December 2005 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

apache2 files >2Gb on SuSE10.0
by Mark Keir 30 Dec '05

30 Dec '05

Hi, I am attempting to set up a webserver as a file point for some *.iso images and vmware player filesystems. I am having some difficulty in making very large files available (>2Gb) as they are not seen in the autoindex list and error out when trying to directly download them. Anyone know if there is a workaround enabling this apart from getting apache2.2? System: SuSE10.0 professional, 32bit i686, filesystem involved is ext3 Mark

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HP nx6125
by Hans du Plooy 30 Dec '05

30 Dec '05

Hi guys, Does anyone have this notebook? I have the PY416EA model - it is a Turion64 1.8ghz, with Radeon XPRESS 200M 5955 (PCIE). I'm having a few problems: 1. Onboard Wireless: Broadcom BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] - it doesn't have a linux driver. I set up ndiswrapper, and that works fine, but it is junk - poor reception, poor performance, unstable. But I can live with that, for now. The problem is, when I do network intensive stuff, like copy big files, the notebook sometimes reboot. Not reset, just a normal reboot as if I typed "reboot" in the cli. 2. Booting hangs at the "loading keymap" or something like that bit. When that happens I press the wireless/bluetooth button twice (switch off + switch on) and it continues to boot normally. 3. PCMCIA - doesn't work at all. It's a normal well supported controller, uses the yenta driver. But when you stick something into it, it simply doesn't pick it up. I really want to use my Netgear PCMCIA wireless card (see #1 above). I have verified with a knoppix CD that the socket does work. In SUSE, I've fiddled around, tried various combinations of inserting and removing modules and restarting coldplug, dbus etc and got it working once, but I could never repeat that. The relevant lspci info: CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx21/x515 Cardbus Controller 4. ACPI doesn't work well. the CPU heats up to about 75 degrees celcius before the fan comes on. Sometimes the fan doesn't switch off. The different powersave profiles doesn't work correctly either. On "performance" it sticks to 1800mhz, on anything els it sits on 800mhz. I would expect that on "dynamic" it should raise the CPU speed if I compile something or do something CPU intensive, but it doesn't. I have fiddled endlessly with the options, modifying the profiles, to no avail. All of the above problems exist in both the 32bit and 64bit versions of SUSE 10.0. One more question: The notebook has a biometric sensor. Has anyone worked with such hardware? Could you please point me to good documentation? It would be nice to play around with this too. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Hans P.S. A few observations, for anyone in the market: this particular model is a lot of computer for the money. Display is 1400x1050 (only on the top model) and very clear. The modem is an ATI device and is supported (by alsa, of all things). Network is gigabit and works well. Performance is very strong, especially when compiling stuff. And lastly, the sound chip, also ATI, is by far the best sound I've heard from any onboard sound. It has the sweetness and roundness of the Soundblaster Live cards. Very very nice! If the wireless doesn't bother you (the only non-SUSE problem I have), it's a great buy, good value for money, and a very nice and solid notebook.

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sync'ing Korganizer with Outlook Calendar
by Phil Burness 30 Dec '05

30 Dec '05

Is there a way to synchronise my Outlook Calendar with my Korganizer calendar? I don't have access to the work exchange server via Linux, but I have a synchronised calendar on my laptop which I can connect to my Linux machine at home. -- Phil Burness Linux User since 1991 - currently using SuSE 9.3 Warrington - United Kingdom

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[SLE] NFS file locking problem between SuSE 10 Client and 9.3 server
by Jörg Spilker 30 Dec '05

