June 2003 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

sound problem --again
by C Hamel 26 Jun '03

26 Jun '03

The suggestion that I use the /etc/sysconfig/powermanagement script to suspend the pcmcia/alsasound devices so that they would work after suspension of the system worked for two consecutive suspend operations --then broke, again. The third suspension never happened, when attempted. The system kept beeping at me and when I finally decided --after roughly a minute of this-- to use the reset switch I found it was not operational. Fortunately, holding the off switch for several seconds overrides it, so I was able to shut down the box. The sound never worked again after suspension of the system. I guess it's going to be a manual reset each and every time I have to suspend --which is far better and less time-consuming than having to reboot each day. Thanks, once again, to everyone who tried to help. This box is on its way out ...just as soon as I find a replacement. It is a pre-2000 box so apparently the BIOS is one of the flakey ones, or something. I just dunno, nor do I care, any longer. ...CH

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xterm question
by Carlos E. R. 26 Jun '03

26 Jun '03

Is it possible to start an xterm with a parameter on the command line producing the same effect as the menu selection "VT Fonts: Huge"? If this is on the maual, I haven't found it, I got lost somewhere O:-) And if there is another to give a certain size and possition, better still ;-) -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson

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apt? synaptic? My head is spinning!
by lists1 26 Jun '03

26 Jun '03

I have a box with suse 8.0 that just failed because I think it lost the partition table, or was hacked and etc was rm'd. I also have a backup box with suse 7.3 that was a backup, and is now my main box until I fix the first one. I also had two suse 7.3 servers running. But we all know that suse recently stopped supporting 7.3. I looked at some of the archived posts on usenet/google, and it looks like installing a new distro from scratch is the preferred method of updating. Since I need to run a few servers (apache, bind, ntp, and a few others) and don't need re-install headaches, and am not a guru on linux just yet, I planned on switching to debian because of the apt package manager (I've had trouble with rpm's on various applications with suse), and because once debian is installed, that's it. No reinstallation headaches, no purchasing additional distros, etc. I also have a friend that will be running the dns server on the box, and his preference is debian as well, and he will help with maintenance of the box. He previously helped with the suse 7.3 setup. What is the preferred procedure for updating a box? Let's say I have suse 7.3. Now that suse 8.2 is out, what would be the preferred way to update the 7.3 install? I read that users going from 8.0 to 8.1 sometimes didn't work out, 7.3 to 8.0 or 7.3 to 8.1 the same problems, etc. If I make the investment to install suse 8.2 now, what will be the procedure to move to suse 8.3 or 9.0 in the near future? Wipe everything and reinstall? Or will I be able to apt-get upgrade suse 8.3? I took a look at the upgrade procedure on suse's site. replacing the base packages first... I looked for the base packages, but it was too hard to figure out. And how do I do it if I can't do it on a running system? I have been able to compile kernels in the past, so I have just a bit more knowledge than a newbie. But I'm not a programmer, and tech isn't my vocation. I liked my suse 8.0 desktop, and suse 8.2 looks good from the reports. But I can't afford to pay for a full distro every six months. Leaving this aside, what is the preferred method for updating a box? What is the preferred partition setup? Separate /home partition is obvious, what else? Bing. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All spam received is reported to http://spamcop.net Any spam designed to avoid spamcop processing is processed and reported manually to all the isps in the headers. Don't send it. I don't respond to it.

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Re: [SLE] arecord output anomaly
by Charles Philip Chan 25 Jun '03

25 Jun '03

On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 17:09:02 -0500 C Hamel <chamel(a)starband.net> wrote: > Like I said: if anyone wants to inspect a snippet of the file, let me > know. You can send me a clip if you like, but I can't guarantee anything- I am not an ALSA expert. If no one can resolve your problem on this list, you might be better off asking on the ALSA list. Charles -- The nice thing about Windows is - It does not just crash, it displays a dialog box and lets you press 'OK' first. (Arno Schaefer's .sig)

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badblocks and rfs
by Rohit 25 Jun '03

25 Jun '03

Hi all, My hdd fell from the chair and an RO run of badblocks tells me that there is a scratch. My cure is to try and locate the cylinder where the scratch is, and repartition the disk to exclude that scratch. So to correctly implement this, I need the following.. 1. Is there same amount of storage per cylinder? I need to determine which cylinder of my machine has the problem, and then to exclude it? 2. Does badblocks operate below the filesystem level for RO test? All references that I got with respect to badblocks, with another FS, were related to ext2fs - while I have reiserfs on that partition. 3. Any other suggestions? Can not afford a new disk, but surely can make it a point not to store critical data on this disk. Rohit ********************************************************* Disclaimer This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ********************************************************* Visit us at http://www.mahindrabt.com

