December 2005 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Kopete ?
by Erik Jakobsen 29 Dec '05

29 Dec '05

Hi. Which package does kopete belongs to ? -- Venlig hilsen - Best regards - Erik Jakobsen SuSE Linux 10.0 Eval.. Licensed HAM-RADIO with the callsign OZ4KK http://www.urbakken.dk Registered Linux user #114875 with http://counter.li.org

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nVIDIA 6200oc board help
by Steve Lett 29 Dec '05

29 Dec '05

Hi all, I'm pretty much stumped. Can't get my Christmas present to work yet... sniff, sniff, ;-) Can't get the nVIDIA driver NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run installed. Downloaded it from the nVIDIA site directly. Have followed instructions PAINFULLY to the letter in a mad attempt to get this thing working and have yet no success after 3 days. I just reinstalled the entire system from .iso in the last 3 days and have been recreating it from scratch for a variety of reasons, but it's pretty snappy and clean right now. Therefore I wanted to install this driver to get the new video card working fully. I had sound problems just after installing the video card, but since reinstalling everything, all that is fixed, Kaffeiene / libdvdcss2 / etc. all updated and all audio, DVD, mp3, sound, etc. working fine. well... except the slow choppy video which is the reason I pursued a new video card to start with. I'm plugged into the new vidcard now and it seems working, I do see some significant improvements, but I'm sure it's gotta be a huge difference with the right driver installed... I have -according to YaST- kernel version 2.6.8-24.10 installed now. I have purposely NOT downloaded patches to the kernel as I've heard that this can be problematic as well. I just want to take one thing at a time. But as I understand it, if I DO end up with a kernel update then I'll have to install the nVIDIA driver again too as it's tied to the kernel versions. Does that sound right? But so far I've been fiddling with this installation routine for days and I think I understand WHAT it cannot find but I don't understand HOW to make it find specifically the files it wants and that I am sure are already there in these paths: /usr/src/linux-2.6.8-24.10/include/linux/ /usr/src/linux/include/linux /lib/modules/2.6.8-24.10-default/build/include/linux These are all paths were there are kernel.h files and/or linux kernel, sources, etc. Here is the error log from the failed installation process. ****************************************** nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' creation time: Wed Dec 28 23:19:15 2005 option status: license pre-accepted: false update: false force update: false expert: false uninstall: false driver info: false no precompiled interface: false no ncurses color: false query latest driver ver: false OpenGL header files: false no questions: false silent: false XFree86 install prefix: /usr/X11R6 OpenGL install prefix: /usr Installer install prefix: /usr kernel source path: (not specified) kernel install path: (not specified) proc mount point: /proc ui: (not specified) tmpdir: /tmp ftp site: ftp://download.nvidia.com Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface -> License accepted. -> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you like the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel from the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: Yes) > No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA > ftp site; this means that the installer will need to compile a > kernel interface for your kernel. -> Kernel source path: '/usr/src/linux' -> Performing cc_version_check with CC="cc". ERROR: Unable to determine the NVIDIA kernel module filename. ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file: '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux driver download page at www.nvidia.com. ******************************************* OK OK you can't find the kernel Colonel, now how do I tell ya where it is? I'm sure its a modification of the routine I do at the command prompt to make this thing start, but no idea what the magic words are. Aren't kernel source path and kernel install path gonna be the same path name? How do I know just what path the variable is supposed to point to? What I'm doing to generate the log file is this: linux:~ # sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run from a command line after I init 3 out of the gui. Anybody know how to make it find the files it wants to find when I try to run this installer routine? Oh, I'm running 9.2Professional if it matters. Thanks! Steve In a world without walls or fences, who needs Windows or Gates? Registered Linux User #287453 ---------------------------------------- '87 Street Comanche #24/100 '92 Cherokee '88 Grand Wagoneer '87 Grand Wagoneer ...and they say there's only one... --------------------------------------- -- _______________________________________________ Check out the latest SMS services @ http://www.linuxmail.org This allows you to send and receive SMS through your mailbox. Powered by Outblaze

