December 2006 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Extending Logical Volume - Not enough extends
by Jeffery Fernandez 30 Dec '06

30 Dec '06

I have a 75GB drive which I use for my shiny OpenSuse 10.2 install I have setup a Volume Group called system and within the volume group, I have two Logical Volumes, one for /home and the other / which use 25GB and 20GB respectively. I also have a 60MB ext3 partition which is used for /boot I am using swap partition which is on an other SATA drive. Which means I have approx 30GB of free space. I want to extend the /home partition to the maximum of the free space but the YaST LVM manager doesn't allow me to do so. I have done the following to try to achieve this: logged-in as root in single user mode un-mounted the /home partition Started up YaST and LVM manager Edited the home Logical Volume Set the size to the max available Size (54.4GB) and click OK Hit the Apply button which gives me the error: "Failure occurred during the following actions: Extending logical volume /dev/system/home to 54.4GB system error code was: 4016 lvextend -l + 7527 /dev/system/home: insufficient free space: 13927 extends needed, but only 7541 available." I understand what extends are and that there is no available extends. But how does it allow me to extend it showing there is enough room to do so and not be able to extend it ? Any suggestions or anyone know what I am doing wrong ? cheers, Jeffery -- Powered by openSUSE 10.2 (i586) Kernel: 2.6.18.2-34-default KDE: 3.5.5 "release 45" 5:31pm up 0:18, 4 users, load average: 1.18, 1.04, 0.65

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[opensuse] Converting flash video to avi or mp4
by Sean Rima 30 Dec '06

30 Dec '06

Does anyone know how to convert flash video to avi or mp4 please Sean -- Thawte, GSWoT and CaCert WOT Assurer I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises. - Neil Armstrong

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[opensuse]
by Mike Morraye 30 Dec '06

30 Dec '06

I'm not 100% sure, but I think its ok (but verry slow) I guess you can't make your database too big... otherwise it will probably crash. -- 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] 10.2 install problems. Lost 1 cpu
by Bruce Broecker 30 Dec '06

30 Dec '06

----- Original Message ----- > I checked out the suggestions. maxcpus=1/2 does not help, either with the > installation nor in trying to get my processor back after the install. My > bios setup is rather limited, and does not have any options for RAID. > One possible clue: if I use a i386 installation DVD, instead of the x86_64 > one, the problems about "Starting udev..." and needing "maxcpus=0" do not > appear. The installation starts up smoothly. The kernel messages do not > appear, to me, to show anything unusual or troublesome. All devices, > including 2 cpu processors, are detected. I aborted prior to setting up > the partitions because I want to retain the 64-bit rpms for the moment. I > also tried to switch the DVD from i386 to x86_64 when the language screen > came up. However, a couple of screens later, when the catalogs were being > established, I got a request to insert CD1 -- so no dice. Interesting. I must use the i386 media for my install, since my system is PIII. I just found out that kernel 2.6.19 does NOT hang when booting, so maybe some progress. I installed the following repo into YAST and upgraded my kernel. http://software.opensuse.org/download/Kernel:/Vanilla/SUSE_Factory/ The only thing I've lost so far is the AppArmor module won't load, which isn't a severe problem. I'm now recognizing all four cpus. I'll report more as I explore the system. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] VPN to MS Win2003
by Leen de Braal 30 Dec '06

30 Dec '06

Hi all, What program can I use to connect a vpn-tunnel to a Windows2003 server (std MS VPN)? I already use vpnc for tunneling to a cisco VPN-concentrator that uses IPSec. Always understood, that MS does this differently, but I dont know the details. TIA -- L. de Braal BraHa Systems NL - Terneuzen T +31 115 649333 F +31 115 649444 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Open (subnet) Relay using Postfix
by John Andersen 30 Dec '06

