October 2006 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

How to clean old settings
by Fajar Priyanto 06 Oct '06

06 Oct '06

Hi all, I install OpenSuse10.1 over FC4 without formatting /home. But, then I forgot to 'clean' the /home directory before I install OpenSuse. Now, my user got an error when trying to mount floppy with error: sass unknown device. Something like that. I really suspect that it's related to the fact that I didn't 'clean' the /home before installing Suse. What can I do to make mounting floppy works for the user? Because using root, I can mount the floppy. Thank you very much, -- Fajar Priyanto | Reg'd Linux User #327841 | Linux tutorial http://linux2.arinet.org 1:12pm up 6:09, 2.6.16.13-4-default GNU/Linux Let's use OpenOffice. http://www.openoffice.org

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Suse 10.1 and hostid
by Fabien Chaudier 06 Oct '06

06 Oct '06

Hello, I use ghost from Symantec to deploy PCs. All is fine expect Maple 10. It need a valid host ID. Each time the pc reboot (pc installed with ghost), the hostid command return a different value. I do the following command hostid >/etc/hostid but the problem is always the same after a reboot. I deleted my NIC with Yast and reinstall it but the host ID is always different. I have the same probleme with 32 PCs who was installed with Ghost. Is it possible to have an unique host ID ? P.S: I am sorry for my poor english :( Fabien

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PCL and SuSe Linux
by jimmy Pierre 06 Oct '06

06 Oct '06

Hi all, A quick question :-) Do you have some positive experience of using PCL with SuSe 10.x The reason is that we cannot have Wi-Fi on 16th November http://www.nui.fr/jmll_18novembre2006.html and would like to share an internet connection from the nearest neighbour. Best wishes, Jimmy www.nui.fr

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SCSI adaptor compatibility
by John 06 Oct '06

06 Oct '06

SuSE 10.0, Kernel 2.6.13 I've found out 'the hard way' that my old Advansys ABP940U PCI SCSI adaptor is not compatible with this installation (but might be under 2.6.17). Can anyone tell me if the Adaptec 2904 adaptor will work with my existing system? (I've looked at the charts on the SuSE web site but they don't seem to be up-to-date) TIA John Alternatively, anyone know when Kernel 2.6.17 will be available on SuSE 10.0?

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Re: [SLE] hostap
by Carl Hartung 06 Oct '06

06 Oct '06

On Friday 06 October 2006 04:57, Steven G Wagner wrote: > Thanks, that worked great. I tried looking at the README's in the three > directories I untarred, but I didn't know how to compile it. I tried > "./configure && make && make install" but it didn't work. The files I had > looked like kernel patches and I wasn't sure how to install them. > Specifically, I was in hostap-driver-0.4.9. > > I'd like to learn how to compile this from source if anyone could point me > in the right direction. > > peace Hi Steven, If you're new enough to SUSE that you're not familiar with installing rpm packages, which is pretty basic, you really ought to shy away from... at least defer for awhile so you can study it... 'rolling your own'. The point of sticking to pre-built SUSE-specific rpm packages is: a. they're already configured to match your existing SUSE environment b. the system is designed to help you avoid conflicts and dependency issues When you have no choice but to 'roll your own', which can happen but should be rare, e.g. you can't find someone already building and maintaining the package so it is suitably constructed and compatible with your SUSE system, you'll want to learn how to convert the compiled software into an rpm package, anyway. At the heart of the rpm system is a relational database that keeps track of all the packages installed on your system. It keeps track of the 'requires', 'provides', 'conflicts with', 'obsoletes/replaces', etc. data for you. This really helps keep your system consistent, i.e. stable. regards, Carl P.S.: It's considered "good form" on SLE to only reply to the list (subscribers, by definition, are guaranteed to receive them) and to also avoid 'top-posting' (pushing quoted material down below the text of your reply.) I know I find it easier to review threads in the archives while I'm researching a problem if the 'conversation' flows naturally in sequence, top to bottom. ;-)

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Re: [opensuse] custom liveDVD: can not find the CD I was booted from
by Jordi Massaguer i Pla 06 Oct '06

