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Re: [SLE] Laptop needed
by lerninlinux＠comcast.net 01 Jul '04

01 Jul '04

I have a semi laptop that has been working Great with Suse 9.0 for over a year. Sorry, I have never tried the modem since I always use the network card. The computer is an ECS Desknote (one of two people in local lug that have them) and the reason I say semi laptop is it has no internal battery. It uses an external one of AC or DC from car thru an adapter ( I have the adapter but not the external battery) . Normally they are not cheap but I got a good deal and a local store has carried them then droped the price since they didn't have the demand they thought they would. As usefull as a used laptop and a lot faster IMHO. > C Hamel wrote: > > On Wednesday 30 June 2004 14:21, Jim Sabatke wrote: > > > >>Can anyone recommend a good, inexpensive laptop that will > >>work with SuSE 9.0? I need one fairly quickly and can't > >>afford the time to have lots of problems getting it running. > >> I need network and modem access. > >> > >>It doesn't need to be a speed demon, just reliable. > >> > >>TIA, > >>-- > >>Jim Sabatke > >>Hire Me!! - See my resume at http://my.execpc.com/~jsabatke > >> > >>Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy > >>and good with ketchup. > >> > >>NOTE: Please do not email me any attachments with Microsoft > >>extensions. They > >>are deleted on my ISP's server before I ever see them, and > >>no bounce message > >>is sent. > > > > I like my HP ze5570us... I had problems to begin with but I wonder if part of > > it was that I was basically unfamiliar w/SuSE. I am currently running SuSE 9 > > Pro, and the uptime is good. It is active 24/7, and the last time I rebooted > > was for a setting which required it. Since that, uptime is 'up 6 days > > 1:23, 4 users' > > Do you know if HP laptops are generally compatible? Also, > does the modem work with 9.0? > -- > Jim Sabatke > Hire Me!! - See my resume at http://my.execpc.com/~jsabatke > > Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy > and good with ketchup. > > NOTE: Please do not email me any attachments with Microsoft > extensions. They > are deleted on my ISP's server before I ever see them, and > no bounce message > is sent. > > -- > 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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Which Opera
by Carl William Spitzer IV 01 Jul '04

01 Jul '04

I have versions of pera going back to Win311. But which version should I use for Suse 9.1? CWSIV

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Re: [SLE] newsgroup programs
by Carl William Spitzer IV 01 Jul '04

01 Jul '04

Why dont we have our own news reader without resorting to wine?? CWSIV On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 14:41:39 -0400 "Thom Nowakowski" <Thom(a)chambers.no-ip.info> writes: >Newsleecher runs under wine also, that's what I use > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jos van Kan [mailto:vankan@kabelfoon.nl]=20 >Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 11:48 AM >To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com >Subject: Re: [SLE] newsgroup programs > >Op zondag 27 juni 2004 20:34, schreef themadtux: >> I was wondering is there anything for linux that is comparable to >either >> Newsbin (http://www.newsbin.com) or Newsleecher >> (http://www.newsleecher.com). I know there's PAN but I like the fact >with >> both of the above you have a que that can be manipulated, so the >order >of >> downloads and priority can be adjusted. Knode, doesn't take say all ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

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GNOME Fonts
by themadtux 01 Jul '04

01 Jul '04

When I installed SuSE 9.1 I had it also install GNOME as well as KDE. After the installation KDE looks perfectly fine, no problems there but when I tried to logon to GNOME all of the fonts on screen are so tiny that it looks like a single line. They are unintelligable. Did anyone experience this after an install if so how did you fix it? I'd like to play with GNOME as well if at all possible. Any recommendations? Thanks.. -Jason

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DVDs on 9.1
by John Pettigrew 01 Jul '04

