October 2006 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] xfs file system
by RutePoint 28 Oct '06

28 Oct '06

hello i was troubled with Novells decision to back away from reiserfs and divert to ext3 in the future. will this happen as well in the OpenSuSE version? if so, i am not keen on ext3 as i have had some ill experience withit loosing data. my question is, are there people here who have some experience with XFS? what are you experiences like? do you recommended it? what are the pros? what are the cons? I have a system that i want to install for a longer term as a server so i am not planning on reinstalling it in the near future after deployment. hopefully not for several years :) (updates would be performed :) ) so if you have any recommendetions on experiences and best practices regarding filesystems in general and XFS in particular as im considering it as a prime candidate instead of ext3 do let me know. -- Regards -RP- ___________________________ If computers were made in heaven, would they be perfect? ___________________________

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Mixing Remastered OpenSuSE with Boxed SuSE V10.1
by terry_eck＠comcast.net 28 Oct '06

28 Oct '06

It is my understanding that all the install problems have been resolved when the OpenSuSE V10.1 was remastered. If I install SuSE 10.1 using these CD's can I then buy the boxed version to obtain programs which are not on the "free" set of CD's. I assume programs such as a FORTRAN compiler are included only on the purchased double layer DVD. Second question: Is there a site where one can get access to all the RPMS which are included on the double layer DVD? Currently running SuSE 10.0 Thanks, Terry

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[opensuse] Editing Opensuse menu...how?
by Sean Kelley 28 Oct '06

28 Oct '06

If you right click on the "Applications" start menu you can select edit. But you still can't actually add anything to the menu. So how are you supposed to edit the menu? Sean --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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iRiver ifp-800 on Suse 10.1
by wmeler 28 Oct '06

28 Oct '06

Anyone had any problems with connecting the ifp-800 with USB Mass Storage (UMS)? I am having permissions problems. Even root can't access the files or their permissions. -- Cheers, wmeler

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SUSE 10.2 Beta1
by Basil Chupin 28 Oct '06

28 Oct '06

Just started the installation of Beta1. From the opening screen I can already tell that this is going to be "good feel" version :-) . Congratulations to the "Team" for at least getting the beginning of the installation looking and working right :-). I love the pix of the Gecko :-) . Cheers. -- I'm dangerous when I know what I'm doing.

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mkinitrd +Suse 10.1
by Art Fore 28 Oct '06

28 Oct '06

I was trying to install Xen 3.0.3 per the instruction and it screwed up my system royally. From a previous thread, I see mkinitrd in SuSE 10.0 is screwed up also. if I do a mkinitrd, it keeps saying no '/' in 2.6.16.21-0.25/etc/fstab. Well, /etc/fstab has / as /dev/sda2 which is correct. So, is they anyway to fix this or do I do a new reinstall? Art

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Re: [opensuse] Split the packages
by Alexey Eremenko 28 Oct '06

28 Oct '06

On 10/28/06, Les Howell <hlhowell(a)pacbell.net> wrote: > If you Firefox or Gimp would go into both, to provide the software on the > server for the U install disk, and on the system disk for the R version > standalone. > A diskless client actually has a disk, and will provide itself with swap > space on that (minimal sized) disk. But all the software comes from the > server. The diskless client will only be a network bootable. On startup, > it will put out its address, the server will respond with a host id and boot > location, the system will then boot from the network assigned location. > Thus the diskless client needs virtually no software other than a boot image > in rom that will boot from the network. > > When the network is setup, the server gets loaded with a "U" version, and > the clients all boot from the server with their own boot mount point. Their > swap can be on the server, but the network overhead would be extreme, and > the system would be slow. Therefore the local bootable version for the > clients will have a setup file that sets the swap partition on the local > disk by default, so that only software loads and data take place from the > server, All swaps and temps can be set local, and the system performance > will nearly be equal to a standalone system. As you move more of the data > locally over time, the swap will eventually have all the data (if the local > disk is large enough) and the only time files are exchanged over the network > is at boot, at new program starts, and at data retrieval times. There are > some other things that the server will manage, such as synchronization of > databases, or locks in the case of shared development, but essentially the > services are only provided on demand if things are setup correctly. > > The local partition for each bootable client is the mount point for the > client on the server. It makes all the network traffic look like normal > file accesses to both machines the the TCP/IP protocol is in a separate > level, removing network overhead from the transfer processes that the server > and client have to deal with. > > The primary differences between the clients and the server deal with things > like local description files that are now part of the client partition on > the server, so the U disk is designed not to overwrite these bits. Whereas > a standalone server will have these files inside the /etc directory locally, > and those will be edited directly. On the server the /etc directory is in > the client partition, and each client has its own copy, so that actions on > one client will not affect the others. You can get more information on > diskless clients from most unix sites. It was quite easy for a while, but > as security issues began to crop up, some of the interactions had to be > managed better, and I quit following all the details. There may be someone > here with more current information who can help you set this up. > > This is about the extent of my direct knowledge. I suggest that you read > Sun's or BSD's website stuff on diskless clients for more information, or > take a class somewhere. I'm sorry, I'm not current on all the low level > details. > OK, but if my FireFox and GIMP will go into both, then it will use double space from my HDD. It will be duplication instead of devision. I have asked about how-to devide, not how to duplicate... --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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(re)making livedvd
by Hans Witvliet 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

hi all, Perhaps i'm not googling good enough, but i assume it's ben done before. How do i create my own livedvd, (based on 10.1) I only get references toward existing livedvd's. Hans -- pgp-id: 926EBB12 pgp-fingerprint: BE97 1CBF FAC4 236C 4A73 F76E EDFC D032 926E BB12 Registered linux user: 75761 (http://counter.li.org)

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bug report
by Doug McGarrett 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

Someone suggested that I submit a bug report to a wish list for future versions. He gave me the wrong email address, and even after guessing, I didn't have the right one. I found "Bugzilla" thru Google, and filled out the laborious form, and then it told me my email address was already in use, which is obviously impossible--I'm the only one in the world who has this email address. Also, this site seemed to be for the freebie version available thru the net, which I'm not sure even contains KMail. I have 9.3 Pro. The same conditions I report exist in 10.0 Pro. Is there a different site for "the rest of us?" Is there a simple address that I can send my wish list to, without all this folderol, or should I just forget it? (I would print it out and snail-mail it, if that would be easier. Tell me where to send it, please.) --doug

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[opensuse] md raid fails after installation
by RutePoint 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

greetz (here is another question that relates to the same box of which ive enquired allready earlier in other posts) I just installed the minimal installation on the ide drives using raid md i created three partitions on both disks and created raid on them + the file system, (same process as what i have done on other systems flawlessly) raid1 md0 1gb /boot raid1 md1 20gb / raid1 md2 2gb SWAP raid5 md3 460gb /data now after the installation is done and peforms its first boot, on boot the system says "no operating system found" i installed the same base system without md raid on the first disk with the same partitions, and i didnt face any boot problems the hardware amd 3500 1gb ram msi k8n diamond ide mactor 60gb 6l060j3 ide maxtor 60gb 96147u8 sata 4x maxtor 160gb 6l160m0 any ideas of what is goin wrong? -- Regards -RP- ___________________________ If computers were made in heaven, would they be perfect? ___________________________

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