June 2005 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

I thought Linux was supposed to be immune to totally locking up
by Felix Miata 03 Jun '05

03 Jun '05

But that sure is what it just did to me. I've been trying to get nfsd on OS/2 to work because Samba 3 is useless with OS/2. I finally succeeded in figuring out how to configure OS/2 so mount -t nfs would work with them on Linux. I had succeeded in mounting on Mandrake 2005, but the mount failed to actually allow any normal access like cd or ls, so I tried on SuSE 8.2. It too claimed it had successfully mounted, but my very first attempt to access the mount dir (from tty1) produced a total lockup, something I don't remember ever seeing happen on any Linux version. (Ctrl)-Alt-F[1-6] fails to produce any response whatsoever. :-( This is the fstab entry used: eCS:J /nfs/eCS/J nfs noauto,ro,nosuid,soft,rsize=8192,wsize=8192 0 0 Anyone know if this is some bug that never got fixed in the 8.2 nfs client? -- "Love does not demand its own way." 1 Corinthians 13:5 Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/

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64-bit problems.
by Fred A. Miller 03 Jun '05

03 Jun '05

Since there has been some 64-bit discussion here and problems, some of you may want to read this article. Fred <http://www.open-mag.com/cgi-bin/opencgi/email/redirect.cgi?Open0603> When it comes to high power computing, Linux has a big advantage, especially when it comes to 64-bit options. This week starts the first in a series of reviews on how to break the 32-bit barrier. The introduction of the Linux 2.6 kernel and operating systems like SLES9 have given Linux users a robust alternative to SMP: NUMA, the architecture of choice for AMD64.. The differences are neither transparent nor trivial. This week openBench Labs tests a quad-Opteron system with a traditional IA-32 dual-processor SMP system. In the process, we discover there are still a few nasty issues powering up to 64 bits. In future issues we'll continue with EM64T Xeon- and Itanium- based systems. Linux is also at the forefront of an other form of power. At the DOE, researchers are unraveling the molecular forces that could one day bring the world a clean source of renewable energy: A mandate that requires a significant amount of computing power. Learn how Linux is providing researchers with the scalability they need at a cost they can afford. -- "BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU!" Brought to you by the US Department of Homeland Security and the Patriot Act(s) numerous Presidential Directives, etc.

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US HHS Signs Major Linux Deal With Novell
by Sunny 03 Jun '05

03 Jun '05

Here is a link: http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=163702338 Cheers Sunny

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export OO presentation as movie video
by Sunny 03 Jun '05

03 Jun '05

Hi, Not SuSE related, but I'm always amazed how many good advices one can get here :) I want to create a small titles for my home videos. I.e. I'd like to prepare some titles for every chapter I write on DVD. OpenOffice Impress is really suitable for what I want - some text and pictures, maybe some slideshow effects between the pages. Now, the question is, how do I export it to any type of video (movie) format, so I can encode this to mpeg2 to add it in the DVD? Or any other combination of applications/tools and how-to's to get there? Thanks Sunny

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Upgraded MozillaFirefox via Online Update - Problem
by Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D. 03 Jun '05

03 Jun '05

I just upgraded MoxillaFirefox via the online upgrade and can no longer run it as a user. Root opens firefox without any problems. Here are the messages I get when I attempt to open it as a user: computation@abnormal:/opt/MozillaFirefox/bin> firefox.sh & [1] 27151 computation@abnormal:/opt/MozillaFirefox/bin> (Gecko:27158): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_get_parent_window: assertion `GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed (Gecko:27158): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_window_is_viewable: assertion `window != NULL' failed (Gecko:27158): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_get_parent: assertion `GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed ./firefox.sh: line 254: 27158 Segmentation fault $MOZ_PROGRAM $MOZ_LANG The default version of firefox worked as a user. The only changes to the system were done by the online update process. What do I have to do to restore the use of firefox as a user. Thanks in advance. -- Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D. Life is a fuzzy set Foundation for Chemistry Stochastic and multivariant http://www.geocities.com/FoundationForChemistry

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swsusp (Suspend) kills audio
by Richard Curtis 03 Jun '05

03 Jun '05

When I suspend my 9.3 installation using swsusp, when the box comes back up, everything seems OK except for the audio. /var/log/messages contains: Jun 2 17:44:00 linux kernel: ALSA sound/pci/ens1370.c:630: codec write timeout at 0xe814 [0x40000000] Jun 2 17:44:00 linux kernel: ALSA sound/pci/ens1370.c:630: codec write timeout at 0xe814 [0x40000000] Jun 2 17:44:00 linux kernel: ALSA sound/pci/ens1370.c:630: codec write timeout at 0xe814 [0x40000000] Jun 2 17:44:08 linux kernel: ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:2410: capture read error (DMA or IRQ trouble?) Jun 2 17:44:10 linux kernel: ALSA sound/core/pcm_native.c:1433: playback drain error (DMA or IRQ trouble?) Is there some way I can free the sound resource and restart it ? I have tried to rmmod but I get the following: ERROR: Removing 'snd_ens1371': Device or resource busy Can anyone help with this - it is driving me up the wall :) Rich

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Load Module
by Surya Kiran Gullapalli 03 Jun '05

03 Jun '05

Hi, I'm currently running SuSE 9.1, and i compiled the new kernel 2.6.11.10<http://2.6.11.10>. Compilation went fine, and the new kernel is also working fine with one hitch though. I've compiled USB driver as a module (usb-storage for example). I want to access the pen drive, when i plug in the stick to the usb port. As such i've compiled usb-storage as module, i cannot access it. How can i tell the kernel to load that module at boot time, so that i can access the pen drive the moment its plugged in. ?? In general how can i tell the kernel at boot time to load certain modules ....?? Thanks in advance, Surya

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Kmix starting at login
by James Knott 03 Jun '05

03 Jun '05

For the past couple of days, whenever I've started my notebook, Kmix has been open, immediately after login. It is not in my autostart folder and the Control Center Session Manager is configured to start with an empty session. I don't see any way to prevent Kmix from starting. What am I missing? tnx jk

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9.3 Network install availability
by Eric P 03 Jun '05

03 Jun '05

Does anyone know when 9.3 will be available for network installations? Thanks, EP

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KDE themes
by Gerald Humphreys 03 Jun '05

03 Jun '05

Hi Does anyone have an idea on installing kde themes not .kth which you can install using the kde theme manager in control center. This is compressed as a tar.gz file and inside the gzip these are the files thats there. Folder "srokK" inside srokK there is stylesheet.css and another folder called images which has all the .png files and that is it. Gerald

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