September 2003 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Searching for infofile.....
by Rob Sell 04 Sep '03

04 Sep '03

Forgive me if this has been asked here recently but I have searched the archives only to come up with one reference that dates back to 7.3. I am trying to do a clean install over a 7.3 machine with a scsi raid system and scsi cdrom. The cd's won't boot in the scsi cdrom 1 or 2 so I created the boot floppy and modules 1-4 disks. It comes up fine where it asks what I want to do I choose installation and it loads the kernel 50% and then asks for the modules 1 disk and that goes fine then it pops over to the console looking screen and a bunch of stuff flashes by and then it says starting hardware detection... then searching for infofile .... and hangs there. I have tried this with installation, installation no acpi and installation safe settings and it all does the same thing. Any ideas? Rob

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autofs ldap bugs
by Sébastien Taylor 04 Sep '03

04 Sep '03

Hello, I have been told by SuSE support that they will not support this problem in their base system so I am hopping that someone here can answer the problem or pass it on to someone at SuSE who won't just write it off as unsupported. We have an ldap server at work hosting user accounts and automount settings. It has worked fine for a while now, with both Redhat and Debian clients..but SuSE is another story completelly. Running /etc/init.d/autofs status returns the list of automount points correctly as follows: Configured Mount Points: ------------------------ /usr/sbin/automount /home ldap:ou=auto.home,dc=optitech,dc=com /usr/sbin/automount /optitech ldap:ou=auto.optitech,dc=optitech,dc=com But, after starting autofs (it claims to be successfull) I see the following error in /var/log/messages: automount[2058]: starting automounter version 3.1.7, path = /home, maptype = ldap:ou=auto.home,dc=optitech,dc=com, mapname = none automount[2058]: cannot open lookup module ldap:ou=auto.home (/usr/lib/autofs//lookup_ldap:ou=auto.home.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory) automount[2060]: starting automounter version 3.1.7, path = /optitech, maptype = ldap:ou=auto.optitech,dc=optitech,dc=com, mapname = none automount[2060]: cannot open lookup module ldap:ou=auto.optitech (/usr/lib/autofs//lookup_ldap:ou=auto.optitech.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory) Now, it seems to be trying to open the lookup_ldap.so module, but what's with that :ou=auto.home string thrown into there? I'm assuming this is the root of my autofs problems, anyone have any ideas? Thanks for any help, Sébastien

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Works in Windoze, NOT in SuSE!?!?!?!?!?!?
by Bernd 04 Sep '03

04 Sep '03

pppd keeps receiving a (SIGHUP) (exit code = 16) and drops. I get dropped as quick as 30 seconds, and CANNOT get past 59.4 minutes, EVER. I'm using 8.1 with KDE 3.1.1, with a U.S. Robotics 56K Performance Pro V.92 PCI modem, which is fully supported (modem drivers are in kernel 2.3 and higher). I manually start/stop my connection with WVDial or KInternet. I rewired the phone line, put the modem in a new slot, removed nearby electrical equipment, contacted the ISP, tested on 3 different phone networks, used wvdialconf to setup the modem, added additional codes to the init string when the wvdialconf string didn't fix the problem, dropped my firewall, and the list goes on, and on. Then I remembered I still had a partition with WindozeME on it. Set up the modem in windoze. When I checked the configuration, I found the init string was different. I added two more codes to the string in windoze, and tested it out. - Strange thing - I started several small downloads (12M total), and let it run. I was able to download the files, then stayed idle for a total of 5 hours before my ISP dropped me!!! Tried it again in windoze (to see if I could do it again), this time with a 78M file. Again!!! 5 hours went by before my ISP dropped me, and before the whole file was downloaded, which meant no idle time. - Stranger thing - Great! (right?) So I booted into SuSE, changed the init string to the SAME one I had success with in windoze (because the previous one wvdialconf set didn't work). Then I tested it the same way I did in windoze. pppd received a (SIGHUP) at 33.1 minutes and died, and then again at 26.6 minutes and died. Afterward, I tried it again in windoze, and got the same 5 hours before my ISP dumped me. WHY does it work it in windoze and not SuSE?????????? And HOW can I fix this problem????????? I can talk to my ISP, or even change ISP's, about the 5 hour dump from them. BUT, I have no idea how to fix what is going on with the (SIGHUP) in linux, and there's no problem in Windoze!?!?!? Oh Please Help Me!!!!! ***/var/log/messages: Sep 1 23:20:38 linux pppd[3540]: Plugin passwordfd.so loaded. Sep 1 23:20:38 linux pppd[3540]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0 Sep 1 23:20:38 linux pppd[3540]: Using interface ppp0 Sep 1 23:20:38 linux pppd[3540]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS4 Sep 1 23:20:41 linux pppd[3540]: local IP address xxxxxxxx Sep 1 23:20:41 linux pppd[3540]: remote IP address xxxxxxxxx Sep 1 23:20:41 linux pppd[3540]: primary DNS address xxxxxxxxx Sep 1 23:20:41 linux pppd[3540]: secondary DNS address xxxxxxxxx Sep 1 23:20:41 linux modify_resolvconf: Service pppd modified /etc/resolv.conf. See info block in this file Sep 1 23:20:41 linux pppd[3540]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up finished (pid 3555), status = 0x0 Sep 1 23:41:49 linux -- MARK -- Sep 1 23:47:14 linux pppd[3540]: Hangup (SIGHUP) Sep 1 23:47:14 linux pppd[3540]: Modem hangup Sep 1 23:47:14 linux pppd[3540]: Connection terminated. Sep 1 23:47:14 linux pppd[3540]: Connect time 26.6 minutes. Sep 1 23:47:14 linux pppd[3540]: Sent 230818 bytes, received 6368141 bytes. Sep 1 23:47:14 linux modify_resolvconf: restored /etc/resolv.conf.saved.by.pppd.ppp0 to /etc/resolv.conf Sep 1 23:47:14 linux pppd[3540]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-down finished (pid 3668), status = 0x0 Sep 1 23:47:14 linux pppd[3540]: Exit. ***wvdial output: --> pppd: Connect time 26.6 minutes. --> Disconnecting at Mon Sep 1 23:47:15 2003 --> The PPP daemon has died: A modem hung up the phone (exit code = 16) Oh PLEASE Help Me!!!!! Bernd -- "It is better to light a small candle, than to curse the darkness." Confucious

