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[SuSE Linux] Basic questions about Linux sound
by abrahams＠valinet.com 30 Mar '99

30 Mar '99

I have some very basic questions about how sound works under Linux that aren't answered by either of the relevant Howto's. Perhaps someone here can help. First of all, I haven't been able to find a good explanation of the fundamental model of how sound works, and Section 2 of the Sound Howto only partially addresses the problem. One basic question is how /dev/audio differs from /dev/dsp. I know from the Howto that /dev/audio is a Sun-compatible audio device and that /dev/dsp is a digital sampling device - but what I don't know is how the behavior of /dev/dsp differs from that of /dev/audio or how to decide which one to use for a particular purpose such as recording. Another question is how /dev/audio and/or /dev/dsp relates to (a) the inputs available to the sound card, (b) the visible output of the mixer, and (c) the signal sent by the sound card to the speakers. I've seen references to the "recording source" (CD, microphone, line in), but it wasn't clear whether these are sent to /dev/audio regardless of the mixer settings. Also, if the mixer settings do determine what is sent to /dev/audio, then what is the function of the recording source--since the mixer can look at all sources at once? And if /dev/audio receives the output of a single recording source, how can I access the output of the mixer? Does the main mixer volume control affect the volume of the recorded signal or only the volume of the attached speakers? A further problem is that the two mixer programs I've looked at, ossmixer and xmix, have very uninformative man pages. Looking at the xmix 2.1 display, I see that each bar has a mouse icon underneath, but the function of the mouse icon isn't explained. Also, "Bass", "Treble", and "Reclvl" are grayed out but it isn't clear why, or precisely what their functions are. Ossmixer has a different set of controls and doesn't include the "recording source" selector that xmix does. That difference in basic functionality is very puzzling. The icons of ossmixer are even more mysterious since they aren't labeled. And incidentally, what happens when two mixers are active at once? By the way, I've managed to get sound to play through the speaker (I have a Creative Labs PCI128 card) and also have done a little recording, but haven't been able to record from CD so far. So my problems are not with the basic setup or kernel configuration but rather with the intelligent usage of the relevant software. Any help would be appreciated. Paul Abrahams -- 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] shutdown with zombies
by eck＠raytheon.com 30 Mar '99

30 Mar '99

Hello, Last night I finally had to push the on/off switch to get out of Linux :( I had been running xawtv (tv viewer) which had an option to write and view avi files of what is broadcast. Somehow in using this program I started several (maybe 7) xanim jobs which were all zombie. There were also other processes which were zombies, all told about 35. I got out of KDE and logout of VC1 and found it would not regenerate the login prompt. Logged in as root to VC2 and check ps aux. Tried killing the zombies (fruitless to kill something dead). Logged out VC2 and found it did not regenerate the login. Logged into VC3 and tried "init 1", "teleinit 1" both had no effect in getting into single user mode. Did "shutdown -r now" and "shutdown -h now" both of which did not work. Did "sync" and hit the off switch. Question: What would a non-newbie (I've used Linux for about 2 years) do to recover without having to reboot. I had over 20 days uptime. System: Running Kernel 2.2.3 along with required rpm updates on a RedHat 5.2 system. PS I know this is not a SuSE question but I'm hoping there is someone knowledgeable that can help. Regards, Terry Eck eck(a)raytheon.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 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] Sound on 2.2.x kernels
by koen_dejonghe＠yahoo.com 30 Mar '99

30 Mar '99

Hi, I bought an OSS license from <A HREF="http://www.4front-tech.com/"><A HREF="http://www.4front-tech.com/</A">http://www.4front-tech.com/</A</A>> just before the 2.2 kernel was out. I'm on 2.0.36 (SuSE 6.0) right now. I think the new kernel has extensive support for sound. I'd like to hear from people who have experience with sound on 2.2.x kernels, and whether it was a dumb thing to do to spend 30 US$ on something that is now a built-in. Regards, === Koen Dejonghe tel: +32 (0)2 712 3668 _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at <A HREF="http://mail.yahoo.com"><A HREF="http://mail.yahoo.com</A">http://mail.yahoo.com</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] Searchable list archives
by tux＠datapro.co.za 30 Mar '99

