March 2001 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

GIFgraph or GD?
by Alex Daniloff 29 Mar '01

29 Mar '01

Hello Linux folkz, I've got totally confused with this issue. I need to be able to plot Pareto charts and graphs based on data retrieved from MySQL DB. In a book about graphing with perl is stated that for this purposes I have to use GIFgraph package with GD. When I downloaded GIFgraph from CPAN I red that this package is deprecated and I have to use just GD for graphing in .png format. I tried to draw a line graph with GD I did 'use GD::lines'. It didn't work because GD doesn't have lines module. Could somebody clarify please what should I use to draw graphs with perl. Thank you in advance. Alex

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ATI All-in-Wonder Radeon
by Fred A. Miller 29 Mar '01

29 Mar '01

Below is the PC World's site for a review of this card. Does anyone know for sure if this puppy in AGP is supported in 7.1 and XFree 4.02? Thanks! Fred ____________________ PC World's Best Buy for March 29th, 2001 * ATI All-in-Wonder Radeon The All-in-Wonder Radeon packs some nifty extras, such as VIVO (video-in, video-out), which allows it to capture analog video and then export it out to videotape. Also included are a TV tuner and DVD decoding. DDR memory gives the All-in-Wonder Radeon a speed boost over the Radeon 32MB's SDR memory. The All-in-Wonder Radeon achieved 73 frames per second in Quake III at 1024-by-768-pixel resolution in 32-bit color, and 86 fps in Test Drive 6 at the same settings. Unlike most of the boards we tested, this Radeon was able to complete all of our 1600-by-1200-pixel resolution tests in 32-bit color. Full Review: http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,44501,pg,12,00.asp -- -- ----/ / _ Fred A. Miller ---/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ Systems Administrator --/ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / Cornell Univ. Press Services -/____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ fm(a)cupserv.org

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Multihead, KDE, Xfree4, WM, desktop - question(s)
by Jon Clausen 29 Mar '01

29 Mar '01

Hi Excuse the long post, but I have a hard time explaining stuff briefly...:-) I'm hoping someone can point me to some resource(s) on the inner workings of KDE/XF86 interoperation... The environment: SuSE 7.1 (2.2.18), XFree 4.0.2, KDE 2.1 The hardware: 1 Matrox 2164W, 1 Matrox 2064W graphics adaptors 1 Hansol 710P (17"), 1 Proview 1564 (15") monitors Physical setup: screen 0: mga2164W+Hansol rightof screen 1 screen 1: mga2064W+Proview leftof screen 0 I now have these configurations: Xinerama - which basically works fine, except for the unseen bottom left corner (on the smaller Proview monitor), the tendency of windows to open up on the left screen, and that the KDM login box (plus message boxes generally) open up across the division between the screens. These are minor annoyances that I live with and probably could correct if I could just find *where* these settings are defined. Traditional - Which behaves rather strange: Screen 0 works pretty much like in a singlehead-setup, but: Screen1 is *wierd*: It seems as if the WM isn't quite aware of this screen, or it doesn't know what to make of it/how to handle it. Desktop background loads fine, panel goes where I specify, but windows opened here lack borders/titlebar, cannot be moved/resized and don't get keyboard input. All the pointy-clicky stuff works though. Virtual desktops are bound to "the same" screen, so I have (at present) 4 virtual desks on screen 0, and 4 (other) desks on screen 1. I like the traditional setup, mainly because the window-resizing operations function normally. Maximize something, and it does so, within the confines of one screen. In contrast, maximizing windows on the Xinerama setup results in the window sprawling across both screens... (Not so nice) I would like to achieve the following: A "traditional" setup, with *both* screens being managed by the WM, with complete functionality. The virtual desktops should be set up, so that the virtual desk shown on screen 1 = (virtualdesk on screen0)-1 e.g. screen0=desk1 -> screen1=desk4 screen0=desk2 -> screen1=desk1 screen0=desk3 -> screen1=desk2 screen0=desk4 -> screen1=desk3 Up till now I have been using SaX2 to generate the configfiles, and basically it works nicely. I've experienced trouble when importing any multiheaded configfiles, though (SaX2 dies when I say "next"), but generally I am able to set everything up if I supply SaX2 with the information each time I run it. I suspect X might be broken, but I can't seem to locate the troublespot. Other than that I can't seem to find any documentation specifically on the 'virtual desktop' phenomenon at all? Currently I've symlinked /etc/X11/XF86Config -> /etc/X11/XF86Config.dualhed.xinerama.works so that (for testing purposes) I can switch between configurations by changing the symlink instead of renaming the different files all the time. This works fine, it's easy, and I don't *think* it causes any trouble. (Trouble/weirdness was present *before* I adopted this MO.) Generating a new XF86Config just requires I remove the symlink first, and then I don't risk losing my previous config-files ;-) All feedback welcome! I'm on the verge of purging my system of all things X and KDE, and starting from scratch... :-/ Sincerely Jon Clausen BTW since I installed 7.1 and KDE2.1 I now have the option to go directly to console from the GUI-Login-screen... I love it!

