January 2002 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Re: Win98 versions [WAS] [SLE] 7.4
by Dale Schuster 31 Jan '02

31 Jan '02

On 30 Jan 2002, at 20:05, Doug McGarrett wrote: > At 09:24 01/30/2002 -0800, you wrote: > /snip/ > Did you cut and paste this, or how did you do it, since I see the > MS backslants. Just curious. (I assume you sent from Linux, unlike me, > still using Eudora.) --doug I sent from WIN98 SE OEM. I dual boot into SuSE 7.1 here at work, but sadly I don't get much SuSE-time at this desk :( If anyone has worked with GreatPlains Dynamics, (now a Microsoft product) in WINE, or VMWARE over Linux I would be grateful for some step-by-step instructions. If this works there is the possibility of getting a M$-Free workplace, (except for Dynamics, which was only recently acquired anyway.) I've successfully gotten the Pervasive DBEngine to work on Linux/Samba, but couldn't swing the Licensing fees past the CFO and the Trial period expired. We use two other BTrieve DOS applications that I assume will be fairly straightforward to run over Linux, which could then be migrated off of the NetWare servers where they currently reside onto SuSE and Mars using the same Pervasive engine. Three servers combined into one with extra equipment for redundance, SWEET. But to get back to the original question, Yes, I did cut-n-paste from the DosBox. ________________________________ Dale Schuster MIS Manager Lake Tahoe Horizon Casino Resort dschuster(a)horizoncasino.com

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Finding files less then 31 days old?
by JW 31 Jan '02

31 Jan '02

Hey, I'm trying to get a list of files 30 day sold or younger. I thought the following would to the trick: find . -type f -mtime 30 -ls But that only prints files that are exactly 30 days old. How do I do that "and younger" part? Less then 31 days would be a suitable substitute too. Thanks ---------------------------------------------------- Jonathan Wilson System Administrator Cedar Creek Software http://www.cedarcreeksoftware.com Central Texas IT http://www.centraltexasit.com

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error on boot
by pat 31 Jan '02

31 Jan '02

When bootin to level 5, my system takes a very long time, finally arriving with an inaccurate hostname, which requires I reset the hostname and restart the xserver. The entry in /var/log/boot.msg is: done<notice>'/etc/init.d/rc5.d/S11kbd start' exits with status 0 <notice>/etc/init.d/rc5.d/S11lpd start Starting lpd2002-01-30-11:54:57.370 Get_local_host: hostname 'dhcppc1' bad <notice>startproc: execve (/usr/sbin/lpd) [ /usr/sbin/lpd ], / [ PWD=/BOOT_FILE=/boot/vmlinuz HOSTNAME=xxxxx.com / CONSOLE=/dev/console vga=0x0317 PREVLEVEL=N AUTOBOOT=YES / MACHTYPE=i38 2002-01-30-11:54:57.556 Get_local_host: hostname 'dhcppc1' bad failed <notice>'/etc/init.d/rc5.d/S11lpd start' exits with status 7 note: the line beginning with "<notice>startproc: execve" has been truncated into 4 lines Also, where is the hostname being set? Several entries in the boot.msg indicate that I have correctly set the hostname (I do it in boot.local, although there should be a better place.). tks, -- Pat Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 Registered at: http://counter.li.org

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RE: Re[3]: [SLE] Dual boot with XP
by kbb0927＠cs.com 30 Jan '02

30 Jan '02

Installed using FAT32, not NTFS Regards, Keith B. Robert VASILE <robert.vasile(a)renbranet.ro> wrote: >Hello kbb0927(a)cs.com, > >Wednesday, January 30, 2002, 8:17:48 PM, you wrote: >--------------------------------------------- >kbb0927> Stephen > >kbb0927> Do you then install lilo to mbr. I have already installed XP and now >kbb0927> am going to install SuSE and 2-3 other Linux Distros, with Suse as my >kbb0927> main linux distro. > >--------------------------------------------- >Well, if you installed M$XP somewhere on the 1st 1024 sectors of your >and you created the partition as NTFS, u will have a lot of work to >do, or you will have to run lilo fron a floppy, cause linux cannot >boot with NTFS partirions... at least i couldn't.... > >---------------------------------------------- >Best regards, > Robert VASILE > >RenbraNET.ro >---------------------------------------------- >robert.vasile(a)renbranet.ro > > >-- >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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var/log/fs-errors
by Anthony W. Marino 30 Jan '02