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RE: [SLE] OO: If you can make it, I can break it!
by Kai Ponte 29 Dec '05

29 Dec '05

> > No, I'm not aware of any tricks to tune OOo to start quicker, except > > for the quicklauncher, which I don't use because I don't want it hogging > > my memory when I'm not using OOo. > > Then don't bitch about how s l o w it is to load. That is what the > quickstarter is there for. It does the same thing MS does, it pre-loads > the libs. Thank you. I was waiting for someone to point that out. > Oh, and the quickstarter doesn't use -that- much memory. Nope: oooqs currently using 0.00 user and 0.00 system percent and taking 31K of memory. By comparison, mysqld running just below in the process table list takes up 101K. Unfortunately, I don't have a tool like a DLL-spy which I use in Wintendo to see what linked libraries are loaded. -- kai ponte www.perfectreign.com linux - genuine windows replacement part

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SuSE 10 - Problems with PEAR
by Stephen Carter 29 Dec '05

29 Dec '05

I'm trying to install the PEAR package Image_Graph (forced install to override 'stable' only package preferences as it's still in Apha) but I get an error that PEAR Installer is too old and needs to be at least v1.3.1. I have installed apache2, php4 & php4-pear from the SuSE10 Eval DVD. I also installed gd, php-gd and all other Image_Graph dependencies using pear just fine, but the final one just doesn't want to play. 1) How do I find out what version of PEAR I am running? 2) How do I upgrade PEAR? 3) How do I install Image_Graph? I have checked older versions of this package on the website but almost all of them require at least pear v1.3.1. On SuSE 9.3 the Image_Graph package does install so I'm not sure of where to look. Thanks, SteveC

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Unable to see netbios name of linux server
by Peter Hartlén 29 Dec '05

29 Dec '05

Hi! I just experienced a Suse linux server that wouldn't start. First I thought it was a hardware failure on the system disk, which turned out to be wrong. During my search for the cause of this malfunction, I also ran Knoppix. Eventually a BIOS update was all that was needed. When I got Suse running again, it just won't broadcast it's NetBios name 'SIBMASTER' to the other computers on the network. I can see the router in 'attached devices' on my router, but it is named 'UNKNOWN NAME'. It is also only possible to connect to the server using it's IP-address. We are using the workgroup name SIB. I did a grep -r SIBMASTER * in /etc to see where the name SIBMASTER was located. I found it in the following files with the row it was on: /etc/HOSTNAME SIBMASTER (I've also tried SIBMASTER.SIB here) /etc/hosts 192.168.0.2 SIBMASTER.SIB SIBMASTER etc.. /etc/postfix/main.cf myhostname = SIBMASTER.SIB /etc/samba/smb.cnf netbios name = SIBMASTER So, why isn't the name of the server broadcasted to my router or any other computer on the network? Any tips on what I should look for? Thanks in advance! / Peter

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bug in SuSe 10.0 and OpenAL apps???
by David Ward 29 Dec '05

29 Dec '05

I am having problems with SuSe, OpenAL and my games. I have had no problem launching these same games from the same installed dir, on the same system with Mandrake/Mandriva and Gentoo installs. *UT2004* gives the best feedback. i get: ioctl SETFRAGMENT grab: Invalid argument ut2004-bin: al_mixer.c:735: _alSetMixer: Assertion `mixbuf.data' failed. Signal: SIGIOT [iot trap] Aborting. So i did a search for the al_mixer.c file in the openal source. I found it in both the kernel source tree AND in the ut2004 install dir [i choose to install OpenAL and SDL source when i re-installed ut2004] I found the function that does the assertion. Its comment and decleration are as follows: /* * _alSetMixer( ALboolean synchronous ) * * Sets mixer to match the current context. If synchronous is AL_FALSE, a * seperate thread is launched. * * assumes locked context */ void _alSetMixer( ALboolean synchronous ) *Call of Duty.* This fails saying: "Failed to start the Miles sound system...." *MoHAA:* This starts without an error, but no sound *BF1942: *Same as *MoHAA *Sound, otherwise is great! Mixing is working right out of the box, unlike with the other distro's i have tried. Is this a bug worth reporting ?? I have seen posts by other SuSe users with the same problem on forums around the net, but no solutions. Does anyone here have their games working [Native or Cedega] ?? Thanx alot.