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How to get the new versions of synaptic with synaptic.
by Bradley D. Pierson 25 Jun '03

25 Jun '03

What do I need to do in order to be able to have apt get and install the new versions of synaptic. -- Bradley D. Pierson <bpierson(a)charter.net>

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Linksys WPC54G PCMCIA adapter
by serespdi＠racsa.co.cr 25 Jun '03

25 Jun '03

Hey there, Is out there someone lucky enough to be using this card with SuSE 8.2 Pro? If so, can someone provide info on how to configure Linksys WPC54G Wireless PCMCIA adapter? I'm having a hard time trying to install this device. Sergio Espinoza serespdi(a)racsa.co.cr http://www.sergioespinoza.com/ http://www.xtremecode.net/

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SuSE Linux 8.2 disabled Audio/Game IO devices on exiting
by Peter Fasi 25 Jun '03

25 Jun '03

I just installed The SuSE Linux desktop - Dual boot HP Pavilion 8860 with VT82C686 AC97 Audio Controller running Windows Me and SuSE. The sound card and game-port are being disabled at the BIOS level every time that I exit out of SuSE. When I re-boot into Windows, I have to re-enable the sound card and game port in the BIOS. I would like to know if there is a way of stopping this from happening. Is there a config file that I can edit? Anyone experience the same problem? Peter. ____________________________________________________________ Get advanced SPAM filtering on Webmail or POP Mail ... Get Lycos Mail! http://login.mail.lycos.com/r/referral?aid=27005

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Anyone using synaptic? Anyone?
by Marc Christensen 25 Jun '03

25 Jun '03

Hey all, I am trying to get a synaptic that works (and preferably compiles) on SuSE. I know there are many here that use apt. Any of you use synaptic? -- Marc Christensen http://counter.li.org/cgi-bin/runscript/display-person.cgi?user=9502

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SuSE 8.2 kernel 2.4.20 Oopsing all the time.
by Andre Truter 25 Jun '03

25 Jun '03

Hi, I have an Athon box that ran very well with SuSE 8.1. Then, after the upgrade to 8.2, I discovered that it reboots at least once a day. It still used the k_deflt kernel, so I tried the k_athlon kernel. Now it does not reboot that often, but applications crash all over the place. THe log file shows that the kernel oops. It is different applications that crash, so i doubt if it is hardware. The machine has been running flawless with SuSE 8.1 also. Any ideas? This is the last one: Jun 25 22:01:29 getafix kernel: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 8b794c49 Jun 25 22:01:29 getafix kernel: printing eip: Jun 25 22:01:29 getafix kernel: c023f7e2 Jun 25 22:01:29 getafix kernel: *pde = 00000000 Jun 25 22:01:29 getafix kernel: Oops: 0002 2.4.20-4GB-athlon #1 Wed Jun 18 07:44:55 UTC 2003 Jun 25 22:01:29 getafix kernel: CPU: 0 Jun 25 22:01:29 getafix kernel: EIP: 0010:[sock_poll+18/48] Not tainted Jun 25 22:01:29 getafix kernel: EIP: 0010:[<c023f7e2>] Not tainted Jun 25 22:01:29 getafix kernel: EFLAGS: 00210292 Jun 25 22:01:29 getafix kernel: eax: c5f286c0 ebx: 00000000 ecx: c58b47c0 edx: c583ed40Jun 25 22:01:29 getafix kernel: esi: c58b47c0 edi: 00000004 ebp: 00000010 esp: c5f55f08Jun 25 22:01:29 getafix kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018 Jun 25 22:01:29 getafix kernel: Process sshd (pid: 1236, stackpage=c5f55000) Jun 25 22:01:29 getafix kernel: Stack: 00000000 c5f286c0 00000000 00000000 c01573e3 c58b47c0 00000000 00000145 Jun 25 22:01:29 getafix kernel: c5f54000 7fffffff 00000000 00000000 00000000 c700e000 00000000 0000000d Jun 25 22:01:29 getafix kernel: c3c357d8 00000000 c0157737 0000000d c5f55f90 c5f55f8c c5f55f70 00000004 Jun 25 22:01:29 getafix kernel: Call Trace: [do_select+483/544] [sys_select+743/1248] [system_call+51/56] Jun 25 22:01:29 getafix kernel: Call Trace: [<c01573e3>] [<c0157737>] [<c0108e67>] Jun 25 22:01:29 getafix kernel: Code: 81 c2 14 01 00 00 8b 5a 08 89 0c 24 89 54 24 04 89 44 24 08 -- Andre Truter Software Engineer Registered Linux user #185282 ICQ #40935899 AIM: trusoftzaf http://www.trusoft.za.net ~ A dinosaur is a salamander designed to Mil Spec ~

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