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by Bob S. 03 Feb '03

03 Feb '03

Hello SuSE folks, Running 8.1 and kde3.0.5 When the log-in screen starts I get several messages and don't know what they mean. They are: (date & time) Linux kernel: (hdc), unsupported command in request queue (0) (which is also repeated before each of the following lines) (date & time) Linux kernel end_request I/O error, dev 16 (hdc), sector 64 (which repeats for 66,68,70, etc) (hdc is my cdrom and is ide-scsi) The same group of messages also misidentifies my cdrom as a cdwriter but identifies them correctly as devices sr0 and sr1, both as ide-scsi this all started when I upgraded from 8.0 to 8.1 and converted the cdrom to scsi emulation. Any ideas? Bob S.

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SuSEfirewall2 settings not working
by Marc Christensen 03 Feb '03

03 Feb '03

Hello everyone, I have a machine that I am trying to remote-administer. It is on a DSL connection and I am trying to work on it's firewall settings. It's obviously important that in configuring it's firewall, I don't lock myself out... 8^) I have read through the following files a couple times and as I configured each option. However, I think I may have missed something. /usr/share/doc/packages/SuSEfirewall2/EXAMPLES /usr/share/doc/packages/SuSEfirewall2/FAQ /usr/share/doc/packages/SuSEfirewall2/SuSEfirewall2.conf.EXAMPLE I have a machine with two interfaces, eth0, eth1. eth0 is external, eth1 is masq (192.168.1.0/24). I want to be able to access some specific services running on the external interface from the internal, masqueraded network: FW_SERVICES_INT_TCP="ssh smtp http ntp https imaps pop3s 8080" FW_SERVICES_INT_UDP="ntp" All names are listed in /etc/services on the firewall machine and I have a squid proxy server running on port 8080. After making the changes in /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2, I restarted the firewall with this command: rcSuSEfirewall2 restart I also tried 'rcSuSEfirewall2 stop' then 'rcSuSEfirewall2 start'. Despite listing services in FW_SERVICES_INT_(TCP|UDP)=, I am still getting denied when trying to access the services from the internal network. Anyone have any ideas? Here is my full config: # cat /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 | egrep -v "^[[:space:]]*$|^#" FW_QUICKMODE="no" FW_DEV_EXT="eth0" FW_DEV_INT="eth1" FW_DEV_DMZ="" FW_ROUTE="yes" FW_MASQUERADE="yes" FW_MASQ_DEV="$FW_DEV_EXT" FW_MASQ_NETS="0/0" FW_PROTECT_FROM_INTERNAL="no" FW_AUTOPROTECT_SERVICES="yes" FW_SERVICES_EXT_TCP="https imaps pop3s smtp ssh" FW_SERVICES_EXT_UDP="" FW_SERVICES_EXT_IP="" FW_SERVICES_DMZ_TCP="" FW_SERVICES_DMZ_UDP="" FW_SERVICES_DMZ_IP="" FW_SERVICES_INT_TCP="ssh smtp http ntp https imaps pop3s 8080" FW_SERVICES_INT_UDP="ntp" FW_SERVICES_INT_IP="" FW_SERVICES_QUICK_TCP="" FW_SERVICES_QUICK_UDP="" FW_SERVICES_QUICK_IP="" FW_TRUSTED_NETS="" FW_ALLOW_INCOMING_HIGHPORTS_TCP="no" FW_ALLOW_INCOMING_HIGHPORTS_UDP="DNS" FW_SERVICE_AUTODETECT="yes" FW_SERVICE_DNS="no" FW_SERVICE_DHCLIENT="no" FW_SERVICE_DHCPD="no" FW_SERVICE_SQUID="no" FW_SERVICE_SAMBA="no" FW_FORWARD="" FW_FORWARD_MASQ="" FW_REDIRECT="" FW_LOG_DROP_CRIT="yes" FW_LOG_DROP_ALL="no" FW_LOG_ACCEPT_CRIT="yes" FW_LOG_ACCEPT_ALL="no" FW_LOG="--log-level warning --log-tcp-options --log-ip-option \ --log-prefix SuSE-FW" FW_KERNEL_SECURITY="yes" FW_STOP_KEEP_ROUTING_STATE="no" FW_ALLOW_PING_FW="yes" FW_ALLOW_PING_DMZ="no" FW_ALLOW_PING_EXT="no" FW_ALLOW_FW_TRACEROUTE="yes" FW_ALLOW_FW_SOURCEQUENCH="yes" FW_ALLOW_FW_BROADCAST="no" FW_IGNORE_FW_BROADCAST="yes" FW_ALLOW_CLASS_ROUTING="no" FW_CUSTOMRULES="" FW_REJECT="no" -- Marc Christensen http://www.mecworks.com http://www.mecworks.com/~marc/resume

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Windoze Resolved-Kate
by Doug Weeks 03 Feb '03

03 Feb '03

Thanks Dylan that did it. Open File Manager-Super User mode and then Open the file "with" Kate. Kate at a shell prompt or sh kate or ./kate however do not work on my default configuration. Doug

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BTOpenworld Anytime Call Charges??
by Ted.Harding＠nessie.mcc.ac.uk 02 Feb '03

