February 1999 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Clock skewed
by michael.norman1＠which.net 03 Aug '99

03 Aug '99

Hi all When I try to recompile the kernel I get a message saying the clock is skewed and the build may not work. What does this mean and how can I fix it ? I am running SuSe 6.1 with kernel 2.2.5. Thanks Mike

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[SuSE Linux] Call-back with SuSE 6.1
by Luch＠osi.nnov.ru 14 Jun '99

14 Jun '99

Hi, everybody I'm new to Linux. Installed SuSE a couple of weeks ago and now trying to get some functionality. I have trouble setting up call-back (SuSe 6.1<---> ISP's NT Server 4.0) with optional number (fixed as well). Tried to use wvdial, but with no success (it dials OK, but then seems like doesn't know what to do next). Can it do the trick? I feel that maybe some scripting could help me. Could anybody provide me with necessary directions (or direct to the information) for making a flexible script and what software I need installed or some other approach? (I've read PPP-HOWTO but don't know if the information it contains applicable to current SuSE version; it doesn't say anything about wvdial). One more thing. Is it necessary to set the proper values in "resolv.conf" and host.conf? Some other files? I actually tried to find the answer and found a sample ppp.conf with brief instructions on settings (from Free-BSD as I remember), but can I use it with SuSE 6.1 and how? Any help will be greatly appreciated (tired from constant W$ + Netscape crashes) Vyacheslav -- 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 archive 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] (no subject)
by WangXJ＠term.star.com.cn 22 Apr '99

22 Apr '99

I want to know what new features in kernels 2.2.6 than 2.0.36? -- 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 archive 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] Boot Under NT boot loader!
by rommel＠esoterica.pt 21 Mar '99

21 Mar '99

<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2> Can someone tell me how to Boot Linux via LOADLIN through the Windoze NT boot loader?? With LILO it is possible, but I dont use LILO... And if it is through LOADLIN, how can I set it up?? Thx</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2> nelson</FONT></DIV>

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[SuSE Linux] Kernel 2.2.0
by rommel＠esoterica.pt 04 Mar '99

04 Mar '99

<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I have this little problem:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I installed the 2.2.0 kernel in a Suse6 installation, but it runs kernel 2.0.36 instead, WHY??????</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>And why doesn't the gcc compiler compile 2.2.2 kernel sources??</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Procedure:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2> make menuconfig</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2> make dep</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2> make clean</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2> make bzImage</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2> make modules</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2> make modules_install</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>

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[SuSE Linux] Boot failure and YaST
by jmcdonne＠apollotrust.com 01 Mar '99

01 Mar '99

Hello, I hope someone will be able to help me with a system that will not boot. I've searched the SuSE Knowledge Base but haven't found any pointers. I have LiLO installed on the MBR of hda. My SuSE 5.1, kernel 2.0.36 system is installed on hda6. After uncompressing the kernel, identifying the hardware, and reading /etc/fstab the boot process starts passing multiple error messages. Most scroll by too quickly to read but they begin with: "starting sbin/init.d/boot:starting /sbin/swapon: no such file or directory" After mounting hda6 read-only the boot hangs permanently at: "INIT: Id "1" respawning too fast: disabled for five minutes" : : "INIT: Id "6" respawning too fast: disabled for five minutes" Powering down is the only way out of the situation. Fortunately, I didn't wipe my installation (now on hdb) when I upgraded my main hard drive some months ago so after booting from a rescue disk I was able to edit /etc/conf.lilo and I'm now booting to my 2.0.33 system on hdb3. My setup: SuSE 5.1 kernel 2.0.36 on hda6(W95 on hda1) SuSE 5.1 kernel 2.0.33 on hdb3(W95 on hdb1) YaST .97.1 gcc 2.7.2.1 Everything was working fine until... In preparation for upgrading to kernel 2.2.1,I decided to install the required versions of the various utilities/programs needed by 2.2.1. Not finding the most recent versions in the various SuSE 5.3 directories, (that should have caused me to stop right there!), I downloaded and installed rpms for kernmod, ppp, binutils,libc5.4.46-2.i386, net-tools, sh-utils, sh-libs from the 6.0 and 6.0 evaluation directories. YaST issued warnings about conflicts for the binutils and the sh-utils package but I continued to install. (I know, I know .... I've been kicking myself since then.) The warnings were: "/usr/include/ansidecl.h conflicts with file from libc-5.4.33-6" and a few other warnings related to man pages and etc/ppp/options and etc/ppp/pap-secrets. I'm assuming these latter warnings aren't directly related to my booting problem. In some (but not all) cases YaST prompted me to save backups to /var/adm/backup/installation-990217.0 I've attached this file in the hope that someone can point me to the steps to take to rescue my system. Initially I thought that the problem was directly caused by using SuSE 6.0 rpms in a SuSE 5.1 system - the utilities/libaries might be installed in different directories in 6.0.

