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News: Experts: MS security effort 'failing'(OT)
by Fred A. Miller 03 Feb '03

03 Feb '03

"News Focus Slammer worm spreads venom ``Trustworthy Computing is failing,'' Russ Cooper of TruSecure Corp. said of the Microsoft initiative. ``I gave it a 'D-minus' at the beginning of the year, and now I'd give it an 'F.''' " <http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-982903.html> -- Fred A. Miller Systems Administrator Cornell Univ. Press Services fm(a)cupserv.org, www.cupserv.org

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recommended upgrade from source when a SuSE RPM is unavailable.
by Jerry Feldman 03 Feb '03

03 Feb '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I sometimes upgrade various components from sources when I need a more recent version than included in the SuSE RPMs. With Jpilot, I removed the jpilot RPMs and built from source. With GNUPG, I just upgraded from source without deleting the RPM version. My preference would be to use the SuSE RPMs when the version is available. For instance, I upgraded GNU PG to version 1.2.1 because the SuSE version (1.0.7 I believe) did not have some of the features in 1.2.1. However, I did not delete the SuSE RPM. Another way to do this is top build an RPM so I can keep the RMP database up to date. - -- 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 v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+PpiX+wA+1cUGHqkRAsSYAJ9H4f0+i/mD6Soe1n+3d45+bYxebwCfaAZl cb4rV1OItu8nS7OZROmoisU= =Vn5D -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Promise ultra 100 tx2 with suse 8
by Y. K. 03 Feb '03

03 Feb '03

Hi all, I have a problem that my Promise ultra 100 tx2 card doesn't work with SuSE. I have tried both 8.0 and 8.1 with the same result. However it works perfectly on the same box with Mandrake 9.0 and RedHat 8.0, so it must be SuSE specific problem. After searching the net I found that other people seem to have the same problem, but unfortunately didn't find any solution for it. I was suggested that the problem is related to a bug in the kernel 2.4-19, but there was no clear indication how to proceed to overcome it. Such a stupid question: if I take kernel sources from Mandrake or RedHat, compile them and instal with SuSE, will it work? Or is there any other solution? Here is what I get during the boot: <4>PDC20268: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 68 <6>PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:0d.0 <6>PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:05.0 <4>PDC20268: chipset revision 2 <4>PDC20268: not 100%% native mode: will probe irqs later <4>PDC20268: (U)DMA Burst Bit ENABLED Primary MASTER Mode Secondary MASTER Mode. <4> ide2: BM-DMA at 0x7800-0x7807, BIOS settings: hde:pio, hdf:pio <4> ide3: BM-DMA at 0x7808-0x780f, BIOS settings: hdg:pio, hdh:pio <4>hda: MAXTOR 4K080H4, ATA DISK drive <4>hdd: ASUS DVD-ROM E616, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive <4>hde: Maxtor 4G120J6, ATA DISK drive <4>hdf: Maxtor 4G120J6, ATA DISK drive <4>hdg: SONY CD-RW CRX195E1, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive <4>ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14 <4>ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15 <4>ide2 at 0x9000-0x9007,0x8802 on irq 10 <4>ide3 at 0x8400-0x8407,0x8002 on irq 10 <4>hda: safely enabled flush <6>hda: 156301488 sectors (80026 MB) w/2000KiB Cache, CHS=9729/255/63 <4>hde: failed write cache flush, disabling ordered write support <6>hde: 240121728 sectors (122942 MB) w/2048KiB Cache, CHS=14946/255/63 <4>hdf: set_drive_speed_status: status=0xff { Busy } <4>hdf: drive not ready for command <4>hdf: failed write cache flush, disabling ordered write support <4>hdf: status timeout: status=0xff { Busy } <4>hdf: drive not ready for command <4>hdf: status timeout: status=0xff { Busy } <4>hdf: drive not ready for command <6>hdf: 240121728 sectors (122942 MB) w/2048KiB Cache, CHS=14946/255/63 <4>ide-floppy driver 0.99.newide <6>Partition check: <6> hda: hda1 hda2 < hda5 hda6 hda7 > <6> hde:hde: status timeout: status=0xff { Busy } <4>PDC202XX: Primary channel reset. <4>hde: drive not ready for command <4>ide2: reset timed-out, status=0xff <4>hde: status timeout: status=0xff { Busy } <4>PDC202XX: Primary channel reset. <4>hde: drive not ready for command <4>ide2: reset timed-out, status=0xff <4>end_request: I/O error, dev 21:00 (hde), sector 0 <4>end_request: I/O error, dev 21:00 (hde), sector 2 <4>end_request: I/O error, dev 21:00 (hde), sector 4 <4>end_request: I/O error, dev 21:00 (hde), sector 6 <4>end_request: I/O error, dev 21:00 (hde), sector 0 <4>end_request: I/O error, dev 21:00 (hde), sector 2 <4>end_request: I/O error, dev 21:00 (hde), sector 4 <4>end_request: I/O error, dev 21:00 (hde), sector 6 <4> unable to read partition table <6> hdf:hdf: status timeout: status=0xff { Busy } <4>PDC202XX: Primary channel reset. <4>hdf: drive not ready for command <4>ide2: reset timed-out, status=0xff <4>hdf: status timeout: status=0xff { Busy } <4>PDC202XX: Primary channel reset. <4>hdf: drive not ready for command <4>ide2: reset timed-out, status=0xff <4>end_request: I/O error, dev 21:40 (hdf), sector 0 <4>end_request: I/O error, dev 21:40 (hdf), sector 2 <4>end_request: I/O error, dev 21:40 (hdf), sector 4 <4>end_request: I/O error, dev 21:40 (hdf), sector 6 <4>end_request: I/O error, dev 21:40 (hdf), sector 0 <4>end_request: I/O error, dev 21:40 (hdf), sector 2 <4>end_request: I/O error, dev 21:40 (hdf), sector 4 <4>end_request: I/O error, dev 21:40 (hdf), sector 6 <4> unable to read partition table Thanks, Yuri.

