March 2002 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Partition Table Damaged ~ Can it be fixed, please ?
by tabanna 30 Mar '02

30 Mar '02

Hello, SuSErs :) After 'flashing' the BIOS to install upgrade for Soyo mother-board, I find that, my Partition Table has become damaged : { my Hard Disk is an IBM 30 gig 7500 rpm } _____________________________________________ fdisk reports , that : ________________ Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 1 4 25672+ 83 Linux Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary: phys=(50, 15, 63) should be (50, 254, 63) /dev/hda2 * 4 259 2047752 7 HPFS/NTFS Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary: phys=(1023, 15, 63) should be (1023, 254, 63) /dev/hda3 259 514 2047752 83 Linux Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary: phys=(1023, 15, 63) should be (1023, 254, 63) /dev/hda4 514 3738 25897032 5 Extended Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary: phys=(1023, 15, 63) should be (1023, 254, 63) /dev/hda5 514 641 1024096+ 83 Linux /dev/hda6 641 657 127984+ 82 Linux swap /dev/hda7 657 912 2047720+ 83 Linux /dev/hda8 912 1167 2047720+ 83 Linux /dev/hda9 1167 1422 2047720+ 83 Linux /dev/hda10 1422 1677 2047720+ 83 Linux /dev/hda11 1677 2059 3071848+ 83 Linux /dev/hda12 2059 3738 13481968+ 83 Linux ......................................................................................................... &, this is how is , previously, was : ______________________________ Disk /dev/hda: 16 heads, 63 sectors, 59560 cylinders Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 1 51 25672+ 83 Linux /dev/hda2 52 4114 2047752 83 Linux /dev/hda3 4115 8177 2047752 83 Linux /dev/hda4 * 8178 59560 25897032 5 Extended /dev/hda5 8178 10209 1024096+ 83 Linux /dev/hda6 10210 10463 127984+ 82 Linux swap /dev/hda7 10464 14526 2047720+ 83 Linux /dev/hda8 14527 18589 2047720+ 83 Linux /dev/hda9 18590 22652 2047720+ 83 Linux /dev/hda10 22653 26715 2047720+ 83 Linux /dev/hda11 26716 32810 3071848+ 83 Linux /dev/hda12 32811 59560 13481968+ 83 Linux ............................................................................................................... Is there, please, any hope to fix this trouble ? thanks best wishes, Richard ____________ sent on Linux ____________

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RE: [SLE] Web Page crashes my SuSE box
by Jeff Bankston [BCI Assoc] 30 Mar '02

30 Mar '02

Hi Philip, et al. I've been using v7.3 on my Dell Inspiron 7000 laptop for since it came out, and had similar problems with Netscape 6.2 when accessing Cisco's Call Manager v3.x IP/PBX. I removed 6.2 and installed Communicator v4.78 for Linux and then added the Java v4 add-in from Netscape's web site. Call Manager is Win2K based with IIS5, and is heavily ASP and ActiveX based - it took this change for SuSE v7.3 to calm down on this I7K. FWIW -Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Philip Burness [mailto:pburness@btinternet.com] Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 5:54 PM To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com Subject: [SLE] Web Page crashes my SuSE box It's true, every time! I am using SuSE 7.2 with KDE3. Whenever I log into my bank using konqeror I go through the login pages, I get to my bank balance & then my machine slows right down. The hard drive rattles away and minutes later the whole machine locks up. Only way out is to power off & on! The bank in question is the Natwest Bank (UK) http://www.natwest.com. It uses Java extensively and suggests that you use netscape 4.77 or IE 5.01 to view the site. I've tried netscape 4.77 (again from Linux) and it just locks up (doesn't crash the box though). I guess it just can't handle the large negative numbers :-(( Phil -- 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 archives at http://lists.suse.com

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lost access to drive /dev/hda & hdb
by SuSEnixER 30 Mar '02

