June 2003 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Proftpd 1.2.8 RPM (or src.rpm) for SuSE 8.2
by Radu Voicu 03 Jun '03

03 Jun '03

Hi there! Do you have the proftpd 1.2.8 in src.rpm or rpm with support for MySQL (for SuSE 8.2)? I was trying to recompile Draht's source rpm for 1.2.2 and to adjust it for 1.2.8 ...but no chance yet. Any help would be appreciated ;) Radu

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Need sugestion on network sharing
by Verdi March 03 Jun '03

03 Jun '03

Hi, I'm planning to use broadband (cable modem). My ISP suggests Motorola SURFboard SB5100 (http://broadband.motorola/noflash/sb5100.html). The broadband link will be shared by 4 users (laptops), and we plan to use private IP for all 4 of us. Is this possible, or is it one of us must use public IP? TIA. -- -- Verdi March -- -- +++ GMX - Mail, Messaging & more http://www.gmx.net +++ Bitte lächeln! Fotogalerie online mit GMX ohne eigene Homepage!

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SuSEfirewall2
by Puth Chan Choth 03 Jun '03

03 Jun '03

Hello all, I have configured my server with SuSefirewall2 and open ports: 22 25 3128 3306 42 443 53 80. But I cannot access SAMBA. Do I have to open the port for SAMBA? Which port that SAMBA resides in? Thank you so much in advanced for your assistance. Best regards, Chan Choth

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looking for a flexible Logfile Analyser
by Prengel, Ralf 03 Jun '03

03 Jun '03

Hallo, I ve to build some reports using informations coming from a firewall-system. My idea was to use a report generator that allows me to define the lines and fiels for building statistics and graphics. Unfortunatelly I found only a tool named yalla http://freshmeat.net/projects/yaala/?topic_id=245 that might be something I'm looking for. Thanks for hints -- i.A. Ralf Prengel Customer Services Comline AG Dortmund/Germany Fon +49 231 97575-157 Fax +49 231 97575-257 EMail ralf.prengel(a)comline.de für Supportanfragen EMail support(a)comline.de Fon +49 231 97575-904 Fax +49 231 97575-905

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Successful upgrade from 7.3 to 8.2
by David 03 Jun '03

03 Jun '03

A couple of weeks ago I upgraded my Athlon XP workstation from SuSE Linux 7.3 to 8.2 using the upgrade tool on the Installation CD. It went smoothly and I made some notes on my experiences. ********* Good news ********* These things are fantastic :- Scanner ====== My UMAX 2200 USB scanner was recognized by sane (xsane) right out of the box. Joystick ======== My Saitek X45 USB Flight Controller worked right out of the box. No configuration at all. It was even calibrated nicely. Spamassassin ============ Now that SuSE have packaged this, it is well worth the little bit of effort to get it configured and running (but be careful with procmail) wvdial ====== Users can no longer use the wvdial command to go online with PPP. But no worry, qinternet is a great new tool (that uses wvdial behind the scenes.) 3D == XFree86 4.3.0 now installs drm 3D graphics on my ATI Rage Pro 128 card out of the box. So actually I needed to comment out the 'Chipset' option in my XF86Config because it was not compatible with the chipset strings in the new driver. ATI's fault imho for having dozens of different chipset ids for identical model numbers and functionality. (3D still locks up the card occasionally - at least with Racer set for lots of effects - the racer default - so if you have an ATI Rage 128 and prefer rock solid reliability, don't play 3D games and use the frame-buffer which has 2D acceleration afaik. I reduced the resolution, fog and fx settings in Racer and it works like a dream now.) sound ===== alsa 0.9 has a more sophisticated mixer for my Turtle Beach Santa Cruz than alsa 0.5, and is reputed to give much better support overall. I look forward to playing with it (it still sounds nice.) The machine no longer mutes and zeroes all the sliders on reboot, instead restoring the prior settings. And no more worries with missing modules (unlike a recent 2.4.18-SuSE kernel on 7.3) *************** Quite good news *************** And here are some steps on the learning curve (nothing too difficult):- Local mail relay - sendmail versus postfix, and procmail adventures =================================================================== I fixed a few problems with sendmail but was stumped by a mail loop it caused (mail bounced back to itself.) I gave up and replaced it with postfix. Unlike sendmail, it does not call the procmail mail delivery agent by default. There is an /etc/sysconfig/postfix option, POSTFIX_MDA, to change this. procmail gave me a little more trouble -- with my large mailbox. Again there was an /etc/sysconfig/postfix option -- POSTFIX_ADD_MAILBOX_SIZE_LIMIT which I needed to increase. SuSE's manuals no longer recommend using a mail server on standalone machines, and it is not covered by the installation support (purchase Advanced Support if you need it.) So I am pleased it still works for me. ** spamassassin - be very careful when installing this with postfix or sendmail, especially if you already use procmail - there is an old rule from the analog world "always read the directions before using power tools" - there is a thread last week that I started which delves into the consequences :-( Printing -- cups versus lpd =========================== YaST2 didn't seem to know that apsfilter should be replaced by lpdfilter (neither did I as it wasn't mentioned in the upgrade section of the manual - it is in the printing chapter of course.) Even with this done, lpd still wouldn't print so I switched to cups using the yast2 printer switcher. After running the switcher, YaST2 immediately ran the Printer Configuration Tool, which appeared to hang on "Initializing CUPS server..." 9% but /var/log/cups revealed the problem with tcp_wrappers Oddly, putting cupsd : ALL EXCEPT LOCAL in /etc/hosts.deny did not fix this (I guess I do not understand hosts.deny fully.) But putting cupsd : 127.0.0.1 in /etc/hosts.allow woke up YaST2 again (I did not restart YaST) and it made a fine set of print queues automatically (nice to see it using the stp drivers out of the box for my Epson Stylus Color 600 - the uniprint drivers that yast chose on 6.3/7.3 were great but the stp drivers from the gimp-print project are fantastic.) I could not print from my Windows laptop until I noticed that YaST2 didn't make a raw queue by default, but a few keystrokes in YaST2 made one. lilo ==== I am sure this is my fault. My /boot and root are both on IDE logical partitions. YaST didn't notice that lilo was installed on a logical partition (not recommended), and tried automatically to install lilo on the extended partition. This didn't work. Rerunning lilo from within YaST, this time specifying MBR, fixed this in seconds. ********************************************************************** Hope this is interesting for those following on the upgrade trail . I am really pleased with my updgraded workstation (which is also a simple print server, sshd server and masquerading router.) No time yet to review and comment on all the upgraded applications and libraries, but you will probably only here about those when I need help :-) David

