November 2004 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Re: [SLE] Double Layer DVD problems may be kernel bug on heavily loaded systems
by Mark Gray 24 Nov '04

24 Nov '04

Terry Eck <terry_eck(a)comcast.net> writes: > Mark Gray wrote: >> I tried to copy the 9.2 installation DVD to disk using two different >> DVD readers on running 9.1 systems, and they both failed with read >> errors part way through. Then I booted up the rescue system from the >> 9.2 DVD and copied the DVD to hard disk without any problems. To my >> mind this shows that the problem is caused by an interrupt related bug >> in the IDE driver. >> >> Just my $0.02 worth. >> >> > I'm wondering if what you say about the "interrupted related bug" caused > what I saw twice yesterday. As a normal practice I backup my system to > my second hard disk using rsysc. The load average was running at about > 2.0 when the system froze. I had to reset the computer. So far I have > been able to freeze the computer twice and both times I was doing heavy > disk to disk copying using rsysc. This is on 9.2. That sounds very much like the problem. On one of the computers it was impossible to kill -9 the cp process and it had to be rebooted. (That was with the 9.1 system reading the 9.2 DVD.) As a further note on the double layer DVD problem, I just tried installing 9.2 on yet a third computer using the DVD and it failed to even boot.

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Looking for new laptop or notebook
by David Sexton 24 Nov '04

24 Nov '04

Hi I am looking at purchasing a new laptop one that is Linux compatible I want a laptop. My main thing I am looking for is battery support I would like to get a laptop that that can run off of battery for at least 3-4 hours. I know HP has the nx5000 what comes with Suse 9.1 installed all ready. I am looking with a laptop with at least the following specs. If any one has some suggestions I would appreciate it. I am looking for a laptop that priced less than 1500 but if its a bit more then I would spend the extra money for a good laptop. 1.5 G or faster 40 G Hard Drive DVD burner And 15 inch display 64MB video card either ATI or NvidiaThank David

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wireless bug
by boricua Orman 24 Nov '04

24 Nov '04

in the interface file i can see the correct key but when i do iwconfig the key is a mismatch. i always have to apply correct key from command line with iwconfig key blablabla is this a bug ? BOOTPROTO='dhcp' MTU='' REMOTE_IPADDR='' STARTMODE='auto' UNIQUE='y9as.NNm_C6+3ZFE' USERCONTROL='no' WIRELESS_AP='' WIRELESS_AUTH_MODE='open' WIRELESS_BITRATE='auto' WIRELESS_CHANNEL='' WIRELESS_DEFAULT_KEY='0' WIRELESS_ESSID='NYBKLNY' WIRELESS_FREQUENCY='' WIRELESS_KEY='' WIRELESS_KEY_0='h:312F85A069B325A4E7DF38C039' WIRELESS_KEY_1='' WIRELESS_KEY_2='' WIRELESS_KEY_3=''

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Re: ***SPAM*** Re: [SLE] Re: Samba HOWTO
by James Knott 24 Nov '04

24 Nov '04

I don't. The subject on my message, as received here shows: "Re: [SLE] Re: Samba HOWTO" That ***SPAM*** is being added elsewhere. Perhaps by your ISP? Brad Bourn wrote: > Why do you put ***SPAM*** on all you emails. > > you probably aren't reaching allot of people that use spamassasin and filter > out that header. > > B-) > > On Monday 22 November 2004 09:40 am, you wrote: > >>Michael W Cocke wrote: >> >>>; OS/2 LAN Requester initialization file >>> >>>[networks] >>> >>> net1 = NETBEUI$,0,LM10,34,100,14 >>> net2 = TCPBEUI$,1,LM10,34,100,14 >> >>Is there any reason why you're running both NetBIOS and NetBIOS over >>TCP/IP? There's not much need for plain NetBIOS these days, as recent >>versions of Windows default to, and Linux only supports NetBIOS/IP.

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Re: [SLE] Suse 9.1 doesn't print colors on Lexmark ColorJet 7000
by Terje J. Hanssen 23 Nov '04

23 Nov '04

Patrick Shanahan wrote. > * Terje J. Hanssen <nteknikk(a)monet.no> [11-23-04 09:37]: > /> Can someone confirm if colors doesn't work or not on this printer? / > > You can find your answer at www.linuxprinting.org. Look for the > capabilities and degree of support for your printer. Well, what I found was the following at http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_driver.cgi?driver=pbm2l7k&fromprinter=Lex… Driver:pbm2l7k Preliminary 600x600 dpi colour printing in CMY and CMYK mode - tested on Lexmark 7000. /Note:/ Due to a GhostScript bug users of GhostScript 5.50 or older must set the "Memory Limit" ("MemLimit", if you do not use Foomatic, use the GhostScript option "-dMaxBitmap=value") option to 120 MB and need at least this amount of free virtual memory to be able to print in colour. For newer versions of GhostScript there are no special memory needs. Only 600dpi colour is provided by foomatic yet! My problem is that I haven't got it to print colors either resolution yet. Maybe my plain installation and cups printing need to be customized in some way? I hope someone on this list has (used) this printer and can confirm if it prints colors on Linux (it does on Windows to tell that) and possibly how it was/is installed and set up? Thanks, Terje J. Hanssen