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RE: [SLE] unable to get major number
by Berge, Harry ten 03 Feb '03

03 Feb '03

Thanx for your tips! It turned out that the module is a driver for a Sentinel dongle on the parallel port. However, Sentinel supports Linux very poorly and only delivers a module for kernel version 1.x! We are now evaluating the possibility to use HASP dongles because they support Linux much better (USB, SuSE specific kernels...) Anyway, thanx again for your tips. I learned something today about major/minor numbers! Regards Harry > -----Original Message----- > From: Anders Johansson [SMTP:andjoh@rydsbo.net] > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 12:05 PM > To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com > Subject: Re: [SLE] unable to get major number > > On 2003.02.03 11:51 Dan Am wrote: > > There should be a possibility to report those numbers, but I have not > > found it > > in Linux. (HP is great with "ioscan"). > > cat /proc/devices will give you a list of all major numbers for which > there > are currently drivers loaded. ioscan, as far as I know, will scan the > actual > hardware, but the PC world has more varied and unstandardized hardware. > Nevertheless, SuSE has "hwscan", which will report on just about > everything. > > Anders > > -- > Check the headers for your unsubscription address > For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com > Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com > Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com >

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RE: [SLE] kdebase3-extra dependency problem with apt update
by Richard Bos 03 Feb '03

03 Feb '03

>===== Original Message From Gour <gour(a)mail.inet.hr> ===== >Hi! > >I have problem when trying to install kdebase3-extra package via apt-get. > >Here is the log: > >gaura:/home/ggd # apt-get install kdebase3-extra >Reading Package Lists... Done >Building Dependency Tree... Done >The following NEW packages will be installed: > kdebase3-extra >0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 removed and 642 not upgraded. >Need to get 0B/1281kB of archives. After unpacking 1832kB will be used. >Executing RPM (-Uvh)... >file /opt/kde3/bin/kappfinder from install of kdebase3-extra-3.1-7 conflicts with file from package kdebase3-3.1-51 >file /opt/kde3/bin/kpersonalizer from install of kdebase3-extra-3.1-7 conflicts with file from package kdebase3-3.1-51 >file /opt/kde3/lib/kde3/kcm_themes.so from install of kdebase3-extra-3.1-7 conflicts with file from package kdebase3-3.1-51 >file /opt/kde3/share/apps/kappfinder/apps/Internet/gnomemeeting.desktop from install of kdebase3-extra-3.1-7 conflicts with file from package kdebase3-3.1-51 >file /opt/kde3/share/apps/kappfinder/apps/Multimedia/mplayer.desktop from install of kdebase3-extra-3.1-7 conflicts with file from package kdebase3-3.1-51 >file /opt/kde3/share/apps/kthememgr/Themes/Default.ktheme from install of kdebase3-extra-3.1-7 conflicts with file from package kdebase3-3.1-51 >file /opt/kde3/share/apps/kthememgr/Themes/MGBreizh.ktheme from install of kdebase3-extra-3.1-7 conflicts with file from package kdebase3-3.1-51 >file /opt/kde3/share/apps/kthememgr/Themes/Nostalgy.ktheme from install of kdebase3-extra-3.1-7 conflicts with file from package kdebase3-3.1-51 >file /opt/kde3/share/apps/kthememgr/Themes/Wood.ktheme from install of kdebase3-extra-3.1-7 conflicts with file from package kdebase3-3.1-51 >E: Sub-process /bin/rpm returned an error code (1) > >Any hint? As you can see from the error message this is _not_ an apt error. The message is generated by RPM (-Uvh)... Inform suse (feedback(a)suse.com) and hope that a new package will be released soon with these problems fixed. But.... Your kdebas3-extra (3.1-7) is too old. The newest is 3.1-51, which can be obtained from apt component kde3-stable. Do an apt-get update and continue... -- Richard -- Dit bericht is verzonden met Webmail van Freeler. Ook snel en betrouwbaar toegang tot internet? Meld je aan op http://www.freeler.nl