30 Mar '99

I have just gone through several months of the list archive to find something I know I'd seen posted before. This made me think it would be great if there was a searchable index of the list archives. Any chance of this being set up? -- Steve Crane stevec(a)netlane.com <A HREF="http://www.datapro.co.za/~stevec"><A HREF="http://www.datapro.co.za/~stevec</A">http://www.datapro.co.za/~stevec</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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Re: [SuSE Linux] Acer 24x CD-ROM under SuSE 6.0/Linux 2.2.4 -- FIXED!
by richard＠mieussy.freeserve.co.uk 30 Mar '99

30 Mar '99

Hi Michael I have read your problem with your CDrom drive on the SuSE list. I have a similiar setup to you, Acer 24x CDrom, 3.4gb and 1.2gb hard disks and was wondering if you can help? I attempted to install SuSE 6.0 using the standard 2.0.36 kernel and I kept on getting this error message after Linux had booted for the first time and went to finalise settings with YaST: An error occured mounting the CD. The error output of the mount command is: mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hdd or too many mounted file systems I have now managed to install SuSE 6 but I still have problems: I notice that I can only mount the SuSE CDs with the drive spinning, should the drive spin down (after 5mins) then I can not mount the CD (lights flash etc and irq timeout errors appear in the /var/log/messages see below). Interestingly this seems to only happen with the SuSE CDs, all 5 of them! A copy of RedHat 5.2 can be accessed all the time, even after CDrom spin down. All CDs can be read in Win98. Any ideas? Thank you Rich Mar 19 16:38:35 charlie kernel: hdc: irq timeout: status=0x50 Mar 19 16:38:55 charlie last message repeated 2 times Mar 19 16:39:00 charlie kernel: hdc: cdrom_decode_status: status=0x51 Mar 19 16:39:00 charlie kernel: hdc: cdrom_decode_status: error=0x30 Mar 19 16:39:00 charlie kernel: hdc: ATAPI reset complete Mar 19 16:39:10 charlie kernel: hdc: irq timeout: status=0x10 Mar 19 16:39:10 charlie kernel: hdc : tray open Mar 19 16:39:10 charlie kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 16:00, sector 64 Mar 19 16:39:10 charlie kernel: isofs_read_super: bread failed, dev 16:00 iso_blknum 16 block 32 Mar 19 16:39:10 charlie kernel: hdc: media changed Mar 19 16:39:13 charlie kernel: hdc : tray open or drive not ready Mar 19 16:39:16 charlie kernel: hdc : tray open or drive not ready Mar 19 16:40:08 charlie kernel: hdc: media changed Mar 19 16:40:08 charlie kernel: VFS: Disk change detected on device 16:00 Mar 19 16:40:10 charlie kernel: Max size:323257 Log zone size:2048 Mar 19 16:40:10 charlie kernel: First datazone:23 Root inode number 47104 Mar 19 16:40:10 charlie kernel: ISO9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A -----Original Message----- From: Michael Merritt <michael(a)merrittpop.com> To: luna-list(a)luna.huntsville.al.us <luna-list(a)luna.huntsville.al.us> Cc: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com <suse-linux-e(a)suse.com>; zentara(a)mindspring.com <zentara(a)mindspring.com> Date: 29 March 1999 19:50 Subject: [SuSE Linux] Acer 24x CD-ROM under SuSE 6.0/Linux 2.2.4 -- FIXED! > >Ok, I patched to 2.2.5, ran setup and took out SCSI emulation and added >the CMD640 chipset fix support, added the BSD process accounting >support, applied the patch to fix the errors with it, recompiled, ran >lilo, rebooted, ran BIOS setup, set the secondary master to none, >rebooted, and here's what I got: > >PIIX4: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 39 >PIIX4: not 100ative mode: will probe irqs later > ide0: BM-DMA at 0xf000-0xf007, BIOS settings: hda:pio, hdb:pio > ide1: BM-DMA at 0xf008-0xf00f, BIOS settings: hdc:pio, hdd:pio >hda: QUANTUM FIREBALL SE4.3A, ATA DISK drive >hdb: FUJITSU M1636TAU, ATA DISK drive >hdc: IRQ probe failed (0) >hdc: no response (status = 0xd0), resetting drive >hdc: ATAPI CD-ROM DRIVE 24X MAXIMUM, ATAPI CDROM drive >ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14 >ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15 >hda: QUANTUM FIREBALL SE4.3A, 4110MB w/80kB Cache, CHS=524/255/63, UDMA >hdb: FUJITSU M1636TAU, 1226MB w/128kB Cache, CHS=622/64/63, DMA >hdc: ATAPI 20X CD-ROM drive, 120kB Cache > >Thanks for the tip on the BIOS setting Craig. > >Craig Goodrich wrote: >> >> Michael, >> >> 1) What does dmesg look like? Here's the relevant portion from >> mine (Triton HX, Award): >> . >> . >> . >> [009] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - installing