30 Mar '02

I seem to have lost access to 4 partitions on /dev/hda (2 vfat, 2 ext2) and my ls120 floppy drive on /dev/hdb. This has happed twice to my recollection. I solved it the first time with a system coldboot. I would suspect the controller failing except I do not understand access returning with a coldboot. If the controller was failing, wouldn't Yast2 be unable to read drive presence in the partitioner? The drive is IBM-DPTA-373420, 31.8GB mount reports: /dev/hde5 on / type ext2 (rw) proc on /proc type proc (rw) devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,mode=0620,gid=5) /dev/hdc5 on /home type ext2 (rw) /dev/hda6 on /mnt/7.2_ManDrake type ext2 (rw) /dev/hda7 on /mnt/8.0ManDrake type ext2 (rw) /dev/hdc2 on /mnt/scratch type ext2 (rw) /dev/hda1 on /mnt/windows/C type vfat (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev) /dev/hda5 on /mnt/windows/D type vfat (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev) /dev/hde6 on /usr type reiserfs (rw) shmfs on /dev/shm type shm (rw) usbdevfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbdevfs (rw) The drives I have lost access to are hda6, hda7, hda1 & hda5. umount /dev/hda6 /mnt/7.2_ManDrake mount -t ext2 /dev/hda6 /mnt/7.2_ManDrake gives: mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hda6, or too many mounted file systems Yast2 shows /dev/hda as unmounted, free space df reports: df Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/hde5 10320888 4328972 5467608 45% / /dev/hdc5 6551304 578988 5639528 10% /home /dev/hda6 7558368 5722128 1452292 80% /mnt/7.2_ManDrake /dev/hda7 9139772 5381848 3293648 63% /mnt/8.0ManDrake /dev/hdc2 12501288 8447484 3418764 72% /mnt/scratch /dev/hda1 8209192 1994836 6214356 25% /mnt/windows/C /dev/hda5 8209196 391040 7818156 5% /mnt/windows/D /dev/hde6 10485864 3856896 6628968 37% /usr shmfs 385820 0 385820 0% /dev/shm More information: cat /etc/fstab /dev/hde5 / ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/cdrecorder /media/cdrecorder auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0 /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0 devpts /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0 /dev/hdc5 /home ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/hdb /media/floppy auto noauto,user,sync 0 0 /dev/hda6 /mnt/7.2_ManDrake ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/hda7 /mnt/8.0ManDrake ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/hdc2 /mnt/scratch ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows/C vfat defaults,user 0 2 /dev/hda5 /mnt/windows/D vfat defaults,user 0 2 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 usbdevfs /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs defaults,noauto 0 0 /dev/hde6 /usr reiserfs defaults 1 1 /dev/hdc6 swap swap pri=42 0 0 cat /etc/mtab /dev/hde5 / ext2 rw 0 0 proc /proc proc rw 0 0 devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,mode=0620,gid=5 0 0 /dev/hdc5 /home ext2 rw 0 0 /dev/hda6 /mnt/7.2_ManDrake ext2 rw 0 0 /dev/hda7 /mnt/8.0ManDrake ext2 rw 0 0 /dev/hdc2 /mnt/scratch ext2 rw 0 0 /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows/C vfat 0 0 /dev/hda5 /mnt/windows/D vfat 0 0 /dev/hde6 /usr reiserfs rw 0 0 shmfs /dev/shm shm rw 0 0 usbdevfs /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs rw 0 0 -- Pat Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 Registered at: http://counter.li.org 5:12pm up 9 days, 27 min, 6 users, load average: 0.66, 0.40, 0.28

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Re: [SLE] Remote Update of Linux Applications
by Ron Cordell 30 Mar '02

30 Mar '02

On Friday 29 March 2002 05:58 pm, Richard Bos wrote: > Hello Ron, > > you could try apt. This Advanced pacakage Tool look for package to be > upgraded, and if found will launch rpm to install the packages. Never the > less the problem remains that you need to do is as root. Perhaps you can > use "sudo"? > > Op vrijdag 29 maart 2002 23:20, schreef je: > > Hi all, > > > > I have a project in which I need to remotely update my application. I was > > thinking that I could package up the application as an RPM, and place the > > RPM in a place where a cron job could check periodically. However, the > > cron job would need to kick off a process to install the RPM as root, > > which makes me feel a little uncomfortable. > > > > Can anyone suggest a method that already exists to do this sort of thing? > > Am I going down the right path? > > > > Thanks, > > > > -ronc Yes, I will have to use root permissions to do things this way, unless I want to isolate my application, install it and run it under its own user account, and not use RPM, but my own zip file format (like my own JAR file). RPM has some nice things in it already, though, such as the ability to sign the package (as Christopher Mahmood pointed out) as well as execute a script as part of the installation. Why re-invent the wheel and do that work if I don't have to? This is only for my updating my application on many remote servers, not for updating system components. -ronc