30 Dec '05

Hello, i´ve some NFS filelocking problem between my SuSE 10.0 based clients and the 9.3 based server. /home is located on the server (with SuSE 9.3 and a recent kernel (2.6.15)). The clients are equiped with SuSE 10.0 and the default 2.6.13 kernel. Applications which are using NFS filelocking on /home (examples: eclipse, skype, banshee) are not working. The server log shows the following message: Dec 19 21:35:55 daolin kernel: lockd: cannot monitor 192.168.9.10 I know now (after googling for some minutes), that the reason for the message is, that the lockd on the server cannot contact the status daemon on the client site. rpcinfo on Server/Client shows the following info: Server: Suse Linux 9.3 with Kernel 2.6.15 daolin:/var/log # rpcinfo -p daolin Program Vers Proto Port 100000 2 tcp 111 portmapper 100000 2 udp 111 portmapper 100004 2 udp 795 ypserv 100004 1 udp 795 ypserv 100004 2 tcp 798 ypserv 100004 1 tcp 798 ypserv 100007 2 udp 814 ypbind 100007 1 udp 814 ypbind 100007 2 tcp 817 ypbind 100007 1 tcp 817 ypbind 100009 1 udp 834 yppasswdd 600100069 1 udp 849 fypxfrd 600100069 1 tcp 851 fypxfrd 100011 1 udp 858 rquotad 100011 2 udp 858 rquotad 100011 1 tcp 877 rquotad 100011 2 tcp 877 rquotad 391002 2 tcp 601 sgi_fam 100003 2 udp 2049 nfs 100003 3 udp 2049 nfs 100003 4 udp 2049 nfs 100003 2 tcp 2049 nfs 100003 3 tcp 2049 nfs 100003 4 tcp 2049 nfs 100021 1 udp 2262 nlockmgr 100021 3 udp 2262 nlockmgr 100021 4 udp 2262 nlockmgr 100021 1 tcp 3171 nlockmgr 100021 3 tcp 3171 nlockmgr 100021 4 tcp 3171 nlockmgr 100005 1 udp 724 mountd 100005 1 tcp 739 mountd 100005 2 udp 724 mountd 100005 2 tcp 739 mountd 100005 3 udp 724 mountd 100005 3 tcp 739 mountd Client: Suse Linux 10.0 with Kernel 2.6.13-15-default daolin:/var/log # rpcinfo -p lotus Program Vers Proto Port 100000 2 tcp 111 portmapper 100000 2 udp 111 portmapper 391002 2 tcp 749 sgi_fam 100007 2 udp 810 ypbind 100007 1 udp 810 ypbind 100007 2 tcp 811 ypbind 100007 1 tcp 811 ypbind 100024 1 udp 32779 status 100021 1 udp 32779 nlockmgr 100021 3 udp 32779 nlockmgr 100021 4 udp 32779 nlockmgr 100024 1 tcp 32803 status 100021 1 tcp 32803 nlockmgr 100021 3 tcp 32803 nlockmgr 100021 4 tcp 32803 nlockmgr i´m not sure but i think that status is the service which the server can´t contact. There are no firewall rules active during my tests. I can telnet the tcp port for status from daolin. What looks strange for me are the high port numbers for lockmgr and status on the client. I really don´t know what is wrong. Greetings, Jörg

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Re: [SLE] Why isn't my LAN, etc. working??? (SuSE 9.3)
by bernd 30 Dec '05

