March 2004 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Making a copy/backup of certain files and directories
by Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) 02 Apr '04

02 Apr '04

I have a system with 2 HDD's, namely a 20Gb and a 7.5Gb HDD. What I would like to do is copy an exact replica of /home and /etc and all of their contents from the 20Gb to the 7.5Gb. What I have tried so far is to do it via Konqueror ie right click on /home, left click on copy, left click on /data4(this is the other drive), right click, left click paste. The system seems to copy all the files but I have noticed that the directory count on what files have been read and what files have been written is different. I thought this was just a quirk of the X session not being updated quick enough or that the complete replica had actually failed. Not liking the 'replica failed' idea, I decided to rather try the copy process from the command line (cli). I used the command #:cp -R -v /home /data4/home The system went crazy for a few minutes whilst it copied 1Gb of data and all seemed to work. I have now decided NOT to use the -v switch but would like to know if there is some way I could get a progress indicator/bar in the cli? Are there any other switches which could be added to further enhance the cp? How about using the --b switch? What about the file permissions, as I see there are 6 files owned by root in my /home ie /lost+found? I would like to copy the /home directory across with a normal user but I am worried about the root owned files in the directory. For the /etc directory I know I am going to have to use root as although the files are marked as read there is no write permission. How can I get the ownership to NOT change if I do copy the /home with root? ie ownership changes ie the original user hylton is changed to root? -- The Little Helper ======================================================================== Hylton Conacher - Licenced ex-Windows user (apart from Quicken) Registered Linux user # 229959 at http://counter.li.org Currently using SuSE 9.0 Professional with KDE 3.1 ========================================================================

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Suggestions please!
by James Hatridge 02 Apr '04

02 Apr '04

Hi all... I want to do a bit of programming. I'd like to take a command line command and make a KDE GUI for it. What ide would you all suggest that would be the best to use and where can I find examples of this type of programming? TIA! JIM -- Jim Hatridge Linux User #88484 ------------------------------------------------------ BayerWulf Linux System # 129656 The Recycled Beowulf Project Looking for throw-away or obsolete computers and parts to recycle into a Linux super computer WartHog Bulletin Info about new German Stamps http://www.fuzzybunnymilitia.org/~hatridge/bulletin Viel Feind -- Viel Ehr' Anti-US Propaganda stamp collection http://www.fuzzybunnymilitia.org/~hatridge/collection

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SuSE 8.2 & PCI TV tuner cards
by Anthony Edwards 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

I have recently purchased a Dell Dimension 4600 on which SuSE 8.2 installs extremely easily. Unfortunately however, not owning a conventional television (and having no intention of purchasing one), I rely on a Hauppauge WinTV-GO card in my existing PC with KWinTV to watch television. I also purchased a new WinTV-GO card to be installed in the new Dell. The box claims that the card is a Model 607, however a sticker has been placed over the model number in one location replacing "607" with 612. Having installed the card, the operating system recognises that the card exists; the output of lspci-v run as root: 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 2570 (rev 02) Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0174 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0 Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M] Capabilities: [e4] #09 [0106] Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 3.0 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 2571 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Norma Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 64 Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=64 Memory behind bridge: fd000000-feafffff Prefetchable memory behind bridge: f0000000-f7ffffff 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24d2 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [U Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0174 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11 I/O ports at ff80 [size=32] 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24d4 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [U Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0174 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10 I/O ports at ff60 [size=32] 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24d7 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [U Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0174 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 9 I/O ports at ff40 [size=32] 00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24de (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [U Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0174 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11 I/O ports at ff20 [size=32] 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24dd (rev 02) (prog-if 20 [E Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0174 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5 Memory at ffa80800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2 Capabilities: [58] #0a [20a0] 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA/CA/DB PCI Bridge (rev c2) (prog-if 00 [N Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0 Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=32 I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff Memory behind bridge: faf00000-fcffffff 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24d0 (rev 02) Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24db (rev 02) (prog-if 8a [Ma Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0174 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 9 I/O ports at <ignored> I/O ports at <ignored> I/O ports at <ignored> I/O ports at <ignored> I/O ports at ffa0 [size=16] Memory at febffc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24d1 (rev 02) (prog-if 8f [Ma Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0174 Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 9 I/O ports at fe00 [size=8] I/O ports at fe10 [size=4] I/O ports at fe20 [size=8] I/O ports at fe30 [size=4] I/O ports at fea0 [size=16] 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24d3 (rev 02) Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0174 Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 3 I/O ports at efe0 [size=32] 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0322 (rev Subsystem: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 01b9 Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11 Memory at fd000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M] Expansion ROM at fea00000 [disabled] [size=128K] Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2 Capabilities: [44] AGP version 3.0 02:00.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs [SB Live! Value] EMU10k1X Subsystem: Creative Labs: Unknown device 1003 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10 I/O ports at df20 [size=32] Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2 02:00.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs [SB Live! Value] Input device con Subsystem: Creative Labs: Unknown device 1003 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64 I/O ports at df18 [size=8] Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2 02:01.0 Multimedia video controller: Conexant: Unknown device 8800 (rev 03) Subsystem: Hauppauge computer works Inc.: Unknown device 3401 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5 Memory at fb000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] Capabilities: [44] Vital Product Data Capabilities: [4c] Power Management version 2 02:01.1 Multimedia controller: Conexant: Unknown device 8811 (rev 03) Subsystem: Hauppauge computer works Inc.: Unknown device 3401 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5 Memory at fc000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] Capabilities: [44] Vital Product Data Capabilities: [4c] Power Management version 2 02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 1050 (rev 02) Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0174 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 3 Memory at fafff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] I/O ports at df40 [size=64] Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2 However, SuSE 8.2 does not recognise the card at installation time, and when I attempt to configure it manually using YaST2, I am given the option of configuring it as a Hauppauge (bt848), Hauppauge (bt878), Hauppauge WinCam newer (bt878) or Hauppauge WinTV PVR. I have spent a good deal of time experimenting with each option, but none of these work. I understand from Googling that Linux in general has difficulty with some of the more recent Hauppauge products. My question is, are there any other currently available PCI TV tuners that SuSE 8.2 (or 9.0) supports (perhaps not officially, as none appear to be listed in the hardware database, but that folk have found to work)? Unfortunately, installing the card from my old machine into my new one does not appear to be an option since the card in the old machine has been installed for so long that it has developed a marked curvature in its position in the old machine's PCI slot, and although I did attempt to swap it over earlier this evening, I came to the conclusion that the degree of bending of the card required to install it in the new machine may possibly break it, leaving me with no machine that works as as a TV viewing device (I am decommissioning the Dell for now and re-installing my old machine at my home office desk until such time as the TV tuner issue is resolved). TIA. -- Anthony Edwards anthony.edwards(a)uk.easynet.net