01 Jul '04

I've just got around the trying to enable DVD reading on my PC with 9.1 installed. I've installed all the relevant xine packages from packman, including xine-ui. However, it won't play the DVD - it complains that there is no input plugin to handle DVDs. Also, I cannot install the Kaffeine RPM from packman - it needs qt 3.3.2 and kdelibcs3 3.2.2, whereas SUSE 9.1 comes with 3.3.1 and 3.2.1, respectively. Can anyone suggest how I could get Kaffeine enabled to play DVDs? Or, indeed, to get Xine to play DVDs? TiA John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john(a)headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Fields of Valour: 2 Norse clans battle on one of 3 different boards

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"fetchnvidia" script problem
by Andrew 01 Jul '04

01 Jul '04

Hi everyone, I've just downloaded the latest fetchnvidia script for 9.1 from SUSE.com and after it fetches and installs the driver it gives me and error at the end (it doesn't say "Installation succesful."), it was some kind of a sintax error. Is there a problem with the script??? Because my GUI works fine and OpenGL also works, but when I switch to text terminals, it is not showing what it supposed to. It looks like a display error, but I can switch back to the GUI. I thank you all in advance. Andrew. P.S. I have a GeForce FX5200 and the script downloaded 5336 version of the nvidia drivers. I also found a script (at suse.freedevices.org) which downloads the 4496 version of the drivers. -- Floroiu Andrei C.N. Alexandru Lahovari Ramnicu-Valcea, Romania Also see: andrew(a)iplus.ro andrew2(a)iplus.ro k-davre(a)iplus.ro kkkdavre(a)iplus.ro

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9.0 Accounting software
by Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) 01 Jul '04

01 Jul '04

Hi all, W.R.T. accounting software, I know about and have tried GnuCash + MoneyDance and found them both unsatisfactory. Being a current Quicken 98 user doesn't help either. I am looking to either get Quicken working on linux via Wine or an equal opensource option which can run on linux natively. Looking through the email I received from Icewalkers today I noticed that a new version of OPEN BUSINESS ACCOUNTING/INVENTORY had been released and was wondering if anyone has used the app and how it compares to Quicken? Input appreciated -- ======================================================================== Hylton Conacher - Linux user # 229959 at http://counter.li.org Currently using SuSE 9.0 Professional with KDE 3.1 Licenced Windows user ========================================================================

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Zapping
by Carlos E. R. 01 Jul '04

01 Jul '04

Hi, When in SuSE 9.1 I start "zapping" (gnome tv app), it shows a flat black window, instead of the TV. If I go to "preferences", it locks, I have to kill it. Channel search seems to work, though: except that channels are not saved. Other TV apps, like xawtv, work. If I start zapping after closing xawtv, it works - but only in overlay mode (and with a non-resizeable window); if I switch to capture, I get (copied by hand): "Cannot start capturing: tveng25.cp_tveng25_qbuf:1569: ioctl VIDIOC_QBUF failed:22, Invalid argument". The included version is 0.7cvs20040129. I have tried to compile the last stable version from sources (zapping-0.6.8.tar.bz2), but I get an error that shouldn't be there: In file included from /opt/gnome/include/gnome-1.0/libgnome/libgnome.h:39, from /opt/gnome/include/gnome-1.0/gnome.h:16, from audio.c:23: /opt/gnome/include/gnome-1.0/libgnome/gnome-util.h:29: error: conflicting types for `G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS' /opt/gnome/include/glib-2.0/glib/gfileutils.h:69: error: previous declaration of `G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS' /opt/gnome/include/gnome-1.0/libgnome/gnome-util.h:35: error: conflicting types for `g_file_test' /opt/gnome/include/glib-2.0/glib/gfileutils.h:76: error: previous declaration of `g_file_test' make[2]: *** [audio.o] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/compilaciones/zapping-0.7/zapping-0.6.8/src' make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/compilaciones/zapping-0.7/zapping-0.6.8' make: *** [all] Error 2 There are errors in the system libraries, in file /opt/gnome/include/gnome-1.0/libgnome/gnome-util.h and others. And that is gnome-1 The CVS version SuSE has used is a cvs version because it uses gnome-2 - but it doesn't work. Any clues? It worked nicely in SuSE 8.2 -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson

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