August 2003 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

adaptec aic7899 scsi controller
by Alexandru Dovlete 01 Aug '03

01 Aug '03

Hello! I installed SuSE 8.2 on an Intel SCB2 platform. At the time of the installation I only had an IDE-drive. Now we added 4 scsi drives but I fail to make the operating system recognize them. The scsi drives are on an adaptec aic7899 scsi controller. I edited /etc/sysconfig/kernel and added aic7xxx in INITRD_MODULES and then run mk_initrd. However at startup I get this error : kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k scsi_hostadapter, errno = 2 I use the updated smp kernel from SuSE Here is the output of cat /proc/version : Linux version 2.4.20-64GB-SMP (root(a)SMP_X86.suse.de) (gcc version 3.3 20030226 (prerelease) (SuSE Linux)) What can I do? Thank you very much! Dovli

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vacation nuisance
by Dan Am 01 Aug '03

01 Aug '03

Hi , "vacation" is driving up the pole. It just dies out without sending the response, even though it gets invoked by .forward. Using SuSE 8.2 with sendmail, latest patches etc Since it's Summertime, someone _must_ have had the problem. I had it on two different machines now :-( Someone ? Please ? -- buddha 2.4.20-4GB 6:49pm up 2:09, 9 users,

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Stock postgres
by Rob Sell 01 Aug '03

01 Aug '03

Is anyone using the stock postgres on 8.2? If so is it bloody slow for you? We upgraded servers recently and went from a dual athlon mp 1.4ghz with 5 disk raid 5 to a dual xeon 2.4 with a 4disk raid 5. I have an insert that took about 2 minutes on the old server. It takes over 20 minutes now. Do I need to recompile postgres or something to get it up to speed? ROb

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sles7 package updates
by Eyup TEKIN 01 Aug '03

01 Aug '03

hi i visit this link http://www.suse.de/en/private/download/updates/index.html i use sles7 sistem. i think it is full version is sles 7.3 edition my uname -a output is below Linux voltran 2.4.7-4GB #1 Fri Aug 17 01:58:31 GMT 2001 i686 unknown 1- i get glibc package for 7.3 i386 and update in my system.my system is sles7 i686 2-7.3 i386 packages are used in i686 versions ? 3-what does i386 and i686 means ? which criterias are available for specific versions and architecture? 4-may i use 8.2 i386 packeges in the 7.3 i386 or sles7 i686 system ? i mixed about above issues. i need suggestions and explanations. best regards

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RE: [SLE] Firewall interpretation request
by Knut Erik Hauslo 01 Aug '03

01 Aug '03

High Ports >=1024 <=65535 are used for FTP Transfer, and only opend if realted to a previous session. For example, if you initiate a ftp session to some FTP Server out there, you would talk to destination Port 21. Any Paket from the FTP Server are - until data transfer - from Port 21 with destination port >=1024. Passive FTP Client then requests IP Address and Port to be used for data transfer which is in the High Ports area. The Client then starts the transfer with source port >= 1024 and destination port >= 1024. That would be normal use. If you define poor firewall rules, an attacker might be able to use these ports even if no related communication has taken place before. -Knut Erik -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Marshall [mailto:bmarsh@bmarsh.com] Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 4:21 AM To: SLE Subject: Re: [SLE] Firewall interpretation request On Thursday 31 July 2003 22:08 pm, John wrote: > Hiya gang, > > I happened to notice last night that my RD light on my modem was > goin' ape-crazy, and my TD was only once in a while (maybe every 3 or > 4 seconds) blinking, so I knew not much was going 'out'. I couldn't > for the life of me remember where to look at logs for the firewall, > until just now. This is a sample of what I found: > > Jul 29 19:44:56 linux kernel: SuSE-FW-DROP-DEFAULT IN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= > SRC=204.1.226.229 DST=(correct local address) LEN=40 TOS=0x00 > PREC=0x00 TTL=112 ID=32768 PROTO=TCP SPT=65143 DPT=1054 WINDOW=8192 > RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 > > Okay, I checked and the SRC was *not* my ISP's remote address, the > DST was correct though as *my* assigned address at the time (dial-up > modem). I counted 'one second' of these, and had 65 instances within > one second. The *only* thing changing at each instance during the one > second, was the DPT , which seemed to start at 1024 and go up to 1054, > then start at 1024 all over again. > So, what I'd like to ask of anyone who knows is... > Starting with 'LEN' and going to 'URGP', what do each of those > things mean (I think I understand the 'PROTO', heh)? > I tried looking some of them up, but wasn't getting anything clear > enough for an 'idiot' to understand. > Why would only the 'DPT' change, and why only that range? > Is/was this a DDoS? It sure didn't bother me any, since I could > start a download or surf the web without any noticeable slowdown. Does > this mean that SuSEFirewall2 was doing its job well? (I'm leaning > strongly toward 'it did a fantastic job') > > Thanks if anyone finds these questions worth any answers. The > curiosity is killin' me. lol > > John > -- linux1:/var/log # whois 204.1.226.229 OrgName: Verio, Inc. OrgID: VRIO Address: 8005 South Chester Street Address: Suite 200 City: Englewood StateProv: CO PostalCode: 80112 Country: US ReferralServer: rwhois://rwhois.verio.net:4321/ NetRange: 204.0.0.0 - 204.3.255.255 CIDR: 204.0.0.0/14 NetName: VRIO-204-000 NetHandle: NET-204-0-0-0-1 Parent: NET-204-0-0-0-0 NetType: Direct Allocation NameServer: NS0.VERIO.NET NameServer: NS1.VERIO.NET NameServer: NS2.VERIO.NET NameServer: NS3.VERIO.NET Comment: ADDRESSES WITHIN THIS BLOCK ARE NON-PORTABLE Comment: Comment: ******************************************** Comment: Reassignment information for this block is Comment: available at rwhois.verio.net port 4321 Comment: ******************************************** RegDate: 2000-07-26 Updated: 2003-07-10 TechHandle: VIA4-ORG-ARIN TechName: Verio, Inc. TechPhone: +1-303-645-1900 TechEmail: vipar(a)verio.net OrgAbuseHandle: VAC5-ARIN OrgAbuseName: Verio Abuse Contact OrgAbusePhone: +1-800-551-1630 OrgAbuseEmail: abuse(a)verio.net OrgNOCHandle: VSC-ARIN OrgNOCName: Verio Support Contact OrgNOCPhone: +1-800-551-1630 OrgNOCEmail: support(a)verio.net OrgTechHandle: VIA4-ORG-ARIN OrgTechName: Verio, Inc. OrgTechPhone: +1-303-645-1900 OrgTechEmail: vipar(a)verio.net -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----+ + Bruce S. Marshall bmarsh(a)bmarsh.com Bellaire, MI 07/31/03 22:20 + +----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----+ "Why do we drive on Parkways, and park on Driveways?" -- 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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ULB GNOME 0.3
by James Ogley 01 Aug '03

