December 2005 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Gnome. right click send to
by Moby 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

How does one change the right click "Send To" option in the Gnome file manager? Any time I go into the file manager, right click a file, and choose "Send to", it wants to open evolution. I would like for it to use Thunderbird, how would I set about changing this? Thanks in advance for any help, -- --Moby They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -- Benjamin Franklin First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the Communists and I did not speak out because I was not a Communist. Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me. -- Pastor Martin Niemöller

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Re: [SLE] R: Re: [SLE] XP strange behaviour after SUSE install
by Clint Tinsley 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

Sounds to me like there was a partition table error for whatever reason and Drive Image fixed that (PartitionMagic would do also, Question is would QTParted?). LBA (Large Block Addressing) is the bios parameters and they didn't match up with Cylinders/Heads/Sectors (CHS) being reported in the partition table. Did Grub survive all this and you are able to dual boot both Windoze and SuSE? It is a hardware issue more than a SuSE problem. ----- Original Message ----- From: "ferdybassi(a)tin.it" <ferdybassi(a)tin.it> To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com Subject: [SLE] R: Re: [SLE] XP strange behaviour after SUSE install Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 19:43:21 +0100 (GMT+01:00) > > Update to my problem. > It is not a AVG problem, since I restored a ghost > image of WIndows XP "clean" (IE: XP + drivers only) and it doesn't > boot. Ghost and Drive Image tell me that my HD has some partitions with > some errors on some sectors. They aren't hardware errors: following > what Drive Image says, there is some mistmatch between LBA and CHS > (what is it?) numbers. It offers to repair them. After repairing > Windows boots again. > NOTE: if I use MS-DOS fdisk I see a 57 GB HD, if I > use a linux fdisk I see a 55 GB HD... Is it correct or do I have to > tweak something? > So my new question is: what does in the hell SUSE 10 > do to partitions? > I've read somewhere in the web that Fedora Core 4 too > is affected by this... > Is there any way to avoid this? > Does it depend > from my hard disk? > > PS: Someone told me that this is not the right > place to discuss about that. I apologise I post my question here, but I > though it was (and it is) somehow related to SUSE installation.. > > Ferdinando > > ----Messaggio originale---- > Da: kevanf1(a)gmail.com > Data: 28- > dic-2005 6.44 PM > A: "suse-linux-e(a)suse.com"<suse-linux-e(a)suse.com> > Ogg: > Re: [SLE] XP strange behaviour after SUSE install > > Try booting into > safe mode in Win XP and then making sure the auto > update is off for > AVG. I think it might be trying to update at system > start up which can > cause lock ups. I've used AVG for years on Win > tins and it is the best > bar none MS environment anti-virus software > that you can get. So, with > this in mind, I would hesitate at > uninstalling AVG, it really is a > great friend to have installed. > -- > ============================================== > 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 > > -- > Check the headers for your unsubscription > address > For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse. > com > Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com > Please read the > FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com > > > > > > > -- > 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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SuSE 10.1 Alpha question
by Richard A Sharpe 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

Hi I have been testing the Alpha for 10.1 and most things work just fine, the one problem I seem to have I can't get my dialup to work, keeps coming up with can't contact server and does not dial, I configured the modem and provider as I did in 9.2 but just will not work. Has anyone else come across this and if so did you correct it? If you did could you let me know what you did? Thanks Rich

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cleaning the subject header
by Peter Groff 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

Hi, I am using fetchmail to fetch mail from my ISP and kmail for reading mail. One mailinglist - no, not this one - adds a [LIST] to the subject of each mail. Sometimes the subject looks like Re: [LIST] Re: [LIST] Re: [LIST] ... I would like to filter out the multiple [LIST] entries, leaving only the first one, because I need that for filtering in kmail. How could this be done, either with fetchmail or kmail? Or would I need procmail/formail for this? I never used those. TIA

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Wireless on Acer
by a.bridge＠insightbb.com 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

I have an Acer TravelMate 4010 running OpenSUSE 10 that as with most laptops has a button to turn wireless on and off. I have all my settings in YAST correct including encryption. However, I cannot get the button to turn on. I cannot find anything on the ACER webpage or anywhere else concerning this. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Aaron

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'Smart' package installs channels
by mikus＠bga.com 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

Today an update to 'smart' became available on SuSE. (I already had 0.41.) I installed it with apt-get. When I afterwards started 'smart --gui', it asked me about two of the *new* files installed in /etc/smart/channels -- their content did not match byte-for-byte with what I __already__ had in that directory (but had customized). [I told smart --gui to NOT accept the info in those two new files.] My question: Is it acceptable for 'configuration files' being installed by a package to "interfere" with the 'configuration files' (for the same resources) already existing in the system ? mikus p.s. The 'smart --gui' interface is TOO SIMPLIFIED. Having said "no -- do not use" to 'smart --gui' the FIRST time those two files appeared, I can afterwards find __NO__ way to "manipulate" those two files with 'smart --gui'. [Even the CLI 'smart channel --show' command cannot find the two new files, though they still *are* in the directory.] I can only change/delete those two new files with a text editor [and then if necessary, activate them using the CLI 'smart channel --add <filename>' command (which apparently bypasses some of the "sanity checks" that caused 'smart --gui' to ask me if it was o.k. to accept the new file) ].

