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hello
by luis＠twips.com 24 Nov '00

24 Nov '00

Message-ID: <00c301c055fe$b5e65840$0b02a8c0(a)cesgalicia.es> From: "Luis Villaverde" <luis(a)twips.com> Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 11:10:01 +0100 Subject: hello hello from spain somebody has installed SUSE on a laptop ACER 200T.??? ========================== TWIPS & HANDLE S.L. ========================== 981-564850 -- http://twips.com ========================== Recordad que tenemos una lista de correo con ofertas y direcciones de internet útiles.

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Re: [SLE] Possibility of shared swap filespace on a dual boot Linux/Win98
by wsorton＠alaska.net 24 Nov '00

24 Nov '00

Message-Id: <5.0.0.25.2.20001124033554.0251ac78(a)pop.alaska.net> Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 03:35:57 -0900 From: Walter Sorton <wsorton(a)alaska.net> Subject: Re: [SLE] Possibility of shared swap filespace on a dual boot Linux/Win98 At 08:20 AM 11/23/2000 -0500, peter hollings wrote: >I have a Pentium II running Windows 98 that I'm preparing for a fresh >install of SuSE Linux 7.0. The machine is used as a home workstation. >While I have adequate diskspace (8.4 GB), I'd like to make it all count. A >little over half is available for Linux. One option is to use the same >space (about 250 MB) under both Windows 98 and Linux for a swapfile. I think it's probably not worth the trouble. If I understand, you'd want to use the same 250MB partition for swap on both W98, and Linux. This means you'd have to change the partition type each time you reboot. I think it's POSSIBLE, but your going to have to run the equivalent of FDISK or Partition Magic on each reboot. I'd only attempt it if I had plenty of time, and were VERY curious. The amount of work to switch would be out of proportion to the 250MB saved, I think. If you try, let us know if it works out though! <p>>Here's what I understand I'd have to do: Create a separate partition solely >for the swapfile (I could use a logical partition). I'm not sure what >partition type this would be (Using YAST I'd set it as 82 for Linux?). Add >a command to delete win386.swp near the end of autoexec.bat to delete the >file as a part of Windows 98 shutdown processing. Add a mkswap command to >my Linux bootscript (where?) to create the Linux swapfile just before the >swapon command. Then as a part of Linux shutdown, just after swapoff (where >is this script?) I'd need to reformat the swapfile for Windows (what >command/arguments?). Finally, I'd have to designate the file for swap >purposes in Windows (System Properties>Virtual Memory Tab) and in Linux >(Yast setup??). Being a Linux newbie, I don't understand all the details. >Also, I'm not sure that this is a good overall strategy. For example, >suppose there is a powerfailure, normal shutdown processing doesn't occur >and then you start the OTHER OS which finds an incompatibly formatted >swapfile. Would it be better to always format the swapfile as a part of >startup processing (then it wouldn't matter how the system was shutdown)? >I'm expecting that this might add 5 seconds to my boot process, which is >acceptable (not if it is MUCH longer). > >I'm thinking that the extra 250MB is worth having, but not if it causes >serious problems. Has anyone made this work reliably? What are the >pitfalls?? > >Another issue: I'm considering using ReiserFS for my Linux partitions. I >understand that I'd have to use the NOTAIL option when mounting my boot part >ition to make the files accessible to LILO. I have no compelling need to >use ReiserFS except a desire to have a better, more reliable system and to >push the limits a little bit. I'm assuming SuSE wouldn't release ReiserFS >unless it was reliable. I understand that it may lack all the utilities, >like fsck. Am I making a mistake?? > >TIA, > >Peter Hollings >Atlanta, Georgia >phollings(a)alum.mit.edu > > >-- >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/faq __ / / __ _ _ _ _ __ __ / /__ / / / \// //_// \ \/ / /____/ /_/ /_/\/ /___/ /_/\_\ ...for IQ's Greater than 95...

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artsd of KDE2 does not start
by LennartB＠cinnober.com 24 Nov '00

24 Nov '00

From: Lennart Börjeson <LennartB(a)cinnober.com> Message-ID: <3A1D8710.C1DF847(a)cinnober.com> Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 22:07:28 +0100 Subject: artsd of KDE2 does not start I updated my SuSE 7.0 to KDE2 last week, but I'm unable to get any sound application running. They all complain artsd is not running, and it in turn complains: Error while initializing the sound driver: device /dev/dsp can't be opened (Operation not permitted) ...and now I'm stuck... I tried resetting and reinstalling the sound card in YaST2, and once, just once, this helped, but I've not been able to repeat this. The soundcard is a Maestro 2E. Any hints? /Lennart

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lprold versus lprng
by mperry＠tsoft.com 24 Nov '00

24 Nov '00

Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 12:35:26 -0800 From: Michael Perry <mperry(a)tsoft.com> Message-ID: <20001123123526.A1136(a)tsoft.com> Subject: lprold versus lprng I have been using lprng on other distros for quite some time and am pretty satisfied with it overall. I just did fresh suse 7 installs (yeah, Lenz! :) ) on a number of boxen here. I am curious about the dependency that lprold has on apsfilter. How do people go from lprold to lprng? Do you uninstall apsfilter first and then reinstall after removing lprold? I searched on the sdb and did not see any information about upgrading to lprng. Thanks and Happy Thanksigiving! PS- Lenz, if you are reading along... Hope to see you in New York in Jan :) I am hoping that SuSE sponsors a beer garden at the Linuxworld show! That last one was kinda fun. -- Michael Perry mperry(a)tsoft.com ------------------

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Problem with update for SuSe 6.4
by sean.akers＠ntlworld.com 24 Nov '00

24 Nov '00

Message-ID: <200011231944410756.0E35BAD8@kang> Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 19:44:41 +0000 From: "Sean Akers" <sean.akers(a)ntlworld.com> Subject: Problem with update for SuSe 6.4 I've downloaded the package python-1.5.2-158.i386.rpm from the SuSE 6.4 update site. I'm installing it with rpm --freshen -vh python-1.5.2-158.i386.rpm and get the following error: python ####unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/lib/python: cpio: unlink failed - Bad file descriptor it looks like the rpm file is corrupt. I've downloaded it a couple of times with the same error occuring so it's not a download problem, plus all the other rpm's install OK. Could someone check this ? Cheer, Sean.

