May 2002 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

True type fonts in SuSE 8.0
by joe lerch 01 May '02

01 May '02

I had to do a complete install as opposed to an upgrade. Previously I ha true type fonts working fine. I followed the same procedure and now true type fonts and anti aliasing works fine in KDE3 and KDE 3 applications but not in Netscape 6.2 or Opera 6B2. Both of these worked fine with SuSE 7.3, I do not think the problem is with Netscape of Opera but my setup. Can anyone tell me where I may have gone wrong? thanks in advance joe

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Installing DVDROM
by Jose Thadeu Cavalcante 01 May '02

01 May '02

Hi, How can I do to install a DVDROM in SuSE7.3? Thanks -- Jose Thadeu Cavalcante thadeu(a)superig.com.br

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noninteractive autoupdating (newbie with SuSE distro)
by Silviu Marin-Caea 01 May '02

01 May '02

How can I use yast2 to autoupdate the packages noninteractively, from a mirror, during the night? In Red Hat, I would run up2date in a daily cron job and would receive email with the output. I started using this distro only a short while ago, and I can't seem to find the way to do this, in the SuSE "approved" fashion. There is a script on sourceforge, but I would strongly prefer something from SuSE. -- Silviu Marin-Caea Systems Engineer Linux/Unix http://www.genesys.ro Phone +4093-267961

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RE: Re: [SLE] 7.2 -> 8 update problem
by jfweber＠bellsouth.net 01 May '02

01 May '02

Original Message: ----------------- From: Phil Shrimpton phil(a)shrimpton.co.uk Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 16:18:30 +0000 To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] 7.2 -> 8 update problem On Monday 29 April 2002 17:45, Thomas E. Beasley, Jr. wrote: Hi, > I was looking forward to 8.0. However, the need to do a clean install as > apposed to doing an upgrade has caused me to look forward to 8.1 or > 8.2. I have too many files to wipe it all away and start over. So, > I'll stick with 7.2 pro until it's possible to upgrade rather than clean > install. I am in the same dilema. I did a clean install on a couple of desktops and the install went flawlessly, but my two main machines have too many 'custom' software and configurations to really wipe clean and start again. My main worry is that if 8.1+ still doesn not work on the upgrade it will be harder to do a clean install and get things up and running again. you said: It would help if there was an app that created a list of all software and config files that were not part of the current installed version of SuSE so you have at least a detailed 'todo' list. my reply: This is a constructive idea I will say tho, that currently just waiting for 8.1 isn't going to solve your problem. It seems that there will be more changes of locations of files going on for quite a while, as everyone trieds to agree on just where things "ought " to go ... I guess we should all be greatfil that Suse didn't just jump in and change everything all at once! Think what a mess that would make! <sigh> Sorry bout the formatting probs .. Bellsouth seems not to be up on the website or email servers. Not to the peons anyway. anyone feeling adventurous could see if they can get to www.bellsouth.net or ping em or ??? and get back to me ?? ( this is obviously web mail< thank heavens there are still a few around<G>) j -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .

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Sound card problems...8.0...should be an easy one to answer
by Tom Nielsen 01 May '02

01 May '02

Everything I start up the computer, I have to go to the KDE Control Panel/Sound/IO and change the sound server setup from either autodetect to OSS or any other program and then click apply. It asks if I want to restart the sound server...I click yes... and BAM!, I have sound (background sounds, system sounds, built-in mp3 player,etc). But if I have to restart the computer, I have to go thru the whole process over again. It seems to reset itself after every powercycle. Is there a file or configuation I should check? How do I restart the sound-server from a terminal? Thanks!! Tom Nielsen Neuro Logic Systems 805.389.5435 x18 www.neuro-logic.com

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Re: [SLE] 7.2 -> 8 update problem
by Nick Selby 01 May '02

