March 2005 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

9.2 and touchpad
by Adam Naumowicz 08 Mar '05

08 Mar '05

Hi, I recently upgraded my SuSE 9.0 into 9.2 and I can't get rid of several irksome problems. First of all, the touchpad in my Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo L behaves strangely - the cursor moves in a wild unreliable manner, clicking on the pad seems also rather haphazard. Tweaking with the configurable mouse options is of little help - it seems to improve the behaviour a bit, but still it is far from how it worked before the upgrade. But even worse is the fact that when I now reboot from linux to windows xp, the clicking on touchpad is disabled - how can the system know that??? Isn't the device fully reset when rebooting? If I poweroff, then the touchpad works fine in windows. This didn't happen with my previous SuSE 9.0, so what is wrong here? All help appreciated, Adam __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/

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Re: [SLE] LCD Monitors
by devosc 08 Mar '05

08 Mar '05

Mikus, thanks for the detailed reply, certainly helped.... hmmm stuck with SuSE 9.1 but I think I'l give it a bash... Cheers. On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 06:28:14 -0600, Mikus Grinbergs <mikus(a)bga.com> wrote: > In list.suse, you wrote on Fri, 25 Feb 2005 04:15:13 -0600: > > I would like to upgrade my monitor to an LCD ( TFT ??? ) Monitor, > > however I'm concerned about spending the money to then discover that > > it won't work with my suse box.... > > I have several SuSE systems with LCD monitors. It has been > my experience that I was more comfortable with telling YaST/SaX2 > to use the GENERIC (LCD) specification rather than choose from their > model list (my LCD panels were so new they were *not* in the list, > and I wasn't happy with the substitute model number it chose). > > I'm using SuSE 9.2, which uses xorg rather than xfree86 for X. > I had to get the *latest* SaX2 for it to work with xorg -- > the SaX2 that was on the 9.2 distribution DVD did not work for me. > > > > > Are there any considerations that need to be made in choosing an lcd > > monitor... i.e. what happens if it not in the list of know monitors in > > YaST ? I also noticed that some monitors say required os are windows / > > mac ??? aren't monitors os independent ? > > There is at least one well-advertised LCD monitor which does __NOT__ > have any buttons -- *all* adjustments (brightness, color, etc.) are > made through software. I kinda doubt that anyone has ported this > "adjustment software" to Linux. > > > > > Lastly, how easy is it to actually swap monitors over in linux, I mean > > as long as suse knows which graphic card is being used then swapping a > > monitor should not be a problem ? > > I don't know how to answer this. Assume that nothing in life is easy. > > I use the DVI (digital) cable on my LCD monitors. With one of them, > I had to tell the graphic card to *use* its DVI socket -- and I had > to __see__ the software panel I was typing in to. So I had to first > hook up the analog cable (so I had a screen with which I could work), > then switch to the digital cable once the graphic card was set up. > > > > > > OT question... I've been told to look for a monitor withe + 1.3 > > million pixels, but when I look at the specs I don't see such details > > ??? is this supposed to be something else, like colors maybe ? > > Affordable LCD panels come in two kinds of construction -- they have > either a six-bit or an eight-bit "digital to analog converter". > __If__ you are going to be doing any kind of graphical design work > (or if your main activity will be to watch color movies) you NEED > the eight-bit version. [It will be advertised as supporting 16.7 > million colors (note the '7').] If your main activity will be games > (i.e., less emphasis on *exact* color), you'll do ok with the six-bit > version. [It will be advertised as suppporting 16.2 million colors > (sort of true -- but only if you count dithering between pixels).] > > Panel size is an interesting question. Since spring 2004, a number > of *good* 17-inch models have come on the market. [Though earlier > not-so-good models are still being offered - avoid anything with a > "response time" of 35 milliseconds, or worse.] This "quality > upgrade" wave has (IMHO) NOT YET spread to 19-inch models. > > 1.3 million pixels corresponds to a screen of 1280 x 1024. Yes, > "quality" LCD panels come in this size. Note: if you use the > "digital" cable, the picture will look horrible *unless* you set > the graphics card at the same numbers as the "native" panel size. > > And if "game playing" is the be-all and end-all of your existence, > buy the LCD monitor with the fastest "response time" that you can > afford - even 20 milliseconds might be slower than you want. > > Good luck, mikus (I am *not* a gamer) > > -- devosc

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YOU destroyed my first Suse
by Fajar Priyanto 08 Mar '05

08 Mar '05

Hi folks, I've finally been able to install Suse92 on my hda10 (triple boot with winxp, and mdk) last night. It was a major success :) Then, I tried the online update from YOU and went to bed while it was downloading. When I woke up in the morning, the downloading was finished, I apply it, and restart. But then lots of errors occured. I couldnt move the mouse, the sound was dead, etc. What happened? I'm going to reinstall my Suse again, but what happened to YOU, why did it destroy my Suse? Thanks. -- Fajar Priyanto | Reg'd Linux User #327841 | http://linux2.arinet.org 06:39:14 up 6 min, Mandrakelinux release 10.1 (Official) for i586 public key: https://www.arinet.org/fajar-pub.key

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Re: [SLE] Amarok has no sound on 9.2 Pro
by George Stoianov 08 Mar '05

