January 2000 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

RE: [SLE] HP Deskjet 600 and SuSE 6.3
by roliver-suse＠quantum-networks.com 07 Jan '00

07 Jan '00

> YaST created also 4 lines in the printcap, analoguous to the ones you > mention. > However, if I actually try to print (either directly to /dev/lp0 or using > lpr) the job ends up in the queue, but lpq (or lpc up all, for that matter) > mention "Device or Resource busy" and nothing ever comes out of the printer. You don't want to print to /dev/lp? directly; that's what lpd does. > On the other hand, I found ugly messages of the type modprobe couldn't load > char-major-6 (which has to do with lp, I think) in the Xconsole > (/var/log/messages). Sounds like it can't find the lp module. Have you recompiled your kernel since you installed 6.3? If so, you also needed to # cd /usr/src/linux; make modules; make modules_install If you haven't, kernmod is the RPM package that has them all. # rpm -y kernmod will tell you if any disappeared. You need the modules parport.o, parport_pc.o, and lp.o. # modprobe lp hould load all three. -- Ron Oliver (mailto:roliver-suse@quantum-networks.com) -- 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] Help needed on setting up printers
by dlbt＠pacific.net.sg 07 Jan '00

07 Jan '00

May I seek help from expert here on: 1. How to setup HP5L, what are the files required? it print under WP8 but rubbish under other applications? 2. How to setup HP710c? is this a winprinter or something? it print rubbish under everything I tried?? 3. If I have 2 printer ports, can I config them under port 1 and port 2 respectively? how to switch them under applications? Thanks and regards. Dennis/SG -- 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] eterm
by nevzata＠bellsouth.net 07 Jan '00

07 Jan '00

I am wondering how one can save the e-term preferences (eterm that comes with SuSE Linux 6.3)? Eterm -> Save options won't work. nevzat -- 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] newbie pcmcia network
by fgs＠epulse.net 07 Jan '00

07 Jan '00

Hi and thanks in advance. I am v new to linux (and networks). Installed 6.2 OK on Dell Laptop (no sound yet but not important). PCMIA modem all fine. Am now trying to link to net at work via 3Com card (which according to the list may be useable - 3CCFE575CT). However I have problems. Tried an integrate hardware in YAST, network device, type eth0, device type PCMCIA, etc etc, then when I come to reboot I get a no such device as eth0 message as part of the scrolling boot script. I ran probe and both sockets were reported. I tried to run cardinfo but received an error message about failure of shared libraries. If i insert the card after boot up then I hear a heart warming beep so I assume the socket is live. The rest of the office runs windows and are getting sceptical. HELP please. Cheers, Francesco -- 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] Loading Data Into Ramdisk
by sasegui＠forodigital.es 07 Jan '00

07 Jan '00

Hello, I can't install SuSE 6.3 in a new hard disk because I can't go further the very first step of the installation. My computer can't finish the Loading Data Into Ramdisk step :-( One year ago when I installed SuSE 5.3, the amount of data loaded into the ramdisk was 7870 Kb, now with SuSE 6.3 is 14260 Kb (if you begin the installation with CD 2) or 33540 Kb (with CD 1). So for some unknown reason my computer can load 7870 Kb into ramdisk but not the 14260 Kb we need now for SuSE 6.3. My computer is a Pentium 150 Mhz with 64 Mb of RAM and my surprise is even bigger when a friend hasn't had any problem with installation in a computer with the same micro and RAM as mine. I don't know if it makes sense that he has 64 Mb of RAM in two modules of 32 and I have mine in four modules of 16. I have also tried to install SuSE 6.3 from a directory, so I formated the new hard disk and copied the first CD with the order dd. The problem here is that I don't know the path to the image and the system always says: "Cannot find the image! Check the directory specification!" My new hard disk is hdd and I have made some trials with: /suse/imagesi386 /suse/images/pentium /disks/bootdisk No way :-( I don't know if I should carry my computer to the shop I bought it for the case they have to fix something with my setup parameters. Can anyone please kindly help me? Thank you, -- Salvatore Sasegui. mailto:sasegui@forodigital.es mailto:ehm@macneto.com mailto:diss512@hotmail.com http://ehm.macneto.com http://www.forodigital.es/salvatore/estrenos.html ICQ-UIN: 3435499 -- Clear your windows with Linux and stop paying your bills. -- -- 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] Re: [[SLE] Re: [Re: [SLE] dhcp client/masq- differences from Red Hat?]]
by david＠kramer.ne.mediaone.net 07 Jan '00

