November 2003 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Kernel-2.6-test11 and generic SCSI
by Catimimi 30 Nov '03

30 Nov '03

I reported a few days ago problems with SCSI disks and swapoff. The problem is now solved. Test9 and earlier load too late the sg module and test10 and 11 don't load it !!! If you add sg to the list of modules to load on boot, it is loaded too late and swapoff doesn't work. So either add sg in the list of INITRD-MODULES, or better add the line : add below md sg in modules.conf and rebuild modprobe.conf. If works fine, no longer need of activation of boot.scsidev as I reported earlier. Don't try to build generic devices support in the kernel, you'll get an Oops!!! Michel.

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Testing using Bash for an unknown extension
by Sean Rima 30 Nov '03

30 Nov '03

I am trying to test to see if a file exsides but the extension changes all the time, ie ab251455.001 ab251455.002 if I do a : if [ -e /var/max/spool/inbound/ab251455.* ] ; then run_command fi the run_command never runs Sean

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change partitioning?
by Stephen W 30 Nov '03

30 Nov '03

Have been testing learning linux and so install a small harddrive to receive linux. That disk is now 90% full and I want to move part to the C drive (MS single partition and it is 93% unused...) How can I partition that drive and give some of it to linux? What do I need to move to that partition -- etc? Thanks ===== Stephen W Sarasota, FL "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine ..." Proverbs __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/

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Re: [SLE] Printing on Mozilla/Firebird (solved)
by GarUlbricht7＠netscape.net 30 Nov '03

30 Nov '03

Patrick Shanahan <paka(a)wahoo.no-ip.org> wrote: >* GarUlbricht7 on [11-29-03 21:29] wrote: >> Patrick Shanahan <paka(a)wahoo.no-ip.org> wrote: > [snip ...] >> > Edit the file unix.js under /opt/MozillaFirebird/defaults/pref >> > >> > search for "print.printer_list" and make it like: >> > >> > pref("print.printer_list", "epson925 sp925 kprinter xpp"); // list of >> > printers, separated by spaces >> > -----<text heavily snipped>--- Patrick, when i did on Konsole: [gar@box1 gar]S lpstat -a <return> it returned: color accepting requests since Jan 01 00:00 high accepting requests since Jan 01 00:00 lp accepting requests since Jan 01 00:00 printer1 accepting requests since Jan 01 00:00 so after making a copy of the file unix.js, I modified as root using vi the above referenced line to read: "pref("print.printer_list", "color high lp printer1 kprinter xpp"); // list of printers, separated by spaces" (without the quotes) I then went into Mozilla and under file ---> print, i selected lp, pressed print, and it worked !!! Thanks for all the help. And thanks for not leaving this as an exercise to be completed by the reader. HAND ~Gar __________________________________________________________________ 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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defrag for linux-answered at TLDP
by Stephen W 30 Nov '03

30 Nov '03

Someone asked about defrag for linux... I found this in FAQ #4 on The Linix Documentation Project website. I did not follow the link ... some of them that I have followed were outdated... but... 4.5. Is There a Defragmenter for Ext2fs? Yes. There is defrag, a Linux file system defragmenter for ext2, Minix, and old-style ext file systems. It is available at ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/filesystems/defrag-0.70.tar.gz. Users of the ext2 file system can probably do without defrag, because ext2 contains extra code to keep fragmentation reduced even in very full file systems. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/

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Downloaded 9.0 install from harddrive problem
by James D. Ivey 30 Nov '03

30 Nov '03

Thanks in advance for any help in this matter. I've downloaded Suse 9.0 and saved it to a second harddrive (installing to a new harddrive). In particular, I'm doing a clean install to /dev/hda and the downloaded files of Suse 9.0 are on /dev/hdc (ext3 partition). I've burned the CD and I boot from it. I choose "Manual Install" at the appropriate menu, specify "From Harddrive", identify the partition and specify the path ("Suse9.0/9.0"). Everything seems to go relatively smoothly except that no software packages are found. At the installation summary, I get the following error message: > Cannot read package data from installation media. Media error? > * ERROR: No proposal I do the Ctrl-Alt-F5 (or similar) and poke around. I find the directory tree under /mounts/extra/Suse9.0/9.0. Everything seems to be there. I try to fix the problem within YaST2, but I don't see where I can tell the program where to look for RPMs it might not have found. Any ideas? Again, thanks for any insight anyone can provide. Best regards, Jim

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anyone with -144 kernel update and ATI Radeon 3D broken?
by Jaan Kold 30 Nov '03

