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Re: [SLE] Cannot scan as except as root on SuSE 8.2.
by Guy Zelck 08 Oct '03

08 Oct '03

Hi Carlos, Carlos E. R. wrote: >El 2003-09-24 a las 21:08, Guy Zelck escribió: > > > >>>There is a command line resmgr. You may check the actual permissions you >>>have: >>> >>>cer@nimrodel:~> /sbin/resmgr list >>>rws- /dev/scanner >>>rw-- /dev/usbscanner >>>rw-- /dev/usb/scanner >>>rw-- /dev/usb/scanner0 >>>rw-- /dev/usb/scanner1 >>> >>> >>> >>My output is : >> >>rws- /dev/scanner >>rw-- /dev/usbscanner >>rw-- /dev/usb/scanner >>rw-- /dev/usb/scanner0 >>rw-- /dev/usb/scanner1 >>rw-- /dev/usb/scanner2 >>rw-- /dev/usb/scanner3 >>rw-- /dev/usb/scanner4 >>rw-- /dev/usb/scanner5 >>rw-- /dev/usb/scanner6 >>rw-- /dev/usb/scanner7 >> >>This seems ok. I'm beginning to think that although I logged in via kdm >>that somehow the "desktop" class hasn't been set. This is maybe due to >>the fact that I installed kde 3.1.3 packages. They were build for SuSE >>though ( Packager : http://www.suse.de/feedback). >> >> > >Acording to the above, you do have permission to use the scanner. Man >resmgr says: > > list [family] > Display the list of devices available to the user. > >and "user" is the user calling resmgr. > > There's nothing wrong with the resmgr setup as such. It's just that my user isn't recognized as belonging to the 'desktop' class and thus gets no access to the devices. So I tried this as root : resmgr login guy /dev/pts/2 resmgr grant guy desktop This makes me explicitly a member of the desktop class. But guess what, it still doesn't work. Whether I use xsane or xscanimage has nothing to do with it. The other problem is there isn't realy a device when using libusb. sane-find-scanner shows the following : found USB scanner (vendor=0x03f0, product=0x0401) at libusb:001:002. If I try "resmgr open -ro /dev/usb/scanner0" as root it yields : status code 502 server message follows: permission denied If you do "ldd /opt/kde3/bin/kdm", do you get the same as I get? Nmly : libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x40028000) libpam.so.0 => /lib/libpam.so.0 (0x400f6000) libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x400fe000) libresolv.so.2 => /lib/libresolv.so.2 (0x40101000) libutil.so.1 => /lib/libutil.so.1 (0x40113000) libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x40117000) /lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x40000000) Just thought that maybe I should see /lib/libresmgr.so.0.1 in the list but I guess not. Probably libpam is enough but I wonder how pam knows that is has to go look in pam.d/xdm to verify things. The resultcode you get in your logs is 200 as I expected. This is good and better than the 502 I get. > >My kde is the one that came with suse 8.2 with the updates YOU did. The >scanner is an epson 1650, using usb, yes. The permissions are, right now: > >crw------- 1 cer root 180, 48 2003-03-14 14:08 /dev/usbscanner >crw------- 1 cer root 180, 48 2003-03-14 14:08 /dev/usb/scanner0 >crw------- 1 cer root 180, 49 2003-03-14 14:08 /dev/usb/scanner1 > > > I plan to put back the original kde 3.1.1 and see if that solves things. Guy.

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Help with combo drive and K3b
by Kirby Nesbitt 07 Oct '03

07 Oct '03

Cry for help here. Just upgraded to K3b 0.9 and I am unable to see my LG 4480B CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive. I ran the K3b config as root and it did detect my drive as a writer. Also added my self to the users list but when logged in as myself k3b does not recognize the drive (as a RW). Logged in as root, I get the following entries under K3b..>Settings-->Configure K3b...>Devices Devices - Reader: No entry Writer: HL-DT-ST-RW/DVD GCC4480B System Device Name: /dev/sr0 (0,0,0) Interface Type: Generic SCSI Vender: HL-DT-ST Description: RW/DVD GCC-4480B Version: 1 Max Read Speed: 48 Max Write Speed: 48 Cdrdao driver: auto CD-Text Capable: auto Supports Burnfree -ok- CD/RW drive -ok- Supports DAO Writing -ok- Logging in under my user name and running K3b, settings-->devices get the following: Devices- Reader: System Device Name: /dev/sr0 (0,0,0) Interface Type: Generic SCSI Vendor: - Description: - Version: - Max Read Speed: 48 Cdrdao driver: auto Writer: No entry..Blank ! ----------------- When attempting to copy a CD, the CD copy window indicates "CD Reader Device" as none, and the "Burning Device" is also blank. I have run the configuration utility under YaST2 (SUSE 8.2) in an attempt to straighten out the CDR configuration however it does not seem to help. It is indicating a single device entry: HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4480B /dev/sr0 This device only seems to be recognized when running K3b as root (per above) but still fails the copy process. Appreciate any help in straightening this mess out. TIA> Kirb N

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9.0 coming tomorrow (Sep. 30)?
by Joe Sullivan 05 Oct '03