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how to avoid automatic turning-off of screen?
by Daniel Bauer 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

Hi everybody, After 4 Minutes the screen saver starts, but a certain time later the lcd monitor gets turned off (at least getting black), after moving the mouse it comes back again. How can I avoid this turing-off? In KDE I have turned the "energy save" mode to off. I have also unmarked all the suspend things in Yast. I use kde 3.5, have an Nvidia Gforce4 TI card, the Nvidia driver installed (with YOU) and "lsmod" says it's running (there's no logo screen as it was on Suse 9 but a short flash when starting X - maybe its just too fast to see...). Thanks for any help. Daniel

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ICH7-R SATA controller x Suse 9.2 (don't recognize disks)
by Rejaine Monteiro 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

Hi, I'm having trouble to install Suse 9.2 on Intel SE7230NH1-E. This motherboard have a ICH7-R SATA controller and Suse can't recognize the disks on legacy or enhanced (native) modes Have also tried to perform instalation whith acpi=off and/or noapic whith both modes (enhanced or legacy, whith/without raid enable) but no success... Thanks for any suggestion.... (sorry by english)

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Re: [SLE] problem with playing wmv in suse 10
by Kai Ponte 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

> Hello all: > > I have suse 10.0 i386 with multimedia packages from packman: > > MPlayer-1.0pre7-pm.3 > mplayerplug-in-3.17-0.pm.0 > w32codec-all-20050412-0.pm.0 > > There are a few wmv files that mplayer can't play correctly. > An example is here: > http://totalcar.index.hu/ujauto/link/tv.php3?tvurl=http://dl. > totalcar.hu/tc25_02.wmv > Doesn't do anything in either my *nix laptop or my WinXP desktop. I'd say the file is FUBAR. Tell them to re-encode. -- kai ponte www.perfectreign.com linux - genuine windows replacement part

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RE: [SLE] Limitations of SuSe Linux 10 "Live DVD" !!
by Prasad, Rajeev, NEO 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

Thanks Ken, I have decided to take the plunge. :) Rajeev Prasad "Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue... -Confucius" *** ATT milestones <http://www.att.com/attlabs/reputation/timeline/index.html> *** -----Original Message----- From: Ken Schneider [mailto:suse-list@bout-tyme.net] Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 8:55 AM To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com Subject: RE: [SLE] Limitations of SuSe Linux 10 "Live DVD" !! On Wed, 2005-12-28 at 08:30 -0600, Prasad, Rajeev, NEO wrote: > No, I am not concerned about saving any kind of data, to get it after a > reboot, I can also use the USB stick - for creating practice > directories/files/scripts, I can also mount a sub-dir on the stick under > /usr and try to install some software... I know some UNIX so I guess I > would know how to find my way(my knowledge of the subject, this list... > etc.) - except where the OS does not allow - (for finding out those > regions I have asked you all noble people, who have already tested the > 'Live DVD/CD'). Since I would be training someone, I wanted a system > that functions as a real one and also, has minimal potential to disrupt > any working environment (like my XP installed on my laptop). I also did > not want to buy a new box for practicing unix/linux or install a > software on my laptop alongside xp (coz that involves some OS management > and concerns if the trainee does something wrong! - hence always a > delicate situation). > So i thought 'live-dvd/cd' would be a perfect solution 'if' it is as > real as the real thing.... > > thx, > > Rajeev Prasad > At this point only you can answer your question further by testing the live DVD and seeing if it fits your needs. -- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998 -- 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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SPAM: dhcpd Doesn't Run
by Eric Hines 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

