November 2000 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Re: [SLE] (SLE) Off Topic.....Questions about SUSE & Red Hat
by donh＠halenet.com.au 30 Nov '00

30 Nov '00

Message-ID: <3A26B57E.FACED4D7(a)halenet.com.au> Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 06:15:58 +1000 From: Don Hansford <donh(a)halenet.com.au> Subject: Re: [SLE] (SLE) Off Topic.....Questions about SUSE & Red Hat Shane Broomhall wrote: > > Thanks for the Advice Don, > > I am definitely not going to be in a hurry to charge for advice. I was > looking into the possibility of working with Linux being viable to make > money out of in the long run. Well, I already do, in a roundabout sort of way. (Teaching and support.) > I am planning on switching from the Microsoft > world to a product that is much harder to fake. I only use Win at home now for some VB development stuff. Everything else is done on this system (6.4) > I am looking long term 6-12 > months to learn the product part time, (I spend a lot of time in Motel > rooms), and then once I am comfortable with how it works, how to take it > apart and put it back together and work the same I will then consider myself > capable of starting out. I've been using FreeBSD (first), and Linux (now) for about 3 years. I still learn new things every day :-) > To me the idea of being able to offer someone on a > viable solution where they don't have to purchase software licences, and > thus lowers their cost, must be a winner. Well I hope, but I am not planning > on going in without very good product knowledge. Don't forget that software cost is only a part of the overall TCO. Many Linux convertees have found that the increased support costs virtually negate that advantage. However, this again is offset by greater reliability, security and lower hardware costs from breaking out of the hardware upgrade to handle the software upgrade circle. > > Thanks again, oh by the way I am in Brisbane. Only a couple of hours away :-) > Cheers. > > Shane Broomhall -- This Email is 100% Virus Free! How do I know? Because no Microsoft products were used to generate it! Regards Don Hansford ECKYTECH COMPUTING/ SQIT Warwick <SuSE Linux 6.4> "We're tired, we're wired, and our breath smells bad -- -But at least our Operating System doesn't suck!"

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Motherboard
by ahartung＠home.com 30 Nov '00

30 Nov '00

Message-Id: <p05010401b64b8dce69c9(a)[24.178.219.101]> Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 23:00:54 -0600 From: Andrew R Hartung <ahartung(a)home.com> Subject: Motherboard Can anyone recommend a good motherboard for SuSE 7? I do not have any version of Linux running now and I am building a system from scratch. I am pretty sure that I want a Socket A motherboard and am leaning towards a Tyan S2390 with a Duron, but have seen on the list that shared PCI/ISO slots don't work. It has one and if it is not supported it seems like a waste. Also, if building a system from scratch, will I need to have DOS and/or windows installed for any part of the Linux installation? TIA.

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FW: [SLE] Screensaver
by Cleary_Mike＠emc.com 30 Nov '00

30 Nov '00

Message-ID: <6335CBB2F69AD411AD3100D0B7BA38E370E207@CORPUSMX2> From: "Cleary, Mike" <Cleary_Mike(a)emc.com> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 17:48:21 -0500 Subject: FW: [SLE] Screensaver Mike -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Cleary UNIX Qualification and Commands Data General, a Division of EMC2 62 T.W. Alexander Dr. Research Triangle Park, NC mdcleary(a)dg-rtp.dg.com (919) 248-6033 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Cleary, Mike Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 5:02 PM To: 'R. C. Thyberg' Cc: 'suse-linux-e(a)suse.com' Subject: RE: [SLE] Screensaver I believe this means that your video card must support Open GL (i.e. nvidia cards) for these to work. Try running "ssystem" (a demo solar system program). If it will not run it probably means that your card does not support Open GL (or you don't have the module loaded). Mike -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Cleary UNIX Qualification and Commands Data General, a Division of EMC2 62 T.W. Alexander Dr. Research Triangle Park, NC mdcleary(a)dg-rtp.dg.com (919) 248-6033 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: R. C. Thyberg [mailto:thyberg@mindspring.com] Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 4:50 PM To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com Subject: [SLE] Screensaver All the screensavers in SuSE 7.0 work fine except for the few which have the Abbreviation "(GL)" after the name, eg "Pipes (GL)". Probably a simple solution, but I have no clue. TIA Bob -- 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

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xcdroast documentation
by fsanta＠arrakis.es 30 Nov '00

30 Nov '00

From: SCC <fsanta(a)arrakis.es> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 20:04:25 +0000 Message-Id: <00113020093201.00629@hortaleza> Subject: xcdroast documentation Hi everyone. Is there any documentation for xcdroast anywhere? Like any example setup's? I want to copy CD's from my DVD hdd to the burner on sr0, both of which are there in the setup dialogue. As soon as I try to do anything it disappears from the screen. Or should I be using other software? Thanks, Steve -- SuSE Linux 7.0

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Profiles
by ahbaidg＠worldnet.att.net 30 Nov '00

30 Nov '00

Message-ID: <3A25EB27.C30432BF(a)worldnet.att.net> Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 23:52:39 -0600 From: Ahbaid Gaffoor <ahbaidg(a)worldnet.att.net> Subject: Profiles If I setup a user with bash as their default shell: 1) Where would I place commands I need run for every user upon login? /etc/profile ? 2) Where would I place commands specific to a user? ~someuser/.profile ? Does it vary based on the shell? thanks.