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[SuSE Linux] Linux up close: Time to switch
by fmiller＠lightlink.com 01 Mar '99

01 Mar '99

<A HREF="http://www.msnbc.com/news/244979.asp"><A HREF="http://www.msnbc.com/news/244979.asp</A">http://www.msnbc.com/news/244979.asp</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 archive 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] OT: vcards html etc.
by hattons＠CPKWEBSER5.ncr.disa.mil 01 Mar '99

01 Mar '99

I recieved a polite mail asking me to remove my vcard for my mail. I am very mixed on this type of restriction. I rember when I was the first one on my team to use html mail. Boy did I get flamed! First because I sent something out that not everybody could parse, and second because they didn't know how to do it. Now all of them use it, and wouldn't know what to do without it. I like using this new technology. The vcard is slick. I send mail to addresses other than mailing lists and news groups. I like to have my vcard in that mail. I'm certainly not going to take the time to enable and disable this feature every time I send mail. I guess it is a bit ugly when it comes across as plain text. Ok, so I will disable it for now on my home systems. I will still use it at work. It is my electronic business card. As for my sig file. I know it's a bit long as well, but who could complain about what I'm pointing to. I thought about moving it all to a URL and pointing to that, but I want the links in your face. As far as the poem goes, here's the whole thing. You should find a copy of the Moody Blues' On the Threshold of a Dream and listen to it in order to get a better understanding. In the Beginning, by Graeme Edge January 19, 1969 First Man: I think, I think I am, therefore I am. I think? Establishment: Of course you are my bright little star. I'm miles And miles Of files Pretty files of your forefather's fruit And now to suit our Great computer You're magnetic ink. First Man: I'm more than that, I know I am, at least, I think I must be. Inner Man: There you go, man, keep as cool as you can. Face piles Of trials With smiles It riles them to believe That you perceive The web they weave AND KEEP ON THINKING FREE! -- The linux counter: <A HREF="http://counter.li.org"><A HREF="http://counter.li.org</A">http://counter.li.org</A</A>> -Registered Linux User # 79059 S.u.S.E. Linux: <A HREF="http://www.suse.com"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com</A">http://www.suse.com</A</A>> KDE: <A HREF="http://www.kde.org"><A HREF="http://www.kde.org</A">http://www.kde.org</A</A>> SaMBa: <A HREF="http://samba.anu.edu.au"><A HREF="http://samba.anu.edu.au</A">http://samba.anu.edu.au</A</A>> Mathematica: <A HREF="http://www.wri.com"><A HREF="http://www.wri.com</A">http://www.wri.com</A</A>> StarOffice: <A HREF="http://www.stardivision.com"><A HREF="http://www.stardivision.com</A">http://www.stardivision.com</A</A>> I think. I think I am, Therefore I am. I think? - Graeme Edge of the Moody Blues - 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 archive 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] Old verson number
by victor＠saase.de 01 Mar '99

01 Mar '99

Hello IŽve installed the 2.2.2 Kernel, but "uname -r" shows "2.0.36". Do I run the new or the old Kernel ? cu Victor - 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 archive 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] Talk and win95
by info＠edoc.co.za 01 Mar '99

01 Mar '99

Hi, I'm would like to use "talk" to commicate with somebody using win95. Is there a "talk" equivalent for Win95? Thanks Nico - 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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