zftape VFS interface for >> ftape driver .... >> PIIX3: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 39 >> PIIX3: not 100ative mode: will probe irqs later >> ide0: BM-DMA at 0xf000-0xf007, BIOS settings: hda:pio, hdb:pio >> ide1: BM-DMA at 0xf008-0xf00f, BIOS settings: hdc:pio, hdd:pio >> hda: QUANTUM FIREBALL EL5.1A, ATA DISK drive >> hdb: QUANTUM FIREBALL1280A, ATA DISK drive >> hdc: Maxtor 90648D5, ATA DISK drive >> hdd: GCD-R580B, ATAPI CDROM drive >> ide2: ports already in use, skipping probe >> ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14 >> ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15 >> hda: QUANTUM FIREBALL EL5.1A, 4892MB w/418kB Cache, CHS=623/255/63, >> (U)DMA >> hdb: QUANTUM FIREBALL1280A, 1222MB w/83kB Cache, CHS=621/64/63, DMA >> hdc: Maxtor 90648D5, 6179MB w/256kB Cache, CHS=12555/16/63, (U)DMA >> hdd: ATAPI 8X CD-ROM drive, 128kB Cache >> Uniform CDROM driver Revision: 2.53 >> Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M >> FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077 >> scsi : 0 hosts. >> scsi : detected total. >> PPP: version 2.3.3 (demand dialling) >> . >> . >> . >> 2) Have you double-checked to make sure you have the updated >> versions of system programs specified in the kernel CHANGES >> file? It's possible that some changes either in mount or >> modutils might be causing some confusion somewhere. >> >> - Kernel modutils 2.1.121 ; insmod -V >> - Util-linux 2.9i ; chsh -v >> >> Michael Merritt wrote: >> > Here is how the drives are set up: >> > >> > Primary Master: Quantum 4.3 GB UDMA >> > Primary Slave: Fujitsu 1.2 GB EIDE >> > Secondary Master: Acer 24x ATAPI CD-ROM >> > Secondary Slave: -None- >> > >> > BIOS recognizes them all fine. I'm not sure I understand how setting >> > the system with NO CD-ROM will help Linux pick it up? >> >> I am sure I _don't_ understand it; all I know is on my machine >> it does. The BIOS boot messages (HX/Award) read out the >> primary master, primary slave, and secondary master, then "None", >> then the "None" is replaced by the CD identification string >> about a second later. What chipset and BIOS do you have? >> >> > BTW, I've ruled out any problem with mount, so it has to be either >> > kernel or hardware related. I tried booting from the CD-ROM drive, and >> > that works fine, so I'm assuming that rules out hardware, leaving a >> > kernel problem. I've checked every option seemingly half a million >> > times in the kernel setup, and compiled about six times now, with no >> > luck... >> > >> > In addition, mount now results in: >> > mount: the kernel does not recognize /dev/hdc as a block device >> > (maybe `insmod driver'?) >> > That seems to me to indicate that a module for the driver is not loaded, >> > but I didn't compile anything in the kernel as a module... >> > > > >> > > > I installed SuSE 6.0 a couple of weeks ago, and have been using the >> > > > 2.0.36 bundled kernel. I finally got some time this weekend and >> > > > compiled/installed the 2.2.4 kernel. However, now my CD-ROM doesn't >> > > > work. >> > > > # mount /mnt/cdrom >> > > > results in: >> > > > mount: fs type unknown not supported by kernel >> >> -- >> Craig Goodrich >> Rural Village Systems >> somewhere in the woods near Huntsville, Alabama >> >> Politics for the Thinking Redneck -- <A HREF="http://airnet.net/craig/g4c"><A HREF="http://airnet.net/craig/g4c</A">http://airnet.net/craig/g4c</A</A>> >> Linux miscellany -- <A HREF="http://airnet.net/craig/linux"><A HREF="http://airnet.net/craig/linux</A">http://airnet.net/craig/linux</A</A>> >> >> ---- >> LUNA-LIST help: luna-list-help(a)luna.huntsville.al.us >> To unsubscribe: luna-list-unsubscribe(a)luna.huntsville.al.us >> To email the list keeper: tcstevens(a)luna.huntsville.al.us >> LUNA-LIST Web Site: <URL:<A HREF="http://luna.huntsville.al.us/lunalist.htm"><A HREF="http://luna.huntsville.al.us/lunalist.htm</A">http://luna.huntsville.al.us/lunalist.htm</A</A>>> > >-- >Michael Merritt >michael(a)merrittpop.com | <A HREF="http://www.merrittpop.com/"><A HREF="http://www.merrittpop.com/</A">http://www.merrittpop.com/</A</A>> >michaelmerritt(a)email.com | <A HREF="http://www.formax.net/jmm/"><A HREF="http://www.formax.net/jmm/</A">http://www.formax.net/jmm/</A</A>> >ICQ: 21021306 >-- >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>> > > -- 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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RE: [SuSE Linux] add memory in linux box
by larrysabine＠chiwest.com 30 Mar '99