Folks, I'm running a 2-subnet LAN with SUSE Pro 9.3 as the server, which is also running a dhcp server, and a dual bootable WinXP/SUSE Pro 9.3 laptop on one subnet and a Win2k PC on the other. I'm unable to get IP addresses for the PC or the laptop; I've been wracking my brains over this for a few days now, and I could use some pointers. Using the PC as an example (I get the same results from the laptop, whether as XP or SUSE), the following is what I've been able to find (appended as quotations): a jobs request implies that the dhcpd is running: > ps ax | grep dhcp > 7735 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/dhcpd -chroot /var/lib/dhcp/ > -lf /db/dhcpd.leases -user dhcpd -group nogroup eth0 yet dhcping gets a "no answer" response when it's run. The laptop (as SUSE) has a <dhcpd-eth1.timestamp> file, but it's empty. ethereal traces, on both the PC and the server, run until the PC autoconfigured to an IP address of 168.254.something.something shows the PC sending a brief series of DHCP DISCOVER messages to 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 (which should be correct) and the server receiving them, but absolutely no response at all from the dhcpd. the server's rc.dhcpd.log has the following: >Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server V3.0.2 >Copyright 2004 Internet Systems Consortium. >All rights reserved. >For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ >Not searching LDAP since ldap-server, ldap-port and ldap-base-dn >were not specified in the config file >lease 192.168.1.9: no subnet. >lease 192.168.1.8: no subnet. >Wrote 0 deleted host decls to leases file. >Wrote 0 new dynamic host decls to leases file. >Wrote 1 leases to leases file. >Listening on Socket/eth0/192.168.1.0/24 >Sending on Socket/eth0/192.168.1.0/24 >Sending on Socket/fallback/fallback-net This implies, to my newbie eyes, that the daemon is dealing only with the .1.0 interface (which faces the Internet), and not with the two subnets (which are .2.0 and .3.0)? my dhcpd.conf file contains the following (failed experiments, and all): ># Test Accounting Inc >default-lease-time 86400; >max-lease-time 172800; >default-lease-time 86400; > >option ntp-servers 192.168.2.2; >option domain-name "test.biz"; ># option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.2, 192.168.2.2, 192.168.3.1; >option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.2, 192.168.2.2, 192.168.3.1, 4.2.2.2; >option netbios-name-servers 192.168.1.2, 192.168.2.2, 192.168.3.1; >### NOTE ### ># netbios-node-type=8 means set clients to Hybrid Mode ># so they will use Unicast communications with the WINS ># server and thus reduce the level of UDP broadcast ># traffic by up to 90%. >############ >option netbios-node-type 8; ># Enable Dynamic DNS >ddns-updates on; >ddns-update-style interim; > >subnet 192.168.3.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { > range dynamic-bootp 192.168.3.3 192.168.3.9; > option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0; > option routers 192.168.3.1; ># added 271205 to see if dhcp will start occurring > option static-routes 0.0.0.0 192.168.3.1; > allow unknown-clients; > } > >subnet 192.168.2.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { > range dynamic-bootp 192.168.2.2 192.168.2.9; > option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0; > option routers 192.168.2.2; ># added 271205 to see if dhcp will start occurring > option static-routes 0.0.0.0 192.168.2.2; > allow unknown-clients; > } > >subnet 127.0.0.0 netmask 255.0.0.0 { > } > >subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { ># commented out the following to see if that's what's blocking dhcp >from occurring ># range dynamic-bootp 192.168.1.3 192.168.1.9; > host ML1450 { > hardware ethernet 00:C0:02:D6:C4:64; > fixed-address 192.168.1.10; > } > } It seems that having the dhcp daemon cycling, and actually running and responding, are two different things (unless the daemon really is listening only on the Net facing interface? If so, then how do I get it to deal with the two subnets, also?) I really appreciate 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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RE: [SLE] Limitations of SuSe Linux 10 "Live DVD" !!
by Prasad, Rajeev, NEO 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

