November 2006 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Unable to boot after fresh install, can boot from installation media, SLES8.
by Jason.Short＠treasury.tas.gov.au 02 Nov '06

02 Nov '06

G'day, I have a problem where a new SLES8 installation fails to boot and hangs just prior to either the grub boot loader prompt, during the prompt or at the Grub loading stage 2 prompt. I did initially manage to install the O/S and run YOU all without fault however I decided to reboot before installing the required app' and this is when the problem first appeared. I am trying to install SLES8 on an HP DL380 with a SMART Array Controller. I have since blown away and reconfigured the array controller configuration several times, including after a firmware upgrade. I have performed several clean installations of SLES8 and have still not been able to boot normally. As I use the array controller I have found that I have to use the SP4 CD to start the installation to see the disks and I can easily boot to the installed O/S using the same media. We have another server of identical hardware running SLES 8 in a full production capacity without fault. I have searched forums, knowledge bases, etc and have not found anything that has provided a remedy. Thanks in advance for any assistance provided. Cheers Jason. ---------------------------------------------------------------- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER - The information in this transmission may be confidential and/or protected by legal professional privilege, and is intended only for the person or persons to whom it is addressed. If you are not such a person, you are warned that any disclosure, copying or dissemination of the information is unauthorised. If you have received the transmission in error, please advise this Office and delete all copies of the transmission from your records. No liability is accepted for any unauthorised use of the information contained in this transmission. ----------------------------------------------------------------

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Partition suddenly going into read-only status
by LDB 02 Nov '06

02 Nov '06

I recently had my SuSE 10.0 installation have its root partition go into read-only mode - It was proposed that my disk is going bad. I rebooted and everything is fine after the reboot. No, nothing changed. It just suddenly went into read-only mode. Any ideas? Thanks, LDB

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Ang: Re: [SLE] Interesting
by per-olof.nilsson＠comhem.se 02 Nov '06

02 Nov '06

> True, but look how many people never acquired the expertise of Jonathan > Swift, Charles Dickens or Douglas Adams. And they were paid (supposedly) to fill up pages and pages getting their point. We don't have that much time nor paper. Douglas Adams is worth the pay check as I se it. /Peo (through webb mail...)

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[opensuse] VA721 Monitor
by William Nash 02 Nov '06

02 Nov '06

I'm trying to set up my monitor with opensuse 10.1. I'm having a little problem with my monitor. I have the ViewSonic VA721 monitor. When i run Yast to configure my monitor does not matter what setting i do i get the following error out of range. If i change it to another view sonic drive the screen mostly on the left and i cannot move my mouse to the left. is there something I'm doing wrong when trying to set up my monitor. I've attached the hwinfo and a screen capture of the settings for my card. -- Bill Nash

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Interesting
by Stevens 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

After subscribing to this list a few weeks ago I have noticed several things interesting about it: * It generates more messages by far that any other list. Thank God I have a decent email client. * It serves to remind me daily of the nature of puter geeks (I have been one since 1979), which is to always tell someone how to build a watch when they ask for the time. * Along that line is the generation of massive amounts of chaff which has to be sifted through to get to the answer, sort of like picking fly shit out of pepper. * I view all this as some kind of late-in-life penance for the sins of my youth. * In spite of all the above, I am slowly amassing a filtered list of worthwhile reference data that is actually useful and I just want to say "Thank you" to all of you who are helping in the effort. Fred

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Fwd: Re: Fwd: Antigen Notification: Antigen found a message matching a filter
by jfweber＠gilweber.com 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

