November 2003 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Re: [SLE] wireless is able to browse the lan but not the internet
by Jonathan Lim 01 Nov '03

01 Nov '03

Your default gateway is still your ethernet card. -- SuSE Linux 8.2 (i586) Linux 2.4.20-4GB-athlon Opera 7.21 Final. Build 480 for Linux. Qt library 3.1.1

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Lotus Word Pro file conversion
by david stevenson 01 Nov '03

01 Nov '03

Hi Does any one know an easy way to read lotus word pro files. (.lwp) I use Open Office these days, but a conversion to any readable format would do. It is not a big issue as I can still find a windows box and reload the word pro, but it is not many files so an easier way would be nice. Thanks David

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SuSE ftp is not acessible
by Jose Thadeu Cavalcante 01 Nov '03

01 Nov '03

Hi, There is some problem on the acess of SuSE ftp? Cheers Thadeu

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xntpd sync very slow on some system
by David Blomber 01 Nov '03

01 Nov '03

SuSE 8.2 Pro Compaq DL360 G3 and Compaq sff desktops okay I have started xntpd on 6 systems 2 synced in in a matter of hours the others are well after two weeks are about the same amount of time off (the other four were installed from the RPMs after I used scp to locate them to the machines YAST not involved but the machines that synced in quick used YAST to install xntpd) I have confirmed that xntpd is started and reportsitself as running normally and am using 2 level one times servers (same configuration file on all six machines) Does YAST installation of xntpd do some extra configuration not done via the RPMs? or any other ideas??? Thank you

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Where to get kernel header
by Lily 01 Nov '03

01 Nov '03

Hi, Will first state that I am a total linux newbie - installed SuSE 9.0 3 days ago. Have been trying to install a linuxant driver for my hsf modem but I run into an error message stating I need to have the kernel-source package. This doesn't seem to be available on the CDs I have (I have the SuSE 9.0 personal set). I checked the package descriptions at suse.de for the professional edition and I think the file I need is kernel-source-2.4.21-99.i586.rpm which doesn't appear to be available on the suse ftp site or anywhere else. Not sure if I'm looking for the wrong file entirely / if I could use a different kernel-source package (I see a 2.4.20 or a 2.4.21-121) / if I'm looking for something which is only available to buy as part of the pro edition... Can anyone advise? Lily -- Nobody could do that much decoupage without calling on the powers of darkness

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mplayer error
by Thom Nuzum 01 Nov '03

01 Nov '03

I installed mplayer 9.0 from pacman, but get "error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device". I've tried changing the video codec options. Never had this in 8.2. Thom Nuzum thom(a)cavtel.net

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Pre-Order SuSE 9.0 Here
by Kenneth Becker 01 Nov '03

01 Nov '03

Dear List, We can pre-order 9.0 at the URL below. There is a helpful description of what comes with each selection. Personally, I am too cheap to pay full price so usually choose the SuSE Professional Update for $49.95. I will probably not be among the first to receive 9.0, but the Update Version does not appear on the shelf and the savings are most appreciated. http://www.suse.com/us/private/products/suse_linux/i386/prices.html Respectfully, Ken Becker

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Install WordPerfect-9 office on SuSE-8.2
by Alain Barthélemy 01 Nov '03

01 Nov '03

Hello, It has been impossible to install WP9 on SuSE since version 8.1. Problem of fonttastic? It is no great problem for me because I can use WP8-Linux to read my old .wpd files. The only problem is for the Quattropro files. I need them (damned proprietary format!). As I converted my files in .txt delimited tab I think I can still read them with OO spreadsheet (hopefully) but I am so used to Quatro (has been used for about 15 years). It is apparently possible to have a Corel Wine update for Debian but not for SuSE. Has anybody succeeded in having WP9 worked on SuSE-8.2. I can of course reinstall SuSE-7.3 but SuSE-8.2 is so much better (still problem though to configure graphic card, fortunately I kept the old XF86Config file to encode manually the parameters. Plus I am lacking YAST1 for some applications) and most devices are recognised automatically which is a surprise for a medium-old user of Linux. Wait and see for the HP5200 usb-scanner configuration. Thanks -- Alain Barthélemy cassandre(a)bartydeux.be http://www.bartydeux.be Linux User #315631

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apt error
by Sergio Espinoza Dien 01 Nov '03

01 Nov '03

I ran "apt-get upgrade" recently (on two different boxes), which downloaded about 25Mb of RPMs (each), then started on the installation and upgrading of existing/new RPMs. Immediately on trying this, the script crashed (on both boxes) with this error: E: Sub-process /bin/rpm recieved a segmentation fault. I've search this issue in Google, no luck. :( Can someone shed some light leading to the solution of this problem? I'm using SuSE 8.2 Pro, KDE 3.14, also... linux:/ # rpm -q rpm rpm-3.0.6-478 linux:/ # rpm -q apt apt-0.5.5cnc6-rb3 Thanks in advance, -- Sergio Espinoza Dien linux(a)sergioespinoza.com http://www.sergioespinoza.com/ http://www.xtremecode.net/ Linux User #328168 *Delivered by Kmail

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wireless is able to browse the lan but not the internet
by chadd 01 Nov '03

01 Nov '03

I've found a problem on my notebook (Compaq Armada M700, WL110 wireless) whereas the embedded nic will acquire the IP address & the nameserver info but the wireless will only obtain an IP address. This allows me to browse my home LAN (everything behind the router) but I cannot get out when only using my wireless nic. Initially I thought I would have to set my gateway to my router's address (192.168.1.1) but I've found that doesn't make a difference. I've tried this at home (w/ a Linksys router). Even if I activate eht0 (embedded wired nic) first & get the nameserver info entered into resolv.conf then turn off eth0 I cannot get past a my router. Furthermore when I plug the ethernet back in and remove the wireless nic & restart the network service (/etc/rc.d/network restart) I still cannot get out. From that point I'm stuck with a reboot and letting the system come up without the wireless nic installed. I guess the first question would be: Does anyone know why my wireless will not acquire the nameserver info whereas the embedded nic will? Secondly, even once I enter the nameserver info manually, why will the wireless not hit the Internet? I have my SSID & encryption set correctly or I wouldn't be getting even an ip address & the ability to browse the internal network. I've also tried turning the encryption off to rule that out but with no luck. Also as FYI I've not touched the firewall this time. I've went with the default install settings. Last time I did the install though I did go through and set everything at the easiest level. If anyone can give me a direction to go (other than rtfm) I would really appreciate it. I've been a red hat user for about 3 years now and I've really started to like how Suse is looking now. If I cannot solve this problem them I'll be stuck going back to red hat. From what I've seen with Suse 9, I would like to stick with it instead. Any ideas? thanks, chadd

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