May 2002 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Re: [SLE] Kde 3.0.1 - When is going to be available ?
by Ben Rosenberg 28 May '02

28 May '02

Yep. If you as a user fire up the YOU module and put the root passwd in it does appear to die. But if you just start yast2 and choose the online update it works perfectly. It's probably a bug in the "yast2-config-online-update.desktop" link. You don't loose the ability to use YOU. Not as far as I can see. Just a favor BTW..could you not put 10 spaces between each statement..it makes for huge emails. Thanks. -=Ben --=====-----=====-- mailto:ben@whack.org --=====-- If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say that the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little. -GC --=====-----=====--

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Kde 3.0.1 - When is going to be available ?
by suse_ground_zero 28 May '02

28 May '02

Hey ! I think that un update for kde 3.0.1 should be available thru Yast Online Update respecting the tradition of the 'optional' kde 2.2.2 update from 2.2.0 package for version 7.3. If this is not in your plans right now ... please release a tutorial or an how-to make this update manually. 10x

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RE: [SLE] Kde 3.0.1 - When is going to be available ?
by allabos 28 May '02

28 May '02

You can use the Advanced Package Tool (APT) for SuSE. More info at http://linux01.gwdg.de/apt4rpm or search the suse-linux-e list. Many people are already happily using this service :) -- Richard Bos >===== Original Message From suse_ground_zero <suse(a)aspec.ro> ===== >Hey ! > > >I think that un update for kde 3.0.1 should be available thru Yast Online >Update respecting the tradition of the 'optional' kde 2.2.2 update from 2.2.0 >package for version 7.3. If this is not in your plans right now ... please >release a tutorial or an how-to make this update manually. > >10x > >-- >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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This will be controversial
by Matthew Johnson 28 May '02

28 May '02

Got this e-mail back from the guy who did the Forbes review: Thanks. I requested a review copy of SuSE, and the package arrived yesterday--nearly one month later. Another form of amateurishness in the Linux world. I did try StarOffice 6.0 briefly. It still has major compatibility problems with all but the simplest MS Office docs. That makes it a stiff unless you don't ever communicate with anybody in the real world. There are still major problems with peripherals, fonts and the like. As I said, Linux is getting there for ordinary users; it's not there yet. Steve Good day Steve, Thanks for trying out those two distrobutions, however I do recommend trying these two also: SuSE 8.0 Mandrake 8.2 They are all getting easier, but just like buying a car one needs to try them all, or even better for someone new, have someone else try them all and review each one. Also, might want to try pre-installed workstations: http://www.buypogo.com/ Lots more vendors here: http://www.linux.org/vendors/systems.html Also might want to check out StarOffice 6.0, which can be found on the Amazon website. Hope that helps with future reviews. Many kind regards, Matt End of signed message

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USB ports in boot.msg file
by Harry G 28 May '02

28 May '02

Using Suse 7.3 2.4.16 kernel I want to verify that my 2 USB ports are seen and all the proper configurations done during start up. What in the /var/log/boot.msg will tell me this? Or is it elsewhere? TIA Harry G

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Setting up Network Printers on SuSE 7.2
by Clifford Okoro 28 May '02

28 May '02

Yes i know this should be a breeze but for some reason i just can't get it to work. Okay this is the current state of things. There are 2 boxes. Box 1 runs linux and the printer (Epson Colour) is connected to it. This machine is running CUPS. The printer is 'exported' via Samba for the windows installations. Box 2 runs Linux as well as Win 2000 and Win ME. Win ME/2000 connect to the printer. No Problems. Linux (SuSE 7.2) does'nt. Tried thru yast but no joy. I'm probably missing something obvious but I just can't see it. Clifford

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Re: Computer doesn't turn off automatically when shutdown
by Steve D 28 May '02

28 May '02

Someone recently asked why their computer doesn't turn off automatically when they issue a shutdown command. In my case, it was because I installed SuSE with failsafe settings, and during installation when the SuSE installer created the /etc/lilo.conf file it added the failsafe settings to the default kernel, /boot/vmlinuz this is what that section of the /etc/lilo.conf file looked like: image = /boot/vmlinuz label = linux root = /dev/hda3 vga = 791 initrd = /boot/initrd append = " ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off hdd=ide-scsi" I believe that the automatic turning off of the computer is handled by APM (Advanced Power Management) or ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface). Although APM is enabled in my BIOS, it was turned off in the kernel by the "apm=off" kernel boot parameter, so when my computer reached runlevel 0 (halt) it did not turn off automatically. I edited my /etc/lilo.conf file and removed the parameters "ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off" from the append line of the default kernel, and my machine now automatically turns off when it reaches runlevel 0. I believe the "apm" parameter was responsible for this change, but it may have been the "acpi" parameter or both (I'm too new to Linux to know). Steve D

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SMP kernel uninstalled, but hyperthreading?
by Peter Taylor 28 May '02

28 May '02

I ran afoul of the bug described in this article, about an SMP kernel being installed on a single-processor machine, and tried to fix it by following the instructions in the article. http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/fhassel_p4.html I verified with "uname -a" that I now have a non-SMP (k_dflt) kernel installed. My question is, should I be worried that the output from "cat /proc/cpuinfo" still contains the "ht" hyperthreading flag? It does not appear under Red Hat 7.2 . Is hyperthreading supposed to be turned on? If not, how do I disable it? I have a single Pentium 4, running both SuSE 8.0 and Red Hat 7.2 . Thanks, Peter Taylor

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Kernel Sources
by Martin.Guillen＠siemens.com.ar 28 May '02

28 May '02

Hi all: What's the difference between the kernels in ftp.suse.com?. I'v got k_deflt-2.4.16-37.i386.rpm, k_i386-2.4.16-35.i386.rpm, k_psmp-2.4.16-37.i386.rpm, k_smp-2.4.16-38.i386.rpm and kernel-source-2.4.16.SuSE-32.i386.rpm from here and I need to know wich's the one that I need. Thank you, Martin.

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colormap
by Bob B 28 May '02

28 May '02

Hi Can someone give me ome idea what i need to do to get netscape to work right it seems i get an error mesage about cant allocate background colormap and i dont seem to be able to see an pix's or graphics thanks for any info Bob

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