March 2005 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Keyboard repeat rate/delay on Dell laptop
by Paul W. Abrahams 25 Mar '05

25 Mar '05

I have a problem with the keyboard on my Dell Inspiron 1000 laptop. In Linux, but not in Windows, it sometimes happens that I press a key, there's a delay, and then the key repeats about 15 times--often enough to be a real nuisance, but not often enough to be reproducible. This happens both in text consoles and in X, so it's not just a matter of X parameters. Were it hardware, I think I'd be seeing it in Windows also, and I don't. Are there any Linux parameters that I can set that control the keyboard behavior outside of X? Paul

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Re: [SLE] IBM 600X - Suse 9.2 Display Problem
by David Colburn 25 Mar '05

25 Mar '05

> On Thursday 24 March 2005 11:29 pm, David Colburn wrote: > > Just completed reloading Suse 9.2 on an IBM ThinkPad 600X > > thinking that I had done something wrong the first time but still > > a blank screen when booting into a user KDE desktop. > > YaST displays OK during the final setup phase but then the screen > > goes blank in normal user mode. I ran the Automatic Repair app > > and it flagged and fixed a couple of unrelated items. > > Anyone have any idea where I start looking? > Looks to me like an XF86Config problem (or whatever the successor is to that > in suse 9.2). One way to explore the problem is to boot into mode 3 (just > type 3 at the boot prompt) and then, when you log in from a text console, > type sax2. An alternative, if that doesn't work, is xf86config. > I'm struggling with laptop video problems myself, though I've never gotten a > blank screen. Paul tpconfig and yast2-trans-en both just showed up again via Repair even though I fixed them on the prior pass. Also ran fix in response to a message saying that there was file corruption on the HDD. This is a clean new install so this should not be happening. Got to the linux prompt and tried "3" but it was unrecognized. Did get into sax2 and made some adjustments. When I tried kde from the prompt I received messages saying it could not find display "" and could not find the x-server. Too late for more tonight, will read helpful responses tomorrow. Thanks! dmc -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm

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IBM 600X - Won't Connect to Internet
by David Colburn 25 Mar '05

25 Mar '05

OK, seems I am past the display problem, thanks to the list. Now I have an Internet connect problem -- the nic appears to be set up OK, all three lights are on the nic, this laptop connects through the same hub & dsl modem so I know they are OK -- but Konq doesn't connect to the net! IBM ThinkPad 600X w/Suse 9.2 & LinySys Etherfast 10/100 pcmcia nic. Help? Please? Thanks! dmc -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm

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Re: [SLE] IBM 600X - Suse 9.2 Display Problem
by David Colburn 25 Mar '05

25 Mar '05

> > Got to the linux prompt and tried "3" but it was unrecognized. Did > > get into sax2 and made some adjustments. > > The "linux prompt" is supposed to be the boot prompt that you first get > when booting the PC. It jumps to Suse 9.2 or to Suse 9.2 (Safe) options, how do I force the start up into a boot prompt only, please? I have forgotten since Suse has been running on my other laptop/notebook for quite a while without the need to mess with things at this level. Thanks! dmc -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm

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APT-GET ?
by Erik Jakobsen 25 Mar '05

25 Mar '05

Hi. I try to install apt-get on SuSE 9.2 If I do an apt-get update, I get this: apt-get update E: Type 'update-prpm' is not known in on line 21 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list The sources.list shows that: # Uncomment the line below, in case you want to use SuSE's patch rpms. # Read the information about patch rpms at http://linux01.gwdg.de/apt4rpm # rpm ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/apt/ SuSE/9.2-i386 update-prpm security-prpm # A very basic sources.list line. Fastest repository first. # Remove "base" in case you are behind a # slow connection. Fastest repository first. # Visit the server to determine which apt components are provided. rpm ftp://mirrors.mathematik.uni-bielefeld.de/pub/linux/suse/apt/ SuSE/9.2-i386 update security rpm ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/apt/ SuSE/9.2-i386 update security # The list with all available components can be found at: # http://linix01.gwdg.de/apt4rpm # Some components provide experimental software, select wisely! # http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/apt/SuSE/9.2-i386/examples/sources.list.F… # Consult the link above if you want to include uri's for src rpms rpm ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/apt SuSE/9.2-i386 suser-guru packman packman-i686 rpmkeys base update-drpm update-prpm update kde misc xorg mozilla samba3 ximian suser-rbos suser-jengelh suser-oc2pus suser-gbv suser-kpietrz suser-obengs suser-tcousin suser-tux suser-scorot suser-sbarnin suser-ollakka funktronics kernel-of-the-day kraxel wine suse-people suse-projects kde3-stable kde-unstable security-prpm security rpm-src ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/apt SuSE/9.2-i386 suser-guru packman packman-i686 rpmkeys base update-drpm update-prpm update kde misc xorg mozilla samba3 ximian suser-rbos suser-jengelh suser-oc2pus suser-gbv suser-kpietrz suser-obengs suser-tcousin suser-tux suser-scorot suser-sbarnin suser-ollakka funktronics kernel-of-the-day kraxel wine suse-people suse-projects kde3-stable kde-unstable security-prpm security What is wrong ?. The problem is the update-prpm in the most left site on the second line. Erik Jakobsen

