June 1999 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[SuSE Linux] kppp helper died
by t3＠wolfenet.com 03 Jun '99

03 Jun '99

In a message to Ralph Clark, Andy wrote: "so far there is no problems, even kppp is working correctly now (had the helper died bug before)." Do you recall how you fixed the kppp helper died bug? I'm now having that problem and haven't figured out how to fix it. Tom ----------------------------------------------------------- Tom Taylor Sr. Development Technician Telemedic Systems, Inc. 253.529.0526 Member: PSLUG <A HREF="http://sealinux.itsite.com"><A HREF="http://sealinux.itsite.com</A">http://sealinux.itsite.com</A</A>> email: t3(a)wolfenet.com, tom(a)telemedics.com ----------------------------------------------------------- When you get to the point where you really understand your computer, it's probably obsolete. ------------------------------------------------------------ -- 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] SuSE has updated boxed 6.1 set 2.2.5 -> 2.2.7
by jl-lists＠jatek.net 03 Jun '99

03 Jun '99

Michael Hasenstein wrote: > First, as usual, all the following is private opinion, blabla... Good. If it's SuSE's opinion, it's enough to get me off the platform. By the way, the following responses from me indicate my Company's public opinion, which I get to make <smile> and disseminate: > About updating 6.1: if we have updates and have to make new CDs anyway why > shouldn't we use the updates if we can? Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. If you don't know why, I'm not sure I could explain it in less than a one-semester course. The advantage of Linux is that there's continuous evolution, continuous enhancement, and yes, even continuous bug-fixing. The advantage of a distribution is that it represents a snapshot in time; that I can take that snapshot, use it, and yes, even recreate it. Even recreate it if my own copies are somehow destroyed. I run a lot of systems, I'm responsible for the proper running of more. I cannot take the time to determine that one system runs slightly but significantly different from another because of some minor change made in some upgrade. I need all the systems to run the same. I need to know that I can tell a client to put "Linux version X from Distributor Y" onto his machine, and know what he's getting. If I don't know, then I can't support him. > About informing the other users about it: Hmmm, I guess that's a political > issue. My first thought is, see above, if we have the opportunity to fix > some stuff for no additional cost for us, why not do it? If it's truly broken, then fix it, and give the new box a new number so we know there's a difference. Then, on your website, on announcement lists, via private email to all registered users, you have an obligation to let us know what in your product was broken, what you did to fix it, and what we should do to get the fixes. Yes, you probably should offer us a CD set incorporating those fixes at some price to cover it's manufacture and handling. If it's not broken, then you have the same obligation to LEAVE IT ALONE until you bring out another version. There's nothing wrong with minor-decimal-upgrades for bug-fixes, and they certainly don't have to be mandatory (in fact, most likely shouldn't be). But they should be acompanied by a lot of publicity. Remember the Intel Pentium fiasco? Maybe Intel should not have gotten in trouble for fixing the bug without telling anyone about it? That seems to be your point. > Ok, so some are > luckier than others, so what, hey, there are lots of patches for almost > everything _daily_! So waiting one more day _always_ gets you one more > patch included. Nope. Nope. Nope. The point of a distribution is that it shouldn't. If I want to run changing Linux code, I can run odd-number releases. If I'm running even-number releases, I should get something that's going to stick around a while. > It's just the same as with hardware - tomorrow the same > stuff will be available for less money or you get more for the same. What > difference does it make if we inform everyone? As I've said, there are new > patches every day! If you want to say it twice, I guess I can make my point twice, too... But I won't bother <smile>. > About exchange CD for free: see above, there are daily changes to > virtually everything. Three times. Do you really think that if your opinion is wrong all you have to do is keep repeating it and it becomes right? > Discussion about whether or not you should get 6.1 > for free if you had 6.0 or not... and so on, for every single patch, > doesn't really matter No, it doesn't. What does matter is that you shouldn't bring out a new version for every patch. You should bring out versions when you need to do so. > - while I personally might feel that you deserve all > .x upgrades for free, I also want to get my money every month, or else, > and somebody's gotta pay. Where do you draw the line here? SuSE draws the line. When it creates versions. I sincerely hope this is NOT the official SuSE stance. If it is, then not only can't I use the SuSE distribution, I can't even give it away to anyone I know; it's way too dangerous. Jeff (who has been using Linux since kernel version 0.99 back in '94) -- Jeff Lasman <jl-lists(a)jatek.net>, Internet Products Manager, Jatek Corp. Main office: Tel: (310) 375-7646 Fax: (310) 375-0892 Internet Products: Tel: (909) 787-8589 Fax: (909) 782-0205 24hr Internet Products Support: Tel: (909) 787-8589 Fax: (909) 782-0205 -- 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] PC Week: Linux plunges deeper into mainstream
by fmiller＠lightlink.com 03 Jun '99

