May 2002 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

CD-RW installation problems
by John Wilkes 25 Jul '02

25 Jul '02

SuSE 7.3 2.4.16-4GB kernel I have a Mitsumi CR-480ATE CD-RW drive. I've followed the directions in the CD-Writing HOWTO, but it does not work. My /etc/modules.conf file has these lines: alias char-major-21 sg # cd writer options ide-cd ignore=hdc alias scd0 sr_mod pre-install sg modprobe ide-scsi pre-install sr_mod modprobe ide-scsi pre-install ide-scsi modprobe ide-cd In my lilo.conf file I have this: image = /boot/vmlinuz root = /dev/hda3 label = linux append = "hdc=ide-scsi" I get these complaints in my logfile: May 24 16:26:29 bi165 modprobe: modprobe: pre-install sg failed May 24 16:26:29 bi165 modprobe: modprobe: insmod char-major-21 failed ...those two lines repeated twenty times... May 24 16:26:30 bi165 kernel: paride: version 1.06 installed (parport) May 24 16:26:30 bi165 kernel: pg: pg version 1.02, major 97 May 24 16:26:31 bi165 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module paride_protocol May 24 16:26:31 bi165 kernel: pg0: Autoprobe failed May 24 16:26:31 bi165 kernel: pg: No ATAPI device detected May 24 16:26:31 bi165 insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.16-4GB/kernel/drivers/block/paride/pg.o: init_module: Operation not permitted May 24 16:26:31 bi165 insmod: Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters May 24 16:26:31 bi165 insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.16-4GB/kernel/drivers/block/paride/pg.o: insmod char-major-97 failed I haven't a clue what's wrong, and I'd be grateful for some suggestions. /john -- inet: john(a)wilkes.com | addr: 321 High School Rd. NE #367 | "The man who views the world at 50 the city: Bainbridge Island, Washington | same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 code: 98110-1697 | years of his life." icbm: 47 37 48 N / 122 29 52 W | - Muhammad Ali

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Apache 2.0 RPMs for 7.3
by Joe Sullivan 18 Jul '02

18 Jul '02

Hey, Anyone know if there are RPMs for Apache 2.0 for SuSE 7.3 available anywhere? Or will an RPM for Apache 2.0 work if it was packaged for another distro? I seem to be having a heck of a time installing by tarballs for some reason, though I'm trying still. At the least, does anyone have Apache 2.0 working on 7.3? If so, did you use an RPM or tarballs? And if tarballs, did you encounter any difficulties? Also, is it a good idea to uninstall 1.3 before installing 2.0? (Saving configuration files, of course.) I know some programs have issues with upgrades. FWIW, I have the Apache RPMs from the 7.3 distro (version 1.3) working fine. It's just that 2.0 has some different features I want to experiment with. My Apache setup is home-use only, for testing CGI scripts and such before sending to my web host... which uses 2.0. Thanks, Joe --------------------------------------------------- The surgeon general has determined that using Microsoft products may be hazardous to your wallet. And your computer. ---------------------------------------------------

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Evolution HOWTO
by Ron Cordell 01 Jul '02

01 Jul '02

So.... what was the final solution to get Evolution going, anyway? I installed the latest SuSE GNOME updates from the FTP server, and that made GNOME 1.4 mostly functional. However, I can't get Evolution to work, since there seem to be some missing libraries. -ronc

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gdbm fatal: read error (man pages)
by John Lamb 29 Jun '02

29 Jun '02

I've been getting gdbm fatal: read error when trying to use man pages recently. Does anyone know what this might mean? A fix is to remove /usr/local/man from the MANPATH. There is actually nothing in /usr/local/man except the standard man* folder. All the permissions in /usr/local/man are the same as those in /usr/share/man. All suggestions welcome. JDL

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YOU behind a firewall
by Derek Fountain 27 Jun '02

27 Jun '02

Can I use YOU behind a firewall? If so, where do I specify the proxy? -- 2:08pm up 11 days, 6:22, 1 user, load average: 0.01, 0.01, 0.00

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Invalid sync freq. after running X
by Theo.Sean Schulze 26 Jun '02

26 Jun '02

Hello, I have just recently done a fresh install of SuSE Professional 7.3. I had a running system that crashed hard (harddrive failure), and I had to replace it. With my old system, the screen would blank after a period of inactivity. The monitor would show a short error message "Invalid sync." and then shutdown into standby mode. This was ok, and I figure this is how it is supposed to work. With the new system, I get the same behavior as with the old, providing I haven't had any X sessions. If I have had an X session, the console blanks, and the monitor issues its "Invalid sync." message. Then it shows the message "Invalid scan freq." while showing wavy horizontal lines interspersed with an occasional wide greenish band going up the screen. The monitor does not go into standby mode. When I move the mouse (gpm is running) or type a character, the console returns to normal, and the monitor briefly displays the frequencies 38kHz/60kHz. Could this behavior have something to do with the "vga=" line in /etc/lilo.conf? The old system had "vga = normal". This freshly installed system has "vga = 788" in it, I assume by default. Could it have something to do with APIC? The entry for the default kernel, which I have been booted into when this happens, shows the line: 'append = "enableapic vga=0x0314 hdb=ide-scsi"'. The monitor is a 19" Cornerstone Color 45/101sf with horizontal scan rates from 31 to 101kHz and vertical scan rates from 50 to 160kHz. The sync on this monitor is Separate, H, V or composite H/v TTL level, or Sync on Green at 0.3 V p. (I am guessing this last explains the green bands.) Regards, 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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sendmail seems to be ignoring /etc/mail/trusted_users
by Robert Paulsen 20 Jun '02

