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[SuSE Linux] Can't install SuSE kernel 2.2.7 rpm
by paulsen＠texas.net 06 Jun '99

06 Jun '99

I downloaded lx_SuSE-2.2.7.SuSE-1.i386.rpm but it won't install. When I try to install using Yast I get the following error messages: invalid: PREIN for /root/lx_SuSE-2.2.7.SuSE-1.i386.rpm error: /root/lx_SuSE-2.2.7.SuSE-1.i386.rpm cannot be installed When I try to install using rpm I get the following: # rpm -i -vv lx_suse-2.2.7.SuSE-1.i386.rpm D: counting packages to install D: found 1 packages D: looking for packages to download D: retrieved 0 packages D: finding source and binary packages D: New Header signature D: Signature size: 68 D: Signature pad : 4 D: sigsize : 72 D: Header + Archive: 14573526 D: expected size : 14573914 error: lx_suse-2.2.7.SuSE-1.i386.rpm cannot be installed D: found 0 source and 0 binary packages D: installing binary packages Can I buy a clue? ____________________________________________________________________ Robert Paulsen <A HREF="http://paulsen.home.texas.net"><A HREF="http://paulsen.home.texas.net</A">http://paulsen.home.texas.net</A</A>> paulsen(a)texas.net -- 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] Thanks Kernel Panic
by dpf＠pcez.com 06 Jun '99

06 Jun '99

Thanks to all who RE: Kernel Panic, working now. Michael Demeter answer was the one needed, 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] Config for Sound in 6.1
by dwj＠aaronsrod.com 06 Jun '99

06 Jun '99

My main interest in upgrading to 6.1 is to enable sound. Here are the specifications of my sound card: Crystal CS4232 PnP MPU-401: IRQ9 Port 0x330 Crystal: IRQ 5 0x534, 0x388, 0x220 Is support for this card built in to the supplied 6.1 2.2.5 kernel? What and where is the best documentation explaining sound configuration, or alternately, the specific steps? Thanks in advance, Dwight -- Dwight Johnson All the Latest dwj(a)linuxtoday.com Linux News 360-681-6961 ------------------->><A HREF="http://linuxtoday.com"><A HREF="http://linuxtoday.com</A">http://linuxtoday.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] Which Graphics Card ?
by r.ibbotson＠zen.co.uk 06 Jun '99

06 Jun '99

Hello I'm building a new Linux box which will not be up to date but will be an improvement over my present 166Mhx mini-tower. I'm wondering which graphics card I should use with the X-server which comes with SuSE 6.0 or 6.1. The Matrox Mystique AGP G200 OEM looks as though it should do the job. Anyone know if this is OK with the X-server ? I can also get hold of ATI cards and Diamond Viper cards. Any helpfull advice is welcome :-) Thank you Richard Sheriff Mains Hum - The Only U.S Marshal Ever Seen Dead at Microsoft -- 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] Mouse problem after kernel compile
by bjp＠bejay.com 06 Jun '99

06 Jun '99

I have Suse 6.1. I wanted to compile the kernel to add PPP support. I added that and a few other things, which I may not need, like parellel port support. This is kernel 2.2.5, I haven't touched the source or upgraded anything. Anyway, now, in X Windows, my mouse won't work. Any ideas as to what in the kernel would cause this? I have a serial MS mouse, which works fine with the kernel as shipped with 6.1. I'm kind of new, so let me know if you need any more information. Thanks! Barbara ______________________ Postmaster 1.0b6 for BeOS <A HREF="http://cs.ubishops.ca/postmaster"><A HREF="http://cs.ubishops.ca/postmaster</A">http://cs.ubishops.ca/postmaster</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] Re: SuSE has updated boxed 6.1 set 2.2.5 -> 2.2.7
by jon_pennington＠excite.com 06 Jun '99

