January 2005 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

drivers_linux
by Fred A. Miller 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

In case some of you using Tyan motherboards, this is the url for Linux drivers, should you need them. Fred http://www.tyan.com/support/html/drivers_linux.html -- "As Internet technology itself vaults into new areas, so too does the Microsoft monopoly and its tried-and-true bag of tricks." -US Senator Orrin Hatch, (R) Utah

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raki
by John Graddy 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

is anyonne using raki with a Compaq ipaq Pocket PC? I have installed Linux 9.2. raki says that there is no device connected. usbview shows the ipaq is present. Thanks, John

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Re: [SLE] Loading ndiswrapper for Buffalo Card
by doc 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

>> So, back to ndiswrapper: >> >>> You must have your kernel source installed in >>>/usr/src/linux-2.6.n.n.n >>> then in /lib/modules/2.6n.n.n you'll see what looks like a folder >>> but is merely a link named build pointing to, in my >>> case, /usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.95-obj/i386/default >>> >>> Without the src and that pointer you're dead. >> >> Here is what I actually see: >> >> linux:/home/edoc/downloads/drivers # cd /usr/src/ >> linux:/usr/src # ls >> . .. kernel-modules linux-2.6.8-24.5-obj packages > No source. You should see linux and linux-2.6.5-7.95 as well. > Install kernel-source-2.6.5-7.95.i586,rpm >> Is this sufficient to proceed? > No. You need to install the kernel source package. . install.sh produces an error saying that my kernel sources are not in /usr/src I did install the source via YAST and ran Online Update. file:/usr/src now contains the following folders: kernel-modules linux linux-2.6.8-24 linux-2.6.8-24.10 linux-2.6.8-24.10-obj linux-obj ndsiwrapper packages What am I missing, please? -- Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e A blessed and joy-filled New Year to all! West Central Florida 100% Linux. Suse 9.2 Hallicrafters, Heathkit, Homebrew, TenTec, Yaesu Radio Life: http://www.gospelcom.net/twr/ Linux-Incompatible hardware is defective! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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[Fwd: Re: [SLE] Duelling SAMBAs - quick questions?]
by Martin Deppe 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

Sorry, but ... Jonathan Brooks wrote: > Am I right in thinking that the only time you'd really want to use > SAMBA is if you have to support windows boxes? Can CUPS share printers > round the network without SAMBA? ... OF COURSE IT CAN (sorry again, what a question ...) Well, I need to write some more here: I mean, what do we need Samba for if and only if for the fact that M$ doesn't comply to the broad standards others are using? I simply guess that M$ doesn't do it because they probably think that they wouldn't sell anything anymore and therefore wouldn't make any money anymore! How about this? Samba exists only because of the fact that M$ doesn't support all the other stuff (well enough at least or demands loooots of money for it) and - of cause - because some people still want to use Windows (even though they know better). Yeah, and then M$ probably keeps all others busy to not let them (us) simply overrun M$ in creating much better and more usefull applications and systems. Well, that's at least my opinion. :-D :-D Martin

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RE: MythTV on SuSE 9.2
by Richard Mixon (qwest) 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

Andrew, I use this site as a starting point. I have done quite well with SuSE 9.2 up to the point of getting my nVidia MX 440 SE card to switch to svideo and provide the proper resolution. Things work well in a window on my 19" Sony computer monitor - but what I really want is to drive my 31" Toshiba TV from the s-video out of the nVidia card. I think the problem is I'm using the wrong driver - but am busy and will not get back to it for a day or two. I have not had to compile any packages so far - just use apt and the SuSE rpms (be sure and use the DVD, not just the CDs which lack some necessary packages. Plus I had to trace down a few dependency problems - e.g. try to get one from the apt sources, it needs a rpm that is only on the SuSE 9.2 DVD; get that then get the apt RPMs, then it needs one more SuSE DVD rpm - but after a few iterations I got everything. Also apt will upgrade KDE which was a bit trick, but a post showed me how to resolve that. Sorry I do not have time to be more specific now. Post both to the Myth and Suseto the list, I believe you will get other help as well. I will have more to report in a few days - Richard -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Bassett [mailto:abassett@bassettcorp.com] Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 3:21 PM To: rnmixon(a)FromLtoJ.com Subject: MythTV on SuSE 9.2 Hello, I got your e-mail off of the MythTV mailing list from a few days ago. I recently put together a MythTV box, and stumbled across Jarod Wilson's install guide, but I am unhappy with the current state of Fedora. I'm more accustomed to SuSE, and noticed that you are running it as well. Ive read before that SuSE has problems with MythTV because of differeing qt-devel packages. Have you had any problems? Is there a site like Jarod Wilson's for SuSE? or an apt repository like Axel Thimm's? It would be a pain to have to compile everything from source, but I'll do what I have to do. Thanks! Andrew Bassett

