January 2001 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

RE: [SLE] Creative USB WebCam Pro under SuSE 6.4 (2.2.14)
by Martin Mielke 09 Jan '01

09 Jan '01

> <*]> XawTV needs Video4Linux tools. Check if this in your > kernel config > <*]> (Multimedia Device section). So you won't need only USB > <*]> support, but V4L support too. > <*]> > <*] > <*]The xawtv rpm install from SuSE's CDROM installs the v4l > stuff, including bttv ... or am I wrong? > > I don't know, I've installed the sources many months ago. It > may install some V4l stuff, but you'll still need V4l support from the > kernel, as far as I'm concern... [snip] > > As I'm still running SuSE 6.2, I don't have any /sin/init.d/usb, so I > can't be of any help. What's in that? Loading the modules > for USB? Try > lsmod to see if the core modules of USB are loaded and then > try to insmod > or modprobe ov511. Also, boot your computer with the Cam > plugged in, and > check in dmesg if the USB port is claimed by any driver: > This is the header of the /sbin/init.d/usb file: #! /bin/sh # Copyright (c) 1999-2000 SuSE GmbH Nuernberg, Germany. # # Authors: Kurt Garloff <garloff(a)suse.de>, Bernhard Kaindl <bk(a)suse.de> # # /sbin/init.d/usb # # and symbolic its link # # /sbin/rcusb # # parses USB settigs from /etc/rc.config and /etc/rc.config.d/usb.rc.config # and loads USB drivers accordingly. (Parses PCI config space if needed.) # [snip] Tell me if you want the complete script file... > (From my own dmesg) > Freeing unused kernel memory: 216k freed > uhci.c: root-hub INT complete: port1: 93 port2: c80 data: 2 > hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/1, assigned device number 2 > usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod 0x5a9/0x511) is not claimed by > any active > driver. > > (From /var/log/messages, when insmod ov511) > usb.c: registered new driver ov511 > ov511.c: USB OV511 camera found > ov511.c: camera: Creative Labs WebCam 3 > ov511.c: Sensor is an OV7610 > ov511.c: ov511 driver version 1.28 registered > Is there any command to show the installed devices appart of lsdev? This is quite limited and (I quote from man lsdev) "This program only shows the kernel's idea of what hardware is present, not what's actually physically available." > > Your USB hardware may not be well supported under Linux too. > It is - http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/ Could you please explain me (and the list) what it's needed to setup a webcam under Linux? You told me you installed v4l before... are there any other requirements? Thanks, Martin

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Anyone know of a site that offers free access to comp.os newsgroups?
by wilson＠claborn.net 09 Jan '01

09 Jan '01

Howdy, Are there any sites besides deja.com that offer http access to comp.os newsgroups? At least archives with a search, if not posting as well. Deja drives me crazy - it's so clustered that I can't ever find anything. ---------------------------------------------------- Jonathan Wilson System Administrator Cedar Creek Software http://www.cedarcreeksoftware.com Central Texas IT http://www.centraltexasit.com

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Xserver 4.02 problems
by Michael Coan 09 Jan '01

09 Jan '01

I am currently running SuSE 7.0 and Vmware 2.0, plus the KDE 2.1 beta I had X 4.01, VmWare 2.0, adn KDE 2.1 beta running fine. I then decided to upgrade to X 4.02. I downloaded all the files in the X4.02 directory on SuSe's ftp server. I did not read the Readme. I simply used YAST1 to install all the rpm's. The readme says to use rpm --nodeps --force *.rpm and then run ldconfig. I have my machine set up for graphical login. The graphical login comes up, I enter my name and Password, and then the login to kde2 (or kde1 for that matter) hangs. I then swithc to console 2, log in as root, run yast, and switch to ASCII login. I reboot. I login, then run startx kde2 and kde2 comes up fine. The VMware demon, however, does not run and consequently I cannot use vmware. When I am set up for the graphical login, however, the vmware demon does run and vmnet0 and vmnet 1 are set up. I have attempted to unistall X 4.02 by going to the directory where the 4.02 rpms are and typing rpm -e *.rpm. This gives me the nmessage that the rpm's aren't installed. I have reionstalled the X 4.01 rpm's with the rpm --nodeps --force command and running ldconfig. X still won't come up with the graphical login. I would be happy to use the ASCII login if only the vmware demons would run. Thanks for any thoughts. Mike

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Kinternet does not dock anymore
by Neville Cobb 09 Jan '01

09 Jan '01

Kinternet stopped docking into the panel when kde boots. This originally worked but I'm sure it stopped when I installed KDE2. Can it be corrected sp that it docks again as it is quite useful but anoying when it is up on the desktop. Nev

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Deleting old files by datastamp
by Hampton, Paul 09 Jan '01

09 Jan '01

Hi all Does anyone know of a way or a script to delete old files, say that are older than a month? Thanks Paul

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SERVER QUESTION
by Jeff Barnes 09 Jan '01

09 Jan '01

I'm a little slow on servers. Is it correct to assume that with my apache server someone can view a webpage going through my IP address to my box while I'm using my computer to do something else? How would this be done if it is possible? Shop Safely Online Without a Credit Card http://www.rocketcash.com

