November 2006 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Synaptic touchpad broken in 10.2 RC1
by clarkt＠cnsp.com 25 Nov '06

25 Nov '06

In testing 10.2 RC1 x86_64 on a HP dv5000 series laptop, I found that the synaptic touchpad looses sync. Dmesg reports that the sync loss is do to lost bytes. This makes the touchpad unuseable. A bug report has been filed. Clark -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Xen unstable
by Matthew Stringer 25 Nov '06

25 Nov '06

Does anyone here use Xen in full virtualisation mode much and if so how stable is it? I have a system that requires Redhat 7.3 to work (upgrading it would be particularly difficult). However because it's so old it won't install on modern boxes. I have a Dell 2950 server with dual, dual core Xeons and SAS drives. I've tried Fedora 6 and Ubuntu & Suse 10.1 as well as Suse 10.2 beta 2 (all X86_64 versions). On a separate note they all fail on running the network card; under the normal kernel it works fine yet with the Xen kernel it says it's there but doesn't work, to get around it you have to reload the module after it's booted. If I create a VM under Fedora or Ubuntu the whole machine crashes (instant reset) as soon as the VM starts. It works with Suse 10.1 but is very unstable, often causing the server to lock up requiring a hard reset to fix. Suse 10.2 is obviously still to much of a beta it suffers all kinds of additional problems as well. It doesn't matter what the VM is running as it locks up regardless? I was hoping to use Xen as a tool to expand the life expectancy of the old image but it doesn't look like it's ready. Matthew -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse] ISOs and LAN network install
by CwCrei 25 Nov '06

25 Nov '06

Darryl Gregorash wrote: > > http://en.opensuse.org/Network_Installation_Source Excellent! I thought I might end up doing something like this. YaST now starts up, the GUI appears, it 'probes mouse', puts up the rather neat little clock/hourglass thing, and then freezes after asking the FTP server for /media.1/installfiles, /media.1/info.txt, /part.info, and /driverupdate, none of which appear to have been on any of the five ISOs, and slightly strangely, don't appear to be on those net installation repositories I've just had a quick look at (download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.1/inst-source/, and www.mirrorservice.org/sites/ftp.opensuse.org/pub/opensuse/distribution/SL-1…) Hum. Many thanks for your help. :) PJ. -- Image how, it would be, To be at the top, making cash money. Go on tour, all around the world, Tell stories about, all the young girls. (Prodigy "Girls") ___________________________________________________________ The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email address from your Internet provider. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Latest version of Flash
by John Meyer 25 Nov '06

25 Nov '06

What's the latest version of Flash that is availible for Linux? I've seen 7 so far, which seems a bit behind Flash 9. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse] Disk Clean-up tool ?
by James Knott 25 Nov '06

25 Nov '06

Jack Schneider wrote: > > > James Knott wrote: > > Jack Schneider wrote: > >> Hi,folks. > >> > >> Just a small issue with SuSE 10.1, After a clean install on a > >> relatively small / partition (10 gigs) I find that I'm /it is filling > >> up --now at 88%. reiser fs 8-( I am still using basically the default > >> package set from a Factory DVD. I do have a separate /home partition. > >> I use smart package manager .0.50rc1 to update approx. once per week. > >> /var/log files look not2big. > >> My question is there a tool/or script to remove obsolete files that I > >> can run to slow this blowup down?? > >> > >> Thanks in advance.. > >> Jack > > The first thing you have to do, is identify where all the space is being > > consumed. Until then we can't offer much. Is it in /tmp? /var? > > /home? etc. > > Hi, Again. > /Tmp is 1.8 gigs.. You can configure Yast to automagically clear stuff in temp. Open the sysconfig editor and look at System > Cron > Max_Days_In_Temp and other items re /tmp in that section. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Disk Clean-up tool ?
by Jack Schneider 24 Nov '06

24 Nov '06

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi,folks. Just a small issue with SuSE 10.1, After a clean install on a relatively small / partition (10 gigs) I find that I'm /it is filling up --now at 88%. reiser fs 8-( I am still using basically the default package set from a Factory DVD. I do have a separate /home partition. I use smart package manager .0.50rc1 to update approx. once per week. /var/log files look not2big. My question is there a tool/or script to remove obsolete files that I can run to slow this blowup down?? Thanks in advance.. Jack -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFZ4PoStycsG+K8ksRAtlHAJsFXX62xTj5aEyLR2xb0owSMHHnqgCfeX3g gki2K8JD80z/iVH24xiwtpA= =3xcH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] PHP4 and 10.1
by Kevin Donnelly 24 Nov '06

24 Nov '06

Do any packages of php4 exist for 10.1? The last comment I have seen on this was Pascal's of 10 June 2006, but his suggestion there of doing something on the build service hasn't been taken up, AFAICS. This means that 10.1 is not a compelling web-development platform - a huge number of "standard" web-hosters are still using PHP4, and developing something on PHP5 and then trying to figure out why it may not be working on their PHP4 setup simply introduces another set of hoops to go through, which is simply not cost-effective when running up smaller sites. Does anyone have any suggestions on a way around this (apart from "compile it yourself"!), or is the only answer to stay on 10.0 for work like this? -- Pob hwyl / Best wishes Kevin Donnelly www.kyfieithu.co.uk - KDE yn Gymraeg www.eurfa.org.uk - Geiriadur rhydd i'r Gymraeg www.rhedadur.org.uk - Rhedeg berfau Cymraeg www.cymrux.org.uk - Linux Cymraeg ar un CD -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse] Invitation to OpenSUSE developers
by Druid 24 Nov '06

24 Nov '06

> Its your right to disagree with the MS/Novell agreement, but this tactic > is extremely underhanded because its not in the spirit of community and > cooperation at all. If I was planning on maintain such a brokeness and bad finished distro, I think I would be that desperate too heh Seems its ok to use and abuse, as long as its Canonical profit! or not -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Belkin wireless pci destination host unreachable
by John Pierce 24 Nov '06

24 Nov '06

Hello, I just purchased a Belkin Wireless G desktop card. I downloaded the necessary madwifi and madwifi kernel module for suse 10.1 from the madwifi.org web site. I installed them, configured with yast2->network devices->network cards I chose a static address 192.168.0.50/255.255.255.0 the nameserver and host name is set to 192.168.0.20 primary 192.168.0.70 secondary hostname linux domain local.net default gateway to 192.168.0.1 I set the encryption to 128 bit wep and supplied my key. I told it to use traditional method with ifup. output of ifconfig shows the interface ath0 up with the correct address/netmask and connected to the correct ap. output of iwlist scanning returns my ap output of route -n 192.168.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 ath0 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo 0.0.0.0 192.168.0.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 ath0 this looks just like my wired connections and one other wireless connection based on the broadcom chipset. Problem, every time I try to ping a local machine it tells me that the destination host unreachable. Any ideas would be appreciated, as I need to get this machine connected through the wireless so I can relocate it. John -- Registered Linux User 263680, get counted at http://counter.li.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] Name of KDE System Monitor applet
by George Stoianov 24 Nov '06

24 Nov '06

Hi, Can someone tell me what is the name of the executable for the system monitor applet in KDE??? TIA. George -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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