into electronic streams flowing thru the cosmos On Wednesday 01 November 2006 5:38 pm, jfweber(a)gilweber.com wrote: Damn I'm dumb somedays .. I forgot to paste the header just in case someone wants it. DUH! > > Well, here is my giggle for the day !! anyone else getting these when > > they use someone's designated bad language, or is this PC gone mad. ( > > PC = Politically Correct) I'll prolly get another nastygram for sending > > this.... <Sigh> > Return-path: <Antigen_TRACYDC14(a)peaksystemperformance.com> > X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on > skronk.skycastle.com > X-Spam-Level: > X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=7.0 tests=BAYES_50 autolearn=ham > version=3.1.3 > Envelope-to: jfweber(a)gilweber.com > Delivery-date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 15:53:32 -0500 > Received: from [72.36.201.28] (helo=mail.plservers.com) > by s29.plservers.com with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) > (Exim 4.63 (FreeBSD)) > (envelope-from <Antigen_TRACYDC14(a)peaksystemperformance.com>) > id 1GfN5Y-000N0g-9M > for jfweber(a)gilweber.com; Wed, 01 Nov 2006 15:53:32 -0500 > Received: from smtp-auth.no-ip.com ([204.16.252.95]) > by mail.plservers.com with esmtp (Exim 4.63 (FreeBSD)) > (envelope-from <Antigen_TRACYDC14(a)peaksystemperformance.com>) > id 1GfN5z-000LY3-78 > for jfweber(a)gilweber.com; Wed, 01 Nov 2006 15:54:00 -0500 > X-No-IP: peaksystemperformance.com@noip-smtp > X-Report-Spam-To: abuse(a)no-ip.com > Received: from tracydc14.psp.com (67-41-152-162.hlrn.qwest.net [67.41.152.162]) > (Authenticated sender: peaksystemperformance.com@noip-smtp) > by smtp-auth.no-ip.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A2925BCBA > for <jfweber(a)gilweber.com>; Wed, 1 Nov 2006 12:53:29 -0800 (PST) > Received: from mail pickup service by tracydc14.psp.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; > Wed, 1 Nov 2006 13:53:28 -0700 > From: Antigen_TRACYDC14 > To: jfweber(a)gilweber.com > Subject: Antigen Notification: Antigen found a message matching a filter > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Message-ID: <TRACYDC14FRaqbC8wSA000002f4(a)tracydc14.psp.com> > X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Nov 2006 20:53:28.0212 (UTC) FILETIME=[C813AD40:01C6FDF7] > Date: 1 Nov 2006 13:53:28 -0700 > X-UID: > Status: R > X-Status: NPC > X-KMail-EncryptionState: > X-KMail-SignatureState: > X-KMail-MDN-Sent: > > Microsoft Antigen for Exchange found a message matching a filter. The message is currently Purged. > Message: "Re_ _SLE_ Installing 10.2 beta 1_ read this BEFORE installing" > Filter name: "KEYWORD= profanity: bitch;sexual discrimination: bitch" > Sent from: "jfweber(a)gilweber.com" > Folder: "SMTP Messages\Inbound" > Location: "peaksystemperformance.com/First Administrative Group/TRACYDC14" > life's a beach, and then we dye -- j Your life is is a story on the wind -- j Your life is is a story on the wind

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Daylight Saving time change?
by Simon Roberts 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

Hi all, This seems really silly, but Daylight Saving time is ended, and I can't work out how to get my computer to notice. I thought it would have just known, as has happened in the past, but it's still concienciously showing MDT time rather than MST. I tried to use Yast to correct this, and the only thing on offer to me are other major timezones, nothing for Daylight saving. It might be part of the puzzle, though I don't quite see how, that I run an ntp client (because my laptop's clock is dreadfully inaccurate--I suspect a failing CMOS support battery or something). Any suggestions? Cheers, Simon "You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions." — Naguib Mahfouz

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Apache error pages
by John 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

SuSE 10.0 Apache 2.0.54 I'm trying to adapt the existing error pages so that they conform to my 'house style'. To do this, I have incorporated the css references and want to include a couple of php files. My server already hosts php scripts in their own right. Into the bottom.html file (/usr/share/apache2/error/include), I've added these two lines, both pointing to existing, but trivial (for testing) files: <p>htm: </p> <p>php: </p> htm works but php gives the error '[an error occurred while processing this directive]'. I've tried adding the following into /etc/apache2/mod_mime-defaults.conf but this does not seem to do anything: AddType text/html php AddOutputFilter INCLUDES php AddHandler type-map php Am I thinking along the right lines for adding the php files and in which file should I add these (or similar) lines? BTW: I looked at re-writing the error pages completely, but decided that it would be better, because of the multi-lingual capability, to adapt the existing pages to fit with my main site. TIA John

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swap
by Robert Lewis 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

One command I miss from my old Unix days is the ability to add swap dynamically. That is swap to a file. Some of the Unix's have a swap command and you can name a file and the size you wish and swap will start using it. This can be pretty handy for someone who doubles their RAM after and OS has been installed and wants swap to follow the yellow brick road even if the machine never swaps. I did a man on swap but nothing came back!

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Update Problem
by Art Fore 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

Just reinstalled Suse 10.1 because Xen 3.0.3 compile screwed up my machine, now, suse updater or Yast online update come up with error: Transaction failed: Need media 1: File ./rpm/x86_64/binutils-2.16.91.0.5-23.5.x86_64.rpm not found on media: http://ftp.kddilabs.jp/Linux/packages/SuSE/suse/update/10.1 I checked the website and sure enough, there are no rpms for X86_64. Running the online update setup again, still comes up with the same error. Where is the file I can edit to change the mirror and what mirror schould I use (I am in Taiwan)? Art

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