June 2006 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[SLE] Keeping previous kernel installations
by LDB 15 Jul '06

15 Jul '06

When I upgrade to any subsequent kernel that SuSE updates to, my current kernel package get removed. How do configure the 10.0 and 10.1 to NOT remove the older kernel but just make it available to boot at anytime? Thanks, LDB -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[opensuse] how did you know about this list
by jdd 15 Jul '06

15 Jul '06

Giving the numer of OT mails on this list and the threads that gave, I wonder why so many people don't use the "communicate" page warnings. At first I thought they come from the archives or the search engines. But I couldn't figure how to write to the list from the archives and google don't index opensuse lists. So the question. could the not so old readers of this list say us how they first know of this list and if they did read the instructions before posting (don't matter if they follow the instruction at first, but I they can explain this also) Don't think it's to blame anybody, it's only to better figure how we can explain to the users the role of the various lists thanks jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://dodin.org/galerie_photo_web/expo/index.html http://lucien.dodin.net http://fr.susewiki.org/index.php?title=Gérer_ses_photos --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-help(a)opensuse.org

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[SLE] yast working with suse 10.1
by martin glazer 13 Jul '06

13 Jul '06

HI Has anyone gotten yast to work properly with opensuse10.1? I have added sources to yast and I still can not use yast reliably. This has to be the worst suse I have ever seen. I downloaded the rpm for the latest firefox and it refuses to install. I have yet to see the security updates show up in yast. thanks Martin

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[SLE] CD-Drive problem
by Derek J. Carr 10 Jul '06

10 Jul '06

Hello, My second CD/DVD-ROM drive is giving me a problem. SUSE 10.1 KDE. If I insert an audio disk I get no sound. If I insert a data disk, I get the following Konquerer error message: "Method "Mount" with signature "sass" on interface "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume" doesn't exist Can anyone help? Best regards, Derek J. Carr, Birmingham UK -- -- With best regards, Derek Carr, Birmingham, UK http://alldruid.co.uk/ -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] Help hosts.deny
by David Rankin 10 Jul '06

10 Jul '06

Mates, I am trying to configure hosts.deny to deny all access to APNIC IP's. I am also looking for any additional ideas that you have found that work to deny other notorious scrip kiddie addresses as well. So if you have a good hosts.deny file you wouldn't mind posting or sharing, I would welcome the help. The apnic ranges I have found so far come from: http://www.apnic.net/db/ranges.html The hosts.deny file I have put together from that looks like the following. What is everybody else doing to cut down on the annoying sshd/ftp etc.. attempts? # /etc/hosts.deny # See 'man tcpd' and 'man 5 hosts_access' as well as /etc/hosts.allow # for a detailed description. # Excluded APNIC Ranges ALL : 210. ALL : 211. ALL : 58. ALL : 60. ALL : 121. ALL : 122. ALL : 126. ALL : 169.208. ALL : 196.192. ALL : 202. ALL : 203. ALL : 210. ALL : 218. ALL : 220. ALL : 222. -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 (936) 715-9333 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.4/363 - Release Date: 6/13/06 -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] NEW kernel.
by Fred A. Miller 07 Jul '06

07 Jul '06

Soon, SUSE SHOULD have a NEW kernel for update! There are some nice things in it, like performance improvements. But, for laptop users, for the first time, and FINALLY, there is some Broadcom wi-fi support. Fred -- Paid purchaser of ALL SuSE Linux releases since 6.x -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] SuSE 9.0 and IPX help needed
by MindBender 06 Jul '06

06 Jul '06

Hello All, I need some help setting up the SUSE 9.0 to route IPX also. I have a SuSE/firewall/GW setup where some computer behind the firewall needs to access a NOVELL server and they only want to use IPX. 1) Is SuSE 9.0 kernel is compiled with IPX support ? 2) if yes can I configure the firewall to to forward IPX packet? Thanks for any help. |__|___|___|__\\|// - ?__|___|_____|___|_____| |__|___|___|__(o o)______|___|_____|___|_____| |__|___|___oOOO(_)OOOo____|___|_____|___|_____| email : ephlodur(a)rocketmail.com What we need is Awareness we can't get carelless. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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[SLE] ATI X700: Screen goes blank on runlevel 3
by Sorin Peste 05 Jul '06

05 Jul '06

I'll start by saying that I'm new to this list, so if this problem has been posted before, I apologize. I wasn't able to find a solution to my problem via Google or forums. I have an ATI X700 display adapter in my system running SUSE 10.1 i386 (clean DVD install). I have installed the ATI driver (fglrx 8.24.8) by following the opensuse.org howto and it works - glxinfo says ATI and various apps are using the 3D acceleration. The thing is: if I try to enter runlevel 3 after logging into KDE, I'm left with a blank screen. I can blindly log in and #reboot (for example), so I'm guessing it's something xorg-related(?) A similar symptom is exhibited if I reboot / shutdown from KDE: after X shuts down, blank screen until the system reboot / shutdown takes place, instead of the usual output. I've tried to mess with the vga parameter in /boot/grub/menu.lst (even tried taking it out) but all that did was change my resolution at startup. I didn't have this problem back when I was using the same hardware and a previous version of fglrx on SUSE 10.0. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] Backups
by suse＠911networks.com 03 Jul '06

03 Jul '06

Looking for suggestions for backups: Current situation: 3 data servers: daily tars copied to a 4th server with a tape backup running at night. The local PCs are NOT backed up, nothing is supposed to be stored there. The tape drive has died: a replacement is around $3,000. The tapes were convenient because somebody could take them home next night and rotate. The backups are right now 40Gb, but could easily be reduced to 10Gb. What can you suggest so that somebody can take the backup home? -- Thanks http://www.911networks.com -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] lppasswd policy
by Hans du Plooy 03 Jul '06

03 Jul '06

Hi guys, For the first time in a while, I've needed to use the cups web interface, and when setting the password I'm told my password isn't long/difficult enough. What governs the password difficulty for lppasswd? It's not the same as the usual user password, because I'm trying to set it the same as my root password and it's not accepting it. theluggage:~ # lppasswd root Enter password: Enter password again: lppasswd: Sorry, password rejected. Your password must be at least 6 characters long, cannot contain your username, and must contain at least one letter and number. Thanks Hans -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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