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ZDNet: News: Key Microsoft Windows2000 exec departs!
by Fred A. Miller 09 Jan '01

09 Jan '01

http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2672823,00.html

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dual boot with NT
by Daniel Casey 09 Jan '01

09 Jan '01

I've tried to use the doc at: http://sdb.suse.de/sdb/en/html/nt.html I've already got NT on my laptop (Dell Latitude CPx) with a C: and D:. During the SuSE 6.4 installation, I setup: /dev/hda3 Extended 2.5gb /dev/hda5 /boot 5mb /dev/hda6 /swap 300mb /dev/hda7 / 2.2gb And when asked about LILO during installation, the help doc says to install LILO in the Linux root partition, which should be /dev/hda7 for me, right? I did this, went with the default installation and when it was finished it said it had to reboot. Well, after it booted, it came up to WinNT (of course). So now I'm thinking, "How do I boot my Linux partition and run the dd command they recommend to get the bootsek.lin file created for NT to use for it's boot loader menu?" Thanks, Daniel And once back in linux, how do I specify the floppy for my outfile, is it just /floppy?

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RE: [SLE] Recompiled 2.4.0 - It Runs - No IPCHAINS
by Andrew Smith 09 Jan '01

09 Jan '01

Hi "netfilter" is ment to be far superior to ipchains - it uses 'iptables' instead. There was meant to be full bakwards compatability so 'ipchains' commands should still work. Perhaps there is an option for 'ipchains compatibility' that you need to recompile with. I havnt upgraded to 2.4 cos i'm too busy at the mo, so I'm not 100% sure if there's and easy round this (i.e. without you having to rewrite your firewall script). Please let me know how you get on! Hope this helps, Andrew :o) -----Original Message----- From: Ed Harrison [SMTP:ED.TMAN@verizon.net] Sent: 09 January 2001 05:21 To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com Subject: [SLE] Recompiled 2.4.0 - It Runs - No IPCHAINS Evidently IPCHAINS has been replaced with "netfilter". I depended on pmfirewall for security, but all I get are errors to try "ipchains -h". I have DSL connection and feel I must have a firewall. Any ideas? Ed Harrison SuSE 6.4, Kernel 2.2.18, IBM JDK 1.1.8 (20000713) or Warp 4, FP12 or Windows98 (running in vmware 2.0.3 for fun) PolarBarMailer 1.1.19 -- 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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RE: [SLE] Creative USB WebCam Pro under SuSE 6.4 (2.2.14)
by Martin Mielke 09 Jan '01

09 Jan '01

> On Tue, 9 Jan 2001, Martin Mielke wrote: > > <*]Dear all, > <*] > <*]I'm wanting to install a "Creative Webcam Plus" > (supported) under SuSE 6.4 > <*](2.2.14) but I'm having some problems. > <*]I followed the instructions described on > <*]http://sdb.suse.de/de/sdb/html/usb_ov511.html (sorry, it's > only in german) > <*]and checked on http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/ that > there's a driver for > <*]Linux. > <*] > > I checked too, and from the info section of Creative Plus: > > Comment > There are actually two versions of the WebCam > Plus. One is this one, model CT6840, which is supported by my > ov511 driver. The other is based on the > OV518+ chip, > which is currently undocumented and unsupported. I am doing > the best I can to support this. > > Is your Webcam the supported one ? > > http://alpha.dyndns.org/ov511/cameras.html : > > Creative Labs > WebCam Plus (CT6840; U.S.A. model) > > The other one is from outside the US... > Well, I do have the CT6840 and I'm located now in Madrid (Spain), and that's in Europe, IIRC :-) ... > > <*]xawtv is recommended tp use the webcam, so I dowloaded it. > Although the > <*]compilation/installation went fine (there are some > warnings at compilation > <*]time though), I get the following error messages: > <*] > <*]--- > <*]# xawtv > <*]This is xawtv-3.28, running on Linux/i586 (2.2.14) > <*]visual: id=0x22 class=4 (TrueColor), depth=16 > <*]x11: 1024x768, 16 bit/pixel, 2048 byte/scanline, DGA > <*]can't open /dev/video: No such device > <*]v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway > <*]open /dev/video: No such device > <*]can't open /dev/video: No such device > <*]v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway > <*]open /dev/video: No such device > <*]no video grabber device available > <*]--- > > XawTV needs Video4Linux tools. Check if this in your kernel config > (Multimedia Device section). So you won't need only USB > support, but V4L support too. > The xawtv rpm install from SuSE's CDROM installs the v4l stuff, including bttv ... or am I wrong? [snip] > <*]Furthermore, a /sbin/init.d/usb status shows that the USB modules have been loaded but no USB device was found :-( > <*] > <*]Do you know what could be going wrong? Thanks a lot in advance! > > Any error messages? What's does /var/log/messages say about that? Actually only the ones reported when launching xawtv > What about your USB hardware? It works fine. I just tested it on a Windoze machine we have at work and made a nice picture of myself... =B-) Martin

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