06 Jun '99

Hey, all. On Fri, 4 Jun 1999 16:08:34 +0200, Hubert Mantel wrote: > > Hi, > > On Thu, Jun 03, Jeff Lasman wrote: > > > One think I can't do, though, is buy a package that calls itself Linux > > and yet changes the kernel code. My understanding is that we've all > > agreeed that only Linus does that, except for experimental code and to > > add support. > > Where did you get this understanding from? > > Can you point me to any distribution that uses the stock kernel? Umm, actually Debian and Slackware, in my experience, both use the stock kernel. > And even if there is such a distribution, where do you know they use the > same compiler version as Linus? SuSE does, but I know there are > distributions that don't. Umm, agian, Debian and Slackware are generally considered the best development platforms in use. I've never used Debian, but I was using slackware back in the days when kernel 1.3 was hot. I decided that Slackware was too high-maintenence for my taste, but stopped by all of the other major camps before deciding on SuSE. > Also, keep in mind that only a small part of the kernel is maintained by > Linus. Most drivers are maintained by their authors. A *very* valid point. > And if you don't trust us, feel free to install the original kernel from > Linus. It's on the CDs. It's your choice. I actually wouldn't recommend doing this. Why would you want to step backwards? > If you want to know the reason for changing the kernel: Why should we ship > out-of-date drivers that are known to cause problems? Including all sorts of nastiness like security holes and such. One of the reas- ons that I chose SuSE was for the little patches and tweaks in the kernel. To this day, I still don't know how to use GNU Patch (perhaps I would if I had to, and some situations are coming about that I'll need to learn anyway). It's the little funky things that SuSE engineers do that make it special. At first, you might be inclined to jump back and yell WTF, but you soon see that the changes, although not exactly advertised, are for your own good (and you will be assim- ilated :) ). Okay, so SuSE doesn't *always* have bleeding edge packages, but at least you can rest assured that the packages you have (including the kernel) are as well-tuned as they come. -=|JP|=- Jon Pennington | SuSE Linux 6.0 jon_pennington(a)excite.com | Kernel 2.2.5 Kansas City, Missouri, USA | K6-2 350 _______________________________________________________ Get your free, private email at <A HREF="http://mail.excite.com/"><A HREF="http://mail.excite.com/</A">http://mail.excite.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] Adaptec chipset?
by dragula＠anet-stl.com 06 Jun '99

06 Jun '99

I am wondering if anyone knows if the Adaptec 7895 series chipset that is on the Tyan Thunder dual cpu MB will work with SuSE 6.1. I couldn't find any reference to it in the database. thanks for the help, :)( -- Ben Rosenberg |---| <A HREF="mailto:dragula@anet-stl.com">mailto:dragula@anet-stl.com</A> "Workstation powered by SuSE 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 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] diald problem: dynamic IP no. does not work
by michael.doerner＠clear.net.nz 06 Jun '99

06 Jun '99

It shouldn't be a problem .. but I am running 6.1, just reinstalled from scratch after the upgrade from 5.3 (diald at least died now and then) was not working reliable. The problem is still the same as it was already with 5.3: When I use nslookup on the Linux box, the name server on this box auto forwards the request to a 'real' name server at my ISP. This request triggers a dial out to the ISP. While the modems are negotiating, I can see the UDP package waiting when I monitor with 'diald-top'. As soon as the modems have done their job and there is a proper connection, the UDP package (actually there are 2 in the meantime) are dropped and a while later, the original 'nslookup' tells me it can't access the name server. Now, the connection is there and the next time I start nslookup it will find the ISP's name server and resolve the name. The solution for this seems to be there, described already in an (German) article in SuSE's support db (dynamische IP-Nummern: Probleme beim Aufbau und Abbau). Due to this, the solution would be to use a variable in rc.config 'IP_DYNADDR' which can be set by yast. I have done this and I checked the result with 'cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_dynaddr' which shows that there is a 7 in now. BUT: no difference, it does NOT work??? Any clues? Regards, Michael Doerner -- 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] KDE
by mantel＠suse.de 06 Jun '99