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Need CD location of LIBPROGSYSAPPLSO.SO1
by ralphfdewitt＠earthlink.net 24 Nov '00

24 Nov '00

From: Ralph De Witt <ralphfdewitt(a)earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 09:26:44 -0800 Message-Id: <00112009264400.04233@kitty> Subject: Need CD location of LIBPROGSYSAPPLSO.SO1 HI: While trying to change the configuration of Firewall script. YaST1 or SuSEconfig seems to have lost the file libprogsysallpso.so1. I hope that is all that is missing. Could someone point out which RPM on the CD ROM contains this file so that I can reinstall. Thanks for your help. -- Ralph F. De Witt ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROUD USER OF SuSE LINUX 7.0 It said uses Windows 98 or better so I installed SuSE 7.0 Register Linux User 168814 ICQ #49993234 "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" -Benjamin Franklin -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Keyboard Layout
by ales.zevart＠esotech.si 24 Nov '00

24 Nov '00

Message-ID: <66D787210129D411830000508B61BBF9031459(a)server.esotech.si> From: Ale¹ ®evart <ales.zevart(a)esotech.si> Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 11:30:49 +0100 Subject: Keyboard Layout Hi! How to get Slovenian or Croatian keyboard layout on Suse7.0 + XFree4.0.1 + KDE2? Thanks, Ales

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Getting a SuSE compatible computer
by j.e.drews＠worldnet.att.net 24 Nov '00

24 Nov '00

From: Jonathan Drews <j.e.drews(a)worldnet.att.net> Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 22:21:50 -0600 Message-Id: <00112322274702.05234@linux> Subject: Getting a SuSE compatible computer Hey Michael: >Diamond Viper 770d video card (32mb) or the Z200 Diamond Viper (32mb) If this is an nVIDIA card, how did you get it to work? I believe I have the same one in my Dell. I had to get the drivers nvidia.rpm and nv_glx.rpm from the SuSE update site to make it function. Still the 3D screensavers in KDE won't work with it and the 3D drawing functions in StarOffice won't work. This is no big loss but I am just curious if you are configuring something that I did not. I added the "glx" line to my XF86Config file also.

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Re: [SLE] modified aps2.cfg has no effect on paper size
by bbcat＠linuxstart.com 24 Nov '00

24 Nov '00

Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 16:40:29 -0500 Message-Id: <200011232140.eANLeTI27980(a)tbird.iworld.com> From: Michel Catudal <bbcat(a)linuxstart.com> Subject: Re: [SLE] modified aps2.cfg has no effect on paper size Samy Elashmawy <samelash(a)ix.netcom.com> wrote: > >I have edited the paper size in the paper mediaum to make the values larger >for largewr size paper. However this has no effect and it prints out on the >smaller original valuses. > > >I must be missing something or editing the wrong file. > > >ie > >from ap2ps.cfg > >Deffinition section that has paper definitions set in pionts. 1 inch n= 72 >pionts > >oriiginal entry >Medium: A3 842 1190 > >chaanged to > >Meduim: 792 936 > You might want to write Medium instead of Meduim that might help >Result is that the system STILL sees it as the original entry of 842 by 1190. >any ideas any one. > > <p>Vous en avez plein l'casse du plantage de Ti-Mou? alors il est temps d'essayer Linux http://www.netonecom.net/~bbcat ---------------------- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com

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Re: [SLE] remove printer yast2 or yast1
by samelash＠ix.netcom.com 24 Nov '00

24 Nov '00

Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.20001124065507.00fe2894(a)popd.ix.netcom.com> Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 06:55:07 +0000 From: Samy Elashmawy <samelash(a)ix.netcom.com> Subject: Re: [SLE] remove printer yast2 or yast1 At 07:41 AM 11/23/2000 +0800, Joe Morris wrote: >Samy Elashmawy wrote: >> >> At 09:10 PM 11/21/2000 +0100, Cliff Sarginson wrote: >> >On Tuesday 21 November 2000 10:46, you wrote: >> >> Hi folks , I am trying to set up custom priter pages by modifieng a2ps.cfg >> >> and adding additional printers via yast2/printer. This is mostly a trial >> >> and error thing. >> >> >> >> How on earth do you REMOVE a printer. so far I have had to rm /etc/pritcap >> >> and then adding them agien. >> > >> >Mmmm. Sadly I think that is the only way of removing a printer >> >definition..dont forget to remove all the junk left behind in /var/spool/lpd >> >as well :) thanks , how is this diffrent form lprsetup ? and can you delete individual printer ? Also , any idea how to change , add , or modifiy the paper mediam size selection ? I need to add some custom size paper to use with the perinter , 11 by 13 and 13 by 22 . Thanks <p>>You can remove printers easily using the SETUP program in >/var/lib/apsfilter. >-- >Joe & Sesil Morris >New Tribes Mission >Email Address: Joe_Morris(a)ntm.org >Web Address: http://home.beseen.com/churches/joe_morris >

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