No, I am not concerned about saving any kind of data, to get it after a reboot, I can also use the USB stick - for creating practice directories/files/scripts, I can also mount a sub-dir on the stick under /usr and try to install some software... I know some UNIX so I guess I would know how to find my way(my knowledge of the subject, this list... etc.) - except where the OS does not allow - (for finding out those regions I have asked you all noble people, who have already tested the 'Live DVD/CD'). Since I would be training someone, I wanted a system that functions as a real one and also, has minimal potential to disrupt any working environment (like my XP installed on my laptop). I also did not want to buy a new box for practicing unix/linux or install a software on my laptop alongside xp (coz that involves some OS management and concerns if the trainee does something wrong! - hence always a delicate situation). So i thought 'live-dvd/cd' would be a perfect solution 'if' it is as real as the real thing.... thx, Rajeev Prasad -----Original Message----- From: Ken Schneider [mailto:suse-list@bout-tyme.net] Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 8:39 AM To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] Limitations of SuSe Linux 10 "Live DVD" !! On Tue, 2005-12-27 at 09:12 -0500, Greg Freemyer wrote: > > > Ken, > > The liveDVD is not as read-only as you imply. > > It is my understanding that portions of the SUSE live distros use some > kind of specialized RAM/DVD based filesystem when they run from the > liveDVD. > > If a disk block has not been written to, then a read goes to the DVD. > If a write occurs to this specialized filesystem, then the updated > data is maintained in RAM. Of course that data is lost on reboot, but > for training/learning that is not necessarily bad. > > I did some testing with the 9.2 liveCD a while ago and found: > > After login "mount" shows / as (rw) read/write. > > I could create files and folders in /root, /etc, /var, and /tmp. > > I modified /etc/motd. I then logged in on a different virtual > terminal, the new motd was displayed. > > Thus parts of the 9.2 liveCD setup are definately read/write.. > > I tried to create files and folders in /usr, but that failed so it is readonly. > > Default rpm installs fail because of the above. > > I did not do any real work to figure out how to install rpms in an > alternate way, nor to promote /usr to r/w. > > Hope that's informative at least. And maybe someone else can explain > how to do software installs. > Yes you can save -small- amounts of data to the virtual drive but as you say it will not be saved. Since the filesystems that save data from a software install are read-only you cannot install even small software packages. As stated by another poster you can save files to a flash-drive or usb mounted harddrive but saving any where else is fruitless. Better to tell new people they cannot save data then have them wondering where the saved data went to on a reboot. -- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998 -- 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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Re: [SLE] OO: If you can make it, I can break it!
by lerninlinux＠comcast.net 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Carlos E. R." <robin1.listas(a)tiscali.es> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > The Wednesday 2005-12-28 at 00:02 -0500, Paul W. Abrahams wrote: > > > I'm kind of surprised that the gamers haven't taken Linux to their hearts, > > since for apps that demand lots of computing power and top performance, it's > > the natural choice. But it seems they haven't. > > Perhaps because 3D video is still a problem. And because they use a closed > source model as well. > > - -- > Cheers, > Carlos Robinson > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 > > iD8DBQFDsoZvtTMYHG2NR9URAr7gAJ9jXQmYovA2XEJunV3DMIw2Q+BDFwCeKA4e > MGUnksyarKrZUDHB8jW/C3o= > =pQGI > -----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 > > Market share is one problem, The next one, is Windows allows direct hardware access (one more crash reason), and more programmers are Windows ready. If it was a 3d engine thing, Crystalspace would have taken off years ago.

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Atheros AR5212 crashes system on network restart
by Paul Elliott 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

I got my sister an airlink.101 AWLH4030 which SuSE 9.3 identifies as a Atheros AR5212 802.11 abg NIC which is supposed to be linux compatible: http://linux-wless.passys.nl/query_hostif.php?hostif=PCI&zoek=hostif There is also an unconnected, BROADCOM NetXtreme BMC5751 GIGABIT PCI EXPRESS (ethernet nic), but it is not enabled in yast\Network Devices\Network card\. The AR5212 works, but every time the network is restarted the system hard freezes and can only be restarted with the BRS. (Big Red Switch). This happens with "ACTIVATE NETWORK DEVICES" when you attempt to edit device parameters using yast, or if you do /etc/init.d/network restart or a /etc/init.d/network stop followed by /etc/init.d/network start. Somehow the /etc/init.d/network start that runs at system startup does not crash the system, but if you restart it you get crash. It seems to crash when dhcp client is being started. The only way I have found to edit device parameters is to edit /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-wlan-XXXXX changing Startmode to "manual". Reboot and the NIC will not be started. So you can do yast\Network Devices\Network card\ without getting a crash at "ACTIVATE NETWORK DEVICES" because you are not restarting the device. Then put STARTMODE back to "auto" and reboot again! Any ideas why the crashes on network restart with this wireless nic?? Thanks for all answers! -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelliott(a)io.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.io.com/~pelliott/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117

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Fwd: SuSE 9.3 Pro with EPSOM CX5400 all-in-one scanner-printer
by Thurston Ackerman 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: SuSE 9.3 Pro with EPSOM CX5400 all-in-one scanner-printer Date: Monday 19 December 2005 09:59 From: Thurston Ackerman <ack82(a)comcast.net> To: nove;_clients_patchs_upDates(a)list.novell.com, Bob(a)aisn.com After replaceing failed power supply and DVD burner in my SysteMax-Tiger 970555 P4 1.8 gHz P4 PC; most programs and peritherals have been successfully set up except for the EPSOM CX5400 which is happy with the other OS, XP-Home plug and pray but not with the SuSE 9.3 Pro (upgaded from earlier SuSE 9.0 OS Epsom doesn't support linux so where can OldAck find driver, etc. the make my EPSOM CX5400 productive again with SuSE 9.3 please? Stay young, OldAck -------------------------------------------------------

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problem with playing wmv in suse 10
by Istvan Gabor 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

Hello all: I have suse 10.0 i386 with multimedia packages from packman: MPlayer-1.0pre7-pm.3 mplayerplug-in-3.17-0.pm.0 w32codec-all-20050412-0.pm.0 There are a few wmv files that mplayer can't play correctly. An example is here: http://totalcar.index.hu/ujauto/link/tv.php3?tvurl=http://dl. totalcar.hu/tc25_02.wmv Playing this file is not continous but jumping and jumping... I tried to play this file in windows and it plays well there. How could I fix this problem? Thanks, IG _____________________________________________________________________________ Töltse az év végét sztárokkal! Ingyen filmek egészen Újévig a T-Online Tékában! http://www.t-online.hu