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where is slocate?
by James Golden 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

I was just reading an article on a program called slocate. It looks really cool for finding files but I don't seem to have it on my SUSE box. It seems to be specific to Fedora/Redhat. Is there something like it for SUSE? Or what do I have to install to get it? -- James Golden <jgolden(a)ci.grand-rapids.mi.us> City of Grand Rapids

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Linksys wlan card not working in 9.0
by Nick 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

Hi, I have a linksys WPC11 version 3 wireless card which worked fine and dandy in 8.2. Now in 9.0, which runs ifup-dhcp for me whenever I start the network, the error message I get is signal 0/92 . The machine is able to connect to the internet through the eth0 card, but when I use the pcmcia card, despite the fact that I can hear it thp-thp-thhp-ing away, and iwconfig says: wlan0 IEEE 802.11-b ESSID:"linux" Nickname:"linux" Mode:Ad-Hoc Frequency:2.442GHz Cell: 02:06:80:E2:DE:5F Bit Rate:2Mb/s Tx-Power:2346 dBm Retry min limit:8 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Link Quality:0/92 Signal level:-69 dBm Noise level:-90 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 I set the ESSID at nothing (the way it used to be, just get what's out there) and tried setting it at a known ESSID, iwconfig seemed to be the same. I've also tried to set the connection type (ad hoc, etc) at automatic, still no beans. The part about link quality being 0/92 is patent nonsense, at least, I can confirm the wireless network is (a) working (b) has a massively powerful signal and (c) I hate to say it but the (ahem) windows XP laptop sitting next to my Suse laptop is using the same card (not the same model but the same CARD) perfectly fine. Can anyone offer any suggestions? I'd sure like to get this working. Thanks in advance, nick

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FW: [SLE] CVS connection refused
by Jason Lim 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

