May 2004 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

RE: [SLE] No mouse pointer after SuSE 9.0 Pro install.
by GarUlbricht7＠netscape.net 03 May '04

03 May '04

"John N. Alegre" <listhub(a)libros.andante.mn.org> wrote: >On 01-May-04 GarUlbricht7(a)netscape.net wrote: [ No mouse pointer after SuSE 9.0 Pro install. > > Just got back to it today. > [...] >> >> I usually have to configure my mouse in text mode, >> using yast2 >> [...] > >This worked to some extent. > > > This is an acceptiable work around > as this machine is a database / mail surver > and will only be rebooted every few months. > My worry is that this is an idication of a deeper problem. > John, What I needed to do after I got my mouse roughly set in "yast" was to edit the Section "InputDevices" from PS/2 to "imps/2" and change the "ZAxisMapping" to "4 5" as root on my "boxen-1" in the file: /etc/X11/XF86Config: When i was done my file read (in part) as follows: Section "InputDevice" Driver "mouse" Identifier "Mouse[1]" Option "ButtonNumber" "5" Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" Option "Name" "Autodetection" Option "Protocol" "imps/2" Option "Vendor" "Sysp" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection (I have a three button wheel mouse) See also: http://susefaq.sourceforge.net/faq/mouse.html which explains a little more why I had to do this. YMMV Hope this helps, -- P.S. John, as you will notice, I snipped heavily. Further, there is no need to repeat the whole message. as it is archieved at: http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-linux-e/2004-May/ http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-linux-e/2004-May/0013.html -- __________________________________________________________________ Introducing the New Netscape Internet Service. Only $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp

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LDAP client not working since server moved
by Robert Fitzpatrick 03 May '04

03 May '04

We moved our off-site OpenLDAP 2.1.29 server over the weekend to a new location, hence, new IP address. Since then on SuSE 9 workstation, the list of posixAccount logins from the server is not appearing in the login screen and the file systems are not recognizing users without local accounts. GQ and other LDAP clients work fine. I've tried resetting it to the IP and back in the Control Center, but no help. Any ideas where I can look for the problem? Or does something need to be reset? -- Robert

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Yast2 code
by Dominic Reynolds 03 May '04

03 May '04

Is there source code available for the Yast2 widget set (or will there be when the GPL'd versions are released). I'm exploring the possibility of extending one of the Yast widgets. I can find doxygen docs for source code (e.g. YTable.cc) but no actual source. thanks, dominic

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RE: [SLE] No mouse pointer after SuSE 9.0 Pro install.
by GarUlbricht7＠netscape.net 03 May '04

03 May '04

"John N. Alegre" wrote on Fri Apr 30 2004 - 22:03:57 CEST: > After an install of 9.0 Pro there is no Mouse Pointer. > > The configuration of the mouse in XF86config is "auto". > It is a three button mouse. > The mouse worked fine with pointer during the entire install process. > > The mouse works. > I can select things fine with standard mouse clicks and double clicks. > I just can NOT see the pointer. > > I am new to SuSE not to Linux (since Red Hat 5.2). > > Can anybody help??? > Hi John, Welcome to SuSE. I noticed you haven't reposted with more info (it's what some of us do when we get ignored) so it is possible your problem is already solved. Mouse problems are usually the first "problem" encountered in SuSE by experienced users. I usually have to configure my mouse in text mode, using yast2 What I do is open up a Virtual Consoles, say "Ctrl+Alt+F1" log in as root. And then type: "yast" (without the quotes) which gives me a text based screen where I can configure my hardware. You move about in the yast screens using <tab> and your arrow keys. When you get to the mouse screen, it is under Hardware, you can select a mouse and test it. I am using a "old" M$ mouse which SuSE 8.0 first detected as a PS/2, I later got it configured as IntelliMouse (5 button) There are times my mouse has gotten so confused that it would run all over my screen so fast I couldn't see it. I had to start over using my CD1 (or DVD), reboot the machine and doing a "install" However, it's not a complete re-install, there is an option that says: "Boot Installed System" See page 18 in Your SUSE Linux User Guide. I would do that and it would re-hardware probe. Install the Security Updates ASAP. They included YaST updates some of which solve this type of problem. (I uses fou4s {fast online update for SuSE} to do my updates: http://fou4s.gaugusch.at/ Rather than YOU - which is YaST2 Online Update, because I find fou4s interactive mode easier to use. YMMV) Hope this helps, Gar -- In the Beginning was the Command Line ---Neal Stephenson -- __________________________________________________________________ Introducing the New Netscape Internet Service. Only $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp