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Re: [SLE] XP strange behaviour after SUSE install
by lerninlinux＠comcast.net 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "ferdybassi(a)tin.it" <ferdybassi(a)tin.it> > Hi all. > I have a toshiba laptop with a 60 GB HD which I have > partitioned as follows: > > - hda1 14 GB NTFS Windows XP > - hda5 16 GB NTFS > Windows XP Data > - hda6 4 GB FAT32 to share files between WinXP and SUSE > - hda7 400 MB Reiser /boot > - hda8 16 GB Reiser / > - hda9 10 GB Reiser > /home > > I first installed Windows XP on its primary partition, then > installed SUSE 10 and set up Grub to boot both. > Now SUSE 10 can boot > w/out any problem, but when I boot Windows XP I get this strange > behaviour: it boots, it lets me CTRL+ALT+DEL, it lets me log in with my > username/password... then it loads my desktop settings and suddenly > freeze. I got "busy mouse pointer" and I can't do anything. By entering > Task manager it seems that the problem is caused by AVG Free antivirus > (it freezes and I can't stop it) or by ConfigFree, a Toshiba tool to > easily switch between different LANs. I can't even CTRL+ALT+DEL again > to reboot: I just have to press shutdown button... > Never happened with > SUSE 9.2... > Both Windows XP and SUSE 10 are fresh installations. I just > updated them, without installing any other software, except AVG > antivirus > > My hypothesis: > - AVG Free detects some change into the > reisers partitions or into the MBR and it just goes crazy > - SUSE 10 has > some bugs into partition handling > - Windows XP SP2 doesn't like that > someone manages partitions after its installation > > Any hints? > > TIA, > Ferdinando > > -- > 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 > > When did you install AVG? If you installed it right after Windows, but before Suse, you answered your own question.... "> - AVG Free detects some change into the > reisers partitions or into the MBR and it just goes crazy" Grub changes the master boot record. My father had a problem with AVG on a system a couple of years ago, he used Ranish on the boot partition, and AVG didn't like it, it saw it as a virus.

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serving Cups
by Susemail 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

I have a Cups Server and client on my Lan. I setup the client in Yast to use the Cups Server to print with. In the cupsd.conf file on the server I wrote: BrowseAddress @IF(eth0) and restarted the Cups Server. When I test IPP access on the client in the Yast printer module the server address is found but I get an error message: 'There was a problem. Cannot connect to the printer server' Any ideas what the problem is? Or how to find out what the problem is? Thanks, Jerome

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Secure Digital card - SuSE 10.0
by Carlos Romero-Martin 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

Hello, I has a Toshiba Satellite with SD interface and I probe to use it with SuSE 10.0 How I can made to access The result of my lspci is : 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express Processor to DRAM Controller (rev 03) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM Express PCI Express Root Port (rev 03) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 03) 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 03) 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 03) 00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 03) 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev d3) 00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03) 00:1e.3 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 03) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 03) 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) SATA Controller (rev 03) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 5462 06:01.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) 06:02.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG (rev 05) 06:04.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx21/x515 Cardbus Controller 06:04.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller 06:04.3 Unknown mass storage controller: Texas Instruments PCIxx21 Integrated FlashMedia Controller 06:04.4 Class 0805: Texas Instruments PCI6411, PCI6421, PCI6611, PCI6621, PCI7411, PCI7421, PCI7611, PCI7621 Secure Digital (SD) Controller Thanks for you help -- Carlos Romero-Martin

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Can't make Software RAID0 volume greater than 4TB
by Patrick Freeman 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