08 Mar '05

Hi Mark, --- Mark McKibben <manzabar(a)mchsi.com> wrote: > On Monday 07 March 2005 05:22 pm, you wrote: > > I checked and I have aRts Engine and artd is > running, > > I am not getting any choice to which to switch > too... > > What else could be or should be there?? > > Mind you, I'm running amarok 1.2.1 (using KDE 3.3.92 > (beta2) Level "a" and > I've got 4 options on that page: > - GStreamer Engine > - aRts Engine > - xine Engine > - None > > I checked to see what packages I have installed for > amaroK and found: > # rpm -qa | grep amarok > amarok-1.2.1-2.guru.suse92.kde33 > amarok-gstreamer-1.2.1-3.guru.suse92.kde33 > amarok-xine-1.2.1-3.guru.suse92.kde33 > > Maybe if you download/install those other packages; > you'll get the other > engines to show up on that configuration page? I have them installed now: > rpm -qa | grep amarok amarok-xine-1.0.2.cvs20040907-12 amarok-xmms-1.0.2.cvs20040907-12 amarok-1.0.2.cvs20040907-12 amarok-gstreamer-1.0.2.cvs20040907-12 And I am trying to find an output to: option that will work so I get some sound but nothing seems to so far. What are you using? When I try to open CD I cannot see it's contents for some reason either I go to media cd recorder but nothing happens...??? Thanks very much. George > -- > Mark McKibben > http://coffeebear.net/ > > "You cannot depend on your eyes when your > imagination is out of focus." > - Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) > ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca

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Money Replacement
by William H Lugg 08 Mar '05

08 Mar '05

The one thing that keeps us from switching over completely from Micro$oft (other than some games) is a replacement for M$ Money. Is there anything available in the Linux world that offers the capabilities of apps like Money or Quicken? I've looked at Gnucash, but it's just too basic for what we need. Thanks. -- Bill Lugg Milstar Software Support Peterson AFB, CO

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/var properties?
by Paul Cartwright 07 Mar '05

07 Mar '05

my printer stopped working, Epson USB model. So I went to the command line and did a cat FILE | lp and I got an error saying it couldn't write to /var/tmp /var was root root dwr-wr--- I chmodded it to 777 and now I can print. what should /var file permissions be??? -- Paul Cartwright Registered Linux user # 367800 X-Request-PGP: http://home.comcast.net/~p.cartwright/wsb/key.asc

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Suse 9.2 PRO
by Scorpy 07 Mar '05

07 Mar '05

Can this version be used free of charge without limitations in a company if i download it from the internet? Scorpy

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Re: [SLE] SuSE 9.2 Pro HANGS
by anker pedersen 07 Mar '05

07 Mar '05

On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 11:28:12 +0100, Jostein Berntsen <jbernts(a)broadpark.no> wrote: > On 06.03.05,10:19, MindBender wrote: > > Hello List, > > > > Here is my Setup: > > AMD Thunderbird 1.0 Ghz > > 512 RAM with 1.5 Gig for swap > > Dual boot with SuSE 9.2 Pro / WinXp SP2 > > All updates from SuSE were downloaded snip. Have a similar setup with dual-boot, win-xp sp2 and suse 9.1 Have just been loading suse 9.2 via ftp from a mirror. Overwriting old 9.1 and only keeping '/' and 'swap' My display stopped to total frozen after kde3 start and up; between half a min and 4-5 min with only mouse curser moving, related to screen activity. Problem (so far,- hi! ) the Nvidia driver Get the update driver and load it. Suse 9.2 has a "nv" driver loaded, which apparently is not matching. You should load the latest 6629 driver. Period After loading I saw the 'hint" screen which was not shown before! http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-6629.html Read this, it's very good explained like run-level3 'init 3' 'init 5' get and apply the cumulative path as indicated name ending with xxxx6629-02.28.2004.diff.txt http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread/php?t=46676 using the 4 lines in the frame. Be careful the "pkg-name" is used as directory ref. last you run sax to config X-Org sax2 -m 0=nvidia init 5 ; startx to start x if not auto starting. My daughter's win-xp sp2 became nervous screen blinking going blue/black --very annoying- That was nvidia geforce 5200, problem Again driver updated and the problem solved. New directx driver and other new software; putting new load on old driver.? Hope this helps; --seeing you have no response. Also this happens to bee my second e-mail to this list Cheers Anker

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How to prevent audio device change owner after normal session log in
by Rocky Zhang 07 Mar '05

07 Mar '05

Hi, I have a computer running with SuSe 9.1, KDE desktop. And I connected 2 USB audio headsets to my computer. I found that before user log in, the audio devices (such as /dev/dsp*, /dev/snd/*) owner is root:audio, permission is 660; After one user log in, all the audio device files change owner to $USER:audio, permission change to 600, so another users can't have permission to use the USB headset. How can I prevent it ( keep audio device owner always root, and permission is 660, no matter user login or not)? I know in Fedora Core 2/3 and Mandrake 10.1, it's a configuration file ( /etc/security/console.perms) , which is included in pam RPM, that you can edit to prevent normal session login change audio device owner. I checked my SuSe ( version 9.1), there does have pam-0.77-221 RPM there, but there is no such file (/etc/security/console.perms) included in the RPM. How does SuSe control device owner and permission when normal session log in which are controlled by PAM and console.perms configuration file in other Linux Distribution? Any one can help? Thanks in advance. Rocky Thanks in advance. Rocky

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lost Umax 1220S scanner 9.2 install
by joe lerch 07 Mar '05

07 Mar '05

I looked but can't find the information to install my Umax 1220S. It worked OK until I did a fresh install to 9.2 and can't get it to find anything related to the scsi. There is no /dev/sg0 or and other /sg In yast it says there is no configurable controller found, likewise yast finds no scanner. It appears yast will not install the needed drivers so I need directions on how to manually install the driver. In previous versions it used the g-NCR5380 driver /dev/sg0 Can anyone give me directions for a manual installation? I found an old drive with Suse 8.x that works with the scanner, so I know it is possible, I just don't remember how I got it installed back then, and when I upgraded to 9.0/9.1 it continued to work, it was only after I was forced to do a fresh install that I lost the scsi controller. thanks in advance jeo

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