November 2004 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

SuSE 9.2 and future packaging
by Jerry Feldman 22 Nov '04

22 Nov '04

Moving forward, we are at a similar point to where CDs were replacing floppies. One of the reasons I have always preferred SuSE over Red Hat, Mandrake and other media distros is that just about everything is included. But, in SuSE 9.2, the system lacks some packages on the CDs and the multi-layered DVD may not be readable on all DVD readers. I would propose that SuSE make available through YOU or some other means a supplemental set of packages for CD users available when the media is released. I would propose that SuSE continue to provide the 2 DVDs that they now provide, but they could reduce the number of CDs, and provide some of the lower priority packages online so that customers who do not have access to the DVDs can obtain these packages. In my personal case, I was able to solve the problem by grabbing the appropriate bits from other sources. -- Jerry Feldman <gerald.feldman(a)hp.com> Partner Technology Access Center (contractor) (PTAC-MA) Hewlett-Packard Co. 550 King Street LKG2a-X2 Littleton, Ma. 01460 (978)506-5243

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Need Windows EXT2 Reader Advice
by Greg Wallace 22 Nov '04

22 Nov '04

I recently converted one of two partitions on a USB hard-drive I have from NTFS to EXT2 so I could use it on my Linux machine, which means I can no longer even browse it on my Windows XP (SP2) machine. I'd like to have that capability, so I did some internet searches and discovered that there is software available that will allow you to read (and even write) to an EXT2 hard drive partition on a Windows machine. Not sure if I'd ever need to actually write to it from Windows, but being able to view data and maybe pull files off of it from the Windows machine would be sort of nice. Anyone have any experience with any of this type of software? I tried installing one of them that I found that was freeware (I think it was called EXT2FS), but couldn't figure out how to operate it, so I ended up trashing it. Maybe it was good software and I was just too dumb to figure out how to operate it, but when I tried to install it, I couldn't see that anything actually happened. After the install, clicking on the various exe's that came with it didn't seem to do anything either. I would like to think there's something out there with at least some rudimentary GUI front-end, but maybe that's wishful thinking on my part. Worst case, if it came with at least some rudimentary operating instructions, that would be better than nothing. Suggestions anyone? Thanks, Greg Wallace

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9.2 Install Problems & Observations -- Part 2
by David Johanson 22 Nov '04

22 Nov '04

After sitting idle for about 20 hours, I booted 9.2 this evening to find a new icon for the 160GB IDE drive { hard drive (dev/hda1)} and another for the IDE Zip250 drive { floppy (/dev/sdc)} neither of which have been present in "My Computer" prior to tonight's boot. Trying to read the IDE 160GB drive results in an error message which reads "an error occurred while loading drives:/hda1.desktop. The file or folder does not exist". Since this is a 160GB drive I thought there might be a problem with the DMA setup so looking at same I get: Current DMA Mode as "ultraDMA/100" Device name as "GY160P0" Type as "Disk" Device as "/dev/hda" Required Mode as "No change." I tried making a change to ultraDMA/133 just in case but it made no difference. Any guidance greatly appreciated. When clicking on the new icon for the Zip250 I get a can't read error regardless of what's in the zip drive. Both problems appear to be related to IDE devices but I have no clue as to why or how. Also, when trying to read the /root/media directory with Konqueror it takes between 30 and 60 seconds to read it. Any other folder (file) is read immediately. Tonight I connected a USB Zip250 drive to see what 9.2 would do with it and within seconds the drive was found, an icon created in "My Computer" and I was able to both read from and write to this zip drive. I don't understand why the USB zip should be functional while the IDE zip drive is not. Again, any help here greatly appreciated. tia, dave -- David C. Johanson Linux Counter # 116410 Powered by SuSE Linux 7.3 People who behold a phenomenon will often extend their thinking beyond it; people who merely hear about the phenomenon will not be moved to think at all. -- Goethe

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Root password problem
by Harry Giles 22 Nov '04

22 Nov '04

I can log in as a user as root, but when i try to su from a terminal window as a regular user, it says the password is incorrect. Any ideas why? Harry G

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USB pen-drive vs keyboard
by Osvaldo Clua 22 Nov '04

22 Nov '04

Hello I installed SuSE 9.2 in a 1.6 Ghz Asus Athlon. Everithing fine, including my pen-drive. made a YOU update including the Kernel 2.6.8-24.3. As soon as I plug a pen-drive in the USB, the keyboard "dies" until I unplug it, when the keyboard sent everithing I done. Restoren the old Kernel dd not help. Please, send any ideas -- Osvaldo Clua

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Card reader
by John B 22 Nov '04

22 Nov '04

Hi gang, I just got a card reader, an i-rocks, usb. For some reason, if I plug it in, nothing happens...no icon shows up on the desktop, nothing. The suseplugger seems to 'see' 4 generic storage things, but I don't know what to do or where to go from there. I've tried to look on the 'net in yahoo and google, but there's really nothing that helped me (or I just didn't understand well enough) to get this thing working so I can just look at the pics on the card. The reader was a necessity, since my camera doesn't seem to get 'seen' by digikam or anything, even though it's supposed to be supported and it's serial (it was the same on 8.2). I've got 9.2 now, and was hopin' someone might walk me through a simple way to get this puppy workin' and how to open whatever app to use to see the pics on the card and also to format it too if need be. Sorry if there's been more info on this on the list, but I didn't find a lot. John

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RE: [SLE] Allowed FQDN Question
by Laurenz, Dirk 22 Nov '04

22 Nov '04

Hi, -| > According to http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2606.html: -| > .example -| > .test -| > .invalid -| > .localhost -| -| Are you really sure? At a first glimpse I noticed that each -| of those addresses -| have a different specific purpose, and I would rather avoid -| those names -| unless those purposes apply. But which ones should be used instead.....? 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… *******************************************************************************************************************

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Suse 9.1 Pro on Server Class Machine
by Ricci Graham 22 Nov '04

22 Nov '04

Are there any known problems with Suse 9.1 Professional running on a Server Class machine i.e. Compaq 1850R Dual PIII 600 Mhz 1 Gig RAM RAID 5 (3 SCSI 18.5 Gig Hard drives) IMPORTANT NOTICE - The information (both of the message and any attachments) contained in this message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to an intended recipient or has received this message in error, you are hereby notified that we do not consent to any reading, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message and any such actions are strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy the transmitted information.

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Re: [SLE] Allowed FQDN Question
by DC Parris 22 Nov '04

22 Nov '04

---------- Original Message ------------- Subject: [SLE] Allowed FQDN Question Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 21:31:53 +0100 From: "Laurenz, Dirk" <Dirk.Laurenz(a)fujitsu-siemens.com> To: <suse-linux-e(a)suse.com> Hi, is it true, that suse >= 9.1 doesn't like fqdn's with .local like server.dom.local? Mit freundlichem Gruß, Dirk Laurenz Systems Engineer ___________________ Well, in my SUSE 9.2 LAN, I use *.rel instead of local - just a personal preference. -- DC Parris Matheteuo Christian Fellowship webdev(a)matheteuo.org http://matheteuo.org/ Free software is like God's love - you can share it with anyone anywhere anytime!

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RE: [SLE] Allowed FQDN Question
by Laurenz, Dirk 22 Nov '04

22 Nov '04

Hi, -| -| What *should* be used? I've seen .pvt and .private and -| some others as -| well. -| According to http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2606.html: .example .test .invalid .localhost 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… *******************************************************************************************************************

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