June 2003 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

FW: I'm drowning here..
by James Hamilton 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

> Hi all, > > I have about 3 hrs experience with Linux. > > I installed SuSE 7.2 on a virtual machine (FWIW) and the installation > seemed successful, but when I restart the Virtual Machine I get the > following error: > > Kernel Panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 08:06 > > This follows earlier warnings: > > request_module[scsi_hostadapter]: Root fs not mounted. > > I have done extensive searches and this problem seems fairly common. It > involves modifying the LILO.conf with an initrd entry (or something like > that). My first stumbling block however is how do I do anything if I can't > boot my system!! > > I didn't make a floppy, and I can't for the life of me seem to boot from > the original installation CDs. I just get 2 valid options at the boot: > prompt, 'linux' and 'memory test'. I tried typing 'manual' but it just > says 'No such image. [Tab] shows a list'. > > I feel totally stuck. Can someone help me out a bit?? > > Thanks, > James. www.radiotaxis.co.uk ##################################################################################### Note: This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it and notify the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. Radio Taxis Ltd and any of its subsidiaries each reserve the right to monitor all e-mail communications through its networks. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the message states otherwise and the sender is authorised to state them to be the views of any such entity. Thank You. #####################################################################################

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linux as a gateway
by Dan Am 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

hi chaps, want to rig up a gateway on linux, with like 7 or 8 nics. 1. who knows of problems doing this (pci-wise or otherwise)? 2. who knows of an existant hw-solution ? (needs a large chassis and board and redundant power and so on.) 3. Are there any "embeddeds" with just the nic-ports and little else ? tia dan -- buddha 2.4.20-4GB 1:32pm up 8 days 0:56, 6

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konqueror performance
by Dan Am 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

hi again, i decided to switch to mozilla ! actually I do prefer konq in layout, functionalityand kde integration, but it is soooo slow in comparison. pages just take so long to build.(example: www.telefonbuch.de) what is the deal ? is that being worked on anywhere ? am i misconfigured ? regards dan -- buddha 2.4.20-4GB 1:37pm up 8 days 1:01, 6

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mailman problem
by Infra 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

hi, when i try to start mailman using "rcmailman start" i get the following error: Starting mailmanSite list is missing: mailman failed does anybody have any ideas what the problem could be? thanks --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.481 / Virus Database: 277 - Release Date: 5/13/2003

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warmboot
by Berge, Harry ten 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

Hi, Does anyone know if it's possible to 'warmboot' linux? I want to reboot the system, but WITHOUT a complete initialisation of the BIOS and all.... So basically a reload of the kernel... Is this possible? > Met vriendelijke groet / Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind Regards, > H.J. ten Berge Test Engineer HITT Traffic Oude Apeldoornseweg 41-45 P.O. Box 717 NL-7300 AS, APELDOORN The Netherlands Telephone +31-55-543 26 34 Fax +31-55-543 25 53 E-mail mailto:berge@hitt.nl Internet http://www.hitt-traffic.nl

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OT: a nice pro-linux view of Sco-vs.IBM
by zentara 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

Interesting....Microsoft is more vulnerable to IP infringement lawsuits than linux. http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/31/1244201 -- use Perl; #powerful programmable prestidigitation

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Another (slightly OT) Radeon question
by H du Plooy 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

To which GeForce cards would a Radeon 7500 compare to, in terms of performance? GeForce 2MX/4MX or the GeForce2GTS? There's a 128mb Radeon 7500 on special here, and I'm very tempted... Thanks

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KDE updated to 3.1.2 -- will it be on YOU?
by Tom Emerson 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The other day I noticed KDE has released 3.1.2, and while it has links to SuSE-specific, 8.2-specific, RPM's, I'm curious to know if this will be placed on the YOU servers itself, or do I have to do the upgrade "manually" [not that it is a big deal -- as I recall, you basically download all the RPM's into a directory, then from a command line use an RPM "update" command that only updates installed programs...] It would be nice(er), however, to be able to see this as an "upgrade" in YOU and therefore be able to "add on" or change installed components of KDE in a consistent and controlled manner... - -- Yet another Blog: http://osnut.homelinux.net -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2-rc1-SuSE (GNU/Linux) Comment: http://osnut.homelinux.net/TomEmerson.asc iD8DBQE+3IPKV/YHUqq2SwsRAtYXAJoCFNqAHx4TjcN8CNILZptyCxdmcACdFjXu daDEiwsq2oXaJuopD3909zc= =8cSo -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Microsoft Keyboard macros for Linux
by Tom Nielsen 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

I bought this Microsoft wireless keyboard and mouse combo a couple months ago. The keyboard, which is the 'natural' style, has all these useless function keys like music, internet, logoff, suspend, volume up and down, email, etc.... I didn't buy it for the special keys but rather for the wireless and natural form factor. I took the CD that had the macros and placed them in my drawer since I was never going to use it. Well, I'm wondering if there is some way to get those macros, or special keys, to work in Linux? It would be kind of cool to associate them with Linux apps. Anyone have any ideas? Anyway, I'm sure this is a long shot, but what the heck...email is free. Tom - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tom Nielsen Neuro Logic Systems, Inc. 805.389.5435 x18 www.neuro-logic.com

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SuSE 8.2 and postgres
by Franck 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Lo all, I have a problem with SuSE 8.2 and postgres 7.3. I have installed 8.2 with postgres database but when i'm launching /etc/rc.d/postgres start i have an error in /var/log/postgresql : Failed to initialize lc_messages to '' FATAL: invalid value for option 'LC_MESSAGES': 'fr_FR@euro' Ispell is installed, what the solution ? Regards - -- Franck \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Fingerprint : 20F4 DBE5 7234 52D6 3610 BB17 D73C 1F7A 9E64 F6A1 http://www.linuxpourtous.com \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+3u+R1zwfep5k9qERAkSdAJ4gJ79zuhkjfuR1ZDJEYGr75CFXsACfZbeQ duVbOPh3nIAJLvVVo9jYDvo= =6eAc -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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