November 1999 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[SLE] Error in build of init.
by wsandman＠tool.net 29 Nov '99

29 Nov '99

Greetings, Durring integration of gepowerd into my SuSE 6.2 system I've found a problen with the package init. Per the man pages of init and inittab if init receives a SIGPWR, it's expected behavior is to check the file powerstatus and execute the commands in inittab assiciated with the markers powerfail and powerokwait. The stock init under SuSE 6.2 does not respond properly to SIGPWR if the value in /etc/powerstatus is "OK". After installing the source for init and installing this binary, the expected behavior is restored. The new binary is roughly 22K versus 362K for the stock init. Other than reporting this problem, I am interested to know why is the SuSE init is roughly 20 times the size of the init compiled from source? And in addition what has SuSE included in their init that I've now broken because I'm running init compiled directly from source? best, __ Wm. J. Sandman III Need Win95 or BETTER? Systems Programmer MacOs crashed your new G3? Internet Tool & Die Try Linux... wsandman(a)tool.net It's not just for breakfast anymore. PGP Key fingerprint = 7C C5 22 45 07 62 4C D9 94 CA C7 C1 44 FF BA D4 <HR> <UL> <LI>application/pgp-signature attachment: stored </UL> -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

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[SLE] Power Management ? ?
by shane.reynolds＠tesco.net 29 Nov '99

29 Nov '99

Hi, I have a dell machine (poweredge 2200) which I use as a server, running SuSE 6.2. It stays on all the time, but I worry about the drives (SCSI 10,000rpm, 18Gb) spinning constantly. Is there a way that they can slow down after, say, a hour of non-activity? During the night the machine does nothing. Sorry if there is a simple answer to this, but I can't see how... TIA Shane Reynolds. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

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[SLE] OT:wvdial
by msspal＠gbso.net 29 Nov '99

29 Nov '99

hey, i have one isp that uses a rotating login prompt that is giving me problems: i.e. @TYPE bbs to access GBSO Online (one of three strings - all begin with @TYPE and none end with a colon) the Login Prompt = mylogin in wvdial.conf doesn't work and if i use the Default Reply = mylogin it ignores this and goes ahead and starts ppp anyway.....which it should not according to the man page. i thought this may be something that was fixed in newer releases so i downloaded 1.40 and it does the same thing.... in kppp i used the @TYPE as the "expect" for the login. this doesn't work for wvdial. tia, don -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

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[SLE] Linux hangs...
by thomas.bohlin＠home.se 29 Nov '99

29 Nov '99

Hi everyone. I have to ask again, sorry. My machine hangs when I move a window or using menus (freezes). This happens only in Tkdesk (editor), Netscape and Emacs (in X). This started after "upgrading" to 6.2 from 6.1. How do I find out whats the problem ?? Tkdesk use Tk, right ?? And Netscape and Emacs use motif ?? I have upgraded all packages rekomended by SuSE, inkluding XFree86 3.3.5 and the new mach64 package. I've had the same hardware for years and I had no problems like this before. I use Pentium 200, 64Mb EDO, 8.5 Gb, 120Mb swap, ATI mach64, SuSE 6.2, Kernel 2.2.10. It doesn't have to work very hard anyway... But i've tried different configurations anyway, but the problem remains. Could it be a hardware problem ?? It "feels" like it could be the ATI board, but why only with those programs ?? I want to be sure before I invest in new hardware. Could somebody give me advice on how to go on and "debug" my system ?? Endless thanks // Thomas -- / Regards Thomas a.k.a Sl@cker -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Thomas Bohlin SuSE (http://www.suse.de/en) user in Kista, Sweden === M A I L === | === W E B === thomas.bohlin(a)home.se | http://www.thomasbohlin.com/ === V O I C E M A I L = | === L I N U X === +46 8 59814074 | Registered user #89307 SuSE 6.2 Kernel 2.2.10 Don't fear the penguins... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

