January 1999 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[SuSE Linux] Newbie mailinglist question
by depeche＠linux.nu 19 Jan '99

19 Jan '99

Hi, all! Does anyone know why every posting occurs (atleast) two times? Is it my ISP/Linux-configuration or is it something I will have to live with? Regards -- / Tina E-MAIL <A HREF="mailto:depeche@linux.nu">mailto:depeche@linux.nu</A> URL <A HREF="http://www8.tripnet.se/~chjo/"><A HREF="http://www8.tripnet.se/~chjo/</A">http://www8.tripnet.se/~chjo/</A</A>> - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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Re: [SuSE Linux] ext2 fs error: wrong free blocks count
by zentara＠netfrog.net 19 Jan '99

19 Jan '99

zentara wrote: > > Arturo Martinez-Nieves wrote: > > > > Simple question... > > Once I have SuSe up and running and configured just as I like, what's the > > best way to back it all up to a single file (perhaps a tar or a gzip, > > whatever is a better option), so that if disaster strikes, I can just > > restore from this backup and get things back as they were before I screw > > them. > > > > I mean if it was windows I would say copy over the files on your C:\ and > > then copy the whole of the WINDOWS directory and special attention to > > SYSTEM.DAT and USER.DAT because they contain the registry. > > > > Now in Linux what do you need to protect in a similar fashion, and what's > > the most friendly way to achieve this. > > I have used > tar -cvzf root.tgz / > > run it in the root directory > and it will make root.tgz I have checked this again, and it seems it is better to use tar -cvzf root.tgz * if you use / instead of *, the tgz file tries to include itself. If you want a text file listing all your files, tar -tzvf root.tgz > root.txt - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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Re: [SuSE Linux] Fwd: Re: RPM (was gtk+)
by sbronson＠opentv.com 19 Jan '99

19 Jan '99

> I don't agree with that. The /etc/xf86config file contains this information > and if I read the manual well this directory contains the databases with > hw-specs and other stuff. I agree with the fact that there isn't a X11 tree > in /etc wich should have been there. Personally, I don't mind one way or the other. Put it wherever you like. It's just that without an /etc/X11, you're in violation of the FHS...? > > > > >- /sbin/init.d? (p. 13) /sbin is supposed to contain only > > system administration binaries. Personally, I would expect > > init.d to be found among the host-specific files in /etc. > > Wrong, in FSSTD there is also stated that the /etc tree doesn't contain > executables. SuSE has moved these (according to manual chapter 11) files to > a place where System V hold's them. Not wrong. The FHS says no binaries, but says nothing about executables. Personally, I would expect to find system administration tools in /sbin (as the FHS says), and changing, site-specific scripts in /etc (along with all the other site-specific files). - Scott - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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Re: [SuSE Linux] Wnat comments on Motif 2.x from Metro Link
by kingram＠navis.com 19 Jan '99

19 Jan '99

I got it working finally. (No thanks to MetroLink or SUSE) All of the demos were pretty neat, and gave me a good impression of what could be done. If you're going to buy it. get it from Xig. They have been helpful to me when I purchased their Accelerated-X. "Rafael E. Herrera" wrote: > Hi, > > I'm interested in comments on Motif 2.x from Metro Link and also > comments on distributions from other vendors. I also would like to > know if there is a linux version of CDE and where can it be obtained. > I use SuSE 5.3. > > Thanks, > > -- > Rafael Herrera > Laboratory for Computational Neuroscience > University of Pittsburgh > <A HREF="http://www.neuronet.pitt.edu/~raffo"><A HREF="http://www.neuronet.pitt.edu/~raffo</A">http://www.neuronet.pitt.edu/~raffo</A</A>> - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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[SuSE Linux] IBM paints Linux blue
by fmiller＠lightlink.com 19 Jan '99

19 Jan '99

<A HREF="http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/news/0,4153,380769,00.html"><A HREF="http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/news/0,4153,380769,00.html</A">http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/news/0,4153,380769,00.html</A</A>> - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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[SuSE Linux] Message to any SUSE support person!
by anthony_Melia＠Dell.com 19 Jan '99

19 Jan '99

I am trying to create a kernal to support installing suse on an unsupported scsi controller. Basicly I need to recreate a .config file which resembles the one used to create the kernal on the suse boot disks. I know I nmeed loadable module support as well as the basics, what else is missing? Can anybody at suse mail me the actual .config used to create a gen eral bootdisk (I know they each support a diff scsi/eide controller). Regards, Tony Melia MCP Server Support Group * +353 1 2044208 * Tony_Melia(a)Dell.com <<...>> - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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[SuSE Linux] X questions
by sbronson＠opentv.com 19 Jan '99

19 Jan '99

I have two X-related questions: Is there a way of copying an entire file to the X clipboard. I picture a command line tool: which copies the contents of averylongfile.txt to the X clipboard. Then I could paste it using Netscape's or Emacs's paste command. And, is there a way of assigning dedicated COPY and PASTE keys? I grew very used to those under Solaris/OpenWin. Select something in any X program, hit COPY, move somewhere else, hit PASTE. Very, very useful. I'd like FRONT too, but I'll settle for COPY/PASTE first. Thanks very much! - Scott - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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RE: [SuSE Linux] ext2 fs error: wrong free blocks count
by Arturo.Martinez-Nieves＠NSMG.Seagatesoftware.com 19 Jan '99

19 Jan '99

Simple question... Once I have SuSe up and running and configured just as I like, what's the best way to back it all up to a single file (perhaps a tar or a gzip, whatever is a better option), so that if disaster strikes, I can just restore from this backup and get things back as they were before I screw them. I mean if it was windows I would say copy over the files on your C:\ and then copy the whole of the WINDOWS directory and special attention to SYSTEM.DAT and USER.DAT because they contain the registry. Now in Linux what do you need to protect in a similar fashion, and what's the most friendly way to achieve this. - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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[SuSE Linux] Intellimouse and Netscape
by egretlures＠kricket.net 19 Jan '99

19 Jan '99

I posted a while ago about Netscape sending my ISP password out when I rolled the wheel on the MS Intellmouse. I did restart Netscape and the same thing happened. The system sat idle, offline for two hours. KDE was still active when I redialed and activated Netscape. It loaded from disk this time whereas the previous restart was from memory. I cannot get this to repeat again. Has anyone else experienced anything similar? The passing of the password does cause some concern. Henry - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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Re: [SuSE Linux] ext2 fs error: wrong free blocks count
by andreas＠spinup.de 19 Jan '99

19 Jan '99

Kester Clegg wrote: > do you run e2fsck -f -b 8193 /dev/your_boot_partition? > > I have this problem whenever KDE hangs and I have to reboot without shutting > down. The above fixes it (it can need running twice :-) > k. > I have this problem after clean shutdowns (including 3 times sync in SuSE's halt scricpt). The machine was running fine for more than a year. Andreas -- Andreas Pape SPIN UP Science Software and High End Computing LUENTEC-Technologiepark Heinrichstr. 51 D-44536 Luenen Tel. +49 (231) 98 60 505 Fax +49 (231) 98 60 525 e-mail: andreas(a)spinup.de <A HREF="http://www.spinup.de"><A HREF="http://www.spinup.de</A">http://www.spinup.de</A</A>> - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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