30 Dec '06

I've discovered that the default Postfix install as done in openSUSE 10.2 and SLES9 provides an open relay for anyone on the same subnets as the mail server. This includes both the internal and external subnets. Postfix defaults to mynetworks_style = subnet but the fine print says that means ALL subnets to which it has an interface. So some of my customers run mail servers on static IPs and these machines offer an open relay from anywhere on the internet to any host on the same subnet as the server. Say I have two customers with static IPs in the 206.174.64.0/18 range... From anywhere, I can send mail thru one of them, (say 206.174.64.22) to any server that happens to be in that same /18 by simply using 206.174.64.22 as my smtp server. Now admittedly, this isn't going to get Joe Spammer vary far but it still seems like a hole to me. By adding the line: mynetworks = 192.168.2.0/24, 127.0.0.0/8 you can prevent this, but Yast does not offer that as best I can see, so you have to remember to do it manually. -- _____________________________________ John Andersen

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[opensuse] iptables.h
by Lucky Leavell 30 Dec '06

30 Dec '06

OS: SuSE 10.0 Pro iptables v1.3.3-3 I installed iptables-devel so I could compile ipp2p but it fails because it cannot find iptables.h. A find search of the root partition fails to find it. What gives? Where can I find it? Thank you, Lucky Leavell -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Clone a harddisk having new space available
by Jan Kalcic 30 Dec '06

30 Dec '06

Hi All, I'm working with a virtual machine and suddenly I realized I have no more space on root. Then I create a bigger disk file and I copied the old one to the new one using dd. The problem is that now I see the right size of the new (bigger) hard disk through YaST and fdisk but actually I can use only the space I had in the old hard disk (when I use df for instance) Any idea to solve this problem? TIA, Jan -- 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] Diff. between OpenSuSE and SuSE Linux Enterprise
by Jay Smith 30 Dec '06

30 Dec '06

The real major difference is support. OpenSUSE is free and meant to be used as a desktop Linux.It's not suited for enterprise usage because it's unstable, always changing, there's a lot to keep up with. SLED on the other hand is pretty much standard. You get a few Service Packs every so often, but for the most part, what you see is what you get. On the otherside, The only support you get on OpenSUSE is community support and maybe any literature you can find off of Amazon or Ebay. SLED, you get support from Novell when you need them. When choosing between the two, think about money, adventurous spirit, and need for support. If you think you'll need a great deal of support, get SLED, however it costs about $50. It isn't as up to speed as OpenSuSE is so if you want to have fun and play with Linux, get OpenSUSE. SLED is just supposed to provide a more stable Linux environment for businesses. If you are a true blue Linux user, go for OpenSUSE, if you want a steady environment use SLED. Of course, to many linux users, that level of steadiness is boring. So if you are used to the old SuSE, get OpenSuSE. On Wed Dec 27 12:30 , jdd sent: >Mário Gamito wrote: >> Hi, >> >> For years i was a SuSE Linux user, somewhere between 5.3 and 9.0, i >> believe. >> Then, i changed for reasons that doesn't matter now. >> >> I'm changing jobs and i'm going to work on Enterprise Linux. >> I'm already downloading OpenSuSE too see hop it goes now. >> >> My questions is what are the differences between OpenSuSE and SuSE >> Enterprise Linux ? > >SLED is mostly an openSUSE with the Gnome desktop (see the >10.2 Gnome desktop). > >The other special Novell product is Zen, a complete >supervisor programm, I don't know if it's included in SLED > >jdd > >-- >http://www.dodin.net >http://dodin.org/mediawiki/index.php/GPS_Lowrance_GO >-- >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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Re: [opensuse] /var/log/messages shows possible ide problems?
by davidr 30 Dec '06

30 Dec '06

I had similar problems when I started fiddling with the DMA setting in YAST. With DMA mode set to a simple 'on' I have no problems, however, if I pick a specific mode, even one well below the fastest mode supported by the drives, I start having major stability problems. Both YAST and hdparm report the disks using their top supported mode with a simple DMA 'on' setting. (I'm using openSUSE 10.0 and 10.2) David. _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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