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Re: [SLE] Multihead, KDE, Xfree4, WM, desktop - question(s)
by Edward Meyer 29 Mar '01

29 Mar '01

Jon, I had the same type of problem with my system I am using a Matrox G450 with 2 monitors. The soultion I found was to start a second window manager on the second screen. This provides the taskbar and also fixes the windows problem, they now open with the borders and title bar. I beleive that the problem is that the window manager only knows about one screen. I run a simple script like the one below when I login and it starts the second window manager. #!/bin/csh setenv DISPLAY <your hostname>:0.1 <window manager> This might not be the correct solution, but it works for me. If anybody knows another solution I would like to try it. Hope this helps. Edward 3/29/2001 6:40:02 PM, Jon Clausen <jonclausen(a)get2net.dk> wrote: >Hi > >Excuse the long post, but I have a hard time explaining stuff briefly...:-) > >I'm hoping someone can point me to some resource(s) on the inner workings of >KDE/XF86 interoperation... > >The environment: >SuSE 7.1 (2.2.18), XFree 4.0.2, KDE 2.1 > >The hardware: >1 Matrox 2164W, 1 Matrox 2064W graphics adaptors >1 Hansol 710P (17"), 1 Proview 1564 (15") monitors > >Physical setup: >screen 0: mga2164W+Hansol rightof screen 1 >screen 1: mga2064W+Proview leftof screen 0 > >I now have these configurations: > >Xinerama - which basically works fine, except for the unseen bottom left >corner (on the smaller Proview monitor), the tendency of windows to open up >on the left screen, and that the KDM login box (plus message boxes generally) >open up across the division between the screens. These are minor annoyances >that I live with and probably could correct if I could just find *where* >these settings are defined. > >Traditional - Which behaves rather strange: >Screen 0 works pretty much like in a singlehead-setup, but: >Screen1 is *wierd*: >It seems as if the WM isn't quite aware of this screen, or it doesn't know >what to make of it/how to handle it. Desktop background loads fine, panel >goes where I specify, but windows opened here lack borders/titlebar, cannot >be moved/resized and don't get keyboard input. All the pointy-clicky stuff >works though. >Virtual desktops are bound to "the same" screen, so I have (at present) 4 >virtual desks on screen 0, and 4 (other) desks on screen 1. > >I like the traditional setup, mainly because the window-resizing operations >function normally. Maximize something, and it does so, within the confines of >one screen. In contrast, maximizing windows on the Xinerama setup results in >the window sprawling across both screens... (Not so nice) > >I would like to achieve the following: > >A "traditional" setup, with *both* screens being managed by the WM, with >complete functionality. > >The virtual desktops should be set up, so that the virtual desk shown on >screen 1 = (virtualdesk on screen0)-1 > >e.g. screen0=desk1 -> screen1=desk4 > screen0=desk2 -> screen1=desk1 > screen0=desk3 -> screen1=desk2 > screen0=desk4 -> screen1=desk3 > >Up till now I have been using SaX2 to generate the configfiles, and basically >it works nicely. I've experienced trouble when importing any multiheaded >configfiles, though (SaX2 dies when I say "next"), but generally I am able to >set everything up if I supply SaX2 with the information each time I run it. > >I suspect X might be broken, but I can't seem to locate the troublespot. > >Other than that I can't seem to find any documentation specifically on the >'virtual desktop' phenomenon at all? > >Currently I've symlinked >/etc/X11/XF86Config -> /etc/X11/XF86Config.dualhed.xinerama.works so that >(for testing purposes) I can switch between configurations by changing the >symlink instead of renaming the different files all the time. This works >fine, it's easy, and I don't *think* it causes any trouble. >(Trouble/weirdness was present *before* I adopted this MO.) Generating a new >XF86Config just requires I remove the symlink first, and then I don't risk >losing my previous config-files ;-) > >All feedback welcome! > >I'm on the verge of purging my system of all things X and KDE, and starting >from scratch... :-/ > >Sincerely >Jon Clausen > >BTW since I installed 7.1 and KDE2.1 I now have the option to go directly to >console from the GUI-Login-screen... I love it! > >-- >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] RE: DCOP Server Error (resolved?)
by Cleary_Mike＠emc.com 29 Mar '01