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[SLE] Firewall failing
by colWilson＠bigfoot.com 29 Nov '99

29 Nov '99

The standard (6.2) scripts that should start my firewall are failing because there is no such file as /proc/net/ipfw_chains, but I'm convinced that firewalling is compiled in the kernel. Why? -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

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Re: [SLE] Newbie - serial connection
by eilert＠informatik.uni-bremen.de 29 Nov '99

29 Nov '99

keytec(a)fyiowa.infi.net wrote: > 1. When I login as root on this system I'm on tty1. Is this normal? > Other systems use "console". Yes. Your default installation offers you six virtual terminals, named tty1 to tty6. You can switch between them by pressing <Alt>-<Fx> (where x is between 1 and 6). If you log in on the console without switching the tty, you are on the first one: tty1. Eilert -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eilert Brinkmann -- Universitaet Bremen -- FB 3, Informatik eilert(a)informatik.uni-bremen.de - eilert(a)tzi.org - eilert(a)linuxfreak.com http://www.informatik.uni-bremen.de/~eilert/ -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

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[SLE] Mouse problem - mouse is not recognized...
by stuarthall＠mailandnews.com 29 Nov '99

29 Nov '99

I am having a problem, that seems unrelated to whether GPM is started or not. I have an old 486 with a mouse attached to COM1. In Yast I setup GPM to point to COM1 (and then link /dev/mouse to /dev/ttyS0) and pick a Microsoft Mouse. Occasionally the mouse will work in GPM setup, and then other times - like last night it does not. I am tempted to think that if I go into Yast before starting any X sessions, and setup GPM that I will be successful. In the failed occasions, I have gone straight into X, which gives me an error that the mouse is not recognized and there is an input/output error. The only thing I did not try doing was restarting the machine after turning GPM on or off in yast. I do not know if this would make a difference. I have read the SuSE 6.1 manual and followed all the instructions. So it seems weird that sometimes it works, and other times it does not. Stuart -- Stuart Hall Cheshire, Connecticut, USA Linux User# 141732 -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

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[SLE] � X host ?
by kick＠c2i.net 29 Nov '99

29 Nov '99

I want to admin my monitor-less gateway/router from the X window of my work box ( at the moment i admin the router via an Xterm and rsh/telnet ). Is it possible to run X-apps from the router in X on my work box ? How do i do this ? do i need X installed on my router ? do i need VNC to do this ? any help, tips, or duhŽs welcome. thanks -ve -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

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[SLE] ports open / help
by jfondow＠sprintmail.com 29 Nov '99

29 Nov '99

I just noticed that I have ports 25(smtp), 80 and 139 (NetBIOS) open and I need to close them. I am running a SuSE box to connect to the internet (dial-up) and it is running ip-masq to serve the connection to the rest of the house. This same machine also works my NFS, Samba and printing. I hate to do much to it, because it has been up for 130 days w/o a single problem (2 windoz boxes and a SuSE workstation are connected to it). What do I need to do to make this machine tighter on security. I thought I had ip-chains configured correctly, but I must be wrong. Here is the url that detected the open ports: http://www.grc.com/default.htm. Any and all help/ideas would be greatly appreciated. TIA. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

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[SLE] which CD writer and printer?
by Stefano.Papini＠intercai.etnoteam.it 29 Nov '99

29 Nov '99

Hello Sirs, I'm going to buy as christmas gift a CD writer and a printer (lucky man, I know). Have you any suggestion for a no-linux-problem "gift"? TIA, Best regards, Stefano Papini mailto:stefano.papini@intercai.it Web: http://www.intercai.it <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 5.5.2448.0"> <TITLE>which CD writer and printer?</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> Hello Sirs, I'm going to buy as christmas gift a CD writer and a printer (lucky man, I know). Have you any suggestion for a no-linux-problem "gift"? TIA, Best regards, Stefano Papini mailto:stefano.papini@intercai.it Web: http://www.intercai.it </BODY>

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