06 Jun '99

Hi, ome days ago, there have been some questions regarding KDE (don't know exactly, because I'm still using fvwm and don't care about KDE, GNOME ;) Just got this update from our maintainer: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Ralph, thank you for your feedback! 1) missing libraries: Three packages are missing indeed: mico, libmikmo and plink. They contain libmico2.2.6, libmikmod and libpisock. Solution: We will add these packages to our server. With koffice and corba there is a problem: There is no version running with plain KDE 1.1.1 available. koffice and corba is developed together with the KDE main development and Qt 2.0. To use them you would have to use daily KDE snapshots, which are very unstable. Solution: koffice and corba will temporarily removed from our server. As soon as there is a solution, we will make new packages of koffice and corba. 2) Too many links and versions: The multiple versions have been removed a few days ago. Sorry for having them there for a couple of days. I restructured that now a bit. All fullnamed RPMS are in a subdirectory. Now you can make mget *.rpm Please see at the updated INDEX for details. > Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 01:04:06 +0100 > From: Ralph Clark <rclark(a)virgosolutions.demon.co.uk> > To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com, support(a)suse.de > Subject: KDE 1.1.1 failed dependencies / FTP directory management > > > 1) Summary: There are some crucial libraries missing from the KDE 1.1.1 rpms on > ftp.suse.com. > > Today another batch of KDE 1.1.1 stuff appeared on the ftp server I figured it > was a good time to move from KDE 1.1 -> KDE 1.1.1. > > Unfortunately attempting this as an upgrade didn't work very well. It was > necessary for me to uninstall a few of the original (from the CD) KDE 1.1 > packages, namely klibs and corba, in order for the new ones to install. > > This meant failed dependencies subsequently so I "--force'd" the lot then ran > the rpms again to check for any remaining failed dependencies. > > Right enough, there were. They are as follows (sorted via library name) > > libmico2.2.6.so is needed by arts-0.3.0-8 > libkdeutil.so.2 is needed by corba-1.1pre2-25 > libkdeutil.so.2 is needed by koffice-990203-22 > libkhtml.so.2 is needed by corba-1.1pre2-25 > libkhtml.so.2 is needed by koffice-990203-22 > libkio.so.2 is needed by corba-1.1pre2-25 > libkio.so.2 is needed by koffice-990203-22 > libmikmod.so.1 is needed by kmikmod-2.02-5 > libmikmod.so.1 is needed by kmodbox-0.4.0-5 > libpisock.so.3 is needed by kpilot-3.1b9-0 > > These files are nowhere to be found among the KDE rpms on the ftp site. > > SuSE, this needs fixing. > > Everyone else - can anyone tell me what packages these files used to belong to? > I suppose I need to install some old rpms with "--force" then try the KDE 1.1.1 > packages on top as an upgrade (again). Mind you, I'm not too sure that these > missing libraries were ever there in the first place. > > I'm not too sure that this is going to work. It looks like SuSE are a few > versions away from getting this right. I'm pretty hacked off about that - it > took _hours_ to download that lot and I have a sneaking suspicion SuSE's only > available fix will be many new large rpms. > > 2) Summary: FTP 'suse update' directories could be better arranged. > > SuSE, do you _really_have_to_ put short and long file rpm filenames and multiple > version numbers of rpms in the same directory? When there are a lot of files to > select it makes it _very_ time consuming to select just one version of each file > that has changed since the last time. I ended up doing it manually and going > over it several times just to be sure I wasn't missing anything or selecting > multiple versions. Imagine my frustration when the ftp connection kept dying at > your end and I had to keep re-doing the selection (neither kfm nor xftp supports > REGET it seems). > > There is probably a way around it but not everybody is going to find it in time > (I didn't). Please refrain from ever putting the full rpm name and the short > name link in the same directory. And please do not put multiple versions in the > same directory either. Then we can just disable overwriting and do a wildcard > get into the same directory each time. We really shouldn't be forced to select > over 200 files out of about 300 by hand. > > -- > rclark(a)virgosolutions.demon.co.uk Ralph Clark, Virgo Solutions Ltd (UK) > __ _ > / / (_)__ __ ____ __ * Powerful * Flexible * Compatible * Reliable * > / /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / *Well Supported * Thousands of New Users Every Day* > /____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ The Cost Effective Choice - Linux Means Business! > > -- > 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>> > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > -- > -o) > Hubert Mantel Goodbye, dots... /\\ > _\_v > Gruss, Mathias .'\ /. What do you think .'.-.-'.-.. about compiling ..._: .-. .-. :_... a 2.3.5 kernel? .' '-.(o ) (o ).-' . : _ _ _~(_)~_ _ _ : : /: ' .-=_ _=-. ;\ : : :|-.._ ' _..-|: : : :| |:-:-.-:-:'| |:' : . .| | | | | | |.' .' . -:_| | |_:-' .' -._ `` _.-' `-------'' -- -o) Hubert Mantel Goodbye, dots... /\\ _\_v -- 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] compiling gnorpm wants librpm
by mperry＠znet.com 06 Jun '99

06 Jun '99

I would like to try out gnorpm but it insists on finding a librpm commonly called rpm-devel on redhat systems. Has anyone compiled gnorpm on a suse -- Michael Perry mperry(a)znet.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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