05 Oct '03

Hmmmm... "One product that will be released imminently is Suse Linux 9.0. The latest version of this product, which is largely aimed at home users, will be available tomorrow, 30 September, Burger revealed exclusively to IT Week." http://www.vnunet.com/News/1143941 Tomorrow? Do the stores know this? Do the SuSE websites know this? Or does Burger not know what he's talking about? Hmmmm... Joe -- Now Playing: Anthrax - Got The Time [From Persistence Of Time (1990)] (0:50/2:44) Powered by XMMS and SuSE Linux 8.2 Pro

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How to restore shipping kernel and modules
by Bernd Gauweiler 04 Oct '03

04 Oct '03

OK I screwed up in an attempt to "optimize" a self-compiled kernel using Suse 8.2 pro. All works fine except hotplug fails to start. At this point I just don't have the time to learn how to diagnose and fix this. Sadly, before the recompilation I lacked the brains to backup the shipping 2.2.40-4GB modules. I have the original kernel. How do I restore the shipping modules into /lib/modules? TIA, Bernd

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SuSE 8.2: proper firewall configuration?
by Fred Sloniker 03 Oct '03

03 Oct '03

I'm using SuSE 8.2, which I've just reinstalled after repartitioning my hard drive, and while I'm busily re-downloading updates and re-installing programs, I've realized that I don't really know if the firewall checkbox I chose when I was setting up my dialup connection is doing anything. Does 8.2 automatically set the firewall up right, or do I have to tweak it? If the latter, can anyone hold my hand through the process? Also, anybody know a good page for testing the firewall? I've used Symantec's security tester on the Windows side of things, but they don't support Linux. Are there any other steps I should take to make sure my box doesn't get hacked? I realize that just by using Linux I've taken the biggest step, but it'd be embarrassing to fall victim to something I could have stopped with a click or a few command lines...

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SuSE Documentation Online?
by Thomas Jones 03 Oct '03

03 Oct '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Does anyone know of any online version of the "Administration Guide" and/or "User Guide"? I combed through some of the ..../pub/people directory but am unable to find any subdirectories for the authors that may contain a development copy. It seems a waste of time, to re-type a bunch of excerpts when it may be available online. I would prefer LaTEX; but any format would work. As always, thanks for your help. ;) - -- Thomas Jones Linux-Howtos Network Administrator OpenGPG Key: 0x6A3DF6E9 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2-rc1-SuSE (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/dbNCQT2komo99ukRAujIAKDjvDCdANh9V16pBC5ZTOOZ1z8KpwCfX+G5 Ng5jBMYy2j6VhJvqY4UJ8jQ= =Swbr -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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XConfig in different distributions
by Sergio Dominguez 03 Oct '03

03 Oct '03

Hi all, and sorry if this is too basic a question, but I am really struggling (my eyes hurt!!) Can I take a old XF86Config-4 for my machine (Mandrake's and working pefectly) and put it as the XF86Config-4 for my Suse 8.2 pro? Actually I would only need to substitute the monitor part. Would that be possible? Thanks very much, Sergio Dominguez

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cdrecord ignores speed=#...
by Johnny Ernst Nielsen 02 Oct '03

02 Oct '03

Good day, cdrecord version 2.0, under SuSE Linux 8.2 Pro. I want to burn a CD-RW with 1X. No matter what speed I set, cdrecord ignores it and burns with approximately 4X (which is the media's burning ability according to its ATIP). Before the burn starts, cdrecord always says that it will burn at 2X, but the actual burning is always done with 4X I have tried to set the speed to 0, 1 and 2 to no avail. The environment variable CDR_SPEED is empty, and there is no settings file for cdrecord on the system. So there should not be any settings overruling my command ilne. It makes no difference if I burn as root or as a normal user. Under SuSE 8.1 cdrecord always honored my speed requests, with this very drive and with the same media. I have not found any usable solutions on the great internet. Has anyone got any ideas as to what might be wrong? Best regards :o) Johnny :o)

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Appearance of Qt apps messed up by gnome-settings-daemon
by Sjoerd Hiemstra 02 Oct '03

02 Oct '03

Hi, the fonts in gtk2 apps (menus, dialogs, etc.) appear small and hardly readable, unless I have gnome-settings-daemon running. But... menus and dialogs etc. in Qt apps appear extremely large then. If I go to K Control Center > Appearance > Fonts and adjust the menu of, say, Opera to normal, then the menu fonts of Konsole are way too small. Setting this to normal make other menu fonts appear very large. Button text and dialogs in Opera are way too big and can't be changed. These are just a few examples. In short, gnome-setting-daemon messes up the appearance of Qt apps. I ended up _not_ using gnome-settings-daemon any more, and avoiding gtk2 apps wherever possible. The big unsolved mystery is: why do the gnome2 settings affect Qt??? Can it be switched off? S.H.

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Updating KDE for SuSE 8.1
by jrn＠oregonhanggliding.com 01 Oct '03

01 Oct '03

How does one upgrade KDE for Suse 8.1? Just download all the RPM's and do an rpm -ivh rpm-file.rpm? Do they need to be installed in any particular order? Does the rpm command need to do an upgrade instead of an install of the RPM? -Thanks- Jim

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