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Hacked?
by Lucky Leavell 03 May '04

03 May '04

OS: SuSE 9.0 This is a new FTP installation updated via YOU. During the install, one non-root user was created and used successfully for about a week. First sign of trouble: we couldn't login with error indicating an incorrect password. AS root we reset the password and can now login on a character screen but when logging in under KDE, receive the following error: There was an error setting up inter-process communications with KDE. The message returned by the system was: Could not read network connection list /home/<user>/.DCOPserver_HBADMIN_0 Please check that the dcopserver program is running. A quick check of running processes shows no such process. The KDE login fails and returns to a login screen. All other users can login just fine. Further, we tried removing this use and his home directory along with all files/subdirectories but were unable to even list the following dirctories: cannot access /home/<user>/.qt (permission denied) cannot access /home/<user>/.kde (permission denied) cannot access /home/<user>/.wine (permission denied) cannot access /home/<user>/Desktop (permission denied) even as root. Could this system have been hacked or compromised in some way? (How would I go about checking this?) If so, what should we do about it? (I did enable SuSEfirewall2 closing all ports to the outside world.) Thank you, Lucky Leavell

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Re: [SLE] Uploading Photos
by Marshall Heartley 03 May '04

03 May '04

>Dear All, >I was wondering if there is a way to upload one's digital camera photos >to a webpage forum that one belongs to without having a webpage of your >own. Is there a way such as in Konqueror to do this or is there a linux >app to do this with? I have Suse 8.2 and a Sony digital camera that >works well with Suse 8.2. >Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Not sure on what you want but Sony's own picture site Imagestation will allow you to upload photos and organize them into albums. You can invite others to look at thte album or put it up for public display. The URL is http://www.imagestation.com The only thing that does not work is their browser based tools for photo manipulation. They will not work in Mozilla :( There is shutterfly ( http://www.shutterfly.com ) as well. See if any of these will do what you want. You can also order prints from these sites if you need that ability. >Thanks, HTH Marshall

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RE: [SLE] Has anyone come across or are using "Manhattan Virtual Classroom"?
by Ben Higginbottom 03 May '04

03 May '04

>as asked, is anyone using this package yet on SuSE? What are your >comments. I took a look at it along with MimerDesk and Moodle for a school, MVC came in last mainly because we already had an email system in place. Moodle won in the end mainly due to MimerDesk having far too many applications for less socially responsable individuals, still its a resonable package but I felt I could get better results from Moodle + SquirrelMail, or in our case Moodle+SLOX. BTW as a little aside, I've just convinced the school to go dual boot as of september. ~200 machines plus all first year students will be taught on linux :) >As I am about to relocate to a little town (28 Families, 1 General Store >and one PUB) this may just suit my teaching needs. Saves the hastles of >a big system for a small task or reinventing the wheel. It'll do the job, but have a look at the alternatives before making any firm decisions, you can see our moodle implimentation here: http://moodle.centralmanclc.om Contact me offlist if you want to take a deeper look around and I'll set you up an account. Regards, Ben

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PCMCIA video card for laptop (2nd monitor support)?
by JW 03 May '04

03 May '04

Hello, I'm looking for a PCMCIA video card to put in a laptop in order to have a second monitor attached, and haven't had any success yet. I found this: http://www.margi.com/products/prod_dtg.htm But Linux support seems unlikely - I found on kernel changes fiel that stated support for the card was dropped in 2.4.20 because the driver needed cleanups badly. Can anyone recommend a card works and is known to support XFree86? Thanks, JW

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SuSE 9.1 and YaST License
by Andrei Verovski 03 May '04

03 May '04

Hi, Anyone knows if SuSE have changed YaST license to GPL for 9.1 version? Till v 9.0 it was prohibited to redistribute YaST on any media carreer including ISO images on ftp. However, I am need to build a custom installation which is distributable via ftp as ISO images, not just separate files. Thanks. ********************************************* * Best Regards --- Andrei Verovski * * Personal Home Page * http://snow.prohosting.com/guru4mac/ * Mac, Linux, DTP, Development, IT WEB Site *********************************************

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Kernel Update - Suse Enterprise Server 8
by Carla Cristina Alonzo Duclós 03 May '04

03 May '04

Hi everybody, I have a server with Suse Enterprise Server 8. I need to update my kernel. But, I can't use YAST, because my server is not connected to the internet. Where can I find kernel packages to download ? Thanks a lot, Regards, Carla -- Carla Cristina Alonzo Duclós Atos Origin Outsourcing Operations - Technical Support Fone: +55 011 3779-2653 E-mail: DLBRO-Support-UNIX(a)atosorigin.com

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