kernels, so in waiting for SuSE to update thier ftp site with .34, I am wonder what they patch exacly to make it thier own version of the Kernel thus making it un-pactchable by some of the standard patches for the Linux Kernels, this is fustrating. I could use a standard-out-of-the -box Kernel source-tree, I have before, so I am wondering as stated above what makes the -suse kernels so different/ should I wait? I did notice that most distros have to append LILO if they have over 32Megs of RAM but I have never had that problem. I really enjoy SuSE, it is keeping pretty much standard to the Linux community. Unlike lets say Red Hat, which strays by putting in thier "easy-to-use-config" programs which are not standard, and making people who help RH users "Have" to be Red Hat users themselfs. But RH over all is a good distro as all of them are. This is not over the .rpm management program. Steve Udell hettar(a)teleport.com sudell(a)teleport.com So does SuSE have a wish list, to like make comments on what they should have on a up-and-comming distro of thiers? if so where do I find it? -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] Can't chdir
by hatridge＠straubing.baynet.de 10 Jun '98

10 Jun '98

Hi all; When I'm using MC and try "cd b:" I get this error Can't chdir to "b:" No such file or directory (2) I do have mtools load (I use it) and MC will cd to my A foppy. Also I can see the b floppy in the command line and even mount/umount it. Any Ideas? JIM ----------------------------------------- Jim Hatridge Germany hatridge(a)straubing.baynet.de M$ -- Ghostdriver* on the road to the future! (*German Slang for the guy driving on the wrong side of the road!) -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] New Modem
by exdeath＠mindspring.com 10 Jun '98

10 Jun '98

I am going to purchase a new modem in the near future and I need to know whether I should get an internal one or an external one. Also which companies are best for linux (or SUSE). Gene Flanagin exdeath(a)mindspring.com P.S. - Has anybody gotten the ISP MindSpring to work with Linux? -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] SuSEconfig and default runlevel
by bb＠suse.com 10 Jun '98

10 Jun '98

On Wed, 27 May 1998, Juergen Braukmann wrote: > > Hello, > > this get's a bit annoying: since I've installed 5.2, everytime > SuSEconfig > is run, the default runlevel in inittab is changed from 3 to 2. > > There _must_ be a variable in rc.config, but I can't find it. Look at this: # # SuSEconfig can do some modifications to /etc/inittab. If you don't want # this, set CHECK_INITTAB to no. (yes/no) # CHECK_INITTAB=yes # # Here you can set the default Display manager (kdm/xdm/console). # Attention: CHECK_INITTAB has to be set to yes, to activate this feature. # DISPLAYMANAGER=console Ciao, BB -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] S.u.S.E. 5.3
by martin_moeller＠technologist.com 10 Jun '98

10 Jun '98

Hello. With all the suggestions flying around I'd like to make a few myself (very few this time around): TrueType X Servers: <A HREF="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/X11/fonts/"><A HREF="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/X11/fonts/</A">ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/X11/fonts/</A</A>> - for xfstt. Seems to have been made from scratch. Works quite well at my end, though I'd really like a clarification on how to use truetype fonts with StarOffice (WordPerfect?), preferrably in form of scripts... and <A HREF="http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jec/programs/xfsft/"><A HREF="http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jec/programs/xfsft/</A">http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jec/programs/xfsft/</A</A>> - for xfsft, I think. This is based on the FreeType project. I haven't checked it out too much... -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] SuSE-5.2g DAY ONE
by satan＠nfinity.com 10 Jun '98

10 Jun '98

Ok, I started with a clean slate. Formatted and reinstalled, using SuSE's minimal configuration (49 mb). Added gcc, libc, make, autoconf, texinfo, bison, flex, automake and I'm sure others that I'm forgetting. Installed binutils-2.9.1 from source, then started on glibc. Used glibc-2.0.6 with the crypt, linuxthreads and localedata add ons. Configured it as my primary c library instead of a test install, and compiled the works (sheesh, I thought mico took a long time to compile, glibc took 50 minutes on my p200mmx). Anyway, so far, so good. Now I'm gonna finish watching Baron von Munchausen and get to bed so I can wake up for soccer in the morning. First thing tomorrow I'll link my fresh glibc to my compiler (which has been gcc-2.7.2.1 so far), build egcs-1.0.3a and a fresh kernel and then figure out what's next. Til then. -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] Syquest Sparq
by jkrough＠mindspring.com 10 Jun '98

10 Jun '98

Has anybody used the Syquest Sparq with Linux? Jerome K. -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] glibc2
by satan＠nfinity.com 10 Jun '98

10 Jun '98

I've decided to attempt to turn my SuSE 5.2 box into a functioning glibc2 system. I will let you know how painful/painless this process is, or whether I lose heart and give up and decide to wait for SuSE 6.0. Having been a lifelong Redwings fan, as well as a big football (soccer in the usa :P) fan, I intend to spend much of the next month attached to my favorite barcalounger, eating junk food and watching the greatest sporting events known to man, the Stanley and World Cups. In the remaining free moments I have I'll let you know how the conversion goes. Go Wings! Go USA! -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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