29 Mar '01

Just an FYI ........ I recently did a fresh install of 7.1, and last night I upgraded kde from 2.01 to 2.1.0 - 1x, which was the last version on the suse ftp site right before they put out 2.1.1. I got the same dcopserver error. dcopserver is in /opt/kde2/bin and when I tried to run it, I got an error saying that it was aborted because $DISPLAY was not set. I downgraded kde to 2.1.0 - 0x (version that was on the ftp site around the first of March) and the problem went away. I'll try upgrading from 2.1.0 - 0x to 2.1.0 - 1x & see what happens. I'll look at the tmp directory before & after the upgrade and if I get the error again, I'll try removing the stuff from tmp. Mike ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cleary_Mike(a)emc.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "We are born wet, naked and hungry......then things get worse." -----Original Message----- From: Timothy R.Butler [mailto:tbutler@uninetsolutions.com] Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 12:58 AM To: Crazy Diamond Cc: SuSE Mailing List Subject: Re: [SLE] RE: DCOP Server Error (resolved?) > I deleted those directories and kde2 loads up now. Was KDE 2.1 loading okay before you upgraded to 2.1.1? If so this might be the same problem I am having. If this is the case, I'll have to try your tip and see if it fixes my problem. Thanks, Tim -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy R. Butler Universal Networks Information Tech. Consultant Christian Web Services Since 1996 ICQ #12495932 AIM: Uninettm An Authorized IPSwitch Reseller tbutler(a)uninetsolutions.com http://www.uninetsolutions.com ============== "Information Powered by Innovation" ============== -- 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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No signature in KMail
by Thomas Long 29 Mar '01

29 Mar '01

I am unable to generate signatures in messages I send with KMail (in KDE2.1 using SuSE 7.1). I have tried specifying a signature and also tried the signature file route. It just does not seem to work. Anyone have any suggestions? -Thomas Long tlong(a)billsoft.com

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Re: [SLE] Re: System.map
by Togan Muftuoglu 29 Mar '01

29 Mar '01

Other alternative could be as suggested by Phillip Thomas almost a year ago ".....edit zlilo in linux/arch/i386/boot/Makefile helpfull:" zlilo: $(CONFIGURE) $(BOOTIMAGE) if [ -f $(INSTALL_PATH)/vmlinuz-$(KERNELRELEASE) ]; then \ mv $(INSTALL_PATH)/vmlinuz-$(KERNELRELEASE) $(INSTALL_PATH)/vmlinuz.old; \ fi if [ -f $(INSTALL_PATH)/System.map-$(KERNELRELEASE) ]; then \ mv $(INSTALL_PATH)/System.map-$(KERNELRELEASE) $(INSTALL_PATH)/System.old; \ fi cat $(BOOTIMAGE) > $(INSTALL_PATH)/vmlinuz-$(KERNELRELEASE) cp $(TOPDIR)/System.map $(INSTALL_PATH)/System.map-$(KERNELRELEASE) if [ -x /sbin/lilo ]; then /sbin/lilo; else /etc/lilo/install; fi As you can see, calling 'make zlilo' (or 'make bzlilo') will result in a kernel and symbol map that both have the version as part of the name. The only thing you have to do manually is to add a new section to /etc/lilo.conf for every kernel you want to be able to boot. -- Togan Muftuoglu

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RE: [SLE] In which package do I find a certain program?
by Cleary_Mike＠emc.com 29 Mar '01

29 Mar '01

Did you try rpm -qf filename ? That will tell you what package a certain file is in...... Mike ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cleary_Mike(a)emc.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "We are born wet, naked and hungry......then things get worse." -----Original Message----- From: Patriiiiiiiiiick [mailto:Patrick.Smart@advalvas.be] Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 6:44 PM To: Ole Kofoed Hansen Cc: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com; Volker Kuhlmann; Samy Elashmawy Subject: Re: [SLE] In which package do I find a certain program? Great! That was the info I was searching for! Thank you! Patrick At 17:55 28/03/01 +0200, Ole Kofoed Hansen wrote: >What I do is mount SuSE cd#1 and cd to it then: > >zcat ARCHIVES.gz | grep "whatever I am looking for" > >This usually gets me the answer. > >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/faq

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kcore
by Nachiket 29 Mar '01

29 Mar '01

Hello All Does anybody know about kcore file found in proc? Is that file produces from some core dump? thanx in advance _____________________________________________________ Chat with your friends as soon as they come online. Get Rediff Bol at http://bol.rediff.com

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Still Problems: Alcatel SpeedTouch USB DSL Modem Drivers for Linux
by Michael Malone 29 Mar '01

29 Mar '01

I case anyone is interested, this just in from Brussels, concerning the status of the latest Alcatel SpeedTouch USB DSL Modem Driver, which is still having some problems. Michael > > > >> Has anyone had any problems installing the new Speed TouchTM USB modem > >> (bridge) driver update in SuSE 7.1? > >> > > > >I am working for an internet provider in Belgium, we did many tests. At > >least after a lot of patching and a lot of failures, we have a working > >PPPoA configuration, but it's still buggy. > >- bad performance should be fixed in a new release soon. > >- system crash by shutdown > >- sometimes kernel panic with a big download > >- sometimes the system can't find the modem any longer, so no possibility > >to connect or just a disconnect. You have to reboot the computer after > >that. These are bugs outside my code. they are still under investigation. J. ----- Give a man a fish.... .. and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish... . .. and he'll buy a boat, skip work, drink beer and tell lies

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