July 2002 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Next version? August? September?
by Dennis J.Tuchler 07 Aug '02

07 Aug '02

As I recall, the current version of S.u.S.E. was out at the end of the first quarter. Isn't the usual practice of S.u.S.E. to have a new version every six months, which would make the next version due at the end of September. Right? Or ...? -- dj tuchler dtuchler(a)earthlink.net

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ADSL.
by erik＠urbakken.dk 07 Aug '02

07 Aug '02

Hi. I'm running SuSE 8.0 on this computer. On another I use SuSE 7.2. I have ADSL with a Speedstream 2601 router. Its set up to work with web, and the ip is the one of the SuSE 7.2 computer. My problem is that some can connect my Apache server from outside via my fixed ip, but other cannot. What can maybe cause this problem ??. Med venlig hilsen / Best regards Erik Jakobsen - erik(a)urbakken.dk Urbakken 8 Oland 9460 Brovst.

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freshly installed Default Kernel
by tabanna 05 Aug '02

05 Aug '02

Hi SuSErs I have just installed RPM for todays default kernel. but, when I execute /sbin/mk_initrd am getting this error :- ______________ # mkinitrd using "/dev/hda7" as root device (mounted on "/" as "reiserfs") creating initrd "//boot/initrd" for kernel "//boot/vmlinuz" (2.4.18-4GB) failed to mount image ...................................... Please, any ideas, What am I doing wrong ? also, please, which kernel should i ask LILO to load ~ the vmlinuz, or, vmlinuz.suse ? many thanks best wishes, rh ____________ sent on Linux ____________

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newbie install question
by Chuck T 04 Aug '02

04 Aug '02

I just re-installed 7.3 Pro and I was trying to find the log file that tracks what was installed - can someone tell me how to find this? Thanks ____________ Chuck T chuck(a)chucktewksbury.com

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Perl Modules ???
by scsijon-tpg 04 Aug '02

04 Aug '02

Simple Questions (I hope): How do i find out what perl modules have already been installed and ?loaded on a system? It's not one of mine but the lan'e who looks after it is unavailable (holls of course) and from the notes he left we think something in the perl part isn't working right. To top it off it's not giving error messages, but then it's not giving running messages on the console either as it should be doing. Naturally from all this you get the point i know nothing about perl (YET), but i'm on a very fast-track to try to get them back up without doing a reboot in case everything on the server dies. it never pours but it rains all help appreciated and with thanks in advance scsijon

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SuSE 8.1 the future of Yast2?
by Jeric 03 Aug '02

03 Aug '02

There has been much debate as to whether Yast2 is good/bad, etc. and I think both sides have valid arguments. So, I would like to not go there, if possible. However, what I was wondering is what changes, updates, etc. of Yast2(3?) are in store for future releases of SuSE, especially SuSE 8.1? One reason that I did not upgrade to 8.0 is the negative feedback of yast2 (to me Yast1/2 and Sax1/2 is what makes SuSE, SuSE). The other reason was too many .0's (SuSE 8.0, kde 3.0, and gnome was just around the corner with 2.0). But, I would have overlooked the .0's if it wasn't for the constant complaints of Yast2 and/or lack of Yast1. SuSE...please give me a reason to upgrade to 8.1 when it comes out, please :) Thanks, Jeric

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Any idea when 2.4.19 release due?
by Curtis Rey 03 Aug '02

03 Aug '02

Hi, just wondering when the 2.4.19 kernel will be released. If anyone has a clue or notion I would like to hear about it. I have a pcd20272 chip on my mobo (promise/gigabyte ide controller for hde, f , g, h inteface) but the current kernel doesn't support. However, according to the change log the 2.4.19 will. I have tried to apply the 2.4.19-rc3 patch but with limited success. the module driver have compiled but when giving the modules_install the modules aren't in /lib/modules/*. I'm sure i have skipped something, but not sure what. Tried the "patch -p0 <patch-2.4.19-rc3" and always asks for "file to patch", so I did "patch -p1 <patch-2.4.19-rc3" and kernel was patched. Then I configed, and ran make dep clean bzlilo modules modules_install, went ok. Then mk_initrd and then lilo but the modules aren't there in /lib/modules - any dirs. So a cp'ed vmlinuz.2.4.19-4rc3 and the same or it's system map to the boot dir. Edit lilo.conf and then ran mk_initrd and lilo again load into lilo but on boot 2.4.19-rc3 image goes nowhere. Therefore, I was hoping that a complete kernel might be able to get me the drivers I wanted, I can install from source, and better yet a SuSE kernel rpm. However, I'm not sure about what I missed. TIA, Curtis

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Sources for Suse8.0
by Brian Marr 03 Aug '02

03 Aug '02

I am having trouble with my Suse 8.0 install. I like to compile my own kernels and need the files that are required for this. When installing I was offered a basic software setup along with what I thought was kernel sources. At least I clicked for the sources to be installed. But afterward I could only find "packages" under /usr/src. I tried to install kernel sources with yast2. I found the k-smp kernel was installed. I found kernel sources under Devel kernel. This installed make gcc etc. But it shows 2.4.18-64GB. as the kernel. Mine is smp. When I did make menuconfig it says ncurses is not installed. Yast 2 shows ncurses is installed. Confused Brian Marr

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Random System Reboots
by Jim Goode 03 Aug '02

03 Aug '02

My system reboots at random times, averaging two to six reboots in a 24 hour period. I am running a dual boot system (SuSE Linux 7.3, 2.4.10-4GB kernel and Windows XP) with 1 CPU (1.6 GHz Pentium 4), 256 MB RAM, plenty of disk space. Actions taken: I have installed a new UPS, no change. I can reboot under Windows and no reboots occur. Originally running a default kernel, I rebuilt the kernel, omitting all Watch Dog elements. There are no crons defined. The messages file looks clean... no errors prior to reboot. 'Sar' output and captured 'top' output does not seem to indicate a resource problem, although, available memory does get down to the 3-4 MB range prior to some, but not all, of the reboots. Question: What additional files/logs are available to help diagnose the cause? Are there additional actions which can be taken to identify / eliminate the problem? Thanks, for all suggestions. Jim Jim Goode 972-964-4831 jimgoode(a)quixnet.net

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Re: A _small_ replacement for midnite commander / mc
by Oliver Ob 03 Aug '02

03 Aug '02

Haines Brown schrieb: > > Oliver, > > > Sorry haines, we were talking NOT of an editor, but (see topic!) > > about an mc replacement. > > Ouch! My apologies. Nevermind. > > Anyone got experiences with git? (have 7.0 only, its on 7.3) > > Couldn't resist finding git and trying it out (nostalgia for my DOS > days). The git executable is a bit over 300 kB, which would fit on a > diskette, but it seems libraries are needed. Wouldn't this disqualify > git as a diskette utility? Is there a way around this? True. That is of no use then. Kind regs -- *º¤., ¸¸,.¤º*¨¨¨*¤ =Oliver@home= *º¤., ¸¸,.¤º*¨¨*¤ I http://www.bmw-roadster.de/Friends/Olli/olli.html I I http://www.bmw-roadster.de/Friends/friends.html I I http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VGAP-93 I I mailto:VGAP-93-subscribe@yahoogroups.com I I http://home.t-online.de/home/spacecraft.portal I >>> Telek0ma iBBMS - now back online +49.4504.TRSi1/TRSi2 <<<

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