November 2001 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Getting back in the swing of things...
by Monte Milanuk 01 Nov '01

01 Nov '01

Hello, all. Been gone a while. Got my copy of 7.3 in the mail the other day, and now I've got it installed w/o too many problems (mainly due to me still being used to the way yast was 5.3-7.0), as a Minimal Install, and a few extras installed here and there. I installed inetd and leafnode, as the first thing I want to do w/ this box is set up a local nntp server for Usenet. I've done it before w/o any problems, which makes things kind of puzzling this time round. I edited /etc/leafnode/config appropriately, uncommented the nntp/leafnode line in /etc/inetd.conf, did the '/etc/init.d/inetd reload' bit, ran 'fetchnews -vvv', which successfully connected to my ISP's news server and got a list of groups. I ran yast and modified /etc/rc.config to have NNTPSERVER=localhost. Everything worked ok up to this point. I fired up slrn w/ 'slrn -f /home/monte/.newsrc --create' and it gives me the following error: monte@lansvr:~> slrn -f /home/monte/.newsrc --create slrn 0.9.7.1 [2001-06-06] Reading startup file /etc/slrn/slrn.rc Using newsrc file /home/monte/.newsrc for server localhost Connecting to host localhost ... Failed to initialize server Reason: slrn fatal error: Failed to initialize server. monte@lansvr:~> Any ideas, suggestions or comments? TIA, Monte _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

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Re: [SLE] Laptop suspend with KDE2 (2nd try)
by Jim Cunning 01 Nov '01

01 Nov '01

On Thu, 1 Nov 2001, David Weiser wrote: > If I remember the standard kernel for 7.2 don't use all of the APM > features that a labtop needs. You may need to enable these features > and recompile your kernel. I'd buy that, but I'm still using 7.1 (kernel 2.2.xx something, not 2.4), AND I can switch between KDE1 and KDE2 without rebooting, and KDE1 suspends just fine but KDE2 doesn't. What is it about the desktop that's different between KDE1 and KDE2 for APM? Thanks for the reply. Jim > >I sent the message below last week, but got zero replies. Does that mean > >nobody tries to suspend their laptop with KDE2....? > > > >Anybody got a clue? > >Jim > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 10:04:03 -0700 (PDT) > >From: Jim Cunning <jcunning(a)cts.com> > >To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com > >Subject: [SLE] KDE2 on 7.1 doesn't suspend laptop, but KDE1 does > > > >On my IBM 600E I can't get KDE2 to properly suspend when I close the > >cover. Instead the screen goes blank for 20 seconds, then comes back with > >a beep and the system continues to run full speed, draining the battery. > >KDE1 works fine. > > > >Also, "apmsleep -S +0:01" on KDE2 comes back after 20 seconds the same > >way. On KDE1, it does suspend (and spin down the HDD), but doesn't wake up > >after 1 minute. I can press a key to wake up the system. > > > >Anyway, is there something w/KDE2 that I need to configure? I didn't do > >anything with KDE1--it just worked. I looked at the laptop tab on KDE > >System Control with KDE2 and nothing looked unreasonable. > > > >Thanks, > >Jim Cunning

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CD-ripping forces out dial-up internet download.
by Vitaly Shishakov 01 Nov '01

01 Nov '01

Dear all. I have a dial-up internet connection via external USR modem. (attached to COM port) I noticed the following: when i do some CD-AUDIO ripping (using grip via external cdparanoia) my internet connection stops. e.g: if i download a huge file, and in the same time run CD-AUDIO ripping -- download pauses while ripping (exactly -- CD reading) is in progress, thoug i run grip as 'nice -n 18 grip' (otherwise -- the whole system freezes [:-)] ), and as soon as i pause/stop the ripping -- download continues. How can i solve this problem? Env: SuSE 7.3 pro, Cel 500, BX440 mobo, CD-ROM -- 40x, IDE, ide-scsi enabled.

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vmlinuz.suse?
by Nick Webb 01 Nov '01

01 Nov '01

Does anyone know what the difference is between the /boot/vmlinuz and /boot/vmlinuz.suse kernel images and their respective lilo entries? Just curious . . . -- Nick Webb http://www.uidaho.edu/~nickw/

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OT:Linux Kernel Pillow Talk
by SuSe Mailling List subscriber 01 Nov '01

01 Nov '01

http://www.byte.com/documents/s=1436/byt20011024s0002/1029_moshe.html Alex :)

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problems upgrading to 7.3
by Bernie Gardner 01 Nov '01

01 Nov '01

I am trying to upgrade my laptop from 7.2 to 7.3. I used the default upgrade in YAST2 and things seemed to go as planned. However, when I try to start KDE 2.2, the startup hangs. The console shows the message 'spurious 8259A interrupt:IRQ7', and the cap=lock and scroll-lock indicator lignts flash on and off. This continues 'forever' (I actually let it go all day today as I had to go to work!) The computer is completely locked, and I can't get into a text mode terminal or reboot. The only way to get out is to turn the computer off and endure the fsck process on the next boot. I also tried GNOME. This actually loaded and seemed to work ok for a while, but within a few minutes exactly the same happened. The computer seems stable in text mode if I don't get into a window environment. The above problems are using the stock 2.4.10 kernel. I also tried going back to the 2.4.5 kernel which I've been using in 7.2. This kernel is patched for wn4linux. Wtih the 2.4.5 kernel, KDE works fine. However the pcmcia system doesn't work, so I can't get any network connection. The network (and modem) cards had worked fine with this kernel in version 7.2. At this point I would really like to have a stable window evnvironment with network support. I'm not particular about wich kernel! Any suggestions greatly appreciated! Bernie w1az(a)arrl.net