30 Dec '05

On Friday 23 December 2005 18:01, Carl Hartung wrote: <snip> > Sorry for the delay, but it's family and holidays time of year > again... > > Here are some diagnostic steps to take: > > Post a copy of your /etc/hosts file and your /etc/resolv.conf file. > Run "lpstat -t" on Machines #1 and #2 and post here. > > regards, > > - Carl Thanks for taking the time! ***Machine #2:*** /etc/hosts: # # hosts This file describes a number of hostname-to-address # mappings for the TCP/IP subsystem. It is mostly # used at boot time, when no name servers are running. # On small systems, this file can be used instead of a # "named" name server. # Syntax: # # IP-Address Full-Qualified-Hostname Short-Hostname # 127.0.0.1 localhost 192.168.1.100 officesuse.koepsell officesuse # special IPv6 addresses ::1 localhost ipv6-localhost ipv6-loopback fe00::0 ipv6-localnet ff00::0 ipv6-mcastprefix ff02::1 ipv6-allnodes ff02::2 ipv6-allrouters ff02::3 ipv6-allhosts 192.168.1.101 paf.koepsell paf 127.0.0.2 suse.koepsell suse /etc/resolv.conf: ### BEGIN INFO # # Modified_by: dhcpcd # Backup: /etc/resolv.conf.saved.by.dhcpcd.wlan0 # Process: dhcpcd # Process_id: 11724 # Script: /sbin/modify_resolvconf # Saveto: # Info: This is a temporary resolv.conf created by service dhcpcd. # The previous file has been saved and will be restored later. # # If you don't like your resolv.conf to be changed, you # can set MODIFY_{RESOLV,NAMED}_CONF_DYNAMICALLY=no. This # variables are placed in /etc/sysconfig/network/config. # # You can also configure service dhcpcd not to modify it. # # If you don't like dhcpcd to change your nameserver # settings # then either set DHCLIENT_MODIFY_RESOLV_CONF=no # in /etc/sysconfig/network/dhcp, or # set MODIFY_RESOLV_CONF_DYNAMICALLY=no in # /etc/sysconfig/network/config or (manually) use dhcpcd # with -R. If you only want to keep your searchlist, set # DHCLIENT_KEEP_SEARCHLIST=yes in /etc/sysconfig/network/dhcp or # (manually) use the -K option. # ### END INFO search ver 69.28.32.180 nameserver 69.28.32.16 nameserver 69.28.32.180 lpstat -t: suse:/home/bernd # lpstat -t lpstat: Unable to connect to server: Connection refused ***Machine #1:*** /etc/hosts: # # hosts This file describes a number of hostname-to-address # mappings for the TCP/IP subsystem. It is mostly # used at boot time, when no name servers are running. # On small systems, this file can be used instead of a # "named" name server. # Syntax: # # IP-Address Full-Qualified-Hostname Short-Hostname # 127.0.0.1 localhost # special IPv6 addresses ::1 localhost ipv6-localhost ipv6-loopback fe00::0 ipv6-localnet ff00::0 ipv6-mcastprefix ff02::1 ipv6-allnodes ff02::2 ipv6-allrouters ff02::3 ipv6-allhosts 192.168.1.101 paf.koepsell paf 192.168.1.102 suse.koepsell suse 127.0.0.2 officesuse.koepsell officesuse /etc/resolv.conf: ### BEGIN INFO # # Modified_by: dhcpcd # Backup: /etc/resolv.conf.saved.by.dhcpcd.wlan0 # Process: dhcpcd # Process_id: 5380 # Script: /sbin/modify_resolvconf # Saveto: # Info: This is a temporary resolv.conf created by service dhcpcd. # The previous file has been saved and will be restored later. # # If you don't like your resolv.conf to be changed, you # can set MODIFY_{RESOLV,NAMED}_CONF_DYNAMICALLY=no. This # variables are placed in /etc/sysconfig/network/config. # # You can also configure service dhcpcd not to modify it. # # If you don't like dhcpcd to change your nameserver # settings # then either set DHCLIENT_MODIFY_RESOLV_CONF=no # in /etc/sysconfig/network/dhcp, or # set MODIFY_RESOLV_CONF_DYNAMICALLY=no in # /etc/sysconfig/network/config or (manually) use dhcpcd # with -R. If you only want to keep your searchlist, set # DHCLIENT_KEEP_SEARCHLIST=yes in /etc/sysconfig/network/dhcp or # (manually) use the -K option. # ### END INFO search koepsell nameserver 69.28.32.16 nameserver 69.28.32.180 lpstat -t: officesuse:~ # lpstat -t scheduler is running system default destination: deskjet940c device for deskjet940c: usb://HP/DeskJet%20940C?serial=CN2671B1VYCO device for laserjet4l: parallel:/dev/lp0 deskjet940c accepting requests since Jan 01 00:00 laserjet4l accepting requests since Jan 01 00:00 printer deskjet940c is idle. enabled since Jan 01 00:00 printer laserjet4l is idle. enabled since Jan 01 00:00 Something just happens to jump right out. The /etc/hosts file does not match what my router-based dhcp server has assigned to the machines. I hear a collective DUH! coming from the throngs on suse-e regarding the hosts file! Yet... I just manually changed the /etc/hosts file on the machines to reflect the correct ip's and ran a test. CUPS up and printing fine from machine #2 with OOo, but not from any other apps! Here's an error message I get when trying to print my e-mail from Kontact: "An error occurred while retrieving the printer list: Connection to CUPS server failed. Check that the CUPS server is correctly installed and running. Error: host not found." Here's the lpstat results from machine #2: bernd@suse:~> lpstat -t lpstat: Unable to connect to server: No route to host How can the /etc/hosts file be modified to always match? How can I print using apps aside from OOo?