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3 basic questions, or then again basically 3 questions :)
by matice＠nic.fi 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

greetings i must admit that there have been lots of changes in suse. the previous version i used was 8.1 and it was beautiful simple and clear. now with 9.2 i feel as dumb as hell baffled with new features and from where to configure them. so here are the three nominated questions for this first post of 2005! 1- after obtaining the pure-ftpd from the dvd and having it installed on my suse 9.2 system, i wanted to add a link so that the user can browse to a separate common directory between different users, and i havent got the slightest clue where to start as it complains about having too many symbolic links to follow, in suse 8, it just worked without problems 2- i am used to the concept that when you close your vnc screen, you can reattach the session from somewhere else simply by just connecting.. well this is not happening for me this time, when i logged out and attempted to log again it gave me another session number, so i presume the first is still running somewhere in the background? how can i make things so that when i detach a session i can always continue it, just as the screen command does in the shell console. 3- the infamous firewall with suse, well the firewall script has changed since suse version 8.1 and it is taking its own time going through it, ok call me lazzy but the fact is that there are lots of changes that one needs time to rearrange his thoughts and as to what wants and needs to be done on a the new installation. the funny thing with the firewall is that using the wizzard from the control center, i select to open ports for ssh, vnc, smtp, http etc etc and let the firewall start up, only to find out that it cuts me out and i cant reach it so i have to go and shutdown the firewall from the console before i can continue working remotelly. any ideas what causes that or am i once again missing some new configuration option that i am not aware of? i hope i can get some enlightment on these issues. regards Matice

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RE: KDE menu editor weirdness in 9.1
by Martin 03 Jan '05

03 Jan '05

Hi experts, I'm facing weird KDE menu behavior after adding few items to it, specifically adding mplayer to 'Multimedia', this menu is still visible from KDE but none of the apps in there would start anymore. When I go back to menu editor 'Multimedia' is empty which explains why no apps would start. Anyone can suggest how to add new item to the menu without losing original ones? Thx, Martin __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Dress up your holiday email, Hollywood style. Learn more. http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com

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Re: [SLE] FREE EMAIL HELL!!!!
by James Knott 03 Jan '05

03 Jan '05

Paul Cartwright wrote: > On Monday 03 January 2005 3:43 pm, James Knott wrote: > >>>As Marlowe put it (Mephistopheles) "Why, this is Hell, nor am I >>>out of it" >>> >>>Terence >> >> From my point of view, if all those bible thumpers are going to >>heaven, I'd rather go elsewhere. ;-) > > > ARG!!!!!!!!!! MAN, is that a good defense for going to hell!!! > except... if all the lawyers are there, it will be kinda crowded, won't > it?? Hmmm... Bible thumpers in heaven, lawyers in hell. One's as bad as the other. I guess us decent people will have to find someplace else. How 'bout Heck, ruled by Phil, the prince of insufficient light? For punishment, he'll make you eat lunch with the accountants! ;-) http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/dilbert/the_characters/html/character4.ht… http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?PhilPrinceOfInsufficientLight http://www.eng.umu.se/litgrad/heck.htm

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Loading ndiswrapper for Buffalo Card
by doc 03 Jan '05

03 Jan '05

I also went with the proprietary Linuxant driver solution out of time-challenges but they require a MAC address for the card and I was unable to acquire one. So, back to ndiswrapper: > You must have your kernel source installed in /usr/src/linux-2.6.n.n.n > then in /lib/modules/2.6n.n.n you'll see what looks like a folder but > is merely a link named build pointing to, in my > case, /usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.95-obj/i386/default > > Without the src and that pointer you're dead. Here is what I actually see: linux:/home/edoc/downloads/drivers # cd /usr/src/ linux:/usr/src # ls . .. kernel-modules linux-2.6.8-24.5-obj packages linux:/usr/src # cd linux-2.6.8-24.5-obj linux:/usr/src/linux-2.6.8-24.5-obj # ls . .. i386 linux:/usr/src/linux-2.6.8-24.5-obj # cd i386 linux:/usr/src/linux-2.6.8-24.5-obj/i386 # ls . .. default linux:/usr/src/linux-2.6.8-24.5-obj/i386 # cd default linux:/usr/src/linux-2.6.8-24.5-obj/i386/default # ls . .. Module.symvers linux:/usr/src/linux-2.6.8-24.5-obj/i386/default # Is this sufficient to proceed? -- Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e A blessed and joy-filled New Year to all! West Central Florida 100% Linux. Suse 9.2 Hallicrafters, Heathkit, Homebrew, TenTec, Yaesu Radio Life: http://www.gospelcom.net/twr/ Linux-Incompatible hardware is defective! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Help, hard drive problem - no Linux partitions found.
by Richard Mixon (qwest) 03 Jan '05

03 Jan '05

Would appreciate any ideas before I bite the bullet and have to reinstall. I have a box I was using to setup mythtv using SuSE Pro 9.2. Its an Athlon XP 1500 with a WD 200GB drive, 512MB RAM. I had partitioned it with a 100mb "/boot", 512MB swap and the rest as an LVM storage group, which I then divided up into "/", "/var", "/cache" and "/mythtv". The only unorthodox thing I did (and I say that only in hindsight) was use the partition editor to change my "/mythtv" partition from Reiser to XFS while the partition was mounted. I had read that was much larger for large file. When I rebooted no I got a screen fully of numbers (TTY1, TTY2, ....) and no root partition found. I used CD #1 and asked it to automatically repair the system. It says it cannot find any partitions with Linux installed - of course I've had it rescan multiple times. The partition editor still shows all partitions as they should be. What should I do next? Thanks in advance - Richard

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