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VM vacuum
by Ben Rosenberg 01 Nov '01

01 Nov '01

Well, I'm not usually so worried about VM but I got to work this moring at 10:15am and with in an hour of logging into my workstation swap usage went from 2M after starting KDE2 to 26M..this isn't right. It never uses this much with 2.4.4 or 2.4.7. I guess I should backdown.. but it's weird that no one else is seeing this behavior. Any thoughts? -----=====-----=====-----=====-----=====----- Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org -----=====-----=====-----=====-----=====----- "Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal" -AE

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Re: [SLE] Success...NOT!
by SuSe Mailling List subscriber 01 Nov '01

01 Nov '01

Just out curiousity what directory is it. Alex :) > > Ben Rosenberg wrote: > > > > * SuSe Mailling List subscriber (suse(a)linuxnews.dyndns.org) [011031 17:13]: > > ->Aperanlty i know kernel released to it suppose fix this problem Kernel > > ->2.4.14 pre 6 i think. > > > > Well, I guess we will have to wait for Hubert to sprinkle magic pee on > > it and put it up. I generally try to stick with SuSE kernels even if > > they are development kernels in Huberts directory. > > > > Cheers! > > -----=====-----=====-----=====-----=====----- > > Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org > > -----=====-----=====-----=====-----=====----- > > "Technological progress is like an axe in the > > hands of a pathological criminal" -AE > > > > -- > > 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 and the > > archives at http://lists.suse.com

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[OT] dedicating a runlevel for a single app
by Mark Hounschell 01 Nov '01

01 Nov '01

I want to dedicate a run-level to a single task such that when I boot, at the lilo prompt, I enter that runlevel number, lets say "4", and the machine will not ask for a login but only run this app. When I exit the app it will reboot. I cannot have a login prompt, just this non-graphical app running. I see that Suse has filrewall stuff setup for level-4. I can get rid of that I know. My major problem seems to be the login prompt. How do I get rid of it for only the run-level I want to use for this app? And if I find a way to do it how can I still interactivly interact with the app??? Thanks in advance -- Mark Hounschell dmarkh(a)cfl.rr.com

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Re: [SLE] Suse Kernel Patching
by kranked＠canada.com 01 Nov '01

01 Nov '01

Thanks for the input...I must have missunderstood the README in the mantel folder. Is there a way then to go from one kernel version to the next without having to download the whole 25mb? Dialup makes that a problem for me hehe. Thanks again. Mark Doucette. On Wed, 31 October 2001, Anders Johansson wrote: > In-Reply-To: <20011031223041.2658.cpmta(a)c009.snv.cp.net> > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > X-Mailinglist: suse-linux-e > References: <20011031223041.2658.cpmta(a)c009.snv.cp.net> > To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com > Delivered-To: canada.com%kranked(a)canada.com > Delivered-To: mailing list suse-linux-e(a)suse.com > Received: (cpmta 5776 invoked from network); 31 Oct 2001 14:53:40 -0800 > Received: from 202.58.118.7 (HELO lists2.suse.com) > by smtp.c009.snv.cp.net (209.228.34.110) with SMTP; 31 Oct 2001 14:53:40 -0800 > Received: (qmail 5089 invoked by alias); 31 Oct 2001 22:51:49 -0000 > Received: (qmail 5077 invoked from network); 31 Oct 2001 22:51:49 -0000 > Content-Length: 1381 > Mailing-List: contact suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com; run by ezmlm > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > X-Received: 31 Oct 2001 22:53:40 GMT > List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com> > Precedence: bulk > List-Post: <mailto:suse-linux-e@suse.com> > Subject: Re: [SLE] Suse Kernel Patching > X-No-Archive: yes > List-Help: <mailto:suse-linux-e-help@suse.com> > From: Anders Johansson <andjoh(a)cicada.linux-site.net> > Return-Path: <suse-linux-e-return-77835-kranked=canada.com(a)suse.com> > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 23:53:02 +0100 > X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.3.1] > Message-Id: <200110312253.f9VMr3813203(a)cicada.linux-site.net> > > Those patches aren't for upgrading from the previous kernel version. Those > patches are the diffs between the vanilla kernel, as found on kernel.org, and > the suse kernel. If you download the kernel sources for 2.4.13 from mantel's > home dir, that's what you get if you download the vanilla 2.4.13 sources and > apply the patches you have. > > regards > Anders > > On Wednesday 31 October 2001 23.30, kranked(a)canada.com wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I'm trying to update to the newest mantel kernel from my 2.4.12 kernel via > > the patches-2.4.13-5.tar.bz2 file. I read the kernel how-to on pathing but > > I didn't get very far with it. I tried issuing the command 'bzcat > > patches-2.4.13-5.tar.bz2 | patch -p1' from within the > > /usr/src/linux-2.4.12-SuSE directory, but up came a bunch of stuff about > > already exsisting files etc etc...and Reapplied etc. I wasn't sure at this > > point what to do so I thought I'd ask b4 I really fux0red something up. Any > > help on patching would be appreciated. Thanx > > > > > > Mark Doucette > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE personalized e-mail at http://www.canada.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/faq and the > archives at http://lists.suse.com __________________________________________________________ Get your FREE personalized e-mail at http://www.canada.com

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