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What is crossover?
by Paul W. Abrahams 30 Mar '02

30 Mar '02

I've seen lots of references here to CrossOver. Just what is it and where is the website with information on it? Paul

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Re: [SLE] Netscape 6.2.2 question
by John Scott 30 Mar '02

30 Mar '02

fm(a)cupserv.org wrote: > John Scott wrote: > >> Joe_Morris(a)ntm.org wrote: >> >>> John Scott wrote: >>> >>> Yes, I know. I said MOZILLA is the one without the spellckecker. >>> That is the reason I went with Netscape (for Windows) at work, >>> because of the spellchecker. If 6.2.2 was S/MIME compliant, I would >>> go ahead and install it, but without it, I will just wait. The new >>> Netscape 6 series is looking pretty good, but it still lacks some of >>> the functionality of the 4.7x series. Mozilla suits me until then. ;-) >>> >> >> Out of curiousity, what functionality is missing? > > > Spell checker for one.....UNreasonalble that it's not included. > > Fred > Fred. The statement was: "The new Netscape 6 series is looking pretty good, but it still lacks some of the functionality of the 4.7x series. " The question was: What is missing from Netscape 6? We have already established that Netscape 6 *does* have a spell checker. So again, what's missing from Netscape 6 that you had in Netscape 4? John

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New Xfree86 4.2.0-64
by Joe & Sesil Morris (NTM) 30 Mar '02

30 Mar '02

Someone posted that there was an update to X. I downloaded the rpms, installed them as per instructions, fired it up (rebooted), and the kdm logon screen looked fine, but when I logged on, I could hear the startup music, but I was still stairing at the solid yellowish screen with xconsole still in the bottom left. I thought maybe there was a conflict with something old in KDE, so I logged in as a new user, and it worked. I logged out, mv my .kde2 (in tty1), started it again, and I had my desktop. Logged back out, logged in, and the same problem, no desktop, just the blank screen with xconsole. Any ideas? I backed up to the original 4.2, and it worked again (I restored my orig .kde2). Why or how could X have messed up KDE? BTW, I have an ATI Rage fury (r128). -- Joe & Sesil Morris New Tribes Mission Email Address: Joe_Morris(a)ntm.org Web Address: http://www.mydestiny.net/~joe_morris Registered Linux user 231871

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Removing KDE
by Tamara Abbey 30 Mar '02

30 Mar '02

Hi again, O.k., I'm looking at some lite windows managers and trying to choose. But, in the meantime, is there a quick way to remove KDE then? Also, when looking for downloads, how do I choose the right one? i386, rpm, ????? TIA t.

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Review of 8.0
by marsaro＠interearth.com 29 Mar '02

29 Mar '02

Sorry if folks saw this already, just came accross this on the linux-portal http://www.linux-knowledge-portal.org/en/content.php?&content/reports/insta… Regards, Jon

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Web Page crashes my SuSE box
by Philip Burness 29 Mar '02

29 Mar '02

It's true, every time! I am using SuSE 7.2 with KDE3. Whenever I log into my bank using konqeror I go through the login pages, I get to my bank balance & then my machine slows right down. The hard drive rattles away and minutes later the whole machine locks up. Only way out is to power off & on! The bank in question is the Natwest Bank (UK) http://www.natwest.com. It uses Java extensively and suggests that you use netscape 4.77 or IE 5.01 to view the site. I've tried netscape 4.77 (again from Linux) and it just locks up (doesn't crash the box though). I guess it just can't handle the large negative numbers :-(( Phil

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