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Fonts Again
by Thom Nuzum 31 Mar '04

31 Mar '04

I just installed SuSE 9.0 on a new laptop and have Yasted all the updates. My Fonts in Gnucash looked crumply so I went to KDE Control Center and tried changing a Font or 2 to no avail. I then selected the Defaults and it swithced to "Nimbus" rather than one was originally in the fresh install. Now I have even worse fonts and can't find a way back. No matter what I select even with antialiasing looks crummy and chicken scratchy. Thanks for any help:

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RE: [SLE] where is slocate?
by Frank.Herchet＠boschrexroth.de 31 Mar '04

31 Mar '04

Hello, From: Thibaut Cousin [mailto:linux@thibaut-cousin.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 3:41 PM > - locate and slocate are different. The latter is supposedly secure, > i.e. it handles permission on files. locate is available with the > package "findutils-locate", while slocate indeed seems to be > missing in > SUSE. ups :-) ... ok ! > - You never, ever have to launch updatedb manually. It's run > automatically by Cron every day and after each reboot. that may be right, but mostly i use locate after installing a program. to find all corresponding files i need to run updatedb afterwards! i had never noticed that updatedb is running as cron, but maybe it's right :) ... i don't know... > - Whereis has a very specific use which has nothing to do > with locate. > Whereis only looks for programs, manpages and source files > related to a > keyword, while locate manages a complete database of all files on the > system but knows nothing of their type. yes, but with both programs you can search for files, that's what i meant! regards frank

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AW: AW: [SLE] compaq / HP ProLiant DL580
by Hollweg, Daniel 31 Mar '04

31 Mar '04

> -----Ursprungliche Nachricht----- > Von: L. Mark Stone [mailto:lmstone@rnome.com] > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 31. Marz 2004 16:33 > An: Suse-Linux-E > Betreff: Re: AW: [SLE] compaq / HP ProLiant DL580 > > > The last one I did was a Compaq 6400r. There was a KB article > somewhere > that said I had to choose as the operating system SCO Unix during the > SmartStart sequence. Otherwise, we had hardware problems, like > hotplugging not working. Not sure about the NICs not working though. > > I hope this is helpful. > > Mark > > On Wed, 2004-03-31 at 09:20, Hollweg, Daniel wrote: > > It was done intially before the last installtion. But not > before installing > > the current linux. > > > > -----Ursprungliche Nachricht----- > > > Von: L. Mark Stone [mailto:lmstone@rnome.com] > > > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 31. Marz 2004 15:54 > > > An: Suse-Linux-E > > > Betreff: Re: [SLE] compaq / HP ProLiant DL580 > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 2004-03-31 at 03:10, Hollweg, Daniel wrote: > > > > > > > is there someone on this list who runs a Compaq ProLiant > > > DL580 with SuSe 9.0 > > > > pro. > > > > We have problems with the hardware perhaps the nic. > > > > > > Dan, > > > > > > Did you Smart Start the box before installing Linux? > > > > > > Every time we did not SS a Compaq box before installing > Linux, we had > > > problems... > > > > > > -- > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > > A Message From L. Mark Stone > > > > > > President > > > Reliable Networks of Maine, LLC > > > 477 Congress Street, 5th Floor > > > Portland, ME 04107 > > > > > > Tel: (207) 772-5678 > > > Web: http://www.rnome.com > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > > > > -- > _____________________________________________________________ > A Message From L. Mark Stone > > President > Reliable Networks of Maine, LLC > 477 Congress Street, 5th Floor > Portland, ME 04107 > > Tel: (207) 772-5678 > Web: http://www.rnome.com > > > > -- > 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 > > We exchanged the whole mainboard and set the installed os parameter with smart start to "Linux". Now the server seems to behave right. Thanks for the support and keep this in mind when using compaq/HP Hardware with Linux! Regards Daniel

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RE: [SLE] where is slocate?
by Frank.Herchet＠boschrexroth.de 31 Mar '04