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RE: [SLE] Screensaver
by Cleary_Mike＠emc.com 30 Nov '00

30 Nov '00

Message-ID: <6335CBB2F69AD411AD3100D0B7BA38E370E206@CORPUSMX2> From: Cleary_Mike(a)emc.com Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 17:01:37 -0500 Subject: RE: [SLE] Screensaver I believe this means that your video card must support Open GL (i.e. nvidia cards) for these to work. Try running "ssystem" (a demo solar system program). If it will not run it probably means that your card does not support Open GL (or you don't have the module loaded). Mike -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Cleary UNIX Qualification and Commands Data General, a Division of EMC2 62 T.W. Alexander Dr. Research Triangle Park, NC mdcleary(a)dg-rtp.dg.com (919) 248-6033 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: R. C. Thyberg [mailto:thyberg@mindspring.com] Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 4:50 PM To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com Subject: [SLE] Screensaver All the screensavers in SuSE 7.0 work fine except for the few which have the Abbreviation "(GL)" after the name, eg "Pipes (GL)". Probably a simple solution, but I have no clue. TIA Bob -- 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

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Suggestion on Laser Printer
by hing＠loop.com 30 Nov '00

30 Nov '00

Message-ID: <3A26CD42.B0162592(a)loop.com> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 13:57:22 -0800 From: "Hing C." <hing(a)loop.com> Subject: Suggestion on Laser Printer Hi all, I'm looking to buy a nice & relatively cheap laser printer. I have seen NEC 1400. It has 4MB and 1200dpi for $325.00 + s/h. Is this a good printer for Linux? The reason I like this one because most of the other laser printer in this price range either has only 2MB or 600dpi. This one seems to be a good buy. Any other suggestion? Another question I have is: Is it true that any "postscript" printer will work fine with Linux? I have set up a Linux box at work and have a Ricoh AP1600. The Ricoh printer is supposed to be postscript and PCL6, so it should work right? Please reply directly as well as posting to the mailing list. That way, I would not miss any emails. Thanks in advance. Hing

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Screensaver
by thyberg＠mindspring.com 30 Nov '00

30 Nov '00

Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20001130165010.007d0980(a)mindspring.com> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 16:50:10 -0500 From: "R. C. Thyberg" <thyberg(a)mindspring.com> Subject: Screensaver All the screensavers in SuSE 7.0 work fine except for the few which have the Abbreviation "(GL)" after the name, eg "Pipes (GL)". Probably a simple solution, but I have no clue. TIA Bob

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Kernel 2.4
by toganm＠turk.net 30 Nov '00

30 Nov '00

Message-ID: <3A26C6A2.CB8F4834(a)turk.net> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 23:29:06 +0200 From: Togan Muftuoglu <toganm(a)turk.net> Subject: Kernel 2.4 Hi everyone Any one using the 2.4-test11 or test 12 I can not get the modules loading modprobe cannot find the module ppp and for all the other modules. Where I am missing ? Is the devfsd a must to get the modules loaded or is it an alternative TIA -- Togan Muftuoglu toganm(a)turk.net 100% MS FREE Absolutely no component of Microsoft was used in the generation or posting of this e-mail. So it is virus free

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Upgrading kernel
by mikecoan＠woodlawnfoundation.org 30 Nov '00

30 Nov '00

From: "Michael A. Coan" <mikecoan(a)woodlawnfoundation.org> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 16:05:38 -0500 Message-ID: <001d01c05b11$4a5c2ba0$422ed83f(a)woodlawnfoundation.org> Subject: Upgrading kernel I am currently running SuSe 7.0, with the 2.2.16 kernel. I wish to install VmWare so as to run some Windows apps that access a Novell server. When installing Windows 98 in the VmWare virtual machine, it states that Windows 98 won't recognize a data CD within VmWare if the kernel is 2.2.16. I need to go down to 2.2.15 or up to 2.2.17. I also have Mandrake 7.2, which uses the 2.2.17 kernel, and VmWare install and runs fine there. I prefer SuSE to Mandrake and would like to upgrade the kernel. I downloaded the 2.2.17 patch from kernel.org, but it didn't seem to install correctly. It is entirely possible that I fouled up the patching process, but it also occurred to me that the SuSE kernel and may be patched and I cannot apply the kernel.org patch to SuSE 2.2.16. I looked all over the SuSE ftp site, but couldn't find kernel sources or patches for 2.2.17. Any help in upgrading my SuSE kernel to 2.2.17 would be appreciated. Mike Michael A. Coan Woodlawn Foundation 524 North Avenue, Suite 203 New Rochelle, NY 10801-3410 Tel 914-632-3778 Fax 914-632-5502

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