30 Jan '02

In an effort to evaluate what's going on in my system I found the following partial listing in my "fs-errors" file and wanted to know if someone could explain to me how this impacts me. (I couldn't find too much on the Internet on it): /usr/X11R6/bin/xfs notice: listening on port 7100 /usr/X11R6/bin/xfs error: Cannot establish any listening sockets _FontTransSocketUNIXCreateListener: mkdir(/tmp/.font-unix) failed, errno = 13 _FontTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to create listener for local /usr/X11R6/bin/xfs notice: listening on port 7100 /usr/X11R6/bin/xfs error: Cannot establish any listening sockets _FontTransSocketUNIXCreateListener: mkdir(/tmp/.font-unix) failed, errno = 13 _FontTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to create listener for local /usr/X11R6/bin/xfs notice: listening on port 7100 /usr/X11R6/bin/xfs error: Cannot establish any listening sockets Thank You, Anthony

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Re: [SLE] Dual boot with XP
by Purple Shirt 30 Jan '02

30 Jan '02

i had triple boot working easily: /dev/hda1 xp /dev/hda2 suse /dev/hda3 swap /dev/hda4 rhat grub used from rhat on /dev/hda # cat /boot/grub/menu.lst default = 0 timeout = 30 title rh root (hd0,3) kernel /boot/vmlinuz ro root = /dev/hda4 initrd /boot/initrd title xp root (hd0,0) makeactive chainloader +1 title suse root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz ro root = /dev/hda4 initrd /boot/initrd # grub-install /dev/hda mk >From: "Fred A. Miller" <fm(a)cupserv.org> >Reply-To: fm(a)cupserv.org >To: "suse-linux-e" <suse-linux-e(a)suse.com> >Subject: [SLE] Dual boot with XP >Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 12:49:38 -0500 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from [202.58.118.7] by hotmail.com (3.2) with ESMTP id >MHotMailBE217CC8001540042A24CA3A760708650; Wed, 30 Jan 2002 09:47:53 -0800 >Received: (qmail 23221 invoked by alias); 30 Jan 2002 17:46:41 -0000 >Received: (qmail 23203 invoked from network); 30 Jan 2002 17:46:41 -0000 >From suse-linux-e-return-89215-purpleshirt Wed, 30 Jan 2002 09:48:32 -0800 >Mailing-List: contact suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com; run by ezmlm >Precedence: bulk >X-No-Archive: yes >list-help: <mailto:suse-linux-e-help@suse.com> >list-unsubscribe: <mailto:suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com> >list-post: <mailto:suse-linux-e@suse.com> >X-MIME-Notice: attachments may have been removed from this message >X-Mailinglist: suse-linux-e >Delivered-To: mailing list suse-linux-e(a)suse.com >Message-Id: <200201301843.NAA28694(a)cups.cupserv.org> >Organization: CUPS >X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.3.2] > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >Will 7.3 dual boot with XP? > >Thanks, > >Fred > >- -- >Fred A. Miller >Systems Administrator >Cornell Univ. Press Services >fm(a)cupserv.org > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) >Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > >iD8DBQE8WDI3IhTtc6nTZIIRAnc8AJ4nri+kLms2+woUAZxBeGfAQaT12gCgkQ30 >y4NSkjKsN4wmVqzbBTrSKTc= >=irQ1 >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >-- >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 download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.

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k_deflt-2.4.16-??? Kernel
by Anthony W. Marino 30 Jan '02

30 Jan '02

A week or two ago (don't remember when exactly) I had downloaded/installed "2.4.16-36" kernel rpms from YAST1/SuSE download process, however, now "2.14.16-22" kernel rpms are there. What happened to release "-36" kernel rpms? Do I have an unstable release that mistakenly got released to the SuSE ftp site then removed? Thanks, Anthony

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Discovering keys
by Fent, Lee 30 Jan '02

30 Jan '02

I have a laptop with four special buttons across the bottom. I know the windows applications will let me map those buttons to certain macros, and I'd like to do something similar in linux, but I don't know how to discover what signal those buttons are sending. Can anyone point me to a doc or manual or something? Thanks, Lee Fent Senior Technical Support Specialist Esker Software - Extending the Reach of Information E-mail: lee.fent(a)esker.com Phone: (800) 343-7070 Fax: (405) 747-8438 http://www.esker.com