31 Mar '04

From: Thibaut Cousin [mailto:linux@thibaut-cousin.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 4:46 PM > > It's right, I promise. ;-) And because updatedb takes a lot of > resources when it's run, some people complained that their > computer was > very slow the first minutes after boot, and they didn't know why > because they didn't know what updatedb was. So most distributions > removed locate/updatedb from the default installation. lol, yes, updatedb is a resource-killer ^^ > True enough. But there are lots of file that you will never > find with > whereis, so it was a warning not to trust it for a generic search. yes and that's why i use whereis only to search for executables. for a generic search is find helpful, updatedb takes too much time to refresh! > Regards, regards, frank

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AW: [SLE] compaq / HP ProLiant DL580
by Hollweg, Daniel 31 Mar '04

31 Mar '04

It was done intially before the last installtion. But not before installing the current linux. Regrds, Daniel > -----Ursprungliche Nachricht----- > Von: L. Mark Stone [mailto:lmstone@rnome.com] > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 31. Marz 2004 15:54 > An: Suse-Linux-E > Betreff: Re: [SLE] compaq / HP ProLiant DL580 > > > On Wed, 2004-03-31 at 03:10, Hollweg, Daniel wrote: > > > is there someone on this list who runs a Compaq ProLiant > DL580 with SuSe 9.0 > > pro. > > We have problems with the hardware perhaps the nic. > > Dan, > > Did you Smart Start the box before installing Linux? > > Every time we did not SS a Compaq box before installing Linux, we had > problems... > > -- > _____________________________________________________________ > A Message From L. Mark Stone > > President > Reliable Networks of Maine, LLC > 477 Congress Street, 5th Floor > Portland, ME 04107 > > Tel: (207) 772-5678 > Web: http://www.rnome.com > > > > -- > 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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compaq / HP ProLiant DL580
by Hollweg, Daniel 31 Mar '04

31 Mar '04

Hi List, is there someone on this list who runs a Compaq ProLiant DL580 with SuSe 9.0 pro. We have problems with the hardware perhaps the nic. After a few minutes the interfaces are not able to make any ip to mac resolution. Arp requests for eg. the mac of the firewall turn <incomplete>. Some sniffing on the network shows that the server send out arp requests the fw answers with reply packets but the server does not recognize these answer packets. A rcnetwork restart solves the problem for a few minutes. Even a static arp entry does not solve the problem. At the time when no manual arp resolution is possible the communication stops in spite of the static entries. The NIC was exchanged by HP but the problem remains the self. Linux Version 2.4.21-166-smp4G Slot 5 PCI - 66MHz Capable ......... Additional Pci Device 4 .............. Compaq NC3134 Fast Ethernet NIC Additional Pci Device 5 .............. Compaq NC3134 Fast Ethernet NIC Thanks & regards Daniel

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RedHat Amateur SuSe Newbie Question
by Liam Marshall 31 Mar '04

31 Mar '04

I have been successfully using RedHat for the server in my computer lab for two years now. I am currently using RedHat 9 (not Enterprise!) RedHat is of course no longer supporting version 9 for free. My choices are now to go to the Fedora core to continue using a RedHat ish product or to jump ship and go to another server OS. Windoze in its various flavours is not an option. My question is, can anyone give me an objective reason to switch to SuSe? It costs (not lots but some), whereas Fedora is still free. What advantages will I get out of switching? Eventually, I envision making the entire lab, including workstations, Linux, the only stumbling block there is I NEED to be able to continue teaching Java Programming as well as Visual Basic Programming. From what I have read Java can be done on a linux workstation but I am unclear about Visual Basic. Answers to any or all of these questions would be greatly appreciated -- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 7.0.230 / Virus Database: 262.6.4 - Release Date: 3/29/2004

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RE: [SLE] where is slocate?
by Frank.Herchet＠boschrexroth.de 31 Mar '04