The following oops occurred when trying to join two large hardware arrays into a single raid0 of over 7TB (I included a little more than the Oops). I was able to reproduce this error with any volume greater than 4TB. This is a dual Xeon system (x86_64). Any ideas? Nov 29 18:11:31 dev kernel: md: bind<sda> Nov 29 18:11:31 dev kernel: md: bind<sdb> Nov 29 18:11:31 dev kernel: raid0: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag. Nov 29 18:11:31 dev kernel: md: raid0 personality registered as nr 2 Nov 29 18:11:31 dev kernel: md2: setting max_sectors to 512, segment boundary to 131071 Nov 29 18:11:31 dev kernel: raid0: looking at sdb Nov 29 18:11:31 dev kernel: raid0: comparing sdb(4296872192) with sdb(4296872192) Nov 29 18:11:31 dev kernel: raid0: END Nov 29 18:11:31 dev kernel: raid0: ==> UNIQUE Nov 29 18:11:31 dev kernel: raid0: 1 zones Nov 29 18:11:31 dev kernel: raid0: looking at sda Nov 29 18:11:31 dev kernel: raid0: comparing sda(4296872192) with sdb(4296872192) Nov 29 18:11:31 dev kernel: raid0: EQUAL Nov 29 18:11:31 dev kernel: raid0: FINAL 1 zones Nov 29 18:11:31 dev kernel: raid0: done. Nov 29 18:11:32 dev kernel: raid0 : md_size is 8593744384 blocks. Nov 29 18:11:32 dev kernel: raid0 : conf->hash_spacing is 8593744384 blocks. Nov 29 18:11:32 dev hald[5857]: Timed out waiting for hotplug event 940. Rebasing to 941 Nov 29 18:11:33 dev kernel: raid0 : nb_zone is 2256. Nov 29 18:11:34 dev kernel: raid0 : Allocating 18048 bytes for hash. Nov 29 18:11:35 dev kernel: Unable to handle kernel paging request at 000000000001d508 RIP: Nov 29 18:11:37 dev kernel: <ffffffff88433c0b>{:raid0:raid0_make_request+459} Nov 29 18:11:39 dev kernel: PGD 212e0b067 PUD 212e0a067 PMD 0 Nov 29 18:11:39 dev kernel: Oops: 0000 [1] SMP Nov 29 18:11:40 dev kernel: CPU 0 Nov 29 18:11:42 dev kernel: Modules linked in: raid0 ib_ipoib ib_sa_client ib_client_query ib_poll ib_useraccess ib_tavor ib_mad ib_core ib_services mod_rhh mst_pciconf mst_pci mod_vip ipv6 evdev joydev mlxsys st sr_mod edd sg sk98lin e1000 hw_random ehci_hcd uhci_hcd i2c_i801 i2c_core usbcore parport_pc lp parport video1394 ohci1394 raw1394 ieee1394 capability dm_mod reiserfs xfs exportfs ide_cd cdrom ide_disk piix ide_core raid1 arcmsr sd_mod scsi_mod Nov 29 18:11:43 dev kernel: Pid: 7687, comm: udev_volume_id Tainted: GF U 2.6.11.4-21.9-smp Nov 29 18:11:47 dev kernel: RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff88433c0b>] <ffffffff88433c0b>{:raid0:raid0_make_request+459} Nov 29 18:11:49 dev kernel: RSP: 0018:ffff810212e1d948 EFLAGS: 00010286 Nov 29 18:11:50 dev kernel: RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff81021cdc5780 RCX: 0000000000000008 Nov 29 18:11:52 dev kernel: RDX: 0000000000003aa1 RSI: 0000000000000008 RDI: ffff81021e5d6e10 Nov 29 18:11:53 dev kernel: RBP: 0000000000000100 R08: 0000000002003a21 R09: ffff8102131b7000 Nov 29 18:11:55 dev kernel: R10: 00000000000001ff R11: 000000000003ffff R12: ffff8102132532c0 Nov 29 18:11:55 dev kernel: R13: ffff81021f6d8040 R14: 0000000000001000 R15: 0000000000000001 Nov 29 18:11:55 dev kernel: FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffffffff804e3980(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 Nov 29 18:11:57 dev kernel: CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b Nov 29 18:11:57 dev kernel: CR2: 000000000001d508 CR3: 