October 2003 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Tape Drives and compression
by Greg Freemyer 04 Oct '03

04 Oct '03

I have just added a used IBM LTO Ultrium Gen 1 drive with a Adaptec 29160 to my server. The tape drive is the only device on the scsi bus. So far I am just using the aic7xxx module that ships with SuSE 8.2 I think I have the basic functionality working (ie. /dev/st0), but I want to be able to use the compression feature of the drive. I think that should be either /dev/st0a or /dev/st0m. Unfortunately, neither of those devices seem to work. Anyone know how to get them working? Thanks Greg -- Greg Freemeyr

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CUPS configuration
by tallison＠tacocat.net 04 Oct '03

04 Oct '03

I have what might be a strange configuration for a CUPS server. Or at least strange results. I have a super duper Kyocera printer that supports everything known to man. I'm trying to work with JetDirect right now. I can print using JetDirect, but the postscript font rendering is not as good as the font rendering I can get from the same content using Windows. My first suspicion is that Windows lets the printer do the postscript conversion and CUPS does the postscript conversion for the printer. This guess, if correct, would imply that I really want to send the job to the printer and let it decide what to do with it. How might I try this?

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sco v linux
by Carl William Spitzer IV 04 Oct '03

04 Oct '03

just plug URL into google and a backup copy is cached. CWSIV From: "Leigh Rubin" <rubes2(a)earthlink.net> Hi Carl, Here's the link: http://www.comics.com/creators/rubes/archive/rubes-20030831.html ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

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How do I setup Acrobat with Evolution
by Tom Nielsen 04 Oct '03

04 Oct '03

If someone sends me a pdf file, the only option is to save it then open it. How can I get acrobat (acroread) to open a pdf in Evolution? Thanks -- Tom Nielsen Neuro Logic Systems 805.389.5435 x18 www.neuro-logic.com

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Re: [SLE] SuSE 8.2 appears to be Junk.
by GarUlbricht7＠netscape.net 04 Oct '03

04 Oct '03

Ben Rosenberg <ben(a)whack.org> wrote: >* Helgi Örn Helgason (gnu4u(a)telia.com) [031003 01:17]: >>On 2003-10-02, Ben Rosenberg wrote: >>> * J. Dianne Bishop (jennidianne(a)comcast.net) [031002 22:04]: >>> > I've tried everything I can think of in all sorts of ways >>> > and I still cannot get 3D running on my Linux 8.2 system >>> > I bought two weeks ago.... ------<text deleted>---- >>> >>Nice job Ben! But obviously this is something SuSE Support should know >>and could have informed Dianne about. So don't fry her to hard for being >>upset, we need more females running Linux...:-) > -----<text deleted>--- I agree, we need more females running Linux, but I don't think that "J. Dianne Bishop" is one. IMNSHO, I think it's a fake name for a clever troll who knows how to push our buttons. The reason I doubt "J. Dianne" is a female is "she" says (and I quote) > "I've tried everything I can think of in all sorts of ways..." If you go back and look at the September archieves for SLE, you will note: [SLE] Black Screen , SuSE Linux 8.2 and ATI Radeon All-In-Wonder 8500 J. Dianne Bishop (Mon Sep 29 2003 - 05:50:29 CEST) which was a stolen thread to "Örn Hansen's "Installing Samba" (Sun Sep 28 2003 - 05:09:09 CEST) http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-linux-e/2003-Sep/ If "stealing a thread" is all "she could do", she sure isn't the type of girls I know who run linux, ergo, it's a guy posing as a girl to get sympathy... So.. at this point before Christopher jumps in, let's declare this thread dead and make any further replies to the "OT" list. okay? __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455

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SuSE 8.2: proper firewall configuration?
by Fred Sloniker 03 Oct '03

03 Oct '03

I'm using SuSE 8.2, which I've just reinstalled after repartitioning my hard drive, and while I'm busily re-downloading updates and re-installing programs, I've realized that I don't really know if the firewall checkbox I chose when I was setting up my dialup connection is doing anything. Does 8.2 automatically set the firewall up right, or do I have to tweak it? If the latter, can anyone hold my hand through the process? Also, anybody know a good page for testing the firewall? I've used Symantec's security tester on the Windows side of things, but they don't support Linux. Are there any other steps I should take to make sure my box doesn't get hacked? I realize that just by using Linux I've taken the biggest step, but it'd be embarrassing to fall victim to something I could have stopped with a click or a few command lines...

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SuSE Documentation Online?
by Thomas Jones 03 Oct '03

03 Oct '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Does anyone know of any online version of the "Administration Guide" and/or "User Guide"? I combed through some of the ..../pub/people directory but am unable to find any subdirectories for the authors that may contain a development copy. It seems a waste of time, to re-type a bunch of excerpts when it may be available online. I would prefer LaTEX; but any format would work. As always, thanks for your help. ;) - -- Thomas Jones Linux-Howtos Network Administrator OpenGPG Key: 0x6A3DF6E9 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2-rc1-SuSE (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/dbNCQT2komo99ukRAujIAKDjvDCdANh9V16pBC5ZTOOZ1z8KpwCfX+G5 Ng5jBMYy2j6VhJvqY4UJ8jQ= =Swbr -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Mozilla export
by Bruce Barrera 03 Oct '03

03 Oct '03

Hi people, Anyone knows how can I export my emails from Mozilla-mail ? I want something like Outlook does, select a date range and then export only messages from that range. If there is no option like that, anyone knows a mail client that does it? []s Bruce "Sinner"

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Buttons under SuSE 8.2
by Jerry Feldman 03 Oct '03

03 Oct '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 When I press the delete button in Sylpheed (eg email) every once in a while it deletes 2 records. I have been trying to figure out if the problem is with Sylpheed (doubtful as this did not appear under 8.1 with the same release of Sylpheed). So, the issue then becomes one of GTK, KDE or QT. Since I had only seen this under Sylpheed, I really did not want to pursue it further, but yesterday it happened to me from the KDE panel. I clicked an application on the KDE panel (specifically jpilot) and I got 3 instances of it. That should eliminate Sylpheed and GTK. Since most of my button pushes are in Sylpheed, it would show up there most often. I've also increased the double-click interval, although maybe I should decrease that. In any case, I want to find out if anyone else is experiencing a similar problem. That is a single click of the left mouse button on a KDE button or menu resulting in 2 or more actions. I'm running KDE 3.1.1 (standard out of the box for SuSE 8.2 + upgrades via YOU). - -- Jerry Feldman <gaf(a)blu.org> Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9 PGP Key fingerprint:053C 73EC 3AC1 5C44 3E14 9245 FB00 3ED5 C506 1EA9 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2-rc1-SuSE (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/fZYD+wA+1cUGHqkRApCKAJ9iZbgN2E05VWagOP/1NS4Zzdr9rACeOzgJ m9fK7GvSWwwh3EliGxY9Fyo= =wq5I -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: [SLE] wav.
by Helgi Örn Helgason 03 Oct '03

03 Oct '03

[---] > > It now has the above permission, and its the same. > > > Add execute-by-user: > $chmod u+x > which should make it rwx-r--r-- > If that doesn't work then there is something in NS you have to fix. Sorry, the file shouldn't need to be executable so this must be a NS issue, I don't use NS or Mozilla mail so I wouldn't know...:-( Cheers, HÖ

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