I have change my xinetd/cvs according to your suggestion with xinetd restart or reboot the Suse box but the problem still remain. jason@tux:/var/log> telnet 10.10.10.24 2401 Trying 10.10.10.24... telnet: connect to address 10.10.10.24: Connection refused /var/log/messages Mar 31 14:39:33 tux sudo: jason : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/var/log ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/vi messages Mar 31 14:40:00 tux sudo: jason : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/var/log ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/etc/init.d/xinetd restart Mar 31 14:40:00 tux xinetd[852]: Exiting... Mar 31 14:40:00 tux xinetd[1306]: xinetd Version 20030122 started with libwrap loadavg options compiled in. Mar 31 14:40:00 tux xinetd[1306]: Started working: 3 available services Mar 31 14:40:05 tux sudo: jason : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/var/log ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/vi message I can't find any log files related to cvs in my /var/log folder beside xinetd restarted. Below is my /etc/xinetd.d/cvs attach. # CVS pserver (remote acces to your CVS repositories) # Please read the section on security and passwords in the CVS manual, # before you enable this. # default: off service cvspserver { disable = no socket_type = stream protocol = tcp wait = no user = cvs port = 2401 server = /usr/bin/cvs server_args = -f --allow-root=/home/cvsroot pserver } -----Original Message----- From: Alin Dobre [mailto:alin.dobre@ravantivirus.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 2:23 PM To: Jason Lim; SuSE Linux Mailing List (SLE) Subject: Re: [SLE] CVS connection refused Hello, Jason Lim wrote: > Hi, > > I also try this before and seem to be no luck for me. > > Anyway, /etc/services already have this 2401 open. In /etc/services there are only defined the associations between ports and names, but not "opened". Still, the port number must be defined in the /etc/xinetd/cvs, either with its name (defined in /etc/services) or with its number (when you don't wanna depend with /etc/services). > > I'm believed this must be related to my port opening and cvs services was > not start properly. Is there anything related with the cvs xinetd service in the log files? > > Thanks. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alin Dobre [mailto:alin.dobre@ravantivirus.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 1:56 PM > To: Jason Lim > Subject: Re: [SLE] CVS connection refused > > Hello, > > You must set in your cvspserver xinetd configuration file: > port = 2401 > and then restart: > /etc/init.d/xinetd restart > > Regards, > Alin. > > Jason Lim wrote: > >>Hi, >> >> >> >>Below is the configuration of my CVS >> >> >> >>/etc/xinetd.d/cvs >> >>service cvspserver >> >> >> >>{ >> >> disable = no >> >> socket_type = stream >> >> protocol = tcp >> >> wait = no >> >> user = cvs >> >> server = /usr/bin/cvs >> >> server_args = -f --allow-root=/var/cvsroot pserver >> >>} >> >> >> >>Suse Linux 2.4.20-64GB-SMP #1 SMP Sat Feb 7 02:07:52 UTC 2004 i686 unknown >>unknown GNU/Linux >> >> >> >>/var/cvsroot/CVSROOT/passwd (created by /usr/sbin/htpasswd) >> >>myusername:KjsaTw4EW0MQM:cvs >> >> >> >>export CVSROOT=:pserver:myusername@10.10.10.2:/var/cvsroot >> >>export EDITOR=vi >> >> >> >>-restart the server >> >> >> >>-run command 'netstat -a |grep LISTEN' but cannot find any cvspserver or >>port 2401 >> >> >> >>- try with cvs login enter the password >> >>myusername@tux:/var/cvsroot/CVSROOT> cvs login >> >> >> >>(Logging in to myusername(a)10.10.10.2) >> >>CVS password: >> >>cvs [login aborted]: connect to 10.10.10.2:2401 failed: Connection refused >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>PLEASE HELP! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Thanks in advanced >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>- Jason Lim >> >> >> >> >> >> > > -- Alin DOBRE Technical Support Engineer - RAV Division mailto:alin.dobre@ravantivirus.com Tel./Fax: +40-21-321.78.03 Hotline: +40-21-321.78.59; http://www.ravantivirus.com Worry less! RAV is watching. --------------------------- This message is confidential. It may also be privileged or otherwise protected by work product immunity or other legal rules. If you have received it by mistake please let us know by reply and then delete it from your system; you should not copy the message or disclose its contents to anyone.

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SuSE Mailibg-list stripping off MIME boundary of first part
by Charles Phlip Chan 31 Mar '04

31 Mar '04

Hello all: I have encounterd a very strange problem with SuSE's mailing-list with gpg-mime signed messages from Gnus. It seems like the mailing-list software is stripping the MIME boundary off the first part (text part) of the message thus leading to unreadable mail. For example, this is from the original message: <verbatim> --=-=-= Sorry for the intrusion- I am trying to track down why the mime boundaries were messed up in my previous post. This message is to see whether this is a one time thing or not. This has only happened once since I switched to Gnus for mail and it is with this list. Charles -- lp1 on fire (One of the more obfuscated kernel messages) --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature </verbatim> After it has been processed by the list software, it becomes: <verbatim> Sorry for the intrusion- I am trying to track down why the mime boundaries were messed up in my previous post. This message is to see whether this is a one time thing or not. This has only happened once since I switched to Gnus for mail and it is with this list. Charles -- lp1 on fire (One of the more obfuscated kernel messages) --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature </verbatim> Notice the missing "--=-=-=". Have anyone seem this problem before? Charles -- There are no threads in a.b.p.erotica, so there's no gain in using a threaded news reader. (Unknown source)

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CUPS Printer Problem with HP G55 on USB
by Russbucket 31 Mar '04

31 Mar '04

I have an HP G55 hooked to usb port 0. All indications are its OK, but test print says it completed successfully but nothing prints. When I go to localhost:631 and select Admin printers and then try to change configuration it asks for a password and ID I use Root and its password but it tells me it cannot authicate it. Where do I grant authority for this. i am new to Linux and am not sure what needs to be done. Any help will be appriciated.

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Stopping Multiple OOo_1.1.1 Scripts?
by doc kd4e 31 Mar '04

31 Mar '04

I ran the OOo 1.1.1 install app and now have a runaway cycle of scripts running on my notebook. I can get to a terminal and need to know how to kill these scripts. Thanks! doc

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No Volume Control in Kaffeine
by Dan Weisenstein 31 Mar '04

31 Mar '04

Running SuSE 9.0 Pro, KDE 3.1.4 and Kaffeine 0.4.1. When I try to set the volume via the slider, I either have full volume or no volume with .mpg and .avi files. What affects this and/or where can I set this to work correctly. Thanks- Dan

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