December 2005 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

RE: [SLE] Problems with initrd after mkinitrd
by Patrick Freeman 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

> -----Original Message----- > From: Carlos E. R. [mailto:robin1.listas@tiscali.es] > Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 6:39 PM > To: SLE > Subject: RE: [SLE] Problems with initrd after mkinitrd > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > The Monday 2005-12-26 at 20:18 -0500, Patrick Freeman wrote: > > > Is there maybe in issue with the way Reiserfs handles this update such > > that sometimes it writes the new file to a place which is not accessible > > during boot? > > It is not, I think, a problem peculiar to reiserfs, but to large > partitions. If the partition is large, the file may fall in any place of > it - of course - but perchance at a track that the bios has problem in > accessing (which is my hypothesis). > > > > Thanks to you both (Carl and Carlos) for the insightful questions -- I > > think I am going to look at where the files (intird) are written on the > > disk between failing nodes and non-failing nodes. Do you have any input > > on what the simplest tool would be to see physical disk location with > > Reiserfs? (debugreiserfs -m )? > > No... sorry, I'd have to find out as well. Perhaps "-o" > > > > Anyway, if that is true -- perhaps the solution is to use a separate > > partition for/boot (which would also allow using a different filesystem > > for /boot). I don't see any reason why Reiserfs would be at issue, > > other than this, but what are your opinions (Carl and Carlos or anyone > > else) on using a separate /boot partition and also for using Reiserfs as > > the /boot filesystem? > > You can not use reiserfs on a separate /boot partition for some reasons, > but the main one is that it is usually a very small partition, one or two > tracks only, around 20 Mb - and reiserfs needs a minimum of 100Mb. > Typically /boot is formatted as ext2 (not ext3), which is also quite easy > to read; the kernel has support compiled in, not as a module. > > If you do create that partition, place it below track number 1024, just in > case that is the problem. > > - -- > Cheers, > Carlos Robinson > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 > > iD8DBQFDsKkwtTMYHG2NR9URAn7EAJ9uv/tSjTTaWJ2E0u/4ZHtzvS+K5wCfTLYK > OY0/tnC9MRwQSYPIPqLmYYE= > =IqN6 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > 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 > Thanks, I'm going to initiate a couple of experiments which will take me a couple of days -- as I will have to coordinate the resources coming available -- and I will report back with my findings. Regards, PATRICK FREEMAN, SYSTEMS SPECIALIST Work: (949) 330-7699 Fax: (949) 330-7691 patrickf(a)datallegro.com www.datallegro.com Confidential: The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized.

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Re: [SLE] Reliability of SuSE mirrors
by Adam Vazquez Kb2jpd 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

You are also assuming the SuSE mirrors are fed and cared equally and the updates propagate quickly. The design of the Internet was originally that of robustness during (nuclear) attack, not the eagerness of SuSE users of the Next Great Update. Adam -----Original Message----- From: "Paul W. Abrahams" <abrahams(a)acm.org> Subj: [SLE] Reliability of SuSE mirrors Date: Mon Dec 26, 2005 7:03 pm Size: 868 bytes To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com I've always assumed that the SuSE mirrors -- at least the ones that claim to be complete -- were as reliable as the SuSE site itself. But I had a frustrating experience doing a KDE 3.5 update using mirrors.kernel.org and Yast. I kept getting a complaint that the kdebase3 package (and a number of others) couldn't be found, though a number of packages did get installed. So I finally tried going to ftp.suse.com instead and the update worked correctly -- all the packages that I was missing before were there and were installed. Has anyone else had a similar experience? Any opinions on mirror sites versus the SuSE site itself? Paul -- 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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VGA out of range error message
by FX Fraipont 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

I've already complained about this, and I will once more. I have repeatedly encountered difficulties installing SuSE 9.3 and 10 on a system with a TFT screen (Sony and Samsung, so I think might/will happen with most TFT's). You get that vga out or range error message which makes it impossible for a newcomer to install SuSe without tinkering with parameters such as vga=[insert your valie here]. I continue to think that this is unacceptable for a linux distribution you pay good money for, and please don't come up with silly arguments like: this si the essence of linux, you've got to be ready to invest browsing docs, and the like. A friend of mine has just come over with her computer, running SuSe 9.2, and a serious problem: The system won't boot, and complains about reiserfs corruption. After trying all kinds of variations on reiserfschk, she tried --rebuild-tree, without having made a backup of her files (she's a journalist, so it's pretty important). Reiserfschk completed, but the machine still won't boot, so she brought it to me. I tried to boot after connecting a keyboard and a mouse and a Sony TFT screen, and yes, I got the dreaded vga out of range message. I tried boot options vga=vesa, vga=792, vga=791 and many more, to no avail. Esc twice booted in text mode, and I could see where the reiserfschk fails. I then tried to rescue her data using a Knoppix 3.4 in German I had from some time ago, and hey presto, it booted straight into kde, without any silly vga out of range error messages, and I was connected to the internet and could browse her reiserfs partition and burn a dvd with her data without intervening at any moment. If Knoppix can do it, why can't SuSE? FX