01 Aug '03

Available from www.usr-local-bin.org today: * ULB GNOME 0.3 - the drop-in replacement for SuSE 8.2's GNOME2 setup - Updated gnome-terminal eliminates seg fault on startup - Updated gnome-icon-theme includes spinner, and much nicer set of default icons - Updated gstreamer multimedia backend and plugins package - Updated nautilus-media and gnome-media2 to use new gstreamer - net-Rhythmbox - your one-stop multimedia application - Updated gnome-panel with themable Applications menu James -- James Ogley, Webmaster, Rubber Turnip james(a)rubberturnip.org.uk http://www.rubberturnip.org.uk Jabber: riggwelter(a)myjabber.net Using Free Software since 1994, running GNU/Linux (SuSE 8.2) GNOME updates for SuSE: http://www.usr-local-bin.org

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Re: [SLE] kde 3.1.3 (available 7.2 tthru 8.2)
by GarUlbricht7＠netscape.net 01 Aug '03

01 Aug '03

"John" <newsd5(a)bestpond.com> wrote: >Hi Richard, >> For those that want to install the latest kde conveniently, it is now >> part of the apt repository for 8.1 and 8.2. >> http://linux01.gwdg.de/apt4rpm/freshrpms.html >> >Probably wishful thinking but would this work on SuSE V8.0 ? >If not is there an rpm availabl;e for SuSE 8.0 anywhere? > You can go to the KDE site or: http://www.suse.de/en/private/download/linuks/i386/update_for_8_0/base.html Or any of the SuSE mirrors. If you do upgrade be sure to install the qt libries found on: http://www.suse.de/en/private/download/linuks/i386/update_for_8_0/devel.html (or SuSE's mirrors) especially but not limited to: qt3-non-mt HTH Gar PS I have KDE 3.1.1 running on my 8.0 box, and KDE 3.1.2 on my 8.1 and after some initial problems, happy w/ both. YMMV __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455

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Anyone get Terminus running in 8.2?
by Marcel Lecker 01 Aug '03

01 Aug '03

I'm interested in any success stories of folks who have managed to get the game "Terminus" (by Vicarious Visions) running in SuSE 8.2. http://vvisions.logical.net/terminus/index.html Required: X Windows glibc 2.1 or later pthread library 0.8 or later P2-300 or greater At least 64 megs of ram Glide or OpenGL/DRI compatible video card 4x or faster CD-ROM Hardwarewise I'm looking good. The game segfaults on start-up and Googling has turned up everything from NVidia issues (which I'm using - issues may be pre-patch though) to the version of glibc in the distro (contrary to what the requirements might suggest). I just bought the game so I have no prior knowledge of it's quirks either. Any starting points, pointers, links, etc appreciated. Thanks, Marcel -- Marcel Lecker <volvox(a)telusplanet.net>

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GRIP in 8.2 Pro
by Carl William Spitzer IV 01 Aug '03

01 Aug '03

In attempting to rip a CD to mp3 i find I need to configure the encoders. In looking in Suse help on my box I find large sections of help files are missing when I try to build the database. It appears that not having a DVD even though I selected install everything leaves a large gap in the help for things like GRIP. Attempting to use the helps built into GRIP also do nothing. Third and possibily related fatal nautilus crashes followed by a seemingly limitless supply of warning windows. which close best with killall nautilus. All this occurs weather I am trying to rip in KDE or GNOME. CWSIV ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

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bootup passwords in grub
by Rohit 01 Aug '03

01 Aug '03

Hi all, Is there a way I can put a password for bootup, the way I put a password in lilo.conf? I want the extra security it provides. Default bootloader being grub. Lilo not on this machine. -- Rohit ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- +9122 5692 2108 G9,Floor-1,Chandivali : SDE : TLSI : 9821394599(a)bplmobile.com The note below, if any, is compulsorily added for non-mahindrabt recipients. ********************************************************* 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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