07 Jan '00

"Jeffery S.Norman" wrote: > > David Kramer <david(a)kramer.ne.mediaone.net> wrote: > > That sucks. If they knew it wasn't working in 6.2 why would they put it > > in 6.3? > > Yes, it does. About as much as Yast 2 refusing to recognize large SCSI hard > drives! > > > Could I use dhcpcd-1.3.17pl5-2.i386.rpm without recompiling the kernel? > > What else would I have to change going from dhclient to dhcpcd? > > Yes. You should just be able to say "no" to all the dhclient options in > /etc/rc.config or from Yast setup as a static ip, and just initiate dhcpcd by > typing (as root): "dhcpcd eth0". Of course, it doesn't work for me (see my > numerous other posts) but others have reported much success with this method. > Btw., getting dhclient version 3 is not all that hard either. Compile of the > dhclient software was just "make ; make install" and then when you try to run > dhclient it tells you the two networking options that need to be compiled into > the kernel. Why SuSE left these options out of the standard kernel is a > mystery to me. I'm not afraid of the "make ; make install", I'm afraid of the kernel recompile. As I said, all my mail will bounce until I get the bootup, kernel, network, dhcp, firewall, and sendmail all working. My hope is their "20 minute install" takes less than 1.5 hours if I format and partition the drive ahead of time (I'm installing on a different hard drive so I can scram the mission by hooking up the old one and rebooting). I guess the part that I still don't know is at some point in the boot process, the networking services will be available, and I need to have a script run dhcpcd eth0. Then, as soon as possible after I get my new lease on life, I need to have a script redo the routing table (something I'm not good at- or does dhcpcd do that?) then start the firewalling. What would I put where to make that happen? Thanks for your help and your patience. -- 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] sorry about this.....
by psims＠lombard.co.uk 07 Jan '00

07 Jan '00

I'm getting mail bounced from someones mailer which is embedding some pcx files etc, just want to see if a straight post bounces. here's what is coming back Delivery Failure Report Your RE: [SLE] Root Password? document: was not Stephan Van Dessel/Energy/SieBru@Exchange delivered to: because: Invalid/unknown recipient [MAPI Reason Code: 1, MAPI Diagnostic Code 1] BRUB005A-LME-NOTES/BEBRUSIEE/SCN, Boss/Energy/SieBru <HR> <UL> <LI>text/plain attachment: ssinfo.txt_ </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] Root Password?
by sam＠asatek.com 07 Jan '00

07 Jan '00

I installed SuSE 6.3 on a 486 machine with a minimal setup. The new YAST program asked for a "root" password. During the normal boot after installation, while at the login and password prompts, I entered "root" and the "root password" respectively, but it returns a message about an incorrect login. Is there any way to fix the root password short of re-installing the entire system? Thanks! -Sam -- 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] All those users in passwd
by k01164＠ko.sdu.dk 07 Jan '00

07 Jan '00

Jon Pennington <jpennington(a)atipa.com> wrote: >On Thu, 06 Jan 2000, Sam Carleton wrote: >> When I look at the /etc/passwd file there are a lot of users such as >> irc, named, fnet, etc... Are they security holes? If they are, which >> ones can I remove? > >Those users are for use by daemons of the same name, so as to *not* create >security holes by running the services as `root'. A stroke of genius on the >developers' respective parts :). Those users have no login privilages, and are >only allowed to run the services that they own, not even simple tools like `ls'. How is this possible? I thought ls was rwxr-xr-x just like almost every other program. (I might be wrong, as I'm not at my Linux box now.) Regards Ole -- 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] setting up remote X Windows
by Anonymous User 07 Jan '00

07 Jan '00

I have a number of questions about remote X Windows. I would like to use on of my Linux box's as a X server for both NT and Linux. What do I need to do to setup the X server for remote use? How do I access the X Server from another Linux box? Can I use ssh to encrypt the connection when I go over the Internet? Sam -- 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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