00000002133ad000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 Nov 29 18:11:57 dev kernel: Process udev_volume_id (pid: 7687, threadinfo ffff810212e1c000, task ffff81021cceb070) Nov 29 18:11:58 dev kernel: Stack: 0000000000000000 ffff81021cdc5780 ffff81021f6d8040 ffff810212e1d9a8 Nov 29 18:11:58 dev kernel: ffff81021cdc5780 ffffffff80295281 0000000000000000 ffff81021cceb070 Nov 29 18:11:59 dev kernel: ffffffff8014d720 ffff810212e1d9c0 Nov 29 18:11:59 dev kernel: Call Trace:<ffffffff80295281>{generic_make_request+545} <ffffffff8014d720>{autoremove_wake_function+0} Nov 29 18:11:59 dev kernel: <ffffffff8015d384>{mempool_alloc+164} <ffffffff8014d720>{autoremove_wake_function+0} Nov 29 18:11:59 dev kernel: <ffffffff8015fa31>{buffered_rmqueue+529} <ffffffff8014d720>{autoremove_wake_function+0} Nov 29 18:12:00 dev kernel: <ffffffff8029537d>{submit_bio+221} <ffffffff80183c27>{bio_alloc+359} Nov 29 18:12:01 dev kernel: <ffffffff8017fe6b>{submit_bh+283} <ffffffff80182cba>{block_read_full_page+602} Nov 29 18:12:02 dev kernel: <ffffffff80185700>{blkdev_get_block+0} <ffffffff80161650>{__do_page_cache_readahead+480} Nov 29 18:12:03 dev kernel: <ffffffff802234ae>{prio_tree_insert+494} <ffffffff801617b6>{blockable_page_cache_readahead+22} Nov 29 18:12:06 dev kernel: <ffffffff801619da>{page_cache_readahead+490} <ffffffff8015b3c2>{do_generic_mapping_read+354} Nov 29 18:12:10 dev kernel: <ffffffff8015a320>{file_read_actor+0} <ffffffff8015bfe7>{__generic_file_aio_read+423} Nov 29 18:12:12 dev kernel: <ffffffff8015c1ab>{generic_file_read+187} <ffffffff80120a22>{do_page_fault+1234} Nov 29 18:12:16 dev kernel: <ffffffff8014d720>{autoremove_wake_function+0} <ffffffff80224711>{__up_write+49} Nov 29 18:12:17 dev kernel: <ffffffff8017ebd4>{vfs_read+244} <ffffffff8017ed43>{sys_read+83} Nov 29 18:12:18 dev kernel: <ffffffff8010e9de>{system_call+126} Nov 29 18:12:20 dev kernel: Nov 29 18:12:20 dev kernel: Code: 48 8b 14 d0 8b 03 44 21 d0 4a 8d 0c 48 48 8b 42 28 48 89 43 Nov 29 18:12:21 dev kernel: RIP <ffffffff88433c0b>{:raid0:raid0_make_request+459} RSP <ffff810212e1d948> Nov 29 18:12:21 dev kernel: CR2: 000000000001d508 >>RIP; ffffffff88433c0b <_end+7f0ec0b/7f0db000> <===== Trace; ffffffff80295281 <generic_make_request+221/240> Trace; ffffffff8015d384 <mempool_alloc+a4/190> Trace; ffffffff8015fa31 <buffered_rmqueue+211/310> Trace; ffffffff8029537d <submit_bio+dd/100> Trace; ffffffff8017fe6b <submit_bh+11b/150> Trace; ffffffff80185700 <blkdev_get_block+0/70> Trace; ffffffff802234ae <prio_tree_insert+1ee/2a0> Trace; ffffffff801619da <page_cache_readahead+1ea/2f0> Trace; ffffffff8015a320 <file_read_actor+0/150> Trace; ffffffff8015c1ab <generic_file_read+bb/e0> Trace; ffffffff8014d720 <autoremove_wake_function+0/30> Trace; ffffffff8017ebd4 <vfs_read+f4/170> Trace; ffffffff8010e9de <system_call+7e/83> Code; ffffffff88433c0b <_end+7f0ec0b/7f0db000> 0000000000000000 <_RIP>: Code; ffffffff88433c0b <_end+7f0ec0b/7f0db000> <===== 0: 48 8b 14 d0 mov (%rax,%rdx,8),%rdx <===== Code; ffffffff88433c0f <_end+7f0ec0f/7f0db000> 4: 8b 03 mov (%rbx),%eax Code; ffffffff88433c11 <_end+7f0ec11/7f0db000> 6: 44 21 d0 and %r10d,%eax Code; ffffffff88433c14 <_end+7f0ec14/7f0db000> 9: 4a 8d 0c 48 lea (%rax,%r9,2),%rcx Code; ffffffff88433c18 <_end+7f0ec18/7f0db000> d: 48 8b 42 28 mov 0x28(%rdx),%rax Code; ffffffff88433c1c <_end+7f0ec1c/7f0db000> 11: 48 89 43 00 mov %rax,0x0(%rbx) Thanks, Patrick