06 Oct '06

I am not sure which was the problem but I get it to work. So I am posting what I did. ---------------- mount ../../isos/SUSE-10.0-LiveDVD.iso tmp_mnt/ -o loop rsync -av ../tmp_mnt/* . date +%Y%m%d%k%M%S > timestamp; echo "SuSE Linux AG"> outer2/media.1/media; cat timestamp >> outer/media.1/media ; touch outer/boot.catalog mkisofs -r -sort sorted-CD -no-emul-boot -b isolinux.bin -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -A LiveCD -V "SUSE LINUX 10.0 Live Eval" -p feedback(a)suse.com -publisher "SUSE LINUX AG" -o outer2.iso -pad outer2 --------------- any idea of why it is working now and why it wasn't before? thanks, jordi ----------------------------------------------- Jordi Massaguer Pla openTrends Solucions i Sistemes phone: +34 93 320 84 14 fax: +34 93 300 35 27 jordi.massaguer(a)opentrends.net > ----- Missatge original ----- > Assumpte: [opensuse] custom liveDVD: can not find the CD I was booted from > De: Jordi Massaguer i Pla <jordi.massaguer(a)opentrends.net> > Per: "opensuse(a)opensuse.org" <opensuse(a)opensuse.org> > Data: 06-10-2006 12:20 > > > Hi, > > while booting with a custom liveDVD (created using livecd project in > forge.novell.com) it fails showing the following message: > > can not find the CD I was booted from > > It boots with the cd (actually an iso file). Why it says that? I tried to > manually create the iso using the files at the SuSE10.0LiveDVD, but it did > not work either. I created the iso with the command: > > mkisofs -r -sort ../sorted-CD -no-emul-boot -b isolinux.bin -boot-load-size > 4 -boot-info-table -A "00" -V "00" -p feedback(a)suse.de -publisher "SUSE > Linux Products GmbH" -o ../outer2.iso -pad . > > Should the iso be created with a different command? > > the content of the ../sorted-CD file is: > > outer/isolinux.* 999999 > outer/boot* 99999 > outer/cloop.img -99999 > isolinux.* 999999 > boot* 99999 > cloop.img -99999 > > thanks, > > jordi > > ----------------------------------------------- > Jordi Massaguer Pla > openTrends Solucions i Sistemes > phone: +34 93 320 84 14 > fax: +34 93 300 35 27 > jordi.massaguer(a)opentrends.net > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org > For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] [Fwd: qmail + dyndns + router bridge mode + Help help help ?]
by kernel.2k5 06 Oct '06

06 Oct '06

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Advise on Worm/Phishing Emais
by Jim Flanagan 06 Oct '06

06 Oct '06

Hi all, I'd like some advise on how to handle worm and phishing emails coming to one user on my postfix server. For about 3 weeks now, Clam-AV is advising that emails have been detected and not delivered due to them containing a worm. In this case it is Worm.Mydoom.M. About 8 to 10 a day are arriving, with ClamAV advising that the trace is to 2 different IP addresses. Ripe shows both to be registered thru an outfit in Paris (La Defense). I sent an email to the listed report-to email address but no reply. The worms keep crawling! I do get similar messages about phishing, but not near as many, and not from the same repeated IP addresses. My question is, is it OK to just continue to ignore these messages as my server is catching them and not delivering them, or is there another "best practice" that I should be doing. FYG I'm running Suse 10.0 with clamav, freshclam, and spamassassin. Not too many users, just family and friends. Many thanks any advise, Jim F

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MP3 player - playing order of files
by Istvan Gabor 06 Oct '06

06 Oct '06

Hello all: This question maybe OT but is related to linux: I've got an MP3 player that plays mp3 files in a strange order, not alphabetically. I've mounted the player and tried different listings by ls. I found that the player plays the songs in the order of the inode numbers: > ls -li|sort command gives the same order as the player plays the files. Now I have two questions: 1. The player's filesystem (SD card) is vfat. Are there inode numbers in a vfat filesystem? 2. How could I change these numbers of the files so that their order would correspond to the alphabetical names of the files? Thanks, IG _______________________________________________________________________ FotoMarket - digitális fotókidolgozás már 25 Ft-tól. http://ad.adverticum.net/b/cl,1,6022,99786,162268/click.prm

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Dual display
by Matthew Stringer 06 Oct '06

06 Oct '06

My Dell D600 laptop has a VGA output that I occasionally use to hook up to a projector in meetings. The VGA output is a clone of the laptop display, it works as it should. However I've noticed that if I'm watching a video file using MPlayer, Kaffeine, Xine or whatever the video only displays on the local screen, the windows and all other graphics display on both. I'm running Suse 10.1 all patched with latest KDE. In a world where everyone runs MS on their laptop it's important for me that my Linux powered laptop does everything it should without fuss! Any ideas? Cheers Matthew

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