20 Jun '02

I am getting Authentication-Warnings from sendmail that look like this: Authentication-Warning: avalon.paulsen.org: wwwrun set sender to robert(a)paulsenonline.net using -f (A little background -- the email is being sent by the "mail" command in a PHP script. It needs to set the sender's address based on the user who logged into the web page and initiated the sending of the mail. This is why it is wwwrun who is seting the sender.) I thought /etc/mail/trusted_users was supposed to let me specify that it was OK for "wwwrun" to do this, but it isn't working. Perhaps I don't have the syntax right. All I did was put one line in trusted_users: wwwrun But, I still get the Authentication-Warnings. I don't think this was happening before I upgraded 7.3 to 8.0 so perhaps I lost some other configuration setting somewhere. Any advice? I do know how to turn off Authentication-Warnings completely in sendmail.cf, but I don't want to do that. -- Robert C. Paulsen, Jr. robert(a)paulsenonline.net

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RE: [SLE] Newbie problem Open Office & Java Suse V 7.3
by Berge, Harry ten 17 Jun '02

17 Jun '02

install the package java2. This is needed by OO. It is present within 7.3, so YaST2 will do the job.... Regards Harry > -----Original Message----- > From: John Blue [SMTP:jblue@bestpond.com] > Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 12:48 PM > To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com > Subject: [SLE] Newbie problem Open Office & Java Suse V 7.3 > > I have been moving along slowly with Linux V 7.3, managing to get > some things working on a PC dual boot system with NT4. I have Samba > almost there ( a couple of questions will probably arise after some > more reading). > > Can now access the net, via a PC with ADSL connection (NT4), and this > works fine, so I decided to download Open Office V 1.0, (which I have > been using under Windows). So I got the Linux file downloaded and > started the installation. > > My initial problem is that the install process indicated "No Java > Environment Found". I tried downloading a java runtime from the SuSE > CD and re-booted, same error message. > > I had not installed Star Office 5.2, but decided to do that just to > see if it would install. Yes I could install it, and it found the > java environment. > > The installation I have is SuSE V 7.3 as per the CD's plus an online > update of patches to the installation. The only "outside" software is > Open Office. > > Can some kind user offer advice as to how I can troubleshoot this > problem, or provide the basic steps to resolve this installation > process. Please bear with me in that I am still learning basic Linux > commands, and am still ploughing my way through How To's and man > pages. (As an aside I am almost really ready to commit to V8.0 > Professional). > > John > > John Blue, > PO Box 542 > Mawson ACT 2607 > Australia > email: jblue(a)bestpond.com > Fax: +61 2 6291 1119 > > Thought for the day: > Intuition (n): an uncanny sixth sense which tells people > that they are right, whether they are or not. > > > > -- > 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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Any Bellsouth dsl users in the house ?
by jfweber＠eternal.net 17 Jun '02

17 Jun '02

**** imagine; all of everything that is or was, can be reduced to an equation less than one inch long ! *** Okay , getting completely and thoroughly discusted w/ verio , we have gone so far as to contact bellSouth .. who , of course , tell us, they "do not support linux" and wont even send us the modem unless we have windows something on the box.. <heavy sigh> I still have a windows partition I can fudge a bit for purposes of this experiment <g> tho husband is seriously worried that w/o support we wont be able to use it .. I can't imagine why, if anyone did support an OS I was currently using , I'd have to see what was further out on the bleeding edge<g> Anyway, any users of Bell South in particular , or DSL generally care to share ? headaches , heartbreaks , willingness to suggest answers to tech support type questions .. ??? Especially if you might be willing to take this off list for private discussions, and electronic handholding and "there , there , type soothing noises for Gil ( that's the spouse <g>) TIA y'all Blonde -- j afterthought : DOS tip #17: add DEVICE=FNGRCROS.SYS to CONFIG.SYS.

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.mcop* .dcop* and Martian invasion
by Mike 16 Jun '02

16 Jun '02

I deleted the .mcop and .dcop stuff out of /tmp the other day. Whe I restart kdm my connection is full of martian source. A PPP1 interface gets created and my cd palyer no long works. Also now getting a sh:nmblookup :command not found truning up on my console. I can connect if I use init 4 startx But I miss the CDplayer. Did I delete the wrong files, or not enough files? Any clues on getting init 5 functional again? My wife wants to login.

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