01 May '02

I'd like this too. I'm really hesitant to ask almost the same quetion in a different way but I'm still a bit confused. I copied over the /etc and /home directories to another machine. I switched hard drives and did a clean install of 8. By the way it was way smopoth, and am I crazy or are K apps like Konqueror running and loading faster now over 7.2? Anyway, in order to restore things to a semblance of what they are, such as my network settings, I suppose I just need to make sure the new config files say essentially what the old ones did about hosts and what not. If I just install my /home/userX/ directory, should that simply reinstall all programs I had installed as that user? Or is there ANOTHER directory (something about /share pops to mind) I need to mirror as well? And am I copying those directories wholesale or just specific files within them? Sorry if this is vague; I'll try to be more clear if someone could let me know HOW I can be more helpful to the list in understanding what I'm trying to do. best, nick At 04:18 PM 5/1/2002 +0000, you wrote: >On Monday 29 April 2002 17:45, Thomas E. Beasley, Jr. wrote: > >Hi, > > > I was looking forward to 8.0. However, the need to do a clean install as > > apposed to doing an upgrade has caused me to look forward to 8.1 or > > 8.2. I have too many files to wipe it all away and start over. So, > > I'll stick with 7.2 pro until it's possible to upgrade rather than clean > > install. > >I am in the same dilema. I did a clean install on a couple of desktops and >the install went flawlessly, but my two main machines have too many 'custom' >software and configurations to really wipe clean and start again. My main >worry is that if 8.1+ still doesn not work on the upgrade it will be harder >to do a clean install and get things up and running again. > >It would help if there was an app that created a list of all software and >config files that were not part of the current installed version of SuSE so >you have at least a detailed 'todo' list. > >Phil > >-- >Linux 2.4.4-4GB > 3:48pm up 8 days, 21:04, 1 user, load average: 0.08, 0.02, 0.01 > >-- >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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7.2 -> 8 update problem
by Phil Shrimpton 01 May '02

01 May '02

Hi, Trying to update a 7.2 box to 8, and I am failing at first base. If I select system update in Yast2, although it identifies that the souce medium is SuSE8, it finds no packages to update aftering doing the package 'search'. It does not seam to be reading from the CD during this time. If I reboot the machine with the 7.2 boot disks (did not get any in the 8 box), and select system update, it loads something into RAMDISK and then takes me back to the 'select system update' menu. ???? Phil -- Linux 2.4.4-4GB 1:46pm up 43 min, 1 user, load average: 0.45, 0.24, 0.33

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Complaints about 8.0
by Dennis Tuchler 01 May '02

01 May '02

The large number of complaints about particular problems in 8.0 on listserv make me wonder whether there is doubt about the reliability of technical support at S.u.S.E. Is there such doubt? dj tuchler

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Re: 21.1.1 and records-mode
by Francesco Scaglioni 01 May '02

01 May '02

Thanks for replying - it seems that the problem may lie in the way in which the mini-buffer prompt responce is handled differnetly in 21.1.1 compared to the 21.1 I had before. I shall need to learn a whole lot of lisp before I can figure out how to correct it. Cheers FRancesco

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Re: [SLE] 8 on Inspiron 3500
by neal mcdermott 01 May '02

01 May '02

On Wednesday 01 May 2002 07:57, Francesco Scaglioni wrote: > Hi, > > This is my first install on this machine ( long story - the cd died in > my I7000 mid install so I have put 8 on my wife's machine - end of > windows foe her ) to do a network install. Have just had a look at > osund and the problem I get is :: > > "Failure to install the kernel module snd-nm256" > > A quick squint at var/log/messages suggested a few things to try all > of which fail with errors about unresolved symbols in smd256.o - which > to my limited ( very very limited ) understanding ?? suggests a mug in > that module. > > Hope we get this sorted > > Sorry not to be of more help. > > Cheers > > Francesco Hi, Thanks for answering. I have had the same experience. I have heard from a few people that the Alsa driver don't work with this sound card. Some have had success with the older oss drivers. I have heard that the best solution is the proprietary drivers from opensound.com, but I tried to install them with 8.0 and got the message that the drivers were not compatible with that kernel. Anyway, I will let you know if I find a solution. It seems there are a good number of people out there going around in circles over this problem. Neal

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