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Old versions of Linux distribution
by Roland Turcan 30 Dec '05

30 Dec '05

Hello suse-linux-e! I have to install and use Kylix 2, but it isn't working on Suse 9.2 or 10.0. I would like to install "certified" distribution of Linux, which are recommended by Borland. * Red Hat 7.1 * SuSE 7.2 * Mandrake 8.0 Where can I find these distributions for download? Thanks a lot. -- Best regards, TRoland http://www.rotursoft.sk http://exekutor.rotursoft.sk

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suse 9.3 / postfix / multiple domains
by RutePoint 29 Dec '05

29 Dec '05

Hello, sorry for posting this topic prior to scanning the mail archives for im short on time since i was given only 2 days to host my domains elsewhere :P im currently running suse 9.3 with which im very happy. now for starters i need to configure postfix so that it would work in the following order: my server name is: e.g. smtp.mydomain.com receive mail for multiple domains. e.g. myserver.mydomain.com mydomain.com myhouse.com mycar.com mybike.com i have only few users so i am not in need of a heavy setup such as using db as a backend etc. i simply want to remap addresses the following way. i want to have multiple aliases for the users forwarding to the system local account (yes i will be creating separate accounts on the system for different users) donald(a)myhouse.com -> donald(a)mydomain.com donald(a)mycar.com -> donald(a)mydomain.com donald(a)mybike.com -> donald(a)mydomain.com donald.duck(a)mybike.com -> donald(a)mydomain.com duck.donald(a)mybike.com -> donald(a)mydomain.com outgoing mail should appear as donald.duck(a)mycar.com later on i will be adding amavis and spamassin, but on this short notice i would be very happy to get mail comming in without bouncing. so in short, can you guys give a step by step guide on what i need to do? regards RutePoint PS: my dns is all setup and ready and the local shell accounts have been allready created -- ___________________________ If computers were made in heaven, would they be perfect? ___________________________

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wine package dating
by mikus＠bga.com 29 Dec '05

29 Dec '05

A new package 'wine' showed up in the fwdg WINE apt-repository very recently. I presume it is the latest and greatest. Yet the package managers identify _July's_ package 'wine' as listed in the BASE apt-repository as "the version which updates all others". Methinks the BASE apt-repository 'wine' package is mis-dated. mikus

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grep error
by Ken Schneider 29 Dec '05

29 Dec '05

Trying the following command and getting an error: ken@pc5:~> grep rsync ./.bash_history Binary file ./.bash_history matches Anyone else having such a problem and any way to fix it? Thanks, -- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998

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PDF - FireFox question
by russbucket 29 Dec '05

29 Dec '05

Using SuSE10.0 Retail version from Novell, FireFox 1.5. PDFs Documents only show grey screen. Following Jerry Feldmans procedure I do not find a plugin folder in /opt/MozillaFireFox folder. I find the following: nppdf.so usr/lib/browser-plugins/ Symbolic link usr/lib/firefox/plugins Symbolic Link /usr/X11R6/lib/Acrobat7/Browser/intellinux file Do I remove both the symbolic links? Also running the plugin install script says it cannot find nppdf.so. Do I need to run the script as root? I assume the howto file wants me to use /opt/ MozillaFirefox/lib as the install path. Thanks for any pointers in advance. -- Russ

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