30 Nov '03

Hi all, Anyone upgraded to the Suse -144 kernel update with ATI Radeon 3D problems? Got a ATI R350 NH (R9800)........Hercules branded 1) The stock -99 kernel caused ~40% kernel system calls in my hyperthreading P4 3GHz CPU, sluggish operation, and fglrx would not load. 2) I fixed this with Mantel's -121 'test' kernel, which also was an enabler for ATI fglrx 3.2.8 3D driver to kick in properly: glxgears gave ~4300fps (Do have mtrr boot error messages related to the gfx card but hey..it works..) 3) Took now down the -144 kernel off Suse YOU, reinstalled fglrx 3.2.8 driver, just as before, indeed lsmod shows fglrx module loaded but: glxgears now shows only ~370fps /var/log/XFree86.0.log shows: (EE) fglrx(0): Failed to initialize UMM driver. (WW) fglrx(0): *********************************************** (WW) fglrx(0): * DRI initialization failed! * (WW) fglrx(0): * (maybe driver kernel module missing or bad) * (WW) fglrx(0): * 2D acceleraton available (MMIO) * (WW) fglrx(0): * no 3D acceleration available * (WW) fglrx(0): ********************************************* * (WW) fglrx(0): Failed to set up write-combining range (0xd0000000,0x8000000) /var/log/warn/shows: Nov 27 22:33:22 kalevbox kernel: mtrr: 0xd0000000,0x8000000 overlaps existing 0xd0000000,0x4000000 Nov 27 22:33:22 kalevbox kernel: [fglrx:firegl_addmap] *ERROR* mtrr allocation failed (-22) Nov 27 22:37:06 kalevbox kernel: mtrr: no MTRR for d0000000,400000 found Nov 27 22:37:06 kalevbox kernel: mtrr: no MTRR for d0400000,200000 found Nov 27 22:37:06 kalevbox kernel: mtrr: no MTRR for d0600000,100000 found Nov 27 22:37:07 kalevbox kernel: [fglrx:firegl_umm_init] *ERROR* UMM area already initialized! Nov 27 22:37:07 kalevbox kernel: [fglrx:firegl_unlock] *ERROR* Process 2322 using kernel context 0 Nov 27 22:37:07 kalevbox kernel: mtrr: 0xd0000000,0x8000000 overlaps existing 0xd0000000,0x4000000 Nov 27 22:37:46 kalevbox kernel: [fglrx:drm_ioremapfree] *ERROR* [mappings] Attempt to free NULL pointer /var/log/SaX.log shows: ......many lines similar to the followning.. Symbol drmMalloc from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libfglrxdrm.a is unresolved! Last test: (I have a suspicion this Suse? test is invalid beacuse of a name change: xfglrx is supposed to be fglrx...but I can't really know..) # 3Ddiag --dri 3Ddiag version 0.703 Verifying DRI/XFree86 4.x configuration Using 3Ddiag.dri ************************************************************ Verifying 3D configuration based on XFree86 4 for 3D board "ATI RV350/R300/R350 (1002@4e48)": Tests for package "xfglrx": package ... failed! ================================================================ Package "xfglrx" must be installed with YaST(2)! ================================================================ QUESTION: I may not have succeeded or understood how to install ASWELL kernel sources for my machine after I did install the -144 kernel update? I was assuming it did automatically? .in the /usr/src/linux/ directory? For good measure a screen shot of the links in my source directory: http://www.bostreammail.com/kalev/kernelsource.png ..I can test and roll back to the -121 kernel from Mantel -- but I just thought I should check here too?..and check that indeed there was no added step to install the -144 source.. jk Asus P4C800 board 800MHz bus and P4 3GHz 'ht' proc. Suse Linux 9.0 | 2.4.21-144-smp4G | KDE 3.1.4 | XFree86 v4.3.0.1

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another question from former RH user
by Jason Tesser 30 Nov '03

30 Nov '03

I read somewhere that in Suse you could use Yast to manage desktops remotly. Is this true? If so how? Thanks. I have been using RH and lately playing with Fedora but I am really liking some of what I have seen in Suse 9.0.

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SCSI Tape Lockup - Suse 8.2
by John Andersen 30 Nov '03

30 Nov '03

On Mantel Kernel 2.4.21-121-smp4G running on a Dual Celeron machine I am seeing total system lockup if I do a backup that spans scsi tape drivers. (I have two drives). If I contrive to size the backup so as to fit on one tape it all works fine. aha152x Whats up with that? Anyone know of any fixes? -- _____________________________________ John Andersen

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Re: [SLE] Printing on Mozilla/Firebird
by GarUlbricht7＠netscape.net 30 Nov '03

30 Nov '03

Patrick Shanahan <paka(a)wahoo.no-ip.org> wrote: > >* Brian Galbraith <madmedic(a)mail15.com> [11-29-03 08:23]: >> >> Recently upgraded to SuSE Linux 9.0, and I am having some problems in >> printing with these browsers. I use an old Canon BJ10sx printer which >> was installed using CUPS. This setting is recognised by both Konqueror >> and Opera, but MozillaFirebird is set up for strandard postscript. >> >> How can I change this to recognise a standard printer CUPS installation? > > Edit the file unix.js under /MozillaFirebird/defaults/pref > > search for "print.printer_list" and make it like: > pref("print.printer_list", "epson925 sp925 kprinter xpp"); // list of > printers, separated by spaces > > If you use cups to print, you may now select a printer and it will > print thru cups. >-- > Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 > http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org > >-- Patrick, Brian said he was using an old Canon BJ10sx printer which was installed using CUPS. However, in your post you suggested he: > search for "print.printer_list" and make it like: > pref("print.printer_list", "epson925 sp925 kprinter xpp"); // list of > printers, separated by spaces Where did the reference to "epson925" come from ??? Reason I am asking is I have a H-P Deskjet 660 C, which the KDE control center shows under YaST2 modules --> Hardware ---> Printer: "Hewlet_packard:Deskjet 660C:Parallell printer on /dev/lp0" should I use that??? or follow your suggestion of: "epson925 sp925 kprinter xpp" ??? I also don't understand "sp925 kprinter xpp" is that something you just know ??? (I looked at kprinter and didn't get any more clues, hence the questions.) tia, Gar -- PS. I enjoy your quotes below the sig line, I usually find them "right on" -- __________________________________________________________________ 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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