30 Mar '99

Most likely you have to update the BIOS settings. Then the kernel finds it and is perfectly happy. You know, "Press [DEL] to Enter Setup". Larry Certified Seat Filler -----Original Message----- From: Serge Coudré [<A HREF="mailto:serge.coudre@skynet.be">mailto:serge.coudre@skynet.be</A>] Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 1999 12:00 PM To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com Subject: [SuSE Linux] add memory in linux box Can somebody tell me what to do when you add memory (from 16 Mb to 64 Mb) in your Linux box? (Suse 6.0) Modify something in the configuration? Thank you. -- 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] add memory in linux box
by serge.coudre＠skynet.be 30 Mar '99

30 Mar '99

<DIV><FONT size=2>Can somebody tell me what to do when you add memory (from 16 Mb to 64 Mb) in your Linux box? (Suse 6.0)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Modify something in the configuration?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Thank you.</FONT></DIV>

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[SuSE Linux] Fwd: Gateway Linux...
by alex＠physical36.chem.ufl.edu 30 Mar '99

30 Mar '99

Hi SuSE-friends, perhaps someone on this list can comment on the following question of a friend of mine? Best regards, Alex Angerhofer. ------ Forwarded message ------ From: "V. Alex Brennen" <alexb(a)UFL.EDU> Subject: Gateway Linux... Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 14:09:24 -0500 To: LINUX-L(a)LISTS.UFL.EDU Reply-To: Platform Independent Linux List! <LINUX-L(a)LISTS.UFL.EDU> Return-Path: <owner-linux-l(a)LISTS.UFL.EDU> I'm going to be setting up 3 Linux servers. I'm going to be buying them as part of an order from Gateway. I'm curious to know what kind of experiences people have had on campus running Linux on Gateway computers and if the systems I'm look at will support Linux. The systems will be run 24/7 and depended upon for mission critical applications (determining cancer treatments for children and for the collection of the subsequent research data). It is imperative that the systems are *absolutely stable*. I'm looking at the E-4200 450mhz Model: PIII 450 mhz w/512 cache TI Rage Pro Turbo 8MB 2x AGP Graphics Accelerator 13GB 5400RPM Ultra ATA hard drive 13X min. / 32X max. CD-ROM Slots: Three 32-bit PCI, One 16-bit ISA, One PCI/ISA and One AGP 3COM PCI 10/100 Twisted Pair Ethernet w/WOL TR5 IDE Tape Backup Unit Much of the hardware included in the system is too new to be listed on the supported hardware lists. My general experience with the Linux-Hardware relationship has been bad (I know Signal 11's very well), so I'm trying to be very cautious. Politically it's possible for me to purchase hardware from Gateway, and possible for me to purchase the E-4200 model because we are purchasing additional E-4200's for desktop win95 use. Unless this hardware is unable to run Linux, it is the hardware I must purchase. Alternative hardware from Gateway would be an option. Thanks for whatever insight you can provide. - VAB -- 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] Mounting PCMCIA Zip
by mjburke＠wmfinc.com 30 Mar '99

30 Mar '99

How do I mount my PCMCIA Zip drive, I have been able to get my PCMCIA Avatar drive working as it says it is using /dev/hde1, but I cannot use the same for the zip? ---------- Marshall Burke -- 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] Shutdown with kernal 2.2.4
by mjburke＠wmfinc.com 30 Mar '99

30 Mar '99

I just installed the kernal-2.2.4, and everything seems to be working except that when I shutdown, using shutdown -h now, instead of saying System Halt, and then shutting off it says: Master Resources Control: Run Level 0 has been reached. I do have the APM installed, and the system can and does go onto suspend but will not shut down. ---------- Marshall Burke -- 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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