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You download fails
by David Chapman 03 Feb '03

03 Feb '03

I am running 8.1 Pro and "you" returns an error "download failed" when trying to download Package manager update. In the manual update window is a url http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/81_you2.html I have followed these instructions but still no luck

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xFree86 Config Probs
by oeren＠ykb.com 03 Feb '03

03 Feb '03

Hi, I've a set of problems, which i guess are related. I use Suse 8.1 with XFree86 4.2.0, on an IBM Netvista machine. It has Intel 82810a graphic controller chipset on it. The problems are explained below. I also included parts from Sax.log & XFree86.0.log at the bottom. TIA, 1. When i try to make a Sax config. Sax sees my monitor & video card undefined. When i click Finalize at Sax, it says : (EE) Problem parsing the config file (EE) Error from xf86HandleConfigFile() I get this error everytime, even if i do no modification. 2. When i start KWinTV, these errors occur : WARNING: Your X-Server has no DGA support. WARNING: couldn't find framebuffer base address, try manual configuration ("v4l-conf -a <addr>") I can scan & find channels, i can hear sounds correctly, but can only see a black screen on each. 3. With xavtv, it's the same. Sounds ok, but screens not. Xawtv gives these errors : This is xawtv-3.76, running on Linux/i686 (2.4.19-4GB) WARNING: Your X-Server has no DGA support. WARNING: couldn't find framebuffer base address, try manual configuration ("v4l-conf -a <addr>") /root/.xawtv:15: syntax error config: invalid value for input: (null) valid choices for "input": "Television", "Composite1", "S-Video" ioctl: VIDIOCCAPTURE(on): Invalid argument ioctl: VIDIOCCAPTURE(off): Invalid argument 4. I try v4l-config to solve this framebuffer thing, but it gives these errors : v4l-conf: using X11 display :0.0 WARNING: Your X-Server has no DGA support. mode: 1024x768, depth=24, bpp=32, bpl=4096, base=unknown /dev/video0 [v4l2]: ioctl VIDIOC_QUERYCAP: Invalid argument WARNING: couldn't find framebuffer base address, try manual configuration ("v4l-conf -a <addr>") /dev/video0 [v4l]: configuration done >From SaX log : (++) Using config file: "/var/cache/sax/files/XF86Config" Data incomplete in file /var/cache/sax/files/XF86Config Undefined InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" referenced by ServerLayout "Layout[all]". (EE) Problem parsing the config file (EE) Error from xf86HandleConfigFile() Fatal server error: no screens found When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send the full server output, not just the last messages. This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.99.0.log". Please report problems to feedback(a)suse.de. ] 30-Jan 22:38:35 <I> qx: command returned (null) string Data incomplete in file /tmp/isax-14920/XF86Config Undefined InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" referenced by ServerLayout "Layout[all]". Problem when parsing config file ..... ..... >From XFree96.0.log : ABI class: XFree86 XInput driver, version 0.3 (II) I810: Driver for Intel i810 chipset: i810, i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G (II) Primary Device is: PCI 00:01:0 (--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device (--) Chipset i810e found ..... ..... (**) I810(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 24 (==) I810(0): RGB weight 888 (==) I810(0): Default visual is TrueColor ..... ..... (II) I810(0): e74: Using vrefresh range of 50.00-120.00 Hz (II) I810(0): Clock range: 12.00 to 136.00 MHz (II) I810(0): Not using default mode "320x175" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan) ..... ..... (II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (unknown reason) (II) I810(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan) ..... ..... (II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1280x1024" (hsync out of range) ..... ..... (--) I810(0): Virtual size is 1024x768 (pitch 1024) (**) I810(0): Default mode "1024x768": 94.5 MHz, 68.7 kHz, 85.0 Hz (II) I810(0): Modeline "1024x768" 94.50 1024 1072 1168 1376 768 769 772 808 +hsync +vsync (**) I810(0): Default mode "800x600": 56.3 MHz, 53.7 kHz, 85.1 Hz (II) I810(0): Modeline "800x600" 56.30 800 832 896 1048 600 601 604 631 +hsync +vsync (**) I810(0): Default mode "640x480": 36.0 MHz, 43.3 kHz, 85.0 Hz (II) I810(0): Modeline "640x480" 36.00 640 696 752 832 480 481 484 509 -hsync -vsync (--) I810(0): Display dimensions: (320, 240) mm (--) I810(0): DPI set to (81, 81) ..... .....