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HOWTO block a host with SuSEFirewall2?
by Andre Truter 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

I have a problem on one of my servers. A specific host has been attacking my server via ssh for the past 5 hours. Now it is starting to cost me in bandwidth usage. How can I set up SuSEFirewall2 to just drop all packets from that specific host? Thanks -- Andre Truter | Software Engineer | Registered Linux user #185282 ICQ #40935899 | AIM: trusoftzaf | http://www.trusoft.za.org ~ A dinosaur is a salamander designed to Mil Spec ~

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Firefox questions
by David Crouch 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

Hi gang. Not sure if this has been answered already, if so I couldn't find the answer. I upgraded myself to 1.5 downloading the tar ball from mozilla.org and extracting it into my home dir and been using it that way. Extensions work, etc... except for sime silly reason, java does not. It acts like java is not installed, yet I know it is. I guess it can't find the plugin, so anyone know how I teach it where the plugin is? or move it to the right place? -- David Crouch

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Re: [SLE] DNS troubles - solved
by Ronald Wiplinger 26 Dec '05

26 Dec '05

I found a solution, however, I do not know why it was a reason: I cleared the file: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2147483647 Dec 25 23:37 secondary.xxx.com.tw Is the file size of 2 G the maximum? I thought 4 G bye Ronald Wiplinger LDB wrote: > Ronald Wiplinger wrote: >> LDB wrote: >>> Ronald Wiplinger wrote: >>>> On one machine I got some DNS troubles. I start dns, but it is not >>>> running without any reasons! >>>> Can you please give me a hand? >>>> >>>> >>>> # /etc/rc.d/named stop;/etc/rc.d/named start;/etc/rc.d/named status >>>> Shutting down name server bind9 - Warning: named not running >>>> ! done >>>> Starting name server >>>> bind9 >>>> done >>>> Checking for nameserver >>>> bind9 >>>> running >>>> >>>> >>>> # ps ax |grep name returns empty >>>> >>>> >>>> # tail /var/log/messages >>>> >>>> Dec 26 18:03:50 dns /usr/sbin/named[2111]: starting BIND 9.1.3 >>>> Dec 26 18:03:50 dns /usr/sbin/named[2111]: using 1 CPU >>>> Dec 26 18:03:50 dns /usr/sbin/named[2113]: loading configuration >>>> from '/etc/named.conf' >>>> Dec 26 18:03:50 dns /usr/sbin/named[2113]: zone >>>> '0.168.192.in-addr.arpa' allows updates by IP address, which is >>>> insecure >>>> Dec 26 18:03:50 dns /usr/sbin/named[2113]: zone 'xxx.com.tw' allows >>>> updates by IP address, which is insecure >>>> Dec 26 18:03:50 dns /usr/sbin/named[2113]: zone 'xxxx.com' allows >>>> updates by IP address, which is insecure >>>> Dec 26 18:03:50 dns /usr/sbin/named[2113]: set maximum open files >>>> to -1: permission denied >>>> Dec 26 18:03:50 dns /usr/sbin/named[2113]: listening on IPv4 >>>> interface lo, 127.0.0.1#53 >>>> Dec 26 18:03:50 dns /usr/sbin/named[2113]: listening on IPv4 >>>> interface eth0, xx.218.36.50#53 >>>> Dec 26 18:03:50 dns /usr/sbin/named[2113]: listening on IPv4 >>>> interface eth1, 192.168.0.254#53 >>>> Dec 26 18:03:50 dns /usr/sbin/named[2113]: running >>>> >>>> One more time in single steps: >>>> >>>> dns:~ # /etc/rc.d/named stop >>>> Shutting down name server bind9 - Warning: named not running >>>> ! done >>>> dns:~ # /etc/rc.d/named start >>>> Starting name server >>>> bind9 >>>> done >>>> dns:~ # /etc/rc.d/named status >>>> Checking for nameserver >>>> bind9 >>>> dead >>>> dns:~ # >>>> >>>> >>>> Why? How to track it down? >>>> >>>> >>>> bye >>>> >>>> Ronald Wiplinger >>>> >>> >>> Try starting it in the foreground on the commandline to ensure you >>> are seeing everything. >>> >>> bash> /usr/sbin/named -d 10 -t /var/lib/named -u named >> >> That did not change anything, but I found I got a core.xxxx files >> everytime. >> I had never to deal with that, what do I do next? >> >> >> bye >> >> Ronald Wiplinger >> > > do you mind sharing your /etc/named.conf file with me? > > Thanks, > > LDB > > -- Ronald Wiplinger (CEO of ELMIT) http://www.elmit.com http://voip.elmit.com http://e-paper.elmit.com Tel. (M) +886.939.775.516 (O) +886.2.2835.7765 (ENUM) or FWD 511208 - I'm a SpamCon Foundation Member, #694, Verify it at http://www.spamcon.org PS: Spam prevention! Our system is protected with a spam prevention program. If you send us an e-mail, our system will send you a confirmation message back. Just reply to this confirmation message please. After receiving this confirmation message, our system will send the hold message (one) and all future messages (after the received confirmation message) to me without asking you again.