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Test ignore.
by Kevanf1 29 Dec '05

29 Dec '05

Just a test as I'm getting bounces from the list. Sorry. -- ============================================== I am only human, please forgive me if I make a mistake it is not deliberate. ============================================== Take care this Xmas. PLEASE DON'T drink and drive. Kevan Farmer Linux user #373362 Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7HR

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Re: [SLE] OO: If you can make it, I can break it!
by Mike McMullin 29 Dec '05

29 Dec '05

On Wed, 2005-12-28 at 04:20 -0800, Kai Ponte wrote: > > George Ou has blogged on Z-DNet, some comments on OOo under 10.0 and > > MSO under XP that disagree with you. However it is interesting to note > > that he has tuned his XP system for faster usage. > > Joo hace a link? /me would like to read. Put the following line as is, into Google "george ou"+"suse" Should be the first english result.

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Tech Support - Installation TaxACT Deluxe
by Fred A. Miller 29 Dec '05

29 Dec '05

A "standard" brain dead response. Fred __________________ Dear TaxACT Customer, Although there are no plans to release a Linux version of TaxACT at this time, Linux users can utilize our TaxACT Online Standard, Deluxe or Ultimate Bundle Versions. TaxACT will run on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4.X, 2000 and XP. If this still doesn't fix your problem then try our online service! Thank you for using TaxACT. Please let us know if you have any further questions. TaxACT Technical Support Support(a)taxact.com TS-343 We invite you to participate in our Customer Service & Support Survey at: http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB224ES9KLJUU This survey will help us gain feedback from our customers to assist us in our communication efforts. ***You may also find an instant answer for your question in our Frequently Asked Questions*** http://www.taxact.com/tsupport/results.asp For faster service and to avoid communication errors please include all previous correspondence in any future emails. AOL USERS: Please check the "Include Original Text in Reply" box at the bottom of your email window. -- Paid purchaser of ALL SuSE Linux releases since 6.x

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Routing Enormous Traffic for Video Studio
by Andrei Verovski (aka MacGuru) 29 Dec '05

29 Dec '05

Hi, Anyone had and experience (or just ideas) how to use Linux server in video studio for sharing RAID between 3 - 4 Power Mac workstations, taking into account enormous traffic generated by video capture and editing? One solution is to use Apple XRaid, XSan, and 2 XServe (1 pc will work, but 2 pcs are better, one is used for routing traffic, second for data transfer). Unfortunately, this is OUT of budget (Fibre Channel SAN system is not a solution for a project with strict budget). My idea is to use 3Ware Escalade Card (with 8x500 GB HDs formatted as 4 Level-0 RAIDs), installed into Linux box, and 4-port Gigabit Ethernet Card. The question is how to organize traffic routing between this Linux box and 4 PowerMacs (all of them have Gigabit Ethernet on-board), so each Mac could see every RAID, yet passing exclusively all traffic through defined Ethernet port on server (in order to avoid Ethernet link saturation and video frame dropout)? Additionally, all Macs should see each other. Phew, complex and unusual, but that is a challenge :-)) Thanks in advance for any suggestion(s). ************************************************ *** with best regards *** Andrei Verovski (aka MacGuru) *** Mac, Linux, DTP, Programming Web Site *** *** http://snow.prohosting.com/guru4mac/ ************************************************

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