03 Jun '99

GOOD news..... ___________________ <A HREF="http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/news/0,4153,1014877,00.html"><A HREF="http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/news/0,4153,1014877,00.html</A">http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/news/0,4153,1014877,00.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 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] HtDig Won't Display Icons
by dsoper＠efn.org 03 Jun '99

03 Jun '99

Hi all, I set up HtDig on SuSE 6.0 to search a web site. This is the out-of- the-box RPM (1.3.0b2, I believe). It searches fine, but won't display any of the icons that come with the program. Anyone know what I need to do to fix this. I couldn't find any documentation on this in the documentation that came with the package or at the HtDig website. I tried setting absolute pathnames, but this didn't work, and I also built the newest version from a tarball and it won't display icons either. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers, Dennis "Custard pies are a sort of esperanto: a universal language." --Noel Godin -- 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] Two ATAPI CDROMs
by teledesign＠cix.co.uk 03 Jun '99

03 Jun '99

My systems has two ATAPI CD roms attached to the same IDE port. I know they are both being recognised at boot by the Kernel. But the /cdrom only seems to refer to one of them. I assume I've got to add an entry to /etc/fstab similar to the entry mounting /cdrom. But what is the device name I use ? -- 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] Creative: Support: Driver Finder
by fmiller＠lightlink.com 03 Jun '99

03 Jun '99

Creative Labs Banshee IS supported, so we now have at least 2 3D cards that are supported. Fred ______________________ <A HREF="http://www.ctlsg.creaf.com/support/drivers/download.asp?product=db_ban"><A HREF="http://www.ctlsg.creaf.com/support/drivers/download.asp?product=db_ban</A">http://www.ctlsg.creaf.com/support/drivers/download.asp?product=db_ban</A</A>>&OS=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] Transferring HD Contents
by root＠tcob1.tele2.co.uk 03 Jun '99

03 Jun '99

I am using 6.0 When I installed, I only had a 1.2Bg hd. I have now got another 1.2bg and a 500mb hd which I want to use as followes: 500mb /ftp - for the FTP Server 1.2gb for /usr and /opt Is it possible to move the current connects of /usr and /opt to another drive, then goto the disk partitions and rename them to suit. Sean -- Sysop and Webmaster of There Can Only Be 1 <A HREF="http://www.tcob1.tele2.co.uk"><A HREF="http://www.tcob1.tele2.co.uk</A">http://www.tcob1.tele2.co.uk</A</A>> <A HREF="ftp://212.19.67.58"><A HREF="ftp://212.19.67.58</A">ftp://212.19.67.58</A</A>> finger root(a)212.19.67.58 for status and PGP keys Linux User: #124682 (<A HREF="http://counter.li.org"><A HREF="http://counter.li.org</A">http://counter.li.org</A</A>>) ICQ: 679813 -- 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] Nvidia Drivers released!!!!!!!!
by mezger＠surfree.com 02 Jun '99

02 Jun '99

To anyone who has the riva/tnt chipset good news... Nvidia has just released the drivers (finally;-). Looks like i can play Q2 now. Will SuSE be putting out update for X? regards, rimez P.S. Goto <A HREF="http://www.nvidia.com/Products.nsf/htmlmedia/software_drivers.html"><A HREF="http://www.nvidia.com/Products.nsf/htmlmedia/software_drivers.html</A">http://www.nvidia.com/Products.nsf/htmlmedia/software_drivers.html</A</A>> -------------------------------------------------------- $14.95 Unlimited Internet Access, <A HREF="http://www.surfree.com"><A HREF="http://www.surfree.com</A">http://www.surfree.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] networking - DHCP
by lvanduyn＠zianet.com 02 Jun '99

02 Jun '99

.. I am trying to set up 6.1 on my network (NT server) which uses DHCP for the IP addresses. . All the previous versions of Linux which I have tried, have had the DHCP option in the network setup. I can't find any reference to it under YaST and the manual is not much help either. Help Please!!!!!! Larry...... -- 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] Booting SuSE and BeOS; I need some help here
by yatsen-ng＠cistron.nl 02 Jun '99

02 Jun '99

Hello there, I just installed BeOS R4 on my system, which also has win98 and SuSE Linux on it. The bootmanager works fine when I boot win98 or BeOS but not when I want to boot SuSE. When I try to boot SuSE I get the following message; Loading SuSE Boot sector signature not found I should mention that I reinstalled SuSE after I installed the BeOS, so I don't know whether that might be the cause of my problem. When I configured and installed Bootman, however, all partitions were readily recognized. My windows partitions are recognized as dos and my linux partitions are recognized as linux native and linux swap, so there's no problem there . I'd really appreciate it if anyone could help me out here. P.s. I'm really sorry about the HTML in the other message I sent. -- 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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