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Network Connectivity Problem
by Eric Hines 26 Dec '05

26 Dec '05

Folks, I'm having a problem with my LAN, and I'm sure it's something I'm doing that's utterly brain dead that I haven't found, yet. One PC can't get connectivity even into its subnet on the LAN, much less via that LAN onto the Net. I'm running SUSE Pro 9.3 on an Intel server that has two NICs on the motherboard, and a third NIC installed later as a daughter board. When I first set this up, all three NICs had direct access to the Net through a separate Linksys router serving also as a firewall, so I believe the NICs and the cabling, at the hardware level, are functional. I have since rearranged my LAN into two subnets (using the same cabling as earlier). I have one NIC facing the Net through the Linksys, with NIC's address set to 192.168.1.2. The other two NICs each run a subnet (one on .3.1 and the other on .2.2). I have a laptop dual bootable with SUSE Pro 9.3 and WinXP on the 3.1 subnet, and I have a Win2k PC on the 2.2 subnet. From the central server, I can get onto the Net. From the laptop running either SUSE or XP, I can get on the Net, although I get no local (LAN-based) name resolution (e.g., I've aliased the NICs in /etc/hosts on the server, but I can't ping these names from the laptop--I get unk host. My server is running a DNS server; I think that's a separate problem that I need to resolve later). From the laptop, I can ping all three NICs on the server by IP address. My Win2k PC, when plugged into the 2.2 NIC on the server, has no connectivity to the Net. Indeed, there is no connectivity at all--the lights on the NICs (both on the PC and on the server) all remain dark. When I plug the PC directly into the Linksys (which was the PC's original configuration), I get (back) onto the Net. However, while plugged into the Linksys, I can ping only the server by IP address--trying to ping the server's other two NICs (the ones on .2.2 and .3.1), I only get request timed out errors. What am I doing wrong? How can I get my PC onto the server via its 2.2 NIC? Then I can begin to attack my name resolution problem. Thanks for your help. Eric Hines There is no nonsense so errant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate governmental action. --Bertrand Russell

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Blank messages in Evolution 2.0.1
by Carl William Spitzer IV 26 Dec '05

26 Dec '05

>From various servers I receive mail I can not read until I click reply. It seems all are multipart emails with both Text and HTML encrusted parts. Most HTML mail works fine. The blank mail has a gray background and no text showing. Suse 9.2 pro fully updated. Where is there a fix for this?? -- ___ _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ | | | | [__ | | | |___ |_|_| ___] | \/

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Re: [SLE] Novell Database
by Clint Tinsley 26 Dec '05

26 Dec '05

Start here http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/nld/ And then select all dates, this week, this month, (depending on how long of a list you want) and click on search. If you want some specific information, you can enter text in the search box where the asterisk is. In the drop down box show Novell Linux Desktop, you can also search on other product offerings including the current SuSE Linux and older versions. FYI, NLD is the business desktop offering from Novell as part of the Open Enterprise Server product channel and evaluation copies are available but are not in the retail channel or on OSS portal either. NLD actually uses the SLES (SuSE Linux Enterprise Server) code base which is closer to 9.3 than SuSE 10. > > OT: I really get upset with Novell in that they know how > > to make NLD work including video player support (Totem) but ship > > a crippled SuSE because of "licensing concerns." Linus once said > > that Novell might be the greatest thing to have happen to Linux > > but IMO, they may also be the ones to break it. FYI, I bleed > > Novell Red, corpusules are shaped in the red N logo. A Novell > > CNE6 and 10 year consecutive attendee of Novell's Brainshare, > > 2006 is the first year I won't go so I won't make it 11. I am > > also a long time user/advocate of SuSE, I don't remember if I > > have any 5.x but I have bought every retail version of SuSE since > > 6.0. > > > > > Thanks Clint. But I found Coolsolution. At least part of it. Don't know > if there is much more stuff there ?. > How is it done the pull a list ?. How do I see, if I use the NLD ?. > > I'm not competent to comment your last writings. I am probably not either but it is just IMO. :-)

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Reply To in email
by Hugo Garcia 26 Dec '05

26 Dec '05

Hi I would like to suggest a Reply to in the emails that we get from this list in order to avaid double emails or sending to the person and not the list. -H

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