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Psion Handhelds
by Tobias D�ppe 03 Jun '03

03 Jun '03

Hello! I am a proud owner of a Psion Handheld (series 5mx pro). Unfortunately, they are not sold anymore and nor software updates are made anymore. Short question: How do I transfer the data on the Psion (the language of the Psion is EPOC) to Linux? It is mostly adresses and schedule date, I have found no software or tools. I do also appreciate indirect help (where to look, who to ask) a lot. Thank you! Tobias

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RPM pre and post install scripts
by David Krider 03 Jun '03

03 Jun '03

I thought there was some sort of pre and post install scripts that could be run when installing RPM's. Specifically, I installed the mod_frontpage RPM, but the stanza to activate the module in /etc/sysconfig/apache didn't get added. I wound up installing the apache_contrib RPM, and suddenly that stanza showed up, allowing me to turn on the extensions. I would have thought there to be a script that appended various sections onto the existing config files, but I don't see anything like that when looking "inside" the RPM with Midnight Commander. Perhaps the installation process actually just replaces them, but I don't see an /etc/sysconfig/apache file in the apache_contrib RPM either. My question, then, is how does this work? How does the process of installing the apache_contrib RPM wind up editing /etc/sysconfig/apache? Furthermore, why doesn't the mod_frontpage RPM have this same feature that would add the section it needs? (Why is it left to the apache_contrib RPM?) Thanks and regards, dk

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tcic and i83265 pcmcia problems
by Justin Zygmont 03 Jun '03

03 Jun '03

I was wondering if anyone knows a way to force 8.2 to use i82365.o for pcmcia instead of tcic. It looks like a change from previous versions, 8.1 would work. TCIC always fails during install with the following message in VC3: PCI bridge probe: not found. Intel PCIC probe: not found. Databook TCIC-2 probe: not found. insmod tcic using /modules/tcic.o /modules/tcic.o: init_module: No such device I didn't get any replies to my first message, so i'll try again.

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Sound system produces constant screech
by Steven T. Hatton 03 Jun '03

03 Jun '03

I have a SB Live that I've been using for some time now without major problems. I'm not sure exactly when this started, but sometime in the past month or so it started producing a very loud screech that begins as soon as the sound modules are loaded. Have others seen this? STH

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Lotus Organizer - File Transfer or Program
by Tobias D�ppe 03 Jun '03

03 Jun '03

Hello! I have a lot of data (adresses, schedules) in Lotus Organizer under Windows. Do you have an idea, how to transfer those data to Linux, and what organizer program works best (similar to Lotus Organizer) on Linux? Thank you! Tobias

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