31 Mar '04

> From: James Golden [mailto:jgolden@ci.grand-rapids.mi.us] > Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 3:16 PM > > > 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? i think you mean "locate" and "updatedb" .. search for these keywords in yast and you will find something. first you must run "updatedb" as root, after that, you can search for files with "locate" ! this database must be updated manually to be authentic! alternative you can use "whereis" .... cya frank > -- > James Golden <jgolden(a)ci.grand-rapids.mi.us> > City of Grand Rapids >

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KMenu question
by Berge, Harry ten 31 Mar '04

31 Mar '04

Hi, I'm trying to customize the look of KMenu in a KDE 3.2.1 system. I've looked into the freedesktop.org 'Desktop Menu Specification', and with some trial and error I've got things running. But, I want to disable the 'Run Command' option. And I can't get it done. I know this is managed by the 'runapplet.desktop' file, but how do I disable this in KMenu? > Met vriendelijke groet / Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind Regards, > H.J. ten Berge Test & Integration HITT Traffic Oude Apeldoornseweg 41-45 P.O. Box 717 NL-7300 AS, APELDOORN The Netherlands Telephone +31-55-543 26 34 Fax +31-55-543 25 53 E-mail mailto:berge@hitt.nl Internet http://www.hitt-traffic.nl

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CAPI for Eicon Diva Server
by Martin Mielke 31 Mar '04

31 Mar '04

Hi all, I have a system where an ISDN card (Eicon Diva Server BRI 2M) is installed. All CAPI-related packages are installed: --- pbx:~ # rpm -qa | grep capi avmfritzcapi-1.0-194 <-- I guess I don't need it capisuite-0.4.3-52 capi4linux-2003.9.17-7 --- The permissions on /dev/capi20* are as follows: --- pbx:~ # ls -l /dev/capi* crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 68, 0 Sep 23 2003 /dev/capi20 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 68, 1 Sep 23 2003 /dev/capi20.00 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 68, 2 Sep 23 2003 /dev/capi20.01 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 68, 3 Sep 23 2003 /dev/capi20.02 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 68, 4 Sep 23 2003 /dev/capi20.03 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 68, 5 Sep 23 2003 /dev/capi20.04 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 68, 6 Sep 23 2003 /dev/capi20.05 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 68, 7 Sep 23 2003 /dev/capi20.06 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 68, 8 Sep 23 2003 /dev/capi20.07 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 68, 9 Sep 23 2003 /dev/capi20.08 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 68, 10 Sep 23 2003 /dev/capi20.09 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 68, 11 Sep 23 2003 /dev/capi20.10 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 68, 12 Sep 23 2003 /dev/capi20.11 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 68, 13 Sep 23 2003 /dev/capi20.12 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 68, 14 Sep 23 2003 /dev/capi20.13 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 68, 15 Sep 23 2003 /dev/capi20.14 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 68, 16 Sep 23 2003 /dev/capi20.15 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 68, 17 Sep 23 2003 /dev/capi20.16 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 68, 18 Sep 23 2003 /dev/capi20.17 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 68, 19 Sep 23 2003 /dev/capi20.18 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 68, 20 Sep 23 2003 /dev/capi20.19 /dev/capi: total 114 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Mar 30 19:19 . drwxr-xr-x 32 root root 116416 Mar 30 19:17 .. --- But capiinfo gives: --- capi not installed - No such device or address (6) --- How is it? what are those capi-packages for?? do I need the *-devel ones? Furthermore, the capi-modules are loaded at system boot: --- pbx:~ # dmesg | grep -i capi capifs: Rev 1.1.4.1 CAPI-driver Rev 1.1.4.1: loaded capi20: started up with major 68 kcapi: capi20 attached capi20: Rev 1.1.4.2: started up with major 68 (middleware+capifs) --- One last thing: the system also has the i4l-packages installed -- I cannot remove because doing so would break some dependencies... By now it's been impossible to make a single call through the ISDN card... :-/ Suggestions, hints, ideas, etc on this issue are much appreciated! Regards, Martin

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