August 2005 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Time
by jim 13 Nov '05

13 Nov '05

Why is it everytime you boot into Suse10, that the time is different, the time zone doesn't change. Jim

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Re: [SLE] new kernels, nvidia, yast
by Robert Paulsen 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

On Tuesday 09 August 2005 18:42, Peter Nikolic wrote: > On Wednesday 10 August 2005 00:26, Donn Washburn wrote: > > You will also need a completely configured kernel source for NVidia's > > file to run > > You might also check subfs in /usr/src/kernel-modules > > SNIP > > Say WHAAAAAAA! if it is a stock SUSE keernel you need to do NO SUCH THING > AT ALL . > > if you play with fire with the kernel.org kernels then maybe but the stock > suse upgrades do not need touching at all install all four kernel update > files then you need do nothing but what i said previousley as i have been > doing for too long to remember .. > What you said previously: > cd to the place you have the driver stored the for suse 9.2 do > " ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1.run -q" accept the driver answer yes to the > rest of the questions about the installed driver , Driver installs then " > init 5" bingo X and KDE or the other one up and running if you had a > previous NVIDIA driver installed there is NO NEED for the sax2 bit (that > always fails big time for me any how so i hand brew things ) That didn't work for me with the latest upgrade. When I executed the file NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1.run it said there was no matching driver found and offered to compile it for me -- which worked just fine. I am running the SMP kernel. Don't know if that is why it couldn't find the driver. # uname -a Linux paulsen 2.6.11.4-21.8-smp #1 SMP Tue Jul 19 12:42:37 UTC 2005 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux If you examine the executable you will see that it is a script file with some binary drivers embedded into it. The text portion of the file lists the supported kernels and the list doesn't include the latest SuSE kernel (smp or not). The script then checks the Nvidia ftp server and can't find it there either. For the compile to work, you do need to first install the kernel source and do the following, as root: # cd /usr/src/linux # make cloneconfig # make prepare

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stable,updated,zero-cost,FLOSS virus software
by David Storrs 17 Oct '05

17 Oct '05

What are people using for anti-virus software? I've got BitDefender running on my machine, but I'd like to find something zero-cost that has a nice GUI so that when I set up boxes for friends and family, they can use it. Regularly (and automatically) updated virus definitions are a must, here. Dave

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YOU security update error
by steve 13 Oct '05

13 Oct '05

Hi SuSEWatcher tells me that new security updates are available so I run Yast>Online Update But I get an error: Retrieving acroread: "Adobe Reader for PDF Files" ... Retry Retrieving acroread: "Adobe Reader for PDF Files" ... Aborted ERROR(You:RPM has invalid signature.) Any ideas how to get rid of this?

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favicon.ico for openSUSE.org
by houghi 06 Oct '05

06 Oct '05

Will a favicon.ico be added to the website? I tried to make one as a proposal, but it just looked like green slime. :-( houghi -- You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely.

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Email Problem
by James Hatridge 28 Sep '05

28 Sep '05

Hi all... Using 9.3 with Kmail and Kinternet (wvdial too) I have a problem(s). When I connect the address lookup does not work. Using Kinternet's "check connection" it says "Nameserver failure: Address lookup does now work" I then try to d/l my email and about 3 out of 4 times Kmail tells me that it could not find "pop.gmx.net" etc. Can someone give me an idea what is wrong? But useing Mozilla I can surf the net fine. BTW this did not happen with 9.2. Thanks, JIM -- Jim Hatridge Linux User #88484 ------------------------------------------------------ WartHog Bulletin Info about new German Stamps http://www.fuzzybunnymilitia.org/~hatridge/bulletin/index.php Viel Feind -- Viel Ehr' Anti-US Propaganda stamp collection http://www.fuzzybunnymilitia.org/~hatridge/collection/index.php

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permissions quiz
by Mike Roy 28 Sep '05

28 Sep '05

Hello everyone: As you may remember from 'dumb guy number 1', I saved my old /home/mike directory on a separate HD and was able to recover all of my working files. That's the good news. The bad news is that they all are now listed as ROOT everything (user, group). I know there's commands to change individual files, etc. (chmod, chown), but is there a way I can change the permissions of a directory and all of its contents without doing each file individually? Any ideas greatly appreciated. Otherwise I'll be here until Thanksgiving :-\ Cheers, Mike

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kmail and gpg troubles
by Mike 16 Sep '05

16 Sep '05

Since the OLS key signing I've been getting signature replies with this message: Encrypted message (decryption not possible) Reason: Crypto plug-in "openpgp" could not decrypt the data. Error: Bad passphrase I was not asked for the passphrase, and if I extract the message it opens OK with gpg. I have since turned on gpg-agent and now email hangs and I have a bunch of these processes: SL 13:27 0:00 gpg --batch --decrypt I also cannot open Kgpg it starts the icon flashed a bit and it goes away. I'm running SuSE 9.3 with the recent YOU updates. -- Collector of vintage computers http://www.ncf.ca/~ba600 Machines to trade http://www.ncf.ca/~ba600/trade.html Open Source Weekend http://www.osw.ca

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icewm in SuSE 9.3
by eddieleprince 15 Sep '05

15 Sep '05

I've installed icewm from yast but I cannot seem to access it. Does anyone know how to change the display from kde to icewm? There doesn't seem to be any options in the login screen or the yast sysconfig editor that lists it as a choice for selection. Thanks Eddie

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YaST playing up
by Mike Dewhirst 10 Sep '05

10 Sep '05

In SuSE 9.1, Yast launches OK but when I click on [Install and Remove Software] that screen comes up for a split second and then disappears. What might cause that? TIA Mike

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