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ads-firewire
by jfweber＠bellsouth.net 30 Jan '02

30 Jan '02

**** " Imagine; all of everything that is or was, can be reduced to an equation less than one inch long !" Dr. M.Kaku *** Has anyone had any experience w this card? It's being considered as part of a fix adn upgrade to my personal computer, but no one can tell me if it's the standard firewire or some sort of windows only variant... the website claims it only works w/ windows, but there IS a penguin on the page a seal of approval from somewhere , but the print on the seal is impossibley small . calls to their office ( toll calls, no 800#) are not answered a worrisome thing... this is holding up the order to fix and upgrade my box ( bad powersupply and the 2nd bad scsi hd from IBM ) and of course it's making me crazy any input would be appreciated TIA -- j afterthought : A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with T.Williams

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Using CD-R with SuSE (Long and rambling)
by Theo.Sean Schulze 30 Jan '02

30 Jan '02

I am trying to get my Creative Labs ATAPI CD-R/RW drive (model MK4214) to function under SuSE Linux 7.3 (updated) running the SuSE stock 2.4.10-4GB kernel, or preferably a kernel self-compiled from source. Following the instructions in the CD-Writing HOWTO, I added the necessary lines to /etc/modules.conf and /etc/lilo.conf to make certain that the drive is recognized as an IDE-SCSI drive rather than as straight ATAPI. I have properly identified the device as /dev/scd0 and /dev/cdrom is a link to /dev/scd0. I have a mount point on my directory tree called /cdrom to which I want to mount the drive when it has a disk in it. When I enter the command 'mount -t iso9660 /dev/scd0 /cdrom' I get the error message: mount: /dev/scd0: unknown device Examing the entries in /var/log/messages I see: Jan 27 15:58:07 dragoon modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module block-major-11 Checking /etc/modules.conf, I find that block-major-11 is aliased to sr_mod, but when I use find to check for sr_mod.o under /lib/modules/2.4.10-4GB/kernel/drivers/scsi, I find that it isn't there. So, I checked the SuSE support database and found an article about IDE CD-R drive usage. This article says that ide-scsi support is compiled into the kernel (after SuSE Linux 7.0), and I can the line "hdb=scsi" in /etc/lilo.conf to get it to work. It also says to uncomment the line "alias scsi_hostadapter off" in /etc/modules.conf. I can't do that, because the line in my /etc/modules.conf is actually "alias scsi_hostadapter BusLogic." If I turn the scsi_hostadapter off, I will not be able to mount /kernel to which is mounted /dev/sda1 and which contains linux kernel source directories. (/usr/src/linux is currently a link to /kernel/linux-2.4.16; I moved my kernel sources off onto a 400MB scsi drive to save space on my root partition drive which was getting crowded.) So, I could boot up with kernel 2.4.16 self-compiled from source, but when I try to do that I get the message: /lib/modules/2.4.16/kernel/drivers/scsi/BusLogic.o unresolved symbol scsi_unregister_module /lib/modules/2.4.16/kernel/drivers/scsi/BusLogic.o unresolved symbol scsi_register /lib/modules/2.4.16/kernel/drivers/scsi/BusLogic.o unresolved symbol scsi_mark_host_reset /lib/modules/2.4.16/kernel/drivers/scsi/BusLogic.o unresolved symbol scsi_register_module /lib/modules/2.4.16/kernel/drivers/scsi/BusLogic.o unresolved symbol scsi_unregister kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k block-major-22, errno=2 VFS: Cannot open root device "1601" or 16:01 Please append a correct "root=" boot option Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 16:01 Now this is strange, because the SuSE kernel 2.4.10-4GB boots just dandy, and it is on the same partition as the root for the 2.4.16 kernel (Hell! It is in the same directory - /boot.) Yes, I have run mk_initrd, and it seems to run without error. At least it exits normally and without any error messages. Yes, I have recently updated the aaa_base package for 7.3 off of the SuSE web site. Yes, I ran /sbin/lilo after running mk_initrd, and it also seemed to execute without error. So, bottomline: How can I get a kernel compiled from source to run on my machine so that I can compile ide-scsi and friends as modules and mount CDs and play music again? Cheers, Sean -- Theo. Sean Schulze tschulze(a)nuthole.de "[T]he key to maintaining leadership in the economy and the technology that are about to emerge is likely to be the social position of knowledge professionals and social acceptance of their values." -- Peter Drucker

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