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unable to get major number
by Berge, Harry ten 03 Feb '03

03 Feb '03

Hi, We are using a linux driver for the ECDIS kernel provided by SevenCs gmbh. I used this module many times, but now I've got a machine were it gives the error message: "unable to get major number" Can someone tell me what kind of error message this is and how can I fix this problem? > Met vriendelijke groet / Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind Regards, > H.J. ten Berge Test Engineer Holland Institute of Traffic Technology HITT B.V. P.O. box 717 Apeldoorn the Netherlands E-Mail: mailto:berge@hitt.nl World Wide Web: http://www.hitt.nl tel : +31 555432634 fax : +31 555432553 [Linux - the last service pack you'll ever need.]

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Re: [SLE] Sound In Portable Basestation
by James.Rocks＠Equant.com 03 Feb '03

03 Feb '03

Hi Dylan, > > I had a problem installing the sound on a Compaq Armada (undocked) in that > > it locked the machine on installation ... I got round that by not > > installing it at the time and installing it later. Later I did install it > > and it didn't lock up the machine so that was fine. However if I power the > > system up in the basestation it locks ... if I subsequently undock it and > > hard restart (power off & on) it will power up but ONLY out of the > > basestation. > What messages do you see before it hangs? Is it always at the same point? Always and as it is apparently initialising the sound driver (i.e. it prints out nearly the whole line as it it initialises and then freezes. James James C. Rocks Equant Archway House Canary Wharf London E14 9SZ

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kdebase3-extra dependency problem with apt update
by Gour 03 Feb '03

03 Feb '03

Hi! I have problem when trying to install kdebase3-extra package via apt-get. Here is the log: gaura:/home/ggd # apt-get install kdebase3-extra Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: kdebase3-extra 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 removed and 642 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/1281kB of archives. After unpacking 1832kB will be used. Executing RPM (-Uvh)... file /opt/kde3/bin/kappfinder from install of kdebase3-extra-3.1-7 conflicts with file from package kdebase3-3.1-51 file /opt/kde3/bin/kpersonalizer from install of kdebase3-extra-3.1-7 conflicts with file from package kdebase3-3.1-51 file /opt/kde3/lib/kde3/kcm_themes.so from install of kdebase3-extra-3.1-7 conflicts with file from package kdebase3-3.1-51 file /opt/kde3/share/apps/kappfinder/apps/Internet/gnomemeeting.desktop from install of kdebase3-extra-3.1-7 conflicts with file from package kdebase3-3.1-51 file /opt/kde3/share/apps/kappfinder/apps/Multimedia/mplayer.desktop from install of kdebase3-extra-3.1-7 conflicts with file from package kdebase3-3.1-51 file /opt/kde3/share/apps/kthememgr/Themes/Default.ktheme from install of kdebase3-extra-3.1-7 conflicts with file from package kdebase3-3.1-51 file /opt/kde3/share/apps/kthememgr/Themes/MGBreizh.ktheme from install of kdebase3-extra-3.1-7 conflicts with file from package kdebase3-3.1-51 file /opt/kde3/share/apps/kthememgr/Themes/Nostalgy.ktheme from install of kdebase3-extra-3.1-7 conflicts with file from package kdebase3-3.1-51 file /opt/kde3/share/apps/kthememgr/Themes/Wood.ktheme from install of kdebase3-extra-3.1-7 conflicts with file from package kdebase3-3.1-51 E: Sub-process /bin/rpm returned an error code (1) Any hint? Sincerely, Gour -- Gour gour(a)mail.inet.hr Registered Linux User #278493

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