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Re: [SLE] PC Crash: Hard Disk Problems
by John Sowden 25 Mar '05

25 Mar '05

On Sunday 20 March 2005 11:10, Danny Sauer wrote: > On Sunday 20 March 2005 06:49 am, Kevanf1 wrote: > > Here in the UK > > most places - I have them fitted at home - are now geared up with > > micro residual current circuit breakers too which trip out at the > > slightest hint of a short. It probably wouldn't save equipment but it > > would save your life from an electric shock. > > Those are called GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupter) outlets in the > USA, and are typically only installed near water (in the kitchen and > bathroom), as they cost about $7 instead of $0.50 for regular outlets. > Many (most?) new houses are built as cheaply as possible over here. :( > > --Danny, who generally uses GFCI outlets when feasible Note: A ground fault interupter is designed to sense a small current flow from the hot side (not neutral) to ground. There should never be a current flow through this path . . . unless, of course, you are standing barefoot on the wet bathroom tile floor and the "hair dryer" in you hand has an internal short to one of the screws that holds it together, which you are touching. In that case, the GFI circuit will shut off faster that the current can screw up the beating rythym of your heart. Pretty neat, huh? And all this for $7.50. Ain't technology neat? John Sowden American Sentry Systems. Inc. 1221 Andersen Drive San Rafael, CA 94901 U.L. Listed Central Station Alarm Service Serving the San Francisco Bay Area Since 1967 mail(a)americansentry.net http://www.americansentry.net

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Problem With ASP Suse 9.2 & MPlayer
by David Colburn 25 Mar '05

25 Mar '05

I am trying to view this URL: http://www.taylor.edu/scripts/asxgen.asp?FileName=/chapels/2005-01-10.wmv I have tried the Suse 9.2 default and MPlayer and neither seems to be able to play it. Any suggestions, please? Thanks! dmc -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm

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SUSE future
by Allen 25 Mar '05

25 Mar '05

I'm hoping someone who works at SUSE / Novell can read this, these are things I'd like to see in the next release of SUSE Linux. I use SUSE every day, and I am not afraid to defend it against people who think it's a wuss distro because it has a GUI tool set / application like YAST2.... To me it seems YAST2 is the absolute best admin tool ever made for ANY OS. I would love to see SUSE have something added into YAST2, like a new module, for packages. Free BSD and Debian and Slackware all have a tool now that is coming with the OS on the CDs, that allows you to install packages from the internet by typing a line in your terminal. Now I know tools like this for SUSE exist, but I'd like to see something more. Debian has apt-get, Free BSD has portupdate and pkg_add -r ...OK here is my idea, I'd like to be able to open YAST, click on a module that has a search bar, type in, for example, Eterm, and it searches a list of servers that have Eterm for SUSE Linux, and then gives me the option to download and install it with all dependencies. On Free BSD I can type pkgadd -r naim It will go online, find naim, download it an all dependencies, and install it, then I type naim on my console, and it loads up. I'd like to be able to do this on SUSE. Adding it into YAST2 would be great and keep it simple. Now obviously this kind of a thing can't be done overnight and would need a lot of testing and take a while, but it would be nice to be considered at least. And of course keeping it so it can work in the text mode version of YAST2 so if you don't have X loaded or you're doing admin tasks over SSH you can still do this. So SUSE / Novell, please add this into SUSE. I'm sure others would like it as I am thinking of the ease of use it would add. Think about it, you open up YAST2, click on a module that pops up and you type in what application you want, and it looks for it on the internet and installs it with all dependencies, and then it's ready for use. You could have the UI set up so that you can type in something if you know exacly what you want, or even make it so you can browse extra packages available that wouldn't fit on the DVDs and CDs or something. Think about when GNOMe and KDE have a new version out, SUSE could make it easy for veryone to update that. And besides, it would help take away some of the Gentoo users when they realise SUSE is not only better but has one command package installs too. It's something I've always loved about Free BSD. typing pkgadd -r naim and it dowenloads naim for me and installs it, I love it. Oh and the Debian users would more likely try SUSE too! Just think how you could add all these things to servers, and then XXMS skins, packages, and for people who came from Debian, they can do all their package tasks from this. And for people who don't like it for some reason or another you could have it as a seperate package that isn't selected by the default install, so people who want it can just select it when they do a custom install and install it from the DVDs and then use it. This would be awesome, because I really don't like APT. I like Swaret but only for updates, apt-get I don't like all that well (The packages are either old as crap or they dont' have the ones I want, Free BSD's method however works wonders). -Allen / Gore.

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gnome repository for upadting
by Laurent Renard 25 Mar '05

25 Mar '05

Is there's a place where yast could find updates to 2.8 version ? ( or newer ) Thank you. -- Laurent Renard

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samba - strange problem
by Mirko Perak 25 Mar '05

25 Mar '05

I have strange problem I never heard before. We have here LAN with 40 Windows machines, and my SUSE 9.2 box is only Linux computer. I can see all Windows machines and they see SUSE box. I can copy from them, and they copy from me. Everything is fine, but whenever I copy file larger then 100 MB, copying stops somevere about 100 MB. It seems like Samba have some limitations? When I turn off Samba server, and only Samba klient is up, I can copy big files. But other Windows machines can't copy from me, they don't see my computer. If you have some idea what's the problem, I will be gratefull. -- Mirko

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