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installed Xfce and Evolution via apt
by Thinker 04 Sep '03

04 Sep '03

I just installed Xfce and Evolution with apt(because everyone says it is better to not be in Gnome of KDE when you are updating Gnome or KDE). Now, how do I go about listing them as options on kdm or gdm. Also, my machine currently loads kdm when it boots; how would I switch that to gdm? Thanks, -=Thinker

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Some questions "How to do this in Linux"
by Marius Roets 04 Sep '03

04 Sep '03

Hi, I work for company that uses windows almost exclusively, and Novell Netware to do the network stuff. About a year ago I started using Linux, and currently I am using a dual boot system on my desktop PC. I get a lot more done on Linux, but there are some things that hold me back. Firstly printing: I can't seem to get the network printer configured. We have a NDPS printing setup. I seems simple in Yast, but it needs a print server IP address, and I have no idea how get that (our IT department doesn't even know, go figure). Any ideas on how I can figure out the IP for the Novell print server that I am using from windows. It is not shown anywhere in the printer configuration. Second Internet: My company uses a proxy server for internet browsing, and that is the only way out. You have to be authorised to use the internet though, and this is done when you log into the Novell Network. Since I don't log on to the Novell Network in Linux, I am not authorised, and the proxy kicks me out. Any ideas about this? The third was mail. We are using Groupwise, which only works with Groupwise clients. Luckily Groupwise Linux client just went into Beta testing, and I'm trying it out now. Couldn't get it to work yet though. Thanks Marius

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Synaptic & new kernel don't get along
by Rick Friedman 04 Sep '03

04 Sep '03

OK... here's the story... Originally, I tried to install the latest kernel (2.4.21-59) from mantel-kernel via Synaptic. However, Synaptic wouldn't do it because it fails a dependency. The kernel package needs rpmlib 4. Now, I know that SuSE's rpm has no problem with version 4 packages so, I went to SuSE's ftp site and, following the instructions in mantel, downloaded and installed the kernel using the --nodeps option. Everything went fine. The kernel is working very well. Unfortunately, now when I want to use Synaptic to upgrade a package or install a new one, Synaptic insists that the new kernel has to be removed. I don't want to remove the kernel and yet, I don't want to stop using Synaptic. Right now, I can't use it without removing the kernel. Help! Is there anyway for me to tell Synaptic not to remove the kernel? I've tried going into Programmed Changes and telling it to keep the package but it doesn't work. What can I do?? TIA, Rick

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XML handling in MySQL?
by Alex Daniloff 04 Sep '03

04 Sep '03

Hello SuSE folkz, Could somebody tell me please if it's possible to store and retrieve XML documents using MySQL DB? I need to write dept. document storage system and I'm looking for XML solution. Thanks Alex

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why so low
by landy 04 Sep '03

04 Sep '03

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public_html folder ???
by Matt Stamm 04 Sep '03

04 Sep '03

Could someone tell me what the /home/<user>/public_html folder is for? I beleive mine was created when I setup myself as a user. Its empty! Just curious. Thanks Matt

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Netscape.
by Erik Jakobsen 04 Sep '03

04 Sep '03

Hi. How do I set parameters in Netscape's preference, to be able to read .pdf files ?. -- Med venlig hilsen - Best regards. Erik Jakobsen - eja(a)urbakken.dk. Licensed radioamateur with the callsign OZ4KK. SuSE Linux 8.2 Proff. Registered as user #319488 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org.

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