02 Feb '03

Hi Folks, I suspect I am being charged for calls made to connect to BTOpenworld Anytime from Linux, though I believe I should not be! During the past week I subscribed to BTO Anytime (using a connection from MSWin since the website would not allow access from my Linux browser). I registered, downloaded their software (which installed itself on Wobdows), and that installation worked. Dialup from Windows is done by clicking on the "BT openworld Anytime" icon (see below). I then set up my kppp dialer (Suse-7.2) with my userid and password for CHAP authentication as specified by BT. Since then I have mostly been dialling up from Linux. I have periodically checked my phone bill via the automated service on 0800 44 33 11 (-> "1" -> "2" -> "**" etc.). The phone bill was growing daily rather faster than I expected given the rather small number of non-dialup calls I made. The real surprise was, on returning this evening from being away since yesterday morning, I found my bill had shot up by almost 12 quid since the previous check on Friday! This cannot be accounted for by the number of voice calls I made during that time, but could correspond to a charging rate of (approx estimate) 2-3 quid.hour for Internet dialup. The dialup number I use for BTO Anytime is the 0808 number they supplied me with for this purpose and, as explained above, I am also authenticating by CHAP using my supplied userid and password. The possible fly in the ointment is the statement (in the email they sent me after signing up): "Important note: if you don't use this Anytime icon to connect to the internet you will be charged for your internet calls!" [see above] There are similar statements in their terms and conditions: "10.7 We may make available to you software that enables you to use the service. ... It is important that you only access the service through this software or in an alternative way permitted by us ... " "10.9 You must use the correct dialler as explained to you during registration. You are responsible for any additional call charges incurred as a result of using an incorrect dialler." However, in the said post-registration email, there are instructions for setting up your own dialler software, which basically specifies you use CHAP with your own userid and password, plus details of their veriaous servers. Also, there is a news-group for Linux users of this service, and a Linux FAQ. One of the questions refers to the above "Important note:" and raises the issue of whether, by using Linux rather than the approved BT Windows icon, you will incur call charges. The answer given is that this statement by BT is false, and that charges should not be incurred. However, all this still leaves me somewhat hanging in the air as to what the truth may really be. BT don't discuss Linux, and the FAQ is not an official document. So I'm appealing to you folk on the list who may have been down this path before me. What's your experience? Do you know what the truth is? With thanks, Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding(a)nessie.mcc.ac.uk> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 167 1972 Date: 02-Feb-03 Time: 19:02:47 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------

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Binary RPM downgraded instead of installing source RPM
by Graham Murray 02 Feb '03

02 Feb '03

I wanted to install the SRPM for a package I had already updated from an ftp.suse.com mirror. So, using konqueror I went to the suse/i386/8.1/src/ directory and clicked on the appropriate .src.rpm file. Konqueror downloaded this to a temporary directory and displayed the button 'install package with YaST' which I pressed. YaST then prompted for me to insert the installation DVD and proceeded to downgrade the associated binary package to that on the installation media instead of installing the source RPM.

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Re: [SLE] 8.1 - xmms-devel package? SOLVED
by Joe 'Flame' Sullivan 02 Feb '03

02 Feb '03

Thus spake Karol Pietrzak: > The xmms package has the files you need to compile xmms apps/plugins: > > # rpm -ql xmms | grep include > /usr/X11R6/include/xmms > /usr/X11R6/include/xmms/configfile.h > /usr/X11R6/include/xmms/dirbrowser.h > /usr/X11R6/include/xmms/formatter.h > /usr/X11R6/include/xmms/fullscreen.h > /usr/X11R6/include/xmms/plugin.h > /usr/X11R6/include/xmms/titlestring.h > /usr/X11R6/include/xmms/util.h > /usr/X11R6/include/xmms/xmmsctrl.h > # > > Actually, I despise this inconsistency in SuSE naming scheme. Although > it's arguable whether there should be a "devel" package with only 6 > header files, at least what could be done is to have the main package > Provide "xmms-devel". For some reason or another, that's not done... DOH! Yes, this does get confusing. In this case it's a spec file that was looking for xmms-devel before compiling, easy fix.... Between that and seeing xmms-devel packages on RPMfind.net for other distros, I just figured something was missing. Ugh, okay, thanks! Joe

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ftp server question
by Clayton 02 Feb '03

02 Feb '03

Just a quick question... I am looking for a good (meaning easy to setup) ftp server. I have found several - proftpd for example - but I am lazy... I want a GUI interface to the ftp server for setup and management. Are there any out there that you guys know of? Or am I just going to have to knuckle down and use the command line? C.

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Installing 8.1 via NFS
by Gabriel Dos Reis 02 Feb '03

02 Feb '03

Hi, I'm trying to install SuSE-8.1 via NFS on a DELL Inspiron 8200. The problem I'm seeing is: although the NFS-shared directory seems to be found (mounted correctly), the booter (on the machine being installed) is claiming that it "cannot find the image" and is suggesting to "verify the directory specification". I can attest that the directory I'm specifying does correspond to where the source tree lives on the remote host (NFS server). Any clue is welcome. -- Gaby

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8.1 - xmms-devel package?
by Joe 'Flame' Sullivan 02 Feb '03

02 Feb '03

Hey all, Planning to compile something that requires xmms-devel. I have SuSE 8.1 Pro, but the xmms-devel package is nowhere to be found. Tried rebuilding xmms using the src package, but got all kinds of errors I've never seen before while compiling. Shouldn't xmms-devel have been included considering it's part of the compiled XMMS? At any rate, anyone seen an xmms-devel package that'll install with the SuSE XMMS RPM? Or maybe someone out there's managed to make one? Thanks, Joe

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kde 3.1 and apt-get
by Bob S. 02 Feb '03

02 Feb '03

Hello SuSE folk Tried to upgrade kde from 3.05 to 3.1 with apt. I added the kde3-stable to my sources list and did an update. When I did the apt-get upgrade command it only downloaded one 3.1 file. Is the repository broken or is there something else I must do (or missed something) to get the files for the upgrade. update downloaded the kde3-stable list. Bob S.

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