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Formatting Dvd-Ram
by Joe Dufresne 23 Nov '04

23 Nov '04

I am attempting to format a 4.7 singleside dvd-ram disc. I first run fdisk, setting a single partition, then running 'mke2fs -b 4096 /dev/hdc' after sector 300 or so the light goes off, and checking /var log/messages shows several hundred examples of: Nov 23 15:03:55 miverna kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 69471360 Nov 23 15:03:55 miverna kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Nov 23 15:03:55 miverna kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x50 Nov 23 15:03:55 miverna kernel: ide: failed opcode was 100 What am I doing wrong, and what is the right way? Joe -- SuSE Linux 9.1 (i586) Kernel: 2.6.8-20041116124251-default / i686 | Posted from: miverna 3:21pm up 5:38, 6 users, load average: 0.11, 0.37, 1.67 Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance. -- Sam Brown, "The Washington Post", January 26, 1977 nqs(a)tmcom.com | http://tigger.tmcom.com/~nqs/blogger.html

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HP Certifies, Supports Novell Linux Desktop
by James Knott 23 Nov '04

23 Nov '04

<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1731094,00.asp>

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Problem(s) with 9.2
by Bill Wisse 23 Nov '04

23 Nov '04

Hi All I upgraded from 9.1 to 9.2 My LCD screen (AOC) what wasn't recognized in 9.1 was detected now but it shows some letters in a sort of green and some are red. Anybody knows how to fix this? Also in trying to fix this myself I went to Sax2 and put the monitor back on LCD ( what I think it was on in 9.1) but it made no difference and I put it back to AOC. But now the fonts are far too big ( screen resolution 1280x1024) Any advise to get this back to a normal size? Thanks for any help. I also have a problem with the soundcard but this will be in a different email. -- Greetings from /bill at 169 west , 19 south. Disclaimer: Any errors in spelling, tact, or fact are transmission errors."

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Re: [SLE] Looking for new laptop or notebook
by Tiscali Gary D Chance 23 Nov '04

23 Nov '04

Subject: [SLE] Looking for new laptop or notebook Date: Tuesday 23 November 2004 14:58 From: David Sexton <dasexton(a)cox.net> To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com Hi I am looking at purchasing a new laptop one that is Linux compatible I want a laptop. My main thing I am looking for is battery support I would like to get a laptop that that can run off of battery for at least 3-4 hours. I know HP has the nx5000 what comes with Suse 9.1 installed all ready. I am looking with a laptop with at least the following specs. If any one has some suggestions I would appreciate it. I am looking for a laptop that priced less than 1500 but if its a bit more then I would spend the extra money for a good laptop. 1.5 G or faster 40 G Hard Drive DVD burner And 15 inch display 64MB video card either ATI or NvidiaThank David I've loaded SuSE Linux 9.2 Pro on a Toshiba Satellite A60 with no problems that already had XP factory loaded. Did a nice job partitioning and uses GRUB. Touchpad works fine. It meets all of your specs plus some. There's a range of these from which to choose. Here's one with 60 Gb HDD, DVD-RW & 15" TFT at £638.61 (£750.37 with UK VAT). http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=3236388334&action=c2h… Although it's in the UK, this will give you a sense of what I have and am using. I like it. Do a Google search for it to find US vendors. Gary -- 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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RE: [SLE] Experiences with XFS Filesystem
by Khanh Tran 23 Nov '04

23 Nov '04

I've never had a problem with it and have been happily running it for almost a year now. I mainly use it for large video files on a PVR box. I can watch live TV at 8Mbps for hours with the MythTV project. Khanh Tran Network Operations Sarah Lawrence College -----Original Message----- From: Laurenz, Dirk [mailto:Dirk.Laurenz@fujitsu-siemens.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 4:28 PM To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com Subject: [SLE] Experiences with XFS Filesystem Hello out there, i want to know about your XFS Filesystem experience. You may describe positive and negative experiences. I'm interesseted in both. Especially in the solutions for the negative experiences. It's also interessting, why you moved to XFS and from which filesystem. Thanks a lot in advance. Mit freundlichem Gruß, Dirk Laurenz Systems Engineer Fujitsu Siemens Computers Sales Central Europe Deutschland Professional Service Organisation Nord / Ost Hildesheimer Strasse 25 30880 Laatzen Germany Telephone: +49 (511) 84 89 - 18 08 Telefax: +49 (511) 84 89 - 25 18 08 Mobile: +49 (170) 22 10 781 Email: mailto:dirk.laurenz@fujitsu-siemens.com Internet: http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com http://www.fujitsu-siemens.de/rl/servicesupport/itdienstleistungen/competen… ******************************************************************************************************************* -- 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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