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creating a new daemon
by Greg Freemyer 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

All, What is the SUSE way to invoke/create a daemon? In particular I want to have WEBrick from Ruby on Rails running on my server anytime the server is in init 3 or 5. I can manually invoke by "/srv/www/vhosts/my_server/scripts/server --daemon --port 3030" I know I can manually add appropriate entries in /etc/rc.d but I believe my changes will get destroyed the next time I upgrade the server. Thanks Greg -- Greg Freemyer The Norcross Group Forensics for the 21st Century

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RE: [SLE] Problems with initrd after mkinitrd
by Patrick Freeman 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

Carl, Thanks again -- I just wanted to fill you in on the information that was missing, but have not yet finished my experiment. Thanks, again -- see below. > -----Original Message----- <snip> > I have to acknowledge this problem exist(s/ed) on older hardware, but it > is > also important to point out that modern drives and BIOSes set to use LBA > (which Grub and Linux 'speak') cleanly eliminates this specific > limitation. > AIUI, under LBA, the current "interesting" addressing barrier is 137GB. (BTW, thanks for the input, Terry) Well, interestingly, all of the machines were booting at cylinder 2082 prior to the mkinitrd problem -- because I wasn't concerned with it (see the board info below). My previous practice had been to use a 100 MB /boot partition, but I was doing much different things then -- and on older equipment. > > And Patrick, > > I've studied the entire thread again, top to bottom, to see if we have > overlooked something, and I'll share these thoughts: > > 1. We don't know the manufacturer or age of the machines we're > discussing... > no mainboard or CPU models/numbers etc... the only 'clue' is that you've > seen > this problem "to some degree" under SuSE 9.1. The ages and make/model of > these systems are important clues. All machines: -- AIC RMC2E2 chassis with hotpluggable SATA backplane. -- Intel SE7520BD2 motherboards with 6GB Registered ECC DDR RAM. -- Dual 2.8GHz (Low Voltage) Xeon's -- Ages range from ~1 year to ~2 months. > 2. Is the 2.5" to 3.5" "adapter" just a mechanical carrier, or is it also > involved in the (data) cabling? This adapter (coupled with WD's specific > recommendation that you *not* use this drive in your application) *and* > the > inclusion of the highpoint driver are big enough 'atypical' factors that > they > deserve special attention. You need to be certain that these have been > properly ruled out and aren't involved/contributing/confusing matters. The adapter is passive. My main problem with a hardware based resolution, is that things work 100% of the time with installation and probably something like 95-98% of the time with imaging (the only failures being the grub hangs which are usually corrected by grub re-install -- which I think are actually the same symptom (retrospectively) except it is hanging loading the kernel and before printing to the screen??). > 3. We should not overlook this one important clue: "... requires re- > installing > grub which sometimes produces a hang on loading stage1.5." > > All things being equal, I think Carlos' hypothesis is likely correct. I'll > be > looking forward to your "report", so have fun and good luck! <snip> Thanks -- my initial results: I resized reiserfs on three machines that were hanging (to move swap to the inside of the drive) -- created an ext2 formatted partition between cylinders 1 and 900 (which, predictably solved the problem). I am now waiting to allocate 20 machines (10 control, 10 experimental) to perform initrd updates on and reboot where the control group has a single / partition and the experimental group would have the /boot partition as described above. I'll keep you all updated -- thanks again. Patrick

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OO: If you can make it, I can break it!
by Steven T. Hatton 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

I decided to see what I could accomplish using OpenOffice in terms of extracting data from HTML. When I try to open the document, it begins to load, and then locks up. This happens every time. There was a time, long, long ago when StarOffice was one of the best tools for playing with HTML in areas such as printing and data extraction. I suspect the functionality is still there, I just can't seem to access it. Has anyone else encountered this, or similar problems? My experience over the years has been that StarOffice/OO is very prone to locking up. That really needs to be addressed. There should be ways to handle the exceptional conditions which cause lockups that don't involve SIGKILL. The OO developers should stop doing anything else until this is corrected. Steven

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Reliability of SuSE mirrors
by Paul W. Abrahams 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

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

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RE: [opensuse] can't ping to gateway
by Fabian_Salamanca＠Dell.com 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

Please send the output for: # mii-tool Maybe there is a problem with your ethernet network Also some output from: # tcpdump -i eth0 Are you using DHCP? Cheers, -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Bauer [mailto:linux@daniel-bauer.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 11:58 AM To: opensuse(a)opensuse.org Subject: [opensuse] can't ping to gateway Hello, good evening Just installed opensuse succcessful (standard kde install, no changes in software selection). Installed network card with Yast, stopped firewall (clicked "start manual" and stopped it). Everything seems normal, but I don't get any connection to outside. Ping to my gateway doesn't work ("destination host unreachable"). I just entered all the same values for local ip, gateway, name-server... as in Suse 9 on same machine. Ping to local host works. I don't know which info you need, here's what is displayed when typing "ifconfig": eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:08:A1:35:BF:BC inet addr:192.168.2.2 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::208:a1ff:fe35:bfbc/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:14 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:38 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:1957 (1.9 Kb) TX bytes:2462 (2.4 Kb) Interrupt:9 Base address:0xb400 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:102 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:102 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:6880 (6.7 Kb) TX bytes:6880 (6.7 Kb) this is (apart from the no. of packets/bytes) exactly the same as in Suse 9. "route -n" gives the following: Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 192.168.2.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo 0.0.0.0 192.168.2.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 where I am wondering about the "169.254.0.0"-line, because I never typed in such a ip-number anywhere. On Suse 9 this would give me only 2 lines (192... and 0.0.0.0). Should I send the /var/log/messages of my last Suse10 session? In case: Copy text in mail or attach? What did I forget to make my network connection work? Thanks for any help. Daniel --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-help(a)opensuse.org

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